IDENTITY AND TRUST FOR ENTERPRISE, GOVERNMENT AND PARTNERS

Ashrab Ahmed is the Chief of Identity and Access Management at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Information Technology, overseeing enterprise ICAM services that manage more than 45,000 internal workforce identities and nearly 2 million external and customer identities across...

Jobson Andrade is a seasoned cybersecurity and identity leader currently working as Senior Manager of Identity Operations at Mars, Incorporated. With over 20 years of experience across infrastructure, cybersecurity, and identity & access management (IAM), Jobson leads a global team responsible...

Christopher Bramwell was appointed by Governor Spencer Cox in 2021 to serve as Utah’s first Chief Privacy Officer. In this role, he directs the Utah Office of Data Privacy and leads statewide efforts to modernize privacy and data governance. He played a key role in overseeing the creation and...

Ms. Kay Chopard is the Executive Director of the Kantara Initiative, a nonprofit organization that provides its members with opportunities to work on the development of digital identity standards and emerging technology issues. At Kantara, Ms. Chopard oversees a certification program for NIST...

Special Agent Richard P. Dunwoodie was appointed the acting Executive Assistant Director (EAD) of the Directorate of Operational Technology and Cyber Innovation (OTCI), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Headquarters, Quantico, VA, in October 2024. He leads a team of multi-disciplinary...

Parshaw Ghosh is a technology leader with over 15 years of experience in digital identity, cloud, and security. He has led innovations across biometric, document, and multi-factor verification, delivering scalable solutions that support millions of users. His work centers on building...

Christian Guirnalda is the Senior Director of Network and Data API Innovation at Verizon. In this role, he is responsible for incubating and launching enterprise API products that cross industries (financial services, supply chain, media, advertising) and use cases (fraud prevention, operational...

Ajay Gupta was appointed Chief Digital Transformation Officer in February 2020. He leads business and technology transformation efforts to assist the DMV in becoming a modern enterprise. Ajay served as a special advisor to the DMV director prior to the Governor’s appointment. Before joining state...

Hugh Nathanial Halpern is the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director, the Agency’s chief executive officer. The Agency is responsible for publishing and printing information for the three branches of the Federal Government. Halpern is the 28th person to lead GPO since the Agency opened...

Sarah is the Group Product Manager for Netflix’s Security Services Engineering organization. At Netflix, her team builds identity, authentication, authorization, and cryptographic products to safeguard and empower those who empower Netflix to entertain the world. Previously, she led a team building ...

Warren A. Harris serves as the Chief, I2D in the OUSW(I&S). He is responsible for establishing and providing Department of War (DoW) policy, guidance, direction for Identity Intelligence (I2) and Biometrics (BX). Mr. Harris earned the rank of GG15 in December 2022. He has over 38 years of...

Ken Huang is a prolific author and renowned expert in AI and Web3, with numerous published books spanning business and technical guides as well as cutting-edge research. He is a Research Fellow and Co-Chair of the AI Safety Working Groups at the Cloud Security Alliance, Chair of the OWASP AIVSS...

Chintan Jain is an accomplished Executive and Senior Director with over 15 years of experience and success in consumer identity, cyber security, product development, software development, and digital strategy across several industries. Chintan is a successful innovator with more than 50 published...

At the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), Troy Leach spearheads corporate strategy, focusing on education, research, and awareness of the latest cybersecurity issues and open controls frameworks for secure cloud, AI, and other emerging technologies.   Previously, while working for American...

I am an Executive Operations and Program Management leader with more than 17 years of experience supporting C-suite executives, presidents, department chairs, and senior leadership across healthcare, technology, and nonprofit organizations.My career has been defined by serving as a trusted partner...

Angelique McClendon was appointed Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Driver Services by Governor Brian P. Kemp.  She has been with the Department since 2015, previously serving as Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Regulatory and Legal Affairs and General Counsel.   Her two decades of legal...

