2026 SPEAKERS

Senior Manager for Network APIs at BT/EE, I’m responsible for driving the strategic development, adoption, and commercialisation of network-exposed APIs across the BT Group. My focus is on enabling secure, intelligent connectivity that empowers hyperscalers, system integrators, and enterprise...

Mike Alders is a passionate UX Designer and UX Researcher Digital Identity. He has conducted extensive research on ID Wallets, their application possibilities and how their operation can be made understandable for users. Mike thinks it is important that everyone can consciously choose more control...

Tamara Al-Salim is an experienced identity and risk assurance practitioner with deep expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), digital identity governance, and enterprise risk assurance. She currently works as a Project Manager at the Kantara Initiative, where she is leading work to...

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...

Godwin is a solution architect at WSO2, specializing in the design and implementation of robust and secure Identity and access management (IAM) platforms. He works closely with global solution architecture (SA) teams and partners to help organizations to build scalable and efficient IAM solutions...

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...

Victor Asanmi is a Senior Business Analyst at Medway Council, with a specialist focus on Identity and Access Management, cybersecurity risk, and governance across complex, regulated environments. He works closely with both technical and non technical stakeholders to shape secure, accountable...

Atul Athavale is a visionary leader and seasoned professional in the field of cloud sovereignty and federated AI. With a strong background in architecture and technology, Atul currently serves as the Director of the Cloud Sovereignty Team and Chief Architect for Cloud & Federated AI at...

Jean-Daniel Aussel is Chair of the GlobalPlatform Digital Wallets Task Force, which leverages GlobalPlatform technologies to enhance the security, privacy, and interoperability of digital wallets—covering not only identity use cases such as the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet, but...

Ariel Azoulay is an entrepreneur and founder of Ground Controls, a Lisbon-based company steadily reshaping how governments secure their borders—shifting from reactive responses to intelligence-driven strategy. With over a decade of experience leading complex cyber intelligence projects alongside...

Tony Ball is the Chief Executive Officer of Entrust, leading the company’s mission to protect the identities of people, data, and devices from fraud and cyber threats. He is driven by a deep belief that trust must be built into every digital interaction—from verifying identity at onboarding to...

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-...

Working in the digital services space since more than 15 years, Mathieu's journey at Worldline spans from software engineer to Mobile Banking Apps team lead, then PSD2/Open Banking product manager, and now head of the Authentication portfolio (Access Control Server, SCA, device...

As Field CTO EMEA, Matt is responsible for building product strategies in bringing the Ping Identity product portfolio to market. Matt works closely with customers and partners to understand the current market demands and bring them to the product teams to deliver the most modern and comprehensive...

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...

Dr. Henri Bouma is a Senior scientist and Project/Programme manager at TNO. He focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Document Authentication and National Security. In the Horizon Europe project "EINSTEIN", he is workpackage leader for development and integration of applications for identity ...

Dr. Thirimachos Bourlai is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Georgia, where he is a Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Innovation Fellow in the College of Engineering. He is the Founder and Director of the Multispectral Imagery Laboratory (MI Lab)...

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 having...

Andrew is a technology entrepreneur and leader with a career spanning more than 30 years. He founded iProov in 2011 to solve the growing issue of establishing trust online, and how people can simply and securely access vital services in the digital age.In 1999 he founded mBlox and built the firm...

Bruno Cafaro is a seasoned software engineer and technical leader with over a decade of experience spanning biometrics, industrial automation, aerospace simulation, and computer vision research. Currently based in the Turin area, in Italy, he has been serving as Biometric SDK Manager within...

Having retired last year from being the main international engagement professional for HM Passport Office for many years, I am now available to help using what I have learned in that time.  Principally, I can help industry understand what secure document issuers are looking for, and to help issuing ...

Jerome brings 20 years of experience in securing payments, assets, and data across a wide range of industries to the Cryptomathic team. Drawing on his diverse background, he works closely with Product Management to maximize the value of the company’s technological assets and deliver...

Executive with long experience in building new markets and growing high tech businesses in Semiconductors as well as high volume electronics. Expertise in Security, Identification, mobile and IoT. Passionate about delivering sustainable value and innovation while championing a team-oriented...

