Sorell Hotel Ador
Laupenstrasse 15,
3001 Bern
Forum Days Cloud Forward
Sorell Hotel Ador
Public Cloud Made Easy for Swiss Higher Education
We’re excited to invite you to an exclusive, in-person event introducing the new OCRE Framework from GÉANT—designed to simplify and accelerate the procurement of public cloud services for universities, research institutions, and the healthcare sector in Switzerland.
Whether you're in IT, procurement, research, or strategy—this event will offer insights, connections, and hands-on value.
Agenda (in progress)
09:30 - 10:00
Check-In & Welcome coffee
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Foyer Honegger & Gnägi
10:00 - 10:05
Welcome from Switch
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
10:05 - 11:00
Lightnightalks
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
11:00 - 11:30
Ocre Update
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
11:30 - 12:00
Key note 1
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Foyer Honegger & Gnägi
13:30 - 14:00
Key Note 2
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
14:00 - 14:30
Key Note 3
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
14:30 - 15:00
Key Note 4
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room Honegger
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Foyer Honegger & Gnägi
15:30 - 16:00
Key Note 5
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
16:00 - 16:30
Key Note 6
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
16:30 - 16:45
Closing Words
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Room: Honegger
16:45 - 18:00
Farewell apero & Networking
Hotel Sorell Ador Bern, Laupenstrasse 15, 3001 Bern
Foyer Honegger & Gnägi
Event language
This event 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.
Kaspar Scheller
Senior Procurement Specialist, Switch
Kaspar Scheller is the Product Owner of the Switch Procure Service for the Swiss Higher Education, Research, and Innovation Community. With his legal background and more than 20 years of experience in the ICT domain, he supports Community members in license management and public procurement matters.
Stefan Arnet
Senior Procurement Specialist, Switch
Stefan Arnet is a Procurement Specialist at Switch. As a part of Switch Procure he supports the Swiss Higher Education, Research and Innovation community with his expertise on license agreements and public procurement. He has several years of experience as a buyer in the ICT domain and as a software asset manager within Higher Education.
Visho Jesudasan
Head of Sourcing, Architecture & Operations, Switch
Visho Jesudasan is the Head of SAO and is responsible for the internal IT, the CIO Office and the Cloud Solutions. He has over 18 years of IT experience in different roles. Before joining Switch, he worked at Swisscom for 11 years. Visho led a tribe of 120 software engineers and DevOps engineers. He holds a MSc in Business psychology and a BSc in Business IT.
Kevin Chavarria
Kevin Chavarría is an experienced Senior Product Manager with a background in engineering and business, bringing over 13 years of expertise across the ICT, healthcare, finance, and semiconductor sectors. Having worked in diverse markets including Costa Rica, Spain, the USA, and Switzerland, Kevin has developed a strong, customer-centric approach to innovation. Since 2023, he has applied his extensive experience to Switch, focusing on developing cloud solutions that align with the specialised needs of Swiss institutions.