2026 SPEAKERS

Swanand Abhyankar is a software development leader at eBay specializing in identity security and the design of secure, scalable identity platforms for large-scale digital ecosystems. His work spans identity and access management, authentication and authorization, account protection, and security...

Rajan Agrawal is a Senior Product Manager leading Identity Strategy at eBay, where he focuses on building high-performance IAM ecosystems that balance top-tier security with frictionless design. Over his career, Rajan has pioneered passwordless adoption, passkeys, and advanced biometric...

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...

Peter Aiken, PhD is an acknowledged Data Management (DM) authority, an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, President of DAMA International, and Associate Director of the MIT International Society of Chief Data Officers.  For more than 35 years, Peter has learned from working...

Pam Allison is a partnerships, product and business strategy executive who leverages a deep understanding of consumer behavior, technology trends, and artificial intelligence to drive innovative products, partnerships, and services for leading Fortune 500s and startups. She is skilled at...

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...

Amanda K. Bailey is a data, analytics, and AI executive focused on applying emerging technologies to real-world commercial and operational outcomes at enterprise scale. She has served as Chief Data, Analytics, and AI Officer for the LA Clippers and Intuit Dome, where she led AI, analytics, and...

Florencia Becerra is a technology and business leader specializing in IT governance, risk management, and digital transformation across multilateral and financial institutions. She currently serves as Section Chief - IT Governance at the Department of Information Technology Services at the...

Dr. Thirimachos Bourlai is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Georgia. He is a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the College of Engineering and serves as Courtesy Faculty in the School of Computing and Adjunct Faculty at the Institute for Artificial...

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...

Brian Brittingham is a senior cyber, counterintelligence, and law enforcement professional with more than three decades of experience leading complex investigations, cyber operations, risk management initiatives, and multinational security efforts. His career includes service in the U.S. Marine...

Jordan Brough spent the first few years of his career as a graphic designer for many well-known consumer brands. Because of his penchant for complicated geometric designs, Jordan eventually became interested in the topics of security design and counterfeiting which lead to a change in careers. ...

Daniel is the Director of Product for Digital Assets at Proof. Prior to Proof, he headed Decentralized Identity at Block, founded the Entra Verified ID product division at Microsoft, and spent his early career at Mozilla leading its Developer Ecosystem product group.

Andrew Candella has been an Identity Management engineer at Ciena for the past 7 years. Heading the Identity team as an Okta SME, Andrew has transformed SSO and MFA standards across Ciena. Complying with standards and best practices, Andrew has helped bring Ciena from just a few Okta integrations...

Rob Chambers is currently the Vice-President of the Travellers Branch at the Canada Border Services Agency where he is responsible for all agency functions related to the processing of people at the border. He has been a federal civil servant for almost 30 years, dividing his time between central...

Matt Chiodi is the Chief Strategy Officer at Cerby, where he helps shape corporate strategy and drives AI adoption across the business. With over two decades of cybersecurity leadership experience, he was previously Chief Security Officer of Cloud at Palo Alto Networks. He is a frequent speaker at...

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...

Steve Cole is the Director of Technology Engagement with the Merchant Advisory Group, whose mission is to drive positive change and innovation in the payments industry that serves the merchants interest through collaboration, education, and advocacy. In this role, he is responsible for coordinating ...

Darren is the Director of Partnerships and Marketing for foster+freeman, a global leader in forensic science and document verification technology. With expertise in cross-border security, law enforcement technology, and international market development, Darren spearheads the strategic alliances...

Archie Davis is the Co-Founder and CEO of AXM Technologies, where he’s building systems around authorship, consent, attribution, and ownership as AI starts reshaping how culture moves across the internet. His belief is pretty simple: the internet was never really built to understand where culture...

After more than 20 years in the world of projects in the field of Information Technology with the focus on policy and organizational aspects with strong IT-components/dependencies and creating a solid the link between business and IT, I’ve lead the development and implementation of the Public Key...