Ms. Kay Chopard is the Executive Director of the Kantara Initiative, an accredited certification body under ISO 17065, that delivers conformity assessment testing for the U.K. Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and the U.S. NIST SP 800-63 Digital Identity Guidelines. In...

Guy de Felcourt is a seasoned Senior Consultant specializing in Digital Identity and Extraterritoriality. With a strong background in strategy and international partnerships, Guy brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the field to bring citizen, consumer and business services closer to...

Marc del Pozo Puig is a scientist and innovator in nanotechnology and advanced materials. With a PhD from Eindhoven University of Technology, Marc has pioneered stimuli-responsive materials for 4D printing and security features for ID documents. As team leader at IAI Industrial Systems B.V., Marc...

From the onset of my career, I’ve always loved to explore, fix and build. This applies not only to forging trust-based relationships and helping organizations navigating the rapidly changing environment but also building high performing teams. With nearly two decades of security strategy &...

I am a certified Enterprise Architect with around 2.5 decades of experience shaping large-scale digital transformation, with deep expertise in digital customer experience and identity-centric security. My work focuses on translating business strategy into secure, scalable IAM platforms that enable...

With over 20 years of experience in Information Security and Technology Compliance, Edina Dobos is currently the Head of IAM at Metro AG, leading multi-year IAM transformation initiatives focused on technology, processes, and operations. Her primary goal is to build sustainable business processes...

Mikaël Dubreucq is an accomplished leader with over 20 years of international experience in the mobile, IoT, and security industries. As of 2025, he serves as Division Director – Head of Digital ID at GET Group Holdings Ltd. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing at...

Marco Fais, Iglesias, Italy   Drawing on nearly four decades of experience in international security and intelligence, Marco Fais is a seasoned expert in strategic and operational analysis, project management, and capacity building for international agencies. He has a proven track record of...

Dominic is responsible for iProov’s technology vision, strategy, and roadmap which includes the design and development of its cloud-based infrastructure. He joined iProov from mBlox Inc., in 2013 where as Senior Vice President he led a team of developers across three continents where he oversaw...

Dante Grassi is the founder of European Tech Map, Europe's largest independent directory of tech companies, spanning 2,500+ listings across 40+ countries and 80+ categories. With a background in business and AI, and over a decade of experience in B2B go-to-market strategy, he works at the...

Amit Grover is a Director of Product Management at PayPal, where he leads product strategy for App Growth, encompassing Consumer Onboarding, Reboarding, and Personalized Communications. His work sits at the intersection of growth and trust, designing the experiences that bring new users into the...

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

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

Dennis Hannemann Director Regulatory Strategy & Digital Identities Bundesanzeiger Verlag - Germany‘s Company Register and UC Lead of WE BUILD Consortium Dennis Hannemann has been working for Bundesanzeiger Verlag since 2016 and is currently responsible a.o. for the introduction of digital...

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...

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 ...

Christoph spent over 27 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 DeLaRue 8 years ago and was part of the acquisition with Crane Authentication. He...

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...

Frederic Jacquot leads TOPPAN Security’s global portfolio of identity document solutions, encompassing physical documents, advanced security features, and embedded secure software that power citizen ID systems worldwide. With over 15 years of experience in product management and sales within the...

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...

Amerens Jongsma is a Consultant at NEN (the Royal Netherlands Standardization Institute), specializing in ICT standardization in the fields of digital identity and cybersecurity. She is responsible for cybersecurity-related standardization activities, including work related to the Cyber Resilience...

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...

Lucie Jurek is Head of Civil Biometrics Segment at Thales. She has been working in the security and identity management industry for the last 20 years, holding different product and program management roles.

Maria Karamalis is the Founder and Principal of Karamalis Consulting LLC, a U.S.-based SBA-certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in forensic accounting, financial systems, and government contracting. With over 15 years of experience, she has led complex financial audits and...

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 ...

Brian Krause brings over a decade of experience in biometric and digital identity technology to his role as Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to joining Aware, he led North American operations for Incode, driving rapid market expansion. He also played a key role in scaling Veriff into a global leader in ...

