Emma Lindley is an independent consultant, industry, and board advisor in the digital identity industry.

She is co-founder of Women in Identity,  board advisor for SurfShark a global privacy-protecting VPN company and on the editorial board of Good ID.

Over a career of 18 years in identity Emma has held various roles, Head of Identity and Risk at Visa, board roles at Confyrm, Innovate Identity and The Open Identity Exchange. She has been recognised in the InnFin Powerlist for Women, KNOW Identity Top 100 leaders in Identity, Women in Tech Awards, Most Influential Women In Tech, and was voted CEO of the year at the KNOW Identity Awards. She has an MBA from Manchester Business School and completed her thesis in Competitive Strategy in the Identity Market.

Alka Gupta is tech entrepreneur, fortune 500 former exec, and advisor with experience in digital transformations, fintech, identity, and globalization.  She has been at the early stages of significant disruptions including ecommerce, payments, and blockchain globally.

Alka is Co-Founder and Board Director at globaliD, an identity platform leveraging the blockchain.  She is currently an Advising Partner at HardYaka Ventures.  Prior, Alka was with eBay/PayPal as head of strategy for Marketplaces defining new markets and growth strategies. Before eBay, Alka was VP of Business Development at Retrevo (acq. By BN) where she built strategic partnerships to generate early revenue. Earlier, she spent eight years at Lycos (NASDAQ: LCOS; acq. by Telefonica), the first search engine to IPO, initially as a product manager, eventually as GM running a global suite of products, and then as VP Corporate Development and Strategy.

Ms. Gupta holds an MBA from The Wharton School and B.S. (cum laude) from Case Western Reserve University. She is a Board Director at globaliD, Digital Frontiers, and Fintel Labs and Board Advisor at Rova, Inc. and Women in Identity.  She serves on the Finance and Audit Board Committee, MPCSD; World Economic Forum Digital Advisory Council; a Distinguished Wharton Women in Business Alumna Award Nominee; past member of the Wharton Alumni Admissions Committee; past Board of Director and President of Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation; Former Charter Member and Chair of Mentoring Program at TiE; early Advisory Board Member Women 2.0.

David G.W Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He is Global Ambassador for Consult Hyperion (the secure electronic transactions consultancy that he helped to found), Technology Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (the London-based think tank), a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey Business School and holds a number of board-level advistory roles. Before helping to found Consult Hyperion in 1986, he spent several years working as a consultant in Europe, the Far East and North America. He graduated from the University of Southampton with a B.Sc (Hons.) in Physics.

Dave was named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information (Wired magazine) and one of the top ten most influential voices in banking (Financial Brand); created one of the top 25 “must read’ financial IT blogs; was found to be one of the top ten Twitter accounts followed by innovators, along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson (PR Daily); was ranked in the top three most influential people in London’s FinTech community (City A.M.), was voted one of the European “Top 40” people in digital financial services (Financial News), was listed of the world’s top 100 most influential FinTech leaders (Hot Topics), rated Europe’s most influential commentator on emerging payments (Total Payments) and was awarded Contributor of the Year 2018 by the Emerging Payments Association.

Genevieve is the Principal Founder of AgriLedger, a FinTech venture aiming to empower agricultural producers by democratizing their access to financial services and improving the transparency of the supply chain.

Genevieve is leading the collaboraton of AgriLedger with the Haiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry and other local partner ESIH for the  delivery of a DLT Pilot sponsored by the World Bank.  The solution is addressing the Haitian fruit farmers, their customers and families who can look forward to this year’s harvest and to reaping the benefits of market inclusion and improved food security.

Ken Banks, Head of Social Purpose at Yoti, is a British award-winning social entrepreneur, mobile technology and global development expert with an undergraduate major in Social Anthropology with Development Studies. He is best known for developing FrontlineSMS, a mobile messaging platform used today by non-profits in over 190 countries around the world. He is a PopTech Fellow, a Tech Awards Laureate, an Ashoka Fellow and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. In 2013 he was nominated for the TED Prize. In recognition of his pioneering work, he was presented with the 2017 Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science by the Association for Computing Machinery in the USA, and in 2018 appointed Visiting Fellow at the prestigious Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Ken is also a published author. His first edited book, The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator, was self-published in late 2013 and came with a Foreword from Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A follow-up, Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, published by Kogan Page, was released in March 2016. In addition to his pioneering work with mobile technology, Ken is a keynote speaker, thought-leader, innovator and mentor.

