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High Level Executive Exchange for Data and AI Driven Business Models and Use Cases
Big Data Analytics and AI are the pillars of digitalization. Combined with other groundbreaking technologies they enable new service-oriented business models, create new markets and disrupt old ones. Companies have been investing in internal or external teams or startups, software and architecture. Many exciting use cases have been created. Purely data-driven startups disrupted whole industries. Some established companies try to keep pace, but struggle to develop compelling strategies. There is a thin line between agility and disorientation. Other traditional businesses adopted early and became digital frontrunners in their industries. Swiss Leaders Dialog is an executive-only live and virtual networking event to exchange views and experiences across industries.
Topics:
- Digitalisation Strategy
- Data and AI Strategy
- Big Data Use Cases
- Data Organisation (Built? Buy? Found?)
- Big Data Analytics / Use Cases
- AI Use Cases / AI Business Models
- Data Ecosystems
- Strategic Initiatives in Switzerland and Europe
- Data Science
- Integrating BI and DWH
- Platform Economy
- New Management Concepts (Agile, Scrum, Design Thinking, Holacracy etc.)
- Data Governance
- Problems of Data Ownership
- Compliance Strategy (with regard to data)
- Regulatory Frameworks
- Data Governance
- Data Sourcing
- Data Integration
- IoT and Big Data / Industry 4.0
- Big Data and “Servitization”
- Partner Strategy
- Big Data Architecture
- Big Data & Blockchain
Format
- Best practices: Selected business cases
- Matchmaking: Interests and competencies of all attendees
- Networking: Matched and pre-arranged one on one meetings
- Workshops: Confidential peer discussions
- High level: Colleagues in similar positions
- Decision support: Knowledge of an elite network for your projects, strategies and ideas
- Ultra efficient: Personal agenda – optimal time invest
- Chill out: Informal networking at after-event bar meeting
- Online community: Access new contacts and knowledge after the event
Great setup and organisation enabled high level networking and an open-minded exchange. Exciting presentations showed new perspectives.
Axel Vogelbruch, Global Head of Digitalization (CDO), BYK-Chemie GmbH
Very meaningful and relevant for me as a speaker as well as in the delegate role. In a relaxed atmosphere and a flexible setting I was happy to meet a lot of interesting new contacts during networking time. Thanks a lot.
Katharina Uribe Casillas, VP Global Business Development Automotive & Industrial, Kuehne + Nagel
Thank you for two exciting days in Zurich. Perfectly organized with an ideal number of attendees which allowed many inspiring meetings among decision makers.
Dr. Axel Thoma, Lecturer, University of St.Gallen
Outstanding opportunity to network with like-minded. Excellent Organization. Very interesting topics.
Domonkos Gaspar, Digital Solutions Leader, Roche
Very well organized event with practice-oriented, relevant presentations and time for extensive networking
Thomas Röttinger, CEO, Pewatron AG


Moritz von Stosch, Chief Innovation Officer, Datahow AG & Christos Varsakelis, Team Lead AI/ML, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies
A Novel Operational Mode to Transform the Bioprocess Development Business Model
- Why novel data and technical capabilities can transform (bio)pharma’s process development business?
- What are the implications for the traditional process development market and why is it now that the transformation of (bio)pharma’s process development business is happening?
- How smartly designed Insilico bioprocess development cloud platforms transform it?
- What are the consequences for managing and sharing company data?
- Why these developments need to be considered for creating data ecosystems and strategic partnerships?
Jean Benjamin Voigt, Director /Head Portfolio & Capital Analytics, Credit Suisse
How to Overcome Cultural Challenges in AI/ML Organizations
- Avoiding experience bias
- Building failure-positive environments
- Facilitating collaboration across functions
- Creating supportive organization & structure

Sander Ruitenberg, Global Digital Health Solutions Head, Novartis
Sourcing and Using Integrated Data from Omnichannel Customer Engagement
- Apps, chatbots, social and web form integrated ecosystems
- More interactivity and personalized user engagements
- Continuous improvements based on user data

Prof. Dr. Enkelejda Miho, Head of MSc Medical Informatics, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
AI in Healthcare: Applications for Drug Discovery and Clinical Decisions
- From integration of omics to clinical support decision systems for personalized medicine
- The immunology use case
- The frontier of the medical digital twin
- Applicability

Jean-Baptiste Cornefert, VP Digital Innovation and Low Carbon Solutions, BP
Big Data Strategy in the Energy Storage Sector

Massimo Buonaiuto, EMEA Principal Scientist in Data Science, DSM
Data Strategy to Enable Digital Transformation
- Digital transformation in R&D using data management
- Data governance vs. data management
- The DAMA body of knowledge methodology

