MITE hosts State Hub round of SAP Hackfest 2025
The national-level hackathon brought together young minds to pitch their innovative ideas, aligned with real-world business challenges, under the themes of Sustainable Business, Preventing Digital Fraud, and Ethics in AI Models for Business. A total of 50 teams from different colleges participated.
Inaugurating the event, N.S. Pavan Thanai, founder of Last Link, an event production and management services provider, appreciated the participants for their participation in the Hackfest. He commended the students for the pitch of ideas in the innovative domains of Ethical Sustainable Business, Preventing Digital Fraud and Ethics in AI Models for Business.
Mr. Thanai emphasised that hackathons offer real exposure to industry expectations, and students get an opportunity for industry mentorship.
Presiding over the inaugural event, MITE principal C.M. Prashanth congratulated the teams selected for the State Hub round and appreciated the thoughtful themes set by SAP. He highlighted the institution's emphasis on learning beyond the classroom, industry collaboration, and the establishment of the Global Innovation Centre at MITE. He urged students to treat the hackathon as a reality check, to refine their skills and to transform their ideas into impactful products.
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