Past Events 2018
18th December
"Xoogler & Friends Networking @ Xmas Market"
If you are interested in just connecting with Xoogler & friends over a hot wine this event is for you.
Where: Sihlcity/Zürich
When: 18th December 18:30 - open end
Event Owner: Katharina Walter
Sign up HERE
8th November
"Xoogler & Friends Networking / Stammtisch Schweiz "
If you are interested in just connecting with Xoogler & Friends in an informal setting this event is for you.
Where: Raygrodski, Sihlfeldstrasse 49, 8003 Zürich
When: 8th November 18:00 - open end
Event Owner: Katharina Walter
Sign up HERE
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20th September
"The future of Shopping"
A lot of Xoogler work in Retail companies hear their point of view on the future of Shopping.
Agenda:
1. The Swiss Retail Ecosystem - Yves Maeder (Google Marketing Platform Lead DACH)
2. Retail Startup Innovations: Visual Shopping - Matthias Dantone (Founder Fashwell)
3. The future of Marketplaces - Basak Tamar (Head of Business Development ricardo.ch)
4. Luxury: How to stand out - Christian Stolz (ex Head of Strategy Swarovski)
5. Inventory Manageme Innovation - Nicole Borquez (Operation Developer IKEA) tbc
(Agenda is subjected to change)
Where: Tamedia, Werdstrasse 20 Zurich
When: 20th September 17:00 - 20:30
Event Owner: Steffen Ehrhardt / Sylvia Epaillard
Sign up: HERE
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29th August
"Xoogler Networking / Stammtisch Schweiz "
Xoogler.co is not only about Startups and Investing, if you are interested in just connecting with former Xoogler in an informal setting this event is for you.
Where: Panama, Lettensteg 10, 8037 Zürich, Switzerland
When: 29th August 18:00 - ?
Event Owner: Katharina Walter
Sign up: HERE
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9th August:
"Zurich Blockchain Pitch & Networking Night"
3rd Blockchain Pitch and Networking Night in Zurich will happen on 9th of August at Westhive!
As always, up to 10 startups will get a chance to present their Blockchain projects.
But this time we also bring something new to our meetup:
We will start our meetup with a panel discussion and we will make a small competition between the startups who will pitch their ideas!
Eather you are a startup who wants to pitch your idea, investor, blockchain enthusiast or just a person who wants to know more about this technology - you are invited to join us!
If you want to pitch your idea, please, fill out the registration form here: https://www.blockchainpreaccelerator.com/startup-registration
All Meetup Details HERE
Where: Westhive, Hardturmstr. 61, Zurich
When: 9th August, 18:00
Event Owner: Mikus Losans
Sign up HERE
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12th July:
"SINGA & Xoogler Pitch Contest"
Get to know SINGA and participate in the SINGA Factory Pitch Contest!
(a startup program for people from a Refugee or Migration background to bring Diversity to Switzerland)
The participants of the SINGA Factory startup program will pitch their business ideas with the goal to reach the next phase of the program.
Each participant has two minutes to pitch their ideas and receive feedback from the Xoogler community.
Do you have an entrepreneurial streak yourself? Join the SINGApreneurs on the stage and pitch your own idea!
Program:
6:00 Doors open
6:15 Welcome from SINGA
6:30 SINGApreneur Pitches
7:10 Xoogler Pitches?
Apéro
Where: Loft Corner im Impact Hub Colab (Sihlquai 131, Zürich) 4th Floor
When: 12th July 18:00 - 21:00
Event Owner: Seraina Soldner
Sign up HERE (max 25 people)
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5th July:
"Swiss-South African Venture Leaders Pitchbattle by Venturelab"
Join 10 South African Startups and 10 rising Swiss Startups for a fun pitchbattle. We count on you to vote for your favorite pitch!
Where: Startup Space, Wiesenstrasse 5, 8952 Schlieren
When: 5th July 18:00 - 20:00
Event Owner: Stefan Steiner
Sign up HERE
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4th July:
"Xoogler Networking / Stammtisch Schweiz "
Xoogler.co is not only about Startups and Investing, if you are interested in just connecting with former Xoogler in an informal setting this event is for you.
