Community meets community!
Join us for an exciting event that brings together our communities for a day of connection, collaboration, and inspiration. Forum Days offers a unique platform for various groups to meet, share information, engage in dynamic discussions, and listen to enlightening keynotes.
Agenda
Check-In & Welcome Coffee
Universität Bern, Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Korridorbereich Erdgeschoss OST (Haupteingang rechts)
TRUST
Universität Bern, Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Seminarraum: 105 (1. Obergeschoss)
In this session, we will provide you an overview of the upcoming Verifiable Credentials ecosystem, in the context of the digital E-ID. We will show you a working Proo-of-concept we built in collaboration with Educa, to simulate the onboarding of a student in a university by using a digital baccalaureate diploma. We will discuss the next steps and potential use cases of Verifiable Credentials in the education system. Finally we will have a look on some of the open topics in PKI for the upcoming year (DNS validation automation and Trust Lifecycle Manager)
SAMoo (Session 1)
Universität Bern, Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Seminarraum: 104 (1. Obergeschoss)
The session will feature updates from participating institutions. Each institution will present its Moodle setup and share experiences related to implementing and using Moodle.
Check-In & Lunch
Universität Bern, Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Bogner Room (Mainbuilding left next to the Café Max)
edu-ID
Universität Bern, Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Seminarraum: 105 (1. Obergeschoss)
We are pleased to be able to share a number of updates at this meeting. We will be reporting on the extension of OpenID Connect support in edu-ID, which will give services direct access to organisational attributes in affiliations. As the next step in the launch of a group management system, we will be outlining the results of the evaluation of existing systems. Finally, we will present the results of the edu-ID strategy process. We look forward to a lively participation from the community and to seeing you all again.
SAMoo (Session 2)
Universität Bern, Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Seminarraum: 104 (1. Obergeschoss)
This session will focus on the presentation of new plugins developed by SAMoo members, including a Safe Exam Browser (SEB)-like plugin, mod_quiz, and mod_offlinequiz.
Farewell Coffee & Networking
Universität Bern, Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern (Korridorbereich Erdgeschoss OST)
Take the time to network, share experiences, and engage in conversations with cloud experts, partners, and colleagues.
Registration will open 16 April 2026
Event language
All sessions will take place in English.
Speakers
Claudia Lienert
Head of Community Management, Switch
As Head of Community Management at Switch, Claudia Lienert has been responsible for developing business relationships with the Swiss education, research and innovation community since March 2023. Prior to that, she held various management positions in the IT and transport industry and completed an Executive Master of Business Administration at the University of Strathclyde.
Davide Ravasi
Product Owner – Trust Services
As Product Owner of the TRUST Circle at Switch, Davide Ravasi is responsible for Switch PKI, Switch Sign, and Switch Verify. Before joining Switch, he worked at SwissSign AG, where he gained extensive knowledge of the PKI, Digital Sign, and Identity Provider market. His experience in the trust services sector enables him to drive innovation and ensure high standards of security and compliance in digital identity and authentication solutions.
Rolf Brugger
ICT Consultant – edu-ID
Rolf studied computer science and psychology at the University of Fribourg and then worked for the national Swiss Virtual Campus project. He joined Switch in 2007 and was initially responsible for setting up the e-learning section. Since 2013, he has been working on the then called Swiss edu-ID. He was involved in the design of the service and then with its development and introduction at universities. He has been the product owner for Switch edu-ID since 2018.
Christoph Möhl
Lead educational technologies, ZHAW
After studying at ETH Zurich, he worked for various educational organisations before joining ZHAW in 2022. Together with Camille Tardy, he leads the Swiss Academic Moodle Community (SAMoo).”
Camille Tardy
Software Developer, UNIGE
After earning her PhD from the University of Geneva in 2017, she became part of the UNIGE eLearning team, specializing in the Moodle platform.
Together with Christoph Möhl, she leads the Swiss Academic Moodle Community (SAMoo).
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