Zürich. The first room.
The Forum’s founding chapter, convened in Switzerland. The Zürich chapter is the room in which the standing rules of the Forum were first set, and it remains the editorial seat of the Council.
An anchor chapter for Europe.
Zürich convenes the senior AI leadership of Switzerland’s enterprise, financial and research institutions, alongside Forum members travelling in from across Europe for cross-border sessions. The chapter is intentionally smaller than the others, with no more than twelve members per session, and is the seat for setting Forum-wide editorial direction.
Sector mix
Banking and asset management, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, insurance, technology, and the research institutions and regulators shaping AI governance across the continent.
Cadence
Four roundtables per year, plus the annual Forum convening held in Zürich each January. Founding members host one session per year.
The Zürich chapter convenes quarterly.
Founding members are invited by direct correspondence from the Secretariat. The chapter calendar is not published publicly.