ANNUAL MEETING PRESENTATIONS 2026
DAY
01
PS3:
THE ROLE OF ICT IN SHAPING THE ECOSYSTEM
S2: Emerging ICT Threats to Identity & DPI
Christopher HORNEK, Facilitation Subject Matter Expert, ICAO
Prof. Sébastien MARCEL, Senior Researcher, Biometrics Security & Privacy, Direction, Idiap Research Institute
Tariq MALIK, Technical Advisor, DPI, The World Bank Group; and Former Chairman & CEO, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Pakistan
DAY
02
PS4:
THE SOLUTIONS FORUM
PS5:
THE SOLUTIONS FORUM (CONT'D)
PS7:
THE FRONTLINE
Powering Digital Public Ecosystems through PPPs & Decentralized Digital IDs
Rahul PARTHE, Co-Founder, Chairman & CTO, TECH5
Monetizing Digital Trust: Revenue Strategies for Africa’s Decentralized Identity Revolution
Shashank KUMAR, Head of Sales, Digital ID and Digital Government, TOPPAN Security
Digital Identity: The Engine of Trust Ecosystems
Hassan MAAD, Founder & CEO, iDAKTO
Ramamohan BOMMIREDDI, Founder & CEO, DigitalTrust Technologies
Vision, Execution and Results: Paving the Strategic Path to Success
Xavier PROST, Managing Director, Veridos FZE, Veridos
Digital Identity as a Key Growth Driver: Why Scale, Sustainability and Value Creation Matter
Agnès DIALLO, CEO, IN Groupe
Achieving Interoperability: Linking the Ghana Card Across National Identity Systems & Platforms
Moses BAIDEN JNR., CEO, Margins ID Group
Digital Identity & Cybersecurity: How Safe Is My National Identity System?
Reda CHENNAOUI, Director, Cyber Services, MEA, Thales
Jay MEIER, Chief Identity Technology Strategist, FaceTec
Jakub OLSZOWIEC, Director, R&D and PMO, PWPW
Identity & Digital Frontiers: Verifiable credentials & Interoperability
Priya Patil, Director, UIDAI Technology Centre
Sanjeev Yadav, Director Authentication, UIDAI
From Talent to Pipeline: The African Digital Identity Hackathon Year 2 [VIDEO]
Andrew MUSOKE, Research Engineer, The Upanzi Network, CMU (Carnegie Mellon University)
Moise BUSOGI, Co-Director, The Upanzi Network & CyLab-Africa
Anshul PACHOURI, Senior Manager, MicroSave Consulting
Paula BRENES, Deputy Director, Red GEALC
Beyond The Laws in Data Protection & Privacy
Drudeisha MADHUB, Data Protection Commissioner, Data Protection Office (DPO), Mauritius; and President, Francophone Association of Personal Data Protection Authorities (AFAPDP)
The Human Rights Challenges of Digital ID
Thandeka CHAUKE, Director, Catalysts for Change (C4C); and HR4ID Consortium
Mustafa MAHMOUD YOUSIF, Director, Citizenship Rights Program, Namati; and HR4ID Consortium
The Unique Identity Number: The Case, For and Against
Adamou IRO, President, High Authority for Personal Data Protection (HAPDP), Niger; and President, African Network of Personal Data Protection Authorities (NADPA-RAPDP); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Engr. Abisoye COKER-ODUSOTE, Chairperson, Africa PKI Consortium & Director General/CEO, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC); and ID4Africa Ambassador, Nigeria
Solomon RICHARDSON, Director, Technical Services, National Information Technology Agency (NITA); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Ghana
DAY
03
T1-1:
COUNTRY
PLAYBOOKS
T1-2:
COUNTRY
PLAYBOOKS
T1-3:
COUNTRY
PLAYBOOKS
T2-1:
SECURING IDENTITY AS CII: Policy & Legal Frameworks
T2-2: CYBERSECURITY RISKS & THREATS ACROSS THE IDENTITY STACK
T2-3: CYBERSECURITY IN PRACTICE: Protecting Identity Ecosystems in Africa
T3-1:
eKYC: The Trust Layer for Digital Finance
T3-2:
CROSS-BORDER IDENTITY INTEROPERABILITY
T3-3:
OPEN FINANCE AS A MODEL FOR DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS
Ago Christian KODIA, Director General, National Agency for Civil Registration & Identity (ONECI); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Engr. Abisoye COKER-ODUSOTE, Director General/CEO, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Gilbert KITIYO, Secretary, National Registration Bureau, Ministry of Interior and National Administration; and ID4Africa Ambassador
