About the Event

The Swiss AI Summit 2026 runs November 16, 2026 at Kunsthaus Zürich. It's positioned as a business platform for decision-makers and connects global AI leaders, industry, and policymakers around real-world AI use cases, deployment, and governance. A Gala Dinner is held the evening before the summit for an exclusive crowd.

Audience & Attendees

Confirmed speakers include Silvan Lohri (Head AI Transformation Office, Swisscom), Carmen Walker Späh (District President and Chairperson, Department of Economic Affairs, Canton of Zurich), Yvonne Dharshing (Zurich Insurance Company / HSG), Matthias Bryner (CIO, Kinderspital Zürich), Andie Zhang (ABB), Urs Haeusler (Die Mobiliar), Cornelia Oppliger (Valiant Bank), Daniel Ott (ti&m), and Adri Purkayastha (BNP Paribas).

Programme Structure

The day combines keynote speeches, workshops, panel discussions, and demonstrations of AI technologies and applications, alongside a 1-on-1 meeting platform for attendees to book meetings with each other during the summit.

Main Topics

The 2026 edition is built around six key industries: Finance & Insurance, Government/Geopolitics & Defense, Industry & Manufacturing, Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, and Life Science & Healthcare, with sessions on risk modeling, fraud detection, predictive maintenance, threat detection, and AI-driven diagnostics.

Closing Session

The summit runs as a single-day event on November 16, 2026, with keynotes, panels, and demonstrations continuing through the day at Kunsthaus Zürich.

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