Joel P. Barmettler

AI Architect & Researcher

> Webinar AI trends 2025/2026

Webinar co-host. Reviewed model convergence, the US-China AI rivalry, and AI slop in 2025, then forecast integration via MCP, platform lock-in, and digital sovereignty for 2026.

2026
Webinar
> Swiss AI Impact Forum 2025

Booth presenter. Gave live demonstrations of the Swiss AI Hub an open-source, on-premise AI platform to forum attendees.

2025
Booth
> Webinar AI trends 2024/2025

Webinar host. Reviewed the dominant AI developments of 2024 and forecast the trends shaping 2025, from reasoning models to autonomous agents.

2025
Webinar
> Webinar AI as development partner

Webinar panelist. Demonstrated how our team uses AI across the full development lifecycle from requirements workshops to architecture research to code generation.

2025
Webinar
> Swiss AI Impact Forum

Panelist. Discussed AI's technical, ethical, and economic dimensions alongside leading Swiss researchers and entrepreneurs.

2024
Panel
> SWICO AI in SMEs

Keynote speaker at the SWICO event on AI in knowledge management, 18 April 2024.

2024
Keynote
> Swiss AI Conference workshop

Workshop host. Hands-on AI-agent challenge at the Swiss AI Conference using the bbv AI Hub.

2024
Workshop
> Webinar 2023 rewind

Webinar host. Technical review of the key AI developments of 2023, covering generative AI, open source, and Swiss innovations.

2024
Webinar
> bbv KI Revolution

Keynote speaker. Opening talk at bbv's KI Revolution event on generative AI, AI agents, and enterprise adoption.

2023
Keynote
> Netzwoche article on AI agents

Author. Co-wrote an article for Netzwoche on the evolution and enterprise potential of AI agents.

2023
Article
> Webinar ChatGPT demystified

Webinar host. Technical deep dive into the internals of ChatGPT and large language models.

2023
Webinar
> Webinar swarm intelligence

Webinar host. Presented how AI agents can be networked into swarm-intelligence systems for enterprise automation.

2023
Webinar
> UZH Alumni magazine readme

Author. Wrote about co-founding Polygon Software with Marius Högger and Frank Huber as UZH informatics students, and growing it from three founders to 18 employees in two years.

2022
Article
> UZH startup label

Featured in UZH News. Polygon Software, which I co-founded with Marius Högger and Frank Huber, received the official UZH Startup label.

2021
Article

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