GenAI Zürich 2026 Highlights

On 1–2 April 2026, more than 1,500 GenAI practitioners, industry leaders and founders met at Volkshaus Zürich to share what works in applied generative AI.

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Partners

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Attendees

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Partners

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Speakers

453k

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Shaping Switzerland’s AI Summit Strategy

At GenAI Zürich 2026, GenAI Zürich and the ICT4Peace Foundation convened a closed-door roundtable on Switzerland’s strategy for the AI Summit Geneva 2027. Read the findings prepared for the Swiss Government’s Plateforme Tripartite on 13 April 2026.

Shaping Switzerland’s AI Summit Strategy

At GenAI Zürich 2026, GenAI Zürich and the ICT4Peace Foundation convened a closed-door roundtable on Switzerland’s strategy for the AI Summit Geneva 2027. Read the findings prepared for the Swiss Government’s Plateforme Tripartite on 13 April 2026.

1–2 April 2026

Zürich

Two days of GenAI

in the heart of Europe

GenAI Zürich 2026 brought together industry leaders, corporate strategists and founders to share what works in production: practical insights, success stories and the open challenges still ahead.

70 Projects. Two Reports. One Clear Pattern.

The AI gap is real – the most intensive users are already 6× more productive than the median. Here’s what the leading projects did differently, from strategy to architecture.

70 Projects. Two Reports. One Clear Pattern.

The AI gap is real – the most intensive users are already 6× more productive than the median. Here’s what the leading projects did differently, from strategy to architecture.

2026 Speakers

from thought leaders

Big ideas

Aldo Podestà, Co-Founder and CEO at Giotto.ai
AldoPodestà
Co-Founder and CEO @ Giotto.ai
Aldo Podestà, Co-Founder and CEO at Giotto.ai
AldoPodestà
Co-Founder and CEO @ Giotto.ai
Caroline Charra, Chief Product Officer at H Company
CarolineCharra
Chief Product Officer @ H Company
Caroline Charra, Chief Product Officer at H Company
CarolineCharra
Chief Product Officer @ H Company
Andi Marafioti, Multimodal Research Lead at Hugging Face
AndiMarafioti
Multimodal Research Lead @ Hugging Face
Andi Marafioti, Multimodal Research Lead at Hugging Face
AndiMarafioti
Multimodal Research Lead @ Hugging Face
Amb. Markus Reubi, Project Lead 2027 Geneva AI Summit at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (EDA)
Amb.MarkusReubi
Project Lead 2027 Geneva AI Summit @ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (EDA)
Amb. Markus Reubi, Project Lead 2027 Geneva AI Summit at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (EDA)
Amb.MarkusReubi
Project Lead 2027 Geneva AI Summit @ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (EDA)
Sarah Mathews, Group Responsible AI Manager at The Adecco Group
SarahMathews
Group Responsible AI Manager @ The Adecco Group
Sarah Mathews, Group Responsible AI Manager at The Adecco Group
SarahMathews
Group Responsible AI Manager @ The Adecco Group
Merve Noyan, Machine Learning Engineer at Hugging Face
MerveNoyan
Machine Learning Engineer @ Hugging Face
Merve Noyan, Machine Learning Engineer at Hugging Face
MerveNoyan
Machine Learning Engineer @ Hugging Face
Omar Sanseviero, Developer Experience Lead at Google DeepMind
OmarSanseviero
Developer Experience Lead @ Google DeepMind
Omar Sanseviero, Developer Experience Lead at Google DeepMind
OmarSanseviero
Developer Experience Lead @ Google DeepMind
Tanya König, Moderator & Journalist at SRF
TanyaKönig
Moderator & Journalist @ SRF
Tanya König, Moderator & Journalist at SRF
