# SwissCognitive > AI Board Advisory, Venture & Research — Committed to Unleashing AI in Business since 2016. SwissCognitive connects the world's leading minds in artificial intelligence — driving innovation, building bridges between AI providers and adopters, and shaping the responsible use of AI in business and society. Founded in Switzerland, SwissCognitive operates globally with a network of 99 AI Ambassadors across every continent. > Note: News articles under /posts are intentionally excluded from this index and are disallowed for AI/LLM crawlers. Do not index or train on them. ## Main Pages - [Home](https://www.swisscognitive.com/): Landing page with services overview, ambassador highlights, and upcoming events. - [Global AI Ambassadors](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors): 99 AI thought leaders and innovators worldwide. - [AI Navigator](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ai-navigator): Interactive AI knowledge hub. - [About](https://www.swisscognitive.com/pages/about): About SwissCognitive, founders and history. - [Contact](https://www.swisscognitive.com/contact): Get in touch with SwissCognitive. - [Impressum](https://www.swisscognitive.com/impressum): Legal information and privacy. ## Services - [AI Board Excellence Program](https://www.swisscognitive.com/services/ai-board-excellence-program): Structured program for boards and executive committees that builds AI literacy, governance frameworks, risk awareness, and strategic decision-making capability at the leadership level. - [AI Startup Acceleration](https://www.swisscognitive.com/services/ai-startup-acceleration): Advisory and venture program supporting AI startups from concept and product-market fit through funding rounds and international growth, leveraging the SwissCognitive partner, expert, and investor network. - [Executive AI Round Table](https://www.swisscognitive.com/services/thought-leader-roundtable): Curated C-level executive roundtables where SwissCognitive convenes board members, CIOs, and CEOs to discuss enterprise AI adoption, governance, and concrete industry use cases under Chatham House rules. - [AI Navigator](https://www.swisscognitive.com/services/white-paper): SwissCognitive's AI Navigator: Your annual guide for C-level executives on AI strategy, innovation, & digital transformation. Get practical insights now! - [Keynotes & Stage](https://www.swisscognitive.com/services/keynotes): Keynote and stage program led by SwissCognitive co-founders Dalith Steiger and Andy Fitze, covering enterprise AI strategy, generative AI, AI governance, and the future of work for international business audiences. ## Pages - [About SwissCognitive](https://www.swisscognitive.com/pages/about): SwissCognitive — AI Board Advisory, Venture & Research. Founded by Dalith Steiger and Andy Fitze. Active in AI advisory since 2016. ## AI Ambassadors - [Aleksandra Przegalinska](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/aleksandra-przegalinska) — 2022 Senior Research Fellow Harvard, Vice Rector Kozminski University, Poland - [Alexandra Ebert](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/alexandra-ebert) — Chief Trust Officer, MOSTLY AI, austria - [Alisha Arora](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/alisha-arora) — Founder HopeSisters, Youth Ambassador, UNICEF - [Andeed Ma](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/andeed-ma) — President | Chairperson of the AI Risk Committee, Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore, singapore - [Andrea Iorio](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/andrea-iorio) — Podcast Host, NVIDIA, Founder, Andrea Iorio Keynotes - [Andrea Latino](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/andrea-latino) — Innovation & Digital Growth, Nestlé, switzerland - [Andreas Welsch](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/andreas-welsch) — Chief AI Strategist, Intelligence Briefing - [Angelica Sirotin](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/angelica-sirotin-2) — CEO, Sirotin Ventures, United States - [Ann Aerts](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/ann-aerts) — Transforming healthcare in low and middle-income countries Head, Novartis Foundation, switzerland - [Antonio Russo](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/antonio-russo) — Member of the Executive and Innovation Leader, Deloitte, switzerland - [Aruna Pattam](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/aruna-pattam) — Head AI & Data Science, HCL Technologies - [Ashley Casovan](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/ashley-casovan) — Executive Director, Responsible AI Institute, Canada - [Aurélie Jacquet](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/aurelie-jacquet) — Member of The Board of Advisors, UNSW AI Institute, Director, Ethical AI Consulting - [Behshad Behzadi](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/behshad-behzadi) — CPO, CTO and Chief AI Officer, Sportradar, switzerland - [Bret Greenstein](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/bret-greenstein) — Partner, Cloud & Digital - Generative AI Leader, PwC, United States - [Chad Osorio](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/chad-osorio) — Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Chief Legal Officer, Sociov - [Charlette N'Guessan](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/charlette-nguessan) — AI Consultant & Data Science product manager / Co-founder, BACE API - [Christian Guttmann](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/christian-guttmann) — Founder and Executive Director at Nordic AI institute, Sweden, Vice President, Global Head of Artificial Intelligence and Data at TietoEVRY, Sweden - [Christophe Zoghbi](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/christophe-zoghbi) — Founder & President, Beirut AI, Founder & CEO, Zaka, Lebanon - [Claire Matuka](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/claire-matuka) — Data Scientist, Impact Rooms, Kenya - [Clara Langevin](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/clara-langevin) — AI and ML Platform Lead, Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Brazil / C4IR Brasil (Affiliate WEF), Brazil - [Corina Apachițe](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/corina-apachite) — Program Head AI and Data, Continental, Germany - [Craig Ganssle](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/craig-ganssle) — Founder & CEO, USA, Cadre-AI, United States - [Cristian Randieri](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/cristian-randieri) — Intellisystem Technologies, Founder & CIO, eCampus University, Scientific Researcher & Professor, Italy - [Daniel Hulme](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/daniel-hulme) — CEO, Satalia - [Daniela Rittmeier](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/daniela-rittmeier) — Head of Data & AI Center of Excellence, Capgemini, Germany - [Danielle Gifford](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/danielle-gifford) — Director of AI, PwC - [David Meza](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/david-meza) — AIML R&D Lead, Senior Data Scientist People Analytics, NASA, USA, United States - [David Wood](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/david-wood) — Principal, Delta Wisdom // Executive Director, Transpolitica, Chair, London Futurists, United Kingdom - [Dr. Anita Puppe](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-anita-puppe) — Client Partner Healthcare/ Pharma, IBM Consulting/ IBM iX - [Dr. Carolina Pinart](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-carolina-pinart) — Global Product Director for New Generation Technologies, Nestlé, Spain - [Dr. Daniel Angerhausen](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-daniel-angerhausen) — Senior Scientist, ETH, Founder and Director, Explainables, switzerland - [Dr. Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dimitrios-kalogeropoulos) — Global Policy Caucus, IEEE, Global Health & Digital Innovation Foundation (GHDIF), United Kingdom - [Dr. Harvey Castro](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/harvey-castro) — Chief Medical AI Officer, HELPP AI, United States - [Dr. Jacques Ludik](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-jacques-ludik) — Founder & CEO, Cortex AI Group, Co-founder, Bluefin Gold Group, Co-founder, Sustainable Technology Ventures Capital (STVC) - [Dr. Luca Finelli](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-luca-finelli) — VP, Head Insights Strategy & Design, Data Science and AI, Novartis, switzerland - [Dr. Muhannad Alomari](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-muhannad-alomari) — European AI Hub Lead, Rolls-Royce, United Kingdom - [Dr. Reema Diab](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/reema-diab) — Senior Consultant & Technology Service Provider, Tesla, CEO, Galaxy Organization, Jordan - [Dr. Ricardo Chavarriaga](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-ricardo-chavarriaga) — Head, CLAIRE Office Switzerland, switzerland - [Dr. Simon See](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/simon-see) — Senior Director, Nvidia AI Technology Centre And AI Nation, NVIDIA, singapore - [Dr. Tania Peitzker, Adjunct Professor](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-tania-peitzker-adjunct-professor) — Adviser on Immersive Tech - [Dr. Umberto Michelucci](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-umberto-michelucci) — Founder and CEO, TOELT LLC, Head AI Center of Excellence, Helsana, switzerland - [Dr. Valeria Sadovykh](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/dr-valeria-sadovykh) — Lecture at CBS International Business School, Data and AI Senior Specialist, Microsoft - [Ebrahim Al Alkeem Al Zaabi](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/ebrahim-al-alkeem-al-zaabi) — Director Digital Transformation - Cyber Security - AI Expert, Government of