Pedro Torres | Founder and CEO
Youverse

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 enable immersive and seamless journeys. Founder and CEO at Youverse, a strong believer in decentralized approaches to privacy, Pedro has been leading efforts to provide the necessary protection and control to users as they authenticate for convenience with their face in multiple services such as proving identity to create a bank account, automatically checking-in to hotels, picking up car rentals or pay for goods and use loyalty in a fully contactless on-the-move fashion.

Appearances:

Identity Week Europe 2025 Day 2 @ 14:20

Panel: Exploring biometric security and authentication solutions across industries

Combat the use of deepfakes and morphed images no matter the industry
Amplify the focus on fraud prevention without impacting legitimate customers
Discuss the implementation of IDaaS for everyday use for biometric verification

Moderator: Dinusha Frings, Chief Executive Officer, European Association for Biometrics

Pedro Torres, Founder and CEO, Youverse

Kay Chopard, Executive Director, Kantara Initiative, Inc

Maxine Most, Principal, Acuity Market Intelligence

Identity Week Europe 2025 Day 2 @ 15:30

Panel: User-centric credentials for a digital economy

Reduce reliance on centralised databases, minimise data breaches and give users full control over their information
Enable users to authenticate and verify credentials across different regions and platforms seamlessly
What are the key technical challenges in scaling decentralised identity systems for global use?

Agrim Nagrani, Managing Partner, Giakaa Capital

Maarten Boender, INATBA Identity Workgroup & Sphereon.com, INATBA International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications