# AI hackathons & conferences in Zurich

Source: https://aihackclub.com/zurich/
Updated: 2026-09-17

There are 3 upcoming AI hackathons, 9 AI conferences and 42 AI meetups in Zurich. The next hackathon is Legal Hackathon on Wednesday 23 September 2026 at Novu Campus - Coworking, Meeting & Community. Frequent organizers: Zurich AI Festival 2026, Swiss {ai} Weeks, Zurich Tech Collective.

## AI hackathons

- [Legal Hackathon](https://lu.ma/hack-kloten-23Sep26) — 2026-09-23 · Novu Campus - Coworking, Meeting & Community · Swiss {ai} Weeks
- [Zurich Hackathon](https://lu.ma/hack-zurich-24Sep26) — 2026-09-24 · Kraftwerk · Swiss {ai} Weeks
- [{Tech: Europe} Agentic AI Hack](https://lu.ma/zrh-hack) — 2026-10-10 · {Tech: Europe}

## AI conferences

- [ISTQB AI testing training course Zurich in English, 3 days](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/istqb-ai-testing-training-course-zurich-in-english-3-days-tickets-1995659504299) — 2026-09-23 · Signature by Regus - Zürich, Bahnhofplatz
- [Zurich AI Festival Workspace](https://lu.ma/ZurichAIFestivalWorkspace) — 2026-09-28 · FlexOffice Zürich Dino - Office Space & Workspace für dein Team · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [AI Policy Summit (Day 2)](https://lu.ma/https://ethzurich.eventsair.com/aips26/registration/Site/Register?utm_source=luma) — 2026-09-30 · ETH Zürich
- [AI + Mindfulness Symposium (2nd Edition)](https://lu.ma/jdy141bd) — 2026-09-30 · ETH Alumni Pavillon · Personal
- [AI + Environment Summit](https://lu.ma/https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/courses-seminars/computer-it/ai-environment-summit-2026-7470831856998478005.html) — 2026-09-30 · IPZ
- [Geneva Loading… Bringing a Silicon Valley Perspective to the AI Summit 2027](https://lu.ma/GenevaLoading) — 2026-09-30 · Signature by Regus - Zürich, Bahnhofplatz · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [AI 2036, What Future Are We Building?](https://lu.ma/AI_2036) — 2026-10-01 · Kraftwerk · Swiss {ai} Weeks
- [Public Night @ AI+X Summit](https://lu.ma/PublicNightAIXSummit) — 2026-10-01 · StageOne Event & Convention Hall Zürich · ETH AI Center Events
- [VC in Town](https://lu.ma/vcintown) — 2026-10-01 · ETH AI Center · Zurich AI Festival 2026

