Join SwissDO

Join the SwissDO Community

Be part of the network shaping the future of sport diplomacy. SwissDO brings together professionals from sport, diplomacy, international organisations, academia and business who want to better understand — and contribute to — the growing role of sport in international affairs.Membership gives you access to a Swiss-based community at the intersection of sport, geopolitics and diplomacy, with opportunities to exchange with experts, join selected briefings and events, access insights and contribute to SwissDO initiatives.

Whether you want to contribute actively, stay connected to the field or engage as an institution, there is a membership for you.

Rejoignez un réseau basé en Suisse, qui réunit les acteurs de la gouvernance sportive, de la diplomatie internationale et de l’industrie du sport. L’adhésion à SwissDO permet de partager des connaissances, de développer des relations professionnelles et de participer à des activités en Suisse et à l’international.

Active Members

Active members are individuals that take part more directly in the activities, development or programmes of the Association.

Benefits:

Invitations to SwissDO working breakfasts, networking receptions and selected members-only gatherings.
Access to quarterly members-only sports diplomacy and geopolitical briefings.
Access to selected educational materials, research papers and strategic insights.
Priority registration and preferential rates for selected executive education programmes, masterclasses and conferences.
Opportunities to participate in thematic working groups and contribute to SwissDO initiatives.
Opportunities to propose discussion topics, case studies and contributions to SwissDO publications.
Access to selected online sessions with invited specialists in international sport governance and diplomacy.
Invitations to the annual Gala Dinner and Sport Diplomacy Awards.
Voting rights at the General Assembly, in accordance with the Articles of Association.

Fee: 250 CHF/year

Supporting Members

Supporting members are individuals wishing to support SwissDO's mission while remaining connected to developments in sports diplomacy and international sport governance.

Benefits:

Updates on SwissDO activities and developments in sports diplomacy.
Access to a twice-yearly members' insights bulletin.
Invitations to selected SwissDO conferences, discussions and networking events.
Preferential rates for selected public events and online sessions.
Opportunities to meet other members and participate in the wider SwissDO community.
Recognition as a supporting member, subject to individual consent.
Invitations to selected SwissDO celebrations and annual gatherings.

Fee: 75 CHF/year

Instutitional Members

Institutional Members are legal entities, public bodies, sport organisations, academic institutions, foundations, companies or other organisations admitted by the Association.

Benefits: Institutional members receive the highest level of involvement in the Association.

Invitations to institutional networking breakfasts with representatives from sport, diplomacy and related sectors.
Participation in selected closed-door roundtables addressing international sports governance, institutional developments and geopolitical issues.
An annual tailored briefing on relevant developments in sports diplomacy and international sport governance.
Access to selected educational resources and strategic insights for nominated organisational representatives.
Complimentary participation for one representative in selected SwissDO events.
Priority invitations to the annual themed executive retreat.
Opportunities to propose topics for institutional dialogues, research activities and executive education programmes.
Opportunities to present organisational expertise or case studies during relevant SwissDO activities.
Invitations to participate in international fact-finding visits, study programmes and institutional missions, subject to availability and separate programme conditions.
Opportunities to explore joint initiatives, conferences and capacity-building projects with SwissDO.
Inclusion in the SwissDO institutional member directory, subject to consent.
Opportunities for introductions to relevant SwissDO members and partners, where mutually agreed.
Voting rights at the General Assembly, in accordance with the Articles of Association.

Institutional membership provides opportunities for engagement and collaboration. Participation in restricted meetings, international missions and partnership projects remains subject to separate arrangements and availability.

Additionally Institutional Members may provide input on the Association’s annual themes, event locations and programme priorities for the following operational year. They may also be listed in a directory of Swiss companies and organisations providing goods or services to the sport ecosystem. Institutional members may receive a special institutional gift, such as a historically inspired Swiss sport shirt selected by the Association.

Partnerships

The institute works with public and private partners who want to support projects, programmes and activities in sports diplomacy, executive education, dialogue and institutional exchange. These partnerships help us develop targeted initiatives, expand access to our work and build formats that serve diplomats, public bodies, sports institutions and business partners. Some partnerships are built around a specific programme, event or fellowship. Others provide broader support for the institute’s activities and allow resources to be directed where they are most needed. We work with each partner to define the scope of cooperation clearly, the intended use of funds and the form of visibility or engagement attached to the partnership. For donors, foundations and institutional supporters, this offers a route to back practical work in sport and international affairs through an institute based in Geneva and connected to the Swiss and international sports environment. For business partners, partnerships may also create access to networks, thematic platforms and carefully structured engagement with sport as an institutional field.

Fellowship

A structured programme for current and future diplomats, sports professionals and practitioners developing projects in sport and international affairs through access to guidance, networks and institutional exchange.

Organise an event

We design and deliver roundtables, briefings, panels and strategic dialogues for ministries, public authorities, federations, companies and international partners.

Support or co-organise an event

We work with partners who already have an event in preparation and need support with content, outreach, speakers, moderation or institutional access.

1. High-level access

Meet senior voices from sport, diplomacy, football governance and public institutions in a closed executive setting.

2. Inside the Swiss sport ecosystem

Discover how Geneva, Vaud connect diplomacy, federations, Olympic institutions and football governance.

3. Diplomatic protocol in practice

Learn how official delegations are welcomed, seated, managed and guided around an international football fixture.

4. Diplomatic and institutional networking

Build relationships with participants and speakers from Geneva, Lausanne, sport organisations, business and public affairs.

5. Match-day diplomacy in practice

Observe live football operations, from VIP and diplomatic delegation flows and hospitality to accreditation, protocol, media and security coordination, subject to final access approval.

6. Sport diplomacy and public policy insight

Leave with frameworks to understand influence, manage sensitive dossiers, read institutional dynamics and position yourself in global sport.