Category: Innovation

Silvia Quarteroni
âFrom promise to impact: AI in Switzerlandâ
Chief Transformation Officer & Head of Innovation at Swiss Data Science Center
Alumni Award 2024

Samantha Anderson
«From the Bench to a Startup: Growth and Challenges of Scaling Chem Tech»
Samantha Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO of DePoly and Alumni Award 2024

Hiroaki Kitano
âCreating the Engine for Scientific Discovery with AIâ
Hiroaki Kitano, Executive Deputy President and Chief Technology Officer of Sony
Group Corporation
Conference held on January 24th, 2025

Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux
âInnovation Portfolio Managementâ
Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux, Chief Technology Officer at SICPA SA
Conference held on February 22nd, 2024

Madiha Derouazi
âFrom Scientist to Entrepreneur: Bridging the Gap to Bring Vaccines to the Clinicâ
Madiha Derouazi, CEO of Speransa Therapeutics, Founder and former CEO of Amal Therapeutics, Alumni Award 2023 and EPFL alumna
Conference held on November 27th, 2023

Ghita Mezzour
âUnlocking Moroccoâs Digital Potential: Towards an Innovative and Inclusive Growthâ
Ghita Mezzour, Moroccoâs Minister Delegate in Charge of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Alumni Award 2023 and EPFL alumna
Conference held on October 6th, 2023

Christoph Aeschlimann
“Ensuring Swiss Tech Leadership”
Chritsoph Aeschlimann, CEO of Swisscom, Alumni Award 2022
Conference held on May 22nd, 2023

John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram
“Speed & Scale: A Plan for Confronting Climate Change Now”
John Doerr, chairman of Kleiner Perkins
Ryan Panchadsaram, advisor to the Chairman
Conference held on April 21st, 2022

Mariana Mazzucato
“Digital Competitiveness”
Mariana Mazzucato, economist at University College London (UCL), Founder/Director of UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, and author
Conference held on October 1st, 2020

Klaus Hommels
“Digital Competitiveness”
Klaus Kommel, venture capitalist and founder of the Lakestar fund in ZĂŒrich
Conference held on October 1st, 2020

George Church and Christian Frei
âConversation with George Church et Christian Freiâ
Harvard synthetic biologist and Swiss movie director
Conference held on the 18th of september 2020

Yuval Noah Harari
Conversation with Yuval Noah Hariri
Historian, philosopher and bestselling authorÂ
Conference held on July 10th, 2019

Stephen Quake
âA cell is a bag of RNAâ
Stephen Quake, Professor of Bioengineering and Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University
Conference held on July 3rd, 2019