GenAI Zürich 2026

Conference Schedule

GenAI Zürich 2026, the European Summit on Applied Generative AI, brought together over 175 speakers across multiple stages.

GenAI Zürich 2026

Conference Schedule

GenAI Zürich 2026, the European Summit on Applied Generative AI, brought together over 175 speakers across multiple stages.

Stage moderator

Hilda Liswani, Founder & CEO at WeBloom
Hilda Liswani
Founder & CEO @ WeBloom

Stage moderator

Hilda Liswani, Founder & CEO at WeBloom
Hilda Liswani
Founder & CEO @ WeBloom

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GenAI in Manufacturing & Construction

Talk

From GPT to Agent Orchestration

Maarten Korz, Global Head Innovation Lab at ZF Commercial Vehicle Division
Maarten Korz
Global Head Innovation Lab @ ZF Commercial Vehicle Division

Talk

AI Adoption in a Global Manufacturing Company: From Pilots to Real Impact

Nick Gushchin, AI Transformation Manager at SFS Group
Nick Gushchin
AI Transformation Manager @ SFS Group

Talk

We Taught an AI to Design in CAD. Here’s What Happened Next.

Philipp Hölzenbein, Co-Founder at Raven
Philipp Hölzenbein
Co-Founder @ Raven

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GenAI in Software Engineering

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GenAI in Legal

Talk

AI Is Defined by Its Most Predictable Error

David Alain Bloch, CEO and Co-Founder at Legartis
David Alain Bloch
CEO and Co-Founder @ Legartis

Talk

The Legal Challenges of Agentic AI: When Systems Start Acting on Their Own

Thomas Kuster, Partner at LEXR
Thomas Kuster
Partner @ LEXR

Talk

Demo to Data Room: The Minimum Viable Responsible AI Stack

Vibha Mohan, Group Legal Counsel at Smallpdf
Vibha Mohan
Group Legal Counsel @ Smallpdf

Talk

Gen AI in the News

Leonardo De Marchi, VP of Labs at Thomson Reuters
Leonardo De Marchi
VP of Labs @ Thomson Reuters

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GenAI in Media

Talk

Social Influencer – with AI Against Hate Speech

Judith Bühler, Project Manager & Researcher at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Judith Bühler
Project Manager & Researcher @ Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Pius von Däniken, Research Assistant & PhD Candidate at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Pius von Däniken
Research Assistant & PhD Candidate @ Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

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GenAI in Pharma & Healthcare

Talk

From Grassroots to Productivity: Sonova’s GenAI Journey in R&D

Sascha Liebe, Senior Director AI at Sonova AG
Sascha Liebe
Senior Director AI @ Sonova AG

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GenAI Perspectives: Enterprise Transformation, SME Strategy & Inclusive Teams

Talk

Driving AI Value as an SME: Organizing Change & Adoption

Julian Kaufmann, AI Lead at Webrepublic AG
Julian Kaufmann
AI Lead @ Webrepublic AG

Talk

Inclusive Teams: Slaying Bias in GenAI Products

Priska Burkard, Co-Founder & Managing Director at TechFace
Priska Burkard
Co-Founder & Managing Director @ TechFace

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GenAI in Transportation & Logistics

Talk

From Data Chaos to Cognitive Enterprise: How SLMs Will Transform Governance

Yvonne Quacken, CTO & CDO at Swiss Post
Yvonne Quacken
CTO & CDO @ Swiss Post

Talk

How Zurich Airport Plans Responsible AI & Autonomous Solutions at Scale

Coralie Klaus Boecker, Head ZRH Innovation Hub at Flughafen Zürich AG
Coralie Klaus Boecker
Head ZRH Innovation Hub @ Flughafen Zürich AG

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GenAI in the Workplace

Talk

Generative AI for Evidence-Based Hiring in Talent Acquisition and Executive Search

Ansuya Ahluwalia, CTO & Partner at thirty3
Ansuya Ahluwalia
CTO & Partner @ thirty3
Mirko Tagliabue, Managing Director at Tagliabue & Partners
Mirko Tagliabue
Managing Director @ Tagliabue & Partners

Talk

Scalable AI Adoption

Joy Haushammer, Business Development Manager at AI Businessschool
Joy Haushammer
Business Development Manager @ AI Businessschool
Léonie Kirchgeorg, Head of Sales & Business Development at AI Businessschool
Léonie Kirchgeorg
Head of Sales & Business Development @ AI Businessschool

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GenAI in Humanitarian Aid

Talk

From Principles to Practice: The Platform for Responsible AI

Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director at ICT4Peace
Anne-Marie Buzatu
Executive Director @ ICT4Peace

Talk

How to Use AI Responsibly in War: The Red Cross Case

Philippe Stoll, Technologies and Conflicts at Independent expert
Philippe Stoll
Technologies and Conflicts @ Independent expert

Talk

AI for Refugee Protection: From Innovation to Impact

Hovig Etyemezian, Head of Innovation at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Hovig Etyemezian
Head of Innovation @ UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Panel Discussion

GenAI in Humanitarian Aid

Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director at ICT4Peace
Anne-Marie Buzatu
Executive Director @ ICT4Peace
Matteo Frey, Research Assistant at Institute of Social Ethics
Matteo Frey
Research Assistant @ Institute of Social Ethics
Philippe Stoll, Technologies and Conflicts at Independent expert
Philippe Stoll
Technologies and Conflicts @ Independent expert
Hovig Etyemezian, Head of Innovation at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Hovig Etyemezian
Head of Innovation @ UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

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GenAI in Entertainment

Talk

Gran Turismo Sophy: From AI Research Breakthrough to Video Game Innovation

Dr. Justinas Mišeikis, Strategy and Partnerships Manager at Sony AI
Dr. Justinas Mišeikis
Strategy and Partnerships Manager @ Sony AI

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

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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.

Join us

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.

Join us

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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