SWII 2026 I Agenda
Registration | ||
Welcome Address from Switzerland and Sweden | Dr. Christian Schaffner, Director ETH Energy Science Center | |
Introduction to the Swiss-Swedish Innovation Initiative in partnership with Germany and Austria | ||
EUREKA-Eurostars: Boost innovation across borders | Janique Siffert, Programme Manager, Innosuisse Peter Lindberg, Eureka National Project Coordinator, International Cooperation, Vinnova Johanna Scheck, Programme Manager, FFG Bojan Hörnich, Project Leader, European and International Cooperation, DLR | |
Welcome Keynote by ETH as Host (TBC) | ||
Invitation to innovation collaboration with end-users and MNEs | Swiss, Swedish, German and Austrian MNEs and end-users about their innovation priorities and what innovation collaboration they invite to | 7 keynotes (10 min per keynote) When will Robots Take the Next Step and Enter Real Work Assignments in Utilities? Synopsis: Robotics and AI are merging quickly together. We can now see that humanoids with communication skills entering the real world. Our aim is to understand how a utility can make use of this technology in a safe and secure way. Open Innovation & Venturing for profitable growth Synopsis: Swiss Post has just been awarded “world’s best postal service” for the ninth time in a row but is at the same time facing unprecedented disruption. Where does Swiss Post plan to grow in this challenging environment? How is Swiss Post leveraging foresight, innovation and venture capital to achieve it? And what kind of startups/partnerships is Swiss Post interested in? VERBUND - accelerating the energy transition Scania, introduction to innovation collaboration opportunities Digital Twins for the high-voltage grid Synopsis: Digital Twins are transforming grid management by integrating BIM-based modeling with advanced condition monitoring. This approach enables utilities to create accurate, dynamic representations of their assets, facilitating real-time insights, predictive maintenance, and data-driven decision-making for a more resilient and efficient grid. | |
Networking Coffee Break | Participants are invited to a joint coffee break | |
Cont. Invitation to innovation collaboration with end-users and MNEs | Swiss, Swedish, German and Austrian MNEs and end-users about their innovation priorities and what innovation collaboration they invite to | 6 keynotes (10 min per keynote) AI Driven resilient Supply Chains. How could Quantum computing change the game? Synopsis: AI is already transforming supply chains into predictive, resilient systems. Ericsson’s advancements in quantum point to what comes next. This keynote will focus on how Ericsson is part of enabling the next generation’s resilient supply chains with AI and what innovation collaborations we are interested in exploring. Collaborate with Startups to Reinvent How the World Builds Synopsis: We’re partnering with innovative startups to accelerate transformation across the construction industry—from decarbonizing and circularizing materials to leveraging digital technologies and AI. Together, we’re driving new solutions that boost productivity, efficiency, and sustainability across the entire built environment, from design to construction and beyond. Leveraging AI to Grow Business and Shrink Footprint Synopsis: Bühler uses AI in two main areas: To optimize manufacturing processes globally and support the industry achieving their sustainability targets and create tangible value. To enhance business excellence in the Bühler organization and drive profitability. The presentation covers Bühler's AI Strategy and gives examples of use cases. Siemens-Energy, introduction to innovation collaboration opportunities EKZ, introduction to innovation collaboration opportunities | |
Invitation to innovation collaboration with universities and research institutes | Swiss, Swedish, German and Austrian universities and research institutes about their innovation priorities and what innovation collaboration they invite to | 5 keynotes (10 min per keynote) ETH, introduction to innovation collaboration opportunities AI for Continuous Compliance Synopsis: How can AI and advanced digital infrastructure help automate regulatory compliance and enable continuous compliance across software-intensive industries? This presentation explores how automation can transform compliance processes, reduce administrative burdens, and support innovation in sectors such as automotive, energy, telecom, aerospace, and manufacturing. Software-Defined Innovation. Assured Success. Synopsis: Software technologies such as AI and quantum computing are revolutionizing innovation. But transforming cutting-edge technology into real-world value remains the ultimate challenge. Success demands a unified approach: breakthrough functionality, enterprise-grade quality, and user acceptance must work as one integrated formula to ensure your product wins in the market. Luleå University of Technology, introduction to innovation collaboration opportunities | |
