Innovating Future Environments with IoT and AI
June 12, 2025, 8:30 AM
powered by IoT & AI Business Hub
IoT & AI Visions Zurich is the number one networking and english-speaking conference for industry and academia to start business in IoT, AI, AR, and Metaverse, and to kickstart new projects. Join top technology professionals, leading industry players, learn from curated keynotes, get exclusive access to program, and become a part of the digital transformation. Dress code is Business or Business Casual. The language of the event is English.
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Location
How to get to the
SIX Convention Point
From Zurich main station (Zürich HB) take tram line 4, direction Altstetten. Coming from the station in Altstetten, take tram line 4, direction Tiefenbrunnen. From either direction get off at Sportweg. The SIX ConventionPoint is situated within the SIX building next to the tram stop.
The highway connections are a few minutes drive from the SIX ConventionPoint. There is a public pay parking at the Hard Turm Park garage, to be entered via Pfingstweidstrasse. In the garage follow the signs to building 110/SIX.
From Zurich airport to the SIX ConventionPoint it is approximately 20 minutes by Taxi. If you prefer public transport, take one of the trains to Zurich Hardbrücke. From there tram line 4 direction Altstetten takes you directly to the SIX ConventionPoint. Get off at Sportweg.
You can find 3-4 hotel next to the venue that we can recommend, i.e., Sheraton Zurich, 25hours Hotel, Novotel, and Ibis Zurich West.
Sheraton Zurich Hotel is the partner of IoT Business Hub and is perfectly located to the IoT Inspire Zurich event venue. A 2 min walk separates the hotel rooms from the Six Convention Point. You can book your room directly through booking.com or the website of the hotel.
Sheraton Zurich Hotel is the perfect starting point for a stroll through the area and its trendy shops and bars. Sheraton brings people together. Meet the young and cosmopolitan neighborhood in the bar NUOVO or at the Route 26 Steakhouse. The city center and the central station are only a few minutes away by tram. The tram station Toni-Areal is located directly in front of the hotel. The cozy rooms and suites, some with impressive views over Zurich, are the perfect place of rest and relaxation in the lively Zurich West district. The generously designed rooms are equipped with air conditioning, USB port, a flat-screen TV and a fridge, perfect for modern travellers.
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Experts, key players from industry and technology solution providers present use cases on key technology topics and illustrate how solutions are impacting today’s & tomorrow’s industries. Be one of the speakers that will share your know-how, insight or innovative technology solutions.
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Martin Grossen has over 30 years of experience with embedded and IoT systems. After successfully completing his studies, he worked as a development engineer in the industrial PC sector. With his extensive hardware and software experience, Martin transitioned to distribution and shared his knowledge as a Field Application Engineer in numerous industrial projects. He supported industrial solutions not only on the hardware side but also on the software side with Microsoft Embedded and IoT operating systems and integrated the first AI solutions very early on. In this field, he was awarded the title of “Microsoft FAE of the Year” and has maintained the status of “Microsoft IoT MVP (Most Valuable Professional)” for over 20 consecutive years to date.
Today, he oversees the industrial solutions sector at AVNET Silica as Director Solutions & Software in Europe and as a technical expert.
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Fabienne is the Relationship Manager at Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich (IPZ), a platform that focusses on Robotics & Mobility, Space & Aviation, and Advanced Manufacturing & Materials. Collaborating with national and international industry (including R&D departments of large corporations, SMEs, scale-ups, and startups), academic institutions (UZH, ETHZ, EMPA), and facilitators (Swiss Business Hubs, S-GE, Greater Zurich Area), she drives partnerships and fosters innovation ecosystems. Fabienne ensures that IPZ is firmly established within targeted ecosystems both nationally and internationally to attract potential tenants. She develops a strong network across academia, industry, and associations. Moreover, she represents IPZ through presentations and panel discussions on both the national and international stage. She manages market budgets, strategy, and reporting.
With a focus on Management & Economics, Fabienne completed her PhD and PostDoc at the University of Zurich, where she served as a lecturer for the seminar “Team Leadership and Organization – Applied Project Management”. Her academic journey included a research stay at Stanford University. She published three peer-reviewed papers, taught seminars in “Negotiations and Conflict Resolution” and coordinated a team change management project.
Fabio La Mattina is a skilled sales and product management professional with more than 20 years of experience in the technology and engineering sector. He is currently Sales Manager at Rohde & Schwarz in Ittigen, Switzerland, where he leads strategic initiatives in the area of test and measurement. His career includes key milestones such as Product Manager, where he successfully managed product lines and collaborated on sales strategies, and Managing Director, where he led a team of technical support and account managers to improve customer satisfaction. Fabio’s expertise includes strategic planning, team leadership, sales management and customer relationship management, all supported by a strong engineering background.
