Join 300+ developers on May 8, 2026, for a day of practical AI insights from national and international experts.
Secure your spot—tickets are limited. Coffee, lunch, and networking included.
Our journey with applied AI continues to evolve!
After another sold-out event and phenomenal feedback in 2025, Uphill Conf returns on May 7 & 8, 2026 for its sixth edition — and once again, the spotlight is on the real-world impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on software engineering.
Tailored specifically for software developers, Uphill Conf 2026 focuses on practical, hands-on applications. This year, we’re doubling down on real projects where companies are using AI in production. Through a holistic introduction and a wide range of live examples, the event demonstrates how the latest AI advancements are reshaping the way we build and improve software.
See you soon!
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Speakers
This year’s Uphill Conf features an incredible lineup of speakers!
Stay tuned – we’re announcing more soon.
Omar Sanseviero
Developer Experience lead
Google DeepMind
Isa Simó
Product Design Lead
Studio Jadu
Romain Jourdan
Chief Technologist at AWS
AWS
Panos Vagenas
Advisory Software Engineer
IBM Research
Miquel Farré
Head of AI
Studio Jadu
Ben Burtenshaw
Machine Learning Engineer
Hugging Face
Ryan Prater
Product Manager - Search
Digitec Galaxus
Charlie Gerard
Senior Research Engineer
CrowdStrike
Réginald Bien-Aimé
Entrepreneur, MC
Uphill Conf 2026
Jonny Burger
Creator
Remotion
Konrad Handrick
Software Developer
Stepping Stone
Nikola Hardi
Data, Analytics, and AI Engineer
Swisscom
Imanol Schlag
Co-Lead Apertus, the Swiss AI Initiative's LLM Effort
ETH AI Center
Valentin Verschinin
Principal Architect
ipt
Cyrill Rüttimann
Technology Strategist
ipt
Lokesh Mishra
Chief AI Officer
Mentiora AI
Lisa Carpenter
Lead Data Science & AI Instructor
Digital Futures
Louis-François Bouchard
CTO & Co-Founder
Towards AI
Omar Solano
Machine Learning Engineer
Towards AI
Alain Leclerc von Bonin
AI Product Designer
viboo
Cliff des Ligneris
Lead Product Manager
GetYourGuide
Talks
On Friday, May 8, 2026, leading experts take the stage to share valuable insights. Their talks explore cutting-edge topics and offered fresh perspectives — a unique opportunity for attendees to deepen their knowledge and spark new ideas.
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Building Software Will Never Be the Same Again
Romain Jourdan | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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20 Years of Data: Building finetuning datasets and fixing search along the way
Konrad Handrick | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Agentic Debt: Why the AI Value Gap Isn’t About Models
Lokesh Mishra | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Docling: Insights & Lessons from Building an Open-Source AI Standard for Unstructured Data
Panos Vagenas | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Open by Design: Cost-Efficient Private AI Platforms
Cyrill Rüttimann & Valentin Verschinin | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Building AI-Native Products: A Design + Engineering Playbook
Isa Simó & Miquel Farré | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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An explainable agentic interface for Swisscom's real-time enterprise knowledge graph
Nikola Hardi | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Your RAG System Has a Backdoor: Security for LLM Applications
Lisa Carpenter | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Imagineering future interfaces
Charlie Gerard | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Apertus: Democratizing Open and Compliant LLMs For Global Language Environments
Imanol Schlag | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Agents building Agents on the Hugging Face hub
Ben Burtenshaw | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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The Unsexy Side of AI: Evals, Constraints, and Saying No
Cliff des Ligneris | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Rethinking UX with Gen AI
Alain Leclerc von Bonin | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Building AI at Scale: Lessons from establishing AI at Digitec Galaxus
Ryan Prater | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
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Workflows, Agents, and Multi-Agent Systems
Louis-François Bouchard | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Gurten, Bern
Workshops
On Thursday, May 7, 2026, participants will gain in-depth insights during our full-day workshops. Hosted by recognized experts, these sessions offer an immersive learning experience with practical, hands-on activities.
Impressions from Uphill Conf 2025
Uphill sponsors
Uphill Conf is an established and well-known brand in Switzerland. The conference is organized by a strongly motivated team and supported by Software Catering, Schaltstelle GmbH and Peak Scale. We are a non-profit oriented organization.
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Uphill Conf is an established and well-known brand in Switzerland. The conference is organized by a strongly motivated team and supported by Software Catering GmbH, Schaltstelle GmbH and Peak Scale. We are a non-profit oriented organization.
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