AWS Summit Zurich Agenda and Session Guides

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AWS Summit Zurich | 4 September 2024

AWS Summit Zurich | 4 September 2024

What to expect

We will offer inspiring sessions on Generative AI, Analytics, Migration, and other topics to help you accelerate your business and to drive innovation. In addition, enjoy demos and fun activities that will help you gain more knowledge about core AWS services.

Schedule

From 08:00 | Registration opens
09:00 - 09:45 | Morning Breakout Sessions
10:00 - 11:00 | Keynote
11:15 - 17:00 | Breakout Sessions & Activities
17:00 - 18:00 | Networking Reception

  • These sessions cover a range of topics at all levels*. Sessions are delivered by AWS experts and customers, and can include live demos. Discover in over 40+ sessions how generative AI can help reinvent your customer experience and optimize productivity.

    *Level guide can be found at the bottom of this page.

  • Enhance your cloud knowledge at AWS Summit Zurich's local language track. Featuring three German and three French sessions tailored for cloud beginners, this unique offering allows you to learn AWS fundamentals in the language you're most comfortable with.

  • Experience the power of cloud computing from a diverse perspective at AWS Summit Zurich. The Women of the Cloud track features sessions presented by talented female speakers, showcasing their AWS expertise and insights.

    Search for one of the following session id's in the session catalog below.

    BIZ101, DAT301, DAT302, DAT401, AIM202, ANT201, ANT302, DAT201, DOP202, SEC203, STP101, STP302
     

     

  • Our sponsoring partners are an integral part of AWS Summit. Watch these sessions to learn how to optimise your cloud journey, and go further in the cloud by leveraging partners solutions.

  • Want to get your feet wet into Amazon Bedrock and solve technical challenges with generative AI?

    AWS GameDays is a gamified learning event that challenges participants in teams of two to four people to use AWS solutions to solve real-world technical problems in a gamified, risk-free environment. This immersive GameDay offers participants a dynamic sandbox to harness Amazon Bedrock’s potential, by building applications using various foundation models. Bring your laptop and join us at the AWS Generative AI GameDay, where you will journey into the vast expanse of Amazon Bedrock, the easiest way to build and scale gen AI applications with foundation models.

    Team requirements:
    In order to participate, each team member is required to register and attend AWS Summit Zurich. An intermediate understanding of AWS services and console is required. A team consists of 2-4 people.

    AWS GameDay participants are required to bring their own laptops.

    Spaces are limited for these sessions and will be available on a first come first serve basis.

    Session 1 (GAI301): 12:30 - 14:30
    Session 2 (GAI302):
    15:00 - 17:00

    Room: GameDay

  • Gain comprehensive technical knowledge by attending our AWS Community sessions. Each session offers in-depth technical insights, showcases use cases, features live demonstrations, and is presented by esteemed members of the Swiss AWS Community.

Session Catalog

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Agenda is subject to change.

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  • Stage Eiger

    English
    BIZ301
    Level 300

    10.000 parcels a day - How Swiss Post controls sorting from the cloud

    Marcel Neidinger, Solutions Architect, AWS | Simone Grignola, Cloud Architect, Die Schweizerische Post AG | Marc Sallin, Software Architect, Die Schweizerische Post AG
    Swiss Post uses sorting machines to sort thousands of packages a day in sorting centers all around Switzerland. In 2020 they started a project to move the sorting decision system from the sorting centers to the cloud. Gain insights how Swiss Post modernized their sorting decision system using AWS managed services like Amazon EKS and Amazon Aurora to simplify operations and improve resiliency. Hear about how they’ve changed the development culture to a modern DevOps approach along the way to deliver innovation faster.
    12:15 - 13:00
  • English
    BIZ301
    Level 300

    10.000 parcels a day - How Swiss Post controls sorting from the cloud

    Marcel Neidinger, Solutions Architect, AWS | Simone Grignola, Cloud Architect, Die Schweizerische Post AG | Marc Sallin, Software Architect, Die Schweizerische Post AG
    Swiss Post uses sorting machines to sort thousands of packages a day in sorting centers all around Switzerland. In 2020 they started a project to move the sorting decision system from the sorting centers to the cloud. Gain insights how Swiss Post modernized their sorting decision system using AWS managed services like Amazon EKS and Amazon Aurora to simplify operations and improve resiliency. Hear about how they’ve changed the development culture to a modern DevOps approach along the way to deliver innovation faster.
  • Startup & Community Stage

    English
    STP101
    Level 100

    AWS 101: Rocket-fuel for startups with Tipi.Build

    Maria Burkhalter, Senior Account Manager, AWS | Damien Buhl, Founder, Tipi.Build
    Come learn about the game-changing support and programs AWS provides at every stage of your startup journey. Learn about how AWS enables startups with credits, GenAI, and more together with Tipi.Build, an AI code-generator startup. There's a reason why the biggest names in the startup world build on AWS, and we've learned a great deal helping these companies grow. It has never been easier to bring your idea to life on AWS, no matter what you’re building.
    11:15 - 12:00
  • GameDay

