2025 SPEAKERS

With over 25 years in Banking, Sadeque is a visionary product leader focused on transforming Digital Onboarding & KYC. He's building a SaaS platform that leverages cloud-native, API first, and composable architecture to deliver multi-product, multi-market Onboarding & KYC solutions for...

Ajay K. Amlani is a recognized leader in identity and defense technology, having spent over two decades driving innovation in biometric authentication and security. He co-founded the entity that would become CLEAR, now serving 12 million members across 43 airports, and founded YOU Technology, a...

  Atul Athavale is a dynamic leader with a strong record of building and guiding global engineering teams to deliver cutting-edge digital products and services. As the Director of Huawei's Cloud Sovereignty Innovation Team in Munich Research Center, he drives transformative solutions that...

Almir Badnjević was born in 1986 in Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb (FER), University of Zagreb in 2015. Since 2008, he has been working in two spheres, business and academia. He is one of the founders of ...

Mr. Innocent Bagamba Muhizi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Rwanda Information Society Authority, where he is dedicated to spearheading Rwanda's digital transformation initiative. With a remarkable career spanning over 15 years in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Muhizi stands...

Laurent is responsible for Visa at Europe level for developing opportunities in the innovative field of Digital Identity in relation to card and non-card payments. Specifically, Laurent is leading Visa engagement with the European Commission Large-Scale Pilots to ensure that the upcoming EU Digital ...

Hubert leads the Product & Engineering function at Veriff, ensuring that the company’s product and engineering strategy supports its growth and innovation. He has nearly two decades of experience with industry titans such as Amazon, Marks and Spencer, and Sky, where he led significant expansion ...

Haraldur has been involved in electronic identity (eID) matters for nearly two decades and has served as CEO of Auðkenni since 2011. Auðkenni is Iceland’s national trust service provider, operating the country’s main eID scheme. Prior to this, Haraldur worked at Iceland’s Ministry of Finance, where ...

Maarten Boender – CEO, Product Strategy, Digital Credential Solutions As a member of the INATBA Identity Working Group and the INATBA Digital Credentials Task Force, Maarten Boender actively contributes to advancing global standards for decentralized identity and digital credentials. With deep...

Rob Brand is a Senior Policy Officer in the Directorate for Digital Economy at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In line with his active involvement in realising the eIDAS regulation from the start in 2014, he holds responsibility for the Dutch policy on the eIDAS Trust Services. Besides...

Graham has been the Chief Architect for the Home Office biometric systems since 2014. His scope covers face, fingerprints and DNA across immigration, borders, passports and law enforcement.  His responsibilities include: Deliverying the technical transformations of the systemsProviding...

Ian Cartledge is a seasoned executive leader with over 30 years of industry consulting experience delivering complex digital transformation journeys with a special focus on the public sector. He has served as a trusted advisor on numerous large-scale public-private partnerships, applying his deep...

Jorge Castrillo is the Senior Vice President & Head of Global Sales at Toppan Security, where he drives the sales, strategy, and global expansion of the business unit. With almost three decades of experience in the identification and security industry, Jorge has played a key role in shaping...

Stephen has represented HM Passport Office in international forums and to other travel document issuing authorities since 2007.  He currently attends the ICAO Implementation & Capacity Building Work and has led sub-groups leading to guidance being published by ICAO to assist states...

Margie is an anthropologist specialising in the social and political dimensions of emerging technology. Her work examines how technologies like blockchain and biometrics are designed, used, and adapted in sensitive environments. This includes humanitarian aid, migration management, and financial...

Ms. Kay Chopard is the Executive Director of the Kantara Initiative, a nonprofit organization that provides its members with opportunities to work on digital identity standards development and emerging technology issues. At Kantara, Ms. Chopard runs a certification program for NIST 800-63-3 Digital ...

Andrew is a seasoned financial services expert specializing in digital transformation across industries such as payments, banking and digital entertainment. With expertise in payments and digital security, he has helped numerous companies optimize their financial operations and adapt to the...

Floris De Vogel is an internationally recognized expert in traffic crime, specializing in license plates and vehicle crime. With a wealth of experience in law enforcement and security, Floris has dedicated his career to combating criminal activities related to vehicles and license plates. He is...

