OpenTech Connect: Day 1 - INSPIRE
EPFL Innovation Park I, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland · Lausanne · Switzerland
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OpenTech Connect: Day 1 - INSPIRE
EPFL Innovation Park I
Lausanne, Switzerland
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OpenTech Connect brings together researchers, professors, students, developers, and industry experts for two days of hands-on learning, demos, lightning talks, and thought leadership around data, AI, and open technology.
Venue
EPFL Innovation Park - exact rooms TBA
Dates
11 - 12 November, 2026
What to expect
Day 1 - INSPIRE
Talks and demos
Lightning sessions
Thought leadership
Panel discussions
Networking and apéro
Agenda
09:00 - 09:30 - Arrival and breakfast
09:30 - 09:50 - Sofia Vallecorsa, CERN (opening keynote)
09:50 - 10:10 - Sandro Saitta, viadata
10:10 - 10:30 - Alireza Yazdi, Anyon Systems
10:30 - 10:50 - Deborah de Wolff, Liinka.io
10:50 - 11:05 - Break
11:05 - 11:25 - Jérôme Michaud, GVA
11:25 - 11:45 - Prof. Patrick Ruch, HES-SO
11:45 - 12:05 - Alexandra Pérez Acevedo, Analytics Alpha Group
12:05 - 12:25 - ITU
12:25 - 13:30 - Lunch
13:30 - 13:50 - Swiss AI Academy
13:50 - 14:10 - Samuel Pouyt, AI Product and Platform Leader
14:10 - 14:30 - Adi Saric, Maverix
14:30 - 15:00 - Break
15:00 - 15:20 - Prof. Mascha Kurpicz-Briki, BFH
15:20 - 15:40 - Lindsey DeWitt Prat, Bold Insight
15:40 - 16:00 - Lise Crettaz, IBM
16:00 - 16:20 - Break
16:20 - 16:40 - Quintana Hoyne, Embreier
16:40 - 17:00 - TBA
17:00 - 17:30 - Panel
17:30 - 20:00 - Apero
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