--- title: "Owning the AI Era" slug: "owning-the-ai-era" canonical_url: "https://ai-weeks.ch/events/owning-the-ai-era" start_date: "2026-09-29T06:30:00.000Z" end_date: "2026-09-29T10:00:00.000Z" attendance_mode: "offline" language: "en" price_type: "paid" price: "150 CHF" location: "1856 Family Office, Freigutstrasse 12, 8002 Zurich" organizer_url: "https://fluid-labs.com/" event_url: "https://luma.com/yc3geq55" image: "https://ai-weeks.ch/api/airtable/events/rech9hr1r1W2nyss3/event_image_16x9_web?year=201" tags: [] status: "published" description: "As Zurich takes centre stage in European AI innovation this autumn, StratEdge, Soma Zentrum Zurich, and Fluid Labs are joining forces with 1856 Family Office and SEB Representative Office Zurich to host an exclusive, invitation-only executive sprint. Many organisations embrace…" --- # Owning the AI Era As Zurich takes centre stage in European AI innovation this autumn, StratEdge, Soma Zentrum Zurich, and Fluid Labs are joining forces with 1856 Family Office and SEB Representative Office Zurich to host an exclusive, invitation-only executive sprint. Many organisations embrace AI at leadership level, yet execution stalls on the ground due to regulatory uncertainty, operational disconnects, and team resistance. This intimate, high-value, practical session is designed around the specific operational challenges of our attending participants and is structured around three critical lenses: - **Strategy and Responsible AI** - Human-led AI integration from corporate strategy and digital literacy through to risk management and governance. - **Innovation and Opportunity** - Ideating and defining your highest-value AI business opportunities, and developing a roadmap to validate, test, and implement them to turn them into real business outcomes - **Human Alignment and Cooperation** - Bridging the divide between executive vision and ground-level adoption, turning team resistance and hesitation into active cooperation to fully leverage AI tools across your workforce.   ### Agenda 08:30 — Welcome Breakfast and Networking 09:00 — Opening and Scene Setting: From AI-Enabled to AI-Wise 09:20 — The Strategy and Responsible AI Lens (StratEdge) 09:40 — The Innovation and Opportunity Lens (Fluid Labs) 10:00 — The Human Alignment and Cooperation Lens (Soma Zentrum Zurich) 10:20 — Executive AI Sprint: Teams work on their own organisational challenges using the Three Lens Framework 11:20 — Team Showcase: Key insights, patterns, and takeaways from the sprint 11:45 — Executive AI Toolkit Handover and Closing Reflections 12:00 — Close Every attendee leaves with an Executive AI Toolkit which one practical, immediately usable tool for each lens ready for use within their leadership teams from day one. ### **Who Should Attend** Business leaders specifically C-suite executives (CEOs, CMOs, CROs, CTOs, CHROs, and Communications Heads) across high-impact Swiss sectors seeking practical, actionable AI leadership frameworks.   ### **Invitation Only, Curated Gathering** Strictly capped at 15 executive seats to ensure deep peer-to-peer exchange and tailored problem-solving.   ### **About the Speakers** **Barbara Cresti — Founder, StratEdge** Barbara advises companies on AI strategy and digital transformation. With 20+ years of global leadership experience across technology-driven and regulated industries, she helps organisations turn AI into measurable business value by aligning strategy, responsible leadership and growth. Her experience includes senior roles at Amazon Web Services, Orange and SunPower, formerly part of Total. She is an alumna of IMD Business School. **Mia Jafari — Founder and Managing Director, Fluid Labs** Mia Jafari is Founder and Managing Director of Fluid Labs, an ecosystem for life-centric AI innovation. With 15 years of experience delivering innovation programmes for governments, foundations, and international organisations, she has worked hands-on with 300+ startups across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland.   **Andreea Vasiliu — Founder, Soma Zentrum** Andreea Vasiliu is a FSP Psychologist and trainer based in Zurich and founder of Soma Zentrum. Her work is grounded in neuropsychology and effective human dynamics, helping individuals and teams close the gap between envisioned and actual transformation. As organisations navigate AI adoption, Andreea applies her expertise to bridge the divide between executive vision and team resistance. By addressing critical human factors she enables companies to fully leverage their AI investments. ## Details - **Start:** 2026\-09\-29T06:30:00\.000Z - **End:** 2026\-09\-29T10:00:00\.000Z - **Location:** 1856 Family Office, Freigutstrasse 12, 8002 Zurich - **Attendance:** offline - **Language:** en - **Price:** 150 CHF - **Audience:** Business leaders specifically C\-suite executives \(CEOs, CMOs, CROs, CTOs, CHROs, and Communications Heads\) across high\-impact Swiss sectors seeking practical, actionable AI leadership frameworks\. - **Event page:** Canonical: