Prof. Dr. Orestis Terzidis heads the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology Management and Innovation (EnTechnon) at KIT, he has the Chair for Entrepreneurship & Technology Management. After earning his doctorate in physics, he worked from 1998-2011 for SAP, initially as an application developer, and later as an assistant to the CEO Henning Kagermann and director for the SAP Research Center in Karlsruhe. In October 2011 he joined the KIT as full professor. He is leading Project Co-ordinator of the KIT-Gründerschmiede devoted to develop and foster young entrepreneurs and businesses so as to make innovations a success. His areas of expertise include: German energy transition, energy information systems, energy market design, new business models, smart grids and smart energy networks.