Nadja Suter is Product Manager in the Production Division at VEBO – one of the largest employers in the Canton of Solothurn and a leading enterprise for vocational and social inclusion. VEBO is a multi-utility production company and uniquely combines industrial performance with a strong social mission: around 80 percent of its employees live with a disability.
In her role, Nadja develops new products and services within the industry and production section. Nadja brings over 15 years of experience in product, project and process management, particularly in the energy sector. She has led the development of innovative solutions in areas such as e-mobility, smart buildings, photovoltaics, and telecommunications.
Seyer is Chief Commercial Officer at Phoenix Mecano Solutions AG, a Swiss leader in industrial components and system solutions.
With an academic degree in Business Administration from the ZHAW School of Management, he is responsible for driving commercial strategy and innovation across enclosure systems, linear and profile technologies, and digitally connected Industry 4.0 platforms.
With a strong focus on Industrial IoT, Seyer has led initiatives integrating smart components, sensor technologies, into scalable IoT verticals. Together with his team, he is supporting the transition of the hardware from MVP to mass production.
Markus Soppa is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Filancore GmbH, a company that develops decentralized identity solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). His focus lies on modern security technologies such as Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), blockchain systems, and IoT PKI to enable trustworthy and interoperable IoT infrastructures.
Previously, Markus worked as a consultant for Industrial IoT and Automotive Security at Deloitte, where he oversaw security-critical projects for DAX-listed companies—particularly in the areas of Industrial IoT (IIoT) and connected mobility. His career also includes his role as Chief Development Officer at accessec GmbH, where he focused on security architectures in industry and automotive sectors.
With many years of experience in information security and deep expertise in decentralized technologies, Markus actively shapes the future of connected systems.
Alex Raimondi received the Master in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from the renowned ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2002. Since 2004, he has been leading the embedded design group of Miromico in order to develop advanced hardware – from high performance FPGA systems to ultra low power sensor devices. Currently, he is the director of the embedded design group at Miromico.
Since 2015, he is also co-founder and CTO of Chip-ing, a high-tech start-up creating value through the intensive use of novel technologies. Currently, Chip-ing is developing the innovative golf 3.0 products.
Hua Wang is a full professor and chair of electronics at Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET) of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zürich). He is the director of the ETH Integrated Devices, Electronics, And Systems (IDEAS) Group. Prior to that, he was an associate professor with tenure at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He held the Demetrius T. Paris professorship at School of ECE at Georgia Tech. He was the founding director of Georgia Tech Center of Circuits and Systems (CCS) and the director of the Georgia Tech Electronics and Micro-System (GEMS) lab. He worked at Intel Corporation and Skyworks Solutions from 2010 to 2011. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
Dr. Wang is interested in innovating analog, mixed-signal, RF, and mm-Wave integrated circuits and hybrid systems for wireless communication, sensing, and bioelectronics applications. He has authored or co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.
Dr. Wang received the DARPA Director’s Fellowship Award in 2020 (the first awardee in Georgia Tech’s history), the DARPA Young Faculty Award in 2018, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2015, the Qualcomm Faculty Award in 2020 and 2021, the IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer Award in 2017, the Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Young Faculty Award in 2016, the Georgia Tech ECE Outstanding Junior Faculty Member Award in 2015, and the Lockheed Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015.
His research group has won multiple academic awards and best paper awards, including the 2019 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar, the IEEE RFIC Best Student Paper Awards (2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021), the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) Best Student Paper Award 2021, the IEEE CICC Outstanding Student Paper Awards (2015, 2018, and 2019), the IEEE CICC Best Conference Paper Award (2017), the 2016 IEEE Microwave Magazine Best Paper Award, and the IEEE SENSORS Best Live Demo Award (2nd Place in 2016).
Dr. Wang is a Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member for IEEE ISSCC, RFIC, CICC, and BCICTS conferences. He is a Steering Committee Member for IEEE RFIC and CICC. He is the Conference Chair for CICC 2019 and Conference General Chair for CICC 2020. He is a Distinguished Microwave Lecturer (DML) for the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) for the term of 2022-2024. He was a Distinguished Lecturer (DL) for the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) for the term of 2018-2019. He was the Chair of the Atlanta’s IEEE CAS/SSCS joint chapter that won the IEEE SSCS Outstanding Chapter Award in 2014.
Liliane Paradise is COO at Miromico, a renowned Swiss IoT company specializing in embedded electronics for IoT applications. With a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zürich, Liliane brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role. Having dedicated her career to the field of Embedded Hardware and Software, Liliane plays a crucial role in driving the development of innovative IoT solutions at Miromico. Her profound industry knowledge and leadership contribute to Miromico’s success as a leading provider of cutting-edge IoT solutions.
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10+ years within IoT and wireless technologies with focus on LPWAN from over 6 years with Sigfox building up the business in the Nordics and Baltics. General Manager for the mioty Alliance since 2023.
