Speakers

Jeannine Pilloud is teamlead of ETH Partnerships for Innovation. She graduated from ETH Zurich with a degree in Architecture, having also studied German, History and Journalism at the University of Zurich while at the same time completing a journalist qualification at the Ringier School of Journalism. After three years working as an architect, Pilloud changed industries and headed up IBM Switzerland¡¯s project business for six years. After two years as CIO with the Bon-?app¨¦tit Group she was appointed Senior Vice President Western Europe at Deutsche Telekom in 2003. From 2011 to 2017 Pilloud was head of Passenger Transport at SBB and was the first female member of the Swiss Federal Railways¡¯ board of directors. She left SBB in 2019, having already taken up her first board appointments in the previous year. In 2019 Pilloud became CEO of the telecoms group Ascom. Since 2022 she has concentrated on her board mandates. In May 2023 Jeannine Pilloud was elected President of the ETH Alumni Association.

Matthias Rebellius has been a member of the Siemens AG board since October 1st, 2020. As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) he is responsible for the external pageSmart Infrastructurecall_made business. Additionally, he leads Siemens' supply chain management and holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Siemens Switzerland.

Jeff Delmerico is a Senior Scientist at the external pageMicrosoft MR & AI Labcall_made in Z¨¹rich since 2018. His work focuses on robotic perception, mixed reality, and mapping and localization, with the goal of enabling humans and robots to work together on complex tasks. He received his Ph.D. degree from SUNY Buffalo in New York, USA, and previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at UH Manoa in Hawaii, USA, and the University of Z¨¹rich. 

Florian Kennel-Maushart got his BSc. and MSc. in Microengineering, as well as a Minor in Management from EPFL. After an exchange master thesis on robot swarms at the University of Pennsylvania¡¯s Kumar Lab, Florian joined ETH Zurich spin-off RosieReality as co-founder and CTO. He built an international team of 15 people and spent 3 years developing Augmented Reality educational software for mobile devices, before starting his PhD at the Computational Robotics Lab of Prof. Stelian Coros at ETH Zurich. Florian¡¯s work focuses on Mixed Reality interfaces for human-robot interaction with multi-robot systems.

Benjamin Grewe is a co-founder of the startup external pageAlpine AIcall_made that develops a Swiss version of ChatGPT. Alpine AI offers secure hosting in Switzerland, high data protection and several other tailor-made features. Their goal is to develop advanced AI solutions and support companies in unleashing the full potential of artificial intelligence. Benjamin Grewe is also a Professor at the external pageInstitute of Neuroinformatics (INI)call_made a joint institute of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich. The INI's mission is to discover the key principles by which brains work and to implement these in artificial systems that interact intelligently with the real world.

Marco Hutter is a professor for Robotic Systems and director of the Center for Robotics at ETH Zurich. His research interests are in the development of novel machines and machines and their intelligence to operate in rough and challenging environments. Together with his team, he realized a number of legged robots, mobile manipulators, and autonomous excavators that find applications including industrial inspection, construction and forest operations, household assistance, and extraterrestrial exploration. Moreover, Marco is a co-founder of several ETH Startups, such as ANYbotics AG or Gravis Robotics AG, which commercialize legged robots and autonomous construction equipment.

Dario R??sli is COO and Co-Owner of external pageDynius GmbHcall_made. Dynius is an ETH spin-off that provides custom end-to-end AI implementations for small and mid-sized enterprises across various industries. In his role as COO and Project Manager, he is actively involved in defining Dynius¡¯ strategy and responsible for coordinating and executing Dynius¡¯ AI projects in Switzerland, Italy, and Germany.

Niklas Frietsch holds a MSc in Medical Engineering from Offenburg University. His career began with roles at Karl Storz Endoscopy, where he completed his Master's thesis. In 2019, he became a technical leader in product development at Ypsomed AG, focusing on insulin pump systems and on-body injectors. Today, Niklas leads a small team and serves as a project manager at external page41medical AGcall_made, where he manages projects such as the submission of an active implantable medical device system.

Professor Taekwang Jang is head of the Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems group. The group focuses on circuits and systems for next-generation computing platforms. One of the primary interests is the energy-efficient design of the key circuit blocks for a miniaturised system, including an analogue interface, optical and RF transceiver, frequency synthesiser, power management unit, and date converter. They also focus on application-specific system-level engineering for bio-medical devices and ultra-low power sensor nodes.

