In line with the FDFA Guidelines on Partnering with Sponsors to increase external transparency about the partnerships entered into by Switzerland’s embassies and consulates abroad, we are providing a list of the current-year sponsorship partners and the corresponding events.
Partners
| Climeworks | Net Zero Event |
| British Swiss Chamber of Commerce | Financial Innovation Forum |
| EUNIC - European Union National Institutes for Culture | Membership 2024 |
| EUNIC - European Union National Institutes for Culture | Website Redesigning Fee, contribution Switzerland |
| Saturday Schools UK / Samstagsschulen | Contribution to their annual Teacher Training Day and one of the Award prizes. |
| Translation Competition German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) | Contribution to German language competition prize |
| In Short, European Film Festival | Screening of BEAR, by Morgane Frund |
| Swiss Music Export at The Great Escape | Annual Swiss presence at the festival |
| CYMK Festival | Contribution to Illustrator Lawrence Grimm at Festival for Workshop |
| Raindance Film Festival | Body Odyssey by Grazia Tricarico, contribution to Q&A |
| Editions Zoé | 2024 Francophonie programme |
| Peirene Press | Rebecca Gisler UK literary tour |
| Groupe Francophonie UK | Membership 2024 |
| Gloucester Road Books | 2024 Francophonie programme |
| The West Kirby Bookshop | 2024 Francophonie programme |
| Blackwell’s | 2024 Francophonie programme |
| Topping Books | 2024 Francophonie programme |
| Alliances françaises Bath, Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester | 2024 Francophonie programme |
| Lindt & Sprüngli Ltd | A selection of Embassy events and receptions at the Ambassador's residence |
| Swiss Cultural Fund UK Ltd | The Embassy of Switzerland provides administration and fundraising services to the SCF UK |
For 2023, our confirmed partners are (last update on 03.07.2024):
| EU Delegation | In Short, Europe: Awakening |
| EUNIC | In Short, Europe: Awakening |
| LEEDS2023 | In Short, Europe: Awakening |
| Groupe Francophonie UK | Yearly operations of the Groupe Francophonie UK |
| Délégation Générale du Gouvernement du Québec | International Improvisation Game |
| HopeRoad Publishing | UK Literary tour of Max Lobe (Does Snow Turn a Person White Inside? (2022)) |
| Architecture Foundation | Architecture on Stage x afterFORM |
| Architecture Foundation | Architecture on Film: "Robin Hood Gardens" |
| EUNIC | Annual Membership EUNIC 2023 |
| Floating Notes Association | Kety Fusco at Royal Albert Hall |
| Welsh Government | Wales Week |
| Bangor University | Wales Week |
| Kanton Graubünden | Wales Week |
| Penderyn Welsh Whisky | Wales Week |
| Lindt & Sprüngli (UK) Ltd | In-kind donations for different events |
| Swiss Cultural Fund UK | The Embassy of Switzerland in the UK actively supports the Swiss Cultural Fund UK in its fundraising endeavours and by operating it. The Swiss Cultural Fund UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee - Charity number 803628 / Company number 02474866. |
| Zurich Assurance Ltd | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Emmi UK Limited | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Roche Products Limited | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Aggregate Industries | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Swiss Re Management Ltd | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Schindler Ltd | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Zürcher Kantonalbank | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Swiss Music Export | Great Escape Festival |
| Architecture Foundation | Tree Talks: Money and Trees |
| Sheffield Doc Film Festival | Screening + Q&A of Lonely Oaks |
| Department for Culture and Education | German Teacher Award |
| BFI London Film Festival | Screening + Q&A of Blackbird, blackbird, blackbird by Elene Navariani |
| BFI London Film Festival | Participation of Sami Arpa in the roundtable "I am not a robot. Using generative AI in the screen industries" |
| Architecture Foundation | Tree Talks III with Céline Baumann |
| Raindance Film Festival | Screening + Q&A, The Land Within by Fisnik Maxville |
| German Academic Exchange Service | Translation Competition |
| Alpha Events | Fintech reception |
| University of Helsinki | Y-Science |
| British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) | BSCC Christmas Reception |
For 2023, our confirmed partners are (last update on 19.12.2023):
