NETWORKING

At Building Bridges, networking isn’t a side event, it’s how over 2,000 change-makers under one roof, connect with each other, courageously. Every moment is an opportunity to connect across sectors, challenge assumptions, and co-create solutions. From curated sessions to chance encounters over coffee, here’s how networking features across Building Bridges 2025…

Action Events

Most of our Action Events are co-designed by community partners to be interactive and participatory. Workshops, roundtables, fishbowl formats and solution stage sessions are engineered to spark real conversations and open new pathways for collaboration.

Global Village

The Global Village on the ground floor of the CICG offers a relaxed space for impromptu dialogue—over coffee, between sessions, or during dedicated networking breaks. Amidst highly visual billboards by Founding Partners and Event Partners of Building Bridges, participants can learn about sustainability initiatives in action. In addition, the vibrant space is animated by cocktail events on selected evenings. 

Social Cocktails

Wrap up the day with fellow attendees at the end of each day in the Global Village. It is the perfect opportunity to build new relationships, exchange ideas, and reflect on the day’s insights and learnings in a casual atmosphere. More details to come soon. 

Speed Networking

Our Speed Networking Sessions, led by Diamond Event Partners Lombard Odier, Pictet and UBS, are tailored for those looking to make fast, focused, high-value connections. They aim to facilitate individual connections between people interested in similar topics to expand their networks and explore areas of synergy in their work. The sessions follow a classic Speed Networking format where individuals rapid fire introduce themselves to each other and then move on to a new person. Participants meet 8-10 new people during the session. 

These sessions will be announced on the programme soon. Stay tuned!

Cohorts Connect

Cohorts Connect is now open for applications. This two-part programme is designed to bring together a selected group of participants for deeper, more meaningful connection. 

The format includes two facilitated, in-person sessions—on Day One and Day Three:

More than networking, Cohorts Connect is about building trust and laying the foundations for future collaboration.

To learn more and submit your application, please visit Cohorts Connect at Building Bridges 2025.  

Social Media

Engage with us and your network on social media:

• Mark yourself as attending on our official LinkedIn Event Page to see who else is joining.
• Post about your attendance and tag us on LinkedIn @Building-Bridges-Switzerland
• Using the hashtag #BuildingBridges25.
• Top posts will feature on our community feed. 

We’ve also created badges for you to share on your social media:

• Download coloured “I’m looking forward to Building Bridges” badges here: Yellow, Blue, Dark Blue, Red and Green
• Download coloured “Excited to Join” badges where you can add your profile picture here: Yellow, Blue, Dark Blue, Red and Green.
• Alternatively, click here to edit the templates directly on Canva.