In April 2018 Ken closed down kiwanja.net to take on a full time role as Head of Social Purpose at Yoti, a London-based startup developing innovative digital identity solutions.

Leda is CEO of 11:FS Foundry, a modular, fully digital core built with banks and for banks to enable the creation of fully digital propositions.

Prior to joining 11:FS Leda served as Chief Innovation Officer at QNB and held a series of roles in IT innovation and operations and BNY Mellon.

Leda is an unreformed geek and recovering banker, a renowned speaker, writer (#LedaWrites every Thursday), and academic in the banking and FinTech ecosystem.

Rosemarie Wilson is a Speaker, Mentor and Mindset & Leadership Coach. She is the founder of Pragmatica Coaching, a Coaching and Training Company providing customised practical solutions through programs and workshops focused on Mindset, Emotional Intelligence and Leaderships skills.

Promoting and nurturing Mental Wellbeing is a factor in all she does.

Rosemarie’s background stems from Energy (Oil & Gas) working in FinTech and Change Management spanning over 20 years. She now works with individuals and organisations who are committed to investing in and nurturing their talent, who also support a culture of diversity and belonging.

Wincie Wong uses her background at the leading edge of creative and disruptive innovation in the banking industry to break down barriers and tap the huge unrealised economic potential of female entrepreneurs by making the UK one of the best countries in the world for women to start and grow a new business as recommended in the Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship. An international speaker and a digital evangelist, she is passionate about spearheading the growth of a diverse technology workforce as co-founder of the NatWest Girls Can Code network and founding member of Tech She Can, an organisation of 140 corporates working together to increase the number of women in technology roles in the UK through education. She is also co-host of the NatWest Technically Speaking podcast series discussing current topics in the evolving world of tech. A serial entrepreneur herself, she has been featured in Season 2 of BBC’s My Million Pound Menu with host Fred Siriex for her business running Burmese supper clubs – now available on Netflix globally. In 2019, she was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential BAME Leaders in UK Tech by Inclusive Boards & the Financial Times. Having grown up in New York City, she’s spent the last 10 years across the pond in London where she is passionate about making innovation useful for customers.

Debbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” is a world-renowned technologist, thought-leader, and advisor to Multinational Corporations for handling global data privacy, cyber data breach response, and complex cross-functional data-driven projects. Ms. Reynolds is an internationally published author, highly sought speaker, and top media presence about global data privacy, data protection, and legal technology issues. Ms. Reynolds has also been recognized as a Technology Visionary and as a top leader in the Data Privacy and eDiscovery industries worldwide.

WiD ambassador for Canada

Chanda Jackson, Sr. Manager – Identity and Access Management Planning, provides oversight of key activities across the Royal Bank of Canada’s IAM group to enable effective operations of the team. Her professional responsibilities include group management, operational risk oversight, governance and reporting.

Hi, I'm Mei-Lin and I support the Singapore chapter of Women in Identity. My background is in IT system implementation and risk management, although I started my career as a Chartered Accountant.
My interest in digital identity started from the compliance world but after a few years, I packed my bags and left Melbourne and ended up in London to get a more hands-on approach to technology projects. After many travels around the world, I am now in Singapore and working on projects across the South-east Asia region. I enjoy mentoring university students and encouraging more women to get involved in STEM careers.
You can reach out to me via mei-lin@womeninidentity.org

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Laura is Head of Strategy and Customer Insight at GBG. Her role involves developing, communicating, and executing the strategy for the global business, working with the Executive team and Board to agree the strategic priorities and execution plan. Laura also heads up customer experience for the group, driving feedback from clients to deliver the best possible customer journey. With over 12 years of experience in the digital identity industry, her expertise include strategic planning & execution, product management and marketing.

Laura has a degree in English Language, Professional Diploma in Marketing, Diploma in Professional Development and Certificate in Executive Strategy.

Successful and experienced leader of the Account Management team for over a decade, who over the years has demonstrated the aptitude to identify potential key clients, build relationships, and exceed revenue goals.

Ability to consistently deliver a high level of performance in all roles. Have the skills to understand a client's core business needs and values and take those and lead to profitability. Razia has over a decade of Account Management experience at both fintech and corporate companies.

Razia has spent years developing her skill set in the IDV space working across organisations such as Experian, Jumio, IDnow, and many more. Razia had the pleasure to work with the most well-known gambling/financial services businesses that include the top 9 out of 10 gaming companies in the world.

Razia had the pleasure to travel around the world from Singapore to San Francisco to cover most of Europe. Razia studied Cognitive Science and is also a transformational business coach accredited by both the International Coach Federation and the Association for Coaching. Razia is currently supporting organisations through her coaching skills and sales experience.

WiD ambassador for USA

Currently the president of Chopard Consulting based in Northern Virginia, Ms. Chopard has more than 35 years’ experience in executive leadership in business and nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C.  She has a reputation as a transformative leader who has led organizations through launch, transition, and sustainability to deliver aggressive results.  She is committed to achieving success through courageous management practices by leveraging organizational strategy, structure, and culture to reach goals and optimize results.  Ms. Chopard excels at building networks and collaborations and is accustomed to getting a seat at the table where she is known to “lean in” with clarity of thought, vision, and enthusiasm. Ms. Chopard has recently accepted the position of U.S. Ambassador for the Women in Identity organization and brings her devotion and expertise to the leadership team to further encourage women in the identity field and the broader tech industry. Ms. Chopard is also an attorney and has practiced at the local, state, and national levels of government before leading several international nonprofit organizations as executive director.

WiD ambassador for Canada

As the Senior Director of Identity & Access Management (IAM) Operations, Analytics & Governance, Rola leads a global team consisting of various pillars with respective responsibilities supporting Lines of business across RBC & its subsidiaries through the administration of internal user access, user account configuration in CyberArk, management of Access Manager one of RBC’s key IAM Systems and driving a clear Identity Governance model based on data & analytics designed to reduce risk and increase compliance.

With over 15 years of work experience, she found her passion early on for problem solving & assisting technology users with various challenges and saw first-hand the critical role technology & innovation plays in transforming end user experiences in a positive & meaningful way.

Prior to her current role, Rola served as Senior Director, Enterprise Security Access Management where she drove automation of existing manual procedures leading to a reduction in manual cycles spent on redundant tasks enabling her to create new opportunities for more important work for her team building on their existing skillset & supporting their career growth. She then took on an expanded role as the Senior Director, On-boarding & Access Request Provisioning partnering with various stakeholders across the enterprise to initiate IAM Service Integration for RBC applications while supporting various lines of business through granting user access to select applications.

Rola is an advocate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She strongly believes that a high performing team can only be accomplished by establishing a diverse & inclusive work environment where each team member feels comfortable and safe to bring their different thinking styles and perspectives to the table. Only then can we, as a team, function at our optimum and be ready for what the future brings.

Rola is known for her commitment to developing others and is active in various Women in Technology & Operations circles. She loves a challenge, has the ability to adapt quickly & identify and zoom in on the positive each change brings while always finding ways to learn and grow.
She is results oriented, values trust & integrity, aspires to make a difference through paying it forward & supporting others every chance she gets.
When not at work, Rola leads a busy, healthy & active lifestyle including a passion for books, podcasts & sketching.

WiD ambassador for Singapore

Helen Chua is Senior Sales Director with NEC Asia Pacific. She is an expert in the field of biometric technologies, specialising in the areas of fingerprint, face and iris. Since she joined the core NEC biometrics team in 1995, she has been involved in multiple projects, many of which are security-related and involving governments and nation-wide deployment. These projects include building systems for passport and national identity, border control and immigration, law enforcement, and finance.

