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Forum KI-Recht 2025
Forum KI-recht 2025
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Venue of the event:
Paulus Akademie
Pfingstweidstrasse 28
8005 Zurich -
Date:
August 21, 2025 -
Organizer:
Swiss Association for AI Law
| Uhrzeit | Thema | Speaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.00 – 09.10 | Eröffnung und Begrüssung | Vorstand | ||
| 09.15 – 09.50 | Die GPAI-Regulierung im EU AI Act – der Status Quo | Kai Zenner | ||
| 09.55 – 10.25 | Einsatz von KI-Systemen in der Bundesverwaltung: Strategie und Umsetzung | Nina Gammenthaler | ||
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Kaffeepause | |||
| 11.05 – 11.35 | Transparenz im Rahmen der KI-Regulierung | Alfred Früh | ||
| 11.40 – 12.15 | Praxistipps zur Verhandlung von KI-Verträgen | Martina Arioli | ||
| 12.15 – 13.10 | Lunch | |||
| 13.15 – 14.00 | Keynote | Gabriele Mazzini | ||
| 14.05 – 14.35 | Transforming business processes with agentic AI | Pascale Schwerzmann | ||
| 14.40 – 15.10 | Kaffeepause | |||
| 15.15 – 17.00 | Praxisbezogene Roundtables | Fachmoderatoren & Fachmoderatorinnen | ||
| 17.15 – 17.35 | Interview mit Walter Thurnherr (alt Bundeskanzler) | Sarah Genner und | Walter Thurnherr | |
| 17.35 – 17.45 | Abschluss | Schweizer Verein für KI-Recht | ||
| 17.45 – open end | Apéro riche mit DJ | |||
Nina Gammenthaler
Enterprise Architect / Expert for digital transformation
Use of AI systems in the federal administration: strategy and implementation
Nina Gammenthaler
Enterprise Architect / Expert for digital transformation
Presentation topic:
“Use of AI systems in the federal administration: strategy and implementation”
In 2023, Nina Gammenthaler joined the Federal Chancellery as a digital transformation expert in the Strategy and Innovation Section of the Digital Transformation and ICT Steering Division. She is mainly involved in implementing the strategy for the use of AI systems in the Federal Administration. Nina studied law in Fribourg i.Ue. and obtained her doctorate in internal market law at the Institute for European Law. She then worked in the legal department of the Federal Office for the Environment in the field of biotechnology where she later became head of the legal service staff. She also spent a short period as a data protection officer at Swissmedic, where she was involved in negotiating tcloud contracts, among other things.
Pascale Schwerzmann
Legal Tech Lead & Senior Technical Specialist
Transforming Business Processes with Agentic AI
Pascale Schwerzmann
Legal Tech Lead & Senior Technical Specialist
Presentation topic:
“Transforming Business Processes with Agentic AI”
Pascale Schwerzmann is a Legal Tech Lead and Senior Technical Specialist for Data Security, Data Governance, Cyber Risk Management and Compliance at Microsoft Switzerland. In this role, Pascale guides corporate clients from a wide range of industries through their innovation, digitization and transformation processes. She is very much involved in AI governance and the implementation of AI, especially to make business processes more efficient
Gabriele Mazzini
Architect & Lead Author AI Act - MIT Research Affiliate & Fellow
Keynote
Gabriele Mazzini
Architect & Lead Author AI Act – MIT Research Affiliate & Fellow
Presentation topic:
“Keynote”
Gabriele Mazzini is our keynote speaker and works at MIT. As a former team leader in the European Commission, Gabriele was the architect and lead author of the first draft of the AI Act. He was also the main advisor on the AI Act during the negotiations with Parliament and the Council. He is a pioneer and leading expert in AI governance and regulation and a globally sought-after consultant, lecturer and public speaker.
