Alpine Tech Forum Davos 2026

Winning Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Race.

January 19th, 2026
Mountain Plaza Hotel, Davos

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Featured Speakers

  • Alexander Brunner @ ALPINE TECH FORUM DAVOS 2026

    Alexander E. Brunner

    President @ Alpine Tech Forum and author of “The Big Swiss AI Secret” book

  • A man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, sitting on a stool in a modern room with abstract artwork on the wall.

    Gautier Cloix

    CEO @ H Company

  • Frederik Gregaard @ Alpine Tech Forum Davos 2026

    Frederik Gregaard

    CEO @ Cardano Foundation

  • MIchal Rachtan @ Alpine Tech Forum Davos 2026

    Michal Rachtan

    Co-Founder & CTO @ Unit8
    Ex-Palantir

  • Dr. Dr Marcin Pietrzyk @ Alpine Tech Forum Davos 2026

    Dr. Marcin Pietrzyk

    Co-Founder & CEO @ Unit8

  • A woman with curly dark hair wearing a vibrant floral orange blazer and black pants, sitting on a chair, smiling in an indoor setting.

    Nicole Büttner

    Founder & CEO @ Merantix Momentum

  • A man with brown hair wearing a white dress shirt and a navy blazer, standing in front of a wooden wall.

    Alec McShane

    Senior Representative @ Palantir Technologies

  • Evelina Georgieva - Chief Growth Officer @ Modirum

    Evelina Georgieva

    General Manager Central Europe @ Modirum

  • Man with short hair and beard, smiling with arms crossed, wearing a dark blue textured sweater, standing against a plain light-colored wall.

    Raja Chakravorti

    CBO @ Stellar Development Foundation

  • Close-up headshot of a man with dark hair, wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt, against a gray background.

    Amit Jain

    Head Business Automation & Information Management @ AXA Switzerland

  • A smiling man with glasses and a beard, wearing a light blue shirt, in a retail or library setting with shelves and books in the background.

    Marc Stampfli

    Business Director Switzerland @
    NVIDIA

  • A man with styled hair and a goatee, wearing a dark suit and a dark shirt, posing against a gray background.

    Andreas Carlsson

    CEO @ Hyph

  • Close-up portrait of a middle-aged man with blue eyes, short gray hair, and a gray beard, wearing a beige suit and white shirt, looking directly at the camera.

    Stan Byers

    VP for Business Development & Transformation @ VIA Science

  • A middle-aged man with short brown hair, wearing clear glasses, a navy blue suit, a white shirt, and a light blue tie, smiling against a plain gray background.

    Patrick Sagmeister

    Trade Commissioner @ Austrian Embassy to Switzerland and Liechtenstein

  • A middle-aged man with gray hair, glasses, and a small goatee, wearing a dark gray blazer over a light blue button-up shirt, smiling at the camera in an office environment.

    Helmut Leopold

    Chair Gaia-X Hub Austria & Head of Center for Digital Safety & Security @ AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

  • A man with brown hair, wearing a green button-up shirt, posing with arms crossed in front of a dark blue background.

    Christian Niedermüller

    COO @ KuCoin Europe

  • A smiling man in a black sweater and white collared shirt against a plain white background.

    Martin Kaswurm

    Founder & CEO @ Chaka2

  • Portrait of a man with red hair and beard wearing a navy suit and pink tie, smiling against a gray background.

    Kurt Fields

    Director, Blockchain Lead @ PwC US

  • Hugo Venturini

    Hugo Venturini

    Software Engineering @ SkipLabs

  • Alexander Taboriskiy

    Alexander Taboriskiy

    CEO & Founder @ Mentiora AI

  • Dr. Petar Tsankov

    Dr. Petar Tsankov

    CEO & Co-Founder @ LatticeFlow AI

  • Eric Anderegg

    Eric Anderegg

    Co-Founder @, GenAI Zürich & GenAI London

  • Denis Samuylov

    Denis Samuylov

    Co-Founder @ GenAI Zürich & GenAI London

  • A bald man with light skin wearing a suit jacket and white shirt, smiling slightly at the camera.

