2023 RECAP
The AI+X Summit 2023 was a massive success with over 2000 participants, 16 workshops, 33 partners, and 36 research projects showcased.
Switzerland's largest AI ecosystem event focuses on a broad range from foundational research to applications & innovations. Hosted and curated by the ETH AI Center, in collaboration with ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Science.
SPEAKER
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Letizia Signorell
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Christian Lundsgaard-Hansen
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Ayisha Piotti (Director of AI Policy, ETH Zurich)
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Boris Inderbitzin (Attorney at Law, MLL Legal)
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David Marti (Program Officer, Pour Demain)
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Raphael von Thiessen (Project Lead, New Technologies, Canton of Zürich)
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Dany Vogel
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Zoltán Gyenge
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Philip Kerpen
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Gianmarco Hodel
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Steve Jacobs (Lakestar)
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Nicolas Autret (Walden Catalyst)
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Alessandra Agnello (Ace)
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Felice Burn
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Michael Krauthammer
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Marcela Ruiz
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Sven Hirsch
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Cristina Mayor
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Matthias Köch
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Leonard Bauersfeld (PhD Student, UZH Robotics and Perception Group)
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Alizee Pace (PhD Student, ETH AI Center, Biomedical Informatics Group)
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Dr. Andrea Coletta (Research Scientist, J.P. Morgan AI Research)
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Dr. Matteo Turchetta (Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich - CTO, KoraLabs)
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Florian Tramer (Assistant Professor, ETH Zürich)
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Mislav Balunovic (SRI Lab, ETH Zürich)
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Luca Beurer-Kellner (SRI Lab, ETH Zürich)
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Václav Volhejn (Scientist, Lakera)
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Pavol Bielik (CTO & Co-Founder, LatticeFlow)
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Patrick Ruch (IBM Research)
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Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)
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Dr. Patrick Hauf (Senior Lecturer & Program Director, ZHAW)
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Dr. Alexander Rudyk
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Prof. Dr. Peter Schwendner (Head, Institute of Wealth & Asset Management, ZHAW)
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Dr. Michel Neuhaus (Head of AI, Data & Analytics, UBS Switzerland)
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Leonardo De Marchi (VP of Labs, Thomson Reuters)
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Alessandro Curioni
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Harald Nieder
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Niklas Kühl
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Martin Pejsa (Founder & Executive Chairman, Creative Dock)
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Frauke Goll (Director, Applied AI Institute for Europe)
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Thilo Stadelmann (Head, Centre for Artificial Intelligence, ZHAW School of Engineering)
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Sahar El Khoury (Head of Business Intelligence & AI, Thomson Reuters)
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Titus Plattner (Head, Interactive Unit, Tamedia (FR))
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Florian Notter (Product Manager AI, SRF)
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Kirsty Russell
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Stefano Brusoni
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Nadia Fischer
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Prof. Gaetan de Rassenfosse (Associate Professor, EPFL)
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Dr. Karl Ruloff (Director, Financial Services, Forensic Data Analytics, EY)
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Prof. Menna El Assady (ETH Zürich)
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Boris Manhart (Founder, Growth Unltd.)
