Dr. Joseph J. ATICK
Executive Chairman
ID4Africa
Host:
PS0, PS1, PS2, PS4, PS9
Yodahe ZEMICHAEL
Executive Director
National ID Program, and ID4Africa Ambassador, Ethiopia
Speaker:
PS1
Discussant:
W2
Amb. Prof. Julius BITOK
Principal Secretary
State Department for Immigration & Citizen Services, Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Kenya
Speaker:
PS1
Discussant:
W2
Engr. Abisoye COKER-ODUSOTE
Director General/CEO
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), and ID4Africa Ambassador, Nigeria
Speaker:
PS1
Moderator:
PS5
Silété DEVO
Director General
National Identification Agency, and ID4Africa Ambassador, Togo
Speaker:
PS1
Sihle MTHIYANE
Chief Director, Policy & Strategy
Department of Home Affairs, South Africa
Speaker:
PS2
Panelist:
PS12
Josephine MUKESHA
Director General
National Identification Agency (NIDA), and ID4Africa Ambassador, Rwanda
Speaker:
PS2
Speaker:
PS12
Zeze REED
Deputy Executive Director
National Identification Registry; and ID4Africa Ambassador, Liberia
Speaker:
PS2
Mohamed M. MASSAQUOI
Director General and Chief Registration Officer
National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA); and ID4Africa Ambassador, Sierra Leone
Speaker:
PS2
Jonathan MARSKELL
Senior Program Officer, ID4D Initiative
The World Bank
Moderator:
PS3
Discussant:
W5
Dr. Claire Dennis S. MAPA
Undersecretary, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), The Philippines
Speaker:
PS3
Emily R. PAGADOR
Assistant National Statistician, Use Case Development and Management Service
PhilSys Registry Office, The Philippines
Speaker:
PS3
Discussant:
W5
Dr. Prabal PRATAP
Technology Director, Aadhaar Usage Division
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), India
Speaker:
PS3
Sofiene HEMISSI
CEO
Smart Tunisian Technoparks, Tunisia
Speaker:
PS3
Dr. Teguh SETYABUDI
Director General
Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil), Ministry of Home Affairs, Indonesia
Speaker:
PS3
Eduardo Magalhães de LACERDA FILHO
ID project leader
Digital Government Secretariat, Brazil
Speaker:
PS3
Hon. Tahina Michel RAZAFINDRAMALO
Minister
Ministry of Digital Development, Digital Transformation, Post and Telecommunications, Presidency of the Republic of Madagascar
Speaker:
PS4
Robert OPP
Chief Digital Officer
UNDP
Speaker:
PS4
Dr. Kanwaljit SINGH
Senior Program Officer, DPI
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Speaker:
PS4
Nanjira SAMBULI
Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Speaker:
PS4
Rosemary KISEMBO
Executive Director
National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA); and ID4Africa Ambassador, Uganda
Speaker:
PS4
Discussant:
W3
Dr. Hatwib MUGASA
Executive Director
National Information Technology Authority (NITA), Uganda
Speaker:
PS4
Mouhamed Mahi SY
Director, Information Systems
Agency for Universal Health Coverage; and ID4Africa Ambassador, Senegal
Speaker:
PS4
Mariam Abdoulaye BA
Coordinator
PMO IT & Quality Division, Operational Monitoring Office, Emerging Senegal Plan, Senegal
Speaker:
PS4
Mphatso SAMBO
Principal Secretary
National Registration Bureau; and ID4Africa Ambassador, Malawi
Speaker:
PS4
Paul KATEMA
eGovernment Director
Ministry of Information and Digitalization; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Malawi
Speaker:
PS4
Luke MATE
Director, Systems Development and Support
Smart Zambia Institute; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Zambia
Speaker:
PS4
Lisuba KABANDA
Deputy Project Manager, INRIS Project
Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Zambia
Speaker:
PS4
H.E. Victor Domingos CANHEMBA JÚNIOR
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Interior, Mozambique
Speaker:
PS5
Matthias Kar KÖHLER
Vice President TECURITY®
Mühlbauer Group
Speaker:
PS5
Karim BENDADDA
Regional Sales Manager, Africa
IDEMIA
Speaker:
PS5
Céline GOUVEIA
Vice President Identity Sales, Government Programs,
IN Groupe
Speaker:
PS5
Tomas ANTOLIK
Executive Director, EMEA
Innovatrics
Speaker:
PS5
Suresh SETHI
MD & CEO