| Newham Council | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| ECAL/University of Art and Design of Lausanne | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Newham Poetry Group | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Steven J Folwer and European Poetry Festival | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Newham Word Festival | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Stratford Original | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Central Park Café | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Giovanna's Deli & Wine | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Nationwide Building Society: Upton Park branch | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Number 8 Forest Gate Emporium | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| O12 Bar and Grill | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Queens Fish and Chips | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Querky Café | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Stratford Centre | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Supergrows Cosmetics | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Supergrows Food | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| Pro Helvetia | Typoetry: rethink-rebuild |
| TV5MONDE | Support for the digital activities of the Culture Department |
| Lindt & Sprüngli (UK) Ltd | In-kind donations for different events |
| EUNIC | Annual Membership EUNIC 2022 |
| Groupe Francophonie UK | Opérations du Groupe Francophonie UK 2021 |
| Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in London | German Teacher Award (2022 contribution) |
| Jonas Berthod and Mathias Clottu | Behind the Books: exhibition of The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2021 |
| DAAD | Translation Competition German Academic Exchange Service |
| Sonica Festival | Sonica Closing Reception 2022 |
| Swiss Music Export | Swiss Music Export at the Great Escape Festival 2022 |
| Sheffield Doc Festival | Screening and Q&A: Céline Pernet, Garçonnières (Men Caves) |
| New Books in German | Laura Vogt, book launch, Waterstones Canterbury and London with Francesca Segal plus New Books in German interview |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | Screening and Q&A: Jan Gassmann, 99 Moons |
| Encounters Film Festival | Screenings and Q&As: Boddyssey, The Cook, Phlegm |
| Swiss Cultural Fund UK | The Embassy of Switzerland in the UK actively supports the Swiss Cultural Fund UK in its fundraising endeavours and by operating it. The Swiss Cultural Fund UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee - Charity number 803628 / Company number 02474866. |
| Belfast Photo Festival | Saype, 'Beyond Walls' |
| Hilti Limited | Switzerland's Footprint in the Northern Powerhouse, Manchester |
| Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), Edinburgh Tax Network & Terra Firma Chambers | Panel discussion in Edinburgh on ESG investing - political ambition and practical reality |
| OBN UK Ltd | Swiss participation at BioSeed Conference |
| Alpha Events | Swiss participation at Fintech Connect Exhibition |
| For the Love of Wine | Cyber Symposium 2022 |
| British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) | Christmas Reception at Embassy |
| British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) | Edinburgh Space Tech Event |
| British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) | Oxford Vaccine Development and Digital Health event |
| 1936 Bière | Switzerland vs Brazil World Cup kick-off |
| University of Oxford | Oxford Vaccine Development and Digital Health event |
| University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh Space Tech event |
| PwC UK | Birmingham Sustainable Mobility Roundtable |
| Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge | Panel discussion on the future of neutrality, part of WeAreSwitzerland Tour |
| Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford | Panel discussion on neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine context, part of WeAreSwitzerland Tour |
| Agora | Panel discussion on neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine contect, part of WeAreSwitzerland Tour |
| Institute of Welsh Affairs | Panel discussion on devolution and federalism, part of WeAreSwitzerland Tour |
| Ceasefire | IHL panel disucssion on protecting civilians in siege wars |
| Concilliation Resources | Panel discussion Digital Technologies in Conflict & Peacebuilding |
For 2022, our confirmed partners are (last update on 28.12.2022):
| British Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) | BSCC Christmas Reception at the Embassy |
| Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) | “Open discussion on Blockchain/DLT in action implications for financial markets” |
| FS Club (Z/YEN Group) | “Fighting Climate Change: The Important Role of Global Green Finance Centres” |
| Läderach (UK) Ltd | In-kind donations for the Cyber Defence Symposium 2021 |
| Lindt & Sprüngli (UK) Ltd | In-kind donations for different events |
| OBN UK Ltd | BioSeed Conference |
| Sirrocco Tea (CH) | Networking event in the context of the Pavilion of the African Diaspora at the London Design Biennale 2021 |
| TV5 Monde | Support of the Embassy’s digital culture promotion |
| Swiss Cultural Fund UK | The Embassy of Switzerland in the UK actively supports the Swiss Cultural Fund UK in its fundraising endeavours with corporate sponsors and private donors. The Swiss Cultural Fund UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee - Charity number 803628/ Company number 02474866. |
For 2021, our confirmed partners are (last update on 16.12.2021):