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Javier Díaz Cortés (Leader of Research AI, Inditex)
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Pablo Jimeno Romero (Technical Lead, Inditex)
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Ramona Wyss
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Fabienne Limacher
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Prisca Quadroni (CEO, AI Legal & Strategy Consulting)
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Dr. Hanspeter Bär
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Giulia Fischetti
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Frank-Peter Schilling
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Jan Lederhausen
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Ferdinand Metzler (CEO & Co-Founder, Benetics)
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Dr. Luis Salamanca (Sr. Data Scientist, SDSC)
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Dr. Romana Rust (ETH Zürich)
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Tatjana Bandinu
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Claudia Keller (Partner, Wenger Vieli)
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Colin Carter (Legal Engineer, Coop Rechtsschutz AG)
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Barbara Muery (CEO, Herlock.ai)
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Jakub Macina (ETH AI Center)
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Julia Chatain (ETH Zürich)
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Arnout Devos (Co-founder, OkNoName.com)
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Anette Hunziker (Head of Research, Taskbase)
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Dr. Vera Vallone
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Roman Schweizer
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Nicola Plain
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Marc Raum & Markus Grün (Eraneos)
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Hadi Eghlidi (Lead Competence Center Smart Systems, VAT Group)
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Eric van den Berg (CIO, Clariant)
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Corinne Rutschi (Digital Project Manager, Buhler Group)
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Dr. Viljami Laurmaa (Machine Learning Lead, RepRisk)
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Dr. Tingyu Yu (PostDoc, UZH)
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Dr. Tomasz Orpiszewski (Senior Lecturer, ZHAW)
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Leonardo Vanneschi (Full Professor, NOVA IMS)
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Giulia Di Capua (Researcher, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio)
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Roger D. Jones (Researcher, European Centre for Living Technology)
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Melanie Binggeli (Project Lead for Entrepreneurship, ZHAW)
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Andreas Göldi
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Alisa Rupenyan (Researcher, ETH Zürich)
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Ricardo Chavarriaga (Research Associate, ZHAW)
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Patrick Griss (Executive Partner, Zühlke Group)
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Lukas Roth (Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich Crop Science Group)
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Sharon Wulff (Co-founder & CPO, Agrinorm)
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Michael Buser (CIO & CLO, Fenaco Cooperative)
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Kevin Schawinsky (CEO, Modulos)
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Christian Rigassi (CRLT Services GmbH)
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Petar Tsankov (CEO, LatticeFlow)
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PD. Dr. Alex Ilic
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Stefan Tuchschmid
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Kevin Sartori
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Semih Kacan
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Sara Moser
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Roland Schegg
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Karthik Muralidharan
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Prof. Torsten Hoefler (Professor, ETH Zürich & Chief Architect for ML, CSCS)
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Mershad Javan (CEO, Octiive)
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Bea Knecht (Founder, Zattoo)
PROGRAM
Lunch-Chat AI and Business Development
Alessandro Curioni, Harald Nieder, Niklas Kühl
Keynote: How We Made AI Beat The Best Drone Pilot
Professor and Director of the Robotics and Perception Group at University of Zurich
Panel AI Made in Europe
Raphael von Thiessen (Project Lead New Technologies at Canton of Zürich), Martin Pejsa (Founder and Executive Chairman at Creative Dock), Frauke Goll (Director at applied AI Institute for Europe), Thilo Stadelmann (Head of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence at ZHAW School of Engineering)
Panel AI and the Media
Sahar El Khoury (Head of Business Intelligence & AI at Thomson Reuters), Titus Plattner (Head of the Interactive Unit at Tamedia (FR)), Florian Notter (Product Manager AI at SRF)
Panel Bridging Gaps in STEM Education and Careers: Empowering the Next Generation
Kirsty Russell, Stefano Brusoni, Nadia Fischer
Dandelion Award Ceremony
Generative AI changes everything - or does it?
Prof. Gaetan de Rassenfosse (Associate Professor at EPFL), Dr. Karl Ruloff (Director, Financial Services, Forensic Data Analytics at EY), Prof. Menna El Assady (ETHZ), Prof. Torsten Hoefler (Professor at ETH Zürich & Chief Architect for ML at CSCS)
INCUBE Finals
Lunch-Chat Decisions Every Founder Has to Make
Mershad Javan (CEO of Octiive), Bea Knecht (Founder of Zattoo), Boris Manhart (Founder of Growth Unltd.)
How to apply AI in a World Fashion Retailer
Javier Díaz Cortés (Inditex, Leader of Research AI), Pablo Jimeno Romero (Inditex, Technical Lead)
How to structure employee incentive plans
Ramona Wyss, Fabienne Limacher
AI Legal & Strategy Consulting
Prisca Quadroni (CEO, AI Legal & Strategy Consulting)
Innosuisse Innovation Funding
Dr. Hanspeter Bär, Giulia Fischetti, Frank-Peter Schilling
Fundraising during challenging times
Jan Lederhausen
AI and Multi-Modal Data in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
Ferdinand Metzler (CEO & Co-Founder at Benetics), Dr. Luis Salamanca (Sr. Data Scientist, SDSC), Dr. Romana Rust (ETH Zürich)
Why people and ideas are inseparable in startups
Tatjana Bandinu
Current Legal Topics & AI I & II
Claudia Keller (Partner, Wenger Vieli), Colin Carter (Legal Engineer, Coop Rechtsschutz AG), Barbara Muery (CEO, Herlock.ai)
AI for Education
Jakub Macina (ETH AI Center), Julia Chatain (ETH Zürich), Arnout Devos (co-founder of OkNoName.com), Anette Hunziker (Head of Research at Taskbase)
Gen AI - Millions for you or millions in fines?
