General: Keynote, talks, hands-on sessions
Formats: workshops, discussions, inspiration sessions

Join us to explore the opportunities and challenges of Open Source AI! Over two inspiring days, innovators, experts, and enthusiasts come together for insightful keynotes, hands-on sessions, and vibrant community exchange. Get your ticket here!

Program:

Part 1   Moderator: Matthias Stürmer

13:30 – Introduction, Markus Danhel and Matthias Stürmer
13:40 – ETH AI Center / Apertus, Imanol Schlag, Research Scientist at the ETH AI Center and co-lead of the Apertus models developed by the Swiss AI Initiative
14:00 – “Open Source AI at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court,” Daniel Brunner, Head of IT Department, Swiss Federal Supreme Court
14:20 – “AI & Ethics”, Kateryna Portmann, Senior Product Manager ANYbotics and Lecturer of Robotics and Physical AI in HWZ
14:40 – Panel discussion with all speakers
15:10 – Coffee break

Part 2  Moderator: Markus Danhel

15:40 – “Sovereign AI: Building Independent AI Infrastructure with Open Source”, Aarno Aukia, co-founder VSHN
16:00 – “A Practical Guide to Fast and Private LLMs,” Lena Fuhrimann, Cloud Solution

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16:20 – “Scaling Sustainable and Cost-Efficient LLMs with vLLM and llm-d,” Camille Nigon, Solutions Architect, Red Hat
17:00 – Panel Discussion with all speakers
17:30 – Networking apéro

Discover the highlights, photos, and impressions from the first edition 2025 — and get a sense of the energy, collaboration, and momentum that will return again this year.