Alfred Früh
Professor of Private Law and the University of Basel
Transparency in the context of AI regulation
Alfred Früh
Professor of Private Law and the University of Basel
Presentation topic:
“Transparency in the context of AI regulation”
Alfred Früh is a professor of private law specializing in life sciences law and intellectual property law and co-director of the Center for Life Sciences Law (ZLSR) at the University of Basel. He received his doctorate from the University of Zurich, where he was also managing director of the Center for Information Technology, Society and Law (ITSL). Today, he is managing director and board member of the Swiss Forum for Communication Law (SF-FS), part of the steering committee of the Responsible Digital Society (RDS) at the University of Basel, and board member of AIPPI Switzerland. His research focuses on the interaction between intellectual property rights and new technologies, particularly in the life sciences and data economy.
Martina Arioli
Founder and partner of Arioli Law, Zurich
Practical tips for negotiating AI contracts
Martina Arioli
Founder and partner of Arioli Law, Zurich
Presentation topic:
“Practical tips for negotiating AI contracts”
Martina Arioli is the founder and partner of Arioli Law. She is an award-winning tech lawyer and an expert in complex outsourcing projects. Martina has over 20 years of experience in her field. She is particularly passionate about the art of negotiating contracts in the tech sector.
Sarah Genner
Digital expert, Lecturer and Board Member
Interview mit Walter Thurnherr (a.d. Bundeskanzler)
Sarah Genner
Digital expert, Lecturer and Board Member
Presentation topic:
“Interview mit Walter Thurnherr (a.d. Bundeskanzler)”
Dr. Sarah Genner is a digital expert, lecturer and board member. She has been studying the impact of digital technologies on people, society and the world of work for more than 20 years. She advises companies and organisations on digital change and lectures at numerous universities and colleges. Her latest book “ABC Digital – Das digitale Zeitalter verstehen” was published by Stämpfli-Verlag in 2024.
Kai Zenner
Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss (European People’s Party Group) in the European Parliament
The GPAI regulation in the EU AI Act - the status quo
Kai Zenner
Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss (European People’s Party Group) in the European Parliament
Presentation topic:
“The GPAI regulation in the EU AI Act – the status quo”
Kai Zenner ist Head of Office und Policy Advisor für Axel Voss (MEP) im Europäischen Parlament. In this role, he supports various legislative projects. He played a key role in the negotiations on the AI Act. As a digitalization expert, Kai also deals with the question of “correct” policymaking in connection with AI and data policy.
| Sektor | Thema | Moderation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KI & Jugenschutz | KI und Kinder - Wie können wir Kinder im Zeitalter von KI erziehen, schützen und fördern? | Sandra Cortesi | ||
| AI Konvention | KI-Regulierung in der Schweiz: Umsetzung der KI Konvention des Europarates | Aurelia Tàmô-Larrieux | ||
| AI Act Aufsicht | Getting ready for AI Act supervision | Stefan Kulk | ||
| AI & Start-Ups | KI-Startups im Regulierungsdschungel: Wege durch das Dickicht | Benedikt Flöter | ||
| AI im Gesundheitswesen | Latest developments in neuroscience and neuroprivacy | Baroum Mrad Georgis | ||
| Standards und Tools | Globale KI-Standards und -Tools | Kevin Schawinski | ||
| Zertifizierungen | ISO 42001 in practice: lessons learned from the first AI certification in the Swiss fintech sector | Sina Wulfmeyer | ||
| Standardisierung von AI Tools | Standardisation of trustworthy AI | Aymeric Riverieulx | ||
| LegalTech | Mehr Zugang zum Recht mit KI | Ioannis Martinis | ||
| AI und Rechte | Rechte an KI-Modellen | Raoul Breuleux & | Christian Koch | |
| AI und Logistik | KI-Gamechangers in der Logistik-Branche: Vertrauen und Governance als Erfolgsfaktoren | Sophia Ding | ||
| AI und die Medienbranche | KI in der Medienbranche - Chance für Journalisten? | Thomas "Bö" Benkö | ||
| LegalTech | Lessons learned: Was bei der Einführung von LegalTech-Lösungen wirklich zählt | Marco Henri | ||