Amol U. Deshmukh is a Senior Manager in the EY US Government and Public Sector practice, bringing 30 years of experience and extensive expertise in biometrics, border and travel solutions, and digital identity technologies. He is dedicated to driving innovative strategies that enhance security and...

Raghu Dev is Founder and Chief Advisor of Dyutos Inc.  A visionary and "outside-the-box" thinker with a proven track record of entrepreneurial leadership, he has successfully built, scaled, and managed teams with the agility and strategic focus of a startup founder, delivering results...

Sahil Dhir is a distinguished Security and Risk Management leader with over 14 years of expertise in Information Security and Compliance. Currently serving at Amazon, he has pioneered innovative solutions in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), including the development of groundbreaking GRC...

David DiMolfetta is a reporter for GovExec’s Nextgov/FCW covering U.S. federal cybersecurity and intelligence policy. His coverage focuses on how the U.S. government — including the White House, executive branch agencies, the intelligence community, and private sector government contractors — work...

Matt Dingbaum is a fraud investigator for the Bureau of Investigation & Identity Protection with the Iowa Department of Transportation.  Matt is assigned to the Eastern Iowa area and primarily works criminal cases involving identity theft and identity fraud, motor vehicle fraud, title...

As an Engineering Manager at PayPal, I lead the Passkeys initiative, scaling secure and seamless passwordless authentication for millions of customers. Beyond technology, I focus on empowering teams, fostering collaboration, and helping individuals grow. Outside of work, I’m always exploring my...

Marie Eichholtzer is a Senior Digital Specialist at the World Bank, in the Digital and AI Vice-Presidency, where she works in the Digital Public Infrastructure and Services team. Her work focuses on advancing country investments in digital public infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on...

Kurt Ernst is Principal Product Manager for Risk and Fraud at Proof, where he leads the product vision and development of Defend — Proof's industry-first risk and fraud platform built to secure identity across the Identity Authorization Network. With over 20 years of experience spanning...

Ernest Eustace is Deputy CISO and Head of Cyber Defense, Operations and Delivery at Toronto Pearson International Airport. He leads cybersecurity operations, resilience, incident response, and strategic security programs supporting one of North America's largest airport ecosystems.With over 25...

George Fletcher is an Identity Standards Architect focused on CIAM and B2B identity solutions. He is a seasoned software architect with 25+ years of software development and architecture experience covering a wide variety of disciplines including identity, artificial...

Stefan Gabriel is the Head of Digital Solutions at OVD KinegramAG. With over a decade of experience in designing, developing, and implementing IT systems and digital products, he drives the company’s efforts in identifying and delivering cutting-edge solutions for identity protection and...

Raj Galagali is the Vice President of Global Solutions Engineering at Transmit Security. Raj is a cybersecurity specialist and a thought leader in the area of anti-fraud, identity and access management, Cloud infrastructure, SaaS service and application delivery.  He previously held senior roles at ...

Tricia Gallagher is Founder and Principal of Treasury Solutions Info Tech (TSIT), an advisory firm focused on modernizing public-sector financial infrastructure across payments, digital identity, and emerging financial technologies. Through TSIT, she works with government leaders, financial...

Professionally, I enjoy focusing on customer problems to iterate products or build completely new offerings. For the couple of years, I’m leading the Passkeys charter at PayPal and responsible to expand Passkeys adoption and usage across our customer base. Outside of work, I love traveling, trying...

Mandar Gaonkar is a Senior Engineering Manager at PayPal leading the Risk Platform organization. With over 12 years of experience at the intersection of software engineering, data science, and fraud risk, he builds platforms that detect and prevent account takeover, credential stuffing, scripted...

Matt Gardner is Director and Senior Privacy Counsel at Ro, where he leads strategic privacy and regulatory initiatives for one of the fastest-growing digital health companies in the U.S. At Ro, Matt helps shape the company’s approach to data protection, compliance, and risk management in an...

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...

Alexandra (Alex) Giddens is the Product Lead at Varo, specializing in customer onboarding and acquisition. She focuses on enhancing acquisition funnels, partnering with compliance and decreasing customer onboarding time. With over a decade in the industry, Alex has worked for Fortune 500 companies...

