2Sep 2026
Ship26, Zurich
What is quantum mechanics and why you should care?
André Melo on what quantum mechanics actually says about the world, why it took a century to turn into a machine, and what that changes for the people building on top of it.
Events
From intimate founder firesides to open gallery nights. We host programming that feeds the intellect and the soul.
- What is quantum mechanics and why you should care? — Ship26, Zurich
Past events
Everything we've hosted so far. Many of them have a write-up in the Journal.
Ship26, Zurich
The lost art of conversation in a world that prioritises agreement or aggression
Ellen Louw on how to hold a real conversation when the easy options are nodding along or picking a fight, and what changes in a room when people take the third one.
Ship26, Zurich
Introduction to multimodal AI: capabilities, limits and what's next
Teodora Vuković and Aref Farhadipour on what multimodal AI can actually read from how people move, speak and react: the capabilities, the limits, and what's next.
Ship26, Zurich
Introduction to investing: how to build your personal wealth without selling your time
Oliver Angélil on passive investing: where to start, what to ignore, and how to set up something you don't have to watch all day.
Ship26, Zurich
How to sell a wine without its label?
Pieter and Aneen Walser of Blank Bottle on selling wine without naming the grape, and the funnel Aneen rebuilt for an industry that sells on tradition.
Ship26, Zurich
Ready to bring some Silicon Valley energy to Zurich?
Abigail Holland on six months inside San Francisco's startup scene while building Go Go Gaia, and what actually transfers to Zurich.
Ship26, Zurich
Banyak Islands: the surfing trip of a lifetime
Xaver Walser on 14 days aboard a boat in the remote Banyak Islands with ten founders, dream conditions, and the year of training it took to get there.
Our Values
S(Stewardship)Build for the generation to come.
H(Humanity)People before pipelines.
I(Imagination)See what isn't there yet, treat this seeing as part of the work.
P(Possibility)If we can imagine a better future, we can build it.