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Stanford Alumni 2025
The International Alumni Tour brings over 120 Stanford alumni to Bern. This event highlights Switzerland as a must-visit destination for innovation leaders worldwide, thanks to a robust support infrastructure and a strong commitment to ecosystem development.
09.10.2025, 8am–5pm – Campus Marzili, Brückenstrasse 73, 3005 Bern
Stanford Alumni 2025
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09.10.2025, 8am–5pm
Add to calendar - Place Campus Marzili, Brückenstrasse 73, 3005 Bern
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Programme
| 08:00 – 08:20 | Arrival & Coffee | |||
| 08:20 – 08:45 | Kick-off: Swiss Innovation Unlocked (Stanford LEAD Swiss Team) |
Deepti Pahwa Adrian Ettter |
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| 08:45 – 08:50 | Opening Horizons: BFH Welcome | Ingrid Kissling-Näf | ||
| 08:50 – 09:15 | Welcome Keynote | Sebastian Gurtner | ||
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Concrete Solutions: Carbon Removal for Tomorrow |
Valentin Gutknecht Johannes Tiefenthaler Founders, Neustark |
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| 09:45 – 10:05 | Visionary Voices: Pioneering Swiss Innovation at BFH |
Rietsche Roman Branka Hadji Misheva Tobias Stucki Matthias Stürmer |
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| 10:05 – 10:45 | Shaping the Future Across 4 Sectors : AI, Sustainability, Fintech & Public Transformation |
Panel Discussion moderated by Sebastian Gurtner Rietsche Roman Branka Hadji Misheva Tobias Stucki Matthias Stürmer |
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| 10:45 – 10:55 | Coffee Break | |||
| 10:55 –11:35 | Air to Action: Scaling Climate Innovation by Climeworks |
Hussein Dhanani, Vice President Health & Consumer at Climeworks Moderated by Renaud Falgas |
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| 11:35 – 12:10 | AI Unplugged: Swiss Intelligence in Focus |
Panel Discussion moderated by Maxim Salomon Fred Mpala Vice President, Risk (Thomson Reuters) Rudolf Maculan, PhD Candidate Applied AI, Associate Researcher (ETH AI Center) Stefan Frei, Rheinmetall Air Defence , Lecturer (ETH Zurich) Adrian Ettter, CTO (Silencio AG) |
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| 12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch Break | |||
| 13:15 – 13:45 | NeuroEdge: The Science of Tomorrow’s Workforce |
Marcus Grüschow, MGME Neurotech | ||
| 13:45 – 14:25 | Crypto Valley Pulse: Blockchain Beyond Borders |
Janis Aguilar, Head of Acceleration Program, CV VC | ||
| 14:25 – 14:55 | From Lab to Launch: Swiss Deeptech Innovation Playbook |
Patrick Griss, CEO and co-founder of Zühlke Ventures | ||
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break | |||
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Fintech Innovation (Twint): The Founder's Journey |
Thierry Kneissler, Founder and Former CEO Twint Fireside Chat moderated by Deepti Pahwa |
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| 15:45 – 16:15 | Startup Spotlight: Swiss Minds in Mental Health |
Marcel Canclini, Co-Founder, YLAH AG, Startup in blended psychotherapy Fireside Chat moderated by Thierry Kneissler |
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| 16:15 – 16:45 | Transforming Society: The Digital Frontier |
Abraham Bernstein, Head Dynamic and Distributed Information Systems Group Director UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI) |
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| 16:45 – 17.00 | Reflections from the day and Wrap-up | Deepti Pahwa + Adrian Etter | ||