    English
    GAI301
    Level 300

    AWS GameDay Generative AI Unicorn Party Session 1

    Loïc Fournier, Technical Account Manager, AWS | Gerhard Poul, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS
    Want to get your feet wet into Amazon Bedrock and solve technical challenges with generative AI? AWS GameDays is a gamified learning event that challenges participants in teams of two to four people to use AWS solutions to solve real-world technical problems in a gamified, risk-free environment. This immersive GameDay offers participants a dynamic sandbox to harness Amazon Bedrock’s potential, by building applications using various foundation models. Bring your laptop and join us at the AWS Generative AI GameDay, where you will journey into the vast expanse of Amazon Bedrock, the easiest way to build and scale gen AI applications with foundation models. Team requirements: In order to participate, each team member is required to register and attend AWS Summit Berlin. An intermediate understanding of AWS services and console is required. A team consists of 2-4 people. AWS GameDay participants are required to bring their own laptops. Spaces are limited for these sessions and will be available on a first come first serve basis.
    12:30 - 14:30
  • GameDay

    English
    GAI302
    Level 300

    AWS GameDay Generative AI Unicorn Party Session 2

    Loïc Fournier, Technical Account Manager, AWS | Gerhard Poul, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS
    Want to get your feet wet into Amazon Bedrock and solve technical challenges with generative AI? AWS GameDays is a gamified learning event that challenges participants in teams of two to four people to use AWS solutions to solve real-world technical problems in a gamified, risk-free environment. This immersive GameDay offers participants a dynamic sandbox to harness Amazon Bedrock’s potential, by building applications using various foundation models. Bring your laptop and join us at the AWS Generative AI GameDay, where you will journey into the vast expanse of Amazon Bedrock, the easiest way to build and scale gen AI applications with foundation models. Team requirements: In order to participate, each team member is required to register and attend AWS Summit Berlin. An intermediate understanding of AWS services and console is required. A team consists of 2-4 people. AWS GameDay participants are required to bring their own laptops. Spaces are limited for these sessions and will be available on a first come first serve basis.
    15:00 - 17:00
  • Stage Weisshorn

    English
    ARC101
    Level 100

    AWS best practices by example: How ANYbotics builds the future of robotics

    David Schwendemann, Manager Solutions Architecture, AWS | Dr. Robert MacKenzie, Chief Product Officer, ANYbotics
    ANYbotics, a pioneering robotics company, will share insights into their cloud architecture and methods for leveraging AWS services. Attendees will gain an understanding of AWS fundamentals, including guidelines on security and resilience. Additionally, the session will explore ANYbotics’ implementation of their multi-zonal architectures for high availability. Attendees will also learn about observability techniques and how ANYbotics gains insights into their infrastructure and robotic systems.
    14:15 - 15:00
  • Stage Weisshorn

    English
    NET101
    Level 100

    AWS for VMware: Transforming people, process, and technology

    Keith Groom, WW Migration & Modernization Partner Practice Leader, AWS
    Choosing the right cloud destination to run and operate your VMware-based workloads is a critical decision point for your business. Join this session to learn how AWS is partnering with our customers to navigate this journey with the right mix of migration, modernization, and innovation to meet your business goals today and in the future. From purpose-built services that offer prescriptive guidance for rapid migration and modernization to specialized programs to train and upskill your teams, AWS and our partners are committed to helping you transform your VMware environments.
    13:15 - 14:00
  • AWSome Stories Theatre 2

    English
    PAT201
    Level 200

    Accelerate GenAI with Amazon Bedrock and Snowflake

    Pascal Baur, Sales Engineer, Snowflake
    Join us as we explore Amazon Bedrock and its integration with the Snowflake platform as a comprehensive toolkit for data scientists and engineers to build and deploy GenAI applications. We delve into Snowflake's ease of use, Streamlit’s capability to animate data and GenAI models through user-friendly applications, and Amazon Bedrock's robust environment for deploying generative AI models.
    14:15 - 14:30
  • AWSome Stories Theatre 1

    English
    PAT205
    Level 200

    Accelerating the GenAI Journey: Strategic Impact and Insights from PMI

    Marc Beierschoder, Offering Lead AI+Data, Deloitte | Szymon Myslinski, VP AI, Enterprise Architecture and Tech Transformation, Philip Morris International
    This session will delve into the transformative and agile implementation of GenAI at Philip Morris International. We'll examine the approaches to adoption and strategic integration, offering insights into the real and potential value of GenAI. Perfect for organisations seeking to launch or accelerate their GenAI journey, this session will provide crucial insights on developing agile strategies, deploying technology, and democratising GenAI architecture.
    11:15 - 11:30

Workshops

Join our hands-on workshops for deep dives into selected AWS Services. To participate in the workshops you need to register for the AWS Summit Zurich and the workshop separately. Click on the workshop title below to learn more and register. Seats are limited to 50 attendees per workshop.

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Level guide

Level 100: Foundational

Level 100 sessions are designed to give an overview or introduction to AWS services. These sessions focus on features, functions, and benefits, with content that highlights basic use cases and showcases how a service or feature can be used in your applications and how it can be integrated with other services.

Level 200: Intermediate

Level 200 sessions assume a general knowledge of the topic and provide a technical deeper dive into a service or use case. This content typically includes architecture, integration, and configuration of common use cases. Level 200 content provides tips and tricks, best practices, or high-level troubleshooting guidance.

Level 300: Advanced

Level 300 sessions assume proficiency of the topic and typically cover in-depth architecture, development, deployment and migration examples. Level 300 content drills into how a service can be used and dives deep into customer use cases. Level 300 content covers complex design, development, and deployment best practices that address the needs of experienced AWS users.

Level 400: Expert

Level 400 sessions are for advanced or expert AWS customers. These sessions are geared toward super-skilled users who want to learn the deep inner workings of AWS services. Level 400 content demonstrates complex design, development, and deployment strategies.

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