Alan Ellenberger is the founder and CEO of petTracer AG, the company behind the world’s first high-tech GPS cat collar. He successfully launched the product on Indiegogo, Europe’s largest crowdfunding platform, where it became one of the top-funded Swiss projects in its category at the time.
Alan began his career as an application developer before moving into the banking and finance sector. He joined the renowned SIX SIS Securities Administrator program, where he ultimately became Head of Training and Coaching in the Corporate Actions department. In this role, he was responsible for training and supporting over 50 employees and managing major software releases of their proprietary systems.
While studying Business Administration at FHNW, Alan developed the business plan for petTracer as part of his bachelor’s thesis. Following successful seed funding – backed in part by Roland Brack, founder of Brack .ch, Switzerland’s leading online electronics retailer – Alan taught himself PR, marketing, communication, and media strategy. His efforts led to coverage in major Swiss newspapers including Sonntagsblick, 20min and Tages-Anzeiger, as well as appearances on TV shows such as Einfach Genial and Die Höhle der Löwen, the German equivalent of Shark Tank.
Over the past 15 years, Alan has developed extensive expertise in software and hardware development, product manufacturing, investment and financing, online marketing and sales, customer support, and company leadership. His well-rounded experience has been central to building petTracer into a recognised and respected brand in the pet technology space.
Schekeb Fateh received the Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 2015.
From 2009 to 2015, he was working under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Q. Huang, where he was leading a group of system and design engineers to develop VLSI circuits and systems for wearable healthcare devices where his research was funded by Nano-Tera.ch and SNF.
In 2015, he started to lead the R&D of the fabless semiconductor SME ACP AG which is specialised in cellular communications chipsets in particular for the Chinese market. In 2017, he has started to work in the position of Business Bevelopment for the hardware design consulting company Miromico which is specialised on hardware design services and high-end IoT products. In 2021, he has started to work as Chief Executive Officer at Miromico.
Remus Nicolaescu is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Pointcloud GmbH/Inc., a Zurich based technology company developing coherent 4D imaging solutions using silicon photonics. Prior to Pointcloud, he held executive roles with technology companies in the US, Europe and Asia. He started his career at Intel, where he performed pioneering work in silicon photonics topics, such as optical Raman amplifiers and lasers in silicon waveguides, and high-speed silicon photonics modulators. He obtained his Masters and Ph.D. in Physics from University of Bucharest and Texas A&M University respectively, and MBA from INSEAD.
Dejan is a product leader and serial entrepreneur with a passion for building connected, intelligent systems. As Chief Product Officer at MiNDNET, he’s currently shaping AI-driven digital health platforms that merge regulated medical-grade software with real-world patient needs.
His background spans fintech, healthtech, and emerging technologies — from launching embedded lending solutions at Banxware, to driving open banking and payment innovation at SIX and TWINT, to leading strategic initiatives in crypto-finance at Bitcoin Suisse.
Dejan lectures on disruptive business models and platform ecosystems at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, and brings a system-level view to the intersection of IoT, AI, and platform strategy.
Fabio Rosa is the CEO and founder of TagoIO. With a vision to design a software that would enable both technical and non-technical people to create complete IoT solutions that would impact businesses around the world, he created TagoIO.
Fabio holds a master’s degree in industrial automation from the University of Santa Catarina, and an MBA in Management of Technology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Worcester, MA.
He has more than 25 years of experience developing new technologies and products involving connectivity, innovation processes, algorithms, and new model business designs. Fabio resides with his wife and two children in Raleigh, NC – USA.
Accomplished and results-driven senior business leader with 17+ years in telecoms, including over 12 years shaping and scaling global IoT businesses. Proven track record of consistently exceeding revenue targets, building and leading high-performing sales teams, and driving product innovation in complex, multi-technology environments. Deep expertise in IoT connectivity solutions (eUICC, multi-IMSI, LPWAN, 2G–5G), go-to-market strategy, and full-stack solution selling across five continents. Strong technical acumen combined with strategic insight enables delivery of value-based solutions aligned with customer business goals.
Adrian Staudenmaier holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Winterthur, Switzerland from 2003. In addition he completed the MAS program in Digital Transformation at the ZHAW in 2023. Starting 2003 he worked at Alstom as a service engineer in the field of gas and steam turbine control systems. In 2015, Adrian joined EKZ (Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich) Energy Contracting as head of the control technology department. In 2019, he moved to Jobst Willers Engineering AG, where he successfully built up the Digital Building division.
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In case if the physical event cannot take place due to Covid19, the event is either postponed or will be virtual. The ticket will remain valid for the postponed or online event.
Organization
IoT Visions is organised through the IoT Business Hub.
”"IoT Visions Zurich 2024 is the place to be where globally operating enterprises, SMEs, start-ups and research laboratories will present their game-changing and future-proof IoT technologies for the digital transformation of today's industry", Sosan Nawid, Vice-president of the IoT Business Hub.
Sosan NawidVice-President