AI Summit 2027: A Conversation Before Geneva
Hosted by Swissnex in San Francisco + Maulde Cuerel
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What to look forward to
Hugging Face Chief Policy Officer and SVP of Strategy Irene Solaiman will share perspectives on AI’s opportunities, risks, and policy choices ahead of the 2027 Geneva AI Summit. Swiss AI experts from research, policy, business, and civil society will then lead roundtables on topics from AI safety and governance to science and innovation, gathering input to help shape the summit.
Inside the event
Join Swissnex in San Francisco and Irene Solaiman, Chief Policy Officer and SVP of Strategy at Hugging Face, for a conversation ahead of the Geneva AI Summit 2027.
The evening opens with a talk by Irene Solaiman, Chief Policy Officer and SVP of Strategy at Hugging Face. She’ll share her perspective on the opportunities, risks, and choices ahead as the world prepares for the AI Summit in Geneva next year.
After Irene’s talk, event attendees have the opportunity to join one of six roundtables together with the cohort of *Geneva Loading…* a program by Swissnex in San Francisco that brings together a group of Swiss AI experts from research, policy, business, and civil society to prepare for the Geneva AI Summit 2027.
Pick your table
The following roundtables can be selected
- AI governance and sovereignty
- AI safety and frontier risk
- AI, democracy, and media
- AI in high-stakes settings
- AI oversight and human judgment
- AI for science and innovation
Roundtable participation offers a unique chance to shape the Geneva AI Summit 2027 since the cohort of [Geneva Loading…](https://swissnex.org/sanfrancisco/news/preparing-for-the-ai-summit-2027/#cohort) will take inputs from the roundtable discussions and use them to prepare for the AI Summit.
What is *Geneva Loading…*?
[Geneva Loading…](https://swissnex.org/sanfrancisco/news/preparing-for-the-ai-summit-2027/) is a program that brings together a group of Swiss AI experts from research, policy, business, and civil society to prepare for the summit.
This November, the cohort is spending a week (Nov 16-20) in the Bay Area meeting the people who build, fund, regulate, and challenge AI. They want to hear what Silicon Valley gets right, what should change, and what the world should be talking about in Geneva.
The Geneva Loading... program consists of several events and publications. If you are interested to stay in the loop, please sign up for our Geneva Loading Newsletter to get regular updates.
About the Geneva AI Summit 2027
Every year world leaders, tech companies, researchers, and civil society gather at a global AI Summit to decide how humanity should handle the most powerful technology of our time. In 2027, Geneva will host the next global AI Summit, following Bletchley Park, Seoul, Paris, and New Delhi. What gets discussed there will shape the rules, priorities, and safeguards around AI for years. Most people never get a say in it. This evening, you can.
Why join?
- Hear a frontline perspective. Irene Solaiman of Hugging Face opens the evening with a view from the heart of the AI ecosystem.
- Meet people you wouldn’t otherwise meet. Swiss policymakers, researchers, and leaders alongside Bay Area founders, engineers, investors, and thinkers, all in one room.
- Be heard where it counts. This isn’t a panel you watch from your seat. You’ll take part in small group discussions with the people heading to Geneva, and what you contribute will directly support their preparation for the AI Summit.
- Stay for networking and drinks. The conversation keeps going in a more casual setting.
The Geneva Loading… Cohort 2026
- Nadine Bienefeld, Senior Researcher & Lecturer, ETH Zurich & University of Lucerne
- Arnout Devos, Lecturer, ETH AI Center
- Ruth Fulterer, Tech Journalist, NZZ
- Armin Galliker, Senior Software Architect, Siemens
- Angela Müller, Executive Director, AlgorithmWatch CH
- Balz Oertli, Journalist & Co-founder, WAV Recherchekollektiv
- Niniane Paeffgen, Lead Citizens Engagement & Public Affairs, GESDA
- Blaise Robert, Global AI Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Kevin Schawinski, CEO & Co-founder, Modulos
- Patrick Stadler, Executive Lead & Co-founder, Pour Demain
Speaker
Irene Solaiman, Chief Policy Officer and SVP of Strategy at Hugging Face
Program
6:00pm – Doors open
6:30pm – Opening remarks: Geneva Loading… and the road to the AI Summit 2027
6:40pm – Featured talk and Q&A: Irene Solaiman, Chief Policy Officer and SVP of Strategy, Hugging Face
7:00pm – Cohort presentation and roundtable introductions
7:15pm – Roundtable clinics
7:45pm – Table report-backs
8:15pm – Closing reflections
8:20pm – Drinks and conversation
9:00pm – Doors close
About Swissnex in San Francisco
Swissnex in San Francisco is an initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Our vision at Swissnex in San Francisco is to connect tomorrow by empowering the next generation of innovators to collaborate and create futures where the planet and society thrive.
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