Sushant Devata, a TOGAF-certified enterprise architect, has a distinguished career spanning over two decades, leading, architecting, and developing customer experience and information security transformation programs. He currently oversees both EIAM and CIAM capabilities at Inter IKEA Group. Prior...

Sanjay Dharwadker is the Senior Digital Identity Officer in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) based in Copenhagen. He also works on global identity standards at ISO, ICAO as well as a number of other global working groups. His current focus areas include...

Fabrizio Di Carlo is a distinguished cybersecurity expert with over 14 years of dynamic experience in the field. Currently serving as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Cyber Monks, Fabrizio brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his role Throughout his career, Fabrizio has...

Giorgia Dragoni graduated in 2014 in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and in the same year she started working in the Digital Innovation Observatories. She is currently a researcher on Cybersecurity & Data Protection issues, Director of the Digital Identity Observatory (from...

Clarissa Falcone is a graduate research fellow at the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering of Politecnico di Milano. She held her Master of Science in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Digital Business and Market Innovation at...

Dr Catherine Fankhauser Head of Market Segment - IdentitySICPA SA, Switzerland After completing a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry, a Master of Science in cellular biology and a PhD in organic chemistry, Cathy debuted her career in pharmaceuticals. In 2002, she joined SICPA as an organic...

I spent almost 20 years in the Home Office working in a variety of operational roles, namely Customs, Immigration, Intelligence, Operational Training, Document Examination and, finally, in Learning and Development. I have previously worked at both Heathrow and Bristol Airports, and I have deployed...

Marjo works as R&D advisor for the Dutch National Office for Identity Data. She works on new generations of Dutch passports and identity cards with a special focus on the chip. 

As a Senior Executive Manager with more than 30 years of work experience within the ICT industry, He is in charge to lead InfoCert's business expansion accross EU and LATAM Markets. On top of the technical and commercial background, he has added strong financial and managerial skills, developed ...

As a dedicated professional in border management and travel intelligence, I specialize in enhancing national and international security through the effective use of advanced data analysis, passenger targeting, and intelligence-led border checks. With a strong background in managing Passenger...

Mostafa has over 13 years of information security experience in file sharing, banking, finance, consulting, and online marketplaces. He holds a B.Sc in Computer Science (Loughborough), M.Sc. in Software and Systems Security (Oxford), and an Executive MBA (INSEAD). He also has various software and...

I hold a Candidata Juris degree from the University of Oslo. Since 2006, I have been dedicated to addressing identity-related issues, including biometrics, at various levels of the Norwegian Government. My extensive professional experience spans multiple governmental agencies, and I am currently...

Daniel Hentschel is a Global Segment Manager for ID Documents at Covestro, Specialty Films, heading the global commercial & marketing activities for solutions that Covestro offers in the market of security document manufacturing. Daniel has been in the material science industry for over 20...

Colombe Hérault is the Authentication and Identification Business Manager at Worldline. With over 17 years of experience in the payment innovation field, she utilizes her strong technical understanding and innovative management skills to help define and develop new products that comply with...

I have a Ph.D. in CS, published dozens of papers in international journals and conferences, and wrote over a dozen IETF RFC standards. With more than 13 years of experience in various large companies (e.g., Fujitsu, Panasonic, Yahoo, eBay), I have focused on Payments in the last 9 years, in...

Christoph spent over 24 years in the card and ID business sector in several roles with a high reputation in technical knowledge and sales support in various industries in Germany, Canada, USA and now UK. He joined De La Rue 5 years ago and was supporting as technical product manager several...

Harris, a global speaker, currently Head of Identity & Access Management at a leading financial institution in Qatar, Harris brings over 12 years of experience in information security, holding key leadership roles. He has a strong background as a business-focused information security...

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With over 25 years in smart card business, Fabrice Jogand-Coulomb is an expert in digital services featuring strong security such as corporate identity including PKI solutions, contactless transport and payment. For the last 15 years Fabrice has been involved in mobile security solutions including...

Dan Johnson is the Chief Product Officer for Luciditi, based in London, helping to define how a person’s identity, and the entities operating on their behalf, can be verified immediately, safely and securely, across multiple touchpoints in both the digital and physical worlds. Prior to joining...

Loffie Jordaan is a Business Solutions Architect at AAMVA. He currently focuses on digital identity management, including mobile driver’s licenses and the ecosystem required to make them successful.  Loffie has extensive prior experience in providing consulting services to issuing authorities in...