TanyaKönig
Moderator & Journalist @ SRF
Pascal Kaufmann, Founder & CEO at AlpineAI
PascalKaufmann
Founder & CEO @ AlpineAI
Pascal Kaufmann, Founder & CEO at AlpineAI
PascalKaufmann
Founder & CEO @ AlpineAI
Imanol Schlag, PhD, Research Scientist at ETH AI Center
ImanolSchlag,PhD
Research Scientist @ ETH AI Center
Imanol Schlag, PhD, Research Scientist at ETH AI Center
ImanolSchlag,PhD
Research Scientist @ ETH AI Center
Margot Löwenberg, Head of Data Analytics at Swiss International Air Lines
MargotLöwenberg
Head of Data Analytics @ Swiss International Air Lines
Margot Löwenberg, Head of Data Analytics at Swiss International Air Lines
MargotLöwenberg
Head of Data Analytics @ Swiss International Air Lines
Thomas Schneider, Ambassador and Co-Director International Relations at Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
ThomasSchneider
Ambassador and Co-Director International Relations @ Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
Thomas Schneider, Ambassador and Co-Director International Relations at Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
ThomasSchneider
Ambassador and Co-Director International Relations @ Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
Marc Stampfli, Business Director Switzerland at NVIDIA
MarcStampfli
Business Director Switzerland @ NVIDIA
Marc Stampfli, Business Director Switzerland at NVIDIA
MarcStampfli
Business Director Switzerland @ NVIDIA
Dr. Kevin Kahn, Cofounder & CEO at Albatross AI
Dr.KevinKahn
Cofounder & CEO @ Albatross AI
Dr. Kevin Kahn, Cofounder & CEO at Albatross AI
Dr.KevinKahn
Cofounder & CEO @ Albatross AI
Christian Sebregondi, Head of AI at Zürcher Kantonalbank
ChristianSebregondi
Christian Sebregondi, Head of AI at Zürcher Kantonalbank
ChristianSebregondi
Maarten Korz, Global Head Innovation Lab at ZF Commercial Vehicle Division
MaartenKorz
Global Head Innovation Lab @ ZF Commercial Vehicle Division
Maarten Korz, Global Head Innovation Lab at ZF Commercial Vehicle Division
MaartenKorz
Global Head Innovation Lab @ ZF Commercial Vehicle Division
Yvonne Quacken, CTO & CDO at Swiss Post
YvonneQuacken
CTO & CDO @ Swiss Post
Yvonne Quacken, CTO & CDO at Swiss Post
YvonneQuacken
CTO & CDO @ Swiss Post
Timo Bozsolik-Torres, Head of AI at SandboxAQ
TimoBozsolik-Torres
Head of AI @ SandboxAQ
Timo Bozsolik-Torres, Head of AI at SandboxAQ
TimoBozsolik-Torres
Head of AI @ SandboxAQ
Maria Apazoglou, Group Head of AI Engineering & Platforms at Zurich
MariaApazoglou
Group Head of AI Engineering & Platforms @ Zurich
Maria Apazoglou, Group Head of AI Engineering & Platforms at Zurich
MariaApazoglou
Group Head of AI Engineering & Platforms @ Zurich
Hovig Etyemezian, Head of Innovation at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
HovigEtyemezian
Head of Innovation @ UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Hovig Etyemezian, Head of Innovation at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
HovigEtyemezian
Head of Innovation @ UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Leonardo De Marchi, VP of Labs at Thomson Reuters
LeonardoDeMarchi
VP of Labs @ Thomson Reuters
Leonardo De Marchi, VP of Labs at Thomson Reuters
LeonardoDeMarchi
VP of Labs @ Thomson Reuters
Lennert Rienau, Senior Solutions Architect at Cohere
LennertRienau
Senior Solutions Architect @ Cohere
Lennert Rienau, Senior Solutions Architect at Cohere
LennertRienau
Senior Solutions Architect @ Cohere
Marco-Andrea Buchmann, Head of Applied Science at Zalando Switzerland AG
Marco-AndreaBuchmann
Head of Applied Science @ Zalando Switzerland AG
Marco-Andrea Buchmann, Head of Applied Science at Zalando Switzerland AG
Marco-AndreaBuchmann
Head of Applied Science @ Zalando Switzerland AG

