2026 SPEAKERS INCLUDED

Martin, head of Web Standards at Huawei European Research Institute, has been involved in consumer and interoperability standards for over two decades, participating in different standardization roles. Until 2021, Martin was Manager of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Spanish Chapter, leading...

Roderick Arts is Country Manager Netherlands at itsme®. His focus is on  helping companies simplify onboarding, login and identity verification with the most trusted digital ID services. With a background in scaling commercial teams and building GTM strategies, he works closely with...

2021- R&D director @HBPC 2020-2021 Technical advisor to CEO @HBPC 2015-2016 Hungarian eID project coordinator 2010-2020 Head of department @IES 2004-2020 Hungarian delegate to Art. 6. Committee 2004-2006 Hungarian ePassport project coordinator 1999-2010 Head of section @IES 1994-...

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 official eID scheme. Prior to this, Haraldur worked at Iceland’s Ministry of...

Alberto Boggetti is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in the security and technology industry. Currently serving as the Vice President of Sales for the EMEA region at DESKO GmbH, Alberto is a strategic leader known for driving revenue growth and building strong client...

Programme Management Specialist within the United Nations Counterning Terrorist Travel Programme. Law enforcement expert and capacity building officer.   

For more than 25 years, Stephan has been an expert in ISO (SC17 WG3), CEN (TC224 WG 18 Biometrics, 19 Breeder Documents, 20 SSI eWallet) and ICAO working groups on identity. He is the editor for the CEN /TS 17489-5 Personal identification - Secure and interoperable European breeder documents - Part ...

Chintan Jain is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with over two decades of experience driving innovation and security across industries. As Senior Director of Customer Platform Security at Hilton, he leads security of Hilton's flagship customer channels, safeguarding digital experiences for...

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...

I work at the intersection of digital identity, finance, and regulation, helping Europe and European businesses to move from fragmented compliance to a trusted, digitally unified Single Market. My work focuses on how digital identity frameworks — such as the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet ...

Łukasz Kotoński is a trainer and expert in document authenticity verification and identity-theft prevention. He is an external expert collaborating with the UN agency International Organization for Migration (IOM) and a former trainer at Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). Łukasz trains the ...

Matthew Lightner is a Supervisory Assistant Chief (SAC) in the Systems Division of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Strategic Planning and Analysis Directorate, where he plays a pivotal role in overseeing the development and enhancement of enforcement systems, such as the Enforce 3rd Generation...

Devin Lynch is the Senior Director of the Paladin Global Institute and a former Director for Policy and Strategy Implementation at the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD). He has held key roles in both the private sector and government, including positions at the U.S. House of...

Ivan Marin Santamaria is a seasoned professional in the field of Digital Identity and Cybersecurity, currently serving as a key member of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) team. With a strong background in identity management and trust services, Ivan is dedicated to promoting...

In my role as IAM lead at Inter Ikea I am responsible for creating an IAM system that enables our coworkers to deliver a better everyday life for the many people as well as ensuring smooth delivery of meatballs and Billy bookshelfs across the world.My twenty plus years of experience includes IAM...

Yurii Shynbuiev is a software engineering lead on the Lace team at Input Output Global (IOG), specializing in Self-Sovereign Identity and decentralized trust frameworks. He leads the development of the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT) Identus Platform, including the LaceID product, and...

Nathaniel Strang is a product manager at Input Output Global, leading initiatives at the intersection of decentralized identity and digital finance. He oversees the development of LaceID and Identus, two core components of the Cardano ecosystem, designed to make self-sovereign identity more...

Speaker name: Mr. Georgios Tziovaras Position Title: Global Application Development Manager – Identification Documents & Security Printing, Specialty Films, Covestro   Georgios Tziovaras holds a diploma in Manufacturing Engineering with a focus on polymer processing industries. He joined...

Marnix is a seasoned architect at Datakeeper. He was responsible for setting up and scaling Datakeeper's technology from PoC to thousands of data transactions per month. Since 2024 he is focusing on eIDAS and prepares Datakeeper to become a Dutch certified wallet.

Karlien Vekemans is Head of Corporate Development at itsme®, working on growth initiatives such as international expansion to make trusted digital identity available in new markets. With a background in Law and Management from Vlerick Business School and extensive experience in banking , fintech...