As I do every year, I will be participating in FIN/SUM again this year. I will be moderating a panel of distinguished panelists. This is the FIN/SUM symposium panel hosted by Nikkei.
17:40-18:30 Panel: Digital authentication and digital IDs: what the future holds for life, work, and society
Session Overview
| Date and Time | Thursday, March 17th 40:18-30:XNUMX |
| Venue | Maru Building Conference Hall (HALL A: Maru Building Hall 7F) |
| Title | Digital authentication and digital IDs for the future of life, work, and society |
With the advent of generative AI, crimes such as unauthorized access and identity theft are on the rise in our digital society. Digital authentication and digital IDs aim to prevent these risks while incorporating various ingenuity to realize a better digital society. We will explore the shape of an optimized digital society of the future, from financial services to the nature of government, work styles, and lifestyles.1.
Speakers (titles omitted)2
Hiroyoshi Yamahiro, Team Leader, Information Innovation Division, Dai Nippon Printing
Hikaru Kusaka, CEO of xID
Tatsuya Hayashi, Identity Architect, Digital Agency
Kimiaki Mashita, Head of Market Research, Innovation Division, JCB
Natsuhiko Sakimura, Chairman of the OpenID Foundation (Moderator)

The session immediately following this one is also very interesting, so please check it out too.
18:40-19:30 Candid talk between the government and the Bank of Japan - Money and Fintech in the new era
Session Overview
| Date and Time | Thursday, March 18th 40:19-30:XNUMX |
| Venue | Maru Building Conference Hall (HALL A: Maru Building Hall 7F) |
| Title | Government and Bank of Japan Talk: Money and Fintech in the New Era |
On-site managers from the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Japan, and the Financial Services Agency discuss the future of digital finance, focusing on technology and money
Speakers (titles omitted)
Junichiro Hatogai, Deputy Director of the FinTech Center and Head of the Digital Currency Verification Group, Payment and Settlement Systems Department, Bank of Japan
Natsuki Tsuda, Director of the Treasury Division, Financial Bureau, Ministry of Finance and Director for Digital Currency Planning
Ryosuke Ushida, Chief Fintech Officer, Financial Services Agency
Masanori Kusunoki, Director-General of the Digital Agency
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- By the way, if you ask ChatGPT to create an outline with this panel title and turn it into a slide,This is what happenedI guess that's what the general public would think.
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