Session

Wednesday, October 27
4:00pm - 4:30pm

Digital Identity and Credentials

Wednesday, October 27
4:00pm - 4:30pm

Digital Identity and Credentials

Vaccine Passports, DeFi, age verification and passwords. How they work and the opportunities to use them to build your business. This session will provide a practical look at the emerging world of digital identity and credentials.

Participants will be introduced to verifiable credentials, the Trust Triangle for Holders (individuals), Issuers (governments, workplaces, healthcare, education, etc.) and Verifiers (merchants, venues, hospitality, online, websites, apps, etc.)

We’ll discuss the technology and blockchain systems, rise of multiple in-market systems, open standards, and interoperability. We will tie it all together and discuss how we can benefit from the use digital credentials and maintain privacy compliance. Most importantly, enabling consumers to control their private information and share what they want, when they want and with whom they want.

Key topics include:

• Issuing and managing digital credentials
• The rise of multiple in-market systems and interoperability
• Individual management and control of private information and data
• Integrating digital credentials with your current business and apps (where applicable)
• Supporting privacy, safety, and security
• Solutions that talk to each other
• Cross province and international travel
• Reducing fraud and identity theft
• Managing restricted product sales
• Eliminating the need to remember passwords