Applying AI Events in Geneva

Join us to shift the focus of AI for health toward practical decision support for primary care teams, community systems, and self-care.

Global conversations on artificial intelligence in health often begin at the top of the system, in hospitals, specialist care, and high-tech environments. We want to speak to and from where most care decisions are actually made: in homes, communities, primary care facilities, and by frontline health workers operating under pressure, uncertainty, and constraint.

Frontline health workers, including community health workers, nurses, midwives, and primary care providers, are central to primary health care systems and to progress toward Universal Health Coverage. They make high-stakes decisions every day on triage, referral, treatment initiation, follow-up, risk identification, supply availability, and community engagement, often without real-time guidance, adequate supervision, or reliable information.

At the same time, WHO guidance on AI for health emphasizes the need for transparency, accountability, inclusion, and the protection of public interest as AI becomes embedded in health systems.

The WHO guidance on self-care further recognizes that health outcomes and system resilience depend not only on formal service delivery, but also on the ability of individuals and communities to make informed decisions about health and care. This creates perhaps the most impactful zone of opportunity for AI, to reduce uncertainty, disrupt inequities, improve decisions, and strengthen care where health outcomes are won or lost.

Join us to challenge the current center of gravity in AI for health. Share views and thoughts to make the case that the next frontier of impact is AI as a practical decision-support layer for primary care teams, community systems, and self-care pathways.

Convened with Viamo, this event will bring together policymakers, technology leaders, frontline implementers, funders, and global agencies to confront a provocative but urgent question: Are we making the right investments in AI for health, or are we funding what is easiest to build rather than what health systems most need?

The Geneva AI Conference 2026 gathers AI and Business Leaders from across the Lake Geneva Region, for an evening of content and networking.

The Geneva AI Conference 2026 will gather 295 Business, Innovation, Product, and Tech Leaders from across the Lake Geneva region. Our 2025 edition got a full house of 120 attendees, and our 2026 edition will nearly triple in capacity due to high demand.

AGENDA

6:00pm-6:20pm: Registration

6:20pm-6:30pm: Introduction

• Ms. Joëlle Bertossa, Member of the Executive Council of the City of Geneva

6:30pm-7:15pm: Panel Discussion, with Audience Q&A

The panel will consist of 30 minutes of pre-prepared questions, and 15 minutes of curated audience Q&A.

• Christina Frohn, Executive Partner - Strategy & Transformation at IBM
• Jan K Krasnodebski, Head of Machine Learning Science Products at Hostelworld Group
• Pinar Dolen, Vice President, Chief Analytics Officer and Head of IT, Process Management for Corporate Functions at SAP
• Milos Maricic, Chair of Executive AI, AI Strategy Advisor to Sovereign Wealth Funds, OECD & WEF Policy Contributor, OpenAI Forum Member, and Guest Lecturer at the University of Geneva.

Spanning multiple sectors, this discussion dives into two critical pillars of AI success:

1. The ROI Reality Check: Moving beyond vanity metrics to measure true impact.
2. Building for Longevity: How to develop infrastructure today that survives the pace of tomorrow’s innovation.

7:15pm-9:00pm: Networking

• Complimentary drinks will be provided within designated time

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EVENT HOST

This event is organised by Startup Network Europe, which has hosted 250+ events, including:

• The Zurich AI Summit 2025 (380 attendees)
• The Geneva AI Conference 2025 (120 attendees)
• The Zurich AI Conference 2025 (220 attendees)
• The London AI Startup Conference 2025 (half-day event in Google’s London HQ)
• The Zurich AI Conference 2024 (220 attendees)
• The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event in Google’s EMEA HQ)
• The European Startup Conference 2022 (speakers included Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak)

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NETWORKING APP

Please note that a networking app link will be sent to event registrants, at least two weeks before the conference.