Networking Lunch | Particpants are invited to a joint networking lunch | |
Elevator pitches from 20 Swiss, Swedish, German and Austrian Born Globals | How to build all Brain Functions within a Computer – just more powerful Synopsis: Scientists still struggle to nail down how exactly our brain works. Let’s imagine, we’d have a Digital Twin of it. But other than the Blue Brain Project, we do not establish this on the abstraction layer of the neurons but on the purely functional layer, using the computational advantages of today’s and tomorrow’s hardware. Decoding Earth: From Pixels to Actions Synopsis: FlyPix AI is a SaaS Earth Observation platform that empowers asset managers, energy providers, facility operators, and other stakeholders with advanced monitoring and inspection capabilities. Designed for automation and scale, the platform transforms satellite, aerial, and drone imagery into actionable insights with unmatched accuracy and reliability. Already trusted by public and private organizations, FlyPix AI has been recognized internationally for its innovation, practical value, and usability. Democratizing Industrial Robotics Through No Code Automation Synopsis: Industrial automation is often inaccessible to manufacturers operating in high mix low volume environments due to cost, complexity and reliance on external specialists. Auto Mate Robotics empowers companies to use their existing workforce to deploy and adapt robotic workflows through an intuitive no-code interface, modular robot cells and plug and play hardware. This enables rapid reconfiguration, lowers lifecycle costs and makes advanced automation attainable. Enabling Real-Time AI on Embedded Hardware Synopsis: Embedl enables companies to run artificial intelligence directly on embedded hardware - fast, efficient, and without cloud dependence. Our Python-based software product (SDK) automatically adapts AI models to fit any device, unlocking real-time autonomy: from self-driving cars reacting instantly to their surroundings, to industrial systems powering automation, quality control, and predictive maintenance. We’re seeking partners building next-generation autonomous and connected systems, where latency, energy efficiency, and reliability truly matter. Scaling Flexibility: Orchestrating Distributed Energy Assets for Tomorrow’s Grid Addressing communication gap underwater to democratize submerged asset integrity monitoring Synopsis: IoT is used on the terrestrial infrastructure to monitor the health of the asset and the environment, however IoT underwater is currently non-existent due to the absence of the communication infrastructure and smart robotics. Hydromea is working on enabling IoT underwater in a vertically integrated scalable solution. Generative AI for Computer Vision Training Synopsis: Repli5 uses generative AI to create realistic, diverse training data for computer vision models, enabling engineers in automotive, robotics, and defence to accelerate development and reduce costs. Our platform makes it easy to generate data for rare or hard-to-capture scenarios, helping teams overcome bottlenecks in perception model training. Whether you’re looking to boost development speed, improve data coverage, or expand your AI capabilities, Repli5 is your partner for innovation within computer vision. Multi-robot control, not humanoid robots Synopsis: Industrial environments don't need humanoid robots but safe and easy way of controlling multiple robots’ arms, eventually on a mobile or interacting with mobile platforms. AICA's real-time control framework is ideally suited for the development of such interactions. Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions Synopsis: Quantum computing is emerging as a new paradigm for accelerated problem solving. The nascent technology is highly interdisciplinary and integrates physics, computer science, electronics engineering and many other fields. An innovative and resilient hardware and software supply chain is required to commercialize this technology. Local Flexibility Platforms: Digital Tools for Smarter Grid Operations Synopsis: DSOs face mounting grid congestion as electrification accelerates. We're developing a platform that connects Plexigrid's grid optimization software with local flexibility resources – enabling DSOs to resolve constraints in real-time while deferring costly infrastructure investments. The 3D Data Highway for Industrial AI Synopsis: Threedy unlocks the hidden value of your 3D and CAD data with spatial-computing-as-a-service middleware, making industrial 3D applications smarter and more accessible. By bridging the gap between complex engineering data and AI, Threedy empowers organisations to transform static files into actionable insights and interactive virtual spaces. Their next R&D frontier: GenAI-powered interaction with virtual 3D data and on-demand, intuitive UI/UX for seamless digital workflows. Bending the rules of the AI game – How Inceptron enables viable AI business models at scale Synopsis: Most AI projects face a choice between performance and profitability. Inceptron has created the enabling architecture to achieve both. We provide a new compute platform that allows for the scalable deployment of AI models with viable unit economics. This presentation unpacks our playbook for making AI a sustainable, revenue-generating engine, not a cost center. From data to decisions: Shaping the future of industry with IoT and AI Synopsis: Factories generate massive amounts of IoT data, but its value lies in turning that data into insights that improve operations. Genio, the AI assistant on Akenza, empowers organizations by combining IoT data with AI to deliver actionable recommendations. Together, IoT and AI shape the future of industrial innovation. Securing the Air-Gap: Mathematical Data Provenance for OT/IT Integration Synopsis: InnoviGuard secures sensor data across critical infrastructure; validating source and integrity in real-time, even offline. Accelerating Industrial AI Synopsis: AI architectures have reached their limits - facing boundaries in scalability, efficiency, and cost. Rising computational demands prevent many organizations from deploying AI at true industrial scale. NXAI overcomes these barriers by addressing the core inefficiencies of traditional Transformer architectures - in both training and inference. Our xLSTM-based technologies enable AI to run efficiently on the edge, in wearables, or on service robots. With NXAI, companies can increase production efficiency, enhance sustainability, and bring advanced AI capabilities directly to devices, where intelligence creates the most impact. Klepsydra AI - Put Intelligence at the Edge Synopsis: Development of a unified and highly efficient framework for Intelligent Robot Application, enabling a wide adoption of intelligent robotic applications utilising the Klepsydra framework. Based on lock-free programming techniques, Klepsydra enables highly efficient (Low power, high throughput) implementation of AI algorithms and across a wide variety of hardware solution. This helps to implement a SW based AI approach to avoid vendor lock-in with dedicated HW accelerators such as GPUs, etc. Physical AGI - A total disrupt of industry automation Synopsis: Most industrial robots are robust and scalable in structured settings, but struggle with flexibility and reliability in complex, unpredictable environments. Existing AI solutions add some flexibility, but often at the cost of reliability and scalability, creating barriers to widespread automation. Our approach introduces an AI that learns like a child, delivering both flexibility and robustness to close the automation gap and unlock transformative potential for industry. AiPS: Unlocking Hidden Capacity in Manufacturing with Optimal Production Plans Quantum Advantage Today: Industrial Performance and Quantum-Resilient Security Synopsis: Terra Quantum delivers practical quantum advantage today across two core domains. Our quantum-enhanced AI optimises complex industrial systems, such as blast furnace operations, delivering measurable energy savings and emissions reductions. At the same time, our post-quantum cryptography programme provides a clear, operational path from risk assessment to migration, ensuring long-term quantum-safe security aligned with emerging standards. Together, these solutions transform quantum innovation into real-world operational impact. | |
Networking coffee break | Participants are invited to a joint networking coffee break | |
One-to-One Matchmaking Meetings | All meetings are booked in advance in the online system |
Contact person:
Ms. Viktoria Pletikos, Senior Consultant,
Business Sweden Switzerland
Ms. Jessica Rutley, Consultant,
Business Sweden Switzerland
Direct phone: +43 660 215 77 10
E-Mail: viktoria.pletikos@business-sweden.se
Direct phone: +43 660 740 38 86
E-Mail: jessica.rutley@business-sweden.se