Tech Events in Zurich

Join us for the Zürich edition of the Global Day of Coderetreat (coderetreat.org) — an annually occurring code
retreat happening worldwide, simultaneously, on the same day.

It's a safe space for developers to practice their
craft, away from the pressure of delivering.

You must register for a ticket here — RSVPing on Meetup alone does not reserve your spot:
https://infomaniak.events/en-ch/training-courses/global-day-of-coderetreat-zurich-2026/863d8dd3-c07a-42db-b0d0-a91aea8ddc1a/events/398544

We'll spend the day coding in pairs, focused on Pair Programming and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Six 45-minute
sessions, each tackling the same problem (Conway's Game of Life) under different constraints, followed by a
15-minute feedback round to share what we learned.

No impostor syndrome here — this is a place of practice, not performance. Getting it right matters more than
getting it done, and after each session, you delete your code and start fresh.

Bring a laptop with your IDE set up for TDD.

All languages and experience levels welcome.

Organized by Coders Only, the Zürich developer community/association.

Mit KI dem Apéro entgegen

Wer Künstliche Intelligenz richtig einsetzt, kann im Arbeitsalltag viel Zeit gewinnen. An diesem Nachmittag sprechen wir nicht nur darüber – wir probieren es gemeinsam aus.

Die Mission ist einfach: Alle Teilnehmenden entwickeln eine konkrete KI-Lösung für eine echte Aufgabe aus ihrem Arbeitsalltag. Jede funktionierende Lösung spart künftig Zeit. Diese gewonnene Zeit wird auf ein gemeinsames Zeitkonto gebucht.

Sobald das Zeitkonto voll ist, endet der Arbeitsteil – und der Apéro beginnt.

Je besser wir zusammenarbeiten, desto früher ist Feierabend.

Datum: Montag, 9. November 2026

Zeit: 13.30 bis 18.00 Uhr

Ort: Citizen Space Zurich
Heinrichstrasse 267A, 8005 Zürich

Teilnahmegebühr: CHF 25.– pro Person

Apéro: Nach Erreichen des gemeinsamen Zeitziels – spätestens ab 17.00 Uhr

Mitbringen: Eigener Laptop inklusive Ladekabel

Viele Menschen nutzen KI bereits. Sie stellen Fragen, schreiben Texte oder lassen Dokumente zusammenfassen. Trotzdem bleibt der konkrete Nutzen im Arbeitsalltag oft kleiner als erwartet.

Das möchten wir ändern.

Bei «Mission Feierabend» arbeiten die Teilnehmenden nicht an allgemeinen Übungsaufgaben, sondern an einer eigenen, realen Herausforderung. Das kann eine wiederkehrende E-Mail, eine Recherche, ein Protokoll, ein Bericht, eine Auswertung oder eine andere Aufgabe sein, die regelmässig Zeit kostet.

Aus dieser Aufgabe entwickeln wir gemeinsam eine konkrete KI-Lösung. Das kann beispielsweise ein wiederverwendbarer Prompt, ein persönlicher KI-Agent, eine Vorlage oder ein kleiner automatisierter Arbeitsablauf sein.

Die Lösung soll nicht irgendwann einmal nützlich sein. Sie soll möglichst bereits am nächsten Arbeitstag eingesetzt werden können.

Ein einzelner KI-Agent kann bereits viel bewirken. Er kann beispielsweise Dokumente auswerten, Informationen strukturieren, Texte vorbereiten oder einen klar definierten Arbeitsschritt übernehmen.

Doch was passiert, wenn nicht nur ein einzelner Agent eingesetzt wird? Was wird möglich, wenn mehrere KI-Anwendungen, Prozesse, Datenquellen und Automatisierungen zu einem funktionierenden System verbunden werden?

Genau das zeigt Centry Labs an diesem Nachmittag.

Centry Labs arbeitet bereits heute nicht nur mit einem einzelnen KI-Agenten, sondern mit einem ganzen KI-System. Ein zentraler KI-Agent greift dynamisch auf dokumentierte Prozesse, Unternehmenswissen und klare Regeln zu und konfiguriert sich pro Aufgabe selbst, anstatt dass viele einzelne Agenten parallel arbeiten.

So wird sichtbar, wie sich KI vom punktuell eingesetzten Tool zu einem festen Bestandteil der täglichen Zusammenarbeit entwickeln kann.

Centry Labs gibt einen offenen und praxisnahen Einblick:

• Wie ist das KI-System aufgebaut?
• Welche Aufgaben übernehmen einzelne Agenten oder Automatisierungen?
• Wie greifen die verschiedenen Teile ineinander?
• Wo bleibt der Mensch bewusst in der Verantwortung?
• Welche Aufgaben konnten konkret vereinfacht oder beschleunigt werden?
• Wie viel Zeit gewinnt das Team dadurch tatsächlich?
• Was braucht es, damit aus einzelnen KI-Experimenten ein verlässliches System wird?

Dabei geht es nicht um eine technische Hochglanz-Demo, sondern um einen ehrlichen Blick in die Praxis: Was funktioniert bereits gut? Wo braucht es weiterhin Kontrolle? Und was können andere Unternehmen daraus für ihren eigenen Einstieg mitnehmen?

Gewonnene Zeit ist echte Zeit

Zeitersparnis ist nur dann wertvoll, wenn die gewonnene Zeit nicht sofort wieder mit neuen Aufgaben gefüllt wird.

Bei Centry Labs dürfen die Mitarbeitenden deshalb selbst entscheiden, wie sie ihre gewonnene Zeit einsetzen. Sie können am nächsten Morgen länger ausschlafen oder an einem anderen Tag früher Feierabend machen.

Das zeigt: KI-Effizienz muss nicht nur dem Unternehmen zugutekommen. Richtig eingesetzt kann sie auch die Mitarbeitenden entlasten und ihnen ein Stück Zeit zurückgeben.

Diesen Gedanken möchten wir bei «Mission Feierabend» ganz konkret erlebbar machen.

Zu Beginn machen alle Teilnehmenden eine persönliche Zeit-Inventur:

• Welche Aufgaben wiederholen sich in meinem Arbeitsalltag?
• Welche davon kosten mich besonders viel Zeit?
• Welche Arbeitsschritte könnte eine KI übernehmen oder vorbereiten?
• Wo braucht es weiterhin zwingend den Menschen?
• Welche Aufgabe möchte ich heute konkret vereinfachen?

Nach kurzen Praxisimpulsen beginnt die Bauphase. Jede Person arbeitet an einer eigenen KI-Lösung und wird dabei unterstützt.

Anschliessend werden die Lösungen getestet und verbessert. Danach berechnen die Teilnehmenden, wie viel Zeit sie damit künftig pro Woche, Monat oder Jahr sparen können. Diese gewonnene Zeit wird auf das gemeinsame Zeitkonto gebucht.

Das Zeitkonto gehört der ganzen Gruppe. Es geht nicht darum, wer zuerst fertig ist. Wer seine Lösung bereits entwickelt hat, unterstützt andere Teilnehmende. Gemeinsam versuchen wir, die Zielmarke so früh wie möglich zu erreichen.

Sobald das gemeinsame Zeitkonto voll ist, ist die Mission erfüllt. Dann beginnt der Apéro.

Sie können nahezu jede wiederkehrende Aufgabe mitbringen, die heute unnötig viel Zeit kostet. Zum Beispiel:

• längere Texte oder Dokumente zusammenfassen
• regelmässig ähnliche E-Mails formulieren
• Sitzungsnotizen in strukturierte Protokolle verwandeln
• Informationen aus verschiedenen Dokumenten zusammentragen
• Berichte, Präsentationen oder Konzepte vorbereiten
• Kundenanfragen schneller und konsistenter beantworten
• Rechercheergebnisse strukturieren und vergleichen
• Angebote, Checklisten oder Vorlagen erstellen
• Dokumente sortieren, benennen oder auswerten
• Social-Media-Beiträge oder Newsletter vorbereiten
• Daten und Informationen in Tabellen übertragen
• Übersetzungen vorbereiten oder verbessern
• administrative Routineaufgaben vereinfachen
• einen persönlichen KI-Agenten für eine bestimmte Aufgabe entwickeln
• erste Ideen für ein eigenes, vernetztes KI-System entwickeln

Sie müssen Ihre Aufgabe noch nicht vollständig durchdacht haben. Es reicht, wenn Sie eine Tätigkeit mitbringen, bei der Sie regelmässig denken: «Das müsste doch schneller gehen.»

13.30 Uhr

Begrüssung, Kennenlernen und Einführung in das gemeinsame Zeitkonto.

13.45 Uhr

Welche Aufgaben kosten im Alltag besonders viel Zeit? Welche davon eignen sich für den Einsatz von KI?

