Dr Chris Allgrove
Independent Advisor
Ingenium Biometric Laboratories
Chris has been working in digital identity and biometrics for 25 years, having initially received his PhD in electronics, specialising in the application of biometrics, from the University of Kent where he was a researcher in the computer vision research group.
Chris worked for the Home Office as a biometrics expert on the identity card
programme, before moving to the National Cyber Security Centre, where he led the identity assurance team, providing consultancy and advice on the security of identity technology to the UK Government. Chris is presently an expert independent advisor to a range of UK and international clients on the use of biometrics in digital identity, as well as more widely around identity authentication. Chris is also a biometrics advisor to the ID4D programme at the World Bank.
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Independent Advisor
Ingenium Biometric Laboratories
Jonathan Andresen
Senior Director, Marketing and Products
Incode
Jonathan Andresen is Senior Director, Marketing and Products at Incode. Mr. Andresen joined Incode from Forcepoint in January 2022 and has been working in the enterprise IT and telecommunications sector since 1996, relocating to Asia in 2003. Prior to joining Incode, Mr. Andresen held various product, marketing, and strategy management positions in Asia-Pacific and North America at Bitglass, McAfee, MobileIron, Blue Coat Systems (now Symantec) and Nortel Networks. Mr. Andresen’s career includes earlier positions with Teleglobe, MetroPhotonics and Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Andresen holds a Master's Degree in International Management from Canada’s Carleton University and an undergraduate degree from Queen’s University.
https://incode.com/
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Senior Director, Marketing and Products
Incode
Leah Birch
Product Marketing Manager
Cifas
Despite an eclectic background working in museums, universities, welfare to work and a family solicitors, Leah has been on the frontline of communicating the threat of fraud with Cifas for nine years. An English graduate, she specialises in taking complex, technical subjects and transforming them into easy-to-understand, accessible concepts using clear language and messaging. She has been a core member of three project teams that were commended, nominated for, or won major awards: the Museum and Heritage Awards; the Art Fund Prize; and the CIPR Awards.
https://www.cifas.org.uk/
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Product Marketing Manager
Cifas
Chris Burt
Managing Editor
Biometric Update
Chris Burt is the managing editor of Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about web hosting, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto.
https://www.biometricupdate.com/
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Managing Editor
Biometric Update
Dianne Doodnath
Principal, Remote Payment Channels
UK Finance
Dianne is a Remote Payment Channels fraud threat lead at UK Finance, working closely with financial institutions, key stakeholders and other sectors to close vulnerabilities beyond the perimeter of the banks. Having worked in fraud prevention for over 17yrs Dianne now primarily engages with companies outside the FI sector to encourage and foster collaborative initiative to protect mutual customers. Prior to joining UK Finance, Dianne worked in the gambling sector mitigating economic crime and meeting regulatory reporting requirements.
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Principal, Remote Payment Channels
UK Finance
Allister Fraser
New Business Development, Digital Identity
EE
After 16 years’ experience working in the telecoms sector with a specific focus on digital identity since 2016, Allister is perfectly placed to share insight on the valuable attributes and indicators held by mobile operators. The attributes have numerous applications and are already being used to protect consumers from identity theft, cyber-crime and deliver enhanced customer experiences.
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New Business Development, Digital Identity
EE
Alan Goode
CEO, Chief Analyst and Founder
Goode Intelligence
Alan Goode is a global expert in biometrics, authentication/identity, fraud management, and cybersecurity solutions.
With an extensive career spanning research and consulting at Goode Intelligence, and leadership at brand names like T-Mobile, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, and Motorola, he is a frequent conference lead, speaker, and judge at events such as MoneyConf, Lendit Europe, the Biometric Summit, the Identity Summit, and ConnectID.
https://www.goodeintelligence.com
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CEO, Chief Analyst and Founder
Goode Intelligence
Jonas Ingelström
Co-founder and CEO
Svipe
Jonas Ingelström is an industry veteran with extensive knowledge that ranges from implementation of national digital identity schemes to the legal complexities of qualified electronic signatures. As CEO of Zignsec he took the company public with an IPO on Nasdaq First North in 2019. Now, he is co-founder and CEO of identity provider Svipe pioneering cryptographic identification in the verification and authentication space.
https://www.svipe.com
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Co-founder and CEO
Svipe
Sam Ingrey
Head of Information Security
Cifas
Sam is the Head of Information Security at Cifas and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in InfoSec. Sam leads the development and maintenance of Cifas’ Information Security Management System (ISMS) which is certified to ISO 27001. This includes the InfoSec policies, standards, and processes that help protect Cifas against both the insider threat and external attack. Sam provides InfoSec risk assessments, as well as general security advice and guidance across the business, protecting Cifas’ information assets and systems, and reputation with its members and stakeholders. Prior to joining Cifas, Sam worked in Digital Forensics, and was an InfoSec and Data Privacy Consultant.
https://www.cifas.org.uk/
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Head of Information Security
Cifas
Dan Johnson
Vice President, Identity Products Cyber and Intelligence Solutions
Mastercard
Dan Johnson is vice president, Identity Products for Mastercard based in London. He is a key leader in Mastercard’s initiative to create an effective, efficient and principled model of digital identity in an increasingly connected world. His team is helping to define how a person’s identity, and the entities operating on their behalf, can be verified immediately, safely and securely, across multiple touchpoints in both the digital and physical worlds.