Patrick Grother is the lead scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States Department of Commerce responsible for biometric standards and testing. He directs the IREX, FRTE, FATE and FIVE programs, the world’s largest public independent evaluations of iris and...

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 using transformative technologies like cloud based SaaS, digital credentials, intelligent automation, Web3 and...

Sar is a Platform Engineer at MIT Open Learning, where he builds systems that make learning accessible at scale. He works on the infrastructure that supports educational technology for thousands of learners. He's also the creator of SyntheticAuth.ai, where he writes about identity and AI with a ...

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 ...

Jody Hardin is currently serving as the Executive Director for the Innovation and Strategy Directorate in CBP’s Office of Field Operations. In this role, she leads strategy development, operational analysis and business transformation efforts that impact all ports of entry and pre-clearance...

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...

Kristen Hart is a Sr. Enterprise Account Director at Telesign, where she has spent the past three and a half years partnering with enterprise organizations to strengthen customer engagement and digital trust strategies. She specializes in helping businesses implement secure, scalable messaging and...

Rory Herriman is the Chief Technology and Operations Officer of Zip US, a digital financial services company offering innovative and people-centered financial products. At Zip, Rory leads Product, Design, Engineering, Operations, and AI for the US business.With over 30 years of experience spanning...

Mr. Christopher R. Holtzer serves as the Executive Director, Operations Directorate for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) in Washington, D.C. In this position, he oversees operations nationwide in 19 field offices and 328 ports of entry and 33,000...

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...

Nick has over 25 years in the security industry as a consultant and IT Security Officer. Nick is Founder and Chief Identity Officer of HATSec LLC, an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions provider. In his role as founder and Chief Identity Officer, Nick helps customers...

Harris Ismail, currently Head of Identity Security at a leading Financial Institution in Middle East. Harris boasts over 14 years of experience in the information security field, holding various leadership roles. Prior to this, Harris honed his skills as a business-focused information security...

Joe Jackson brings a decade of public sector leadership to his current role as Chief Technology Officer for the State of Utah's Division of Technology Services. Throughout his career with Technology Services and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Joe has focused on providing...

Dnyaneshwari Jagtap is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Analyst at William & Mary, where she implements Azure Entra ID Single Sign-On (SSO) and identity security solutions. She has over seven years of cybersecurity experience, including roles at Optiv and Securonix, specializing in SIEM...

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...

Janice Kephart is a national security changemaker, biometrics pioneer, and entrepreneur whose work has shaped global identity standards and border policy. As Counsel to the 9/11 Commission, her words in the Final Report—calling for systems to “assure a person is who they say they are”—helped...

Reza Kermani is a First Inspector with the Belgian Federal Police and an experienced specialist in border control and human trafficking investigations. For the past decade, he has coordinated the National Police Academy’s Border Control Department and served as its liaison to FRONTEX. A certified...

Parul Khanna is a seasoned cyber security professional and passionate instructor in the field of risk management, incident response, cloud security and software engineering. She has a Masters degree in Information System Security Management from Canadian University and holds...

Pat Kinsel is the founder and CEO of Proof, the world's first identity authorization network. Proof protects Americans from fraud and forgery with a range of solutions that link verified real-world identities to digital interactions, providing a scalable infrastructure trusted by 7,000+...

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 ...

Bobby Kozyra is on the Public Sector GTM lead at Persona, an identity platform that helps organizatons create personalized identity verification experiences individuals and businesses. In his role, Bobby sources, evaluates, and onboards new partners onto the Persona marketplace, helping customers...

HAND / Human & Digital founder Will Kreth, with decades of experience in optimization and automation of metadata & unique identifiers in the media supply-chain, is a contributor member of the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA.org), and Creator Assertions Working Group...

Ross Krewenka is a Solutions Architect for IDEMIA National Security Solutions specializing in biometric access control systems for secure locations and critical infrastructure. Ross has extensive experience implementing biometric solutions that leverage the latest in fingerprint and facial...

