Doors Open & Registration

Welcome Speech

Gustav Baldinger, CEO, PwC Switzerland

Lead Moderator for the Evening:
Ewelina Kawczynska
Global Communications Expert & Journalist

Keynote 1

Dr. Marc Andre Schauwecker, President, SwissMBAs

Panel 1: AI at Scale – From Hype to Value

Moderator: Dr. Marc Heggemann, Chief Digital Competence Center & Principal Consultant, cross-ING AG

• Ann Jameson, COO, Microsoft Switzerland
• Judith van Walsum – CFO / Head of Finance, Business Operations & IT, Datwyler 
• Fruzsina Homolka – Chief Data Officer, SRG SSR
• Dr. Christian B. Westermann – Partner & AI Leader, PwC Switzerland
• Lukas Ackermann – Chief IT and Digital Services Officer, Galenica 

Break

Parallel Use Case Sessions

AI in Energy: How Axpo is Keeping Up with the Rapid Evolution of AI
- Johannes Manser – Head of Digital Solutions, Axpo 

AI and Leadership Decisions: Turning Insight into Impact
- André Gisiger, Co-Founder & GM, GloCoach

One Human, Many Agents: Running a Factory Line and a Sports Club with AI
Dr. Thierry Buecheler, Head of EMEA – Focus North and East, Oracle 

Break

Keynote 2

Thomas Gresch, Chief Technology Officer, Axpo Group

Panel 2: Embedding AI into Applications – Practical Considerations and Customer Implementation

Moderator:  Salama Belghali, co-founder of FIDUCIA AI

• Dennis Lehmeier, Director Manufacturing & Corporate Business (DACH), Google
• René Raeber – CTO, Sr. Director Tech Specialist Mgmt, Microsoft
• Eva Blaya - Chief Financial Officer, BBVA Switzerland
• Thomas Holderegger – Member of Switzerland Executive Committee, Lead Security Switzerland, Accenture 
• Mark Meuldijk – Executive Management Consultant – AI & Data, Digital Assurance, PwC Switzerland

Closing speech

 Cristian Manganiello, Partner, PwC

Apéro & Networking