Building a new and Secure Future

Kaliya Young "Identity Woman" Ecosystems Director, Covid Credentials Initiative, USA

Kaliya Young known as "Identity Woman" is the Ecosystems Director at the Covid Credentials Initiative. She co-founded the Internet Identity Workshop in 2005. She is the author of The Domains of Identity: A Framework for Understanding Identity Systems in Contemporary Society and A Comprehensive Guide to Self-Sovereign Identity. In 2012 she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic forum and in 2017 she received a Master of Science in Identity Management and Security from UT Austin. In January 2020 she was featured in Wired UK.

Professor Bart Preneel, KU Leuven

Prof. Bart Preneel is a full professor at the KU Leuven; he heads the COSIC research group, that is a member of the imec Security Department. He was visiting professor at five universities in Europe. He has authored more than 400 scientific publications and is inventor of 5 patents. His main research interests are cryptography, information security and privacy. Bart Preneel has coordinated the Network of Excellence ECRYPT, has served as panel member and chair for the European Research Council and has been president of the IACR (International Association for Cryptologic Research). He is a member of the Permanent Stakeholders group of ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) and of the Academia Europaea. He has been invited speaker at more than 100 conferences in 40 countries. In 2014 he received the RSA Award for Excellence in the Field of Mathematics.

John Erik Setsaas, VP Identity and Innovation, Signicat

John Erik Setsaas is responsible for ensuring that Signicat's digital identity services are at the forefront of innovation, whilst solving the needs of customers, partners and end users. With over 20 years' experience in identity-and over 30 years in software product development - John Erik is a pioneer in the identity space. Before joining Signicat, John Erik was Chief Development Architect for SAP Identity Management and taught ecommerce, identity services and security at Buskerud University College in Norway. He is also on the Management Board of EEMA, Europe's leading digital identity think tank.

Steve Pannifer, Managing Director, Consult Hyperion, UK

Steve Pannifer is COO at Consult Hyperion, who are specialists in digital identity and digital money. At Consult Hyperion, Steve has worked with card schemes, banks, mobile operators and others developing innovative products and services exploiting new technology. Steve is a well known expert in digital identity having worked on numerous digital identity initiatives around the world.

Marc Sel, Trust Warp, Belgium

I am an independent security consultant. Previously I worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers 'Advisory Services' in Belgium as a Director, specialised in ICT Security and Performance. I joined them in 1989 as a Consultant. Over time, I specialised in the field of security, both from the technical and from the organisational/management perspective. I performed specialised in-depth reviews, assisted clients with the selection of solutions, and performed implementations. Areas I worked in include authorisations and access control, biometric recognition, network security, PKI, smartcards, as well as information security organisation legislation and policies, standards and guidelines.

Prior to PwC I was with Esso, where I worked for two years as a Systems Programmer on IBM mainframes, and two years as a Technical Analyst in the Breda Headquarters. I moved to Esso after a stay of approximately 4 years with Bell Telephone Manufacturing Company, where I developed and delivered training courses on all aspects of digital telephony. Initially after my first graduation I joined Texas Instruments as Internal Sales Engineer in their Brussels semiconductor department for 18 months.

I was born in Antwerp, Belgium. I obtained degrees from Technicum North Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium - 1980), Brussels Free University (VUB, Brussels, Belgium, 1984) and Royal Holloway, University Of London, UK, 2002

Mike Jones, Founder, H4unt3d Hacker, USA

Mike, as a former member of Anonymous has refocused his efforts to advise both public and private sector on how to better secure not only their infrastructure but also their social behaviours against compromise. He has led several Red Teams and has developed new ways to exploit organisations. He has also formed a growing cybersecurity movement and community "H4unt3d Hacker" which spans the globe and has a weekly podcast.

Gudrun Stock, Deputy Head of Unit, Accessibility, Multilingualism and Safer Internet Unit, DG Connect. Belgium

Gudrun has more than 25 years of experience of working in the private sector and EU Institutions, in a wide variety of fields ranging from audit, law, human resources and statistics to digital cultural heritage, digital inclusion, digital government and digital identity. Currently, Gudrun is Deputy Head of Unit of the eGovernment and Trust unit at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology (DG CONNECT). Her ambition is foster the implementation of the European Digital Identity Framework.

