The Global Power and Propulsion Society's Inaugural Forum was held on January 16-18, 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland. Prominent keynote speakers John Bolger, Jinzhang Feng, Maxine Ghavi, Christoph Leyens, Theo Maas and Akimasa Muyama addressed representatives from across the industry to exchange new research results as well as explore the impact of new disruptive technologies on their respective fields.

The 2017 Forum was hosted by ETH Zurich, the top university for education and research in continental Europe. The University is centrally located in the city of Zurich, which lies in the heart of Europe and at the center of Switzerland.