Helen holds a double degree in Computer Science and accountancy from the Indiana University Bloomington.   Her interest in identity management using biometrics started when she pioneered the automated border control gates with Singapore immigration. Working closely with the Singapore government, the fingerprint system she helped to deploy at the checkpoints allows for automation, accuracy, consistency and speed, all for one goal, to correctly identify the person crossing the border at the shortest time.

WiD ambassador for UK

Ana Lucia has been working in the identity space for over two years primarily focused within the financial services industry and other sectors that fall under the AML regulations. She is very passionate about helping businesses to enhance their digital experience and the operational efficiencies that can be gained by implementing leading technology with the use of biometrics and data. Ana Lucia has worked in sales and consultancy for over 6 years.

She holds a BEng Industrial Engineering and MSc. Investment and Finance.

WiD ambassador for Western Europe and Germany

Angelika Steinacker has extensive Security and Identity & Access Management experience, with 30 years in security, and 20 years with a focus on IAM.
In her current role as CTO for IAM with IBM Security Europe, she is working on strategic topics like IAM for IoT and IAM with and for Blockchain as well as a trusted advisor for clients.

Angelika is a regular speaker and writer sharing her expertise and experience on Security and IAM. She is a member of WiD, and a member and mentor of IBM Women in Security Excelling (WISE).

She earned a diploma in Mathematics with a minor in Physics and she holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics with a topic in Cryptography from J. Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.

In her free time, she likes hiking in the Alps, cycling and cross-country skiing.

Teresa Wu is Vice President of Product Management for IDEMIA. Previously, Ms. Wu served as Senior Director of Strategic Marketing and Government Relations for MorphoTrak. In the past 17 years, she has actively participated in and led various industry advocacy groups devoted to AFIS technology, facial recognition, and identity and biometric standards. In her current role, Wu is responsible for product management functions for the IDEMIA Identity and Security Business in North America. In 2016, Teresa was recognized for her contribution to the biometric industry and was one of the five recipients of the Women in Biometrics award. Security Industry Association named Teresa as one of the two recipients of the 2017 Statesman Award. She was recognized for her pivotal role in the association advocacy effort, in supporting effective and appropriate use of biometric technology, at the Federal and State levels.

Technically oriented strategy and analytics professional with 10 years of experience in enterprise restructuring, divestiture and M&A, and portfolio optimization. Former Head of Technology Alliances at RSA, current Head of Risk Solutions at SecurityScorecard.

Bio coming soon.

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Christine Bassarab, PhD, is an organizational psychologist and consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has over twenty years’ experience designing and implementing strategies that enable boards and organizations to successfully navigate complex change while remaining vigilant to meeting the needs of their stakeholders. Her expertise includes strategic planning, executive leadership assessment and development, board governance, organization assessment and design, and mergers & acquisition strategy. Christine worked most recently in fintech and financial services where she held several leadership roles transforming businesses to improve organizational performance.

Previously, she worked with David Nygren at Mercer Consulting in the Board and Leadership Effectiveness Practice where she worked with a cross-section of clients in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors.

Currently the Executive Director of the Kantara Initiative Inc., Ms. Chopard has more than 35 years’ experience in executive leadership in business and nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C.  She is also president of Chopard Consulting and is founder of the Women’s Leadership Institute. She has a reputation as a transformative leader who has led organizations through launch, transition, and sustainability to deliver actionable results.  She is committed to achieving success through courageous management practices by leveraging organizational strategy, structure, and culture to reach goals and optimize results.  Ms. Chopard excels at building networks and collaborations. She is the U.S. Ambassador for the Women in Identity organization and brings her enthusiasm and expertise to the leadership team to further encourage women in the identity field and the broader tech industry. Ms. Chopard is also an attorney and has practiced at the local, state, and national levels of government before leading several international nonprofit organizations as executive director.

