VC in Town - Physical AI
VC in Town connects Swiss venture capital investors with international VCs visiting Zurich for Zurich AI Festival, following the AI+X Summit. The evening is designed around meeting peers, exchanging perspectives and building relationships.
From autonomous drones to robotics, Physical AI is moving intelligence into the real world. For investors, the questions are concrete: where are customers adopting these technologies, what does it take to deploy them reliably, and where will defensible businesses emerge?
A short Physical AI program will bring distinctive firsthand perspectives into the room and spark conversations about deployment today, emerging developments, and the software infrastructure behind it:
Physical AI Deployed at Scale: a presentation by Davide Falanga, Senior Director of Engineering & Head of Skydio Switzerland.
AI in Defense: From Autonomy to Mission Intelligence: a fireside chat with Johannes Brakker Løje, Director of Flight Autonomy and Mission Intelligence at Harmattan AI, exploring how AI is moving from individual autonomous platforms into integrated defense operations, and what changes when autonomy has to perform in real-world, mission-critical environments.
The Software Infrastructure Behind Physical AI: a moderated discussion with Benjamin Mosse, Senior Manager, Startup Solutions Architecture, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Alessandro Morra, CEO & Co-Founder, Ascento.
Each session includes audience Q&A. The networking apéro gives Swiss and visiting international investors time to meet, continue the conversations and make new connections.
Guest attendance is reserved for venture capital investors and key ecosystem actors. Registration is subject to host approval.
VC in Town is organized by Deep Tech Nation Switzerland and AWS, together with ETH AI Center and Greater Zurich Area.
+++ This event is part of the Zurich AI Festival, taking place from September 28 to October 3, 2026. Zurich AI Festival unites the minds building the future - visionary founders, bold investors, and tech leaders shaping tomorrow. Connect to tomorrow!
Zurich AI Festival is a flagship initiative presented by ETH AI Center, Greater Zurich Area, the City of Zurich, the Canton of Zurich, and Zurich Tourism, and supported by leading partners from academia, industry, government and the broader AI ecosystem.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Zurich AI Festival Team