    Jakob Bosshard

    Senior Advisor @ VIA Science

  • Cäsar Stiefel

    Cäsar Stiefel

    VP @ ELCA

  • Patrick Hansen

    Patrick Hansen

    VP EU Strategy @ Circle

  • ⁠Céline Neuenschwander

    ⁠Céline Neuenschwander

    Advisor @ Defense Innovation Association

  • Daniela Boback

    Daniela Boback

    Head Ecosystem @ Bundesblock

  • Sebastian Becker

    Sebastian Becker

    Bundesblock

  • Jan-Oliver Sell

    Jan-Oliver Sell

    CEO @ Qivalis

  • Carmen Hett

    Carmen Hett

    Treasurer @ UNHCR

  • Silvio Buchmeier

    Silvio Buchmeier

    Neutone

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Agenda

Featuring some of the most innovative minds in the industry.

Time Activity Title Speakers
10:00 - 11:30 GenAI Workshop The GenAI Is Eating Software Workshop
The Business Impact of AI-Enabled Coding		 Eric Anderegg, Hugo Venturini, Alexander Taboriskiy, Petar Tsankov, Denis Samuylov, Frederik Bonde
11:30 - 11:45 Check-in Leadership Lunch - -
11:45 - 13:15 Unit8 Leadership Lunch From Potential to Performance: Capturing the AI Dividend Nicole Büttner, Amit Jain, Marc Stampfli, Alec McShane, Marcin Pietrzyk, Michal Rachtan
Session 1
14:15 - 14:45 Hyph Music Tech Showcase Entering the Participation Economy of Music Andreas Carlsson
14:45 - 15:15 AI Infrastructure Winning the Race for Europe’s Digital Sovereignty: What Will It Take? Alexander Brunner, Gautier Cloix
15:15 - 15:55 Stellar Stablecoin Panel Delivering Aid at the Speed of Need: Making Emergency Payments Work at Scale Kurt Fields, Raja Chakravorti, Stan Byers, Carmen Hett
15:55 - 16:25 Coffee Break AI Music Session by Neutone Florian Pittini
Session 2
16:25 - 16:45 Cardano Fireside Session Europe's Moment: Why Trust Infrastructure Delivers Digital Sovereignty and Growth Alexander E. Brunner, Fred Gregaard
16:45 - 17:15 VIA Blockchain for Industry Panel Industrial Infrastructure for the Digital Age: Europe’s Blockchain Moment Daniela Bobak, Jakob Bosshard, Sebastian Becker, Patrick Hansen, Jan-Oliver Sell
17:15 - 17:45 Defense Innovation Association Panel From Digital Dependence to Digital Power: Europe’s Next Decade Céline Neuenschwander, Evelina Georgieva, Michal Rachtan, Cäsar Stiefel
17:45 - 18:35 Austria Entrepreneur Panel Trust in Action: Turning Digital Sovereignty into Reality Patrick Sagmeister, Martin Kaswurm, Christian Niedermüller, Helmut Leopold
18:35 - 19:30 Networking Drinks - Patrick Barrett

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Neutone Showcase & Live Performance

Silvio Buchmeier @ Alpine Tech Forum Davos 2026

Neutone brings a visionary perspective to the intersection of AI and creativity—one where intelligent systems expand human imagination rather than replace it. Drawing from The Principles for Music Creation with AI, this session features Swiss composer and saxophonist Silvio Buchmeier, who demonstrates Neutone’s groundbreaking Neural Sampling technology. Through a live performance, he reveals how artists can navigate Music AI’s latent space in real time, creating entirely new sonic textures and pushing the boundaries of musical expression.

Silvio Buchmeier

Swiss composer, saxophonist & Creative Producer at Neutone

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