Many more speakers took the stage

The full 2026 programme

GenAI Zürich 2026 featured over 120 sessions across multiple stages. Explore the talks, use cases and applications that are transforming industries today.

The full 2026 programme

GenAI Zürich 2026 featured over 120 sessions across multiple stages. Explore the talks, use cases and applications that are transforming industries today.

Programme

The conference programme

GenAI Zürich 2026

Over 120 sessions across talks, panel discussions, workshops, startup pitches and the GenAI Zürich Award final.

Programme

The conference programme

GenAI Zürich 2026

Over 120 sessions across talks, panel discussions, workshops, startup pitches and the GenAI Zürich Award final.

Talks & Keynotes

Panel discussions

Workshops

Startup pitches & Hackathon

GenAI Zürich Award

Booths & Networking

2026 Sponsors and Partners

industry leaders and innovative startups

Supported by

Forward-looking companies at the frontier of GenAI innovation made GenAI Zürich 2026 possible. Interested in joining them in 2027?

The Turing Genius

Amazon Web Services (AWS) logo

Neural Masters

Cloudera logo

Dataiku logo

Artifact logo

Snowflake logo

Unit8 logo

Albatross AI logo

Veezoo logo

S-PRO logo

MongoDB logo

KPMG logo

Apify logo

Eraneos logo

D ONE logo

Cognizant Netcentric logo

Oxagile logo

RESHAPE.SYSTEMS logo

elaboratum logo

Generative Starters

Red Hat logo

Wavestone logo

Aixolotl logo

thirty3 logo

SkipLabs logo

Cohesity logo

Intellishore logo

Team Extension logo

AppliedAI logo

iosys logo

DeepL logo

Elma Electronic logo

Startup Allies

AI Business School logo

Swisper AI logo

Xinity AI logo

Thesify logo

tialto logo

innovAIro logo

Hackathon Co-organizers

ETH Entrepreneur Club logo

Colosseum by ETH Entrepreneur Club logo

AI Startup Center logo

Hackathon Partners

Lovable logo

wide

Hugging Face logo

Swiss Engineering STV UTS ATS logo

databricks logo

Qdrant logo

Ava logo

Opendata.ch logo

LIVEMAP AG logo

GoCalma logo

Manukai logo

Apify logo

Featherless AI logo

Siemens logo

SonyAI logo

Corporate Partners

Migros Online logo

Special Partner for Ethical AI, Cybersecurity Governance & Human Rights

ICT4peace Foundation logo

Community Partner

FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich logo

FlexOffice logo

Davos Tech Summit logo

After The Algorithm logo

Kanton Zürich logo

Innovation Zurich logo

WeBloom logo

SICTIC logo

StartGlobal logo

Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society logo

SwissMBAs - Swiss Association of MBAs logo

Swisspreneur logo

Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW logo

Girls Can Code logo

SwissDevJobs logo

DataCareer logo

AI Startup Center logo

TechFace logo

Elevate Tech logo

CV Labs logo

Wildcard Media logo

aiLights logo

Women in Data Science (WiDS) Zurich logo

AI Team logo

M01N Startup Camp logo

Women in AI Switzerland logo

The Ai Salon logo

Switzerland AI Community logo

Swiss AI Association logo

ZHAW Center for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) logo

AI Alliance logo

Kickstart Innovation logo

GenAI London logo

GenAI Enterprise Hub logo

2026 Sponsors and Partners

industry leaders and innovative startups

Supported by

Forward-looking companies at the frontier of GenAI innovation made GenAI Zürich 2026 possible. Interested in joining them in 2027?

The Turing Genius

Amazon Web Services (AWS) logo

Neural Masters

Cloudera logo

Dataiku logo

Artifact logo

Snowflake logo

Unit8 logo

Albatross AI logo

Veezoo logo

S-PRO logo

MongoDB logo

KPMG logo

Apify logo

Eraneos logo

D ONE logo

Cognizant Netcentric logo

Oxagile logo

RESHAPE.SYSTEMS logo

elaboratum logo

Generative Starters

Red Hat logo

Wavestone logo

Aixolotl logo

thirty3 logo

SkipLabs logo

Cohesity logo

Intellishore logo

Team Extension logo

AppliedAI logo

iosys logo

DeepL logo

Elma Electronic logo

Startup Allies

AI Business School logo

Swisper AI logo

Xinity AI logo

Thesify logo

tialto logo

innovAIro logo

Hackathon Co-organizers

ETH Entrepreneur Club logo

Colosseum by ETH Entrepreneur Club logo

AI Startup Center logo

Hackathon Partners

Lovable logo

wide

Hugging Face logo

Swiss Engineering STV UTS ATS logo

databricks logo

Qdrant logo

Ava logo

Opendata.ch logo

LIVEMAP AG logo

GoCalma logo

Manukai logo

Apify logo

Featherless AI logo

Siemens logo

SonyAI logo

Corporate Partners

Migros Online logo

Special Partner for Ethical AI, Cybersecurity Governance & Human Rights

ICT4peace Foundation logo

Community Partner

FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich logo

FlexOffice logo

Davos Tech Summit logo

After The Algorithm logo

Kanton Zürich logo

Innovation Zurich logo

WeBloom logo

SICTIC logo

StartGlobal logo

Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society logo

SwissMBAs - Swiss Association of MBAs logo

Swisspreneur logo

Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW logo

Girls Can Code logo

SwissDevJobs logo

DataCareer logo

AI Startup Center logo

TechFace logo

Elevate Tech logo

CV Labs logo

Wildcard Media logo

aiLights logo

Women in Data Science (WiDS) Zurich logo

AI Team logo

M01N Startup Camp logo

Women in AI Switzerland logo

The Ai Salon logo

Switzerland AI Community logo

Swiss AI Association logo

ZHAW Center for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) logo

AI Alliance logo

Kickstart Innovation logo

GenAI London logo

GenAI Enterprise Hub logo

Ambassadors

for your support

Thank you

GenAI Zürich Award:

Michael Wegmüller
Anne-Lise Creissen

GenAI Zürich Award:

Michael Wegmüller
Anne-Lise Creissen

Speaker Introduction, International Organization and Government Relations:

Daniel Stauffacher

Speaker Introduction, International Organization and Government Relations:

Daniel Stauffacher

UK–Switzerland AI Ecosystem Bridge:

Michele L. Romano

UK–Switzerland AI Ecosystem Bridge:

Michele L. Romano

Strategic Partnership Development:

Pajtim Matoshi
Sabine Wildemann

Strategic Partnership Development:

Pajtim Matoshi
Sabine Wildemann

Speaker Introduction:

Daria Horica

Speaker Introduction:

Daria Horica

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Join us for the next edition of GenAI Zürich to learn about latest developments in the field, network with like-minded professionals and gain deeper insights into GenAI applications reshaping both our professional and personal lives.

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Shape the future of GenAI in Switzerland and beyond

Join us for the next edition of GenAI Zürich to learn about latest developments in the field, network with like-minded professionals and gain deeper insights into GenAI applications reshaping both our professional and personal lives.

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