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Sonova — EUHA 2026
42 slides from Sonova's conference presentation, Oct 14, 2026
Slide 1: EUHA 2026 – Innovation that drives adoption
Hannover | 14 October 2026 EUHA 2026 – Innovation that drives adoption
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which offer no guarantee with regard to future performance. These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance at the time the statements are made. They are su
Slide 3: Life is On - All day long
Life is On - Allday long! © Stay connected. Every moment matters. - Stay active and enjoy social activities - Be aware, feel safe - Enjoy sound
Slide 4: Hearing happens all day long - Optimal settings all day long
Hearing happens all day long - Optimal settings all day long
Slide 5: Performance keeps growing
Performance keeps growing Hearing aid design - manage trade offs between performance & usability! Problems created: Social connectedness & participation Own voice Effort, fatigue, social network size and diversity, Feedback social setting, enjoyment Wind noise Impulse sounds Environmental awareness
Slide 6: Introducing Phonak EON
EON Introducing Phonak EON
Slide 7: More efficient hardware
25% more efficient hardware 37% 16% total efficiency higher efficiency improvement in the DNN
Slide 8: Clarity Connectivity Design
Clarity Connectivity Design
Slide 9: Smaller, lighter
25% smaller 20% lighter
Slide 10: Up to 38 hours streaming
Up to 38 hours 8 hours streaming + 3 hours in very loud noise Up to 22 hours
Slide 11: Designed to Remove Limits.
Designed to Remove Limits. Designed to Remove Limits.
Slide 12: Spheric Speech Clarity 3.0, AutoSense OS AI 8.0, WindBlock, APD
Spheric Speech WindBlock Clarity 3.0 AutoSense 2.0 APD OS AI 8.0 4.0
Slide 13: Speech Stands Out, Noise Fades Away.
Speech Stands Out, Noise Fades Away. 50% better speech understanding performance*1 Spheric Speech 37% reduction Clarity 3.0 in listening effort*1 Up to 2x more likely to understand speech from any direction**2 *relative change in performance compared to StereoZoom 2.0, subjects with moderate-severe
Slide 14: AutoSense OS AI 8.0
Exit criteria for Improved Spheric Speech performance in in loud noise noisy environments More natural Longer listening activation of experience SSPiLN/SPILN More time benefitting from our AutoSense unique features OS AI 8.0
Slide 15: WindBlock 2.0 Evidence
WindBlock 2.0 Evidence 97% 95% Up to dB30 SNR benefit speech clarity comfort Improves 95% 90% transparency less effort naturalness Up to 50 dB wind 96% noise reduction overall WindBlock 2.0 versus previous generation, subjects with mild to moderately-severe hearing loss Vaisberg, et al. (2026). Hear
Slide 16: New APD 4.0
New APD 4.0 Higher Real-time Improving fidelity compression SNR
Slide 17: Auracast Broadcast Audio
Auracast~ Broadcast Audio Phonak Audeo E Manufacturer A Manufacturer B Manufacturer C 0 Average Range 50 100 150 200 Average Streaming Distance [m] 250
Slide 18: Introducing Roger On Sphere
Introducing Roger On SphereTM Providing greater speech clarity at a distance in noisy, multi-speaker conversations Noise Distance Group Conversations
Slide 19: Introducing Roger On Sphere
Introducing Roger On SphereTM Providing greater speech clarity at a distance in noisy, multi-speaker conversations Noise level Very loud Hearing aids Spheric Speech Clarity Loud Hearing aids Directional microphones & Noise reduction algorithms Quiet Near field Far field Distance
Slide 20: RogerSense OS, Design, Roger wireless protocol
RogerSense OS • Always-on Sphere technology • Natural voice processing • Multibeam technology • Adaptive behavior Design • Hardware redesign • myRogerMic updates Roger wireless protocol • Proprietary 2.4GHz • Universally compatible receivers Automatic microphone • Low-latency modes • Headset mode •
Slide 21: What Does This Mean For The User?