Bring your own food for BBQ and drinks!
Where: Helvetium, Feldeggstrasse 4, 8008 Zurich
When: 4th July 18:00 - ?
Event Owner: Katharina Walter / Hayel Sinnoqrot
Sign up: HERE (contact Hayel upon arrival 0791911858)
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19th June:
"Startup Champions at Startup Space by Venturelab"
Meet the Swiss National Startup Teams
The Venture Leaders China 2018 and Venture Leaders Fintech 2018, 20 exceptional startup founders, who will be flying in to Zurich and will be presenting at the Startup Champions event. Join to learn more about their ventures and how they want to change the world!
Following the talks and startup pitching there will be a networking aperitif.
Where: Startup Space, Wiesenstrasse 5, 8952 Schlieren
When: 19th June 18:00 - 20:00
Event Owner: Stefan Steiner
Sign up HERE
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6th June:
"Blockchain Developer Meetup"
Get an overview of the tech stack of Status.im
Speaker: Nabil Naghdy (COO Status.im)
Where: Google BRA Zurich
When: 6th June 16:00 - 20:00
Event Owner: Steffen Ehrhardt
Sign up HERE (max 25 people)
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5th June:
"People"
You work in HR? you try to find a new project or job? You want to hire for your startup?
This Xoogler People Day is for you and will cover sharing on all things people (talent, people, engagement, culture)
Speakers:
1. Intro - Michael Hunkeler (ImpactHub) 16:15 - 16:30
2. Make culture explicit, develop it to align organization's people and to the business goals Renee LaPlante (Xoogler, International People Ops) 16:30 - 16:50
3. Manage and Improve your wellbeing Amy Gepfert (Google PgM) 16:50-17:10
4. Stock Options for European Entrepreneurs Alex Stoeckl (Founding Partner wingman.ch, ex Creathor Ventures) 17:10-17:30
5. Decentralization of Organizations - Global Freelance Market Innovations Nicola Palumbo (Founder Talent4Gig) 17:30-17:45
6. Hiring & Talent in Blockchain - Human-centric people management for Crypto Monica Zeng (Founder and Hiring Manager human.sh) 17:45-18:00
7. re:Work collection of practices, research, and ideas from Google and others to help you put people first Jens Godat (HRBP Google) 18 - 18:30
Where: ImpactHub / Viaduktstr.93, Bogen D, 8005 Zuerich
When: 5th June 16:00 - 20:30
Event Owner: Steffen Ehrhardt
Sign up HERE
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31th May:
"Xoogler Networking / Stammtisch Schweiz "
Xoogler.co is not only about Startups and Investing, if you are interested in just connecting with former Xoogler in an informal setting this event is for you.
Where: Binz und Kunz, Räffelstrasse 17, 8045 Zürich
When: 31th May 18:00 - ?
Event Owner: Katharina Walter
Sign up: HERE
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23th May:
"Zurich.Ai - decoding the brain for Human Mankind"
Artificial intelligence is all about technology, what we do at Zurich.AI is all about people. We want everyone to discover the possibilities of artificial intelligence and have access to tools and knowledge of applying it in business. We want the local and global influencers in the applied AI field to share their lessons learned so we can learn from the best.
Hosted by: Helvetium, NEO Network and ETH Entrepreneur Club,
Moderated by: Hayel Sinnoqrot
Speakers:
1. Evolution of the Brain Krassen Nedeltchev (Prof. Dr. med.), Chairman Neurology, Kantonsspital Aarau
2. Decoding the Brain Code for Humankind Pascal Kaufman, Founder of Mindfire Foundation, AI Visionary
3. Artificial Intelligence, ethics and impact Hayel Sinnoqrot, Founder of Helvetium, Tech & Impact, CITY AI Zurich Initiator
4. The Journey of a Machine Learning startup Siraj Khaliq, Partner at Atomico, Xoogler, Machine Learning Entrepreneur
Where: ETH Zürich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich
When: 23th May 18:00 - 20:00
Event Owner: Hayel Sinnoqrot / Steffen Ehrhardt
Sign up: HERE (max 10 people)
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18th April:
"Startup Stammtisch – „Managing services in the cloud“ with Google"
We are looking for participants whose online services or IT infrastructure is crucial to business success. The Google experts will answer questions on how to deal with deployment issues and change management, monitoring and alerting, capacity planning or maintaining a consistent level of service.