Anderson CHEBII, Deputy Director, ICT, National Registration Bureau, Ministry of Interior and National Administration; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Mary KEREMA, Secretary, ICT, eGovernment and Digital Economy, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Mouhcine YEJJOU, Director, Morocco eID Project, General Directorate for National Security (DGSN); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Loubna KIKOU, Manager, IT Project Monitoring, General Directorate for National Security (DGSN)
Yodahe ZEMICHAEL, Executive Director, National ID Program (NIDP); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Rahel ABRAHAM YITBAREK, Deputy Director & COO, National ID Program (NIDP)
Aristide ADJINACOU, Director General, National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Herbert ASSOGBA, Head, Policy, Partnerships & Multichannel Communication, National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP)
Rosemary KISEMBO, Executive Director, National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Baker BIRIKUJJA, National Data Protection Director, Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Lillian NAMUKASA, Programs Manager, National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD)
Vincent SSOZI, Assistant Commissioner, Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Ministry of Education
Silété DEVO, Director General, National Identification Agency (ANID); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Josephine MUKESHA, Director General, National Identification Agency (NIDA); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Bella RWIGAMBA, Chief Digital Officer, Ministry of Education (MINEDUC)
Jean Claude NIYOKWIZERWA, Digital Identity & Trust Services Expert/ RDAP Project Coordinator, NIDA/ RISA SPIU; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Helmi SOLTANI, General Analyst; Asst. Director, IT Equipment & Application, Ministry of Interior; and ID4Africa Ambassador
Mounir SELMI, Director, Innovative Projects, National Center for Information Technology
Abdiwali Ali ABDULLE, Director General, National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Abdikani WEHLIE, Director General, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Authority; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Abdullahi BIHI, Managing Director, Somalia Payment Switch; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Edson GUYAI, Director, ID Management, National Identification Authority (NIDA); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Brenda Joshua KILEO, Head, District Coordination Unit, National Identification Authority (NIDA); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Abdallah SAMIZI, Manager, ICT, e-Government Authority; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Olga KAVIRA KINYAMUSITU, Director – Head of Department, Office of the Minister, Ministry of Digital Economy; and ID4Africa Ambassador
Richard ILUNGA NTUMBA, Director General, National Office for Population Identification (ONIP)
Tony MUNONGO, Senior Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office
Global Trends in National Cyber Security Legislation and their Implications for Identity
Dr. Albert ANTWI-BOASIAKO, Executive Chairman, e-Crime Bureau; and Immediate Past Director General, Cyber Security Authority, Ghana
The Reliability Problem in AI-Driven Identity Proofing
Dr. Idris ZAKARIYYA, Research Associate, Cybersecurity, Risk Analysis and Management of Identity Systems, The Alan Turing Institute
Ramzi KHLIF, Director General, National Agency for Electronic Certification, Tuntrust, Tunisi
Cloud Security in National ID Systems
Darren LENTZ, Senior Manager & Digital Trust Lead, KPMG South Africa
Aristide SOSSOU, Cybersecurity Analyst, National Centre for Digital Investigations (CNIN), Benin
Nathalie KIENGA, Deputy Chief, National Cyber Defence Council; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, DR Congo
George WILLIAMS, Chief, IT Infrastructure, Margins ID Group
Hicham CHAYA, Director, Personalisation of Secure Titles and Documents, Directorate of Secure Titles and Documents; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Algeria
From National to Regional eKYC: SADC Cross-Border Digital ID for eKYC
Damola OWOLADE, Head, SADC Financial Inclusion Programme, FinMark Trust
Interoperability of Identity: A Strategic Imperative
Tunde FAFUNWA, Managing Partner, Kitskoo, Inc.