Senior Product Manager at USBank leading the customer onboarding journey building authentication and KYC tool across the bank. Been with USBank for 5 years leading a platform that is cross functional and serves multiple lines of business. Prior to USBank, been with Chase for 5 years as Identity and ...

Maryana Kuznetsova is a Product Design Manager at eBay, where she leads design strategy across registration, authentication, and account management. She focuses on shaping intuitive, trustworthy access that connects millions of buyers and sellers worldwide – blending product strategy and design...

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...

Michael G. Leahy is a nationally recognized leader in digital identity, data privacy, and technology governance with over two decades of experience spanning government, law, and industry. As Maryland's Secretary of Information Technology and CIO under Governor Larry Hogan (2017-2023), he led...

Stephen LeBlanc has over 45 years of experience in federal leadership, global military operations, and the management of large-scale industrial production. As a retired senior executive in the U.S. federal government and a retired Marine Corps officer, LeBlanc possesses a proven record of driving...

Senior executive with 25+ years of experience across multiple industries and leadership roles. Currently Senior Vice President of Business Development at FaceTec, a global leader in 3D facial biometrics, driving business growth and customer service in advanced identity verification solutions.Former ...

Ryan Loftus is the Chief of Trust & Security at JPMorganChase, leading Consumer and Community Banking efforts to combat fraud and scams and strengthen customer security across identity, authentication, and fraud prevention. Ryan has been with JPMorganChase for 26 years. He has been in several...

Alan Lui is the Chief Marketing Officer at Moca Network, an Animoca Brands company building the infrastructure for an interoperable, decentralized consumer network. With a distinguished executive background leading global loyalty and commercial strategy for enterprise powerhouses like Shangri-La...

Rotem Lurie has spent her career where identity meets real-world risk. As a lieutenant in Unit 8200, Israel's elite intelligence corps, she learned how attackers don't hack — they log in. That insight has shaped everything she's built since. At Microsoft, she worked on Defender for...

Michael MacFarland is a distinguished expert in financial systems architecture, digital identity, and securitization. With a career spanning finance, technology, and economic policy, he has played a pivotal role in shaping modern financial infrastructure and open finance initiatives. He is best...

Mahendar Madhavan is a product leader at PayPal with a remarkable track record in product management and software engineering spanning over 18 years. His expertise lies in spearheading the development and strategic direction of products within the cutting-edge realms of identity...

Recognized for leadership in aligning business objectives with technical strategy and driving successful execution using geographically dispersed teams, Subrata has been engineering security, privacy, and compliance into IAM/CIAM solutions, using transformative identity and risk management...

Arif A. Mamedov is an executive officer at Regula who landed the company in the U.S. and LatAm and is working to develop the company's presence in these strategic regions. Arif has a solid history directing sales, and spearheads the go-to-market strategy design and implementation to deliver...

Dr. Emanuela Marasco currently serves as a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Commonwealth University, where her research focuses on Artificial Intelligence with an emphasis on Identity Sciences, Cybersecurity, and Human Vision. Previously, she was an...

Zack Martin is a trusted advisor for clients across the cybersecurity ecosystem and brings experience in the digital identity, cybersecurity, healthcare information technology (IT), and payment markets to the Venable LLP Cybersecurity Services Group. A Certified Information Systems Security...

Chris Mason is the Director of Information Technology at the CVG Airport Authority, where he provides executive leadership over enterprise technology and cybersecurity strategy supporting 24/7, mission critical airport operations. His work centers on Zero Trust and identity centric security...

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...

Kevin McCarthy is a veteran investigator and intelligence officer who has worked extensively in the United Kingdom and Overseas. He has broad experience investigating environmental crimes and as well as being a fully qualified environmental protection manager with an MSc degree from Salford...

Lisa McClellan is a transformational leader who has redefined how technology and operations intersect in public service. Since joining the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) in 2004, Lisa has held a series of leadership roles across finance and DMV operations, culminating in her appointment as...