Alexander Mathys is head of the Sustainable Food Processing group of ETH Zurich which focuses on a system-oriented approach in food production, considering the total value chain including emerging needs in society and their environmental, economic, and social impact. Selected mechanical, biotechnological, thermal, and non-thermal techniques are evaluated to realise several objectives, including biomass and energy use efficiency, and waste reduction along the food value chain. Innovative raw materials from algae and insects are utilised within urban farming and processing concepts to enable new ways of sustainable food supply.

Andreas G¨¹ntner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, heading the Human-centred Sensing Laboratory. He is also a research associate at the Univ. Hospital Z¨¹rich, Dept. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition. The lab works at the intersection between chemistry, physics, and engineering to equip next-generation electronics with the sense of smell. They investigate new concepts in chemical sensing by leveraging nanotechnology and foster their integration into wearable or handheld devices for health, food and environmental monitoring to improve human well-being. 

Pedro Beltrao is Associate Professor at the Institute of Molecular Systems Biology in the Department of Biology. The Beltrao Group focuses on the cellular consequences of genetic variation and their influence on health and illness. The diversity of life and the differences in humans are, to some extent, determined by differences in DNA. The long-term goal is to have comprehensive models of how DNA changes result in differences in biomolecules, their interactions and, ultimately, different traits or diseases. 

Simone Bottan (he/him) is the CEO and co-founder of external pageHylomorphcall_made, a clinical-stage pre-commercial Healthtech company, spin off of ETH Zurich. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and a Master of Science in Bioengineering from Politecnico of Milan. A recipient of the Pioneer Fellowship, Venturekick, and Venture Leaders awards, Simone previously served as a project leader at Wyss Zurich, where he led Hylomorph from academic research to first-in-human trials in under five years.

Richard Ipyana Siegrist is a Product Development Engineer at external pageOris SAcall_made. He has a degree in Timber Engineering and held positions in project, product and innovation management. Richard has been a Product Development Engineer at Oris SA since 2019. He is responsible for the innovation and evaluation of new material technologies for watch components, packaging, and other materials. He leads technical innovation projects to implement new or improved functions into watches until they are ready for serial production.

Matthias Putzer is a doctoral student at ETH Zurich in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering and external pageinspirecall_made. He studied material science and engineering at TU Berlin and has extensive knowledge of laser micromachining, material research and process development.

Prof. Lucio Isa is a Full Professor in the Department of Materials, heading the Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces. His research focuses on the basic understanding of the physical mechanisms behind the structural and dynamical properties of complex materials, with particular attention towards the use of micro-? and nanoparticles at liquid interfaces and on unravelling the mechanical response of concentrated suspensions, both from a fundamental point of view and with applications in mind. 

Roger Dietschweiler holds an engineering degree from the University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland and an MSc. from the University of Surrey. After graduating, he worked as an assistant to the Chair of Structural Engineering at the Department of Architecture at ETHZ, and later as a civil engineer for B?nziger Partner AG in Zurich, Tony Gee and Partners in London and Conzett, Bronzini Gartmann AG in Chur. Roger Dietschweiler has been a civil engineer at external pageBasler & Hofmanncall_made since 2011 and was appointed head of the Structural Maintenance department in 2022.

Professor Dr Silke Langenberg is head of the Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation and engages with theoretical and practical challenges of methodical inventory, evaluation and preservation of monuments. The group is affiliated with the Institute for Preservation and Construction History (IDB) and the Institute for Technology in Architecture (ITA). Their research focuses on diverse building stocks, both older and younger, questions of their value as monuments and challenges concerning their conservation. The CAS ReMain will be offered in cooperation with the Product Development Group and the Professorship of Advanced Manufacturing.

Professor Mirko Meboldt is head of the Product Development Group pd|z at ETH Zurich. His main research focuses on developing new products for mechanical engineering industries, biomedical applications, and associated technologies. He regards the impact on the education of young engineers and its relevance for industry as a key motivation and benchmark for his research. He currently works in the field of engineering design and product development, specialising in user-oriented product innovations, new production technologies and challenging applications.