What Does This Mean For The User? Compatible with ~90% of the Phonak portfolio & the new Integro sound processor Roger On Sphere can Expands consumer access to provide equivalent comfort Spheric Speech Clarity across and intelligibility in situations Sonova’s installed user base twice as noisy as Ro
Slide 22: Introducing the Phonak EON Portfolio
Introducing the Phonak EON Portfolio Aidable & unaidable UHL Mild to Profound HL Mild to Profound HL Audéo E-Sphere Audéo E-R Mild to Profound HL CROS E-R Virto IR Roger Sphere Charger RIC E ChargerGo RIC I E Easy Guard Target 12.0 myPhonak 7.5.0 myPhonak Junior 2.1
Slide 23: EON Real-World Benefits
Strongly Agree I EON Real-World Benefits Races = The hearing device... Somewhat Disagree fil Strongly Disagree [i Enables me to be responsive even from a short distance away (e.g., from the other side of a room). Enables me to identify the direction from which a sound is coming from. Enables me to u
Slide 24: Competitive benchmarking – Speech understanding
Competitive benchmarking – Speech understanding Phonak excels vs. competitors in conversations the most challenging environments In a 1:1 conversation in a loud environment In a group conversation in a loud environment When somebody is speaking from a certain (e.g. in a restaurant) distance (e.g. fr
Slide 25: Conversation in dynamic situations
Conversation in dynamic situations CCOLSA: Talker Overlap Score distribution CCOLSA: Percent Correct Score distribution CC-OLSA Score (in %) 100 2000 . . ° 80 > | E E 1000 60ta e a S | o $ is} 40 Fo | 2 20 cs BH sit i . HL nn -1000 5 | Test Retest Test Retest Test Sequence Test Sequence
Slide 26: Memory and recall — Best with Spheric Speech Clarity
Memory and recall — Best with Spheric Speech Clarity Auditory Digit Span Backward Aid condition Be RES = NN off i ODNN on RES DNN off DNN on Aid condition
Slide 27: WindBlock 2.0 % preferences
% preferences Overall preference T (WindBlock 1.0 |WindBlock 2.0 % preferences 9% preferences 100: ock 2.0 Significantly Preferred Listening effort Li stening comfort aa nile 20 a indie 20 % preferences 0 wind. 30° wind Speech clarity T 0) WindBlock 2.0 % preferences oF wind 30° wind wind 30° wind
Slide 28: EON Sphere - Evidence
EON Sphere - Evidence Evidence showing benefits on all dimensions of healthy living - Hearing Health Pyramid Stropahl & Seitz-Paquette, 2026, Holistic Hearing Care: New Technologies and Their Whole Person Benefits | The Hearing Review Quality of life Social well-being Physical well-being Cognitive w
Slide 29: DNN in hearing aids
DNN in hearing aids Sonova Others BF Feedback Noise Large Gain Canc reduction DNN Paramters, settings, «programs» Smal DNN / ML System Steering
Slide 30: Performance keeps growing with 3rd gen real-time AI
Performance keeps growing with 3rd gen real-time AI Technology S-curve Where the headroom is invested Technology limit Performance ERA of HYPERSONIC Sonova AI technology Further speech enhancement Natural and authentic sound Technology Others limit Era of digital technology 2025 Infinio Ultra Sphere
Slide 31: Performance keeps growing
Performance keeps growing Hearing aid design - manage trade offs between performance & usability! Problems created: Social connectedness & participation Own voice Effort, fatigue, social network size and diversity, Feedback social setting, enjoyment Wind noise Impulse sounds Environmental awareness
Slide 32: Integro CI and Roger On Sphere
Integro CI and Roger On Sphere Synergies across the ecosystem Peter Bawin Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Product Portfolio A Sonova brand
Slide 33: Hearing a sound is not the same as knowing where it came from.
Hearing a sound is not the same as knowing where it came from.
Slide 34: Integro CI
Integro CI More Confidence, More Conversations, More Connections First and only cochlear implant system that provides localization Uses smart AI , powered by Phonak, to adapt to every environment Offers 30× more sound personalization 30 × options than any other system Provides recipients with indust
Slide 35: SoundFinder
SoundFinder Benefits Improves personal safety Delivers satisfying and comfortable music enjoyment Increases confidence (2026) Data on file. This presentation is incomplete without oral explanation
Slide 36: Phonak's Renowned SmartSpeech Technology, now for CIs
Phonak’s Renowned SmartSpeech Technology, now for CIs Prioritizes speech understanding with SmartSpeech Technology features: StereoZoom 2.0 SpeechSensor Speech Enhancer This presentation is incomplete without oral explanation.
Slide 37: Roger On Sphere – Access to AI/DNN
Roger On Sphere – Access to AI/DNN Unique AB + Roger benefits Integrated receiver Stereo sound Extended range Dual adaptive gain (2026) Data on file. This presentation is incomplete without oral explanation
Slide 38: Powered by PHD NAK
Powered by PHD NAK
Slide 39: Environmental Awareness, feeling safe
Environmental Awareness, feeling safe Multi-Center Pivotal Clinical Trial: Localization Horizontal Plane Localization RMSE (Degrees) Slope Ability to localize sound sources significantly improved with Sound Finder feature facilitates environmental awareness and localization
Slide 40: Environmental Awareness, feeling safe
Environmental Awareness, feeling safe Multi-Center Pivotal Clinical Trial: Localization – individual results Ability to localize sound sources significantly improved with Sound Finder feature note large interindividual differences: some CI users are basically not able to localize sound at all
Slide 41: Speech Intelligibility in Noise
Speech Intelligibility in Noise Sound Finder significantly improves speech intelligibility in noise (S0N90) 41
Slide 42: Innovation that drives adoption
Innovation that drives adoption AI leadership advances Innovation starts with The ecosystem creates generation by generation meaningful user needs additional value Each generation compounds silicon, Better speech understanding in complex listening situations algorithms and audiology Common capabilit