Events

We are delighted to invite you to a fun and educational virtual Summer event on wine tasting! This event is for you if you would like to: Learn more about Swiss wine regions and grapes…
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Dear IBN Switzerland members and friends,   We are pleased to invite you to an online roundtable event - “Thriving Together - Way Forward in Life & Work”.    This…
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We are delighted to invite you to our next online evening event “Intergenerational Financial Literacy & Retirement Planning in a Non-Linear World” which will take place on Thursday 29th April…
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We are delighted to invite you to an online lunchtime event, “An Introduction to Mindfulness” which will take place on Thursday 15 April from12:00-13:00 CET. The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and…
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, what does that make a video? Many of us are camera shy and prefer to be behind the lens rather than in…
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IBN Switzerland is pleased to invite you to an online roundtable event - “50th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote in Switzerland”- History and today's reality!” This event is for…
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Include your teenage and young adult children too! Dear IBN Switzerland members and friends, We wish you a happy new year and all the best for 2021. Are you; -…
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Invitation to the Irish Business Network (IBN) Switzerland's Virtual Event on Thursday 5th November 2020 19.00-20.30 Dear IBN Switzerland members, We hope you are keeping well. Are you interested in:…
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The Irish Business Network Switzerland Basel chapter hosted a “Tidy for a Cause” jumble sale as part of the Basel Irish Club’s (BIC) summer BBQ on August 29th 2020 at…
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Members convened on-line on July 7 2020 for the Irish Business Network Switzerland’s 3rd AGM. Co-Presidents Brigid O’Donovan and Geraldine O’Grady presented a report of the past year’s activities and…
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How can cooperation and inclusivity help you get out of a room that doesn’t really exist? One answer is when it is an internet based learning experience such as the…
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The IBN has published our new brochure which summarises the purpose and value of the IBN with highlights from a variety of events we have hosted. It is available digitally, IBN…
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We were delighted to start off the new year and new decade with a workshop hosted jointly with the IEEE Power & Energy Society to help our members better understand…
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The IBN was pleased to organise an evening on the topical 2020 Corporate Tax Reform Bill which is very relevant for many of our members following the acceptance of the…
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The committee annual f2f meeting was graciously hosted by Eamon Hickey, our new Ambassador of Ireland to Switzerland at his residence in Bern. At this meeting, the committee developed plans…
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We were delighted to team up with the Zurich James Joyce Foundation on the afternoon of Saturday November 2 to offer our members a guided tour of Joyce’s Zurich. The…
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Our first event after the summer was Spotlight on Education in Switzerland held in Steinhausen Library, Zug on October 3.  A group of approx. 30 IBN members enjoyed a highly…
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Members convened on-line on July 17 2019 for the Irish Business Network Switzerland’s 2nd AGM. Co-Presidents Brigid O’Donovan and Geraldine O’Grady presented a report of the past year’s activities and…
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An audience of about 40 people enjoyed fascinating presentations from expert speakers about the education system in Switzerland on June 20th in the Carlton on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich. This event…
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The Irish Business Network, with sponsorship from the Irish Government's Emigrant Support Programme, held a “Spotlight on Education in Switzerland” event on the evening of May 16th at Hotel de…
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The Basel Irish Club, in association with the IBN, organised our annual St Patrick’s Day celebration with live traditional Irish music and dancing at Union Saal, Basel. More than 100…
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On October 3rd Ambassador Breifne O’Reilly hosted a reception at the Zunfthaus sur Saffran in Zurich together with Enterprise Ireland to coincide with Minister Pat Breen's (Trade, Employment, Business, EU…
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The Irish Business Network Switzerland was founded by Valerie Gürthler-Doyle in 2008 and was incorporated as a Swiss not-for-profit association (Verein in German) in 2017.  Its inaugural AGM was held…
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Both the Basel and Zurich chapters hosted very lively, Emigrant Support Programme (ESP) funded events on the theme of "Integrating in Switzerland while maintaining your Irish Roots". The Basel event…
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The Basel Irish Club in association with the Irish Business Network Switzerland held its annual St. Patrick’s Day lunch on March 16 at the Safran Zunft in Basel. Raffle proceeds…
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Over 100 people attended the Irish Business Network’s series of events in Zurich, Basel and Lausanne on “Living in Switzerland from a legal standpoint”. The three events took place with…
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Activities from 2008-2016 are described in the NEWS ARCHIVE section of the sidebar on the News page.