14.05 Uhr

Was kann KI heute tatsächlich übernehmen? Wo liegen die Grenzen? Wie wird aus einer alltäglichen Aufgabe eine gute und verlässliche KI-Lösung?

14.30 Uhr

Centry Labs zeigt, wie im eigenen Unternehmen nicht nur ein einzelner KI-Agent, sondern bereits ein ganzes KI-System eingesetzt wird.

15.00 Uhr

Die Teilnehmenden entwickeln eine eigene Lösung: einen Prompt, eine Vorlage, einen persönlichen KI-Agenten, einen KI-gestützten Arbeitsablauf oder die erste Skizze für ein grösseres KI-System.

Ab ca. 16.00 Uhr

Die Lösungen werden ausprobiert, verbessert und auf ihre Alltagstauglichkeit geprüft. Anschliessend wird die mögliche Zeitersparnis berechnet und auf das gemeinsame Zeitkonto gebucht.

Nach Zielerreichung

Wenn wir die Mission besonders schnell erfüllen, beginnt der Apéro bereits gegen 16.00 Uhr. Spätestens ab 17.00 Uhr beginnt der gemütliche Teil.

18.00 Uhr

• mindestens eine konkrete und getestete KI-Lösung für Ihren Arbeitsalltag
• einen Prompt, Agenten oder Ablauf, den Sie direkt weiterverwenden können
• ein Verständnis dafür, wie aus einzelnen KI-Agenten ein ganzes KI-System entstehen kann
• einen ehrlichen Einblick in das KI-System von Centry Labs
• ein besseres Gespür dafür, welche Aufgaben sich für KI eignen
• mehr Sicherheit im Umgang mit generativer KI
• eine realistische Einschätzung der Möglichkeiten und Grenzen
• eine Berechnung Ihrer persönlichen Zeitersparnis
• neue Ideen aus dem Austausch mit anderen Teilnehmenden
• und hoffentlich bereits am Veranstaltungstag einen früheren Feierabend

Sie verlassen den Workshop nicht nur mit Notizen und theoretischem Wissen, sondern mit einem konkreten Ergebnis.

«Mission Feierabend» richtet sich an alle, die KI nicht nur kennenlernen, sondern praktisch und sinnvoll einsetzen möchten. Besonders geeignet ist der Nachmittag für:

• Mitarbeitende und Führungskräfte aus KMU und grösseren Unternehmen
• Selbstständige, Unternehmerinnen und Unternehmer
• Personen aus Marketing, Kommunikation und Redaktion
• Mitarbeitende aus Kundenservice, Customer Experience und Vertrieb
• Projektleitende, Beraterinnen und Berater
• Fachpersonen aus HR, Finanzen und Administration
• Verantwortliche für Digitalisierung, Innovation und Transformation
• Personen, die KI-Agenten oder Automatisierungen im Unternehmen einführen möchten
• Lehrpersonen und weitere Bildungsfachleute
• Vereins- und Organisationsverantwortliche
• Personen mit ersten KI-Erfahrungen
• Einsteigerinnen und Einsteiger, die KI anhand einer eigenen Aufgabe ausprobieren möchten

Es sind keine Programmierkenntnisse und keine vertieften technischen Vorkenntnisse erforderlich. Entscheidend sind lediglich eine konkrete Aufgabe, ein eigener Laptop und die Bereitschaft, direkt auszuprobieren.

Sie können das KI-Tool nutzen, mit dem Sie bereits arbeiten. Das kann beispielsweise ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, SwissGPT oder ein anderes System sein.

Bitte stellen Sie vor dem Event sicher, dass Sie Ihre Zugangsdaten kennen und sich auf Ihrem Laptop anmelden können.

Wer noch kein eigenes KI-Tool nutzt oder bewusst eine Schweizer Lösung ausprobieren möchte, erhält für den Veranstaltungstag kostenlos Zugang zu Kontexus von LLMify.

Kontexus ist mehr als ein klassischer KI-Chat. Während ein Chat in der Regel einen Text als Antwort liefert und die weitere Arbeit beim Menschen bleibt, kann Kontexus direkt mit Dateien arbeiten und Aufgaben bis zum fertigen Ergebnis weiterführen.

Kontexus kann unter anderem:

• Dateien öffnen, lesen und vergleichen
• Inhalte aus PDF-, Word-, Bild- und anderen Dokumenten verarbeiten
• Dokumente sinnvoll benennen und organisieren
• Tabellen und Übersichten erstellen
• Berichte, Protokolle, Offerten oder Präsentationen vorbereiten
• Berechnungen und Summen mithilfe von Code überprüfen
• Informationen aus mehreren Dokumenten zusammentragen
• Arbeitsresultate direkt als neue Dateien ablegen

Kontexus kann zudem mit Anwendungen wie Outlook, Kalender, Teams, SharePoint und Buchhaltungslösungen verbunden werden.

Das System wird in der Schweiz betrieben. Verarbeitung und Speicherung erfolgen laut Anbieter in Schweizer Rechenzentren. Die Inhalte der Nutzerinnen und Nutzer werden nicht für das Training von Sprachmodellen verwendet. Für Unternehmen sind ausserdem Private-Cloud- und On-Premise-Varianten verfügbar.

Am Workshop können Sie Kontexus anhand einer eigenen, geeigneten Aufgabe testen. Selbstverständlich können Sie stattdessen auch mit Ihrem gewohnten KI-Tool arbeiten.

• einen eigenen Laptop und das passende Ladekabel
• Ihre Zugangsdaten für das KI-Tool, das Sie nutzen möchten
• eine oder mehrere Aufgaben aus Ihrem Arbeitsalltag
• wenn möglich anonymisierte Beispieldokumente
• Neugier und Freude am Ausprobieren

Bitte verwenden Sie während des Workshops keine vertraulichen Unternehmens-, Kunden-, Gesundheits- oder Personendaten. Falls Sie mit Dokumenten arbeiten möchten, bringen Sie anonymisierte Beispiele oder eigens für den Workshop erstellte Testdateien mit.

Dr. Sophie Hundertmark forscht und lehrt am Institut für Finanzdienstleistungen Zug der Hochschule Luzern zu Conversational AI, Generative AI und Responsible AI. Sie promovierte an der Universität Freiburg und begleitet Unternehmen aus Banking, Versicherung, Gesundheitswesen und dem KMU-Umfeld beim sinnvollen und verantwortungsvollen Einsatz von KI.

Ihre Workshops sind konsequent praxisorientiert: Die Teilnehmenden sollen nicht nur über KI sprechen, sondern eine funktionierende Lösung für ihren eigenen Alltag entwickeln.

Meike Tarabori ist Chefredakteurin des Schweizer Fachmagazins CMM360, Podcasterin, Moderatorin und Expertin für Kommunikation, Digitalisierung, Customer Experience und Organisationsentwicklung. In ihrer Arbeit vermittelt sie komplexe technologische Entwicklungen verständlich, kritisch und alltagstauglich – für Fachpersonen ebenso wie für Menschen ohne technischen Hintergrund.

Sophie Hundertmark und Meike Tarabori haben gemeinsam das Buch «Hey KI, was machst du da? – Ein alltagstauglicher Ratgeber für Erwachsene & Kinder» geschrieben. Genau dieser Ansatz prägt auch «Mission Feierabend»: verstehen, ausprobieren, kritisch prüfen und sinnvoll einsetzen.

Centry Labs begleitet Schweizer KMU und Verwaltungen bei der digitalen Transformation und beim Einsatz von Künstlicher Intelligenz. Dabei stehen nicht einzelne Tools oder technologische Trends im Mittelpunkt, sondern messbare Wirkung: klare Strategien, sinnvolle Prozesse, pragmatische Umsetzung und die Befähigung der Mitarbeitenden.

Am Event zeigt Centry Labs das eigene KI-System und macht sichtbar, wie mehrere Agenten, Automatisierungen und Arbeitsabläufe im Alltag zusammenspielen.

Besonders spannend: Die dadurch gewonnene Zeit kommt nicht nur dem Unternehmen zugute. Die Mitarbeitenden dürfen sie auch persönlich nutzen – beispielsweise für einen längeren Morgen oder einen früheren Feierabend.

CMM360 ist das Schweizer Fachmagazin für nachhaltige Kundenbeziehungen, Kundeninteraktionen, Customer Experience, Digitalisierung und Unternehmensentwicklung.

CMM360 unterstützt den praxisnahen Austausch darüber, wie Unternehmen KI nicht nur als Trendthema diskutieren, sondern konkret und verantwortungsvoll in ihren Arbeitsalltag integrieren können.

LLMify stellt allen Teilnehmenden für den Veranstaltungstag kostenlos einen Zugang zu Kontexus zur Verfügung.

Citizen Space Zurich
Heinrichstrasse 267A
8005 Zürich

Der Citizen Space im Zürcher Kreis 5 bietet mit seinen individuell gestalteten Workshop- und Meetingräumen den passenden Rahmen für gemeinsames Arbeiten, Ausprobieren, Vernetzen und den anschliessenden Apéro.

