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SCALING TRUST
IN THE AGE OF AI
ZURICH ONLINE EDITION
LIVE FROM ZURICH, Switzerland
ONLINE
Anything can be faked.
DKGcon is about what can still be verified.
A face, a voice, a source, a whole identity — all cheap to fake now. So how do you verify anything when deepfakes, impersonation and synthetic content cost nothing to produce?
What?
DKGcon 2026 is a free online conference on scaling trust in the age of AI. Join us to learn how to make AI verifiable with trusted knowledge.
When & where?
Broadcast live from Zurich on 11 September 2026, from 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC / 09:00 EDT).
Why join?
Whether you build AI, defend against its misuse, or simply need machines you can trust, you’ll get:
- Keynotes on the trust problem of the AI era and how a decentralized knowledge layer answers it
- Verifiable AI in practice, from provenance to enterprise use cases you can audit
- Live demos and builder sessions
From the founders and engineers at OriginTrail, Umanitek, and Trace Labs, and other teams building the verifiable Internet and putting it into production.
A global stage for paradigm-shifting ideas
“The Decentralized Knowledge Graph (DKG) is an evolving tool for finding the truth in knowledge.”
Dr. Robert M. Metcalfe
Turing laureate & Ethernet inventor
“Humans will need to work with machines to fight machines. That's where the human aspect of AI comes in.”
Chris Rynning
Managing Partner @AMYP Ventures | Piëch-Porsche Family Office & Chairman @Umanitek
“So many applications for Decentralized Knowledge Graph and AI technologies. So much to think about. So many reasons to be there.”
Phil Archer
Web Solutions Director @GS1
“A fabulous event bringing together game-changing researchers to discuss how a combination of distributed ledgers and AI can add societal benefit.”
John Domingue
Professor @Knowledge Media Institute of the Open University & President of STI International
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>MEET< THE SPEAKERS
CHRIS RYNNING
Managing Partner @AMYP Ventures · Chairman @Umanitek
Chris is an accomplished investor and a China and crypto/AI specialist, having published several books and invested widely across AI, deep tech, digital assets, and sustainability. As Chairman of Umanitek, Chris is leading efforts to combat harmful content and the risks posed by AI with trusted AI technologies.
COURTNEY CURTSINGER
Advisor @Umanitek
Courtney advises global family offices with over $1B in AUM on curating investment opportunities across private markets and focusing on strategic partnerships and business development within their operating and portfolio companies. She is known for her extensive, curated network within the global family office ecosystem, having formed relationships with more than 1,500 families worldwide. She holds an undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management.
JONATHAN LUTZKY
COO and Legal Counsel @Umanitek
Jonathan is a legal, operations, and strategy executive with a track record of scaling high-growth companies at the intersection of technology, media, and entertainment. Notably, he served as General Counsel of VICE Media, building its legal department from scratch into a 50-lawyer global team while helping raise over $1 billion in investment toward a $5.7B+ valuation. As General Counsel of UnitedMasters, he worked alongside the founder to launch a tech platform that enables millions of musicians to distribute music globally. He was honored by the Primetime Emmy Awards for his contribution to the Emmy-Award-winning television show “Vice on HBO”.
TOMAŽ LEVAK
Founder @OriginTrail
As a co-inventor of the OriginTrail DKG, Tomaž drives OriginTrail's strategic development and adoption across supply chains, transport, life sciences, and more — advancing trusted, ownership-centric, censorship-resistant AI infrastructure.
BRANIMIR RAKIĆ
Founder & CTO @OriginTrail
With deep experience in decentralized and semantic networks, Branimir is the leading architect and creator of the OriginTrail DKG, building technology for discoverable, verifiable, AI-ready knowledge to power decentralized and trusted AI.
ŽIGA DREV
Founder @OriginTrail
With over a decade of experience in building custom solutions for trusted knowledge sharing, Žiga has been driving global OriginTrail DKG growth, multi-chain innovation, and enterprise adoption across leading organizations, including the British Standards Institution, the SCAN association, Oracle, Swiss Federal Railways, and many others.
TONI PIËCH
Co-founder @Umanitek · Porsche-Piëch Family Office
Toni is a 4th-generation Porsche family member. A serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor across multiple sectors, Toni has a large public and private equity portfolio. Spending his time between homegrown family companies and venture capital, Toni also runs an impact foundation focused on decarbonization and green building materials.
NIC HAYEK
Head of Enterprises @Umanitek
Nic is based in Zurich and works closely with Umanitek’s European team on business development, strategic partnerships, and fundraising. He joined Umanitek from G Squared, where he worked with growth-stage technology companies and investors. At Umanitek, Nic focuses on building relationships with enterprise partners across Europe, particularly in private banking and other sectors exposed to executive impersonation, deepfake fraud, and digital identity threats. He also supports the company’s fundraising efforts by connecting Umanitek with European investors across his network.
JURIJ ŠKORNIK
General Manager @Trace Labs · OriginTrail Core Developers
With a passion for Web3 and AI, and supply chain expertise from DHL, Jurij leads key OriginTrail-powered projects with global partners across diverse industries — from supply chains to healthcare, construction, and assurance — helping them unlock value through the OriginTrail trusted knowledge foundation for the AI era.
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