Join an exclusive, unscripted forum for Swiss higher-ed executives driving AI and digital campus transformation.
The rapid transition to AI-driven student lifecycles requires far more than student recruitment system vendor pitches.
The Academia HERO Swiss Roundtable establishes a strict peer-to-peer executive container. This is a private environment structured for the explicit exchange of real challenges encountered when shifting from highly fragmented legacy databases to unified, compliant infrastructures.
As a leading provider of Student Information Systems and global Education ERP software, Academia by Serosoft facilitates this dialog to share technical architectures that safely integrate compliance, scalability, and state-of-the-art automation.
Evaluate the structural, cultural, and long-term economic adjustments required to scale and sustain modern higher-education structures.
Exchange operational risk frameworks for system migration, cloud transition, and security compliance to protect critical assets.
Learn from peer-tested architectures to centralize student records, secure data layers, and eliminate fragmented manual silos.
Audit your immediate institutional timeline against upcoming 2027 and 2030 European technological compliance standards.
This roundtable moves past speculative AI talks. Hear unvarnished insights directly from academic operators managing broad organizational technology roadmaps.
Chief Information, Innovation and Digital Officer, Sommet Education
A pioneering executive leading global technology orchestration, institutional digital acceleration, and innovative UX models. He aligns multi-campus cloud architectures and robust data strategies across top hospitality management institutions.
Head of Unit Management of Information System for Education, EPFL
A distinguished technologist driving core enterprise education system infrastructure at EPFL. He directs large-scale digital transformations, focusing on removing legacy tech debt, establishing high-end security compliance, and mitigating critical backend data migration risks.
Founder & CEO, Academia by Serosoft
An educational technology entrepreneur and leader. Under his direction, Serosoft's Academia SIS has grown to power the academic lifecycles of over 1 million active learners across 300+ universities, colleges, and international schools in 32 countries.
Director, Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS)
A senior educational leader with over 20 years of international experience driving growth and innovation in higher education. As Director at BHMS Lucerne, he oversees strategic development and campus operations, leveraging digital ecosystems and data-informed strategies to optimize institutional performance and elevate the modern student journey.
Solution Director – Higher Education & Research, SAP
An enterprise technology strategist with a 25-year track record at SAP leading digital evolution. As Solution Director for Higher Education & Research, he specializes in architecting next-generation cloud solutions for universities, integrating enterprise core systems (ERP) with academic operations to help institutions innovate and scale.
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BHMS
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Academia by Serosoft
Arrival, freshly brewed Swiss coffee, artisanal breakfast pastries, and initial peer-to-peer introductions.
Attend this session →Arpit Badjatya — Founder & CEO, Academia by Serosoft
30-Min Keynote: A forward-looking look at how predictive AI architectures can reshape student pathways, curriculum models, and enrollment pipelines.
Attend this session →Eric Wyttynck — CIDO, Sommet Education
30-Min Deep Dive: An unvarnished look at the risk mitigation, change-management hurdles, and technical milestones of EPFL’s backend transformation.
Attend this session →Bernard Benoit — Head of MIS for Education, EPFL
30-Min Keynote: Case-study insights on leveraging clean data layers and modern UX to eliminate administrative friction and improve retention.
Attend this session →A brief pause to connect over coffee and stretch before the morning’s focal discussion.
Attend this session →Ronan Fitzgerald (BHMS) & Arpit Badjatya (Academia)
30-Min Interactive Session: A candid conversation analysing the organisational and technological realities of tearing down institutional data silos.
Attend this session →Reinhard Landes — SAP
30-Min Integration Blueprint: Mapping out the strategic architecture formed by unifying enterprise-scale SAP ERP with student-centric SIS ecosystems.
Attend this session →All Attendees
A sit-down lunch in a private dining suite to facilitate unstructured peer discussions and networking.
Attend this session →60-Min Collaborative Workshop: Peer-mapping of immediate technological and compliance priorities, leading to collective administrative takeaways.
Attend this session →Academia by Serosoft
Final closing thoughts, open Q&A, and optional 1-on-1 technical demonstrations of the Academia SIS platform.
Attend this session →Roundtable admission is strictly vetted and limited to senior executives under Chatham House guidelines. Please submit your application using our integrated HubSpot corporate portal below.