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    8 JULY 2026 · ZURICH

    Venture Client Summit Zurich

    Resilient by Design — Building Europe’s Competitive Future
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    Selected Startups

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    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
  1. Managing systemic risks while enabling innovation
  2. Responsible AI, governance, compliance
  3. Climate, supply chain & operational resilience
  4. Trust-based innovation systems in Europe
    5. Track 02

    The New Industrial Stack

    AI, Automation & the Physical Tech Shift
  5. Physical AI: robotics, simulation, edge compute
  6. Digital twins in manufacturing
  7. AI-enabled factories and supply chains
  8. Infrastructure for scaling AI
    9. Track 03

    Scaling AI From Pilot to Value

    From PoCs to Real Deployments
  9. Moving from PoCs to real deployments
  10. Data foundations, governance & cross-functional execution
  11. AI in heavy industry, finance, insurance & logistics
  12. Cloud, compute & secure architectures
    13. 8 July 2026

    Agenda

    Morning Programme

    09:30–10:00

    Registration & Coffee Networking

    30 minFoyer
    10:00–10:10

    Official Welcome

    Lars Rössler & Ana Carolina Alex · Combient Foundry

    10 minForum A/B
    10:10–10:30

    Fireside Chat with Swiss Re & Office for Economy, Canton of Zurich: 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/B
    10:30–11:10

    Panel: State of AI in Switzerland

    Beat Kramer Mölbert (Swiss Re) · Helga Rietz (ETH AI Center) · Katka Letzing (Kickstart Innovation, Swiss AI Weeks) · Lukas Willi (AI Innovation Sandbox, Canton Zurich)

    Panel · 40 minForum A/B
    11:10–11:50

    Panel: The New Industrial Stack — An Executive Perspective

    Dr. Preeti Kamakoti (Sulzer) · Dr. Astrid Heckl (Schaeffler) · Damir Kušar (Swisscom) ·  Mauro De Micheli (AWS)

    Panel · 40 minForum A/B
    11:50–12:00

    Track Teasers & Invitation to Breakout Sessions

    Lars Rössler

    10 minForum A/B
    12:00–13:00

    Lunch & Speeddating

    Foyer

    Afternoon Programme · Parallel Tracks

    Track 1

    The Resilience Playbook

    Seminar Room 3
    13:00–13:10
    Welcome by Lars Rössler
    Introduction · 10 min
    13:10–13:40
    Startup Showcases

    Aser AI · CarbonPool · Clicks

    Demos · 30 min
    13:40–13:55
    Success Stories of Scaling Startup Tech

    Unique AI

    Case Study · 15 min
    13:55–14:30
    Peer-to-Peer Roundtable: Current Challenges & Trends
    Open Discussion · 35 min
    Track 2

    The New Industrial Stack

    Seminar Room 4
    13:00–13:10
    Welcome by Jakob Gaard
    Introduction · 10 min
    13:10–13:30
    Startup Showcases

    Aily Labs · Neural Concept

    Demos · 20 min
    13:30–13:45
    Success Stories of Scaling Startup Tech

    Anybotics

    Case Study · 15 min
    13:45–14:30
    Peer-to-Peer Roundtable: Current Challenges & Trends
    Open Discussion · 45 min
    Track 3

    Scaling AI From Pilot to Value

    Garden Lounge
    13:00–13:10
    Welcome by Ana Carolina Alex
    Introductions · 10 min
    13:10–13:35
    Startup Showcases

    Duvo · Aisot · Fini AI

    Demos · 30 min
    13:35–13:55
    Success Stories of Scaling Startup Tech: AI Innovation Sandbox of Canton Zurich

    Neur.on AI · Parquery

    Case Study · 20 min
    13:55–14:30
    Peer-to-Peer Roundtable: Current Challenges & Trends
    Open Discussion · 35 min
    14:30–15:00

    Coffee Break & Speeddating

    Foyer
    15:00–16:00

    Resume of Tracks & Closing Remarks

    Lars Rössler · Ana Carolina Alex · Jakob Gaard

    Plenary · 60 min · Track summaries, startup mini-pitches, reflectionsForum A/B
    16:00–17:00

    Apéro & Speeddating

    Foyer

    Confirmed speakers

    Industry and innovation expertise on stage

    More speakers to be announced soon.

    Fabian Streiff

    Head of Office for Economy
    Canton of Zurich

    Bo Soevsoe Nielsen

    Head Risk Data Services Corporates
    Swiss Re Group

    Beat Kramer Mölbert

    Group AI Enablement Lead
    Swiss Re Group

    Lukas Willi

    Project Lead AI | AI Innovation Sandbox
    Canton of Zurich

    Katka Letzing

    CEO
    Kickstart Innovation | Swiss AI Weeks

    Helga Rietz

    Science Writer & Communication Manager
    ETH AI Center

    Damir Kušar

    Director Innovation & New Business
    SwissCom

    Dr. Preeti Kamakoti

    Director of Key Enabling Technologies and Tools Chemtech
    Sulzer

    Dr. Astrid Heckl

    Vice President Scouting & Technology – Advanced Production
    Schaeffler

    Mauro De Micheli

    Manufacturing & Automotive GTM Lead
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    Lars Rössler

    Managing Director Germany & VP Clients
    Combient Foundry

    Ana Carolina Alex

    Head of Operations Central Europe
    Combient Foundry

    Jakob Gaard

    Managing Director Denmark
    Combient Foundry

    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

    Fini AI

    Autonomous AI agents that resolve 80%+ of enterprise support tickets with 98% accuracy, built for fintech, banking and regulated industries.
    Enterprise TechAgentic AI
    usefini.com

    Neur.on AI

    AI legal translation built for Switzerland’s quadrilingual law. Swiss-hosted, on Swiss infrastructure; ISO 27001. Made for lawyers, banks and authorities.
    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

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