Muralikrishna Sridhar, Program Head, AI Stack, Platform & Services for Autonomous Driving and Mobility, Continental
AI Strategy for Autonomous Driving and Mobilty
- The role of AI and Big Data for the future of mobilty
- Aligning strategy with business goals
- Strategic AI projects across several departments and geographies
- Developing AI innovation prototypes towards customer products

Thomas Bodé, VP - Head of Data & Analytics, Swarovski
Customer Centric Data Science Use Case

Gregor Schrott, Vice-President Digital Service Innovation / Cognitive Services, Bosch
Scaling Traps with AI/IoT Projects and how to avoid them
- Theoretically well-planned use cases fail in practice due a lack of data availability
- The cost of data collection and integration may exceed the benefit
- Maintenance use case: Nearly a failure, but a success at last
- AI/ML bases parts recognition
- Due diligence means to anticipate all possible traps

Frank Ernst, Global Digital Lead Manufacturing, LafargeHolcim
Transforming our Global Cement Manufacturing Network
- Flexibility, data centricity and open innovation in new operating models
- Case: data centric decision making, developed in house and scaled to all continents in 1.5 years
- People perspective on transformation

Daniele Lisetto, Global Head IT Strategy Office, ABB
The "RIO" Transition – Rationalization of IT Operations
- How to change a large corporation's hosting provider
- Transition risk management
- Enable cultural change
- Performance review

Jean-Paul Duperron, VP Corporate Internal Audi & Risk Management, Swiss Steel Holding AG
Digitalization of Internal Audit Processes
- From stone age to data mining
- Use case audit digitalization
- Audit Data Mining (ADM) in standard practice
- ADM in continuous auditing
- Preparing for business environment change

Bastian Best, European Patent Attorney , Bardehle Pagenberg Attorneys in Law
How Innovative Tech Companies Can Use Patents to Improve the Competitive Edge in Digital Business Models
- Patents: only for tangible inventions?
- Using patents as business assets
- How to patent digital business models and use cases
- Patents for AI, machine learning, big data, IoT

Benedikt Braig, Head of Business Development Equipment-as-a-Service, Trumpf
New Pay-per-part Business Model in the Sheet Metal Processing Industry
- Customers can use a full-service laser machine without having to buy or lease any equipment
- Strategic partnership with MunichRe acting as business enabler in the fields of risk solutions, IoT technology and financing
- Some organisational aspects of this new business model

Pascal Hulalka, CTO, Protectas
Creating Digital Values in the Security Industry
- The blessings of digitalization in our industry
- Identifying and developing use cases
- Use case example: Digitally managed interventions
- Outlook for the upcoming years

Harald Kirsch, Head of Automation and Industrial IT, ALD Vacuum Technologies
Integrating IT/OT Legacy into the IoT World
- Strategy for an efficient knowledge management in mature IT/OT organisations
- Convergence between legacy and IIoT structures
- Effective handling of data with innovative technology

