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8 JULY 2026 · ZURICH
Venture Client Summit Zurich
Resilient by Design — Building Europe’s Competitive Future
TOP
Senior Executives
3
Curated Tracks
10+
Selected Startups
1
Day of Impact
Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue · Rüschlikon
About the Summit
Where Europe's leaders shape the next decade
Invitation-only · top senior executives, policymakers, technology leaders and selected high-growth startups. Free of charge.
Venture Client Summit Zurich convenes top senior executives from leading European corporates, policymakers, technology leaders and selected high-growth startups to explore how Europe strengthens its competitiveness in an age of uncertainty.
Hosted in partnership with Swiss Re and leading ecosystem actors, the summit examines how organizations can manage systemic risk while accelerating innovation — from AI infrastructure and industrial automation to governance, resilience and venture collaboration models.
DateWednesday, 8 July 2026
Time10:00 – 17:00
VenueSwiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, Rüschlikon
FormatKeynotes · Track sessions · Executive roundtables
Programme
Three tracks. One conversation.
Curated for senior leaders shaping the next generation of European industry.
Track 01
The Resilience Playbook
Risk, Reinvention & Responsible Innovation
Track 02
The New Industrial Stack
AI, Automation & the Physical Tech Shift
Track 03
Scaling AI From Pilot to Value
From PoCs to Real Deployments
8 July 2026
Agenda
Morning Programme
10:00–10:10
Official Welcome
Lars Rössler & Ana Carolina Alex · Combient Foundry
10 minForum A
10:10–10:30
Fireside Chat with Swiss Re: Risk, Resilience and the State of the World
Bo Soevsoe Nielsen · Swiss Re · Fabian Streiff · Office for Economy, Canton of Zurich
Fireside · 20 minForum A
10:30–11:10
Panel: State of AI in Switzerland
Beat Kramer Mölbert (Swiss Re) · Daniel Naeff (ETH AI Center) · Katka Letzing (Kickstart Innovation, Swiss AI Weeks) · Lukas Willi (Innovation Sandbox Zurich)
Panel · 40 minForum A
11:10–11:50
Panel: The New Industrial Stack — An Executive Perspective
Dr. Preeti Kamakoti (Sulzer) · Damir Kušar (Swisscom) (tbc) · AWS
Panel · 40 minForum A
11:50–12:00
Track Teasers & Invitation to Breakout Sessions
Lars Rössler & Ana Carolina Alex · Combient Foundry
10 minForum A
12:00–13:00
Lunch & Speeddating
Foyer
Afternoon Programme · Parallel Tracks
Track 1
The Resilience Playbook
Seminar Room 3
13:00–13:10
Opening Keynote
Keynote · 10 min13:10–13:40
Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussion: Current Challenges & Trends
Fishbowl · 30 min13:40–14:10
Startup Showcases
Aser AI · CarbonPool · Clicks · White Circle
Solutions · 30 min14:10–14:30
Success Stories of Scaling Startup Tech
Unique AI
Case Study · 20 min Track 2
The New Industrial Stack
Seminar Room 4
13:00–13:10
Opening Keynote
Keynote · 10 min13:10–13:40
Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussion: Current Challenges & Trends
Fishbowl · 30 min13:40–14:10
Startup Showcases
Aily Labs · Neural Concept
Solutions · 30 min14:10–14:30
Success Stories of Scaling Startup Tech
Anybotics
Case Study · 20 min Track 3
Scaling AI From Pilot to Value
Garden Lounge
13:00–13:10
Opening Keynote
Keynote · 10 min13:10–13:40
Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussion: Current Challenges & Trends
Fishbowl · 30 min13:40–14:10
Startup Showcases
Duvo · Aisot · Neur.on AI
Solutions · 30 min14:10–14:30
Success Stories of Scaling Startup Tech
Parquery
Case Study · 20 min14:30–15:00
Coffee Break & Speeddating
Foyer
15:00–16:00
Resume of Tracks & Closing Remarks
Combient Foundry · AWS · Canton of Zurich · Swiss Re · Kickstart
Plenary · 60 min · Track summaries, startup mini-pitches, reflectionsForum A
16:00–17:00
Apéro & Speeddating
Foyer
Selected Startups
High-growth companies presenting at the summit
Confirmed participants from Europe’s most promising deep tech and AI companies.
Aily Labs
AI decision-intelligence platform for Fortune 500 companies: turns enterprise data into real-time, actionable insights for executives.
Enterprise AIDecision Intelligence
ailylabs.com
Aisot
ETH spinoff building predictive AI models and a portfolio intelligence platform for institutional investors — combining financial data, market dynamics and news flow for portfolio monitoring, risk management and allocation. Powers a public ISIN fund at ZKB.
Financial ServicesEnterprise AI
aisot.com
ANYbotics
Autonomous legged robots (ANYmal) for industrial inspection in complex and hazardous environments — delivering data, safety and uptime.
Physical AIRobotics
anybotics.com
Aser AI
AI platform that turns emerging risks (ESG, renewable energy, agriculture) into real-time intelligence: 10x faster risk assessment using satellite imagery, IoT, and ML, delivered to corporates and insurers at a fraction of traditional cost.
Climate RiskEnterprise AI
aser.ai
CarbonPool
Swiss-based insurance company that de-risks voluntary and compliance carbon markets by providing in-kind, high-quality carbon credit payouts.
Climate RiskInsurance
carbonpool.earth
Clicks
AI agents that replace BPO and shared service centres: runs back-office workflows end-to-end in existing tools at 60%+ lower cost than offshoring.
Agentic AIAutomation
goclicks.ai
Duvo
Agentic system that streamlines non-deterministic retail workflows by using AI agents to bridge the gap between modern apps, legacy systems, and unstructured data.
Agentic AIRetail Tech
duvo.ai
Neur.on AI
Intelligent automation platform for enterprise operations, enabling complex workflow orchestration with AI-native architectures.
Enterprise AIAutomation
neur-on.ai
Neural Concept
AI-native engineering platform that accelerates product development by embedding physics-aware AI into design and simulation workflows.
Industrial AIEngineering
neuralconcept.com
Parquery
AI computer vision platform that transforms existing cameras into parking occupancy and space monitoring systems, enabling real-time detection and analytics for parking operators, cities, and infrastructure owners.
Urban TechComputer Vision
parquery.com
Unique AI
Enterprise AI platform for financial services: secure AI agents, MCP-powered integrations and governance layer for KYC, investment analysis and regulated workflows.
Financial ServicesEnterprise AI
unique.ai
White Circle
AI control layer for LLM security: unified safety, security, evals and performance optimization for enterprise AI deployments.
AI GovernanceSecurity
whitecircle.ai
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