| Date: |
2026-04-08 (12:30-13:30) |
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Online |
Organizer: European Association for Biometrics (EAB)
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Attendance is free of charge but registration is required.
Speakers: Fons Knopjes (University of Texas/Center for Identity) and Prof. Dr. Didier Meuwly (Netherlands Forensic Institute/University of Twente)
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The Expert Meeting Identity Management 2040 working group brought together international experts and practitioners in the identity management field. The aim was to establish the current status of the practice, identify the challenges and develop a vision for 2040.In this Lunch Talk, Fons Knopjes and Prof. Dr. Didier Meuwly will present the valuable insights it generated on the advancements of identity management, including the impact of AI on the ID ecosystem, and their impact on the migration and protection of migrants.
The best practices derived from the findings of EM2040 are summarized in a “White Paper”, that can guide governments and international organizations to shape their roadmap for (digital) identification and travel, as well as to refine the frameworks supporting their ID ecosystems.You can watch a video on the preliminary findings of EM2040 here.
Julia de Bresser from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will join the Q&A session to answer any questions related to the IOM and migration.
Curriculum vitæ
Fons is a Fellow at the University of Texas (US) and member of the board of advisors of Center for Identity. He has retired since October 2022, and was an official of the National Office for Identity Data (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom relations). He has both developed and taught various national and international training courses including a Masterclass on ID Management. Fons initiated and was responsible for the identity-focused expert meetings in 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2024, always working in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Didier Meuwly.
Didier shares his time between the NFI, where he is a principal scientist and the UTwente, where he holds the forensic biometrics chair. He specialises in the probabilistic forensic evaluation of biometric data, the validation of likelihood ratio models and in identity management. Didier has served in several international terrorist / war-crime case reviews on request of ICTY, STL, UN, NL, UK and CH. He has (co-)authored more than 65 peer-reviewed publications in forensic science. He is an associate editor of Forensic Science International, a member of the ENFSI R&D standing committee and of the ISO Technical Committee 272.
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