Our Annual US Conference follows-on from our recent Congress in London and will again bring a range of speakers from our US and international community to deep-dive into some of the most pressing challenges facing our industry.  Through a series of keynotes, conversations and panel discussions, the event will focus on:

• Identity as a service – biometrics as an integral part of this
• Privacy and Oversight
• Federal and State biometric legislation
• New technology – with a focus on Face
• Seamless Travel – the intersection of digital ID

Speakers include:

• Kenneth Gantt, Deputy Director, Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), Dept. of Homeland Security, USA
• Michael Hardin, Director, Entry/Exit Policy and Planning, US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• Donnie Scott, Senior Vice President, Public Security for IDEMIA Identity & Security, North America

• Jean-Philippe Morange, Senior Legal Officer, Border Management, Law Enforcement, (BMLE) Coordinator, Counter-Terrorism Committee, Executive Directorate, United Nations

• Niall McCann, Lead Electoral Advisor, Bureau of Policy & Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Amanda Koulousias, Staff Attorney, Division of Privacy & Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission
• Lisa MacDonald, Director, Identity Capabilities Management Division, Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), Dept. of Homeland Security, USA
• Pam Dixon, Executive Director, World Privacy Forum
• Debra Bernard, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
• Joseph Jerome, Policy Counsel, Privacy & Data Project, Center for Democracy & Technology 
• Emmanuelle Deault-Bonin, Director, Identity Management and Information Sharing, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) 
• Austin Park, Director, Biometrics Solutions Software Development, NEC Corporation of America
• Patrick Grother, Biometric Standards and Testing Lead, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST 
• Dr Stephanie Schuckers, Head of Academic Innovation Group, Biometrics Institute & Director, CITeR
• Richard Lobovsky, Senior VP Business Development, FaceTec
• Frank Torres, Director of Consumer Affairs and a Senior Policy Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
• Roger Baldwin, Advisory Board, Biometrics Institute

• John Boyd, Assistant Director, Futures Identity, Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), Dept. of Homeland Security, USA

• John Kendall, Director, Biometrics Institute and Member, Biometrics Institute Privacy Expert Group

• Rocco Messina, Head of Border Security and Management Programme, UNOCT/UNCCT

  
  

Participation is from US Government, from industry, from our international network, our supplier community, academics and privacy advisers.

Please email michelle@biometricsinstitute.org if you would like to be involved in the program, if you are interested in sponsoring or have questions on the Biometrics Institute. 

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