Wim Coulier, eIDAS Expert, Belgium Mobile ID, Belgium

Currently mainly active as eIDAS expert for Belgian Mobile ID (external consultant), Wim has been involved for almost 20 years in trust services and electronic signature projects. Wim started in this area at a Certificate Authority implementing specific certificate profiles for customers up to the implementation of the Belgian eID card. Later Wim was active in the implementation of a legal and standardization framework of trust services in a country outside the EU and in the implementation of several electronic signature projects. As identity expert, Wim consulted Belgian Mobile ID regarding the setup of the itsme mobile identity product ( https://www.itsme.be/en ). Wim was responsible for the recognition of the itsme product as eIDAS eIdentification Means AL High and to get the itsme Electronic Signature solution recognized as Qualified Service under eIDAS. Currently Wim is helping Belgian Mobile ID with the international expansion and started some Trust Services related missions for other customers. Wim represents Belgian Mobile ID in the ETSI ESI working group and actively delivers input for the new trust services standards being developed by ETSI ESI.

Pablo López-Aguilar, Director of Technology, Anti-Phishing Working Group, European Union Foundation (APWG.EU), Spain

Pablo López-Aguilar is Director of Technology at the Anti-Phishing Working Group European Union Foundation (APWG.EU) with strong technical skills, leading the communication and exploitation strategies of the ongoing projects, always fostering research and innovation in cybersecurity.

On behalf of APWG.eu, a relevant actor in the fight against cybercrime, Mr. López-Aguilar has been working in several European projects seeking to achieve high-quality results, cover a clearly demanded need and generate a permanent impact of the project outcomes. As Director of Technology, he aims to create and deliver a strategic communications and exploitation campaign for the ongoing projects across Europe, cover the cooperation activities with other projects under the same framework objectives, and determine a final exploitation model for the future sustainability of the project outcomes.

Leyla Arsan, CEO of TAGES, Italy

Ms. Leyla Arsan, CEO of TAGES with statistics background and ICT business and innovation knowledge for 30 years, experienced in EU funded R&D and Innovation Projects, innovation management, consulting and collaborating with industry, academia, NGOs, and mainly SMEs and Start-Ups. Innovation Consultant in ICT based innovative application and services on Smart Cities, Sustainability and Circular Economy and as Data enthusiast; Open and Linked Data, Interoperability, Big Data, IoT, AI, Blockchain impacting on SDGs. Member of the advisory boards of various academic and non-profit groups in Turkey and Europe.  Active partner of the Plastic Twist Blockchain based circular economy platform. Founder and Board Member of Istanbul Blockchain Women Association.  Active in European Communities of Big and Open Data, ICT, Digital Social Innovation and Open Innovation platforms as a member of NEM, NESSI, ODI and DSI.

Joran Frik, Manager Identity Services, Deloitte Consulting & Advisory, Belgium

Joran is a Manager with Deloitte with a passion for identity management and business enablement through cyber security. As a member of the Identity Services team within Cyber, Joran specializes in digital identity from a citizen, consumer, customer and enterprise perspective. Typically, Joran approaches projects in a multidisciplinary way, bridging the different perspectives from the business, legal, and technical side. Most of his expertise is in public sector, having worked for European, federal, and regional governments, as well as having experience in financial services and consumer industries. Joran’s work includes thought leadership on major strategic trends within the identity domain, including decentralized identity, trust services and digital signing, and most recently, Zero Trust.

Tolis Apladas, Program Manager, Electronic Identity & Digital Signing Service, European Commission, Luxembourg

Tolis graduated as an Electrical and Electronics Engineer from the University of Patras, Greece and following a successful career in Greece and Germany, he started working for the European Commission in 2011.

Since then, Tolis has coordinated several projects in Research and Education domains and lately he is the Solution Owner of the electronic identities and digital signing services in the European Commission. The past 2 years, Tolis and his team are working intensively to boost the penetration of Trust Services inside the European Union Institutes, Agencies and Bodies (EUIBAs), as well as in the EU Member States.

With his expertise in digital transformation, Tolis is always seeking opportunities, to transform the way European citizens interact with the services offered by the EUIBAs as well as to assist the private and public sector within EU to establish citizens-centric, interoperable services of great value.

Lorraine Spector, LS Consultants & EEMA Board Director for Strategy and Business Development, Belgium

Experienced CEO, working as an EEMA Board Director on Strategy and Business Development, Implementation, Branding and Dissemination. Creating new programmes such as the High-Level Fireside Briefings, introduced in London and Brussels.

Lorraine chaired the NISP Cybersecurity and Risk Management SG4 Workgroup on Awareness and Education, writing on issues such as raising awareness in SMEs. Lorraine has worked with experts across Europe, preparing recommendations for consideration for the EC Directive.