Mika Rissa, Senior Vice President Product, One Logic
Data Cartography - New ML Based Approaches to Assess the Quality of Very Large and Unstructured Data Sources
Stream 1 | Stream 2 | Stream 3: Networking |
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08:30 | Start Registrierung | ||
09:00 | Transforming our Global Cement Manufacturing Network![]() Frank Ernst, Global Digital Lead Manufacturing, LafargeHolcim | ||
09:30 | Sourcing and Using Integrated Data from Omnichannel Customer Engagement![]() Sander Ruitenberg, Global Digital Health Solutions Head, Novartis | ||
10:00 | How to Overcome Cultural Challenges in AI/ML Organizations![]() Jean Benjamin Voigt, Director /Head Portfolio & Capital Analytics, Credit Suisse | New Pay-per-part Business Model in the Sheet Metal Processing Industry![]() Benedikt Braig, Head of Business Development Equipment-as-a-Service, Trumpf | |
10:30 | ![]() | Kaffeepause mit Networking | ![]() |
10:45 | Workshop TBA ![]() | ![]() |
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12:45 | ![]() | Lunch mit Networking | ![]() |
13:30 | Workshop: Data Cartography - New ML Based Approaches to Assess the Quality of Very Large and Unstructured Data Sources![]() Mika Rissa, Senior Vice President Product, One Logic | ![]() |
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14:30 | How Innovative Tech Companies Can Use Patents to Improve the Competitive Edge in Digital Business Models![]() Bastian Best, European Patent Attorney | The "RIO" Transition – Rationalization of IT Operations![]() Daniele Lisetto, Global Head IT Strategy Office, ABB | |
15:00 | AI in Healthcare: Applications for Drug Discovery and Clinical Decisions![]() Prof. Dr. Enkelejda Miho, Head of MSc Medical Informatics, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland | Integrating IT/OT Legacy into the IoT World![]() Harald Kirsch, Head of Automation and Industrial IT, ALD Vacuum Technologies | |
15:30 | A Novel Operational Mode to Transform the Bioprocess Development Business Model![]() ![]() Moritz von Stosch, Chief Innovation Officer, Datahow AG & Christos Varsakelis, Team Lead AI/ML, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies | Creating Digital Values in the Security Industry![]() Pascal Hulalka, CTO, Protectas | |
16:00 | Big Data Strategy in the Energy Storage Sector![]() Jean-Baptiste Cornefert, VP Digital Innovation and Low Carbon Solutions, BP | Digitalization of Internal Audit Processes![]() Jean-Paul Duperron, VP Corporate Internal Audi & Risk Management, Swiss Steel Holding AG | |
16:30 | ![]() | Kaffeepause mit Networking | |
16:45 | AI Strategy for Autonomous Driving and Mobility![]() Muralikrishna Sridhar, Program Head, AI Stack, Platform & Services for Autonomous Driving and Mobility, Continental | Scaling Traps with AI/IoT Projects and how to avoid them Maintenance use case: Nearly a failure, but a success at last ![]() Gregor Schrott, Vice-President Digital Service Innovation / Cognitive Services, Bosch | |
17:15 | Data Strategy to Enable Digital Transformation![]() Massimo Buonaiuto, EMEA Principal Scientist in Data Science, DSM | ||
17:45 | Customer Centric Data Science Use Case![]() Thomas Bodé, VP - Head of Data & Analytics, Swarovski | ||
18:15 | Abschlussdiskussion und Wrap-up | ![]() | |
18:20 | Apéro | ![]() | ![]() |
Stream 1 | Stream 2 | Stream 3: Networking |
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08:30 | Start Registrierung | ||
09:00 | Transforming our Global Cement Manufacturing Network![]() Frank Ernst, Global Digital Lead Manufacturing, LafargeHolcim | ||
09:30 | Sourcing and Using Integrated Data from Omnichannel Customer Engagement![]() Sander Ruitenberg, Global Digital Health Solutions Head, Novartis | ||
10:00 | How to Overcome Cultural Challenges in AI/ML Organizations![]() Jean Benjamin Voigt, Director /Head Portfolio & Capital Analytics, Credit Suisse | New Pay-per-part Business Model in the Sheet Metal Processing Industry![]() Benedikt Braig, Head of Business Development Equipment-as-a-Service, Trumpf | |
10:30 | ![]() | Kaffeepause mit Networking | ![]() |
10:45 | Workshop TBA ![]() | ![]() |
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11:45 | Workshop TBA ![]() | ![]() |
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12:45 | ![]() | Lunch mit Networking | ![]() |
13:30 | Workshop: Data Cartography - New ML Based Approaches to Assess the Quality of Very Large and Unstructured Data Sources![]() Mika Rissa, Senior Vice President Product, One Logic | ![]() |
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14:30 | How Innovative Tech Companies Can Use Patents to Improve the Competitive Edge in Digital Business Models![]() Bastian Best, European Patent Attorney | The "RIO" Transition – Rationalization of IT Operations![]() Daniele Lisetto, Global Head IT Strategy Office, ABB | |
15:00 | AI in Healthcare: Applications for Drug Discovery and Clinical Decisions![]() Prof. Dr. Enkelejda Miho, Head of MSc Medical Informatics, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland | Integrating IT/OT Legacy into the IoT World![]() Harald Kirsch, Head of Automation and Industrial IT, ALD Vacuum Technologies | |
15:30 | A Novel Operational Mode to Transform the Bioprocess Development Business Model![]() ![]() Moritz von Stosch, Chief Innovation Officer, Datahow AG & Christos Varsakelis, Team Lead AI/ML, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies | Creating Digital Values in the Security Industry![]() Pascal Hulalka, CTO, Protectas | |
16:00 | Big Data Strategy in the Energy Storage Sector![]() Jean-Baptiste Cornefert, VP Digital Innovation and Low Carbon Solutions, BP | Digitalization of Internal Audit Processes![]() Jean-Paul Duperron, VP Corporate Internal Audi & Risk Management, Swiss Steel Holding AG | |
16:30 | ![]() | Kaffeepause mit Networking | |
16:45 | AI Strategy for Autonomous Driving and Mobility![]() Muralikrishna Sridhar, Program Head, AI Stack, Platform & Services for Autonomous Driving and Mobility, Continental | Scaling Traps with AI/IoT Projects and how to avoid them Maintenance use case: Nearly a failure, but a success at last ![]() Gregor Schrott, Vice-President Digital Service Innovation / Cognitive Services, Bosch | |
17:15 | Data Strategy to Enable Digital Transformation![]() Massimo Buonaiuto, EMEA Principal Scientist in Data Science, DSM | ||
17:45 | Customer Centric Data Science Use Case![]() Thomas Bodé, VP - Head of Data & Analytics, Swarovski | ||
18:15 | Abschlussdiskussion und Wrap-up | ![]() | |
18:20 | Apéro | ![]() | ![]() |

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