Eric Williams | Sales Engineering Manager, Americas
HID Global

Eric Williams is a sales engineering manager, Americas at HID Global where he works directly with customers to understand the best solutions for their needs. He has over 20 years of industry experience at companies including AT&T Research Labs and Yahoo! Music, where he worked in systems and network engineering. Prior to joining HID, he held a position as the VP or operations for a startup based in Asia. He joined HID in January 2017 as part of the pre-sales engineering team working in identity management and authentication. He brings first-hand experience to real-world challenges.

Appearances:

Day 2 @ 11:20

Assessing the challenges and rewards of passkey adoption in your organization

Explore the rise of passkeys as a secure, user-friendly alternative to traditional passwords.
Examine the role of passkeys in reducing phishing risks and enhancing authentication processes.
Discuss how passkeys align with evolving security standards and the future of passwordless authentication.
Highlight real-world implementations of passkeys across industries and lessons learned.
Address challenges in adoption, including interoperability, user education, and integration with existing systems.

Moderator: Tola Dalton, Former Sr. Director of Identity Engineering at eBay, Independent Contractor

Germonte Jordan, Cyber Security Engineer, Southwest Airlines

Michael Slaugh, Principal Engineer - Information Security - Identity and Access Management, Amazon