June 23 (Wednesday)
7:30am – 8:20am MDT (1:30pm – 2:20pm UTC)
Last year, DIF and OIDF formed a partnership, and work is under way to connect the DID/VC world with the OpenID Connect world. In this process, the WG is tackling many difficult problems faced by decentralized identity systems.
In this panel, together with 3 distinguished panelists, we will discuss the status of the specifications and the latest thinking on these “hard problems.”
- Kim Cameron, author of “The Laws of Identity,” Identity Blog
- Kristina Yasuda, Identity Standards Architect, Microsoft Corporation
- Tobias Looker, Technical Standards Architect, Mattr
The panel discussion will begin with Kim raising the high-level issues. Kristina, chair of the SIOP Special Call within the OpenID AB/Connect WG, will then explain the current status of the group’s work.
Then comes the fun part. As moderator, I will take on the “hard questions.” I do not know how the virtual-conference technology will work, but if possible we may also invite David Waite of Ping Identity to ask questions.
Please join us if you are interested.
You can register for this event at this link: https://pheedloop.com/identiverse2021/site/. Use the discount code “speaker1492” to receive 10% off the registration fee.
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