Worked at Wall-Street investment banks: Deutsche Bank in New York and Wells Fargo in San Francisco.  And one of the biggest European investments company, Natixis. Subject expertise background in multi-asset derivatives and building out corporate large-scale institutional front-office trading...

Pallavi is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in Financial Crime across the 1LOD and 2LOD. Her expertise has been honed through her tenure in several high-street banks. Currently, she serves as a Senior Financial Crime Officer in the Financial Crime Intelligence Unit at the Bank of ...

Maria Karamalis is a seasoned financial expert with extensive experience in U.S. government contracting and forensic accounting. As the owner and operator of Karamalis Consulting LLC, a SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and minority-owned firm established in May 2016, she specializes...

Matthias Karl Köhler Vice President TECURITY® Head of Sales Matthias Koehler assumed the role of Vice President for the Western Hemisphere at Mühlbauer ID Services GmbH in February 2011, taking the lead in sales, marketing and business development. A key aspect of his position is to align market ...

Kaarel is the strategic thinker and visionary behind Veriff. He keeps Veriff’s team one step ahead of fraud and competition in the dynamic world of online identification. With plenty of energy and enthusiasm, he encourages the Veriff team to stand for honesty in the digital world. In 2023, Kaarel ...

Olli Krebs is a seasoned technology executive with over 30 years of experience in selling software and services across global markets. His experience includes serving as Senior Vice President at Onfido, where he successfully led the company’s EMEA business, driving significant growth and regional...

Dr. Christian Lange-Hausstein is the Lead Counsel for the implementation of eIDAS 2 at Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, driving the integration of secure digital identity solutions at scale. He also leads legal oversight for the deployment of generative AI tools embedded in the group’s core banking...

💡 Je m’engage à rendre la fraude numérique visible, compréhensible… et évitable.Aujourd’hui, les entreprises et les institutions sous-estiment encore trop les menaces liées à l’usurpation d’identité, aux deepfakes, à la fraude documentaire ou à la sécurité des wallets.🔐 Spécialiste...

Jörg Lenz is Head of Marketing and Communication at Namirial, one of the leading global providers of qualified trust services and electronic signature workflows.  Since 1999, he has been involved with the legal, technical, business and organisational requirements for the use of electronic...

I have been a Border Patrol Agent for over 17 years.  Today, I serve as an Acting Division Chief, working at US Border Patrol Headquarters in Washington, DC and oversee all biometric programs for USBP. 

Dynamic Trust & Safety leader with over five years of global experience combating fraud and securing digital ecosystems across Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Blends technical expertise, cultural adaptability, and a vision for a safer digital world. As a Senior Analyst at N26, Juan drives...

Laurent Loup is experienced in launching disruptive technologies on the market. He joined SICPA in 2016 as a Senior Product Manager and is active in the field of self-sovereign identity. He has participated in many different projects with governments to assess the impact of such an approach on...

Frøy Løvåsdal is a Senior Adviser at the National Police Directorate in Norway, and a PhD Candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She has worked for the Norwegian Government for 25 years, in different agencies, mainly in the areas of innovation, technology and identity. She ...

Current professional position since February 2022 Director General, Immigration and Naturalisation Service of the Ministry of Justice and Security   2016 -2022 General Director, National Office for Identity Data of the Ministry of the Interior   2006 – 2016 General Director, Repatriation and ...

Mahendar Madhavan is a product leader at PayPal with a remarkable track record in product management and software engineering spanning over 16 years. His expertise lies in spearheading the development and strategic direction of products within the cutting-edge realms of identity...

Tariq Malik, currently advising Chief Digital Office of UNDP, and World Bank (Identification for Development #ID4D Program) is the former CHAIRMAN of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Pakistan where implemented digital transformation plan by rolling out 45 digital public...

From the bustling factories of the USA to the innovative hubs of Asia and Europe, Frank Mannarino’ s journey in the manufacturing industry has spanned over 40 years. He began his career in R&D, where he delved into the intricacies of polymer technology, printing, coatings, and extrusion. As he...

Henk Marsman is both independent researcher as well as principal consultant at SonicBee. His expertise is on eIDAS, digital identity wallets and more broadly Identity and Access Management (IAM). Having spend over 20 years in cybersecurity and specifically identity and access management he still...

