Avantgarde
Award
The “Oscar Night” of Swiss-American Business, Innovation & Impact, Los Angeles, November 7, 2026
The Avantgarde Award, presented by the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, honors the most impactful Swiss-American companies, startups and organizations shaping the future of doing business in the USA once a year. Two awards. One night. A stage that lasts.
What Is the Avantgarde Award?
Switzerland is one of the most innovative nations on earth. Yet most of that brilliance goes unrecognized the moment it crosses the Atlantic.
The Avantgarde Award exists to change that. We put Swiss excellence on America's most prestigious stage, in front of the investors, executives, and decision-makers who can amplify what you've built.
The "Oscars" for Swiss Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Impactful companies, leaders and innovators
Exclusive Location in SoCal
Unparalleled Networking
Cutting-edge industry knowledge & insights
The Avantgarde Award Categories
Stewardship Award 2026:
Robotics, Automation, Industry 4.0
For Swiss founders making their mark in the U.S.
The Stewardship Award has rapidly become a premier recognition of Swiss-American innovation, honoring organizations whose forward‑looking technologies demonstrate transformational impact and bold, future‑shaping potential.
The Gala Night
November 7, 2026: The Jonathan Club, Los Angeles
One evening in the most influential Swiss-American room in the country.
An Award Gala in the United States has only one natural home: Los Angeles. Only the iconic Jonathan Club in Downtown LA carries the right weight for this night. The club lies steps from the city's finest hotels, at the center of the city's vibrant business pulse.
Join the Swiss-American innovation community, consisting of founders, investors, executives, diplomats, and cultural leaders, to celebrate the ones who moved the needle. And to meet the ones who will.
Early Bird tickets from $199 (Members) · $229 (Non-Members) · Valid until May 30, 2026
Your brand, in the room that matters
Partner with the Avantgarde Award and put your organization at the center of Swiss-American innovation before, during, and after the gala.
In 2025, the Avantgarde Gala reached Switzerland's most influential editorial rooms — prime-time on RTS, the pages of BILANZ and Handelszeitung, and NZZ The Market. For sponsors, that's dual-market brand presence most media budgets can't replicate.
The Avantgarde Award in Numbers
220+
guests at the 2025 gala
5th
edition - and growing
3 major
Swiss national media features
2 awards
One night to change everything
ATTENDEE VOICES – GUESTS
"Just one highlight? That's a tough one."
Jonas Brunschwig, Swiss Consul General in San Francisco