Shashank Kumar leads global sales for Digital Identity and Digital Government solutions at TOPPAN Security, driving the adoption of next-generation public sector technologies worldwide. He partners with governments to implement secure, citizen-centric digital services that enhance efficiency and...

Nick Larter is Veridos’ Director of Presales and Solutions Design. Nick has been with Veridos and Giesecke and Devrient since 2014. In his previous roles, Nick has championed Veridos’ digital and mobile identity platform, enabling citizens to use their secure, government-issued identity credentials ...

François Laruelle has been working successively in the Belgian Gendarmerie, Europol, the Belgian Federal Police and since 2012 he works in Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. His current position is Director of the ETIAS Division where he is in charge of setting up the ETIAS...

Eric Le Ven is on a mission to make digital fraud visible, understandable and avoidable. A specialist in digital identity and new trust frameworks (KYC, eIDAS, EUDI, wallets), he decodes emerging use cases, exposes weak points in current journeys and highlights concrete opportunities for both...

Hugo brings over 20 years of experience delivering digital identity strategy and – solutions within retail banking, payments, and telecoms. His key areas of expertise include digital onboarding, omnichannel authentication, and fraud detection. Hugo is an identity strategist at ING and is involved...

Alan Lui is one of Asia's most decorated loyalty and marketing executives, now at the forefront of Web3 identity infrastructure. With nearly two decades building consumer identity programmes at global scale, Alan brings rare depth to the question of who owns your data — and what that's...

Marie Lundberg, CEO, Acronym Consulting AB In 2017 Marie Lundberg founded Acronym Consulting AB, an independent firm specialised within all things Anti Financial Crime including Internal (independent) Auditing. Marie is a senior financial crime specialist with over 30 years of experience within...

Gregory serves as Marketing Director for the Government Business Unit at Linxens, where he leads secure identity initiatives for public sector and national programs. He combines strategic vision and market expertise to address critical challenges in identity security, fraud prevention, and trusted...

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, Ph.D. CEO at Regula Forensics, Inc 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...

Igor Marcolongo is a leading expert in digital identity, trust services and secure electronic transactions. As Head of Business Evolution at Tinexta InfoCert, he drives innovation by connecting products, markets, regulation and technology to shape scalable business models and strengthen Europe’s...

Marco Mariano has been working at SICPA for 23 years, where he serves as Sales Manager for Security Inks across a vast region that includes Southern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South America. Over more than two decades, he has played a pivotal role in supporting governments, and...

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...

I'm a Senior Product Manager at T-Wholesale, Deutsche Telekom, where I lead our Mobile Identity, Wholesale RBM, and A2P SMS product lines. My background spans more than a decade in the messaging and identity space, with experience in product ownership, technical project management, and data...

Alex Mentzelopoulos is a product and operations leader at Persona, focused on scaling identity infrastructure across Europe and the UK. He brings experience across product management, partnerships, and go-to-market strategy, with previous roles at Google driving AdTech and MarTech integrations...

Keavy Murphy is a Boston-based security professional currently serving as the Vice President of Security at Net Health. Passionate about cybersecurity and the responsible adoption of AI, she focuses on securely enabling innovation and aligning risk management with business...

Current Head of Security Practice at esynergy and former OWASP Foundation Global Chair, Grant Ongers (@rewtd), is a firm believer in security enabling delivery not blocking it. Well-known in the international InfoSec community, his 10+ years of experience in Dev, 20 years in Ops and 30 years in Sec ...

I work at the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board as a service owner on identification. We support identity documents' and statuses procedures in providing secure and trustworthy identification through technology and biometrics. This include the development of identification module, ABIS...

I am the Chief Executive of the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA). OfDIA is a team within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) that is enabling the use of trusted digital identities in the UK. Responsibilities  We are responsible for enabling a trusted...

I am a software engineer focused on building privacy friendly technology for real world use. My work centers on applying cryptographic primitives such as Zero Knowledge Proofs to systems that can scale and support global adoption. I lead the zkID team, where we develop tools that strengthen...

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

Jochen Raymaekers is a seasoned Sr. Principal Solution Architect at Ping Identity, a global leader in identity security. With over 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity and identity management industry, Jochen is a trusted expert in designing and implementing secure identity solutions for...