Edlira Martiri is an Associate Professor at the University of Tirana, specializing in Information Security and Applied Informatics. She holds dual doctorates: one in Information Systems from the University of Tirana (UT) and another in Information Security from the Norwegian University of Science...

As Director of Product Expansion at Veriff, Markiyan focuses on developing innovative solutions that foster trust between companies and consumers. With 15 years of experience in product management, he has built products from the ground up and scaled them to over $100M ARR, both as a startup founder ...

Thomas A. Mayfield is the Head of Decentralized Trust and Identity Solutions at the Cardano Foundation and holds a BSc. Honours Degree in Computer Security and Digital Forensics. Thomas is currently a PhD candidate specialising in decentralized technologies with his novel research contribution Edge ...

SVP-North American Operations, FaceTec, Inc.  President & CEO, Sage Capital Advisors, LLC.  Jay is a subject matter expert in biometrics & IAM, and an author, tech executive and securities analyst.  Jay currently serves as Senior Vice President of North American Operations at...

Mirko is an identity architect at the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation and works on the EUDI Wallet project. There, he plays a key role in shaping the blueprint for a user-friendly yet secure EUDI ecosystem. Where no standards exist yet, he helps develop them in committees like ETSI or the ...

Gentjana Muca is a dynamic and experienced Product Owner, Software Engineer and Security Champion at Swisscom,a leading Swiss telecommunications provider, with a proven track record of driving innovation and ensuring the highest levels of security and trust in digital identity solutions. With a...

MUKESHA Josephine is the Director General of the National Identification Agency (NIDA), a key institution under Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation, responsible for Identification and Population Registration. With over 18 years of expertise in Database Management, Information...

Jorissa Neutelings is the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) van ABN AMRO Bank N.V. She is responsible for Digital Customer Experience, Digital Innovation, Data & Advanced Analytics (also including AI), and the Design & Build of all digital channels. The main theme in her career is the client. Her ...

Mr. Attila Oezdemir is Area Sales Manager and Senior Project Manager for Government Documents at OVD Kinegram AG / Switzerland. He has over 24 years’ experience in development and implementation of physical and electronic security solutions for government documents. In his role as Sales- and Senior ...

Kevin has spent over 20 years leading biometric solution development across a broad spectrum of technology platforms, modalities and use cases at Aware, IDEMIA, MorphoTrust, L-1 and Digimarc. As part of these endeavors Kevin drove the acceptance and adoption of facial recognition by dozens of US...

Matteo is the Product Strategy Director at Namirial, an expert in Digital Transformation, trust services, and the eIDAS Regulation, with specialized expertise in onboarding/KYC services, digital identity, and electronic signatures. In his role as Product Strategy Director, Matteo defines and...

Etienne Plouvier has been working in the IT Industry for more than 30 years. He has developed a strong expertise in eIDAS Trust Services and Digital Identity. He is an active member of different associations to promote trust in the digital economy. He represents Worldline in the EWC consortium. EWC ...

Ewout Rensen is Client Solution manager for IDEMIA Smart Identity in The Netherlands, driving innovation for the Dutch documents concerning the physical document and personalization. He works close together with the Dutch Ministry of the Interior - the National Office for Identity Data (NOID) and...

Mr. Lutz Richter, Dipl. Ing. (FH), is the Head of Information Systems at Mühlbauer ID Services GmbH, where he leads innovative projects in the fields of Identity Management Systems, e-Government, and Entry-Exit Systems. He holds a degree in Engineering and Automation from the University of Applied...

Mark Robustelli is an accomplished software engineer and technology leader with over 25 years of experience in architecting and implementing innovative solutions for a wide range of clients.  Most recently, he has found a perfect fit that allows him to combine his love of technology with his...

Digital Identity | Enabling Digital Transformation and Identifying Tech Opportunities I focus on digital identity and its evolving role in digital transformation. As a Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Analyst, I have developed the digital identity strategy for the organisation that aligns...

Hannah is an experienced civil servant with a track-record of using innovative approaches and new technology to improve public services. Her time in the Cabinet Office’s Government Innovation Group saw her driving new policy-making tools across Whitehall and establishing the world-leading UK Policy ...

Dr. Benno Schmitzer has headed KURZ Digital Solutions as the digital incubator of the KURZ Group since its foundation until today. The KURZ Group is a leading global expert in thin-film technology with more than 5,500 employees and numerous international locations. Its customers include the...

