SEC Executive Circle – Swiss Ambassadors Get-Together

Where Swiss Ambassadors to CEE meet Swiss Business Leaders

19 August 2026 | 11:45 – 14:00
BERNEXPO Foyer Nord, Bern

Description

As part of the Annual Ambassadors’ Conference, all Swiss Ambassadors from the CEE region will be in Bern. SEC invites you to an exclusive exchange between these Ambassadors and Swiss business executives with an active or planned engagement in the region.

The exchange takes place over an apéro-style flying lunch in a relaxed, informal setting — deliberately not a classic panel format, but space for genuine conversations between business and diplomacy over food and drinks.

Key Facts and Target Audience

Key Facts

Date: Wednesday, 19.8.2026
Time: 12.00 to 14.00
Place: BERNEXPO, Foyer Nord (Congress Center)
Adress: Mingerstrasse 6, 3000 Bern 2
Specific Instructions: Use Entrance C “Eingang Kongress”, 1st floor

Target Audience

CEOs and C-level decision-makers with active or concretely planned business in the CEE region. Participation is limited to 25 guests. Registrations are reviewed upon receipt and confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Additional Information

Please note: participation of individual Ambassadors in this event is at their own discretion and may vary. If your interest is focused on a specific country, we recommend confirming that Ambassador’s participation with SEC in advance.

All details here in the event flyer

Programm

12:00 – 12:30

Arrival & Apéro

Informal networking, brief mutual introduction round among participating companies

12:30

Arrival of the Ambassadors

12:30 – 12:50

Welcome & Short Input

Oliver Bertschinger, SEC, and Katalin Dreher-Hajnal, Switzerland Global Enterprise

12:50 – 13:45

Flying Lunch – Exchange with the Ambassadors

Structured, informal exchange between Ambassadors and business leaders

13:45

Farewell to the Ambassadors

14:00

Speakers

Alberto Silini

Senior Regional Director EMEA

Oliver Bertschinger

SEC, President and Managing Director

Registration

SEC Event Registration – Swiss Ambassador Event 2026

First Name / Vorname

Last Name / Nachname

Company / Firma

Position / Title / Funktion / Titel

City / Stadt

URL Company/URL Firma

E-Mail

Countries of Interest (max. 3) / Länder von Interesse (max. 3)

Do you have a concrete project? / Konkretes Projekt vorhanden?

Yes

If yes: Project Description / Falls ja: Kurzbeschreibung des Projekts

Any dietary requirements? Ernährungseinschränkungen?

I acknowledge that photos and videos may be taken during this event and may be used by SEC (and its partners) for reporting and promotional purposes. / Ich nehme zur Kenntnis, dass an diesem Anlass Foto- und Videoaufnahmen gemacht werden, die von der SEC (und ihren Partnern) für Berichterstattung und Werbezwecke verwendet werden können.