Kimberly Sutherland, Vice President of Fraud and Identity Strategy at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, leads the North American commercial market for consumer fraud analytics, identity verification, authentication and fraud investigations. Her oversight also includes the ThreatMetrix, Emailage, ID Analytics and BehavioSec fraud and identity product lines.

Kim joined LexisNexis Risk Solutions in 2006 and has over 20 years of experience leading business strategy, product management, and professional services.

Kim serves as a board member of Women in Identity an participates in the Better Identity Coalition and the Open Identity Exchange (OIX). She is the past Plenary Chair of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) and advisory board member of the University of Texas – Center for Identity. Kim is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Otterbein University.

Louise is currently the research lead for the non-profit organisation, Women in Identity, where she is currently driving the organisation’s flagship research project to build a Global ID Code of Conduct that will drive inclusion in digital identity systems. Louise is head of data insights for GBG, focusing on unifying the identity, fraud and location intelligence business lines through a comprehensive and ambitious new data strategy. Her aim, in this newly created role, is to develop data insight driven products and services that sit at the intersection of the company’s main focus areas and drive greater value for customers.  

Louise has previously worked in highly analytical roles across both public and private sector. She co-founded the Corporate Innovation Forum in 2017, and is passionate about utilising data and technology to drive fairer outcomes for consumers, as well as helping businesses make better and more informed decisions.

Louise is also an advocate for the promotion of STEM education and careers to young people, and volunteers with a number of charities focused on increasing participation of under-represented groups in STEM subjects and professions. Her background is in chemistry, and she completed her PhD in materials science at the University of Manchester in 2013.

Melissa Carvalho, RBC Global Cyber Security Vice President, leads the bank’s Global Identity and Access Management group, providing cyber solutions and services for RBC’s 86,000 employees and 17 million clients.

Melissa graduated from Queen’s University with both a B.ScH and a B.Ed. She is a results-driven professional recognized for successfully delivering critical, high-risk initiatives for large organizations. She is known as an adept and innovative leader with 20 years’ experience in managing all aspects of information technology, including business needs impact assessments, software development and infrastructure implementations. Melissa consistently leads and motivates individuals to maximize productivity while managing relationships with diverse stakeholder groups.

Throughout her career, Melissa has developed and implemented identity strategies to promote organizational growth and improve operational efficiency, including implementing Identity Programs at Canada’s five major banks and consulting on over 50 IAM programs across North America.

I am an independent consultant and wear a variety of hats in the standards development and identity management spaces. I coordinate various activities in several of groups and projects, including IDPro as their Principal Editor, SeamlessAccess.org as the Program Director, REFEDS as one of the two coordinators, and the Network Startup Resource Center as their technical editor. I have also worked with the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC), with the Internet Society, and as the RFC Series Editor.

Ricky started his journey into tech in 2015 after transitioning from his previous career, where he worked as a Registered Nurse for almost a decade. As the DevOps Lead at The Migus Group, Ricky focuses his time on helping customers improve their security posture by adopting the DevOps methodology and associated technologies.

Before joining The Migus Group, Ricky founded a web development and social media marketing agency, where he focused on helping local small businesses connect with their customers digitally to build better relationships in a technology-driven economy.

Ricky is a high-achieving, data-driven problem solver who enjoys helping others succeed. He is the President — and a founding member — of Walk AS One, a 501c3 non-profit based in Maine, and he is a practicing martial artist who holds the rank of Nidan (second-degree black belt) in Shaolin Kempo Karate. Ricky is also an author who has published both fiction and non-fiction books.

Ricky currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two children, where he enjoys playing Chess with his family and tending to his growing Bonsai collection.

Grace is a manager in KPMG US Cyber Security Services, delivering large-scale digital transformation initiatives. Grace specializes in Identity & Access Management (IAM), and leverages her background to implement next-generation IAM capabilities to advance clients' strategic goals. She invests her time leading the KPMG IAM Community Enablement Team and supporting Women in Cyber. Grace gets excited teaching the next generation of talent about IAM, especially her favorite topic, privileged access management. In addition to diversity and inclusion, she promotes authenticity in the workplace and believes authenticity is the foundation for elite teams and delivering exceptional results.

