Symposium 2025 – Call for Sessions
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Call for Sessions for the Symposium 2025 –the largest gathering of the philanthropic sector in Switzerland!
The Symposium 2025 will take place on September 3 at the Kursaal Bern. The Call for Sessions is your opportunity to contribute to an inspiring program that sparks dialogue, drives innovation, and fosters professional growth. Open to all stakeholders in the philanthropic sector, the Call for Sessions invites fresh, compelling ideas for 75-minute sessions that align with the Symposium’s themes.
Why Participate?
- Share groundbreaking ideas and practical insights
- Highlight key challenges, trends, and solutions in philanthropy in connection to the 2025 Themes
- Shape the discussions that will define the sector’s present and future
Key Details:
- Deadline: January 22, 2025
- Languages: Submit your proposal in English, German, or French
- Themes: We are seeking practical and forward-thinking sessions addressing the question: How can foundations contribute to tackling current societal challenges? For more information on the themes see the form.
Ready to make your mark? Submit your session proposal now or share this opportunity with your network to help make the SwissFoundations Symposium 2025 an exceptional experience!
Selection Process
Proposals will be selected by SwissFoundations in consultation with the Advisory Board 2025 (see members below):
- Sessions should be relevant to a wide range of stakeholders in the sector. Sessions must not serve as sales events for an organization or project, nor as fundraising events.
- Joint submissions and collaborations between organizations and/or stakeholders are highly encouraged.
- The selection process avoids topic duplication within sessions and the overall program.
- The selection considers an adequate mix of languages in the program.
SwissFoundations is looking forward to your submissions.
Advisory Board 2025
- Nicolas Duvoux, Geneva Centre for Philanthropy
- Theresa Gehringer, SKKG, Board for Good
- Delphine Moralis, Philea
- Claudia Neubauer, Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès Humain
- Patrizia Rezzoli, SwissFoundations Board Member, Seedling Foundation
- Fabienne Schellenberg, Pro Helvetia
- Alexandre Suter, Christoph Merian Stiftung
- Laetitia Vuillemenot, Fondation Givaudan
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