An active EU Project Partner on European Commission Projects:  FutureTrust, LIGHTest and SMART SME.

Working with Partners on the European Trust Foundation, a European-wide independent body of organisations promoting Digital Trust.

Lorraine has also undertaken research, strategic planning for EU projects and the not-for-profit sector.

Nick Pope, Co-chair of the ETSI Technical Committee, UK

Nick Pope is an internationally recognised expert in the field of IT security, the application of cryptography, Public Key  Infrastructures and identity management systems. Over the last 15 years he has played a leading role in the establishment of standards for policies and practices for trust service providers in line with the EU regulatory framework

Jon Shamah, EJ Consultants, Chair, EEMA

Jon Shamah is a graduate of Southampton University, specialising in aeronautics and astronautics.

A chartered information technology professional, and digital identity and trust subject matter expert, he specialises in maximising the technology and operational value chain of very large scale eID schemes, critical national infrastructures and national programmes.

Jon was the recipient of the 2009 EEMA Fellowship Award for services to European e-identity, and is the chairman of EEMA. He is a frequent public speaker on issues surrounding identity and trust and facilitated in the early stages of the forthcoming EU trust services regulations.

Jon was a long-term consultant on eID issues to the Nordic Banking and Payments Consortium, NETS, and has contributed to European projects such as SSEDIC, STORK2.0, ECIM, Cloud for Europe and FutureID.

Jon was a member of the Trust In Digital Life Advisory Board and was co-chairman of ITU-T, SG17, Joint Coordination-Identity.

Fabrizio Leoni, Head of Innovation Portfolio, Infocert, Italy

Fabrizio Leoni's work spans over three horizons from incremental innovation to high-level design of radical business changes. The aim is to keep together in manageable way creativity, budgets and KPIs inside an ever-changing digital environment.

Kevin Foltz, Research Staff Member, Institute for Defence Analyses

Kevin Foltz is a Research Staff Member in the Information Technology and Systems Division at Institute for Defence Analyses, where he provides independent technical analysis for the Department of Defence. He completed his PhD at California Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering. He also holds degrees in mathematics, computer science, and strategic security studies from Rice University and National Defense University. His interests include cyber security, web technologies, and digital communications. He is currently working on ways to apply the concept of Zero Trust Architecture to DoD information systems.

Bill Buchanan, Professor, School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

William (Bill) J Buchanan OBE is a Professor in the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University, and a Fellow of the BCS and Principal Fellow of the HEA. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to cybersecurity. Bill currently leads the Blockpass ID Lab and the Centre for Cybersystems and Cryptography. He works in the areas of blockchain, cryptography, trust and digital identity. He has one of the most extensive cryptography sites in the World (asecuritysite.com), and is involved in many areas of novel research and teaching. He has published over 30 academic books, and over 350 academic research papers. Along with this, Bill’s work has led to many areas of impact, including three highly successful spin-out companies (Zonefox, Symphonic Software and Cyan Forensics), along with awards for excellence in knowledge transfer and in teaching. Bill recently received an ”Outstanding Contribution to Knowledge Exchange” award, and was included in the FutureScot "Top 50 Scottish Tech People Who Are Changing The World”.

Douwe Lycklama, Co-founder INNOPAY, Netherlands

Douwe Lycklama is co-founder of INNOPAY and thought leader in the various types of digital transactions including data sharing, payment, invoicing, identity as well as the regulatory environment. His drive in these two sided markets is the growing need for collaborative innovation in both private and public sector in order to foster digital economy and entrepreneurship. He is co-author of the book ‘Everything Transaction’ that is published in December 2018.

Dave Birch, Author, Advisor & Communicator on Digital Financial Services, UK

David G.W. Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. An internationally-recognised thought leader in digital identity and digital money, he holds a number of board and advisory roles across these fields. He is a Forbes contributor and a columnist for Financial World and has just been ranked one of the top 100 global fintech influencers for 2021. Previously named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information by Wired magazine and identified as one of the top ten most influential voices in banking by Financial Brand, he created one of the top 25 “must read” financial IT blogs and was found by PR Daily to be one of the top ten Twitter accounts followed by innovators.

The LSE Review of Books called his book “Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin: From money we understand to money that understands us” a work that should be “widely read by graduate students of finance, financial law and related topics as well as policymakers involved in financial regulation”. His most recent book “The Currency Cold War”, published in May 2020, examines the implications of the introduction of digital currency and was rated one of the top ten cryptography books by BookAuthority.