Before joining KPMG, Grace took an unconventional path to cybersecurity and began her career in international affairs at a federal agency. Grace's introduction to digital identity sparked her passion for cybersecurity and IAM. She later led several IAM programs that managed millions of customer and workforce identities. Given the support and opportunities that led to where she currently is, she dedicates her time to share her journey and open the door for those who may look to pivot their career into cybersecurity.

Fiona is currently Director of Strategy at LoginID, focusing on identity and authentication in the payments ecosystem.  She has over 6 years in the payments and fintech industry. She also has experience with Startups in the Health and Ed Tech industries. 
She holds a BEng Industrial Engineering from ITBA and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.  

A business-focused leader in identity and access management. I partner strategically with stakeholders to develop common vision and strategy and excel at leading teams to deliver high-value, vision-aligned, business-enabling capabilities.

I am passionate about continuous improvement that enables services to perform optimally, reducing risk and improving customer experience, through the creation and championing the delivery of business-value-outcome organizational change

Lorrayne Auld is a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer at the MITRE Corporation with over 30 years of experience solving difficult cybersecurity and digital identity problems in the public interest. Lorrayne is highly regarded across government and industry for her deep and unbiased expertise in digital identity, from strategy and policy through specific technology implementations. Lorrayne has recently produced authoritative technical guidance for in-person and remote proofing implementation to defeat advanced fraud techniques and continues to work on evolving this critical policy and technology area.

In addition to Women in Identity, Lorrayne is also a member of the Kantara Initiative, IDPro, and the FIDO Alliance.

Batool Aliakbar is Vice President at Simeio, a leader provider of IAM Services and Solutions. 

In her current capacity, Batool leads the East Region focussed on growth and Client success. She has built numerous IAM program focussed on reducing security risk, and driving business efficiencies. Her focus areas include identity administration and governance, access management and privileged access management. She constantly collaborates with CISOs and Heads of IAM on roadmap, IAM strategy, and program governance required to run and sustain multi-year projects. With her decade long experience, she strives to build competent, motivated and happy teams to solve complex IAM problems.

Portfolio management specialist with an enterprise view and a global mindset. Successful at various aspects of the payments industry with a specialty in Risk, Operations and Solutions. Strong leader with the ability to innovate in order to successfully address enterprise concerns that maximize revenue, minimize cost and provide a competitive advantage.

I am passionate about understanding complex things and communicating them clearly and transparently to reach a bigger audience.

My studies in International Relations have taught me to appreciate the differences between cultures and people in this world while identifying everything that brings us closer. Communication is the strongest bond we have as humans.

I started my professional career in the field of Artificial Intelligence because I believe it will be the driving force for humanity in the years to come. It is vital to guide this movement with moral and ethical values. I try to do my bit.

WiD ambassador for Canada  Director, Identity and Access Management  EQ Bank  Nicole leads a team of IAM professionals and analysts at EQ Bank and is responsible for building out the IAM practice at Canada’s challenger bank. Her accountabilities include strategic planning, project execution, defining security standards and guidelines, and day-to day management and operations of IAM capabilities for the enterprise to further optimize the IAM tools and processes. Nicole has over 12 years experience in the industry, working as a consultant on previous engagements and has helped with various Identity program implementations across other banks in Canada. She is committed to being a pillar for change within the industry around diversity and inclusion.

Visionary transformation leader with extensive experience collaborating with clients to evaluate needs, provide solutioning, and build analytic assets with resources across analytics, technology, marketing, strategy, and sales. Expertise in understanding technology relevant to design, build, and implement advanced analytic solutions in machine learning (ML). Thought leader and team builder adept at cultivating analytic-savvy teams to deliver results for data-driven product transformation across industries.

Results driven anti-money laundering and fraud prevention professional dedicated to helping end cybercrime. I support my customers with ensuring their end users, employees, business partners, customers and investors are exactly who they say they are.