Zurich AI Festival 2026

When: 28. 九月 - 03. 十月 2026
Where: Greater Zurich
What: Artificial intelligence, Robotics & intelligent systems, Robotics, Computer vision, Cloud computing, Life sciences, Medical technology, Blockchain technology / Web3, Fintech & blockchain, Information technology

After a successful first edition in 2025, the Zurich AI Festival (ZAIF) returns in 2026.

The Zurich AI Festival (ZAIF) is an international umbrella festival that brings together dozens of AI-related events across Greater Zurich within one shared festival week. It connects leading researchers, founders, investors, industry experts, and policymakers in a neutral, non-commercial setting – fostering open exchange at the intersection of artificial intelligence, science, society, and real-world application.

A global festival of innovation and tech!

𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘐 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘐 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮.

Building on last year's momentum, Zurich AI Festival 2026 will once again position Greater Zurich as a meeting point for global AI expertise, grounded in research excellence and responsible innovation.

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Momentum from the Zurich AI Festival 2025

The inaugural Zurich AI Festival 2025 demonstrated strong international engagement and broad cross-sector interest.

Within one week, ZAIF brought together 6,500+ participants and 300+ speakers across 26 events at 17 locations, with a 48% international audience. Topics ranged from AI in medicine, robotics, and sustainability to policy, ethics, art, and education and the majority of sessions were fully booked.

Fotocollage Zurich AI Festival - Grosserfolg

Zurich AI Festival 2025 - huge success: The international AI community gathers in Zurich

Greater Zurich is thus making it clear: innovation, cutting-edge research, and economic strength converge here at the highest level – and the region intends to shine on the international stage.

2025苏黎世人工智能大会，期待您的到来！

Where world-class technology meets Swiss reliability: Join us and connect to tomorrow! Zurich AI Festival unites the minds building the future - visionary founders, bold investors, and tech leaders shaping the future.

Zurich AI Festival 2025 Visual Flyer & Date

Zurich AI Festival brings international format to the business region

World-class event: Zurich AI Festival introduces an international format to the region. Focus on Responsible AI: The AI+X Summit as a Scientific Highlight. Accessible to all: Over 5,000 visitors expected, open formats, strong partners.

Panel discussion at the AI + Environment Summit 2025 at Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich. Researchers and industry experts discuss how artificial intelligence can drive sustainable innovation for climate, biodiversity, and environmental protection.

AI + Environment Summit 2025: Shaping the future of sustainable AI from Greater Zurich

Hosted at Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich as part of the Zurich AI Festival, the AI + Environment Summit 2025 brought together leading scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to explore how AI is transforming environmental research and action. From biodiversity monitoring to satellite-based climate analytics, the summit showcased how data, modeling, and machine learning are reshaping the way we understand and protect the planet.

Interested in becoming a partner of ZAIF this year?

The Zurich AI Festival offers different partnership packages for organizations engaging with the international AI ecosystem. Benefits include visibility across ZAIF channels, joint marketing activities, network access, event participation, and exclusive invitations. The image below outlines the available packages and benefits. More information here.