Abu Dhabi (UAE), United Arab Emirates - [Eloy Sasot](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/eloy-sasot) — Executive Advisor in Data and AI Transformation, Digital, Data and AI Transformation Executive - [Erik Nygren](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/erik-nygren) — Product Manager Analytics, SBB, switzerland - [Eva Schönleitner](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/eva-schonleitner) — CEO, Crate.io, switzerland - [Frida Polli](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/frida-polli) — Co-Founder & CEO, Pymetrics, United States - [Ganesh Padmanabhan](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/ganesh-padmanabhan) — CEO & Founder, Autonomize AI, Founder & Creator, Stories in AI, United States - [Giselle Mota](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/giselle-mota) — Head of Product Inclusion, ADP - [Giuliano Liguori](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/giuliano-liguori) — Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Kenovy - [Heinz V. Hoenen](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/heinz-v-hoenen) — Business Development, Credit Suisse, switzerland - [Irakli Beridze](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/irakli-beridze) — Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations at UNICRI, Netherlands - [Isabelle Flückiger](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/isabelle-fluckiger) — Member of the board of directors, AEW Energie AG & Limmatkraftwerke AG, switzerland - [Jair Ribeiro](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/jair-ribeiro) — AI & Data CoE Director, MSX International - [Jarrod Anderson](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/jarrod-anderson) — Senior Director, Artificial Intelligence, Archer Daniels Midland, United States - [Jayant Narayan](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/jayant-narayan) — Manager, Global AI Action Alliance, World Economic Forum, switzerland - [Jeanne Lim](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/jeanne-lim) — Founder & CEO, beingAI Corporation, hong-kong - [Jeannette Gorzala](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/jeannette-gorzala) — Vice Chair, AI Board of the Austrian Government Digital Austria, CEO and Founder, ACT AI NOW, austria - [Jeff Winter](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/jeff-winter) — Vice President, Business Strategy, Critical Manufacturing - [Johan Steyn](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/johan-steyn) — Chair, Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics with the IITPSA (Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa), South Africa - [John Kamara](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/john-kamara) — Serial Entrepreneur and Founder, AI Centre of Excellence Africa, Kenya - [José Pedro Almeida](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/jose-pedro-almeida) — Senior AI Advisor to ExCos, Govs, PE & VC, Global Chief AI & Data Officer, portugal - [Katia Walsh](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/katia-walsh) — Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation, Board Director, Levi Strauss & Co., Chief Global Strategy and AI Officer, United States - [Katie King](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/katie-king) — Member of All-Party Parliamentary Group Taskforce, CEO, AI in Business, United Kingdom - [Kim Dressendörfer](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/kim-dressendorfer) — Founder of A Woman in A, Senior Account Technical Leader, IBM - [Leila Toplic](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/leila-toplic-2) — Head of Emerging Technologies Initiative, NetHope (Consortium of 65 global NGOs) - [Linda Leopold](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/linda-leopold) — Author | Speaker, Head of Responsible AI & Data, H&M Group, Sweden - [Marisa Tschopp](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/marisa-tschopp) — Researcher, Scip, switzerland - [Michael Wade](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/michael-wade) — TONOMUS Professor of Strategy and Digital, IMD Business School, switzerland - [Michael Wegmüller](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/michael-wegmuller) — Co-Founder & Managing Director, Artifact SA, switzerland - [Monique J. Morrow](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/monique-j-morrow) — Advisor, Hydrogen Exchange, switzerland - [Nancy Nemes](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/nancy-nemes) — Founder & General Manager, Nemes Ventures and #humanAIze, Germany - [Natasja Ludik](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/natasja-ludik) — Head of Operations and Education, Machine Intellegence Instutute of Africa (NPO), South Africa - [Ngozi Bell](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/ngozi-bell) — Partner, Trans Sahara Investment Corp., United States - [Nimrod