#8 Silicon Valley Meets Switzerland

Reserve Ticket
Prime Tower Zürich
Thursday,
May 7, 2026
1 :30 - 5:30 pm
followed by an apéro
Early-bird pricing available

Event focus topics

Five Strategic Technology Frontiers — Seen Early, Not Late

SVMS-8 focuses on five technology domains where early adoption defines long-term winners.

Each domain is presented through a dual perspectiv:

one Silicon Valley pioneer
one Swiss or European technology leader

Not to compare features — but to show how early decisions shape outcomes.

Interactive panel discussions will deepen insights, highlight risks and opportunities, and spotlight collaboration potential across the Atlantic .

High-Tech Connect will give a talk on:

How Europe and Switzerland can become a world leader in AI applications - a practical roadmap.

The Five Frontiers:

• From Chat to Action:
AI That Drives Real Enterprise Outcomes

• AI Infrastructure & Platforms:
The Compute, Data & Control Layer

• Physical AI:
Robotics & Automation in the Real World

• Climate, Energy & Space Technologies:
Strategic Resilience at Scale

• Quantum & Future Compute:
Competitive Advantage Beyond Classical Limits

Interactive panels and discussions focus on:

How can we still compete with limited resources?
Where should we focus our efforts?
Where could we even lead worldwide?

#8 Highlights

Why this Event is Different

Dual Perspective, Not Vendor Pitches
See how similar technologies evolve differently depending on decision speed, governance, and ambition.

Strategy-Level Discussions
No product demos without context.
Every session connects technology to enterprise strategy, risk, and capital deployment.

Real Demos, Real Constraints
Live demonstrations — including what doesn’t work yet — because early adoption is about learning, not perfection.

Networking Without Borders
Direct access to:enterprise decision-makers, startup founders, investors, researchers
from Switzerland, Europe, and Silicon Valley.

Neutral, Global & Technology-Agnostic
SVMS-8 is:
provider-neutral
geopolitically aware but not ideological
focused on fair partnerships and long-term competitiveness

The goal is not to copy Silicon Valley —
but to import decision velocity where it matters.

Who Should Attend

SVMS-8 is designed for people who shape decisions — not just evaluate tools:

Enterprise leaders (CIO, CDO, CTO, CSO, Head of Data/AI, Corporate Development)

Capital & risk owners (CFO orgs, CVC, Strategy, Architecture)

• Investors
(VC, PE, angels)

Founders & researchers building frontier technology

You will leave with decision insight - not a shopping list.

SPEAKERS

Media and supporters

Check with them if you are a member or affiliated as you get a nice discount.

Program

Silicon Valley Meets Switzerland

The five high-impact technology domains are explored through a deliberate dual perspective:

One pioneering startup from Silicon Valley
alongside
one leading Swiss or European technology company.

Together, they show how early decisions shape outcomes — and what enterprises gain or lose depending on when they engage.

The five domains:

- From Chat to Action: AI That Drives Enterprise Outcomes
- AI Infrastructure & Platforms
- AI in the Physical World
- Climate, Energy & Space Technologies
- Quantum & Future Compute


TIME

speaker/moderator

topic
13:00
Ralf Haller
(High-Tech Connect)
Welcome & Context.
How Europe and Switzerland can become a worldwide leader in AI applications - a practical roadmap.
From Chat to Action: AI That Drives Enterprise Outcomes
13:20
tbd
Enterprise Agentic AI applications.
13:40
Jochen Doppelhammer (Maisa AI)
Accountable Digital Workers automating end-to-end processes
AI Infrastructure & Platforms
14:00
Maximilian Niroomand (Lyceum Technology)
Intelligent GPU orchestration for enterprise AI
14:20
tbd
Neocloud GPU provider
AI in the Physical World: Robotics, Automation & Real-World Impact
14:40
tbd
Automate the impossible.
Physical AI to scale most tedious tasks from manufacturing to logistics.
15:00
Alex Pachikov (Sunflower Labs)
From Silicon Valley DNA to Swiss Precision: Scaling Autonomous AI Globally
Networking Break ☕️
Tech for Planet & Beyond: AI-Powered Climate and Space Innovation
15:20
Sanjay Vijendran (TerraSpark)
Powering Earth with Energy from Space
15:40
Yury Vasilkov (Gamaya)
AI-Driven Agriculture at Global Scale
Quantum & Future Compute
16:00
Fernando Dominguez Pinuaga (SandboxAQ)
Large Quantitative Models for Real-Economy Problems
16:20
Markus Pflitsch (Terra Quantum)
Quantum Advantage for Complex Business Challenges
Final Discussion - AI Without Billions?
16:40
Andy von Bechtolsheim, Alex Pachikov
How Europe and Switzerland Can Compete in a World Dominated by US & China
17:20 Apéro and Networking🍷