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Tech events for engineering leaders & CTOs in Switzerland

Events aimed at CTOs, heads of engineering and technical executives: architecture, platforms, AI strategy and leading teams. 35 upcoming across 6 cities, 34 in November 2026.

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TodayTue 03 Nov08:30·📍 Zurich · Bernapark 1, 3066 Stett…

Digital Impact Summit 2026

by Digital Impact Network

Welche technologischen und gesellschaftlichen Megatrends prägen unsere Zukunft? Und wie können Unternehmen und Organisationen diese Entwicklungen frühzeitig erkennen, richtig einordnen und in konkrete Strategien übersetzen? Der **Digital Impact Summit 2026** bringt Entscheidungsträger\*innen, Führungskräfte und Innovator\*innen aus Wirtschaft, Verwaltung und Forschung zusammen, um die entscheidend

SummitAI / MLSecurity
~600 expected
TodayTue 03 Nov17:45·📍 Zurich

Tufa Talks episode 5 - Dominique Paul (Dream Machines)

by Matteo Saponati

Curated and hosted by Matteo Saponati in collaboration with Tufa Labs, an independent research group working on fundamental AI research. Join us! Our goal is to share the latest ML research and foster open discussion and collaboration among ML researchers in Zürich. Speaker: Dominique Paul (Dream Machines) https://www.thisiscrispin.com/ https://dream-machines.eu/ Dominique Paul is an entrepreneur

EventAI / MLRoboticsSecurityBiotechStartups / VentureProduct / Design
~60 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov14:00·📍 Zurich

Visa Innovation Program Europe – Nordics & Baltics | Oslo Kickoff

by Tenity

NCE Finance Innovation, Tenity and Visa invite you to the kickoff of the next Visa Innovation Program Europe – Nordics & Baltics edition. Join us to meet the selected fintech cohort, connect with Visa and industry partners, and explore what’s next in finance and payments. What to expect Meet the fintechs selected for the new cohort and discover their solutions. Hear perspectives from Visa, fintech

NetworkingAI / MLHardwareStartups / VentureFintech
~60 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov17:30·📍 Zurich · Ship26, Schifflände 26,…

Economics of AI: Capabilities, Trends, Price-Wars (Part 1 of 2)

by Chris from Ship26

In this talk, Oliver will describe how AI is trained, what makes it economically distinctive, and how those characteristics shape competition and value creation. Starting with the big picture and key definitions, the talk explains how AI works, before examining competitive moats, price wars, and emerging trends. It then considers why "doing what’s hard" may be the strongest route to lasting advant

MeetupAI / MLStartups / Venture
~50 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov18:00·📍 Wollerau · Allen’s Table at Pyrami…

Vision AI Business Circle

by Allen`s Table at Pyramide

Vision AI Business Circle – Networking Event 2.0 SAVE THE DATE!! Seid am Mittwoch, 4. November 2026, dabei und erlebt einen inspirierenden Abend rund um die Zukunft von KI, Innovation und den Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz in Unternehmen. Freut euch auf spannende Impulse und eine offene Diskussion mit Expertinnen und Experten aus der Praxis – moderiert von Bernhard Bauhofer, Reputation Management

NetworkingAI / MLStartups / VentureProduct / Design
~50 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov18:30·📍 Zurich · Spaces Bleicherweg

Zurich | Claude Code for the Financial Services Industry

by Karl Richard Pilgram

Claude Code in Financial Services At this event, practitioners from the Swiss financial industry show live demos of what they have built with Claude Code and AI. No theory. You see real implementations, how they were built, and what it took to bring them into a regulated environment. You do not need to write code to follow along. The demos show what is possible today, so you can judge what it mean

EventAI / MLDataFintechLegal TechProduct / Design
~60 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov20:00·📍 Zurich

VANE Zurich – The Room Returns

by Kai Bajka

Different session. Same ambition. VANE Zurich — The Room Returns VANE is Switzerland’s network for the people who build and fund companies. Founders, venture capitalists, angels, family-office principals and operators, meeting through training rather than dinners, receptions and panels. The first session brought the founding cohort together. The second builds on it: familiar faces, considered intr

WorkshopDevOps / CloudStartups / VentureProduct / Design
~40 expected
Fri 06 Nov09:30·📍 Zurich

🇨🇭 Move Faster or Break Trust? Key Trade-off Moments in AI Product Development | Product People x Google

by Mirela Mus

Product People is bringing together around 100 local product professionals for a morning meetup. Expect breakfast & coffee, meaningful networking, and a panel discussion covering the realities of product strategy, roadmapping, and the endless challenge of stakeholder management. 🗓️ Agenda 09:30 - 10:00 Arrival, Coffee & Food 10:00 - 10:45 Panel Discussion with Q&A 10:45 - 12:00 Casual Networking 😊

