The Zurich AI Summit 2025

The Zurich AI Summit 2025 brought together 400 of Switzerland’s AI and Business Leaders, for an evening of content and networking.

This event was organised by Startup Network Europe.

This event was sponsored by:

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AGENDA

6:00pm-6:20pm: Networking

6:20pm-6:30pm: Introduction

Adam Fulham, Founder of Startup Network Europe

6:30pm-7:00pm: Panel Discussion #1

Title: Scaling AI: Overcoming Implementation Challenges

Moderator: Daniel Toth, PhD, Senior Solutions Engineer at Snowflake

François Rüf, Head of AI at Geberit; Co-Founder of WorldReplica
Ralitsa Angelova, Director of Engineering at Google
Maja Rudinac, Co-Founder & CTO of Prosperous Robotics
Dr. Angelica Kohlmann, Board of Directors, Chair Strategy and Innovation Committee, Member RemCo at Lonza

7:00pm-7:30pm: Panel Discussion #2

Title: Data Governance and Quality: Building a Robust Foundation for AI Success

Moderator: Daniel Toth, PhD, Senior Solutions Engineer at Snowflake

Lisa Bechtold, Head of Group Risk Management at Nestlé
Dinkar Gupta, Group CTO – KPMG UK & Switzerland, CIO – KPMG Switzerland
Peter Wanda, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Head AI, Integration Solutions & Shared Services at Zurich Insurance

7:30pm-7:45pm: AI Use Case Presentation

Title: Empowering Axpo with GenAI

Thomas Gresch, Chief Technology Officer at Axpo Group

7:45pm Onwards: Networking

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Startup Network Europe has hosted 228 events across Europe since 2021, including:

The Zurich AI Conference 2025 (sold out – upcoming event in May 2025)
The Zurich AI Conference 2024 (full house – one of many events we’ve hosted in Zurich)
The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event in Google’s European HQ)
The European Startup Conference 2022 (speakers like Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak)

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All tickets include complimentary welcome drinks (provided between 6:00pm-6:30pm, before the panel discussions, only), and access to an event networking app.