Trust Valley

Trust Valley Days 2026

24 Sept 2026

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Event agenda

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

09:00 - 09:35

Welcome & Opening Remarks Trust Valley & Tech Tour

unlimitrust campusWelcome remarks

Face Nord Room

4 speakers

09:35 - 09:45

The landscape of Cybersecurity in the AI agentic era

unlimitrust campusKeynote
  • AI
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Trust

Face nord room

1 speaker

09:45 - 10:15

Trust and capital: The future of the digital economy

unlimitrust campusPanel
  • Digital Trust
  • Innovation
  • Investment

6 speakers

10:15 - 11:00

Coffee Break

unlimitrust campusBreakouts

Face nord room

12:00 - 12:45

Networking Lunch & One2One Meetings

unlimitrust campusBreakouts

Thursday, 24 September 2026

08:00 - 08:25

Registration & Coffee

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageBreakouts

08:25 - 08:35

Opening of the Main Stage

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageWelcome remarks

Main stage

08:35 - 08:45

Welcome Address — Canton of Vaud

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageWelcome remarks
  • Institutional

Main stage

1 speaker

08:45 - 08:55

Welcome Address — EPFL

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageWelcome remarks
  • Institutional
  • Academia

Main stage

1 speaker

08:55 - 09:05

Welcome Address — Trust Valley

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageWelcome remarks
  • Ecosystem

Main stage

1 speaker

09:05 - 09:15

The Geopolitics of AI: Mapping the Global AI Landscape

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageKeynote
  • Geopolitics

Main stage

1 speaker

09:10 - 09:15

Welcome remarks

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Cloud Stage l 1st floorWelcome remarks

Cloud Stage l 1st floor

1 speaker

09:15 - 09:40

The Impact of a Growing Polarised Geopolitical Environment on Business and Digital Trust

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StagePanel
  • Geopolitics

Main stage

4 speakers

09:15 - 09:50

Cyber-résilience en 2026 : qu’est-ce que cela signifie concrètement pour les PME ?

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Cloud Stage l 1st floorPanel
  • Cybersecurity
  • SME

Cloud Stage l 1st floor

7 speakers

09:40 - 10:25

Europe’s AI Strategy: Sovereignty, Security and the Digital Value Chain

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StagePanel
  • AI
  • Geopolitics

Main stage

7 speakers

09:50 - 10:00

Cyber-résilience des PME : des outils concrets

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Cloud Stage l 1st floor
  • Cybersecurity
  • Ecosystem
  • SME

2 speakers

10:00 - 10:30

La confiance dans nos savoirs : intelligence artificielle, esprit critique et devenir de la connaissance

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Cloud Stage l 1st floorPanel
  • AI
  • Academia

Cloud Stage l 1st floor

5 speakers

10:25 - 10:55

Coffee Break

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageBreakouts

10:30 - 10:35

Welcome

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StageWelcome remarks

10:35 - 10:50

Navigating the Swiss start-up and digital trust ecosystem: data-based insights

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StageKeynote

1 speaker

10:50 - 11:00

Pitchs Block I - Building Digital Trust

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

10:55 - 11:05

Institutional Address

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageWelcome remarks
  • Institutional

Main stage

1 speaker

11:05 - 11:30

The Road to Geneva: From Ambition to Action

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageAnnoucement
  • Road to Geneva

Main stage

5 speakers

11:30 - 11:40

From Research to Scale

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageInterview
  • AI
  • Innovation
  • Academia

Main stage

1 speaker

11:40 - 12:00

Trusting Identity in the Age of AI

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StagePanel

3 speakers

11:40 - 12:30

The Innovation Race: When Digital Trust Becomes the Ultimate Moat

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StagePanel
  • Digital Trust
  • Innovation
  • Investment

Main stage

8 speakers

12:05 - 12:15

Pitchs Block II - Sovereign AI in Practice

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

12:15 - 12:30

Kickstart Innovation

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StageKeynote

1 speaker

12:30 - 13:00

Lunch

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StageBreakouts

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageBreakouts

13:10 - 13:20

Pitchs Block III - Cybersecurity for the AI Era

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

13:25 - 13:35

WIPO Awards Programme

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StageKeynote

1 speaker

13:40 - 13:50

Pitchs Block IV - Governing AI with Confidence

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

13:55 - 14:10

Programme Seal

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

3 speakers

14:00 - 14:10

The Next Technology Frontier: At the Edge of What’s Possible

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageKeynote
  • Investment
  • Quantum

Main stage

1 speaker

14:10 - 14:20

Tech4Trust Season 8 - Announcement

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageAnnoucement
  • AI
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Trust
  • Innovation

Main stage

1 speaker

14:20 - 14:30

GovTech

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageInterview
  • GovTech

2 speakers

14:30 - 14:40

Pitchs Block V - Securing AI in the Real World

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

14:30 - 15:00

From pilot to policy: governing AI in the public sector

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StagePanel
  • AI
  • GovTech

7 speakers

14:45 - 15:05

Reseller Partnerhips 101

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StagePanel

3 speakers

14:45 - 15:30

Preparing for the crypto agility and Post Quantum transition

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Cloud Stage l 1st floorPanel
  • Cybersecurity
  • Quantum

Cloud Stage l 1st floor

5 speakers

15:00 - 15:10

AI: A Double-Edged Sword for Cybersecurity

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageLightening talk
  • AI
  • Cybersecurity

Main stage

1 speaker

15:10 - 15:20

Pitchs Block VI - AI for High-Impact Industries

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

15:10 - 15:50

Cyber Threats in the Age of AI: What’s Really Changing?

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StagePanel
  • AI
  • Cybersecurity

Main stage

7 speakers

15:25 - 15:35

UNICEF – Digital Inclusion

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StageKeynote

1 speaker

15:40 - 15:52

Pitch TechTour Startups

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

1 speaker

15:50 - 16:20

Coffee Break

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageBreakouts

Coffee break

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Cloud Stage l 1st floorBreakouts

Cloud Stage l 1st floor

15:57 - 16:17

AI & Sustainability

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation StageLightening talk

1 speaker

16:20 - 16:30

Santé digitale et confiance numérique

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageKeynote
  • AI
  • Health

Main stage

1 speaker

16:22 - 16:32

Pitch Trust Village Startups

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Innovation Stage

16:30 - 17:20

Trusting AI in Healthcare: From Data to Care

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StagePanel
  • AI
  • Health

Main stage

8 speakers

17:20 - 17:55

The AI Value Chain: From Research to Deployment

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StagePanel
  • AI

Main stage

7 speakers

17:55 - 18:00

Closing Remarks

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageWelcome remarks

Main stage

1 speaker

18:00 - 19:00

Cocktail

SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL - Main StageBreakouts

Main stage