## AI meetups & workshops

- [Momentum: Robotics & Embodied AI in Zurich](https://lu.ma/lkh6du5z) — 2026-09-17 · Nebius Startups
- [Shipping Code with AI Agents: What People Are Actually Using](https://lu.ma/hrnerwae) — 2026-09-17 · ETH AI Center · Personal
- [The Agentic Data Stack - Zurich](https://lu.ma/clickh-oo1l) — 2026-09-17 · memox | Europaallee · ClickHouse Events
- [Panel: Responsible AI for sensitive data processing](https://lu.ma/n0zxlx0b) — 2026-09-23 · Novu Campus - Coworking, Meeting & Community · Personal
- [The AI Risk & Governance Boardroom briefing for Executives - Zürich](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ai-risk-governance-boardroom-briefing-for-executives-zurich-tickets-1997453599486) — 2026-09-24 · Hotel Schweizerhof Zürich
- [Make It Visual: From Idea to High-Quality Figure ✨](https://www.eventbrite.ch/e/make-it-visual-from-idea-to-high-quality-figure-tickets-2000993590695) — 2026-09-24 · SPH - FHK - E/H Floor
- [W Executive Breakfast Series at Signature](https://lu.ma/WExecutiveBreakfastSeries) — 2026-09-28 · Signature by Regus - Zürich, Bahnhofplatz · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Product Design and AI training in Luxembourg](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/product-design-and-ai-training-in-luxembourg-tickets-1998227691817) — 2026-09-28 · Engimattstrasse 14
- [Switzerland as Europe's Playground for AI Innovation](https://lu.ma/EuropesPlaygroundforAIInnovation) — 2026-09-28 · Technopark Zurich · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Talent Kick Graduate Startups Showcase 2026](https://lu.ma/talentkick2026) — 2026-09-28 · IPZ · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Arbeitsmarkt im Wandel: Mensch, KI und Zukunftskompetenzen](https://lu.ma/changinglabourmarket) — 2026-09-28 · Viaduktstrasse 93 · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Building AI That Works: A Hands-On Simulation of Success and Failure](https://lu.ma/BuildingAIthatworks) — 2026-09-28 · ETH AI Center · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Smart Surgery: AI in the Operating Room](https://lu.ma/SmartSurgery) — 2026-09-28 · OR-X · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [AI Governance in Action: Turning Principles into Practice](https://lu.ma/AiGovernanceInAction) — 2026-09-28 · ETH AI Center · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [🧠 AI Builders Zurich #5](https://lu.ma/ai-builders-5) — 2026-09-28 · Zurich Tech Collective
- [Breakfast at Pinterest](https://lu.ma/BreakfastatPinterest) — 2026-09-29 · Talacker 41 · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Open Challenges in Foundation Models](https://lu.ma/OpenChallengesinFoundationModels) — 2026-09-29 · ETH AI Center · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [UZH.ai Best GenAI Research Workflows: A Knowledge-Sharing Event](https://lu.ma/https://www.ema.uzh.ch/en/register/uzh-ai-best-genai-research-workflows-a-knowledge-sharing-event-for-phds.html) — 2026-09-29 · University of Zurich Irchel
- [GDG Cloud Zürich: Build with AI](https://lu.ma/GDGCloudZurichBuildwithAI) — 2026-09-29 · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Gravis Robotics x Foxglove: Zurich Robotics Night](https://lu.ma/actuate-nemd) — 2026-09-29 · Foxglove
- [AI & Tech Networking Event in Zurich by Ascent Valley](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-tech-networking-event-in-zurich-by-ascent-valley-tickets-1998516367253) — 2026-09-29 · MINI Café Bar
- [GDG Cloud Zürich: Tech Talks](https://lu.ma/gdgzrh) — 2026-09-29 · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Masterclass: Building Your Enterprise Language AI Pilot Framework](https://lu.ma/deeplmasterclass) — 2026-09-30 · Au Premier · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [The Clinical AI Partnership: How Hospitals, Builders, and Regulators Get AI to the Ward](https://lu.ma/kaiko-zurich-ai-festival-2026) — 2026-09-30 · Kaiko · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [AI Startup Pitch & Investor Networking I Zurich](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-startup-pitch-investor-networking-i-zurich-tickets-1999225301695) — 2026-09-30 · Almodobar
- [Mindstone Zurich September AI Meetup](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindstone-zurich-september-ai-meetup-tickets-1998671833256) — 2026-09-30 · Headsquarter (3rd floor)
- [AI Tech & Startup Night — Zürich](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-tech-startup-night-zurich-tickets-1999185734348) — 2026-09-30 · Almodobar
- [Women in AI Breakfast](https://lu.ma/womeninAIbreakfast) — 2026-10-01 · ETH AI Center · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Swissness at Scale - Executive Dinner](https://lu.ma/deeplexecutivedinner) — 2026-10-01 · Mandarin Oriental Savoy, Zurich · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Confidential AI for Banking: Open Models, Frontier Labs and Secure Deployment](https://lu.ma/AIforBanking) — 2026-10-02 · Signature by Regus - Zürich, Bahnhofplatz · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Investors & Innovators Breakfast: Meet Startups of the AI Triangle region](https://lu.ma/InvestorsInnovatorsBreakfast) — 2026-10-02 · ETH AI Center · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [AI in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity in AI](https://lu.ma/AIinCybersecurity) — 2026-10-02 · Signature by Regus - Zürich, Bahnhofplatz · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [CAIF Cultural Hub – in Conversation with Nina Rühmeier and Dr. Jennifer Victoria Scurrell (English Session)](https://lu.ma/xpjwsc18) — 2026-10-02 · Schauspielhaus Zürich · Creative AI Foundation Calendars
- [What survived the portfolio review: AI in Life Sciences that held up](https://lu.ma/FoundationModelsinLifeSciences) — 2026-10-02 · Löwenstrasse 49 · Zurich AI Festival 2026
- [Communicating Science in the Era of AI](https://lu.ma/CommunicatingScienceintheEraofAI) — 2026-10-03 · ETH AI Center · MCAA Switzerland Chapter
- [CAIF Cultural Hub – Im Gespräch mit Esther Hunziker und Manuel Flurin Hendry (Deutsche Session)](https://lu.ma/ge7umh7b) — 2026-10-03 · Kulturhaus Helferei · Creative AI Foundation Calendars
- [Alpine Agentic Search](https://lu.ma/mgmq5ipe) — 2026-10-07 · Nebius Events
- [Integrating Blockchain and AI (Artificial Intelligence) | Zurich](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/integrating-blockchain-and-ai-artificial-intelligence-zurich-tickets-1922342390839) — 2026-10-08 · Zürich
- [Our Minds Under Siege](https://lu.ma/tdlmslbx) — 2026-10-21 · ETH AI Center · Personal
- [🤖 Zurich Robotics Roundtable #5](https://lu.ma/robotics-roundtable-5) — 2026-10-22 · Zurich Tech Collective
- [🇨🇭 Move Faster or Break Trust? Key Trade-off Moments in AI Product Development | Product People x Google](https://lu.ma/uwt8vo83) — 2026-11-06 · Product People
- [HerImpact: Who Decides — You or AI?](https://www.eventbrite.ch/e/herimpact-who-decides-you-or-ai-tickets-1992565526127) — 2026-11-06 · Viaduktstrasse 93-95