Dave graduated from the University of Southampton with a B.Sc (Hons) in Physics.

Frank Leyman, Head of International Relations, BOSA

Frank Leyman holds a Master degree in Marketing and in Applied Economics from the University of Mons in Belgium.

He started his career with IBM Belgium in the telecom division.

After 6 years he joined the Belgian National Telecom operator BELGACOM where he was in charge of setting up the Corporate Services Sector. After 3 years he was appointed as Distribution Channels Director for the Belgacom Group.

In 1999 he left Belgacom for a more international career by joining the company PROTON WORLD. This company is specialized in large scale smartcard based projects.

He has been in charge of business development in the Middle-East and African Region and has co-developed the complete Government offering.

Since mid-2005 he works for FEDICT (now called the Digital Transformation Office within the Federal Public Service Policy & Support (BOSA)) where he manages International Relations as well as the relations with European Commission, OECD and the World Bank. He is the Past Chairman of the International Council for IT in Government Administration (ICA), he is a member of the TEG (Technical Expert Group) of the World Bank, he is member of the OECD e-Leaders and is the Belgian representative in the eGovernment High Level Group of the European Commission. He is a regular speaker at conferences and universities around the world.

Frank Leyman, Head of International Relations, BOSA

Frank Leyman holds a Master degree in Marketing and in Applied Economics from the University of Mons in Belgium.

He started his career with IBM Belgium in the telecom division.

After 6 years he joined the Belgian National Telecom operator BELGACOM where he was in charge of setting up the Corporate Services Sector. After 3 years he was appointed as Distribution Channels Director for the Belgacom Group.

In 1999 he left Belgacom for a more international career by joining the company PROTON WORLD. This company is specialized in large scale smartcard based projects.

He has been in charge of business development in the Middle-East and African Region and has co-developed the complete Government offering.

Since mid-2005 he works for FEDICT (now called the Digital Transformation Office within the Federal Public Service Policy & Support (BOSA)) where he manages International Relations as well as the relations with European Commission, OECD and the World Bank. He is the Past Chairman of the International Council for IT in Government Administration (ICA), he is a member of the TEG (Technical Expert Group) of the World Bank, he is member of the OECD e-Leaders and is the Belgian representative in the eGovernment High Level Group of the European Commission. He is a regular speaker at conferences and universities around the world.

Frank Leyman, Head of International Relations, BOSA

Frank Leyman holds a Master degree in Marketing and in Applied Economics from the University of Mons in Belgium.

He started his career with IBM Belgium in the telecom division.

After 6 years he joined the Belgian National Telecom operator BELGACOM where he was in charge of setting up the Corporate Services Sector. After 3 years he was appointed as Distribution Channels Director for the Belgacom Group.

In 1999 he left Belgacom for a more international career by joining the company PROTON WORLD. This company is specialized in large scale smartcard based projects.

He has been in charge of business development in the Middle-East and African Region and has co-developed the complete Government offering.

Since mid-2005 he works for FEDICT (now called the Digital Transformation Office within the Federal Public Service Policy & Support (BOSA)) where he manages International Relations as well as the relations with European Commission, OECD and the World Bank. He is the Past Chairman of the International Council for IT in Government Administration (ICA), he is a member of the TEG (Technical Expert Group) of the World Bank, he is member of the OECD e-Leaders and is the Belgian representative in the eGovernment High Level Group of the European Commission. He is a regular speaker at conferences and universities around the world.

Frank Leyman, Head of International Relations, BOSA

Frank Leyman holds a Master degree in Marketing and in Applied Economics from the University of Mons in Belgium.

He started his career with IBM Belgium in the telecom division.

After 6 years he joined the Belgian National Telecom operator BELGACOM where he was in charge of setting up the Corporate Services Sector. After 3 years he was appointed as Distribution Channels Director for the Belgacom Group.

In 1999 he left Belgacom for a more international career by joining the company PROTON WORLD. This company is specialized in large scale smartcard based projects.

He has been in charge of business development in the Middle-East and African Region and has co-developed the complete Government offering.

Since mid-2005 he works for FEDICT (now called the Digital Transformation Office within the Federal Public Service Policy & Support (BOSA)) where he manages International Relations as well as the relations with European Commission, OECD and the World Bank. He is the Past Chairman of the International Council for IT in Government Administration (ICA), he is a member of the TEG (Technical Expert Group) of the World Bank, he is member of the OECD e-Leaders and is the Belgian representative in the eGovernment High Level Group of the European Commission. He is a regular speaker at conferences and universities around the world.