Swiss AI Summit
AGENDA
Main Stage
08:00-08:50
REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
08:50-09:00
WELCOME ADDRESS
Timea Nagy & Marijana Nikolic
09:00-09:40
1. PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
Conversion of Blockchain and AI: Pioneering the Next Wave of Technological Innovation
Moderator: Aliya Das-Gupta, Senior Vice President, @ Sygnum Bank
- Jan Camenisch, CTO @ DFINITY Foundation
- Reto Luthiger, Partner & Co-Head Practice Group Regulatory, Fintech & DLT @ MLL Legal AG
- Prof. Claudio Tessone, Professor of Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies (University of Zürich)/ Chairman @ UZH Blockchain Center
- Frederik Gregaard, CEO @ Cardano Foundation
09:40-10:15
2. PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
Global AI Regulatory Landscape: Navigating the Global AI Regulatory Maze: Discussion on current and upcoming regulations affecting AI development and deployment
Moderator: Simina Suciu, Head of Compliance @ Trans Adriatic Pipeline
- Bianca-Ioana Marcu, Deputy Director for Global Privacy @ Future of Privacy Forum
- Sandra Kurmann, Divisional Head of General Operating Conditions & Board Member @ Swiss Insurance Association
- Gabriel Meier, Counsel, Corporate and M&A / ICT & Digital @ MLL Legal AG
10:15-10:50
3. PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
AI & Sustainability: How can AI be leveraged to address global challenges and promote sustainability?
Moderator: Elena Enache, Global Growth and Innovation Consultant
- Guillem Martínez Roura, AI and Robotics Programme Officer @ United Nations' ITU (International Telecommunication Union
- Marc Stämpfli, Business Director Switzerland @ Nvidia,
- Carmina Jaro, Senior Advisor for Applied AI Solutions
- Cornis Van Der Lugt, Senior Manager @ S&P Global
10:50-11:15
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11:15-11:55
4. PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
“Guardians of the Future”: How AI is Redefining the Battlefield in Cybersecurity?
Moderator: Helena Sousa Aguiar, Global Data Protection Office Manager @ Syngenta Group
- Marcel Hirt, Program Manager Cybersecurity @ Kanton of Zurich
- Lukas Bühlmann, Partner & Co-Head ICT & Digital @ MLL Legal AG
- Shira Kaplan, Founder @ Cyverse Capital GmbH
- Sven Fassbender, CEO & CO-Founder @ zentrust partners GmbH
11:55-12:30
5. PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
AI in Insurance: How to ensure innovation with AI in Insurance?
Moderator: Aleksandra Kjemhus, Co-Founder & CEO @ Black Door Technology
- Dr. Evangelos Avramakis, Lead Corporate Foresight, Intelligence & Development @ SwissRe
- Andra-Maria Maute, Executive Board Member & DLT Lead @ Swiss Fintech Innovations (SFTI)
- Stefan Majnek, Founder & CEO @ UpQuAI Solutions AG
12:30-12:45
KEYNOTE + Q&A
Transforming AI with the game-changing power of quantum computing
Jan Mikolon, Lead Data Scientist @ Quantum Basel
12:45-13:00
PRESENTATION
What´s next in AI: defining trends in AI for 2025. The rise of open AI models, the importance of trust and governance and the need for digital sovereignty.
Georg M. V. Olowson, AI Governance Leader @ IBM
13:00-14:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
14:30-15:00
GLOBAL PITCH COMPETITION
Join innovative entrepreneurs as they compete to pitch their groundbreaking ideas to a panel of expert judges.
Jury:
- Guillem Martínez Roura, AI and Robotics Programme Officer @ United Nations' ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
- Jana Essebier, Partner & Attorney at Law @ Vischer AG
- Eugen Stamm, Writer @ Verve Ventures
- Regula Bleuler, Managing Director @ Swiss Startup Association
- Georg M. V. Olowson, AI Governance Leader @ IBM
- Enrique Gude, Deputy Project Manager @ Kanton Zurich
15:00-15:40
6. PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
Breaking Boundaries - How AI/GenAI is Accelerating Healthcare in Highly Regulated Industries
Moderator: Dr. Alessandro Palese, International Product Manager @ Roche
- Chrysanth Sulzberger, CEO @ Imito AG
- Barbara Meier, Senior Associate & Attorney at Law @ Vischer AG
- Filippo Rossi, Director of Business Development @ Wipro
- Bram Stieltjes, MD. PhD, Head Research and Analytic Services, D&ICT @ University Hospital Basel
15:40-16:00
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
16:00-16:45
7. PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
AI in Finance Part 1: Hesitation or Caution? Unpacking Finance's Reluctance? in Embracing GenAI
Moderator: Timea Nagy, Founder & Legal Counsel Data Protection & AI
- August Benz, Deputy CEO @ Swiss Bankers Association
- Christian Thier, FSI Lead, Member of the Executive Board @ Microsoft
- Frédéric Dommart, Chief Data Officer @ Lombard Odier Group
- Dr. Dorian Selz, Co-founder & CEO @ Squirro AG
16:45-17:25
8. PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
AI in Finance Part 2: AI reshaping the financial services. Opportunities & Challenges?
Moderator: Lucia Batlova, EMEA Senior Privacy Counsel @ Lenovo
- Dr. Firas Nadim Habach, CFA, Swiss Head of Financial Crime Compliance @ Revolut
- Dr. Cornelia Stengel, Partner & Financial Market and Data Protection Lawyer @ Kellerhals-Carrard
- Dr. Julinda Gllavata, Head of Data Analytics & AI @ SIX Group
17:25-17:40
KEYNOTE & DEMONSTRATION
Robotics
Dr. Péter Fankhauser, Co-founder & CEO @ ANYbotics
17:40-17:55
KEYNOTE+QA
Parasitic AI: The Silent Saboteur Undermining Your Business's Future
Dr. Alexandra Diening, Executive Chair @ H-AISA
17:55-18:10
FOUNDERS FEATURE
Interviewed by: Marc Hauser, CEO @ Trust Square
- Sebastian Küpers, CTO & Managing Director @ House of communication
- Patrick Tobler, CEO & Founder @ NMKR
18:10-18:30
CLOSING COMMENTS & PITCH WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Timea Nagy & Marc Hauser
18:30-21:00
NETWORKING APÉRO
Ilona Levchenko
Violonist
Roundtables & Workshops
09:30-10:30
1. ROUNDTABLE
About AI – Thoughts within the financial sector
Dr. Cornelia Stengel, Partner & Financial Market and Data Protection Lawyer @ Kellerhals-Carrard; & Co-Director @ Swiss Fintech Innovations (SFTI)
11:00-12:00
2. ROUNDTABLE
AI in Finance & Sustainable Investing
Dr. Marc Weibel – Senior Lecturer @ ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
15:00-16:00
3. WORKSHOP
Pathways 2035 for Financial Innovation
Eva Selamlar, Head Swiss Financial Innovation Desk (FIND)
16:00-17:00
4. WORKSHOP
How to do sales in the era of AI; how to leverage to right AI tools?
Elena Enache, Global Growth and Innovation Consultant