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MEF Connects: ID & Wallets is designed to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of digital identity and mobile wallets, a focused, interactive forum where industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries converge to dissect the critical challenges and groundbreaking opportunities shaping our digital future. From the complexities of secure digital identification to the transformative potential of digital wallets, we’ll delve deep into the technologies and strategies that are redefining how we interact with the digital world.

Securing Digital Identity in the Era of Generative AI

  • Andrew Bud CBE FREng, Founder & CEO – iProov
Andrew Bud, CEO and Founder of iProov, explores the opportunities and challenges facing digital identity. He addresses the need for biometric face verification with strong liveness detection to bind the digital identity to the user.
Andrew discusses iProov threat intelligence from the last year and explores why maintaining systems with expert human oversight is essential to ensure resilience against emerging attacks.

MEF DATA : Consumer Trust, Fraud, Payments

  • Gavin Patterson, Director of Data – MEF

The proliferation of digital identities and mobile wallets presents unprecedented opportunities for seamless transactions and enhanced user experiences. However, this digital transformation also introduces significant challenges related to consumer trust, fraud prevention, and secure payments.

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National Digital Wallets – Rollout, Tech, and Reality

  • Tim Green, Features Editor -MEF
  • Jon Shamah, Director – Global Trust Foundation

Jon Shama, Director of the Global Trust Foundation delve into the rapidly evolving landscape of national digital identity projects around the world. This session will provide the most important national digital wallet initiatives currently being rolled out globally. We’ll then move to a clear review of the underlying technology powering these significant services.

Telecoms in Identity Verification: Beyond SMS One Time Password

  • Viktorija Radman, Telecom Business Director – Infobip
  • Helene Vigue, Identity & Data Director – GSMA
  • Gautam Hazari, CTO – Sekura.id
  • Adri Loloci, Senior Global Product Manager, API Hub – Vodafone

This panel delves into the established and evolving role of the telecommunications industry in authenticating users and facilitating Know Your Customer (KYC) processes. Discussions will cover the strengths and limitations of traditional methods like SMS, A2P messaging, and One-Time Passwords (OTPs), alongside exploring newer network-based authentication signals and the future trajectory for telcos in the digital identity ecosystem.

Age Assurance: New Methods, Global Standards, and Industry Opportunities

  • Tim Green – MEF
  • Iain Corby, Executive Director – Age Verification Association
  • Mark Harvey, CEO – Sekura.id
Join industry leaders Mark Harvey (Sekura.id) and Iain Corby (Age Verification Association), moderated by Dario Betti (MEF), for a deep dive into the future of age assurance. This expert panel will explore groundbreaking innovative methods beyond traditional approaches, review key findings from real-world testing like the Australian trial, and examine the crucial drive towards international standards and interoperability. Gain insights into the European regulatory landscape, including initiatives like AgeAware, and discover the significant opportunities for Telcos/MNOs in delivering trusted age assurance services. This session is essential for understanding the evolving landscape and the future of verifying age in the digital world.

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Building Blocks of Digital Trust: Privacy, Security & User Agency

  • Tim Green, Features Editor – MEF
  • Mary Camacho, CEO, Holo & CPO, Visvere
  • StJohn Deakins, CEO – DataSapien
  • Thanasis Mandaltsis, Founder & CEO – Magic Agents
  • Eric Drury, Director – ForthCo.io

Digital trust is fundamental to the success of identity and wallet solutions. This panel, featuring will dissect the core components of digital trust, including robust security measures, transparent privacy practices, user control over data (agency), the role of consent, and the ethical considerations surrounding emerging technologies like AI and decentralised systems in shaping our online interactions and identity management.

Update on ID Verification from the London Stock Exchange

  • Tim Green, Features Editor – MEF
  • Allister Fraser, Digital Identity & Verification Sales Specialist – LSEG Risk Intelligence

Join us for an insightful update on ID Verification from the London Stock Exchange, where we’ll explore the latest advancements in secure digital identification and compliance. Discover how these innovations are shaping the future of identity verification in the financial sector.

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Mobile Authentication and Intelligence: critical identifiers within customer lifecycle assurance

  • Tim Green, Features Editor – MEF
  • Matthew Hornsey, Head of Product and Purchasing – TMT ID

Biometrics in Authentication: Opportunities, Challenges & Future Trends

  • Tim Green, Features Editor – MEF
  • Peter James, Chief Product Officer, iProov
  • Tobin Broadfoot, Product Director – Keyless
  • Matthew Hornsey, VP of Product and Purchasing – TMT ID
  • Catalin Badea, Vice President of Product Management – netnumber

Biometrics offer enhanced security and convenience but also raise complex questions. This session will explore the opportunities presented by various biometric modalities (facial, fingerprint, voice, behavioural, etc.), their increasing adoption in diverse sectors from finance to travel, and the associated challenges, including privacy concerns, algorithmic bias, presentation attack detection (PAD), regulatory hurdles, and the ongoing quest for accuracy and user acceptance

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