TRUSTED INTELLIGENCE

Sep 28 - Oct 3, 2026

A GLOBAL FESTIVAL OF INNOVATION AND TECH!

Where world-class technology meets Swiss reliability: Join us and connect to tomorrow! Zurich AI Festival unites the minds building the future - visionary founders, bold investors, and tech leaders shaping the future.

EXPLORE

EARLY BIRD TICKETS

PROGRAM

Sep 28

AI Meets Reality: From Algorithms to Autonomous Systems

Vitus Areal Winterthur

SEP 29 - 30

AI Policy Summit

ETH Zurich Main Campus Building

SEP 30

AI Environment Summit

Innovationspark Dübendorf

Oct 01

AI+X Summit

StageOne, Oerlikon

FULL PROGRAM

TOPIC OF 2026: TRUSTED INTELLIGENCE.

AI is being exponentially integrated into our work - how do we know we can trust it?

In 2026, the Zurich AI Festival brings together the people building the next layer: systems that are open, transparent, and accountable to the societies they serve. Six days across the Greater Zurich region. One question we are answering together: what gaps need to be closed so that we can trust AI?

Agentic systems are increasingly supporting professionals and decision makers in all fields. Real decisions in healthcare, finance, and infrastructure are being influenced by AI. Transparency is no longer a feature. It is needed to establish the trust and reliability of these systems.

THE STAKES ARE GETTING HIGHER

THE RULES ARE BEING WRITTEN

The next 18 months will shape AI governance in Europe for a decade. The EU AI Act's full enforcement powers go live in August 2026, just weeks before the festival opens. Switzerland sits at the center of this conversation.

TRUST IS A SWISS ADVANTAGE

World-class research, regulatory clarity, neutral ground, and a system built on stability. The Greater Zurich region is uniquely positioned to define what trusted AI means in practice. Be at the core of this growing ecosystem.

SIX DAYS. THREE SUMMITS.
35+ EVENTS.

ONE CITY AND
THE FULL ECOSYSTEM WIDE OPEN FOR YOU TO EXPLORE.

The Zurich AI Festival is one week filled with events across Zurich, anchored by the AI+X Summit - Switzerland's flagship AI conference. Around it: summits, workshops, public discussions and rare networking opportunities all hosted by the companies at the forefront of AI development.

Why come?

ACCESS YOU WON'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE.

2025 brought us live demos from Google, Hugging Face, and Switzerland's deep-tech labs. The Top 100+ Women in AI & Data Report launched at the Public Night. The AI Policy Summit broadcast to 106 countries. The week is built so something genuinely new happens every day. This year expect even more.

Researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers and investors all in one city. AI shapers opening their doors, international VC’s, 300+ speakers and 35+ carefully curated events.

MEET THE PEOPLE BUILDING AI.

YOU BUILD YOUR OWN AGENDA.

Drop in for one summit, attend the full program or join only a few specific events. The whole festival on your personal schedule (while the tickets are available).

AND IF YOU WANT THE WHOLE FESTIVAL IN ONE TICKET, CHECK OUT THE

V-AI-P PASS.

The V-AI-P Pass is your access ticket to all of the Zurich AI Festival and the AI+X Summit. Built for the people who want everything the festival can offer without thinking which event to attend.

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

FULL ACCESS TO THE AI+X SUMMIT (2,200+ PARTICIPANTS IN 2025, 100+ INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS, 30+ SESSIONS ACROSS SPECIALIZED TRACKS)

ACCESS TO FLAGSHIP SUMMITS AND FESTIVAL EVENTS

SPEAKER'S DINNER AND EXCLUSIVE NETWORKING

FESTIVAL-WIDE COMMUNITY ACCESS AND PROGRAM UPDATES

Many summits, talks, and public events have their own tickets or are free to attend. The V-AI-P Pass is for those who want the complete week in one purchase.

2025 in numbers

THE PROOF IS IN THE LAST EDITION.

6,500+ participants from 80+ countries

300+ speakers on stage

Meet the ecosystem.

50+ VCs from 7 countries. Founders, researchers, and policymakers in the same room for a week.

26 events across 17 venues

48% international audience

20+ media features

Be where the work is happening.

From clinical AI at the University Hospital to autonomous systems in Winterthur. The festival lives in real places.

Shape the conversation.

Workshops, panels, and closed-door sessions where the questions about trusted AI are actually being answered, not just asked.

ABOUT US

Meet the team: 5 initiators, 1 mission!

At the heart of the Zurich AI Festival are five dedicated organisations united by a shared mission: to make Zurich and Switzerland a global beacon for ethical, impactful, and inclusive AI.

MEET THE TEAM