International Business Community Gala Night (AICC, March 6, 2026, Geneva)

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International Business Community
Gala Night

March 6, 2026
@Hotel Président Wilson
47 quai Wilson, 1211 Geneva

(Google Maps)

 

Dear Members, Partners and Friends,

It is with great anticipation and joy that LATCAM is inviting you to this exceptional and one-of-a-kind event in Geneva that the AICC is organizing for the 4th consecutive time.

You can expect a cordial atmosphere among the 300-350 participants from the below Chambers of Commerce, a glamorous social setting, ample networking opportunity, a gala dinner, music, and entertainment.

Dear Members, Partners and Friends,

It is with great anticipation and joy that LATCAM is inviting you to this exceptional and one-of-a-kind event in Geneva that the AICC is organizing for the 4th consecutive time.

You can expect a cordial atmosphere among the 300-350 participants from the below Chambers of Commerce, a glamorous social setting, ample networking opportunity, a gala dinner, music, and entertainment.

Registration is now open.
Please see the important details below.

 

Participation fees:

LATCAM members and their spouses CHF 210

Non-members CHF 250

 

Registration is accepted latest by February 22, 2026, to latcam@latcam.ch mentioning:

  • Full name
  • Company or organization
  • Email for invoice
  • Your menu choice: meat / fish / vegetarian
  • Allergies or food intolerances (no guaranteed gluten-free option available!)
  • Accompanying person(s) and their information details

 

Please inform us as soon as possible in case your company/organization is interested in becoming a sponsor of this high-profile event. For reference, please click on this link: Sponsor Package 2025-26.

 

We look forward to welcoming you to this wonderful event!

 

 

Chambers of Commerce that are currently members of the AICC:

LATCAM Newsletter 9th Edition (Dec. 2025)

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To read the Newsletter, please click on the following LINK.

Lateinamerika vernetzt sich (Die Volkswirtschaft, July 22, 2025)

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Der Handel zwischen den Ländern Lateinamerikas ist geringer als innerhalb Europas oder Asiens. Neue Infrastrukturprojekte und veränderte globale Marktbedingungen könnten das ändern. Was bedeutet das für die Schweiz?

(Bericht für Die Volkswirtschaft – Plattform für Wirtschaftspolitik – von Martina Bietenhader und Hervé Lohr, SECO)

Lesen Sie den ganzen Bericht unter diesem LINK

Interview with Dr. Philippe Nell (La Liberté, July 7, 2025)

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On the occasion of the publication of his latest book “Négociations Suisse-Union Européenne. Regard critique sur deux grands échecs et nouveaux espoirs” (2025, éd. Slatkine, Geneva), LATCAM’s Honorary Ambassador Dr. Philippe Nell gave an interview on Swiss-EU relations to Swiss-French newspaper “La Liberté”, which was published on July 7, 2025. We are pleased to share this interview with our community.

To read the inteview, save the photo (jpg) by clicking on it with your right mouse button. Then you can enlarge the text.

EFTA and MERCOSUR conclude negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement

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Joint Statement by the Signatory State Parties of MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) on the conclusion of the negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement.

Click to read: LINK

 

Declaração conjunta dos Estados partes signatorios do Mercosul e dos Estados da EFTA sobre a conclusão das negociações de um acordo de livre comércio.

Click to read in Portuguese: LINK

 

Factsheet – click to read in Portuguese: LINK

LATCAM Newsletter 8th Edition (June 2025)

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To read the Newsletter, please click on the following LINK

Switzerland Global Enterprise Latin America Activities 2025

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To download the Excel sheet of S-GE LatAm activities throughout 2025, please click on the following link:

Activities 2025

City of Cali Launches Platform for Monitoring Public Investment, with IDB Support (IDB, March 2025)

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If you would like to read this IDB Report, please click on the following LINK

AICC Business Community Gala Night (Geneva, March 21, 2025)

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LATCAM Invitation for the AICC Business Community Gala Night 2025

Time is flying and I do not want you to miss out on the 3rd Business Community Gala Night of the Association of International Chambers of Commerce (AICC) on March 21, 2025, in Geneva.

After two very successful and sold out Gala Night experiences, LATCAM and the other international Chambers of Commerce in Switzerland who are part of the AICC look forward to welcoming their guests at the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva, which provides excellent opportunity for socializing and personal networking as well as music and entertainment.

Registration is with your Chamber of Commerce – in this case LATCAM.
Please read all the details below!


Important registration and cancellation details:

Members of LATCAM and their spouses/partners pay CHF 200 per person, non-members CHF 240. Please email your registration to latcam@latcam.ch mentioning:

  • the full names of all attendees,
  • their organizations,
  • the email of the invoice receiver(s),
  • food restrictions.

Registration and cancellation deadline is March 14, 2025!

Invoices will be issued immediately when confirming your registration and must be paid to the LATCAM account within 14 days.

Cancellation policy: You are entitled to full reimbursement before March 14, 2025. If you need to cancel thereafter, you are welcome to send a replacement. Late cancellations and no-shows will not be reimbursed.

Sponsoring

We are very grateful to the sponsors who support this extraordinary event. If you would like to become a sponsor of the AICC Gala Night 2025, please refer to the various options in the attached sponsorship package and let me know your choice latest by end of February so that your logo can be included. Additionally, you have the possibility to book a table of 10 seats for yourself and your guests (CHF 2000). The first full tables will have the place nearest to the stage.

AICC_sponsoring package (PDF)

I already look forward to welcoming you to this high-powered and wonderful cross-Chamber networking event next March.

Tatjana Gaspar,
Managing Director, LATCAM

 

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Dinner with the President of Paraguay (January 2025)

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Linda Walker and Gabriela Lippe-Holst, President and Vice-President of LATCAM respectively, followed an invitation by SECO to take part in a dinner with Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay, on the occasion of his visit in Geneva on January 30, 2025. The dinner was attended by a small but powerful group of Swiss corporate leaders.

For more information on President Peña’s meeting with Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, please read the official Press Release: LINK.