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...

Steven McCown, Chief Architect at Anonyome Labs, conducts R&D for decentralized identity, reusable credentials, secure messaging, and other cryptographic solutions. He serves in leadership roles at the Decentralized Identity Foundation, Trust Over IP, and is a Commissioner on the Utah Privacy...

Ha Nguyen McNeill was appointed Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in April 2025, bringing a wealth of experience and a proven track record of driving strategic change and innovation in both the public and private sectors. As Deputy Administrator, McNeill...

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.  ...

Mohammed Murad is the Chief Revenue Office and Vice President of Sales and Business Development and a Board of Director for Iris ID Systems. He is a highly accomplished international business and technical leader with exceptional decision-making skills. Mr. Murad offers a unique combination of...

Sathyan Nandagopal is an AI product leader who builds the systems he advises on — six production agentic-AI products shipped hands-on, author of the HHH+ agent-evaluation framework, and a senior advisor to the CDP Institute / Customer Data Alliance on its AI strategy and platform modernization. He...

Dr. Nader Nassar is the Director of Identity at Capital One, where he leads the Identity Assurance organization, driving innovation in next-generation identity proofing and digital identity solutions. With a proven track record in cybersecurity and identity platforms, Dr. Nassar previously served...

Mike is an accomplished program manager and business development leader specializing in secure ID document design, issuance, and verification solutions for smart card, biometric, and digital credentials. He manages major projects and represents Thales on international standards committees, driving...

Mei Ngan is a scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA.  Her research focus includes evaluation of face recognition and tattoo recognition technologies.  She is currently involved in a number of key face biometrics testing activities at NIST, which include running ...

Enton Nikaj, CAMS, is an accomplished Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial crimes compliance executive with over 15 years of leadership experience. His expertise spans the end-to-end design, implementation, and optimization of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Know Your Customer (KYC), and...

Chrissy Nizer was appointed Administrator of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) in August 2015 and was named as the Governor's Highway Safety Representative. Prior to that appointment, Ms. Nizer served as the MVA's Chief Deputy Administrator and Deputy Administrator for Central ...

Rick Outland has worked in the genuine and counterfeit document industry for 40 years. His experience includes more than 20 years with the U.S. Secret Service Forensic Laboratory, service as Past President of the Document Security Alliance, and 15 years as a Sales Manager at Thales, where he...

Anna Pasupathy is a technologist and strategic product leader operating at the nexus of Security — particularly Identity and Zero-Trust—Data, and AI. Renowned for driving innovation and scaling secure platforms, Anna is dedicated to safeguarding customers and creating exceptional value, while...

Christina Peach currently serves as Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for TSA’s office of Security Capabilities (SC). As the DAA for SC, Peach is responsible for driving the strategy and development of TSA's security architecture and operational capabilities, with the end goal of optimizing...

With over two decades of experience in the event and information security industries, Russell Phillips is a leader in event credentialing and access control. At SXSW Russell coordinates all aspects of event access control technology and leads the Information Security team. He has been instrumental...

Tony has 25 years’ experience with government business development, marketing, management and public policy. With a concentration on building new product and service markets in the public sector, he assists a diverse client base in formulating and implementing strategic plans to capture new...

Mallikarjuna Potta is a Senior Lead Product Manager for Identity at PayPal, where he leads product discovery and development for digital wallet capabilities and drives the strategic direction of verifiable credentials and secure digital identity solutions. He actively contributes to global identity ...

Monique Priestley is serving her second term as a Vermont State Representative (Orange-2), where she champions consumer protection, especially in data privacy, artificial intelligence, right-to-repair, as well as future of work. She serves on the House Committee on Commerce & Economic...

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...

Jeff Reich has been the Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance since 2023 and has been actively involved in the security and identity community for five decades. He is a well-known advocate for cybersecurity awareness and education. He joined IDSA from the Cloud Security...

Robert serves as the Chief Information Officer for Orange County, North Carolina, where he leads strategic technology initiatives that support government operations and community services. With more than 25 years of experience in information technology leadership, he is recognized for helping...

