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e-ID for Switzerland: current status and next steps
- Topic: Society
- Time: 18.02.2026, 13:30 to 14:15
- Location: Tech Stage
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Following the vote on the e-ID Act in September 2025, e-ID and trust infrastructure can be further advanced. Speakers Christian Heimann and André Kunz will present the status of the work and show how the requirements for security, data protection, and trustworthiness are being met. The outlook will also show how e-ID and the trust infrastructure will strengthen Switzerland's digital sovereignty.
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Speaker
Christian Heimann
Christian Heimann has been an e-ID specialist at the Federal Office of Police (fedpol) since the relaunch of e-ID in 2021. He is involved in the technical implementation of e-ID and other issues related to the trust infrastructure. Heimann holds an MAS in Digital Business from HWZ and previously worked in the private sector.
André Kunz
André Kunz is responsible for open source e-ID at the Federal Office of Justice. He publishes the source code for the trust infrastructure, manages the documentation and maintains relations with the open source community. Previously, he was head of technical solutions at Nine, programme manager for digital strategy for the city of Bern and co-founder of the open source solution ‘Hitobito’.