Corporate Innovation Symposium 2026
On Thursday, February 5, 2026, Geneva will host a new edition of the CIS (Corporate Innovation Symposium), a "no bullshit" event dedicated to technological, economic, and societal upheavals. This day aims to immerse participants in the dizzying dynamics of disruptive innovation, a concept that sweeps away established models to bring about new paradigms.
Disruptive innovation: context, observations, and entrepreneurial perspectives
The CIS 2026 program brings together entrepreneurs, innovation leaders, lawyers, economists, and public institutions to decipher current changes. Between macroeconomic analyses and discussions on the transformation of work, this edition promises to be rich in perspectives. The highlight will be the feedback from executives who will take the floor, including Patrick Hertzog, co-founder of the unicorn Nexthink. He will discuss three key factors behind this extraordinary success: the drivers of successful scaling, the founder's theory versus the manager's reality, and continuous innovation.
Other topics that will also be explored in depth include:
- The state of Geneva's economy one year on... with Kustrim Reka from OCEI and Karine Curti from Genève Attractive
- An exploration of how AI and emerging technologies are challenging established structures with Pascal Eichenberger, CEO of Aisance.ai
- The place of people at the heart of transformation, with Serge Piguet from Studio Banana, Daniel Borges from Raiffeisen Nyon, and Richard Gattucci from EY
In a context where "progress sometimes borders on chaos" and where every act of creation can also be an act of destruction, CIS 2026 invites leaders to look to the future with clarity... but also with boldness.