Lucy Rimensnyder is a Senior Consultant at Blue Cavalry Solutions with nearly 20 years shaping how aviation security technology moves from concept to reality. At the Transportation Security Administration, Lucy served as a Strategy & Innovation Program Manager on the Innovation Task...

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 ...

Seth Ruden, Transmit Security’s Head of Fraud Practice and Risk Advisory, is a 20-year industry veteran who has consulted for national banks, credit unions, processors, and networks, and who also headed a Fraud Operations team for a systemically important financial institution. In his parallel...

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...

Nael Samha is the Executive Director of Passenger Targeting, Vetting, and Biometrics Systems within the Targeting and Analysis Systems Program Directorate (TASPD), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).  The Office of Information and Technology (OIT)...

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...

With over19 years of Fraud, Identity and Banking experience, Stefan Schubert is an expert in building scalable, secure and customer friendly Identity solutions.  Throughout his career, Stefan has had roles combating Identity Theft, Account Takeover, 1st party fraud, Payments fraud and Digital...

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...

Being in this ever-changing cybersecurity world, Nakul has led strategic development and execution of some of the most advanced cybersecurity services for local and global clients spanning diverse industries. With more than 16 years in the field, he is experienced in integrating leading class...

Eric Shen is the Inspector in Charge of the Criminal Investigations Group for the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), where he oversees the investigative and preventive initiatives for violent crimes, financial fraud, mail theft, election crimes, child exploitation, and money...

Currently a Senior Solution Engineer at TeleSign with cross-industry experience spanning digital identity, telecommunications, and e-commerce. Originally from Japan, I've worked at Rakuten Mobile — Japan's fourth-largest telecommunications carrier — before joining Shopify's Asia-Pacific ...

Jubinder is an AI Strategy leader at Charles Schwab with 14+ years of experience spanning Strategy, Go-to-Market, B2B SaaS, and Enterprise AI implementation. He advises C-suite leaders and enterprise teams on AI vision, governance, and deployment across one of the world’s leading financial...

Yevgeniy Sirotin is the Technical Director of the SAIC Identity and Data Sciences Laboratory (IDSL) at the Maryland Test Facility (MdTF), where he leads a team of scientists and engineers conducting multidisciplinary applied research focused on biometric and identity systems for the Department of...

Chris is the Director of Solution Architecture for Network Powered Solutions at Vonage, part of Ericsson. He helps enterprises harness mobile network capabilities through Network APIs to reduce fraud, strengthen digital identity, and enhance connectivity for their customers. With over 25 years of...

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...

Suzanne Smalley is a reporter covering digital privacy, surveillance technologies and cybersecurity policy for The Record. She was previously a cybersecurity reporter at CyberScoop. Earlier in her career Suzanne covered the Boston Police Department for the Boston Globe and two presidential campaign ...

Shrikant Sonparote is a Strategic Technology Leader  and serves as a Lead Software Engineer at Lowe’s with nearly two decades of experience driving high-scale enterprise transformations. A Senior Member of the IEEE and Professional Member of the ACM, he specializes in the architecture of Non-Human...

Results-driven executive with over 20 years of experience leading business transformation, AI innovation, and customer experience modernization. Expert in aligning enterprise modernization with operational excellence through the use of diverse networks, cloud, API ecosystems, and advanced...

Dr. Spaun has a bachelor’s degree in Planetary Sciences from Boston University and her MS and PhD in Geology and Geophysics from Brown University. She was a postdoctoral researcher at NASA’s Ames Research Center when, concerned by the attacks of 9/11, she changed agencies to the Federal Bureau of...

John Splain is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in the fields of biometrics, forensics, standards development, and systems engineering. As the Grand Poobah of Biometrics Guru LLC, a freelance consulting firm, he brings to bear 35 years of trusted advising to the U.S. federal...