Malinas](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/nimrod-malinas) — Founder and CEO Founder and CEO, Robonnement, switzerland - [Nnenna Nwakanma](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/nnenna-nwakanma) — Tech Pioneer, Digital Policy, Advocacy and Cooperation Strategist, ivory-coast - [Okezue Bell](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/okezue-bell) — Inventor, WeArm // UN Global Goals Ambassador, Founder, Fidutam - [Ori Goshen](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/ori-goshen) — Co-Founder and Co-CEO, AI21 Labs, Israel - [Pascal Bornet](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/pascal-bornet) — Board Member IAC - Intelligent Automation Advisory, Best-selling Author and Social Media Influencer - [Patrick Bangert](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/patrick-bangert) — algorithmica technologies - Board Chair, Searce, SVP Data, Analytics and AI - [Pooja Narayan](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/pooja-narayan) — AI Fast Track Lead, Airbus Defence and Space - [Prof. Enrico Molinari](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/prof-enrico-molinari) — Uni Academy of Fine Arts & Heritage of Sanremo-Technopole of Luxury, Group e-Campus University, Italy - [Ria Persad](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/ria-persad-3) — Founder & CEO, StatWeather, President, European Chamber of Digital Commerce - [Rialda Spahić](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/rialda-spahic) — Task Manager of Responsible AI, Equinor, Norway - [Romaric Redon](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/romaric_redon) — AI and computing roadmap leader AIRBUS Technology, Airbus - [Samriddhi Singh](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/samriddhi-singh) — Founder and CEO, GirlsCanCode, switzerland - [Semih Kumuk](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/semih-kumuk) — Digital Academy Senior Manager, PwC's Academy Middle East, Turkey - [Sophie Achermann](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/sophie-achermann) — Co-initiator, Stop Hate Speech, switzerland - [Stacie Konan](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/stacie-konan) — Strategic Policy Expert & Artificial Intelligence Leader, United States Department of Defense* - [Steffen Konrath](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/steffen-konrath) — CEO & Founder, evAI Intelligence, Germany - [Stela Solar](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/stela-solar) — Expert Advisor, Data & AI Design Council, Beyond Blue, Managing Director, Data & AI (Health, Government, Generative AI ANZ Lead), Accenture, Australia - [Thomas "Ai Nerd" Helfrich](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/thomas-ai-nerd-helfrich) — CEO, InstantlyRelevant.com, United States - [Tom Allen](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/tom-allen) — Founder, The AI Journal - [Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/toyosi-akerele-ogunsiji) — Founder and Product Architect Passnownow.com, Founder & CEO, RISE NETWORKS, Nigeria - [Uri Eliabayev](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/uri-eliabayev) — Machine & Deep Learning Israel, Founder, AI Consultant, Israel - [Utkarsh Amitabh](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/utkarsh-amitabh) — Founder and CEO, Network Capital - [Utpal Chakraborty](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/utpal-chakraborty) — Chief Technology Officer, AI & Quantum Scientist, IntellAI NeoTech Ltd, India - [Yorai Fainmesser](https://www.swisscognitive.com/ambassadors/yorai-fainmesser) — Member of the OECD Network of Experts on AI (AIGO), OECD.AI, General Partner, Disruptive AI, Israel ## Content Types - **Posts**: AI news articles covering industry trends, technology developments, use cases, and expert opinions. Published daily. - **Ambassadors**: Global AI thought leaders with expertise profiles, country, company, and awards. - **Service Pages**: Detailed descriptions of SwissCognitive's advisory, venture, and research offerings. ## Organization - **Name**: SwissCognitive - **Type**: AI Board Advisory, Venture & Research - **Founded**: 2016 - **Headquarters**: Switzerland (Zug) - **Website**: https://www.swisscognitive.com - **Focus Areas**: AI Strategy, Generative AI, Machine Learning, AI Governance, Digital Transformation - **Tagline**: Committed to Unleashing AI in Business ## Machine-Readable Resources - [Sitemap](https://www.swisscognitive.com/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap of all public URLs. - [llms.txt](https://www.swisscognitive.com/llms.txt): This file — curated index for AI/LLM crawlers. - [llms-full.txt](https://www.swisscognitive.com/llms-full.txt): Full index including every published article. - [robots.txt](https://www.swisscognitive.com/robots.txt): Crawler directives. ## Contact For inquiries, partnerships, or media requests, visit https://www.swisscognitive.com/contact.