Karla McKenna is Managing Director, GLEIF Americas, as well as Head of Standards for the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation.  Ms McKenna is responsible for the digital strategy for the LEI, concentrating on the implementation of the verifiable LEI (vLEI), facilitating the development and...

Jay is a subject matter expert in biometrics & IAM, and an author, tech executive and securities analyst.  Jay currently serves as the Chief Identity Technology Strategist at FaceTec, Inc., the leading, global provider of 3D Liveness and 3D Face Matching software for remote identity platforms.  ...

Ryan Propis joined the U.S. Travel Association in May 2024. As Vice President of Security and Facilitation, he is U.S. Travel’s subject matter expert and lead advocate on travel security and facilitation policies, including transportation and aviation security, biometrics and security...

Neeta is a Group Product Manager at eBay, where she leads the Authentication product for the global marketplace. With over 15 years of experience at industry leaders like eBay, Goldman Sachs, Yahoo, and PayPal, Neeta has consistently delivered secure, intuitive authentication experiences at...

Tim Roufa began his life in public service in 1999, working in the Florida House of Representatives Bill Drafting Services Office. In 2001, he joined the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as a State Trooper, where he served for more than 22 years in various roles including...

Angelic Rountree is a Certified Latent Print Examiner with more than 15 years of experience in forensic science. She currently serves as the Unit Manager of the Latent Fingerprint Unit (LFU) at the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, where she leads a team of examiners responsible ...

Diane J. Sabatino is the Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations (OFO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As the senior official for OFO, Mrs. Sabatino leads more than 31,000 employees and oversees an annual operating budget of $6.5 billion. In a typical...

Dean is a Principal Security Engineer in Identity and Access Management at Remitly. He is a founding member of IDPro, author and reviewer for the IDPro Body of Knowledge, and an active participant in standards development organizations. Dean co-chairs the OpenID Foundation (OIDF) Death & The...

Megan Shamas is the chief marketing officer for the FIDO Alliance, the multi-stakeholder organization standardizing simpler, stronger authentication to reduce global password usage and create a more secure web. In this role, she leads all global communications and market education initiatives...

As a Principal Security Engineer in Identity and Access Management at Amazon, Mike plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the security and privacy of over one billion consumer accounts. Leveraging his deep expertise, he provides strategic guidance for the company's customer identity and...

Mindy Stephens is the Program Manager of Physical Credentialing for AAMVA’s Identity Management Programs and Services. Mindy has 20 years of industry experience; half of which has been with AAMVA. In her current role, she is primarily focused on leading efforts for physical credentialing; but her...

Assistant Special Agent in Charge Agent Bridgette Trela is a senior leader in the Federal Bureau of Investigation with over two decades of criminal and national security experience. Bridgette currently is the head of FBI Cincinnati Division’s Cyber, Intelligence and Mission Services Branch leading...

Albert van Veen joined YVR as Vice President, Innovation and Chief Information Officer in September 2024. Albert is responsible for YVR’s IT and digital platform for a seamless travel experience. Recognized globally for his work in digital transformation and digital identity, prior to joining...

Phillip A. Washington was initially nominated by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock in July 2021 and most recently by current Mayor Mike Johnston in July 2023. He was unanimously confirmed by the Denver City Council as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Denver International Airport (DEN) both...

Michael Wichmann is a seasoned leader with deep expertise in information security, technology, and management consulting within the financial services industry. As SVP, Senior Director at Wintrust Financial, a $70 billion publicly traded financial services company, he plays a critical role in...

  John Wiethorn is the Head of Financial Crime Compliance and AML/BSA Officer at Gusto. Recognized  as one of the "Top Voices in Risk 2025," by Taktile, his background includes AML/BSA roles at Wise, Navigant Consulting, and American Express, along with trial experience as a criminal...

Jarod Koopman was recently named Acting IRS Chief Compliance Officer and has responsibility of the IRS compliance operations of the Large Business & International division, Small Business/Self Employed division, Tax Exempt and Government Entities division, IRS Criminal Investigation, the Office ...