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Digital Identity Virtual Coffee Break with NGI Ambassador Alex Puig
January 23, 2020 @ 13:00 - 13:45
Free
Do you have everything you need, to prove that you are you?
About this event
When: Thursday, 23rd of January 2020 at 13:00 – 13:45 (CET)
Where: Online – Link to be sent.
NB: There is a limit of 150 attendees
Agenda
13:00 – 13:10 Introducing the speaker
13:10 – 13:20 Introduction on Digital Identity
13:20 – 13:40 Having a conversation with Alex – Have your questions prepared!
13:40 – 14:45 Conclusions
About the topic
Anyone who has ever created an online profile, anywhere, has established a digital identity. Facebook owns our online social profile, retailers own our shopping patterns, credit agencies hold our creditworthiness, Google knows what we have been curious about since the dawn of the internet and your bank owns your payment history. All of us have traces of our digital identities scattered all over the world wide web. As a result, we are all analyzed in detail to predict our future behavior and monetize our digital identities.
Decentralized identity is how people control when, where and with whom they share their personal data. In the physical world, we take this sharing for granted, yet in the digital world, a stable, smart way to do this has long been lacking. A digital identity is an online or networked identity adopted or claimed in cyberspace by an individual, organization or electronic device. These users may also project more than one digital identity through multiple communities. In terms of digital identity management, key areas of concern are security and privacy.
About the speaker
Alex Puig is a CTO @ CaelumLabs and Co-chair on Digital Identity @ INATBA (International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications) and an ambassador of the NGI community.
Alex is a software developer with extensive experience in Blockchain and self-sovereign identity. He has always been involved in R+D projects and the tech entrepreneur scene leading different startups and starting one of the first Blockchain congresses, the Digital Currency Summit, with more than 10+ editions. He believes we need to rethink the architecture of the Internet and build a new one, with a strong self-sovereign identity, privacy by design, and security for all.
Prepare some questions and join the conversation with him!
