DAY
01
Plenary Session 2:
The Identity Authorities
Plenary Session 3:
The International Agencies
Plenary Session 4:
The Systems Integrators
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Dr. Joseph J. Atick, Executive Chairman, ID4Africa
Towards Legal Identity for All: What the World Bank ID4D is Doing About It
Vyjayanti Desai, Program Manager, ID4D, The World Bank
The Missing Millions: Children in the Global Identity Agenda
Jean François Basse, Regional Adviser, Child Protection, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa
Yasemin Lamy, Intellectual Capital, Omidyar Network
Identity Needs and Vulnerabilities of Displaced Persons
Nicholas Oakeshott, Senior Identity Management Officer, Programme Support Management Division, United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
The role of digital identity in enabling humanitarian assistance delivery: The WFP experience
Alexandra Cammareri, Regional Business Transformation Officer, The World Food Program
A Quick Roll-out Strategy for eID Projects in fulfillment of SDG 16.9: the Malawi Case Study
Tariq Malik, Chief Technical Adviser, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Overcoming the Harmonization Challenge
Aliyu Aziz, DG/CEO, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Nigeria
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The Vision and Roadmap for Harmonizing Identity Databases in Tanzania
Alphonce Malibiche, Ag. Director, Identification Management, National Identification Authority (NIDA), Tanzania
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Scaling the Identification System in Côte d’Ivoire: A Roadmap
Diakalidia Konaté, Director General, National Identification Office (ONI), Côte d’Ivoire
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Reforming all Identity Management Practices in Benin
Iropa Joseph N’Goabi Konti, Director General, General Directorate of Civil Registration, Benin
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Liberia’s National Biometric Identification System (NBIS): A Platform for Foundational Identity
J. Tiah Nagbe, Executive Director, National Identification Registry, Liberia
Unique Foundational ID from Birth: a Vision for a Sustainable National ID Ecosystem
Debora Comparin, Market Development Manager, Citizen ID, IDEMIA
Population Register: The Necessary First Step
Jérôme Coulon, Regional Director, ECOWAS/CEMAC, Zetes
How do you know who someone is online?
Michiel Loeff, CEO, GenKey
A Practitioner’s Approach to Maximize the Benefits from an ID Program
Thampy Koshy, Partner, Ernst & Young
Demanding more from Digital Identities: How the Industry is reacting to Modern Users’ Needs
Richard Gutsell, Regional Director, De La Rue
Unfreezing Digital Transformation in the Public Sector
Jonas Lind, CEO, SilverTech Global
DAY
02
InF1: Civil Registration & Legal Identity
InF2: Harmonization: Foundation of Reform
InF3: Advanced Secure Credential Production
InF4: Regional Identity & Free Movement
InF5: Financial Inclusion
InF6: Designing High-End Credentials
InF7: Smart Borders
InF8: Enhancing Government Efficiency
InF9: ID & Democracy Part I
InF10: Security & Facilitation
InF11: Digital Transformation of Services
InF12: ID & Democracy Part II
InF13: Mobile Solutions
DigiHealth 1: eHealth Platforms
DigiHealth 2: Digital Identity in Health
DigiHealth 3: National Health Systems
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Modernization of the National Registry in Gabon
Aimé Martial Massamba, IBOGA Project Director, Ministry of Interior, Gabon
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Stephen Bekker, Projects Manager, NIP Global
Kristen Wenz, Child Protection Specialist (Civil Registration and Legal ID), UNICEF
Civil Registration and Data Integrity
Anette Bayer Forsingdal, Director, National Population Register, Identification and Production Department of Civil Registration,
Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Namibia
Orchestrating Harmonization: from Executive Order to Operational Plans
Lanre Osibona, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Nigeria
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Harmonising Multiple Tokens into a Single Lifetime Identity using Secure Blockchain Infrastructure
Tunji Durodola, Technical Consultant, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Nigeria
Identification with Extended Feature Aggregation
Matthias Karl Koehler, Vice President TECURITY®, Head of Sales, Mühlbauer
Standards at the Service of Sustainability and Interoperability of ID Systems
Debora Comparin, Market Development Manager, Citizen ID, IDEMIA and Secure Identity Alliance
Samia Melhen, Lead Policy Officer, Global ICT Group, Transport & ICT, The World Bank
Building Policy and Systems in Support of Free Movement across Secure Borders
Muhammad Babandede, Comptroller General of Immigration, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria
The Free Movement Protocol: the context of the ECOWAS biometric Identity card in the Community
Laouali Chaibou, Commissioner Trade, Customs, Free Movement and Tourism, ECOWAS
Made in Africa: A Roadmap to Gaining Independence in eID and ePassport Production
Fadi Saadallah, Regional Director, KBA-Notasys
Thomas Harenberg, Director General, Veridos
– [Moderator’s Presentation] – The Role of Identity Schemes as Enablers of Financial Inclusion
Barry Cooper, Technical Director, Centre for Financial Regulations and Inclusion (Cenfri)
Dipo Fatokun, Director Banking and Payments System Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria
– Unique Identification for Credit Referencing
Ounzuba Kemeh-Gama, Technology Consultant and Project Manager, Regulations Department, Central Bank of Liberia, Liberia
– Ubiquitous Identity Confirmation as a Key Enabler for Financial Inclusion
Bruce Hanson, President & CEO, Credence ID
– Physical Security Features in Modern ID & Travel Documents: State-of-the-Art-PC Card
Jerzy Dziemidowicz, International Sales Manager, PWPW
– Integrated eID Documentation Platform for Angola’s End-to-End Identity Management Needs
Eli Basson, EVP and Manager of the ID Division, SuperCom
– New Developments in Optical and Digital Government Document Security
Ilja Hofmann, Sales Director Africa, OVD Kinegram
– Nigerian e-Passport Trusted Identity
Olayinka Fisher, Managing Director, IRIS Smart Technologies Limited
– [Moderator’s Presentation] Identity, Strong Borders
Frank Smith, Advisory Observer, Secure Identity Alliance
– Integrated Border Management: The Cornerstone for Effective ID Policies in Africa
Christophe Rapine, Director, Borders and Airport Solutions, IDEMIA
Alain Adjovi, Commissioner, Airport and Border Police, Ministry of Interior and Public Safety, Benin
– From the implementation of a Trusted Chain of Identity to the success of Smart Borders
Pedro Pinto, Sales Manager, Southern Asia and Africa, Vision-Box
– Rwanda’s Experience with enhancing Facilitation and Security at the busiest land border
Eric Byukusenge, Division Manager, Information Systems & eServices, Rwanda Immigration, Rwanda
– Paying for Itself: Fiscal Savings from Robust Identification Systems
Robert Palacios, Global Thematic Group Leader, Social Protection, The World Bank
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– The Social Register as the Foundation for Social Reform
H.E. Mouna Osman Aden, Secretary of State in Charge of Social Affairs, Djibouti
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– Improving Governance using the Population Register as an Authentic Source
Dr. Extase Akpotsui, Solution Architect, Zetes
– Biometric Elections in Poor Countries: Wasteful or a Worthwhile Investment?
