Put your brand at the center of the most prestigious Swiss-American business night of the year.

The Avantgarde Award Gala brings together the Swiss-American business community's most influential investors, executives, and innovators–and your brand can be woven into every moment of it. Before the night, during the ceremony, and across the media coverage that follows.

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Why Partner?

This isn't just a sponsorship. It's a seat at the table that matters.

The room

Over 220 Swiss and American business leaders, investors, diplomats, and innovators gathered once a year in one place. Meet decision-makers with budgets and mandates.

The media

In 2025, the gala reached RTS prime time, BILANZ, Handelszeitung, and NZZ The Market. That's dual-market editorial coverage your advertising budget likely can't buy directly.

The podium

Lead partners speak from the stage, sit on the jury, and are featured before and after the gala across digital and print. You're not in the program–you're part of the driving narrative!

220+ guests. Zero tire-kickers.

The Avantgarde Gala is the annual gathering of the Swiss-American business ecosystem's most active players. Think C-suite executives from Swiss multinationals with U.S. operations. Founders and investors at the intersection of Swiss precision and American scale. Diplomats, consulate representatives, and cultural leaders who sit at the policy and business nexus of two countries.

When you partner with the Avantgarde Award, your brand is in conversation with people who shape markets.

220+

guests at the 2025 gala

4th

edition – and growing

3 major

Swiss national media features

2 awards

One night to change everything

The night ends. The coverage doesn't.

The 2025 Avantgarde Gala filled the room with Switzerland's most respected editorial pages and airwaves. Partners were featured across every placement.

TV / National RTS 19:30 Heures — prime time news coverage on November 16, 2025. Switzerland's most-watched evening news program.

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Print / Business Handelszeitung Nr. 29 — editorial feature, November 27, 2025. Switzerland's leading business weekly.

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Print / Finance BILANZ Nr. 12 — editorial placement, December 2025. Switzerland's premier financial magazine.

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Digital / Premium NZZ The Market — feature article, December 4, 2025. NZZ's high-net-worth digital platform.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

Not sure which package fits your goals? We're happy to walk you through the options and build a case for your stakeholders. Most partners make a decision within one conversation.