Im Teilnahmebeitrag von CHF 25.– enthalten sind:

• der komplette Praxis-Workshop
• der Einblick in das KI-System von Centry Labs
• die Begleitung bei der Entwicklung einer eigenen KI-Lösung
• sämtliche Arbeitsunterlagen
• eine kostenlose Kontexus-Lizenz für den Veranstaltungstag
• der gemeinsame Apéro
• Austausch und Networking mit den anderen Teilnehmenden

Die Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt, damit während der Arbeitsphase eine persönliche Begleitung möglich ist. Eine frühzeitige und verbindliche Anmeldung wird empfohlen.

Sind Sie bereit für die Mission?

Künstliche Intelligenz spart nicht automatisch Zeit. Ein wirklicher Nutzen entsteht erst, wenn sie für eine konkrete Aufgabe passend eingesetzt, getestet und in den eigenen Arbeitsablauf integriert wird.

Und manchmal braucht es mehr als einen einzelnen Agenten. Erst durch das Zusammenspiel verschiedener KI-Anwendungen, Daten und Prozesse entsteht ein System, das im Alltag wirklich entlastet.

Bringen Sie eine Aufgabe mit, die Sie schon lange vereinfachen wollten. Entwickeln Sie daraus mit unserer Unterstützung eine funktionierende KI-Lösung. Erfahren Sie, wie Centry Labs bereits mit einem ganzen KI-System arbeitet. Buchen Sie die gewonnene Zeit auf das gemeinsame Konto – und helfen Sie mit, den Feierabend für alle etwas früher beginnen zu lassen.

Mission angenommen?

Willkommen zur 49. Ausgabe von SEOnerdSwitzerland, yay!

📅 9. November, 18.00 Uhr
📍 Zürich: Liip AG, Limmatstrasse 183

Vortrag 1:
Wir sind Teil der Antwort, egal wo sie entsteht: Die Sichtbarkeitsstrategie der Suva
🎤 Murielle Müller

Wie bleibt eine grosse Organisation sichtbar, wenn Menschen ihre Antworten immer öfter direkt in Google, KI-Suchen, Sprachmodellen, Medien oder Social Media finden? Murielle zeigt am Beispiel der Suva, wie in acht Monaten eine kanalübergreifende Sichtbarkeitsstrategie entstanden ist, die SEO, Social Media und PR zusammenbringt, statt sie nebeneinander laufen zu lassen. Mit ersten Erkenntnissen aus dem laufenden Pilotprojekt und konkreten Erfahrungen aus der Praxis. Du erfährst:

• Warum die klassische Trennung von SEO, Social Media und PR im Zeitalter von KI und AI Search an ihre Grenzen stösst
• Wie eine kanalübergreifende Sichtbarkeitsstrategie Schritt für Schritt aufgebaut wird
• Welche Best Practices sich für das Zusammenspiel von SEO, Social Media und PR bewähren, damit Nutzerinnen und Nutzer ihre bevorzugte Plattform nicht verlassen müssen

Vortrag 2:
E-Commerce SEO: 3 Erfolgsfaktoren aus der Praxis von Office World
🎤 Markus Dütsch

Wie skaliert man die Suchmaschinenoptimierung für Hunderte Kategorien und Tausende Filterseiten, ohne den Überblick zu verlieren? Dieser Vortrag beleuchtet drei erfolgskritische Hebel aus der Praxis eines grossen Onlineshops. Du erfährst:

• Effizienz durch System: Wie smarte Teil-Automatisierung von Meta-Informationen Zeit spart und CTRs hebt
• Das Indexierungs-Dilemma: Wie man Facettennavigation so steuert, dass Crawling-Budget geschont und Duplicate Content vermieden wird
• Dynamischer Content: Der richtige Umgang mit saisonalen Kampagnen und das strategische Handling von ausverkauften Artikeln

Ablauf
17:45 - 18:00 Türen offen
18:00 - 19:30 Begrüssung & Vorträge
19:30 - 21:00 Networking & Apéro 😋
21:00 Guet Nacht!

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💛 SEOnerdSwitzerland is a non-profit association since 2019. We organize online and offline events to connect the Swiss SEO community and democratize SEO knowledge. The organisation team are unpaid volunteers. Sponsoring and donation help us cover IT, logistics and apero.

Here is how you can support us:
Sponsoring: Become a sponsor of SEOnerdSwitzerland starting from CHF 500.-
Social Media: Isaline and Corina share updates about SEOnerdSwitzerland on their profiles. Like, share, follow, and tell your SEO friends about us — every bit helps!

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Dive into how AI is shaking up sharing smarts and making knowledge way cooler and faster! #ws #fhk #ai #howto

Join us for an exciting in-person event where we'll dive into how AI is transforming the way we share and grow knowledge. Whether you're curious about smart tech, eager to learn new skills, or want to connect with like-minded folks, this is the place to be. Don’t miss out on fresh ideas, hands-on insights, and lively conversations about the future of learning!

Agentic Trio
Mit KI nicht (nur) schneller
liefern, sondern bessere
Produkte bauen

Die Ökonomie der Software-Delivery hat sich geändert. Code entsteht in Höchstgeschwindigkeit. Aber sollten wir jetzt massiv den Output erhöhen? Wir beobachten in unseren Projekten, wie sich Software-Teams an die geänderten Rahmenbedingungen anpassen und haben Thesen aufgestellt, wie wir in Zukunft mit unseren digitalen Produkten tatsächlich sinnvollen Outcome ermöglichen, statt nur zusätzlichen Feature-Output. Rollen und Aufgaben in den Teams werden sich verschieben. Das Product Trio von Teresa Torres wird zum Agentic Trio. Spoiler: Die Aufgabe von Software-Teams war nämlich noch nie Code zu produzieren.

Fabian Walther:
Fabian Walther beschäftigt sich bei INNOQ als Architekt und Entwickler besonders gern mit allem was Entwicklungsteams motiviert und (dadurch) erfolgreich macht. Dabei spielen für ihn organisatorische Rahmenbedingungen ebenso eine Rolle wie technische Werkzeuge. Technologisch fühlt er sich besonders im JVM-Umfeld zuhause und ist großer Fan von Continuous Delivery. Darüber hinaus ist Speaker auf verschiedenen Konferenzen, Trainer und ein Co-Host des INNOQ Podcast und Youtube Kanals.

Live stream and very limited on-site seats available.
Please use the registration page to join the live stream: REGISTRATION PAGE

Host: This meetup is sponsored by ERNI.

Residuality Theory provides a way to dramatically improve your architecture - but it offers something else. It allows you to see architecture through completely new eyes, transforming your approach.

Agentic and harness engineering are an attempt to automate architecture. The failures and successes of these attempts will lead to new conversations about what architecture is. Residuality is well placed to answer these questions. And already we can see how some are using residuality to try and improve these efforts in books, talks, and academic articles.

If you’re an architect worried that GenAI is going to replace you, this talk should calm your nerves temporarily, until you realise how much work lies ahead of us!

Meet Barry O'Reilly: Barry is a veteran Architect who has held Chief Architect positions at Microsoft among others. He has also been a startup CTO, the Worldwide Lead for the Solutions Architecture Community at Microsoft, and founder of the Swedish Azure User Group. He is also a PhD candidate in software design and complexity science.

Host: This meetup is sponsored by ERNI.

Live stream and limited on-site seats available.

Please use the registration page to join: REGISTRATION PAGE

Seats are limited. Therefore, kindly let us know in advance if you cannot make it.

We look forward to seeing you at the free lecture.

Join us for our final talk of the year with Yu Sun, a product professional focused on emerging technologies. She recently defended her PhD in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) at the University of St. Gallen, exploring the design of everyday experiences in virtual and mixed reality.

What would make us go from putting on a device to play, to wearing one just like an ordinary pair of glasses?

This talk provides insights into the latest AR industry developments, from wearable gaming displays to lightweight everyday glasses. From her perspective as a product professional, Yu shares thoughts on whether today’s niche applications could build habits and push towards broader adoption, or simply thrive in specialised markets without converging into one everyday device.

We’re pleased to welcome you to our new venue, the Swiss Game Hub. No catering will be provided, but drinks will be available to purchase at the bar using TWINT.

Programme
19:30 — Doors open
20:00 — Talk by Yu Sun
20:30 — Q&A, followed by networking

EXTRA MESSAGE: Please get in contact, if you have a topic you want to share at one of the meetup events.

Universities sit on huge amounts of data, but turning it into something departments can use is a different challenge. How do you build an analytics foundation for an institution with many departments, different needs and very different levels of data maturity?

