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Zurich Innovation Championship Festival – Registration Closed


Registration is now closed as the event has reached full capacity. Thank you for your interest in the Innovation Festival of the Zurich Innovation Championship 2025. This event is invite-only.

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Date and time
Starts on Thursday, October 16, 2025 18:00 CEST

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Location
Zurich Development Center, Keltenstrasse 48, 8044 Zurich

You're exclusively invited to the Innovation Festival 2025!

This year, our program has taken on a new shape inspired by the Venture Client model, creating direct opportunities for collaboration between startups and our business units.

Join us to discover the remarkable progress of pioneering startups from diverse industries, meet the visionary teams behind transformative products and services, and connect with like-minded leaders from across sectors. The Innovation Festival is designed to spark collaboration, ignite inspiration, and open doors to partnerships that can redefine the future.

Please note that the Innovation Festival 2025 is an in-person, invitation-only event. Don’t miss this unique occasion to celebrate innovation, where bold ideas meet real-world impact!

2025 Edition at a glance

150+

Problems discovered

200+

Prototypes from the HyperChallenge

25+

Pilots

30+

Countries involved

Agenda

Our evening will be filled with surprises!

Here’s an outline of the agenda:

18:00 – 18:25 | Welcome & Opening

Arrive at the Zurich Development Center (ZDC) and step into an evening where innovation takes center stage. Doors open with a warm welcome and a chance to connect before the show begins.

18:30 – 20:00 | Awards Ceremony & Show

Discover how startups have joined forces with our business units under the Venture Client model, creating tangible impact across industries.

During this highlight moment, we will also award the winners of the Agentic AI Hyperchallenge, showcasing how cutting-edge AI solutions can reshape the way we work, decide, and create value.

Expect powerful stories, inspiring pitches, and live recognition of the brightest collaborations that are redefining innovation.

20:00 – 21:30 | Networking & Startup Booth Experience

The evening continues with conversations and connections. Explore the startup booths, meet the teams behind the solutions, and dive deeper into their stories. Enjoy food and drinks as you network with fellow innovators and leaders, turning inspiration into new opportunities.

FAQs

This event is invite-only. However, if you know someone who you think could contribute to a diverse audience from the digital and innovation space, please reach out to innovation@zurich.com with the person’s name and occupation and we’d be happy to consider.

Please bring a valid form of identification, as this will help us streamline the check-in process.

If possible, please use Zurich City’s efficient public transport. There are parking spots available at the venue on a first-come, first-served basis.

Absolutely! The event will feature designated networking sessions to connect with other participants, industry experts and special guests. It's a great opportunity to forge valuable connections and exchange ideas.

Absolutely! The event will feature designated networking sessions to connect with other participants, industry experts and special guests. It's a great opportunity to forge valuable connections and exchange ideas.

Please note that photographs and video recordings (collectively, the ‘Photos’) may be taken during this event. Such Photos may be used by Zurich in internal communications (e.g. Zurich Intranet) as well as in external communications (e.g. social media channels, Zurich website, jubilee publications) for the purposes of event management and showcasing and promoting the event. By participating in this event, you agree that Zurich may use Photos where you are visible, in particular group/crowd Photos, for the purposes mentioned before. If portrait photos of you are made, we will instruct our photographers to show you the photos taken to give you the opportunity to check the photo and confirm which photos of you Zurich is permitted to use, if any.

FAQs | Terms and Conditions | Get to Know More

Terms and Conditions: For more information, please refer to our FAQs section, where we address common questions related to the event. One specific question we cover is about data treatment during the ticket giveaway raffle.

Get to Know More: Explore further about the Zurich Innovation Championship by visiting our official website.

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