Alan Gelb, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
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Grahame Saunders, Chief Technology Officer, Safety & Security Division, NEC Africa
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Richard Degbeko, Chief of Mission, Vice President’s Office of CENA, Benin
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Patience Fule-Buang Elango, Chief of Public Relations, Public Relations and Communication Section, ELECAM, Cameroon
Ademola Oladel, Aviation Security and Facilitation Officer, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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– Benefits of Biometrics for Border Control
Ion Otazua, Solutions Sales for Africa, ID Foundation, Travel & Border, Government BU, Gemalto
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– Securing Borders with INTERPOL Policing Capabilities
Cyril Gout, Assistant Director, Forensics and Police Data Management Sub-directorate, INTERPOL
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– Advance Passenger Information (API): Enhanced Facilitation and Security
Kei Fukagawa, Programme Officer, Immigration and Border Management Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
– Harmonization and Digitalization of Driver’s Licenses in Nigeria
Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal & Chief Executive, Federal Road Safety Commission, Nigeria
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– Innovative and Revolutionized Solutions for ID Documents from Enrollment to Issuance
Dr. Roger Tai, Executive Vice President, Emperor Technology
Vadims Teresko, Co-owner, Business Development Director, Banking and Mobile, X Infotech
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– Virtual Identity: Am I really the one I claim to be?
Amaury Chasseux, Product Manager – ID and Vehicles, SURYS
Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria
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– E-Voting (Electronic Voting): An Analysis of Scenarios and Preconditions of Success
Nicolas Jaouen, Business Development Manager, Infineon Technologies
– Election Technology made Affordable
Raul Correia, Business Product Manager and Solutions Designer, Smartmatic
– Mobile IDs: Enhancing Citizen-to-Government Interactions
Joby Matthew, Sales Director – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Government ID Solutions, HID Global
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– Mobile as a Platform for Birth Registration
Adam Phidel Nkolabigawa,Senior Assistant Registration Officer, Registration Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA), Tanzania
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– Where we are Today: Mobile is Here to Stay
Michael Edwards, Director Solutions Marketing, NXP Semiconductors
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– Mobile Enrollment of Identity: Technology, Solutions, Experiences and Case Studies
Chimezie Emewulu, Managing Director, Seamfix Nigeria Ltd
– The Utility of Biometric ID in a National eHealth System
Dominic S. Haazen, Lead Health Policy Specialist, Health, Nutrition & Population Global Practice, The World Bank
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Onsemus Kamau, Head, e-Health, Development & Systems Strengthening, Policy Planning and Health Care Financing, Ministry of
Health, Kenya
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– Developing a Biometric based Unique Personal Identifier: The StoneHMIS Experience
Dr. Moses Ndiritu, Director, Afya Research Africa, Kenya
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Ibrahima Khaliloulah Dia, eHealth Division Coordinator, Ministry of Health and Social Action, Senegal
Prof. Peter Nyasulu, Executive Director, African Centre for eHealth Excellence, and Chief Researcher, Epidemiology Division, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Sebastian Manhart, COO, Simprints
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Dr. Ousmane Ly, Director General, National Agency of e-Health and Informatics, Ministry of Health, Mali
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– Mobile as a Platform for eHealth
Jacques Besançon, Product Manager, Security Components and Vertical Solutions, HID Global
Samuel Mills, Senior Health Specialist, Health Nutrition & Population Global Practice, The World Bank
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– Management of National Health Insurance Schemes: the Nigeria Example
Nasiru Ikharo, General Manager, Information & Communications Technology, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Nigeria
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Piret Hirv, Head of Healthcare Technology Department, Connected Health Cluster Manager, Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol, Estonia
DAY
03
Plenary Session 5: Disruptive Innovations & Research
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– Secure Credentials Agoras: a Path towards ID Sustainability
Dr. Jean Salomon, Strategic Business Development Director, SICPA SA
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Jean-Marc Stenger, Co-founder, Gravity
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Adam Perold, Co-founder and CEO, Element, Inc.
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Jake Kendall, Director, DFS Lab
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– Infant Fingerprint Biometrics: a Comparative Study of Three Fingerprint Reading Technologies
Paul Macharia, Data Manager, Ministry of Health, Kenya
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Clément Kaiser, Co-founder, iCivil Africa