Protean eGov Technologies
Speaker:
PS5
Dr. Lourino Alberto CHEMANE
Chairman
National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (INTIC); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Mozambique
Moderator:
PS6
Chairperson:
W5
Andreas KUBA
Global Vice President, Sales
Veridos
Speaker:
PS6
Mark SULLIVAN
Director, Digital Services
Canadian Bank Note
Speaker:
PS6
Devendre GOPAUL
Permanent Secretary, Home Affairs Division
Prime Minister’s Office; and ID4Africa Ambassador, Mauritius
Speaker:
PS6
Sébastien GUÉRÉMY
VP, Digital Identity and Verification Solutions
Thales
Speaker:
PS6
Jeremy SPRINGALL
Global Head
SITA AT BORDERS
Speaker:
PS6
Sean ZHENG
CEO
EMPTECH
Speaker:
PS6
Patrick GROTHER
Biometric Testing Project Lead
NIST
Speaker:
PS7
Discussant:
W1
Craig WATSON
Image Group Manager
NIST
Speaker:
PS7
Mei Lee NGAN
Computer Scientist
NIST
Speaker:
PS7
Gail HODGES
Executive Director
OpenID Foundation
Moderator:
PS8
Discussant:
W2
Andrew HOPKINS
Chief, Digital Identity and Registration Section
UNHCR
Speaker:
PS8
Chairperson:
W2
Tumelo RABOLETSI
Former Principal Secretary
Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, CRVS and ID Expert; and ID4Africa Ambassador, Lesotho
Speaker:
PS8
Dr. Victor AMADI
Research Fellow, Centre for Comparative Law in Africa
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Speaker:
PS8
Albert SIAW-BOATENG
Director, Free Movement of Persons, Migration and Cross Border Cooperation
ECOWAS
Speaker:
PS8
Adam COOPER
Technical Consultant
European Commission
Speaker:
PS9
Ramesh NARAYANAN
CTO
MOSIP
Speaker:
PS9
Discussant:
W5
Michael McCASKILL
Director, Identity Management
America Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)
Speaker:
PS9
Loffie JORDAAN
Business Solutions Architect
America Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)
Speaker:
PS9
Anand ACHARYA
Project Manager
Bhutan National Digital Identity Scheme
Speaker:
PS9
Discussant:
W5
Catherine NABBALA
Head
Product-Identity Verification and Global Business Development, Finema (Thai Health Pass)
Speaker:
PS9
Jaume DUBOIS
GovStack ID & Wallet Building Block Lead & Principal Consultant
GovStack & ID30
Chairperson:
W5
Damian GLOVER
Senior Director, Communications
Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)
Speaker:
PS9
Vijay VUJJINI
CTO & Chief Architect
Center for DPI & G2P Connect
Chairperson:
W5
Dr. Sarah LISTER
Head, Governance Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
UNDP
Chairperson:
W4
Moderator:
PS10
Hon. Shakeel SHABBIR AHMED
Member of Parliament
Kenya National Assembly
Speaker:
PS10
Hon. Gladys GANDA
Member of Parliament and Budget Committee Chair
Malawi National Assembly
Speaker:
PS10
Hon. Mariama Ella GOBA
Member of Parliament, Communication, Technology and Innovation
Sierra Leone House of Parliament
Speaker:
PS10
Madeleine SATILOU GOLEMAN épouse TOUVOLI
Member of the General and Institutional Affairs Committee
National Assembly, Côte d’Ivoire
Speaker:
PS10
Barbara UBALDI
Head, Governance Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
UNDP
Speaker:
PS10
Peter KUSEK
Global Program Manager, Digital Development
The World Bank
Speaker:
PS10
Julia CLARK
Senior Economist, ID4D Initiative
The World Bank
Discussant:
W5
Moritz Carl FROMAGEOT
Senior Advisor, Governance
UNDP, and Director, Caribou Digital
Speaker:
PS10
Dr.Emrys SCHOEMAKER
Senior Advisor, Governance
UNDP, and Director, Caribou Digital
Speaker:
PS10
Discussant:
W2
Alexandre Marie YOMO
Director General
National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC), Cameroon
Speaker:
PS10
Discussant:
W3
Tulimeke MUNYIKA
Director, National Population Register, Identification and Production, Dept. of Civil Registration
Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security; and ID4Africa Ambassador, Namibia
Speaker:
PS10
Dr. Aminah ZAWEDDE
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and National Guidance, Uganda
Speaker:
PS10
Percy CHINYAMA
National Coordinator
Smart Zambia Institute, Zambia
Speaker:
PS10
Discussant:
W5
Matthew McNAUGHTON