In this roundtable, we open the books on a real-world example: the analytics and data stack we built together with ETH Zurich. We’ll walk you through:

• The foundation: the data setup we started with, and why
• The evolution: the extensions we added along the way
• The people side: how we trained the different departments to work with the data
• The road ahead: how data is used today, and how ETH wants to use it in the future

Expect an honest, practical look at a real project, with plenty of room for your questions and your own experiences. Whether you’re just starting to rethink your institution’s data setup or want to get more out of the one you have, you’ll leave with ideas to take back to your team.

The Analytics Roundtable will take place in Zurich, Heinrichstrasse 267A. And as always, there will be complementary drinks and snacks.

This event is local and held in German and English

Our casual Bitcoin Zurich Meetup is for newcomers and veterans alike.

Open discussion, no organised speakers or topics. Feel free to discuss all sorts of Bitcoin topics. Please refrain from investment seeking, sales or unsolicited advertisement of any kind.

We appreciate reliable people who show up when registered or cancel their registration when they change their mind ;-)

The location manager of INSIDER BAR asks for reliable number of reservations. Please maintain your registrations accordingly. Thank you!
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Consumption to be paid at the Bar individually. The Bar team is orange pilled and take Bitcoin Tipps over Lightning.

Unser zwangloses Bitcoin Zürich Meetup ist für Neulinge und Veteranen gleichermassen geeignet.

Offene Diskussion, keine organisierten Redner oder Themen. Du kannst gerne über alle möglichen Bitcoin-Themen diskutieren. Bitte unterlasse die Suche nach Investitionen, Verkäufe oder unaufgeforderte Werbung jeglicher Art.

Wir freuen uns über verlässliche Teilnehmer, die sich anmelden oder abmelden, wenn sie ihre Meinung ändern ;-)

Der Locationmanager der INSIDER BAR bittet um eine zuverlässige Anzahl von Reservierungen. Bitte halte deine Anmeldungen entsprechend aktuell.
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Der Verzehr ist an der Bar individuell zu bezahlen. Das Bar-Team ist orange gepillt und nimmt Bitcoin-Tipps über Lightning entgegen.

2-hours live online training to help you understand the NFTs.

The workshop presents you with an opportunity to understand the basic concepts of NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens), and what makes them so special in today’s technologically advanced world.

We aim to empower you with concrete knowledge and understanding of various dynamics of NFT’s and enable you to get started with the decentralized new economy and its benefits over centralized finance.

Would you like a 5% discount on this training? Click here to get the discount code.

• Understand the basics of NFT's (Non-Fungible Tokens).
• Discover Use Cases applied to various industries.
• Learn about getting into NFT's
• Understanding the risks and benefits of investing in NFT.

• Blockchain Fundamentals
• The decentralized Layer
• Blockchain-based NFT's
• History of NFT's
• NFT's market
• Busting the myths around NFT's
• The future of NFT's
• Questions & Answers

No prior knowledge of blockchain or NFT's (Non-Fungible Tokens) is required.

Anyone with an interest in NFT's (Non-Fungible Tokens), new economy, generation of bankless, cryptocurrency, and trading.

• Sound understanding of various aspects of NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens).
• Ability to make informed decisions about choosing your next investment opportunities in NFT space.
• Certificate of attainment.

• Subject to Terms & Conditions. Individual pricing only, for corporates, please contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com.
• If you are looking for alternate payment options, please contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com.
• Any advice or suggestion shared during the workshop is not financial advice. You should consider your circumstances before making an investment. Trading digital currencies is a high-risk investment, and due consideration should be taken before making any investment decision.
• It will be a live online event. The link will be shared after you register for the event.
• T his workshop is conducted in English language. For any other language support, please contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com.

What can I bring to the event?

A curious mind. :)

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

You can contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com

Will I get any documents for attending this workshop?

Yes. You will receive a BSS attainment certificate after the workshop.

Is the certificate shareable on social media (e.g. LinkedIn)?

Yes. It is a digital certificate ,and you can share it with your peers/colleagues via social media (e.g. LinkedIn).

Is there any group discount?

Yes. Please reach out via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com

What's the refund policy?

Upto 30 days before the event. Please contact us in case you need to make any changes.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No need. It is a webinar and all you would need is a working computer and internet connection.

Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?

Yes. Please let us know up until 48 hours before the event.

Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends?

Yes. Please let us know up until 48 hours before the event.

2-hour live online training to help you navigate the convergence of Blockchain and AI (Artificial Intelligence).

The workshop presents you with an opportunity to explore the dynamic integration of Blockchain and AI, offering insights into how these technologies together can revolutionize data integrity, transparency, and efficiency across sectors.

Participants will delve into use cases, future trends, and strategic implementation, equipped with the knowledge to anticipate innovations and address challenges in this interdisciplinary field.

We aim to empower you with concrete knowledge and understanding for leveraging Blockchain and AI for enhanced decision-making and operational excellence, targeting professionals eager to navigate the complexities of these transformative technologies.

Would you like a 5% discount on this training? Click here to get the discount code.

• Understand the basics of foundational principles of Blockchain and AI, and how their integration can enhance data security, transparency, and decision-making processes.
• Explore specific use cases where Blockchain and AI are jointly applied across various industries.
• Anticipate future trends and innovations at the intersection of Blockchain and AI, including potential impacts on society and industry.
• Develop strategic insights on implementing Blockchain and AI technologies in business settings.

• Blockchain and AI (Artificial Intelligence) basics.
• Use Cases of Blockchain and AI Integration
• Future Trends and Innovations
• Strategic Implementation and Industry Impact
• Challenges and Considerations
• Questions & Answers

• No prior knowledge of blockchain or Blockchain and AI (Artificial Intelligence) is required.

• Anyone with an interest in Blockchain technology, AI (Artificial Intelligence).

• Thorough understanding of Blockchain technology and its convergence with AI (Artificial Intelligence).
• Certificate of attainment.

• Subject to Terms & Conditions. Individual pricing only, for corporates, please contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com.
• If you are looking for alternate payment options, please contact us via our website, or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com.

What can I bring to the event?

A curious mind. :)

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

You can contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com

Will I get any documents for attending this workshop?

Yes. You will receive a BSS attainment certificate after the workshop.

Is the certificate shareable on social media (e.g. LinkedIn)?

Yes. It is a digital certificate and you can share it with your peers/colleagues via social media (e.g. LinkedIn).

Is there any group discount?

Yes. Please reach out via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com

What's the refund policy?

Upto 2 weeks before the event. Please contact us in case you need to make any changes.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No need. It is a webinar and all you would need is a working computer and internet connection.

Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?

Yes. Please let us know up until 48 hours before the event.

Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends?

Yes. Please let us know up until 48 hours before the event.

Got something you’re designing, experimenting with - or just looking to chat with other creatives? Then you’re invited to join us at sphères. 🙂

We meet monthly to chat and connect in a relaxed, friendly setting. It’s a chance to meet new people, talk about what you’re working on, and be part of Zürich’s creative community - surrounded by like-minded people who just get it.

PS: RSVPs are coming in from multiple platforms, which means the total number of sign-ups is likely higher than what you see here.

🥂 Why swing by?

• Find new collaborators, clients, employers and friends
• Swap ideas, get feedback, and share experiences
• Meet in a cozy after-work drinks atmosphere
• Join creatives from various fields and ages.

📍 Where?
sphères, next to the Limmat river.
> Hardturmstrasse 66, 8005 Zürich
(Tram-Station Förrlibuckstrasse)

⏰ When?
Every second Thursday of the month, starting at 6 PM / 18:00 Uhr

🔗 Discord link
Get event reminders and connect with other members on Discord:
➡️ discord.gg/PAyRBDhKkk

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Who’s Visual Fields?
Visual Fields is a network of designers and creatives built for people to connect, support, and share with fellow experts.

We have upcoming events in Zürich, Basel, and Luzern.
Check out upcoming events

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Event policies
We have zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment. Be mindful not to make assumptions about gender, sexual orientation, or identity. Always ask for consent - for physical contact and work critique - and treat everyone and the space with respect.

Fine print (the friendly kind)
By joining, you agree that photos or videos taken at the event may be used by Visual Fields for promotional and communication purposes.

See you soon!! 🤩

We cannot believe it's been 2 years already!

And after 25 meetups and a conference, it's time to slow down and celebrate what this community has managed to do together!

