The events that take place at Eventforum Bern
Companies, associations, public authorities and education providers hold their events at Eventforum Bern. We focus on larger business events. The plenary hall offers up to 380 theatre seats or 128 seats with tables, alongside the foyer and five workshop rooms on a separate level. Eventforum Bern is generally hired on an exclusive basis, so no other events run at the same time as yours.
General meetings and delegate assemblies
Associations and companies hold general meetings, members’ meetings and delegate assemblies at Eventforum Bern. Members or delegates check in and receive documents and voting cards in the foyer, the agenda follows in the plenary hall, and the drinks reception takes place in the same location. Your organisation is responsible for chairing the meeting, voting procedures and minute-taking; we coordinate the room, microphones and presentation technology with you.
General meetings and delegate assemblies in Bern ↗Conferences and congresses
Specialist conferences, symposia and association conferences take place in the plenary hall, with up to 380 theatre seats. The workshop rooms on the lower ground floor host parallel sessions and working groups, while the foyer serves as reception, break area and exhibition space for posters or sponsors. Stage, LED walls, interpreting system and livestreaming are set up on site and looked after by our team.
Conference venue in Bern ↗Congress venue in Bern ↗Multi-day events
Conferences, congresses, leadership offsites and PI Planning can run over several days. The plenary hall, foyer and workshop rooms can be combined, which is standard practice for multi-day formats with plenary sessions and changing group activities. For each day, we agree room use, technology, catering and setup and teardown with you.
Event hall with foyer and workshop rooms ↗Corporate events
Companies use Eventforum Bern for employee events, kick-offs and town halls, customer meetings, product launches and strategy days. One possible programme starts with a welcome in the foyer, moves on to a shared presentation in the plenary hall, continues with discussion or group work and ends with a drinks reception. Whether your team mainly listens or works at tables helps determine the seating and whether group rooms are added.
Corporate events in Bern ↗Presentations
For keynotes, product launches and customer events, a stage, two 4K LED walls and sound and presentation equipment are available. Up to 380 guests can be seated theatre-style; exhibits, demonstrations and installations are included in the floor plan and may change the seating capacity. Exhibition space can be set up in the foyer, and the 13 m-wide LED wall in the bistro area shows welcome greetings or programme overviews.
Corporate events and product launches ↗Event hall with stage and LED walls ↗Panel discussions
The event hall has room for large panel discussions, with platforms, lecterns and microphones for the panel and for contributions from the floor. If the panel follows a seminar session, our team changes the setup during the break. Multilingual panels run through the interpreting booths with your own team of interpreters; KADENZ (beta) works if each person has their own microphone and people speak one after another.
Furniture, platforms and lecterns ↗AI interpreting with KADENZ (beta) ↗Seminars, training and workshops
For seminars, training and professional development, the plenary hall offers up to 128 seats with tables, or up to 380 in theatre seating for presentations. Group work runs in parallel in the FabrikLounge and four further workshop rooms on the lower ground floor, with Samsung 65″ screens and indirect daylight through light wells. The workshop rooms supplement the main event in the plenary hall and are generally not hired individually.
Seminar room in Bern ↗Training room in Bern ↗Workshop rooms ↗Agile formats and project weeks
For PI Planning, Big Room Planning and hackathons, Eventforum Bern combines a shared plenary hall with team rooms where teams work in parallel between plenary sessions. Project weeks also benefit from the short distance between the plenary hall on the ground floor and group work on the lower ground floor. Your facilitators lead the agenda; we support you with rooms, technology and catering, over several days if needed.
PI Planning in Bern ↗Leadership offsites and management conferences
For leadership offsites, management conferences and strategy days, Eventforum Bern combines a shared plenary hall with working rooms for parallel topics. Up to 128 people can work at tables in the plenary hall, and the foyer offers space for breaks and conversation. No other events take place during your offsite.
Leadership offsites in Bern ↗Graduation ceremonies
Schools, higher education institutions, associations and professional education providers hold graduation, qualification and award ceremonies at Eventforum Bern. Speeches and diploma presentations take place in the plenary hall, with up to 380 seats for all guests together; two 4K LED walls display presentations, names or images. After the last diploma presentation, guests move straight to the drinks reception in the foyer.
Graduation ceremonies in Bern ↗Information and networking events
Information events for larger workforces and networking events use the plenary hall for the programme and the 160 m² foyer for arrivals, conversation and drinks. Standing tables with covers, welcome tables and coat racks are part of the furniture, and information stands or pull-up banners fit in the foyer. We coordinate drinks receptions, canapé receptions or circulating canapés with our catering partners, principally ZFV right next door.
Foyer for arrivals and drinks ↗Catering at Eventforum Bern ↗Hybrid events
Hybrid and livestreaming infrastructure is permanently installed at Eventforum Bern, with cameras, audio equipment and dedicated bandwidth for the broadcast. Speakers present on site or join remotely, the online audience can ask questions, and presentations, panels or entire events can be recorded. Our technical team is on site throughout the event.
Hybrid events and livestreaming ↗Multilingual events
For multilingual events, permanently installed interpreting booths with Televic technology are available for up to four languages, along with receivers for your guests. Your own team of interpreters works in the booths, and we coordinate with them. KADENZ now also interprets with AI on request, in up to three languages (beta), for talks and presentations in standard German or English.
Event technology and interpreting booths ↗AI interpreting with KADENZ (beta) ↗Good to know
Frequently asked questions about events
What kinds of events take place at Eventforum Bern?
Eventforum Bern hosts general meetings and assemblies, conferences and congresses, corporate events and presentations, panel discussions, seminars and training, PI Planning and project weeks, leadership offsites, graduation ceremonies, and information and networking events. They can be hybrid, multilingual or run over several days. Each centres on a main event in the plenary hall with the foyer; the workshop rooms add space for group work.
Which events do not take place?
Eventforum Bern specialises in professional B2B events; private celebrations such as weddings, birthdays or parties do not take place. The workshop rooms are generally not hired individually, and the foyer is always part of the event hall hire. Catering is only offered as part of an event at Eventforum Bern.
What group size suits Eventforum Bern?
We focus on larger business events; around 50 attendees is a useful planning guideline. The plenary hall offers up to 380 theatre seats or 128 seats with tables. We discuss the right room combination with you.
Can an event run over several days?
Yes. Eventforum Bern is booked by the day, and all spaces are also available for multi-day formats. Technology, seating and materials stay in place overnight, and a storage room is available for additional materials. Eventforum Bern has no hotel rooms of its own, so accommodation is arranged separately.
What are you planning?
Send us the date, the number of participants and the main points of your programme. Let us know whether you need breakout rooms, technology or catering.
We review the room combination and send an individual quotation within 12 hours.
