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Zurich is where vision meets scale.
Thursday begins at Deep Tech Nation Switzerland, where we will examine how frontier technologies attract capital, build talent, and achieve scale. The discussion will focus on convergence—how quantum, AI, and other deep-tech domains intersect—and the deep-tech talent and capability pipeline needed to sustain innovation. Verve Ventures will provide a European VC perspective, bringing startups and examining what works and what doesn’t in the quantum ecosystem. The discussion will address the gap between rising expectations and technological reality, as captured in their observation: "[In Quantum], Expectations go up faster than the technology can develop"—and how to navigate this challenge. Selected company pitches will test strategies against market realities, exploring which capabilities attract capital, where talent and infrastructure constrain growth, and what separates credible paths from hype.