Win tickets to Swiss Software Festival 2026

The Swiss Software Festival is back for its second edition – and this year, we are giving away tickets. Read on to find out how to win, and what VSHN is bringing to Basel on June 24th 2026.

Back in Basel: Swiss Software Festival returns for its second edition

When the Swiss Software Festival launched last year, it immediately established itself as one of the most relevant gatherings for the Swiss software industry – a full-day event bringing together engineers, software architects, product leaders, and decision-makers under one roof. VSHN was there from the start as a Matterhorn sponsor, and the first edition delivered on its promise: great talks, real conversations, and a crowd genuinely invested in the future of software in Switzerland.

This year, the festival returns to Basel for its second edition, with up to 700 attendees expected and an even stronger program spanning plenary sessions, leadership panels, and dedicated tech tracks. We are proud to be a Matterhorn sponsor again – and this time, VSHN is not just attending but actively shaping what happens on stage.

Win tickets to Swiss Software Festival 2026

To share the excitement with our community, we are giving away 5 festival tickets. To enter the draw, simply subscribe to VSHN News, our monthly newsletter, below. That’s it.

Winners will be drawn on Wednesday, June 17th at 4 pm CEST. The competition closes at that moment, so make sure you are subscribed before then.

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What VSHN is doing at the festival

Beyond sponsoring, VSHN is deeply embedded in this year’s festival – from the Advisory Board, where Aarno serves as a member, to the plenary stage, the tech tracks, and the track chair role.

Aarno Aukia – keynote on digital neutrality

Aarno Aukia takes the plenary stage for the closing session, Digital Sovereignty: What’s next? His keynote is titled Digital Neutrality: Switzerland’s Engineering Advantage in the AI Era. Digital sovereignty has moved from a niche concern to a mainstream political and business priority – and Switzerland has a distinctive position in that debate. Aarno will lay out what that means in practice, followed by a leadership panel featuring voices from Microsoft, BSI Software, DeepCloud, Xelon, and the Swiss National Council.

Tobias Brunner – talk on platforms and ecosystems

Tobias Brunner speaks in Tech Track 2: Platform Engineering & Software Architecture. His talk, From platforms to ecosystems – why software innovation is a team sport, explores how platform thinking is maturing beyond infrastructure tooling. Building a platform is one thing – turning it into a thriving ecosystem where teams, partners, and products can grow together is another challenge entirely, and one that sits at the heart of what VSHN does every day.

Markus Speth – track chair Tech Track 2

Markus Speth is serving as Track Chair for Tech Track 2: Platform Engineering & Software Architecture. The track covers the full stack of modern platform engineering – from Kubernetes-based control planes and internal developer platforms to distributed AI workloads and multi-cloud runtime strategies. It is exactly the terrain VSHN operates in, which is why we were glad to help shape it.

About Swiss Software Festival 2026

The Swiss Software Festival is conceived and organized by Swiss Made Software and takes place in Basel. Now in its second year, the festival has quickly become a fixture in the Swiss tech calendar – a place where the people building Switzerland’s digital future come to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and find their next collaborators. With up to 700 attendees and a program built around both leadership perspectives and deep technical content, it is a rare event that works equally well for engineers and executives.

Don’t miss your chance to join us there – subscribe to VSHN News before June 17th at 4 pm for a chance to win your ticket.

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