XAVER-AWARD 2026: «NIGHTCALL» calls the LiveCom industry
Under the motto «NIGHTCALL - for LiveCom Excellence», the XAVER-AWARD 2026 is already presenting 49 submitted projects online. For the first time, the XAVER LiveComvention as an industry format will complement the program before the big Award Night.
The XAVER AWARD 2026 has the motto «NIGHTCALL - for LiveCom Excellence» and brings together the most creative projects in the Swiss live communication industry. 49 outstanding submissions can now be viewed online - and for the first time, the XAVER LiveComvention complements the program as a new industry format.
49 projects and a satisfied jury
The submitted projects were intensively examined, discussed and evaluated by a top-class jury of experts at the official jury days in the Hallenstadion on May 26 and 27, 2026. The result: 49 projects are now open to the public - a figure that the Swiss LiveCom Association describes as exceptionally strong. Public voting will also start on August 4, 2026, allowing the general public to choose their favorite.
Jury chairman Andy Kern is impressed: «The quality of the submissions impressively demonstrates how innovative, relevant and forward-looking our industry is. The projects not only reflect creative excellence, but also the high strategic standards of modern live communication.» The outgoing jury president Dany Waldner also expressed his satisfaction: «What we saw on the jury days makes us want more. The Swiss LiveCom scene has once again demonstrated its enormous creative power - with ideas that can survive far beyond our national borders.»
New: The XAVER LiveComvention as an industry format
For the first time, the XAVER-AWARD 2026 is expanding its program to include the XAVER LiveComvention - a participatory pre-event designed as the first «unconference» in the Swiss live communication industry. The format is intended to bring together specialists and managers, service providers and the next generation of the Swiss LiveCom scene and promote open dialog in the form of so-called «bar camps».
The focus will be on future issues that are likely to have a lasting impact on the industry: How can credible sustainability be achieved beyond greenwashing? Why are certifications increasingly becoming a decisive competitive factor? And what expectations do clients have of responsible event concepts today? Another Bar Camp is dedicated to the influence of artificial intelligence: where does AI create real added value, which processes can be usefully automated - and where does human creativity remain irreplaceable?
The industry is also discussing the formats of tomorrow: which will remain deliberately analog, and which will continue to develop in an immersive or hybrid way? And how can innovative event concepts be realized successfully in the long term? A separate Bar Camp will also focus on the international competitiveness of the Swiss market - and on the question of how value creation and innovative strength can be sustainably strengthened in Switzerland.
The sessions follow the principle of the unconference: open, dialogical, practical and with maximum space for active exchange. Instead of traditional frontal formats, the focus is on discussion, collaboration and concrete impulses for the future of the industry.
Tickets for the XAVER-AWARD 2026 already available
The combination of XAVER LiveComvention and Award Night is set to create a new industry experience in 2026 - from a knowledge and networking format to a major award presentation in the evening. Tickets are available now. All submitted projects, further information and ticket sales can be found at https://www.xaver-award.ch/xaver-award
