
START Summit 2027
START Summit 2026 is Europe's largest early-stage startup conference, bringing together founders, investors, corporates, and young talents for two days of talks, workshops, matchmaking, and networking in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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START Summit 2026 is Europe's largest early-stage startup conference, bringing together founders, investors, corporates, and young talents for two days of talks, workshops, matchmaking, and networking in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Physical AI is leaving the lab - what does it take to make it work in the real world? “AI Meets Reality – Testing the Future of Autonomous Systems” explores the journey from prototype to deployment, highlighting the critical role of testing, validation and collaboration in bringing safe and trustworthy autonomous systems into everyday life. Hosted by LINA, a joint initiative of ZHAW, UZH, ZHdK and

Europe’s critical infrastructure is increasingly exposed — from energy grids and transport hubs to data centers and communication networks. The threat landscape has changed: low-cost drones, hybrid cyberattacks, and denied-communication environments. From October 23-25, 2026, the first Critical Infrastructure Shield Hackathon in Switzerland brings together Europe’s top engineers, operators, founde
abstract: Humanity’s symbiotic relationship with technology provides unprecedented access to collective wisdom. Through devices, the Internet, and now AI, humans have never been more capable. But smart individuals or even AIs working alone will not solve the wicked problems of the world; we need collective creativity and decision-making. This talk explores new opportunities for AI systems to suppo

About Event The UZH Blockchain Center and the Cardano Foundation are delighted to welcome you back for another Cardano x UZH Meetup. Spend an evening in Zürich tracing your potential journey from the lecture hall to launching a real project – guided by the people who've walked that path on the Cardano blockchain. 📅 Date: 21 July 2026 🕕 Time: 17:30 CEST 📍 Location: University of Zurich, KOL-G-201,

Artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in how nature-related public goods are monitored, valued, and financed: algorithmic models steer conservation investment, and AI-driven data pipelines feed international biodiversity policy and its indicators of progress toward global targets. As these systems take on more of the work of deciding, a core question resurfaces in a new form: who actual

Personal AGI Preparedness — A Hands-On Series Part of the 🎓 PEAKS Community University 2026 Summer Courses If transformative AI really is coming, it won't just abstractely reshape the global economy and the job market — it will affect all of us directly. Many of us take this thesis seriously but few act on personal preparedness. This series aims to close that gap: Each evening event pairs a short

Your startup doesn't need another week of thinking. It needs two hours in a café with people who are actually building. Ideas are easy to postpone when nobody sees them. This is a small café meetup for founders, makers, and future founders who want to spend a few focused hours turning ideas into reality. No pitches. No speakers. No networking rituals. Just 5–10 people, laptops open, building. What

Olivier Club and Fishman VC have launched a series of events for ambitious founders, investors and professionals in Zurich. What we do: In partnership with other VCs and accelerators we create an environment where founders make new connections, share experience and pitch to investors. How it goes: Pre-selected founders pitch live Investors & founders networking together The best pitchers are chose
abstract: Language model based AI systems have given us much to admire: complex reasoning, ability to write code, use tools, agentic solutions and much more. Reliability and efficiency have become key hurdles to making the leap from admiration to impactful adoption. In this talk, I will present three threads of research we pursue in addressing these hurdles: 1. Reliability -- We have created a ran

Zurich has plenty of events for AI builders. Now there's one for the people taking products to market: AI GTM Zurich. This is for founders selling their own thing, AEs, BDRs, RevOps, sales leaders and anyone interested in distribution in the AI-native era. Join us for casual summer drinks to connect with the bright minds of Zurich in the GTM space 🥤 This is the 1st Edition, and we'll make it a reg

Our partners at Dialectic are inviting ETH Blockchain Club members to a VIP day at the Zug Open, an ATP Challenger 125 tennis tournament they are title sponsoring this summer in Zug. This is not your typical club event. You will be watching singles semifinals and the doubles final from reserved VIP box, with full access to the VIP lounge, a gourmet buffet, and an open bar from 1 PM all the way thr