Agenda
👉 Event page

About the organizers

• Bogdan Ilie is a user advocate. He's dipped his toes into Web Development, Technical Writing, Marketing, Design, and more. That makes him uniquely predisposed to identify improvement opportunities anywhere in the chain, or come up with unique solutions to problems. Nowadays, he's building websites and webapps at novu ag, using his beloved framework, Vue.
• Faris Aziz is a front-end master and Staff Software Engineer at Smallpdf, after his Engineering management job at Navro, a fintech company in the UK. Faris is a mentor, conference speaker, and workshop instructor, most recently at CityJS and other major conferences. He has contributed to open-source projects like Raycast and has mentored on platforms like Mentor Cruise. His projects include work on GCN, Eurosport, Discovery+, Fiit (a top UK fitness app), and he was the founding engineer of Navro in London. He also serves as a technical mentor at the Bletchley Institute.
• Nadja Hesselbjerg is a Zurich-based frontend developer with a flair for crafting sleek, user-friendly web experiences. With a passion for innovative UX/UI design, she transforms complex ideas into intuitive digital solutions. Her multicultural background adds a unique perspective to her work. When she's not coding, Nadja is likely exploring the latest design trends or enjoying the vibrant Swiss tech scene.
• Colin Schwarz is a software engineer with a passion for frontend development and industry experience building websites and web applications. A techie at heart, when he's not busy with his work or building a conference, he's probably traveling, or attending conferences or meetups, alongside his many other hobbies.

Get involved

• Have an interesting idea?
• Something missing from all meetups in this space?
• Do you have feedback?
• Wanna buy us a coffee?
• Got a venue idea? We love rotating locations to showcase Zurich’s tech ecosystem. Reach out, we’re always scouting fresh spots for our upcoming events.

There are multiple ways to get in touch. See zurichjs.com for all things zurichjs, including all social links to follow us and interact with us online.

Our goal is to create a space where everyone can bring value and feel like they are getting something out of it.

We are open to sponsorships and partnerships, and we would appreciate you sharing the event and message us about opportunities.

We are also committed to fostering a respectful and psychologically safe space where anyone can share their ideas. If this is your first time speaking, or if you need help preparing for a talk, we are happy to offer guidance and support.

Let's talk about the future of Swiss games. We've gone from a few scattered studios making mobile games 15 years ago to regularly producing successful games and somehow having one of the largest game coworking spaces in Europe. But this industry is still young. What will it develop into? What do we want it to be? How can we get there? Plus, as always, meeting and chatting with other game developers.

Aufnahmetag fürs Förderprogramm von ICT Scouts. Für Tech-Talente von 11 bis 15.

Begrenzt auf 20 Anmeldungen

Am Open Scouting lernen wir dein Kind kennen. Es stellt sich kurz vor und macht bei einem Tech-Workshop mit. Gleichzeitig arbeiten im Campus unsere bestehenden Tech-Talente an ihren Projekten.

Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos. Ein Platz im Förderprogramm ist damit aber nicht garantiert. Nach dem Open Scouting melden wir uns bei allen und sagen, ob es geklappt hat.

Wann
Samstag, 14. November 2026, 10 bis 13 Uhr

Wo
ICT Scouts Campus bei Accenture. Sihlstrasse 34, 8001 Zürich.

Für wen
Jugendliche von 11 bis 15 Jahren, die Lust auf Technik haben und eigene Projekte umsetzen wollen. Wer schon etwas Erfahrung hat, darf sie gerne zeigen.

Laptops und Material sind vor Ort. Es gibt höchstens 20 Plätze.

Falls dein Kind doch nicht kommen kann, melde es bitte ab, damit jemand anderes nachrücken kann. Deine Angaben verwenden wir nur für das Open Scouting und das Förderprogramm. Wir geben sie nicht weiter.

Eine Veranstaltung von ICT Scouts.
Unterstützt von Die Mobiliar, Accenture und T&N Solutions.

​Binance is visiting Zurich, hosted by CryptoMondays Zurich. Connect with the Binance team and hear their take on the next wave of crypto adoption, and enjoy an evening of good conversations and great company.

​Whether you're already a blockchain enthusiast, or just curious and want a clearer view of where the market is going, this session is your gateway to the Binance community.

​Thursday, 16 November 2026 | 18:00–21:00 at Tenity (Pfingstweidstrasse 110, 8005 Zürich)

​Binance is collaborating with CryptoMondays to meet Zurich’s finance, crypto and business community. A short keynote with Q&A, a quiz with rewards, then drinks and networking.

​18:00 | Welcome, Registration & Arrival

​Guest arrival and welcome drinks at Tenity.

​18:45 | Keynote

​Binance walks through the next wave of crypto adoption.

​19:15 | Quiz with rewards

​Following the keynote, guests can take part in a live quiz and compete for Binance merchandise based on their final ranking.

​19:30–21:00 | Networking Cocktail

​Drinks, snacks, and good conversations.

​Private investors who already hold crypto, or who are curious about it and want a clearer view of where the market is going; founders and teams already building in crypto, bankers, wealth managers, family offices and corporate decision-makers are very welcome too.

​No need to be a Binance user or a crypto expert to join.

Every product team is being asked the same question: what do we do about AI?

This evening brings two different takes from people who have actually shipped. One rebuilt his entire product org around AI. The other has spent eight years building AI products and argues the core of the job still holds.

Who is this for?

• The Rebuilder: product leaders rethinking how their teams are structured and how they ship
• The Sceptic: PMs being pushed to “add AI” and trying to work out what is real
• The Connector: anyone who wants an evening with the Zurich product community

The Talks
Rebuilding for AI: New Teams, New Process, New Norm

• By: Ivan leads product at Switzerland’s largest flexible staffing platform, Coople (30,000+ companies, 1,000,000+ workers), where he has spent the past year rebuilding product, design and engineering around AI-first ways of working. He also bootstraps AI-native SaaS products roadmappy.io, limeghost.com, jammyjar.com and marmiq.com.
• The Vibe: Over 12 months, Coople replaced squads, two week sprints and story points with AI first workflows and much smaller teams. An honest account of the decisions, the experiments that did not survive contact with reality, and the operating model running today.

AI Product Management: Demystifying the Hype

• By: Christoph Schönenberger spent eight years building data and AI products, from data science at Zühlke to product management at Migros and noimos.ai. Convinced that great AI products are first of all great products, he deliberately moved to B2C to be closer to end customers. He now leads App, Engage & Refer at Brack.Alltron, sharpening his discovery and UX skills with hundreds of thousands of users.
• The Vibe: Every second PM role now says AI, and most of what is written about them is marketing. Drawing on lessons from Zühlke, Migros and Noimos, Christoph shows what the job actually looks like: where AI earned its place, how simple analytics can beat sophisticated machine learning, and why the core of product management still stands.

What to expect

• Two 20 minute talks
• Open Q&A
• Drinks and networking with the Zurich product community

The Agenda
18:00 Doors
18:30 Talks
19:10 Q&A
19:30 Networking
21:00 Close

The details

• 📅 Monday 16 November 2026
• ⏰ 18:00 to 21:00
• 📍 SMG Swiss Marketplace Group, Thurgauerstrasse 36, 8050 Zürich

About our host
A huge thanks to SMG Swiss Marketplace Group for hosting us. SMG runs some of Switzerland’s best known digital marketplaces across real estate, automotive, general marketplaces and finance.
Spaces are limited due to venue capacity at SMG. Grab your spot.

Let's meet at the CNC meetup on Tuesday, November 17th, 2026, at 15:00 CET.

Location:
Open Systems AG
3rd floor
Räffelstrasse 29
8045 Zürich

Agenda:
14:30 – Door Opening
15:00 – Welcome, Intro, & Announcements
15:05 – Your Cluster, Their Agent: What Open Systems Built Before Letting Claude Touch Kubernetes (Ivan Bogovic, Open Systems; Marco Kuendig, Copebit)
15:35 – QuantyKube: A Zero-Dependency, Rust-from-Scratch Drop-In for etcd and the Container Sandbox (Samuel Krauss, Elchi Studios)
16:05 – k3s at Home: Running a Media Stack on Low-Power Hardware (Lars Barmettler)
16:35 - Helmetica (Sebastian Widmer, VSHN)
17:05 – Final words, networking & apéro

Your Cluster, Their Agent: What Open Systems Built Before Letting Claude Touch Kubernetes (Ivan Bogovic, Open Systems; Marco Kuendig, Copebit)

Open Systems runs a large Kubernetes estate on AWS, and its engineers now write manifests, Helm charts and OpenTofu modules with Claude Code. Whether an agent can write YAML is settled. The question this talk answers is what has to stand between the agent and the cluster before you let it near production.

Ivan Bogovic, Infrastructure Manager, Open Systems AG. Runs the infrastructure the estate sits on, and set the constraints the rollout had to meet. Marco Kuendig, Chief Technology Officer, copebit AG. Led the architecture. copebit is a Swiss AWS partner.

QuantyKube: A Zero-Dependency, Rust-from-Scratch Drop-In for etcd and the Container Sandbox (Samuel Krauss, Elchi Studios)

Every Kubernetes cluster depends on etcd to store control-plane state and on a container sandbox to isolate workloads. Both are mature, and both bring large dependency trees. QuantyKube (https://github.com/quantyRoot/quantykube) rebuilds these two components from scratch in Rust with zero external dependencies, which means no supply chain to audit and a small attack surface. Its storage core is copy-on-write and designed for this workload. The goal is a true drop-in replacement: one command patches an existing cluster, without a migration project or rewritten manifests. Samuel shows the architecture, the design trade-offs, and what a zero-dependency approach costs and buys. He also gives an early demo, with benchmarks and an account of what works today and what does not yet.