MeetupAI / MLProduct / Design
~100 expected
Fri 06 Nov18:00·📍 Zurich · J floor

Autoresearch Log 002

by Jan Wiegner

Autoresearch Log 002: LLM Swarms Paper club and discussions for people working on autoresearch and AI scientists: AI systems that run research loops on their own. They propose ideas, run experiments and check the results. For scientists, engineers and founders who are building these systems, or who have a problem they'd like to point one at. Talks are open discussions, with interruptions, question

SportsAI / MLStartups / Venture
~50 expected
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Sat 07 Nov09:00·📍 Zurich · Rämistrasse 101, 8006 Z…

Save the date: Swiss AI Safety Days 2026

by Zurich AI Safety

AI may be the most consequential technology we ever build. If that sounds daunting, you're not alone. Swiss AI Safety Days is two days answering: How do we make sure it goes well, and for everyone? The 2025 debut drew over 200 researchers, engineers and builders from ETH, EPFL, Google and the frontier labs. They rated it 4.6 out of 5, and 80% left with concrete next steps for their AI safety care

EventAI / MLStartups / Venture
~200 expected
Mon 09 Nov13:00·📍 Zurich · Lagerstrasse

Guest lecture: The Judgements You Cannot Outsource

by Anna Fedorova

Which decisions in your work, your field, your career will you actually keep for yourself, now that AI can take so many of them? The question is not academic. It is one you will answer every week, often without noticing you are answering it. Three speakers from very different disciplines come together to help you ask it more sharply: Chuck Garcia (Columbia Engineering) brings years of work on emot

EventAI / MLSecurity
~60 expected
Mon 09 Nov17:00·📍 Geneva

Executive Dinner Geneva

​An intimate evening bringing together business and innovation leaders across Switzerland for a conversation on AI in practice. ​Part of Swiss {ai} Weeks 2026, this Executive Dinner is a closed-door opportunity to exchange perspectives on where AI is already creating value and where the real challenges still are.

SocialAI / ML
~50 expected
Tue 10 Nov10:00·📍 Zurich · AI Startup Center

Navigating Data Protection and Transfer Impact Assessments for AI Startups

by AI Startup Center

Where data protection meets technology: How secure and compliant data processing works today Data-driven innovation is at the core of modern AI developments, but organizations face a fundamental challenge: How can data be used effectively while protecting individual privacy? This event takes a practical look at anonymization and pseudonymization from both a legal and technical […]

EventAI / MLDataStartups / VentureLegal Tech
~60 expected
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Wed 11 Nov09:00·📍 Lausanne · EPFL Innovation Park I

OpenTech Connect: Day 1 - INSPIRE

by Mirza Ćutuk

OpenTech Connect brings together researchers, professors, students, developers, and industry experts for two days of hands-on learning, demos, lightning talks, and thought leadership around data, AI, and open technology. Venue EPFL Innovation Park - exact rooms TBA Dates 11 - 12 November, 2026 What to expect Day 1 - BUILD Hands-on workshops Technical deep dives Practical labs Networking Day 2 - SP

WorkshopAI / MLData
~200 expected
Wed 11 Nov09:45·📍 Zurich

Swiss AI Industry Connect, by EPFL & ETH Zurich, hosted by Swisscom

by ETH AI Center

​The Swiss AI Initiative, led by the EPFL AI Center and the ETH AI Center, is bringing together researchers and industry leaders for an exclusive event at the Bern office of Swisscom, the initial Strategic Partner of the research initiative. ​This event will bridge research and industry by showcasing the research projects from Swiss AI, highlighting their relevance, potential impact and collaborat

NetworkingAI / MLStartups / Venture
~60 expected
Wed 11 Nov17:00·📍 Zurich

The Robotics Founder's Guide: Find Your Ideal Customer with Data

by ETH AI Center

How do you identify the right first customers when your technology has applications across multiple industries? For robotics and deep tech startups, choosing where to focus is a key step in turning technical innovation into a viable business. This hands-on workshop helps researchers, founders, and early commercial leaders define their Ideal Customer Profile and identify a promising first market. P

WorkshopAI / MLRoboticsDataHardwareStartups / Venture
~40 expected
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Thu 12 Nov08:30·📍 Geneva · Hotel President Wilson

The Geneva Summit 2026

by The Big Whale

The Geneva Summit - Geneva, 12-13 November 2026. 300 seats. Invitation only. Free - reserved exclusively for TBW clients and guests. Two days of networking and business at Hôtel Président Wilson, privatized for 48 hours on the shores of Lake Geneva. A working retreat for the people building digital asset infrastructure - structured around outputs, not talks. Two roundtables bring the room together

SummitDevOps / CloudBlockchainFintech
~300 expected
Thu 12 Nov09:00·📍 Zurich · AI Startup Center

AI Startup Center Community Meetup - November Edition

by AI Startup Center

Where ideas and connections come together Innovation rarely happens in long meetings or strategy papers — it emerges when people come together and start talking. That’s exactly what our fourth 2026 Quarterly Community Meetup at the AI Startup Center is all about: creating a relaxed space for startups and Corporate Partners to meet, exchange ideas, […]

MeetupAI / MLStartups / Venture
~50 expected

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