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Cluster: Bernese expertise

Be it education, life sciences, sustainability, finance, digital networking or sport: the federal city has numerous areas of expertise. Choosing Bern as the location for your event means profiting from professional competence, specialized know-how and innovative best-practise examples.

The picture captures the Federal Palace in Bern, embedded in the autumnal colourfulness of the trees and offers an impression of grandeur and historical significance in a lively urban space.

Bern is not only the federal capital and political centre of Switzerland, there is also a strong focus on economic innovation. Due to the large number of companies, research institutes and associations with top-level expertise, the various individual sectors are grouped together in clusters. This makes it easier for them to network and facilitates the allocation of new businesses in their respective sector.

If you are looking for interesting economic systems and want to profit from broad expertise, state-of-the-art infrastructure and the possibility of visiting leading companies, Bern is the perfect destination for you. The Bern Convention Bureau connects interested parties with different players from the fields of economy, science, and politics and offers support for the development, organisation and realisation of outstanding conferences in Bern.


Public administration and education

Successful business events in Switzerland’s political centre and the city where Albert Einstein studied and worked – a “relatively” good combination.

Medicine and life sciences

As Switzerland’s number one medical site with dynamic institutions dedicated to life sciences, Bern offers the ideal basis for unforgettable conventions.

Energy and the environment

The label “Energiestadt GOLD”, the Wyss Academy for Nature, modern forms of energy production and climate-friendly convention infrastructure: perfect prerequisites for sustainable events in Bern.

Digital Impact Network, ICT

Bern offers exceptional digital networking, avant-garde innovation hubs and new convention formats.

Finance and banking

Bern is home to numerous institutions and associations that play a key role in shaping Swiss economic and monetary policy, making it the optimal location for finance and banking events.

Sport infrastructure and institutions

Years of experience, an audience that loves sports, and state-of-the-art infrastructure – the perfect setting for emotional sporting events of all sizes.