Samuel Krauss is a software engineer and the creator of the QuantyVerse, a family of zero-dependency Rust infrastructure projects. It began with QuantyDatabase, a copy-on-write database with time travel, written from scratch. The QuantyVerse is now becoming an official project of Elchi Studios. His interests include small, auditable systems software and making the cloud-native stack faster and simpler to operate.

k3s at Home: Running a Media Stack on Low-Power Hardware (Lars Barmettler)

Lars runs his own Jellyfin media server, 24/7, on a small k3s cluster at home, built from Raspberry Pis, a mini PC, and a single-board NAS. The talk covers a home cluster setup that comes with a small price and a small footprint: hardware choices, storage, secure remote access, and the things that went wrong along the way.

Lars Barmettler is an engineer in the Cloud Platform team at Open Systems, where he works with WAF and DNS technologies and builds AI security products such as Collective Defense and Active Generative Deception. At home, he self-hosts websites, storage, and video streaming on his own hardware.

Helmetica (Sebastian Widmer, VSHN)
TBD
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The event will be recorded and made available on VSHN's YouTube channel: https://vshn.tv. Subscribe to stay notified of updates.

We expect all participants to abide by VSHN's Conference Code of Conduct: https://www.vshn.ch/en/code-of-conduct/

If you would like to share your cloud-native projects at the CNC Switzerland meetup events or sponsor future events, just send us your talk suggestion here: https://cnc-meetup.ch. We look forward to hearing from you!

From building a highly available multi-AZ cloud in Switzerland to embedding quality into agile product delivery: two practical talks, experienced speakers, and plenty of networking opportunity. We are very much looking forward to the last DevOps Meetup Zurich of 2026.
Here's what's planned for the evening:
17:30 - 18:00 - Arrival and first drinks
18:00 - 18:45 - How We Build a Multi-AZ Cloud in Switzerland by Matthieu Robin & Mattia Eleuteri
18:45 - 19:30 - Embedding Quality Process in Agile Product Delivery by Geetanjali Bhat
19:30 - 20:30 - Networking, Open Space & More drinks*

How We Build a Multi-AZ Cloud in Switzerland
As a cloud provider, we spent significant time finding a solution to build a multi-AZ IaaS offering. Our goals were to find the best orchestrator, a very high availability system, and a fully secure setup for our customers. We will talk about our journey through different solutions and how we ended up with an Open-Source based stack, with Kubernetes at the core of our IaaS to deliver high availability, security, and resilience.

Matthieu Robin
CEO @ Hidora
Matthieu Robin is a passionate entrepreneur and staunch advocate of DevOps culture. As the CEO of Hidora, he leads companies in adopting cloud and DevOps solutions. He also serves as a volunteer firefighter, showcasing his commitment to community service. Matthieu founded the DevOps Geneva Meetup and DevOpsDays Geneva, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing within the DevOps community. He teaches at the Haute Ecole de Gestion, where he instructs the "Service Industrialization" course, sharing his expertise to inspire the next generation of business leaders.

Mattia Eleuteri
Cloud Native Enthusiast @ Hidora
Mattia has been at Hidora for 5 years, starting with monitoring and Elasticsearch. Today, he leads the journey to build a multi-AZ cloud in Switzerland, using Kubernetes as the core of the IaaS to deliver high availability, security, and resilience to Hidora's customers.

Embedding Quality Process in Agile Product Delivery
Quality is said to be built in when using agile delivery approaches, thanks to early and ongoing testing without the formal techniques used in traditional approaches. In interlinked projects, however, applying dedicated quality management processes and techniques helps teams consistently deliver fit-for-purpose agile products. Implementing these techniques has defined a new direction in multiple agile projects. In this session, you will learn how to define quality process techniques within an agile framework, and how to apply them across multiple projects, including scrum-of-scrum setups.

Geetanjali Bhat
Process Solution Specialist
Geetanjali is a dedicated quality specialist focused on quality process implementation across agile environments. She is a certified Project Manager (PMP) and Scrum Master (CSM) with strong expertise in QA management using Agile and SDLC methodologies across domains such as CRM, life sciences, and web applications. She has successfully scaled Scrum into multiple agile teams as a Scrum of Scrum Master. Having worked for product companies like Dell and Microsoft, she has led teams delivering quality software and regularly speaks at conferences on bridging quality challenges in agile project implementations.

Many thanks to our sponsors:

• Catering Sponsor: DevOpsDays Zürich https://www.devopsdays.ch/
• Location Sponsor: Digicomp https://www.digicomp.ch/

* contact us min. 3 days prior to the event if you prefer a vegan option.

Great creative work doesn’t always speak for itself. So how do you make its value visible?

Many designers, architects and creative professionals are excellent at their craft, yet are rarely shown how their work fits into the bigger picture of a company or of their own business.
The result? Good work that is hard to explain, hard to price, and easy to overlook.

In this keynote, Antonio Herrera shows how creative skills solve real business problems.
You’ll discover how to align your work with the vision of the company you work for, or how to build a business around your own.

Two anonymous case studies show the thinking in practice: a company report that set a business apart from its competition, and a luxury real estate project that created value through better relationships, without losing time or money.

The session closes with live mentoring and collaborative reflection, where the room works together on two real challenges.

What business problems do you already solve? And how would you explain it?

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🧠 What you’ll take away

• See your big picture, and the bigger picture around it.
• Align your vision with the value of your work.
• Create value in your role, whether as an intrapreneur, entrepreneur or creative leader.
• Use creativity and business skills together to solve expensive problems.

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About Antonio
Antonio Herrera is a Venezuelan-Swiss designer and artist, and the founder of HERR Design Collective in Zürich. With over 15 years in brand, interior, event and experience design, he has worked with leaders across sports, aviation, luxury, finance, insurance, creative industries, professional services and IT.

He holds a Master of Arts in Design, specialised in visual and empathic communication, with executive education in business, finance and psychology. He has also lectured at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) the Module Creative Business Design.

Today, Antonio helps leaders align quickly, so strategy turns into action without invisible friction, delays, or loss of productivity and money.

Connect with Antonio
LinkedIn
Instagram
Youtube

More on the Herr Design Collective:
www.herrdesigncollective.com

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Event info

• We meet on Tuesday, Nov 17, 18:30 at Kulturhaus Helferei. Look for the signs.
• This event will be livestreamed and recorded.
• Want future reminders and more? Join our community on Discord: discord.gg/PAyRBDhKkk

Schedule
6:30 PM → Doors open
6:45 PM → Keynote + Q&A
7:30 PM → Networking

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Event policies
We have zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment. Be mindful not to make assumptions about gender, sexual orientation, or identity. Always ask for consent - for physical contact and work critique - and treat everyone and the space with respect.

Fine print (the friendly kind)
Please note that by joining, you agree that photos or videos taken at the event may be used by Visual Fields for promotional and communication purposes. Please let us know at the event if you’d like your face to be blurred on photos or videos.

Meet Zürich’s AI & Startup founders, investors & builders. Short intros, networking & real connections.

Overview

Connect with Dubai’s AI & Startup founders, investors, and builders. Pitch your startup, meet investors, and create meaningful connections that drive real impact.

• Live Tech Startup Pitches — Be inspired by early-stage founders sharing bold ideas and innovative business models. Ask sharp questions or simply observe the next wave of startups.
• Investor-Focused Networking — Meet investors, deal scouts, and ambitious founders in a curated environment. Gain access to select pitch decks and warm intros if you’re scouting.
• Action-Driven Atmosphere — A room for action-takers: founders, creatives, and investors ready to build and execute.

• Angel investors, VC partners, and early-stage funds
• Founders with bold ideas, MVPs, or early traction
• Startup advisors, accelerators, and scouts
• Builders and creatives seeking co-founders, mentors, or capital
• Professionals who value high-quality conversation over crowded networking

Whether you’re funding, building, or scaling — you’ll leave with actionable insights and valuable connections.

For Investors

We invite angel investors and VC partners to participate as judges and contributors.

• Join discussions, meet other investors, and see what teams are building early.
• Founders rely on your experienced perspective.
• To become a judge or access the startup database, please fill out the
  Investor Application Form and ensure you have purchased a ticket.

For Pitching Startups

Selected startups will:

• Present live on stage
• Receive actionable feedback from investors

After purchasing a ticket:

• Submit your Pitch Deck and ensure it is accessible for viewers.

Here you can explore photos from our past events to get a sense of the energy, connections, and actionable outcomes.

