Past vintage · Edition 01

Vintage 01 · Summer 26

17–18 September 2026Geneva, Switzerland

The inaugural edition of SIGNAL brought together founders, venture investors and limited partners for two days of candid, off-the-record conversation in Geneva.

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Speakers · 29

Andrea Tassistro

Studio55

Walter El Najar

MATER

Sam Bourton

QuantumBlack · Visium

Cristian Pinto

Pluto House

Katia Yakovleva

Frontier Tower

Nikos Kaliorakis

J Floor

Daniela Bar-Gera

Stealth

Chloé Ashton

1275 Collections

Andreas Schollin Borg

Batmaid

Camilo Rojas

ProjectUS.ai

Francesco Palma

Giotto

Alen Arslanagic

Visium

Sevan Antreasyan

Lenz & Staehelin

Aurelie Biehler

Arnen Capital

Louise Viellard

VMC

Alexandre Bonvin

BeCapital

Estelle Oltramare

Evera AG

Caron Bastianpillai

NSPartners

Manuel Grossman

Amino Collective

Thomas Meier

FIRM

Rokas Peciulaitis

Contrarian Ventures

Raphael Grieco

Olive Capital

Sia Houchangnia

Seedcamp

Laetitia de Panafieu

360Cap

Yariv Adan

Ellipsis Ventures

Gretchen van Steenwyk

Health+Tech Investor

Alexandre Covello

Clear Stakes

Niraj Pabari

Giano Capital

Jules Ferrer

Rift Capital

Program

Thursday 17 September

Welcome dinner

19:00Welcome dinnerAn intimate opening dinner for all invited guests.

Friday 18 September

Full-day conference

08:00–09:00BreakfastBreakfast

09:00–09:15WelcomeWelcomeAndrea Tassistro (S55)

KeynoteAI: Under the Hood of Agentic AISam Bourton (Founder of QuantumBlack)

PanelHacker Houses: New Incubators?Cristian Pinto (Pluto House) · Katia Yakovleva (Frontier Tower) · Nikos Kaliorakis (J Floor)Moderated by Daniel Bar Ghera (Stealth)

BreakCoffee breakCoffee by Siradis.

10:30–11:00KeynoteMaking Fine Wine InvestableChloé Ashton (Managing Director, 1275 Collections)

11:00–11:45PanelFounders: US vs EuropeCamillo Rojas (ProjectUs.ai) · Andreas Schollin-Borg (Batmaid) · Francesco Palma (Giotto) · Alen Arslanagic (Visium)Moderated by Sevan Antreasyan (L&S)

11:45–13:00LunchLunchLunch by chef Walter El Najar.

13:00–13:30PanelFamily Office: The Next Gen Takes OverAurelie Biehler (Arnen Capital) · Louise Viellard (VMC) · Alexandre Bonvin (BeCapital)Moderated by Estelle Oltramare (Evera AG)

Fireside chatHedge Funds: A New Type of InvestorCaron Bastianpillai (NS Partners)Moderated by Andrea Tassistro (S55)

14:00–14:30PanelGPs: The Rise of Solo GPsRokas Pecilitius (Contrarian) · Costa (Belief Capital) · Manuel Grossman (Amino Collective) · Thomas Meier (FIRM)Moderated by Raphael Grieco (Olive Capital)

14:30–15:00BreakCoffee breakCoffee by Siradis.

15:00–15:45PanelVCs: AI as a Competitive EdgeSia Houchangnia (Seedcamp) · Laetitia de Panafieu (360 Capital) · Yariv Adan (Ellipsis Ventures)Moderated by Gretchen van Steenwyk (Health+Tech Investor)

15:45–16:30PanelSecondaries: The Pricing OpportunityAlexandre Covello (Clearstakes) · Niraj Pabari (Giano Capital) · Jules Ferrer (Rift Capital)Moderated by Federico Trabaldo (L&S)

16:30AfterworkAfterworkDrinks hosted by Mini Micro Evil.

Friday 18 September · Panels

Founders: US vs EU

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