Where: Google Hürlimann Campus, Zürich
When: pril 18th, 2018 between 6 PM – 9 PM
Event Owner: Lorena Kreis (ImpactHub)
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3rd April:
"Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Gathering"
Curious about what's going on in the Crypto Valley? Join the gathering with Nabil to learn about the latest developments in Blockchain.
Where: Zug, Hotel Ochsen Zug
When: 3rd April, Arrive 18:30, for a 19:00 start
Agenda:
1. Status Introduction - Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency
2. Base58 Capital (Fabio Federici)
3. Bitboost (Alvaro Rodriquez)
4. Smart Valor (Olga Feldmeier)
5. Golem (Andrzej Regulski)
6. Swarm.City (Bernd Lapp)
Apero + Networking: ~8:15pm to 9:30pm
Event owner: Nabil Naghdy (Xoogler & COO Status.im)
Sign up HERE and Nabil will get back to you.
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27th March:
"Everything you always wanted to ask an Angel Startup Investor"
This will be an informal Q&A session with a angel investor with 20+ investments for those that are interested to start to invest in Swiss tech startups themselves.
Where: in Zurich, 10min from Google Zurich office
When: 27th March, 19-20:30
Event owner: Thomas Duebendorfer (Xoogler & Founder of Swiss ICT Investor Club)
For 10 people/founder max
If you are interested enter your details HERE and Thomas will get back to you.
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21th March:
"FinTech meetup at F10 Incubator & Accelerator"
Presentations and panel discussions held by F10, SIXGroup, Holland FinTech, Money 2020 and one very successful FinTech company followed by networking drinks. This event is part of the Money 20/20 Roadshow.
Where: in Zurich, F10
When: 21th March, 18 o'clock
Event owner: Esther Wapenaar (Xoogler, Founder of www.ellysitter.ch)
Sign up HERE
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22th March:
"Xoogler Networking / Stammtisch Schweiz"
Xoogler.co is not only about Startups and Investing, if you are interested in just connecting with former Xoogler in an informal setting this event is for you.
Where: Nachtflug, Stüssihofstatt 4, in Zurich [reserved]
When: 22th March, 19 o'clock
Event owner: Katharina Walter (Googler / Strategic Partner Manager)
Sign up HERE
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1st March:
"Life of Personal Identifiable Information & Security Best Practices"
A very important topics for a startup that often is not getting the right amount of attention. Meet the experts in this area to avoid ruining your startup.
Where: Google Zurich BRA Office
When: 1st March 17-20 o'clock
Event owner: Louis Duruflé, Damien Desfontaines & Sascha Hach (Googler / Privacy Program Manager)
Sign up HERE and Sascha will get back to you.
11th January:
"2018 Xoogler & Friends Kickoff"
Where: Impact Hub Zürich, Bogen D, Viaduktstrasse 93, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
When: Thursday January 11th starting at 18:00
Event owner: Steffen Ehrhardt
Agenda:
1. Welcome - Thomas Patzko (ImpactHub) - 10min
2. Xoogler.co news - Steffen Ehrhardt (Google/Xoogler.co Lead Switzerland) - 5min
3. Trends in the Swiss Startup Ecosystem - Cedric Bollag (GlobalTechBox) - 15min
4. AI Landscape in Europe - Minh Ha Duong (Project A/Xoogler) - 15min
5. Cryptocurrencies: Blockchain, ICO's & Co in 2018 - Nabil Naghdy (Status.im/Xoogler) - 15min
6. Networking