A focused Pitch and Networking night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet relevant founders and peers.

🚀 Join our event in Zurich!

We design Pitch and Networking nights to help founders sharpen their thinking through direct, candid feedback and to give strong investors access to serious teams.

Our pitch night is complemented by a structured networking session before and after the pitch session.

• Startups pitch live and receive focused feedback from angels and VC partners
• Structured networking session before and after the pitches
• Entrepreneurs, startup founders, and operators are joining to network, exchange ideas, and build strong connections
• Active investors and venture scouts joining to discover the best startups early

• Founders
• Investors, VC partners, Venture Scouts
• Marketers, Salespeople, Business Advisors
• Industry Disruptors
• AI Experts
• Entrepreneurs from Europe, Asia, and the United Kingdom

We invite investors to our event to expand their network, get acquainted with new startups, evaluate them, share feedback, and participate in discussions with early-stage and serial founders.

We offer complimentary tickets to institutional investors, angels, and venture scouts with a proven track record.

Please apply via Luma or send us an email so we can issue the ticket.

If you'd like to access our database of promising startups or provide mentorship support to our best startups, please fill out this short Investor Application Form, and our team will contact you.

A limited number of founders will have the opportunity to pitch their startup or business to a panel of investors and experts.

4-6 selected founders will pitch their startup, followed by a short Q&A where participants can ask questions and share feedback.

Apply by filling out the Pitch Application Form and sending us your pitch deck.

Spots are limited, and we select founders in advance.

To maintain high-quality pitches, you are required to present with a pitch deck. We will share our pitching guide and, if you'd like, coach you so you're fully prepared for pitch night.

🏆 The best startups will be featured across our social media and included in our investor newsletter.

• Dress code: smart casual. Bring good energy.

Startup Valley is a global event organizer hosting pitch nights in 25 cities since 2023. Since then, we have hosted 850 events for 40,000 attendees. Over these years, we connected countless outstanding early-stage startups to serious investors, and we are not planning to stop. We maintain strategic partnerships with VC funds in the US, Europe, and Asia to support our community.

Do you have a question, a partnership proposal, or want to clarify something? Reach us at hello@startupvalley.club

A focused Pitch and Networking night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet relevant founders and peers.

🚀 Join our event in Zurich!

We design Pitch and Networking nights to help founders sharpen their thinking through direct, candid feedback and to give strong investors access to serious teams.

Our pitch night is complemented by a structured networking session before and after the pitch session.

• Startups pitch live and receive focused feedback from angels and VC partners
• Structured networking session before and after the pitches
• Entrepreneurs, startup founders, and operators are joining to network, exchange ideas, and build strong connections
• Active investors and venture scouts joining to discover the best startups early

• Founders
• Investors, VC partners, Venture Scouts
• Marketers, Salespeople, Business Advisors
• Industry Disruptors
• AI Experts
• Entrepreneurs from Europe, Asia, and the United Kingdom

We invite investors to our event to expand their network, get acquainted with new startups, evaluate them, share feedback, and participate in discussions with early-stage and serial founders.

We offer complimentary tickets to institutional investors, angels, and venture scouts with a proven track record.

Please apply via Luma or send us an email so we can issue the ticket.

If you'd like to access our database of promising startups or provide mentorship support to our best startups, please fill out this short Investor Application Form, and our team will contact you.

A limited number of founders will have the opportunity to pitch their startup or business to a panel of investors and experts.

4-6 selected founders will pitch their startup, followed by a short Q&A where participants can ask questions and share feedback.

Apply by filling out the Pitch Application Form and sending us your pitch deck.

Spots are limited, and we select founders in advance.

To maintain high-quality pitches, you are required to present with a pitch deck. We will share our pitching guide and, if you'd like, coach you so you're fully prepared for pitch night.

🏆 The best startups will be featured across our social media and included in our investor newsletter.

• Dress code: smart casual. Bring good energy.

Startup Valley is a global event organizer hosting pitch nights in 25 cities since 2023. Since then, we have hosted 850 events for 40,000 attendees. Over these years, we connected countless outstanding early-stage startups to serious investors, and we are not planning to stop. We maintain strategic partnerships with VC funds in the US, Europe, and Asia to support our community.

Do you have a question, a partnership proposal, or want to clarify something? Reach us at hello@startupvalley.club

A focused Pitch and Networking night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet relevant founders and peers.

🚀 Join our event in Zurich!

We design Pitch and Networking nights to help founders sharpen their thinking through direct, candid feedback and to give strong investors access to serious teams.

Our pitch night is complemented by a structured networking session before and after the pitch session.

• Startups pitch live and receive focused feedback from angels and VC partners
• Structured networking session before and after the pitches
• Entrepreneurs, startup founders, and operators are joining to network, exchange ideas, and build strong connections
• Active investors and venture scouts joining to discover the best startups early

• Founders
• Investors, VC partners, Venture Scouts
• Marketers, Salespeople, Business Advisors
• Industry Disruptors
• AI Experts
• Entrepreneurs from Europe, Asia, and the United Kingdom

We invite investors to our event to expand their network, get acquainted with new startups, evaluate them, share feedback, and participate in discussions with early-stage and serial founders.

We offer complimentary tickets to institutional investors, angels, and venture scouts with a proven track record.

Please apply via Luma or send us an email so we can issue the ticket.

If you'd like to access our database of promising startups or provide mentorship support to our best startups, please fill out this short Investor Application Form, and our team will contact you.

A limited number of founders will have the opportunity to pitch their startup or business to a panel of investors and experts.

4-6 selected founders will pitch their startup, followed by a short Q&A where participants can ask questions and share feedback.

Apply by filling out the Pitch Application Form and sending us your pitch deck.

Spots are limited, and we select founders in advance.

To maintain high-quality pitches, you are required to present with a pitch deck. We will share our pitching guide and, if you'd like, coach you so you're fully prepared for pitch night.

🏆 The best startups will be featured across our social media and included in our investor newsletter.

• Dress code: smart casual. Bring good energy.

Startup Valley is a global event organizer hosting pitch nights in 25 cities since 2023. Since then, we have hosted 850 events for 40,000 attendees. Over these years, we connected countless outstanding early-stage startups to serious investors, and we are not planning to stop. We maintain strategic partnerships with VC funds in the US, Europe, and Asia to support our community.

Do you have a question, a partnership proposal, or want to clarify something? Reach us at hello@startupvalley.club

A focused Pitch and Networking night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet relevant founders and peers.

🚀 Join our event in Zurich!

We design Pitch and Networking nights to help founders sharpen their thinking through direct, candid feedback and to give strong investors access to serious teams.

Our pitch night is complemented by a structured networking session before and after the pitch session.

• Startups pitch live and receive focused feedback from angels and VC partners
• Structured networking session before and after the pitches
• Entrepreneurs, startup founders, and operators are joining to network, exchange ideas, and build strong connections
• Active investors and venture scouts joining to discover the best startups early

• Founders
• Investors, VC partners, Venture Scouts
• Marketers, Salespeople, Business Advisors
• Industry Disruptors
• AI Experts
• Entrepreneurs from Europe, Asia, and the United Kingdom

We invite investors to our event to expand their network, get acquainted with new startups, evaluate them, share feedback, and participate in discussions with early-stage and serial founders.

We offer complimentary tickets to institutional investors, angels, and venture scouts with a proven track record.

Please apply via Luma or send us an email so we can issue the ticket.

If you'd like to access our database of promising startups or provide mentorship support to our best startups, please fill out this short Investor Application Form, and our team will contact you.

A limited number of founders will have the opportunity to pitch their startup or business to a panel of investors and experts.

4-6 selected founders will pitch their startup, followed by a short Q&A where participants can ask questions and share feedback.

Apply by filling out the Pitch Application Form and sending us your pitch deck.

Spots are limited, and we select founders in advance.

To maintain high-quality pitches, you are required to present with a pitch deck. We will share our pitching guide and, if you'd like, coach you so you're fully prepared for pitch night.

🏆 The best startups will be featured across our social media and included in our investor newsletter.

• Dress code: smart casual. Bring good energy.

Startup Valley is a global event organizer hosting pitch nights in 25 cities since 2023. Since then, we have hosted 850 events for 40,000 attendees. Over these years, we connected countless outstanding early-stage startups to serious investors, and we are not planning to stop. We maintain strategic partnerships with VC funds in the US, Europe, and Asia to support our community.

Do you have a question, a partnership proposal, or want to clarify something? Reach us at hello@startupvalley.club

A focused Pitch and Networking night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet relevant founders and peers.

🚀 Join our event in Zurich!

We design Pitch and Networking nights to help founders sharpen their thinking through direct, candid feedback and to give strong investors access to serious teams.

Our pitch night is complemented by a structured networking session before and after the pitch session.

