Valuing the Human Aspect While Introducing AI

Many of us are the ones rolling out AI at work. We see up close what changes for our teams: new tools, new expectations, and plenty of open questions about roles, skills and who gets heard along the way.

For our upcoming event, we’re teaming up with Coople to talk about the people side of AI. Coople CEO Annette Burgard will open the evening, followed by a panel with practitioners who work on AI adoption, governance and digital transformation. We’ll get into what has actually worked in their organisations, where things got difficult, and what they’ve learned about leading through change.

As always, everyone is welcome, and there will be time afterwards to catch up, meet the speakers and connect with the community.

Meet our speakers:

Chiara Carbone, AI & Digital Solutions Lead at microtom ag

Chiara Carbone is AI & Digital Solutions Lead at microtom ag, where she supports organizations in turning AI into practical and responsible business solutions. Her work focuses on AI solutions, digital transformation and modern workplace technologies, with a strong background in the Microsoft ecosystem. She leads the software development team, where AI is an established part of how software is designed and developed. Beyond her work at microtom, Chiara is active in the community and regularly shares her experience through community contributions and talks on AI agents and governance at conferences and industry events.

Raphael Bratschi, Founder and managing director of RAPHAEL BRATSCHI

Raphael Bratschi is the founder and managing director of RAPHAEL BRATSCHI Advisory GmbH, based in Switzerland. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in digital transformation, business development, product management and innovation, he supports organisations in turning strategic questions into clear decisions and measurable results..

Annette Burgard, CEO of Coople

Annette Burgard is CEO of Coople, the Swiss company combining flexible staffing with smart technology. Since joining Coople in 2019, she has helped shape the company in various leadership roles, including VP Marketing, CMO and COO, before taking on the role of CEO. Prior to Coople, she worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and at a software scale-up, and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She believes that technology creates the greatest value when it supports people in achieving their goals.

Orsi Paszkan, CEO of Paszkan.com

Orsi Pászkán works at the intersection of sustainability, art and technology. As an entrepreneur and curator, she builds ecosystems through paszkan.com that bring together circular economy, CultureTech and C-level advisory across Switzerland, CEE, and Africa. As the daughter and archivist of tech artist Michael Josef Pászkán (1952–2021), she stewards an archive of more than 10,000 works.

Lisa Tscherry, Founder & CEO at SatoShe

Lisa Tscherry is the founder of SatoShe, a Bitcoin education platform for women in Switzerland, and a board member of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland.For three years she has been running monthly education evenings for women on Bitcoin, money and financial self-determination..

Meet our moderator:

Melinda Hamidi, Zurich Chapter Lead

Sponsors:

Coople is a Zurich-based company that uses smart technology to connect businesses with workers, giving businesses more flexibility and workers more opportunities. Its mission is to make flexible work simpler, more transparent and more efficient for both sides. Alongside its Zurich headquarters, Coople has offices in London and Warsaw.

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