What is Expat-Expo?
Expat-Expo is a one-day, admission-free event designed for the English-speaking residents of Switzerland. We are currently conducting annual
expos in Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Lucerne and Zug. All together we have over 400 different companies exhibiting and we attract over 12,000 visitors
per year.
Download our company presentation.
Why is Expat-Expo important to our community?
Integrating into a new country can be a daunting process for anyone and Expat-Expo is designed to help the Anglophone community feel quickly at
home by showcasing a wide variety of businesses, organisations, museums, clubs and churches from all over Switzerland. In the space of an
afternoon, families can find important goods and services such as bankers, doctors, accountants and lawyers, schools and day-care, museums,
clubs and churches, even specialty food items. We believe this service contributes greatly to the successful integration of newly arrived families
and veteran expats alike and reduces the stresses of integration for both expats and Swiss.
Why exhibit at Expat-Expo?
Our objective is to provide your company effective and affordable access to the lucrative English-speaking marketplace. Expat-Expo is not only a
very good marketing tool but is also a valuable for networking with other business owners. Our events are well publicized and we do extensive
advertising and have excellent press coverage, thus reducing your marketing expenses.
What you can expect from exhibiting at Expat-Expo:
Expat-Expo is designed for Swiss-based companies to exhibit to the English-speaking residents of Switzerland. Companies that exhibit are looking
for long-term exposure to clients and the opportunity to build solid relationships over time. Although exhibitors do sell products and services at
Expat-Expo, the visitors are primarily there to learn about the different goods and services on offer to them and often don't make purchases during
the event. Anyone that exhibits should bear this in mind and view their participation in Expat-Expo as an opportunity to demonstrate your products
or services to the public, more than an chance for retail sales.
Who exhibits?
Any company may exhibit and the range of products and companies at Expat-Expo is amazing, from one-person companies all the way up to large
multi-national corporations such as Volvo, British Airways, Nordea Bank and Remax Real Estate etc.. Many of the businesses exhibiting are expat-
owned but there are also many Swiss companies attending, including; Swissinfo and World Radio Switzerland, Zurich Insurance as well as many
Swiss museums and tourism offices.
Click here for our 2008-2009 exhibitor list.
Read what our exhibitors have had to say about Expat-Expo.
Who visits?
Everyone is welcome and we encourage visitors to bring their families. Our crowds vary from location to location but we estimate attendance to be
11,000 visitors per year. Geneva is our biggest event where we have about 5000 visitors. In Zurich and Basel we have 2500 visitors, Zug 1000 and
in Lucerne we have 1500 visitors.
How much does it cost to exhibit?
Table fees:
Optional extras:
Click here for an on-line application form.
Foreign companies:
We welcome foreign companies to exhibit at Expat-Expo, however we cannot obtain business permits or visas on your behalf. It will be your
responsibility to obtain all of the necessary business permits and visas that are required for you to legally exhibit in Switzerland.
Please visit the official Swiss Government links below for more information.
Expat-Expo is a one-day, admission-free event designed for the English-speaking residents of Switzerland. We are currently conducting annual
expos in Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Lucerne and Zug. All together we have over 400 different companies exhibiting and we attract over 12,000 visitors
per year.
Download our company presentation.
Why is Expat-Expo important to our community?
Integrating into a new country can be a daunting process for anyone and Expat-Expo is designed to help the Anglophone community feel quickly at
home by showcasing a wide variety of businesses, organisations, museums, clubs and churches from all over Switzerland. In the space of an
afternoon, families can find important goods and services such as bankers, doctors, accountants and lawyers, schools and day-care, museums,
clubs and churches, even specialty food items. We believe this service contributes greatly to the successful integration of newly arrived families
and veteran expats alike and reduces the stresses of integration for both expats and Swiss.
Why exhibit at Expat-Expo?
Our objective is to provide your company effective and affordable access to the lucrative English-speaking marketplace. Expat-Expo is not only a
very good marketing tool but is also a valuable for networking with other business owners. Our events are well publicized and we do extensive
advertising and have excellent press coverage, thus reducing your marketing expenses.
What you can expect from exhibiting at Expat-Expo:
Expat-Expo is designed for Swiss-based companies to exhibit to the English-speaking residents of Switzerland. Companies that exhibit are looking
for long-term exposure to clients and the opportunity to build solid relationships over time. Although exhibitors do sell products and services at
Expat-Expo, the visitors are primarily there to learn about the different goods and services on offer to them and often don't make purchases during
the event. Anyone that exhibits should bear this in mind and view their participation in Expat-Expo as an opportunity to demonstrate your products
or services to the public, more than an chance for retail sales.
Who exhibits?
Any company may exhibit and the range of products and companies at Expat-Expo is amazing, from one-person companies all the way up to large
multi-national corporations such as Volvo, British Airways, Nordea Bank and Remax Real Estate etc.. Many of the businesses exhibiting are expat-
owned but there are also many Swiss companies attending, including; Swissinfo and World Radio Switzerland, Zurich Insurance as well as many
Swiss museums and tourism offices.
Click here for our 2008-2009 exhibitor list.
Read what our exhibitors have had to say about Expat-Expo.
Who visits?
Everyone is welcome and we encourage visitors to bring their families. Our crowds vary from location to location but we estimate attendance to be
11,000 visitors per year. Geneva is our biggest event where we have about 5000 visitors. In Zurich and Basel we have 2500 visitors, Zug 1000 and
in Lucerne we have 1500 visitors.
How much does it cost to exhibit?
Table fees:
- Registered businesses 295 CHF (345 CHF in Geneva)
- Unregistered businesses and philanthropic organisations: 195 CHF (245 CHF in Geneva)
Optional extras:
- Backwall: 130 CHF
- Premium table: 100 CHF
- Electricity: 75 CHF (1-300 watts)
- Wifi Internet: 50 CHF
- Corner table: 50 CHF
- Logo-links: 250 CHF per city
- Sponsorship: More information about sponsorship is available here.
Click here for an on-line application form.
Foreign companies:
We welcome foreign companies to exhibit at Expat-Expo, however we cannot obtain business permits or visas on your behalf. It will be your
responsibility to obtain all of the necessary business permits and visas that are required for you to legally exhibit in Switzerland.
Please visit the official Swiss Government links below for more information.
- For more information about importing to Switzerland please visit: http://www.osec.ch/internet/osec/en/home/import.html
- For more information about visas to Switzerland please visit: http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/eur/vbel/ref_visinf/visbel.html
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