• Startups pitch live and receive focused feedback from angels and VC partners
• Structured networking session before and after the pitches
• Entrepreneurs, startup founders, and operators are joining to network, exchange ideas, and build strong connections
• Active investors and venture scouts joining to discover the best startups early

• Founders
• Investors, VC partners, Venture Scouts
• Marketers, Salespeople, Business Advisors
• Industry Disruptors
• AI Experts
• Entrepreneurs from Europe, Asia, and the United Kingdom

We invite investors to our event to expand their network, get acquainted with new startups, evaluate them, share feedback, and participate in discussions with early-stage and serial founders.

We offer complimentary tickets to institutional investors, angels, and venture scouts with a proven track record.

Please apply via Luma or send us an email so we can issue the ticket.

If you'd like to access our database of promising startups or provide mentorship support to our best startups, please fill out this short Investor Application Form, and our team will contact you.

A limited number of founders will have the opportunity to pitch their startup or business to a panel of investors and experts.

4-6 selected founders will pitch their startup, followed by a short Q&A where participants can ask questions and share feedback.

Apply by filling out the Pitch Application Form and sending us your pitch deck.

Spots are limited, and we select founders in advance.

To maintain high-quality pitches, you are required to present with a pitch deck. We will share our pitching guide and, if you'd like, coach you so you're fully prepared for pitch night.

🏆 The best startups will be featured across our social media and included in our investor newsletter.

• Dress code: smart casual. Bring good energy.

Startup Valley is a global event organizer hosting pitch nights in 25 cities since 2023. Since then, we have hosted 850 events for 40,000 attendees. Over these years, we connected countless outstanding early-stage startups to serious investors, and we are not planning to stop. We maintain strategic partnerships with VC funds in the US, Europe, and Asia to support our community.

Do you have a question, a partnership proposal, or want to clarify something? Reach us at hello@startupvalley.club

Zurich Startup Networking Event: Meet Founders, Investors, and Talent - Build or Scale Your Startup

Join a high-signal startup networking event in Zurich where founders, investors, and talent connect to build and scale startups.Meet the right people, unlock real opportunities, and grow within the Zurich startup ecosystem.

Most networking events end with exchanged LinkedIn profiles.

This one focuses on real conversations and real opportunities.

We bring together founders, investors, engineers, operators and talent in a curated environment designed to create meaningful connections.

Through interactive networking rounds, open conversations and pitch opportunities, participants can share challenges, exchange insights and build relationships that last beyond the event.

Startup Networking in Zurich
Structured networking rounds where founders, investors, and talent connect, share challenges, and explore opportunities.

Talent & Hiring Connections
Meet engineers, operators, and professionals in the Zurich startup ecosystem.

Startup & Investor Conversations
Discussions around fundraising, product development, and scaling startups.

• Startup founders in Zurich
• VC and angels investors
• Engineers and builders
• Operators and product managers
• Recruiters and HR professionals
• Sales and business development professionals
• Job seekers interested in startups
• Newcomers to the Zurich tech ecosystem

A limited number of founders will have the opportunity to present their startup.

Selected founders will showcase their pitch deck to the audience and attending investors, followed by a short Q&A where participants can ask questions and share feedback.

Apply by sending your pitch

Spots are limited and founders will be selected in advance.

We invite local investors, angels and venture capitalists to join the event.

Investor participation is complimentary.

After verification, investors receive access to the Ascent Valley ecosystem, including:

• curated startup introductions

• access to our startup digest

• access to our platform and founder community

Interested investors can request verification

A focused pitch night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet relevant founders and peers.

🚀 Join our event in Zurich!

We design Pitch and Networking nights to help founders sharpen their thinking through direct, candid feedback and to give strong investors access to serious teams.

Our pitch night is complemented by a structured networking session before and after the pitch session.

• Startups pitch live and receive focused feedback from angels and VC partners
• Structured networking session before and after the pitches
• Entrepreneurs, startup founders, and operators are joining to network, exchange ideas, and build strong connections
• Active investors and venture scouts joining to discover the best startups early

• Founders
• Investors, VC partners, Venture Scouts
• Marketers, Salespeople, Business Advisors
• Industry Disruptors
• AI Experts
• Entrepreneurs from Europe, Asia, and the United Kingdom

We invite investors to our event to expand their network, get acquainted with new startups, evaluate them, share feedback, and participate in discussions with early-stage and serial founders.

We offer complimentary tickets to institutional investors, angels, and venture scouts with a proven track record.

Please apply via Luma or send us an email so we can issue the ticket.

If you'd like to access our database of promising startups or provide mentorship support to our best startups, please fill out this short Investor Application Form, and our team will contact you.

A limited number of founders will have the opportunity to pitch their startup or business to a panel of investors and experts.

4-6 selected founders will pitch their startup, followed by a short Q&A where participants can ask questions and share feedback.

Apply by filling out the Pitch Application Form and sending us your pitch deck.

Spots are limited, and we select founders in advance.

To maintain high-quality pitches, you are required to present with a pitch deck. We will share our pitching guide and, if you'd like, coach you so you're fully prepared for pitch night.

🏆 The best startups will be featured across our social media and included in our investor newsletter.

• Dress code: smart casual. Bring good energy.

Startup Valley is a global event organizer hosting pitch nights in 25 cities since 2023. Since then, we have hosted 850 events for 40,000 attendees. Over these years, we connected countless outstanding early-stage startups to serious investors, and we are not planning to stop. We maintain strategic partnerships with VC funds in the US, Europe, and Asia to support our community.

Do you have a question, a partnership proposal, or want to clarify something? Reach us at hello@startupvalley.club

Join the first Global AI Zürich Agentic Nights, hosted at isolutions at The Circle, Zürich Airport!
(note: registrations happen through the Global AI Community page: https://globalai.community/e/wbd0lirh)

Three talks. Real implementations. Time to ask questions, exchange ideas and meet the people building with AI agents.
For our first edition, we’re exploring three practical questions: How do you secure an agent’s identity? What does an agentic software factory look like in production? And how do you give agents memory that lasts beyond a conversation?
🤝 This event is organised in partnership with Agentic Engineering Days Zurich, bringing our communities together to share practical experience and ideas around AI agents.
Expect technical insights, demos and honest conversations about architecture, trade-offs and lessons learned. We’ll finish with pizza and networking—and there’s one more thing waiting in the final session. 👀
📅 Wednesday, 18 November 2026
🕠 17:00–21:00 CET
📍 isolutions offices, The Circle, Zürich Airport
🗣️ All sessions are in English

🔐 Your AI Agent Has an Identity. Now What?
Marco Gerber
With agent sprawl on the rise, every agent needs to be secure, governed and traceable—whether it acts on its own or on behalf of a user. Marco will explore the common pitfalls and how to get agent identity right from the start.
🏭 Inside an Agentic Software Factory: Built for Production
Roland Bürgi
What does an agentic software factory actually look like when it’s running in production?
Roland takes us inside a working implementation, exploring its architecture, the decisions behind it and the lessons learned along the way. Discover what worked, what didn’t and what these experiences could mean for your own development workflows.
Bring your toughest questions: there will be time to dig into implementation details and discuss the architectural trade-offs directly with Roland.
🧠 AgentMemory for .NET: Beyond Forgetful Agents (and One More Thing)
Jose Luis Latorre
Your agent had a useful conversation yesterday. What can it remember today—and how does that memory shape what it does next?
Jose introduces AgentMemory for .NET, an open-source project for giving AI agents persistent memory. Through a demo-driven session, we’ll explore its design choices, see memory in action and examine how an optional retrieval path can deliver sub-200 ms latency in the demonstrated setup.
Then comes one more thing: a reveal to close the session, followed by an open discussion. Bring your questions, ideas and feedback—you’ll be part of the conversation about "what comes next".

• 17:00–17:30 — Doors open & reception
• 17:30–17:40 — Welcome from isolutions
• 17:40–17:45 — Introducing Global AI Zürich and Agentic Nights · Jose Luis Latorre
• 17:45–18:30 — Your AI Agent Has an Identity. Now What? · Marco Gerber
• 18:30–18:35 — Short pause and speaker change
• 18:35–19:20 — Inside an Agentic Software Factory: Built for Production · Roland Bürgi
• 19:20–19:30 — Short break and speaker change
• 19:30–20:15 — AgentMemory for .NET: Beyond Forgetful Agents (and One More Thing) · Jose Luis Latorre
• 20:15–21:00 — Pizza, open discussion and networking 🍕
• 21:00 — Wrap-up

Each session includes Q&A. Timings are approximate, with room for questions and good conversations.

Developers, architects, AI engineers and anyone curious about how agentic systems are built and used in practice. Expect technical content, but you don’t need to be an agent expert to join the conversation.
Come for the talks. Stay for the questions, the pizza and the people.
Thank you to isolutions for hosting the first Agentic Nights!

Ruby conference in Zurich, Switzerland