Gala dinner

The CIRED 2025 gala dinner took place on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at The Bâtiment des Forces Motrices (BFM), with over 500 people attending.

Built between 1883 and 1892 by engineer Théodore Turrettini, the BFM was previously operated as a water power station.  BFM is located in the heart of Geneva beside Lake Geneva. When fully operational it had 18 pumping and turbine plants in operation. The edifice, with its classical facades, appears to be floating on the river and was the perfect place to hold our CIRED 2025 gala networking dinner.

Attendees enjoyed an evening of fine food and drink, Swiss entertainment, and networking, with the opportunity to mingle and make new connections in one of Geneva’s most iconic buildings.

The evening concluded with the presentation of the Best Young Academic Awards and the Best Startup Awards.