In Brief

Venture capital investment has discovered a new horizon of extensive possibilities – Generative AI. This advanced technology is rapidly gaining traction among investors as an exciting avenue to explore, owing to its limitless potential for revolutionizing industries across the globe.

In Detail

Venture capitalists’ investment patterns can help us to turn our heads to the right direction. These days the investments indicate that the future belongs to those businesses which leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities.

In recent years, we have witnessed extraordinary advances and progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI). With the advent of Generative AI, this technology has unlocked remarkable potential that venture capitalists (VCs), entrepreneurs, founders and other stakeholders are eager to harness. Just like venture capital firms, the business community is also increasingly paying attention to the potential of generative AI applications. As a result, the global generative AI market is expected to reach $42.6 billion in 2023 and $98.1 billion in 2026. (see here)

This global-reaching online conference will unite 20 experts & leaders at the intersection of AI and VCs to elevate awareness about this powerful trend with hands-on perspectives.

On Stage

Leaders and experts from
– VCs
– Start-ups
– VC-made unicorns
– Enterprises

1 Focus
20 Experts
100+ Countries
3’000+ Viewers
*2’000’000+ Followers

 

Virtual Conference 

A global-reaching event series on AI.
NO SALES. Just content.
Practical AI under the magnifying glass of global AI leaders & experts.
3+k Conference Viewers | 100+ Countries | 20+ Speakers | *2mill followers are including the 2023 Global AI Ambassadors‘ followers

Facilitated & Powered By

SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network

Date and Time

13. June 2023, 16:00 – 19:00 CET

Location

Online

More Information

Contact Livia Spiesz, lspiesz@swisscognitive.com

PREVIOUS CONFERENCE

Speakers’ Handouts

Thomas Dübendorfer, President, SICTIC | Internet Entrepreneur and Business Angel
Swiss Angel Investor Handbook

Cédric Waldburger, Founder, Code & State | General Partner & Founder, Tomahawk.VC | Investor in Early Stage Tech Companies, tenderloin ventures
How Blockchain Technology Could Revolutionize Education

Assaf Araki, Investment Director, Intel Capital
Specialized Hardware for AI: Rethinking Assumptions and Implications for the Future
Machine Learning Trends You Need to Know
Here’s what we need to do to fix AutoML
Demystifying AI Infrastructure

Bo Percival, Senior Adviser, Innovation (Ventures), UNICEF
AND
David Casillas, Founder and CEO, Nyx software y tecnología | Co-Founder, Pixframe Studios
How to Invest in Child-Centred AI for More Equitable Future Returns
UNICEF Venture Fund: Flexible funding and networks for innovators on the ground

Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch, Founding General Partner, Privilège Ventures | Member, European & Global Women in VC
TOP 100: Europe’s most influential women in the startup and venture capital space

Philipp Stauffer, Co-Founder and Managing Director, FYRFLY Venture Partners
Thin Heads and Fat Tails: Understanding the Crypto Reinvention of Capitalism
Dawn of the Ultimate Unfair Competitive Advantage
Why Elon Musk Is Like Alfred Escher

Dalith Steiger, Co-Founder, SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network, AI Thought-Leader
AND
Andy Fitze, Co-Founder, SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network, Digital Strategist
The Love Affair of VCs, Startups and AI

Conference Agenda

Central European Time (CET)

16:00 – 16:05

Welcome by SwissCognitive

Dalith Steiger and Andy Fitze, Co-Founders of SwissCognitive

16:05 – 16:20

Investing in AI: characteristics of tomorrow’s leaders

Caroline Hultman, Investor, J12 Ventures | Seed Investor in Ivy & dema.ai | Co-Founder and Board Member, GAIN – Girls Are Investors

16:20 – 16:55

The Investment Revolution – Thinking Beyond the Atypical

Thomas Dübendorfer, President, SICTIC | Internet Entrepreneur and Business Angel
Lisa Cohen, General Partner, X-Labs
Stéphan – Eloïse Gras, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Africa | Co-Founder, Africa 4 Tech | Associate Professor, Sciences Po
Cédric Waldburger, Founder, Code & State | General Partner & Founder, Tomahawk.VC | Investor in Early Stage Tech Companies, tenderloin ventures
Alexander Stoeckel, Director Venture Capital, Philip Morris International