Jeremy GRAY, Technical Director, Cenfri
Governance Considerations in Open Finance Implementation
Maria FERNANDEZ VIDAL, Senior Financial Sector Specialist (Data Lead), CGAP
Digital Identity as the Backbone of Modern Financial Systems
Gail HODGES, Executive Director, OpenID Foundation
Dima POSTNIKOV, Vice-Chair, OpenID Foundation; Co-Chair, FAPI WG; and Co-Chair, Ecosystem Support CG
DAY
04
T4-1:
CRVS-ID INTEGRATION
T4-2:
CRVS-ID INTEGRATION
(CONT'D)
T4-3:
ID FOR REFUGEES & STATELESS POPULATIONS
T5-1:
BUILDING DPI FOR SERVICE DELIVERY
T5-3:
DPI, IDENTITY & HUMAN RIGHTS
T6-1:
EXPERIENCES & LESSONS FROM OPEN SOURCE IMPLEMENTATIONS
T6-2:
OPEN SOURCE & THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
T6-3:
VERIFIABLE CREDENTIALS & DIGITAL WALLETS
Rationale for CRVS-ID Integration
Bhaskar MISHRA, CRVS & Legal Identity Specialist, UNICEF
Vânia PEREIRA, Executive Administrator, Institute for Justice Modernisation and Innovation (IMIJ); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
Edson GUYAI, Director, ID Management, National Identification Authority (NIDA); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Aristide ADJINACOU, Director General, National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Ago Christian KODIA, Director General, National Agency for Civil Registration & Identity (ONECI); and ID4Africa Ambassador
Bhaskar MISHRA, CRVS & Legal Identity Specialist, UNICEF
Henrietta Brobbey Ameyaw, CRVS Expert UNECA
ID for refugees and stateless persons Building trust, inclusion & pathways to solutions
Dr. Patrick Michael EBA, Deputy Director, International Protection and Solutions Division, UNHCR HQ
UNHCR KEY TAKEAWAYS & CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Patrick Michael EBA, Deputy Director, International Protection and Solutions Division, UNHCR HQ
Next Generation Digital Government with DPI
Julia CLARK, Senior Economist, ID4D Initiative, The World Bank Group
Marie EICHHOLTZER, Senior Digital Development Specialist, DPI & Services, The World Bank Group
Theresa ESON-BENJAMIN, Head, Legal and Compliance, National Identification Authority (NIA); and ID4Africa Ambassador, Ghana
Josephine MUKESHA, Director General, National Identification Agency (NIDA); and ID4Africa Ambassador, Rwanda
Karidja KONE Epse BAMBA, Director of Affiliation, National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Côte d’Ivoire
HUMAN RIGHTS FOR DIGITAL IDENTITY
Muthoni MATU, Lawyer & Curator, Ukombozi Social
Mariam JAMAL, Co-Convenor, Pan African Nationality Network (PANN); and HR4ID Coalition
Christy CHITENGU, Director, Impact Law Africa / Global Movement Against Statelessness (GMAS)
Pamod AMARAKOON, DPG Coordinator, DHIS2 Sri Lanka
Jaume DUBOIS, Founder and Principal Consultant, ID30
Setting the Stage: Why VCs, Why Now
Stela MOCAN, Acting Director, DPI & Services, Digital & AI Vice Presidency, The World Bank Group
Issuance & Verification in Action with Live Demos - Papua New Guinea
Steven MATAINAHO, Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Papua New Guinea
Issuance & Verification in Action with Live Demos - France Titres
Anthony CARMOY, Technical Director, France Identité, France Titres
ID Wallet & VCs Architecture, Trust & Rollout Pathways
Marie EICHHOLTZER, Senior Digital Development Specialist, DPI & Services, The World Bank Group
Decentralized Trust Platform — Ethiopia’s Journey from Foundational ID to Verifiable Credentials
Yared TAYE TOLOSA, Senior DevOps Architect, National ID Program (NIDP), Ethiopia
Verifiable Credentials for Labor Mobility
Dr. Zhijun William ZHANG, Cybersecurity Lead, Digital & AI VPU, The World Bank Group
