Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
What 400 km in the Alps taught me about decisions under pressure
Theo Brikas, ultra-trail runner and wealth manager, on what 400 km in the Alps taught him about staying calm and disciplined when every signal says stop.
Events
From intimate founder firesides to open gallery nights. We host programming that feeds the intellect and the soul.
Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
Stop negotiating the terms. Negotiate the human.
Gilles Chatelin has spent 20+ years negotiating deals and partnerships. In an interactive session, he shows how to read the person behind the price.
- What 400 km in the Alps taught me about decisions under pressure — Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
- Stop negotiating the terms. Negotiate the human. — Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
Past events
Everything we've hosted so far. Many of them have a write-up in the Journal.
Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
Optimising for speed as an ex-F1 CFD engineer
Mohamed Aly Sayed, former CFD engineer in F1, on how CFD simulation and real-world testing decide where a Formula 1 car finds its speed.
Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
Wispr Flow - From Friction to Flow
Fabian Dittrich of Wispr Flow links freediving to 100 metres, years of working from the road and voice AI, with a live demo and a seated breath-hold.
Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
Running a team of AI agents: experiences, learnings and a demo of the setup at Ship26
Chris Allard Griessmann on the six AI agents working alongside the Ship26 team: their roles, how humans stay in the loop, and a live demo.
Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
How to screw up: lessons learned from my entrepreneurial journey
Johannes Röhrenbach has built three startups and two venture studios. He's coming to talk about the parts that went wrong, and what he'd avoid doing again.
Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
What makes good pasta? Fresh, industrial, and what it does to your nutrition
Simone Longo of Foldini on what separates fresh pasta from industrial: the doughs, the ingredients, what it does to your nutrition, and the road behind the company. He is bringing pasta to try.
Ship26, Schifflände 26, Zürich
IAmRemarkable Workshop: The importance of celebrating our achievements as an entrepreneur
An interactive workshop with #IAmRemarkable facilitator Lidia Zabala on the biases that keep entrepreneurs quiet about their wins, and the techniques that make talking about them easier.
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.
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.