16:55 – 17:15

Invest Like a Pro

Jim O’Shaughnessy, Founder and CEO, O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC | Executive Chair Board of Directors, Stability AI

17:15 – 17:50

Top Secret Evaluation Criteria from Venture Capitalists

Yorai Fainmesser, General Partner, Disruptive AI L.P. Fund
Gali Bloch Liran, Founder & CEO, The Human Founder | Startup & VC Executive Coach I Angel Investor | Founders Leadership Coach, Google for Startups Israel
Assaf Araki, Investment Director, Intel Capital
Heinrich Zetlmayer, Founder & General Partner, Blockchain Valley Ventures
Benjamin Levy, Co-Founder & General Partner, BootstrapLabs

17:50 – 18:05

How to Invest in Child-Centred AI for More Equitable Future Returns

Bo Percival, Senior Adviser, Innovation (Ventures), UNICEF
David Casillas, Founder and CEO, Nyx software y tecnología | Co-Founder, Pixframe Studios

18:05 – 18:40

AI needs VCs and VCs need AI

Beny Rubinstein, CEO, Banco BV Israel | VP Global Innovation | Chair, TIGER 21 Tel Aviv
Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch, Founding General Partner, Privilège Ventures | Member, European & Global Women in VC
Danielle Gifford, Executive Director, Movement51 | AI Project Selection Committee, Protein Industries Canada
Philipp Stauffer, Co-Founder and Managing Director, FYRFLY Venture Partners
Massimo Buonomo, Expert and Advisor for Investment Fund, AI and Blockchain, NEVA SGR | International Expert – Ethics in Autonomous and Artificial Intelligence Applications, IEC

18:40-19:00

Venture Industrialist: Harnessing the Power of AI for a Sustainable Industrial Future

Ken Forster, Founder & Executive Director, Momenta


Conference Speakers

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Danielle Gifford

Executive Director, Movement51
AI Project Selection Committee, Protein Industries Canada

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Bo Percival

Senior Adviser, Innovation (Ventures)
UNICEF

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Cédric Waldburger

Founder, Code & State | General Partner & Founder, Tomahawk.VC
Investor in Early Stage Tech Companies, tenderloin ventures

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Assaf Araki

Investment Director
Intel Capital

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Caroline Hultman

Investor, J12 Ventures | Seed Investor in Ivy & dema.ai
Co-Founder and Board Member, GAIN – Girls Are Investors

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Heinrich Zetlmayer

Founder & General Partner, Blockchain Valley Ventures

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Julie Maples

Co-Founder and Managing Director

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Beny Rubinstein

CEO, Banco BV Israel | VP Global Innovation
Limited Partner, Maverick Ventures Israel
Chair, TIGER 21 Tel Aviv

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Thomas Dübendorfer

Internet Entrepreneur and Business Angel
President, SICTIC
Information Security Expert

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Alexander Stoeckel

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Philipp Stauffer

Co-Founder and Managing Director

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Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch

Founding General Partner, Privilège Ventures
Member, European & Global Women in VC

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Jim O’Shaughnessy

Founder and CEO, O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC
Executive Chair Board of Directors, Stability AI

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Gali Bloch Liran

Founder & CEO, The Human Founder | Startup & VC Executive Coach I Angel Investor |
Founders Leadership Coach, Google for Startups Israel

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David Casillas

Founder and CEO, Nyx software y tecnología
Co-Founder, Pixframe Studios

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Stéphan – Eloïse Gras

Chief Executive Officer, Digital Africa
Co-Founder, Africa 4 Tech | Associate Professor, Sciences Po

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Massimo Buonomo

Expert and Advisor for Investment Fund, AI and Blockchain, NEVA SGR |
International Expert – Ethics in Autonomous and Artificial Intelligence Applications, IEC

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Lisa Cohen

Investment Director
Jerusalem Venture Partners, JVP

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Yorai Fainmesser

General Partner
Disruptive AI L.P. Fund

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Ken Forster

Founder & Executive Director
Momenta

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Benjamin Levy

Co-Founder & General Partner
BootstrapLabs


Conference Host & Facilitator

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Dalith Steiger

Co-Founder, Global AI Thought Leader
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network

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Andy Fitze

Co-Founder, Digital Transformation Strategist
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network


Conference Team

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Livia Spiesz

Head of Global Partnerships and Communications
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network

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Bianka Németvölgyi

Social Media Manager
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network


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