Digital Development Practitioner
Co-Develop
Moderator:
PS11
Sulemana BRAIMAH
Executive Director
Media Foundation for West Africa
Speaker:
PS11
Marianne DÍAZ HERNÁNDEZ
Global Campaigner
Access Now
Speaker:
PS11
Pam DIXON
Founder & Executive Director
World Privacy Forum
Speaker:
PS11
Discussant:
F1
Nashilongo GERVASIUS
Technology Policy Researcher
University of Science & Technology, Namibia
Speaker:
PS11
Elizabeth ATORI
Legal Officer
Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), Uganda
Speaker:
PS11
Discussant:
F2
Prof. Mame Penda BÂ
Researcher & Lecturer, Political Science
Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal
Speaker:
PS11
Puneet JOSHI
CTO
OpenG2P
Discussant:
W5
Mariam JAMAL
Digital Rights Program Officer
Haki na Sheria Initiative, Kenya
Speaker:
PS11
Conrad DALY
Senior Counsel, Human Development & Technology, Legal Vice Presidency, Operations Policy Unit
The World Bank
Moderator:
PS12
Nay CONSTANTINE
Legal Expert and Data Governance Specialist, ID4D Initiative, Digital Development Global Practice
The World Bank
Moderator:
PS12
Karidja KONE Epse BAMBA
Director of Affiliation
The National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Côte d’Ivoire
Speaker:
PS12
Edson GUYAI
Director, ID Management
National Identification Agency (NIDA); and ID4Africa Ambassador, Tanzania
Panelist:
PS12
Dr. Vincent OLATUNJI
National Commissioner/CEO
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Nigeria
Panelist:
PS12
Discussant:
F1
Immaculate KASSAIT
Commissioner
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya
Speaker:
PS12
Chairperson:
F1
Jean AHOLOU
National Coordinator, WURI Project
National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP), Benin
Panelist:
PS12
Laura BINGHAM
Executive Director, Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (iLIT)
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Panelist:
PS12
Panelist:
PS12
Marie EICHHOLTZER
Digital Development Specialist, ID4D Initiative
The World Bank
Chairperson:
W1
Ghislain de SALINS
Senior Digital Development Specialist, ID4D Initiative
The World Bank
Discussant:
W1
Teki AKUETTEH
Founder & Executive Director
Africa Digital Rights’ Hub, Ghana
Discussant:
W1
Jeremi JOSLIN
Executive Director
OpenSPP
Discussant:
W5
Prof. Carsten MAPLE
Professor of Cyber Systems Engineering
Cyber Security Centre, University of Warwick
Discussant:
W1
Nathalie KIENGA
Deputy Chief
National Cyberdefense Council; and ID4Africa Ambassador, Democratic Republic of Congo
Speaker:
W1
Mulalo TSHIFARO
Acting Chief Director, Infrastructure Management
Department of Home Affairs, South Africa
Discussant:
W1
Yann BOUAN
Chief Strategy Officer & Identity Expert
IDAKTO
Discussant:
W1
Ibifuro APIAFI
Strategic Account Executive
Smile ID
Discussant:
W1
Omar SEIDU FAROUK
Chief Operations Officer
MedTrack, Ghana
Discussant:
W1
Chinenye CHIZEA
Technical Lead and Security Architect
Digital ID4D Project, Nigeria
Discussant:
W1
Angele DJOHOSSOU
Bureau Deputy Director
Regional Bureau, Southern Africa, UNHCR
Speaker:
W2
Patrick Michael EBA
Deputy Director, Policy & Law
UNHCR
Chairperson:
W2
Sanjay DHARWADKER
Author and ID Policy Expert
UNHCR
Chairperson:
W2
Benedicte VOOS
Senior Legal Officer
UNHCR
Chairperson:
W2
Sam JEFFERIES
Senior Registration & Identity Management Officer
UNHCR
Discussant:
W2
Sheema SEN GUPTA
Director, Child Protection
UNICEF
Chairperson:
W3
Oliver Chinganya
Director
African Centre for Statistics, UNECA
Chairperson:
W3
Paul KOREKI
Technical Advisor
Office of the Minister of Justice, Côte d’Ivoire
Discussant:
W2
Bhaskar MISHRA
CRVS & Legal Identity Specialist
UNICEF
Chairperson:
W3
Discussant:
W2
Ato Tesfa BELISSA
Team Leader, Registration & Documentation
Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), Ethiopia
Discussant:
W2
William MUHWAVA
Chief, Demographic & Social Statistics Section
African Centre for Statistics (ACS), UNECA
Discussant:
W3
Edward DUFFUS
CEO
OpenCRVS
Chairperson:
W3
Discussant:
W5
Goodson SINYENGA
Director, Planning, Research & Information Department
Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Zambia
Discussant:
W2
Martin Bratschi
Technical Director, CRVS
Vital Strategies
Discussant:
W3
Thandeka CHOUKE
Head, Statelessness Project
Lawyers for Human Rights, South Africa
Discussant:
W2
Annina WERSUN
Chief Impact Officer
OpenCRVS
Chairperson:
W3
Fatima KHAN
Professor
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Discussant:
W2
Abdikani WEHLIYE
Director, Civil Registration Services
Ministry of Interior; and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Somalia
Discussant:
W3
Discussant:
W4
Nelson NYANGU
Director
Social Welfare, Ministry of Community Development & Social Services, Zambia
Discussant:
W2
Mahamat Oumar KESSOU
Director General
National Agency for Secure Documents (ANATS), Chad
Discussant:
W2
Mahamat Abdramane YACOUB
Lead Director
National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees and Repatriated Persons (CNARR), Chad
Discussant:
W2
Richard SIKAKANE
Deputy Director
Citizenship and Travel Documents, Department of Home Affairs (DHA), South Africa
Discussant:
W2
Huyen Tran Titi Ho BREKKEN
Senior Advisor, Section for Innovation
NORAD
Discussant:
W3
Risenga MALULEKE
Statistician-General, Head
Statistics South Africa
Discussant:
W2
Robert KARANJA
Senior Director, Africa
Co-Develop
Discussant:
W3
Ago Christian KODIA
Director General
National Agency for Civil Registration & Identity (ONECI), Côte d’Ivoire
Discussant:
W2
Romesh SILVA
Senior Technical Specialist
UNFPA
Discussant:
W2
Chahine HAMILA
e-Gov Senior Advisor & Technologist
UNDP
Chairperson:
W4
Discussant:
W5
Rahul PARTHE
Chairman & Co-founder
TECH5
Discussant:
W2
Stephanie DE LABRIOLLE
Executive Director
Secure Identity Alliance (SIA)
Discussant:
W2
Victor MARGALL VON HEGYESHALMY
Governance Procurement Lead, Office of Procurement
UNDP
Chairperson:
W4
Simon REED
Deputy Director
IrisGuard
Discussant:
W2
Anna METZ
Digital Development Specialist
The World Bank
Discussant:
W4
Abdon Marius MIKPON’AÏ
Director, Civil Registration, Civil Status Directorate
Ministry of Interior and Public Security; and ID4Africa Ambassador, Benin
Discussant:
W3
Aliou Ousmane SALL
Director General
National Civil Status Agency (ANEC); and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador, Senegal
Discussant:
W3
Henry MACHIRI
Registrar General
Civil Registry Department, Zimbabwe
Discussant:
W3
Mbawaka MWAKHWAWA
Principal Registration Officer
National Registration Bureau, Malawi
Discussant:
W4
Leevans SEEBA
Deputy Registrar General, Department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship
Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Zambia
Discussant:
W3
Tessa RUIJGROK
VP, Strategic Alliances
WCC Group
Discussant:
W3
Mustapha Saidu KAMARA
Director, Procurement & Logistics
National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), Sierra Leone
Discussant:
W4
James MWANZA
Technical Advisor
Vital Strategies
Discussant:
W3
Karin HEISSLER
Regional Adviser, Child Protection
UNICEF WACARO
Discussant:
W3
Ousmane DIALLO NACANABO
Director, Unique Identifier
Directorate General of Civil Registry Modernization, Ministry of Territorial Administration and Security, Burkina Faso
Discussant:
W3
Cornelius WILLIAMS
Senior Legal Expert
UNICEF
Discussant:
W3
Nicola BRANDT
Child Protection Specialist
UNICEF ESARO
Discussant:
W3
Prosper Simon Blaise OTTOU OTTOU
Director, Information Systems
National Civil Registration Office (BUNEC), Cameroon
Discussant:
W4
Julio LUCAS
National Director, IT, Information Technology and Institutional Communication Office
Ministry of Justice & Human Rights, Angola
Discussant:
W4
Mouhcine YEJJOU
Director
Morocco eID Project, DGSN, Morocco
Discussant:
W4
Lt. Col. David JOBOJOBO
Deputy Director, ICT
Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration; and ID4Africa Ambassador, South Sudan
Discussant:
W4
Alexander Morgan CHEGE
Assistant Director, ICT
Civil Registration Services, Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Kenya
Discussant:
W4