Fifty years of dual academic and industrial expertise in Medical Imaging, process reengineering in large Transportation networks, and Integrated Border Management. Part of ICAO TRIP team missions in 5 Sahel countries on assessing the introduction of digital ID in national infrastructures. Active...

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...

John Erik Setsaas is a recognized thought leader with over 25 years of experience pioneering digital identity. For the past decade, he has focused on helping financial institutions tackle critical challenges including identity verification, fraud prevention, and money laundering. More recently, he...

Jon Shamah is a seasoned technical expert in digital identity, trust, and transformation, with a strong focus on dissemination and awareness. He is a co-founder of the Global Trust Foundation, which promotes digital awareness and identity technologies. His work includes working for the EU in...

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...

As Global Ambassador for Digital ID at IN Groupe, Kristian T. Sørensen secures the 'Chain of Trust' from physical documents to digital wallets. Rooted in the Nordic high-trust model with 20 years in fintech, he also co-chairs the Digital Wallet Expert Group at Mobey Forum.Following the full ...

Michiel Stoop is since 2015 Director Identity and Access management in Philips Group Security – Information Security and has over 15 years’ experience in the domain Identity and Access management. In this position he is responsible for the Philips IAM vision, strategy, policy, processes and...

Bertram heads up a unit overseeing KYC responsibility for wholesale customers within Nordea. Bertram has 10+ experience within Financial Crime Prevention working across JP Morgan, Danske Bank and Nordea in the UK and Nordics. Bertram has worked within several fields with the Financial Crime...

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...

Anna-Liisa works for the Ministry of the Interior in Estonia as the Head of IT Policy and Strategy. She has over 12 years of international experience across the sector, including working for the IT and Development Centre of the Ministry of the Interior as their Biometrics Team Lead. Anna-Liisa...

Emre Tanrıverdioğlu is a cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience specializing in identity and access management. He currently serves as the Identity and Authorization Manager at Turkish Technology. Throughout his career, he has designed and managed systems that provide secure and...

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 ...

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.

From January 1st 2023 Alex is working as a Senior Advisor Research and Development at the Document and Identity Office of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, Ministry of Justice and Safety, responsible for the production and issuance of the Dutch refugee- alien cards and residence permits. ...

Dimitri van Zantvliet is the Cybersecurity Director / Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Dutch Railways (NS). He serves as member of the advisory board of the Dutch NCSC, the Dutch CISO Circle of Trust, is co-founder of the Dutch CISO Foundation and CISO Community, is co-chair of both the ...

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...

Fanni Vikor is an Application Marketing and Business Development Manager for government ID projects with a regional focus on Asia at Infineon Technologies AG, Germany. She facilitates the deployment of highly efficient and robust electronic documents in the region, and empowers partners and...

Henry Wade is a Public Policy and Government Relations professional at Persona, where he leads EU/UK policy efforts focused on financial services, identity, and digital trust. Based in London, he brings experience across government affairs, regulatory strategy, and fintech, with prior roles at...

Haroon Wardak is a Product Marketing Manager for Identity and Access Management at Infineon Technologies, focusing on secured hardware solutions for authentication and access control, including USB-based security tokens and embedded authenticators. He works closely with customers and ecosystem...

Gabriel WichrowskiDigital Identity Sales Director, Entrust Gabriel Wichrowski brings more than 18 years of experience at the intersection of government, travel, and digital identity. His work focuses on the practical application of biometrics, secure identity platforms, and border and airport...

Hendrik Wiermer has been with OVD Kinegram AG in Switzerland since 2018. During this time, he has been involved in the market implementation of leading-edge technologies for securing physical and digital identity credentials. As Head of New Business and Area Sales Manager for the government...

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 and Financial Crime Compliance Oversight roles at Wise, Navigant Consulting, and American Express, along...

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...

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...

Sebastian Zehetbauer is Chief Product Officer at YOUNIQX Identity AG, a leading provider of secure identity solutions. With a strong background in product management and a deep understanding of the digital identity landscape, Sebastian is shaping the future of secure identity and trust.Throughout...