Forum Days III

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.

Cornelia Puhze is a Security Awareness and Communications Expert at Switch. As a part of Switch-CERT she supports the Swiss education, research and innovation community to effectively address the "human factor" in information security. Equipped with an MA in Political Communications, she learnt her trade in the private and public sectors and NGOs in Zurich and London.

Fabio Greiner studied sociology and theology before doing his master's degree in strategic communications. His interest in how communication constitutes and influences our society accompanied him throughout his studies and brought him to the field of security awareness. He is fascinated by the complex interrelations of security and human behaviour in an increasingly digitalized world. As a security awareness professional he enjoys bridging the demands of IT security professionals with the needs of end users.

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.

Markus Buerer has been working at Switch for more than 10 years and and works in the video services division of Switch. He mainly manages projects and helps customers to realize their ambitions in the field of video. Specialized in creative concept development, efficient project coordination and technical innovation.

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 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 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.

Tereza heads the Digital Communication and Events Team (Marketing) at Switch.

Her second professional responsibility is managing the eduhub Community. In her role as eduhub Community Manager, she is responsible for the organization of the eduhub days, the coordination of all Special Interest Group Meetings, as well as the alignment of the Swiss Academic Moodle Community (SAMoo).

After studying at ETH Zurich, Martin Leuthold worked in a number of security functions in Switzerland and abroad, including CISO of a multinational industrial conglomerate. As a member of the Management Board, Martin Leuthold has been Head of the Data, Security and Network Division at Switch since February 2016.