Dr. Tina P. Srivastava is an MIT-trained rocket scientist, entrepreneur, technology expert, author and the inventor of more than 30 patents. Dr. Srivastava earned her PhD, SM, and SB, all from MIT. She is also an FAA-certified pilot and Lecturer at MIT in the areas of flying, meteorology, 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...

Cassandra Sumner is currently the Senior Director of Fraud Strategy at Vonage (a part of Ericsson), where she leads the development and execution of fraud prevention and mitigation initiatives across the organization. With over 20 years of experience spanning fraud prevention, forensic...

Peter Tapling is an advisor, educator, board member and investor at the intersection of payments, risk, and emerging technologies. Peter serves as a strategic advisor and board member for several technology companies with businesses in AI, identity, risk management, and payment enablement across...

Paul Templeman is a digital transformation leader and researcher working across sport, government, and public sector innovation. He has shaped and delivered national-scale initiatives to support digital identity in complex, federated ecosystems. Paul brings a research-informed, outcomes-focused...

Bio: Callan Thomas is a Program Analyst in the International Affairs and Modernization division of Passport Services at the U.S. Department of State. He is a member of the ICAO Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group, where he is leading a subgroup to revise the ICAO Guide for Assessing ...

Nick Titcombe has spent the last 20 years working for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and part of the National Document Centre (NDC) since 2010. He is a Document Specialist with considerable experience in travel, identity and civil document analysis, training delivery and Canadian border...

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...

Leads the eBay Identity Engineering team, overseeing the secure and efficient management of user identity and access for millions of customers daily. ​ With eBay for over two decades, worked in application development and scaling platforms in key business domains such as checkout, order...

Hemang Upadhyay is a senior product management professional with 16+ years of experience delivering large-scale digital and AI-driven solutions for leading U.S. E-commerce and technology organizations. He has led the development of enterprise automation, AI-powered search, recommendation...

Or Vaknin is the co‑founder and CTO of Venice, a next‑generation privileged access management platform. Built around zero standing privilege, Venice replaces static access workflows with live, adaptive policies for human, non-human, and AI identities. A long‑time leader in identity and...

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...

As the owner and Director of ForensicVB LLC, Richard W. Vorder Bruegge offers training and consulting services in the areas of biometrics, facial recognition, and image and video analytics, including multimedia authentication (e.g., synthetic media/deepfake detection) and policy...

Peter Warms is the Head of Business Development, North America, for the Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF), where he focuses on expanding the use of the LEI within the private sector, particularly in client onboarding and know your customer processes for financial institutions. His work also extends to...

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...

John Watkins is a seasoned industry leader with over 30 years of experience in fraud prevention, specializing in identity verification and transactional fraud. As a passionate data enthusiast, John is dedicated to developing innovative solutions that effectively combat fraud while ensuring a...

Heather West is a policy and tech translator, product consultant, and long-term digital strategist guiding the intersection of emerging technologies, culture, governments, and policy. Equipped with degrees in both computer and cognitive science, Heather focuses on data governance, data...

Pierce White-Joncas is the Director, Information Technology at The Canadian Bar Association, where he leads national IT strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise governance supporting thousands of legal professionals across Canada. With over 16 years of experience in privacy, risk, and...

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...

Will Wilkinson is Director of Government Affairs at Persona, where he focuses on digital identity policy and government data integrations. Before joining Persona, Will was Head of Policy at TBD (a division of Block), and has been Vice President for Policy at the Niskanen Center, a Senior Fellow at...

Michelle Wilson is the Owner and CEO of Blue Cavalry Solutions, Inc., a woman-owned firm specializing in secure identity solutions, aviation security, and digital credentialing. She brings more than 20 years of federal experience leading identity management, credential design, and security...

Teresa Wu is a senior executive leading global smart credential and biometric OEM module initiatives within IDEMIA Public Security. She has overseen a broad portfolio of advanced identity and biometric technologies, spanning cloud solutions, digital identity, identity documents, and biometric...

Dmitri Zagidulin is a software engineer and standards architect involved in many decentralized identity, digital signatures and agentic storage specifications