Membership

Become part of the VAIBS community.

Membership in VAIBS provides access to a professional network, working groups, mentoring, resources and a protected member area. The board reviews applications and activates members after acceptance.

Member value

What you concretely gain at VAIBS

Membership should not remain abstract. VAIBS connects people, knowledge, formats and documents so that real value emerges in everyday professional practice.

Community

A network that understands you

You meet professionals with a similar profile: AI, business, change, stakeholders, governance, data and impact.

Visibility

A role that becomes stronger

VAIBS makes AI Business Specialists more visible as a professional role towards companies, education partners and the public.

Practice

Knowledge you can apply

Working groups and resources bundle use cases, checklists, lessons learned and concrete questions.

Mentoring

Orientation along the way

Experienced members and people in training can learn from each other and reflect on role development.

Summit

An annual meeting point

The VAIBS Summit is intended to bring community, practice, partners and the professional role together visibly.

Contribution

Shape it from the start

Those who join early help shape topics, culture, formats and the association’s quality standards.

Membership

Who VAIBS is especially valuable for

1
GraduatesYou have the federal diploma or are close to the professional role and want to remain connected.
2
People in trainingYou are looking for orientation, practical relevance and contact with people already on this path.
3
Professionals in organisationsYou work on AI transformation, governance, change or business value and want to share experience.
4
Partners and education institutionsYou want to support the professionalisation of the AI Business Specialist role.

VAIBS should be a place where AI Business Specialists are not only connected, but become more confident professionally, more visible and contribute together to responsible AI transformation.

Membership

Contributions and access

VAIBS should be open, serious and sustainable. Contributions finance association work, community formats, working groups, portal, documents and communication.

Individual membership

CHF 120 / year

For AI Business Specialists and people connected to the professional role.

People in training

CHF 60 / year

Reduced contribution for people in training or on the path towards the role.

Organisations

by agreement

For education and professional partners supporting VAIBS.

Application

Apply for membership

After submission, your application is recorded as pending. The board reviews it and releases access after acceptance.

Process

How admission works

1
Fill in the application

You provide contact details, category and interests.

2
Board review

The board reviews admission and may ask follow-up questions.

3
Receive access

After acceptance, you receive a one-time password link valid for 24 hours.

4
Participate

You can use profile, working groups, mentoring and resources.

Association foundations

Statutes, regulations and trust

A professional association needs clear foundations. VAIBS provides the most important documents transparently.

Document

Statutes

Basis for association purpose, membership and bodies.

Document

Membership regulations

Categories, admission, rights, duties and withdrawal.

Document

Contribution regulations

Membership fees, payment logic and categories.

Document

Code of Conduct

Rules for respectful and professional exchange.

Document

Data protection policy

Handling of personal data, roles, access and deletion periods.

Document

Working group concept

Mandate, topics, coordination, outputs and collaboration.

Document

Mentoring concept

Roles, process, expectations and matching idea.

Document

Summit concept

Vision, format, partner connection and community value.

Document

Partner regulations

Collaboration, visibility and expectations for partners.

VAIBS

Become part of the community

If you want to shape AI in business responsibly, practically and effectively, VAIBS is your professional network.

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