Award Night 2024
Diversity. Exchange. Gala.
THE SWISS DIVERSITY AWARD NIGHT 2024 IS SOLD OUT!
The Swiss Diversity Awards Night 2024 will be particularly colorful, reflecting the diversity of the guests. In addition to the winners of the Swiss Diversity Awards, a live music program with a variety of musicians and artists awaits us. On September 7, 2024, Swiss personalities, organizations and projects will be honored for the 6th time with the Swiss Diversity Award for their commitment to diversity and inclusion. In addition to the award ceremony, the event in the Kursaal Bern also offers an exceptional supporting program.
The categories in which the winners will be honored are "LGBTQIA+", "Gender+", "Age", "Disability", "Education & Social Background", "Nationality & Ethnicity" and "Religion & Spirituality". Two special prizes are also awarded: The "Allianz Lifetime Award" honors a personality for their life's work, and the "Swisscom Entrepreneurship Award" honors a D&I business idea with potential and scalability.
Program:
5 pm: Door opening, Red Carpet and Apéro
6. pm: Start Gala Night
Wellcome: Michel Rudin and Yvonne Apiyo Brändle-Amolo
Greetings: Alec von Graffenried
1. Act: Virginia Ernst
Award Disability:
With Laudatio by Nationalrat Islam Alijaj and Kafi Freitag
Award Age:
With Laudatio by Franziska Teuscher and Moo Malika
***Starter***
Award LGBTQIA+:
With greetings by the Dutch embassador
Karin Mössenlechner and Laudatio by Jays van Kuijck
2. Act: Virginia Ernst
Award Nationality & Ethnicity:
With Yvonne Apiyo Brändle-Amolo and special guest
***Main Course***
Input: Prof. Dr. Patrick Krauskopf
Award Swisscom Entrepreneurship
With Laudatio by Isa Müller-Wegner
Award Religion & Spirituality:
With Laudatio by Eva Schwendimann
3. Act: Mo'Mot
Award Education & Social Background:
With Laudatio by Prof. Dr. Gudrun Sander
***Dessert***
Award Gender+:
Presented by Coca-Cola
With Laudatio by Vincent Rameau
4. Act: Cachita
Allianz Lifetime Award:
With Hans-Peter Nehmer and special guest
5. Act: Opération Zéro
10.30 pm: After Show Party !!!
The call for entries is closed and we are delighted to receive a large number of unique nominations! Applications could be submitted for themselves or for a person, organization or project that has made an outstanding achievement in the field of D&I.
We will accept new nominations again after the Award Not for 2025. We are already looking forward to the next round!
Who was nominated?
1. Individuals, organizations, companies, projects, initiatives, associations, etc. from all parts of Switzerland;
2. International institutions with a direct link to Switzerland;
3. Self-nominations and third-party nominations are welcome.
Nomination process:
All nominations are carefully reviewed by the Swiss Diversity Board before being presented to two independent juries for selection.
Further information on the nominations:
1. Nominations and the entire nomination process as well as winning a Swiss Diversity Award are free of charge.
2. Nominations can be submitted in all national languages and in English.
3. each winner will also receive 2 tickets for the Swiss Diversity Award Night. The winners are responsible for their own travel to Bern.
4. All marketing materials, visuals, etc. will be provided to the winners by the Swiss Diversity Association.
5. The audience and the organization team are always happy when nominees and winners are present in person at the Swiss Diversity Award Night to receive their prize.
Nominations are closed and we look forward to receiving your submissions for 2025!
Jury 2024
Two independent juries will select the winner of the Swiss Diversity Award from the projects submitted to Swiss Diversity in each of the categories "LGBTQIA+", "Gender+", "Age", "Disability", "Education & Social Background", "Nationality & Ethnicity", and "Religion & Spirituality". Download detailed document (PDF)