Over one billion individuals and vulnerable people face barriers to establishing and verifying their digital identities, with far reaching consequences globally. Kay will discuss the economic repercussions of digital identity exclusion, including limited access to financial services, e-commerce platforms, and digital rights. She will also explore the intersection of digital identity, identity inclusion and the challenges and opportunities associated with identity verification in the digital realm and the opportunity for businesses to expand their reach by making ID inclusion by design integral to product development.
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Ms. Kay Chopard is the Executive Director of the Kantara Initiative, a nonprofit organization that conducts audits and certifications for the U.K. Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and third-party conformance testing and grant of Trust Marks for the U.S. assurance program for NIST 800-63 Digital Identity guidelines. Kantara is a US nonprofit organization and a UK certification body with membership opportunities to work on emerging issues: Age Verification, Identity Assurance Frameworks, Privacy Enhancing Mobile Credentials, Deepfakes and IDV, and Diversity-Equity-Inclusion and Accessibility topics. She is a volunteer Ambassador for the U.S. for the global Women in Identity organization. With over 40 years of international experience in executive leadership in government, nonprofit, and business organizations, she excels at building networks and collaborations for winning partnerships. She is admitted to the practice of law in the state of Iowa and to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. She has led several nonprofit organizations, including serving as Executive Director of the National District Attorneys Association, Executive Director of the IDESG, Deputy Executive Director of the National Criminal Justice Association, and Division Chief at NHTSA. She lectures internationally and has authored numerous articles and legal texts on digital identity and legal policies.