Emrys Schoemaker is Senior Director of Advisory & Policy at Caribou Digital., and a Research Associate at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. Emrys is a researcher and strategist interested in the interaction between digital technologies and social, political and economic change. At Caribou...

Matty is the Senior Conference Producer responsible for content at Identity Week Europe. They are passionate about bringing together professionals across the identity ecosystem from document security and biometrics to identity management tech and everything in between. 

Jon Shamah is a graduate of Southampton University, specialising in Aeronautics & Astronautics, and is a Digital Identity & Trust Subject Matter Expert in maximising the technology and operational value chain of national eID programmes. In 2017 Jon was listed in the One World Top 100...

Ace Shim is transforming how the world verifies identity. His mission was forged from personal experience—navigating life as an international student in the U.S., where broken identity systems created constant barriers. Today, he's turning that frustration into innovation. As founder and CEO...

Giulio is Manager in RBI's Regulatory and Supervisory Department, focusing on Digitalisation. He oversees policy analysis, compliance supervision, regulatory training, and external outreach, driving innovative solutions in digital finance. Giulio holds an LM in Law from Roma Tre and an LLM...

Jakob is the Global Product Lead at Volkswagen Financial Services, overseeing the development of two key pillars within the VW digital ecosystem: Digital Identity and eSignature. He leads a cross-functional agile team focused on delivering secure and user-friendly digital solutions, which are now...

Anna-Liisa currently works at the IT and Development Centre of the Ministry of the Interior of Estonia as the Biometrics Team Leader in the Identity Services Department. In 2022, Anna-Liisa gained experience in biometrics leading an innovation project at the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board...

With many years of experience in technology, innovation and product design, from large telco companies to medium-size companies and start-ups, and a strong research background, Pedro Torres has worked for the last 10 years in global executive positions in customer experiences based on biometrics to ...

Florent TOURNOIS is the Director of Identity, Trust Services, and Production (DISCOP) at the French National Agency for Secure Documents (ANTS), under the French Ministry of the Interior. Since March 2022, he has led the "France Identité" program, which focuses on digitizing the French ID ...

Alex is a serial entrepreneur with a background in Computer Science and an MBA. Originally from Ukraine and now based in the Netherlands, his career began in 1988 with the Soviet Mars program “Phobos”. Since then, he has led major ventures across a wide range of industries, including business...

Georgios Tziovaras is the Global Business Development Manager at Covestro (Identification, Specialty Films), supporting the global business development of products which Covestro offers in the market of security document manufacturing.  Georgios has been in the secure identification industry for...

Bart is Head of Compliance at Hopae, formerly data privacy compliance at OneTrust. Hopae is a digital identity company building the future of digital trust with hDCX, our open-source digital identity wallet SDK, and hConnect, our eID connectivity identity gateway API.

Nick van Straten has a trackrecord in connecting business and IT in KLMs Passenger Business. Sincs 2019 he has taken the lead on KLM's innovation initiatives in Biometrics, Clearance & Digital Identity.  KLM chooses to work in partnership with airports and governments to digitize the...

After earning a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, and law from Hogeschool InHolland, Marsel was trained as an expert-level document specialist by The Royal Marechaussee in the Netherlands. He began his career with the department of the municipality of Amsterdam responsible for the initial...

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Monika is a Senior Advisor for Border Management and Security in ICMPD, providing expertise on IBM, document security and training of trainers in the Eastern Partnership countries, Central Asia, Silk Routes and Western Balkans, as well as the Sub-Saharan and West Africa. She holds two doctoral...

About Gabriel Wichrowski, VP of Global Business Development for Airside, an Entrust Company: Having worked for over 18 years in the travel industry, focusing on biometrics, digital identity, and airport processes improvement, Gabriel promotes and delivers the benefits of digital identities for...

Tom has 24 years of experience in product management and development within the payments industry, specifically in the interbank and corporate-to-bank space. In recent years, he has focused on product development for Open Banking, aligned with PSD2 regulations, and more recently, on Digital...

Dr. Andreas Wolf studied mathematics and computer science at Humboldt University in Berlin and Technical University Munich, where he received his doctorate in computer science in 1999. In his dissertation, he dealt with parallel automated reasoning, a special aspect of artificial intelligence. In...