Prior to joining Mastercard, Mr. Johnson was head of digital identity at HSBC Digital Solutions, where he worked with the UK government and a public/private consortium to define a multi-sector, multi-jurisdiction digital identity ecosystem designed to streamline cross-border bank account opening. He has also held senior IT and project management roles at Credit Suisse, Barclays Capital and the General Medical Council.
Mr. Johnson’s career spans more than 20 years, predominantly in financial services, but also within the commercial and public sectors. Originally a COBOL programmer and software tester, he has designed and delivered global customer data management, account opening and financial product management systems.
Mr. Johnson holds a BSc Hons in Information Systems with German from Staffordshire University.
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Vice President, Identity Products Cyber and Intelligence Solutions
Mastercard
Fraser King
Head of Commercial Strategy & Global Business Development for Vodafone Identity Hub
Vodafone Carrier Services
Fraser is a founding member of Vodafone’s Big Data and Advanced Analytics business unit and now heads up commercial strategy & business development for Vodafone’s Mobile Identity portfolio globally. Fraser has a 20 year career in Telecoms spanning Product Development, Market Development and Solution Engineering. Fraser thrives on creating solutions and businesses that realise the profound possibilities technology creates to improve human life.
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Head of Commercial Strategy & Global Business Development for Vodafone Identity Hub
Vodafone Carrier Services
Orlando Martinez
Vice President Of Business Development
Anonybit
Orlando is a 20+ year veteran of the biometrics and identity management market and has worked in leadership and customer facing roles with many small to medium sized companies that have created biometric-based solutions. Those solutions have ranged from public sector programs including inmate/detainee identification systems, civil identification systems, government access control systems (physical and logical), to private sector programs including biometric payment cards and systems, aviation security systems, and mobile device identity applications.
https://www.anonybit.io/
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Vice President Of Business Development
Anonybit
Clare Messenger
Head of Fraud Protection Services
JT International
A senior business development executive with a background of spearheading launch projects and developing new revenue streams. Expertise in strategic partnership management with a strong commercial acumen and a proven track record in implementing result driven strategies. Currently heading up an international business providing data solutions to businesses which protect consumers against identity theft and account take-over.
https://www.jtglobal.com
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Head of Fraud Protection Services
JT International
David Rennie
Director of Market Strategy for Digital Identity
IDEMIA
David Rennie joined IDEMIA as Director of Market Strategy for Digital Identity in 2018 having previously worked for the UK Cabinet Office on the development and implementation of federated identity assurance from 2007, leading industry engagement for the Government Digital Service’s Identity Assurance Programme and the setting up of the Open Identity Exchange in the UK. Previously a payments consultant in the financial services sector, David became involved in digital identity through the Home Office’s Identity Card Programme in 2005 and worked for James Crosby’s Public Private Forum on Identity Management in 2007/8.
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Director of Market Strategy for Digital Identity
IDEMIA
Hannah Rutter
Deputy Director, Digital Identity
DCMS
Hannah is an experienced civil servant with a track-record of using innovative approaches and new technology to improve public services. Her time in the Cabinet Office’s Government Innovation Group saw her driving new policy-making tools across Whitehall and establishing the world-leading UK Policy Lab. In DCMS she has led on various digital and data projects, bringing together citizen, economic and government needs. Since joining the Digital Identity Team in 2019, Hannah has become obsessed with the possibilities for digital identity for the whole UK economy and is excited to be part of driving it forward.
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Deputy Director, Digital Identity
DCMS
Scott Taylor
Fraud Protection & Compliance Domain, Consultant, EMEA
FICO
Scott joined FICO in 2018 as Fraud Protection and Compliance Consultant for EMEA and brings with him over 34 years of Financial Services experience, from working at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). At RBS, Scott was the Head of Investigations & Support, Fraud & Chargeback Operations where he led over 400 staff across four Operational Centres in the UK & Ireland. He also provided management support for the RBS Fraud & Chargeback Centres India, in Delhi & Chennai. His teams managed all core RBS brands, Investigating & Preventing Fraud while providing a comprehensive service to customers who have been a victim of Fraud or those who have a disputed transaction with Retailers / Merchants. His Law Enforcement Operations responsibility provided Scott with an opportunity to directly support all the UK & Irelands Police forces where his teams provided critical information to fight Crime & International terrorism.
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Fraud Protection & Compliance Domain, Consultant, EMEA
FICO
Frances Zelazny
CEO
Anonybit
Deeply accomplished, results-driven senior strategist and business development executive with consistent record of developing profitable results. Creative thinker who utilises innovative market penetration techniques that have long-term impact. Energetic leader who thrives in entrepreneurial, fast-growth environments and inspires others by building consensus among disparate teams. Deep experience with mobile payments, fintech, biometrics and security technologies.
https://www.anonybit.io/
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CEO
Anonybit
