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Think Big. Build Smart. Stay Ready.

Think Big. Build Smart. Stay Ready.

Combined Session
Thursday, September 18, 2025 11:30—12:30
Location: Ballroom
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Trust Frameworks - a Key to Integrating Partner and Machine Identities into your Identity Fabric
11:30—11:50

 
Many companies still struggle with integrating partners using traditional identity federations. Even more challenging is the integration of machine identities into the Identity Fabric, especially since many of these non-human identities do not exist in traditional identity management systems.
In both cases, the fundamental issue is the integration of external identity systems, where complete control is not always possible. At SBB AG, we build on trust frameworks, such as those outlined in NIST IR 8149 or NIST SP 800-63C for understanding and defining trust and risk. This approach allows us to clearly account for the trust we delegate to others and regain it through a modern, policy-based access architecture and other mitigating measures.
Using specific examples from the B2B sector and the Machine Identity Initiative at SBB AG we will illustrate, how we established a transparent and highly scalable collaboration model for a wide range of partners and applications with just a few simple trust-building blocks. Applying the same principles, we are making significant strides towards better integrating non-human identities into the Identity Fabric. Ultimately, these patterns can also be extended to the principles of Self-Sovereign Identity in the future.
SBB AG is the largest employer for the development of custom software in Switzerland. Our IAM services support thousands of applications in a heterogeneous environment, ranging from modern business applications in multi-cloud environments to mission-critical software in on-premises or OT systems.
Christian Egli
IAM Architect
SBB AG
Christian is a Senior IAM Architect at SBB AG, Switzerland's leading transport company. With over 20 years of experience in various IT domains, he played an instrumental role as a founder of the...
PANEL: Zero Trust and IAM? Designing Identity for Modern Security Infrastructures
11:50—12:10
 

Zero Trust isn’t just a buzzword - it’s a security imperative. But without a strong identity foundation, it’s just theater. This panel explores how IAM becomes the linchpin of Zero Trust architectures: enabling continuous verification, minimizing blast radius, and enforcing contextual access across users, devices, and workloads. Hear how leading organizations are redesigning identity programs to support dynamic, perimeter-less security.

Key Themes:

  • Identity as the control plane for Zero Trust
  • Designing IAM for continuous verification and least privilege
  • Integration across device management, network segmentation, and security tooling
Robert Byrne
Field Strategist
One Identity
Rob Byrne, a field strategist at One Identity, has worked in IT for more than 15 years in various roles – including development, consulting and technical sales – the majority of his...
Arkadiusz Krowczynski
Principal Product Acceleration Specialist
Okta
With 25 years of IT experience, Arkadiusz is a product and security strategist at Okta. As a Principal Product Acceleration Specialist and veteran global speaker, he now focuses on the next...
Jerry Rijnbeek
VP of Security Technology
Rubrik
Jerry Rijnbeek is VP of Security Technology at Rubrik and has been architecting enterprise ICT infrastructures for over 20 years combined with building territories for start-up technology...
Towards a Modern Identity Fabric
12:10—12:30

 

"The Identity Fabric is nothing more than integration and APIs, just like we've been doing for 20 years". Or is it?

In this session Wolfgang and Rob will answer this question from two different perspectives, highlighting the importance of understanding not just the technical capabilities of the Fabric but also the organizational and business context that the Fabric serves.

In this session you will gain:

- a vendor perspective on realizing an Identity Fabric and the value it delivers

- an organization's perspective on the utility and effectiveness of framing IAM services as a Fabric

- shared experience on deploying and consuming an Identity Fabric and how it dovetails with other IT and CyberSecurity capabilities
Robert Byrne
Field Strategist
One Identity
Rob Byrne, a field strategist at One Identity, has worked in IT for more than 15 years in various roles – including development, consulting and technical sales – the majority of his...
Wolfgang Zwerch
Senior IAM Strategist
MunichRe
Wolfgang Zwerch was born in 1971 and studied Computer Science at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. He has over 30 years' experience in various IT security areas. Prior to joining Munich Re,...
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