OpenTech Connect: Day 1 - INSPIRE

​OpenTech Connect brings together researchers, professors, students, developers, and industry experts for two days of hands-on learning, demos, lightning talks, and thought leadership around data, AI, and open technology.

​Venue

​EPFL Innovation Park - exact rooms TBA

​Dates

​11 - 12 November, 2026

​What to expect

​Day 1 - INSPIRE

• ​Talks and demos

• ​Lightning sessions

• ​Thought leadership

• ​Panel discussions

• ​Networking and apéro

​Agenda

​09:00 - 09:30 - Arrival and breakfast
09:30 - 09:50 - Sofia Vallecorsa, CERN (opening keynote)
09:50 - 10:10 - Sandro Saitta, viadata
10:10 - 10:30 - Alireza Yazdi, Anyon Systems
10:30 - 10:50 - Deborah de Wolff, Liinka.io
10:50 - 11:05 - Break
11:05 - 11:25 - Jérôme Michaud, GVA
11:25 - 11:45 - Prof. Patrick Ruch, HES-SO
11:45 - 12:05 - Alexandra Pérez Acevedo, Analytics Alpha Group
12:05 - 12:25 - ITU

​12:25 - 13:30 - Lunch

​13:30 - 13:50 - Shaje Ganny, P&G
13:50 - 14:10 - TBA
14:10 - 14:30 - Adi Saric - CTO, Maverix
14:30 - 15:00 - Break
15:00 - 15:20 - Prof. Mascha Kurpicz-Briki, BFH
15:20 - 15:40 - Lindsey DeWitt Prat, Bold Insight
15:40 - 16:00 - Lise Crettaz, IBM
16:00 - 16:20 - Break
16:20 - 16:40 - IBM Research
16:40 - 17:00 - TBA
17:00 - 17:30 - Panel
17:30 - 20:00 - Apero

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