Dr. Vera Vallone, Roman Schweizer
Mastering Self-financing: Empowering entrepreneurs to fund their own start-up success
Nicola Plain
Applied AI
Marc Raum & Markus Grün (Eraneos), Hadi Eghlidi (Lead Competence Center Smart Systems, VAT Group), Eric van den Berg (CIO, Clariant), Corinne Rutschi (Digital Project Manager, Buhler Group)
AI and Sustainable Finance
Dr. Viljami Laurmaa (Machine Learning Lead, RepRisk), Dr. Tingyu Yu (PostDoc, UZH), Dr. Tomasz Orpiszewski (Senior Lecturer, ZHAW)
Workshop Genetic Programming
Leonardo Vanneschi (Full Professor, NOVA IMS), Giulia Di Capua (Researcher, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio), Roger D. Jones (Researcher, European Centre for Living Technology)
Boost your startup with the ZHAW Center for Entrepreneurship
Melanie Binggeli, Project Lead for Entrepreneurship (ZHAW)
Startup Strategy in the Generative AI Startup Landscape
Andreas Gšldi
Industrial AI
Alisa Rupenyan (Researcher, ETH Zürich), Ricardo Chavarriaga (Research Associate, ZHAW), Patrick Griss (Executive Partner, Zühlke Group)
From Farm to Fork: AI on our plates
Lukas Roth (Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich Crop Science Group), Sharon Wulff (Co-founder and CPO, Agrinorm), Michael Buser (CIO & CLO, fenaco cooperative)
Trustworthy AI I
Kevin Schawinsky (CEO, Modulos), Christian Rigassi (CRLT Services GmbH), Petar Tsankov (CEO, LatticeFlow)
Startup Equity: Who Gets What
Alex Ilic, Stefan Tuchschmid and Kevin Sartori
Understanding growth: A deep dive into SAAS metrics for start-ups
Semih Kacan
Bridging the Gap between Tradition and AI: Hospitality Booster Workshop
Sara Moser, Roland Schegg, Karthik Muralidharan, Letizia Signorell
Support offers for startups in the Bern Capital Area
Christian Lundsgaard-Hansen
AI Policy - Why Bother?
Ayisha Piotti (Director of AI Policy, ETH Zurich), Boris Inderbitzin (Attorney at Law, MLL Legal), David Marti (Program Officer, Pour Demain), Raphael Von Thiessen (Kanton Zürich)
AI meets Intellectual Property
Dany Vogel, Zolt‡n Gyenge, Philip Kerpen
Bringing Medical & Biotech innovations from idea to products on the market
Sitem-Insel School
Pitch Perfect: You never get a second chance to make a first impression!
Gianmarco Hodel
VC Panel: Investing in Deep Tech
Steve Jacobs (Lakestar), Nicolas Autret (Walden Catalyst), Alessandra Agnello (Ace)
AI in Medicine: A look ahead
Felice Burn, Michael Krauthammer, Marcela Riuz, Sven Hirsch
Late IP protection - missed opportunities
Cristina Mayor, Matthias KŠch
Innovation-Sandbox for Artificial Intelligence
Raphael von Thiessen
Reinforcement Learning in real-world applications
Leonard Bauersfeld (PhD student at UZH Robotics and Perception Group), Alizee Pace (PhD student at ETH AI Center, Biomedical Informatics Group), Dr Andrea Coletta (Research Scientist, J. P. Morgan AI Research), Dr Matteo Turchetta (Postdoctoral ETH Zurich - CTO KoraLabs)
LLM Safety
Florian Tramer (Assistant Professor, ETH Zürich), Mislav Balunovic (SRI Lab, ETH Zürich), Luca Beurer-Kellner (SRI Lab, ETH Zürich), Václav Volhejn (Scientist, Lakera), Pavol Bielik (CTO & Co-Founder, LatticeFlow)
Accelerated Discovery
Patrick Ruch (IBM Research), Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)
AI and Financial Services
Dr. Patrick Hauf (Senior Lecturer & Program Director, ZHAW), Dr. Alexander Rudyk, Prof. Dr. Peter Schwendner (Head Institute of Wealth & Asset Management, ZHAW), Dr. Michel Neuhaus (Head AI, Data & Analytics, UBS Switzerland), Leonardo De Marchi (VP of Labs, Thomson Reuters)
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