EPFL Investor Day returns for its fourth edition on Wednesday, 25 November 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the SwissTech Convention Center on the EPFL campus in Lausanne, Switzerland. Organised by EPFL’s Vice Presidency for Innovation and Impact in partnership with UBS, it is the meeting point for Western Switzerland’s deeptech pipeline — an invitation-only platform where innovation, talent and capital converge.
Who is in the room
- 300+ investors — venture, corporate and institutional.
- 250+ founders active across AI, life sciences, robotics, sustainability, advanced engineering, quantum technologies, cybersecurity and space technologies.
- Pre-seed to Series A and beyond — a structured platform to meet founders, discover emerging ventures and explore investment and collaboration.
Programme
- Morning — investors and founders only (by invitation). Pitch sessions, curated one-to-one meetings, lab discovery tours and the startup village. Check-in from 8:45 a.m.
- Afternoon from 4:00 p.m. — open to all. Keynotes and panel discussions on innovation, followed by evening networking until 7:00 p.m.
Practical
- When: Wednesday, 25 November 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (check-in from 8:45 a.m.)
- Where: SwissTech Convention Center, Quartier Nord EPFL, Route Louis-Favre 2, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Organiser: EPFL — Vice Presidency for Innovation and Impact
- Main partner: UBS. Supported by the Canton of Vaud (Invest Vaud) and Swisscom Ventures.
- Hosts: Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President of EPFL, and Sabine Keller-Busse, President UBS Switzerland and President Personal & Corporate Banking at UBS
- Morning session: by invitation only — investors receive a personal access code with their invitation
- Afternoon plenary: open to all with access code
PlenaryID26 - Register: b2match.com/e/investor-day-2026/sign-up
- Event page: epfl.ch — Investor Day
