As I do every year, I will be appearing at FIN/SUM again this year. I will have the honor of moderating a distinguished group of panelists. This is a FIN/SUM symposium panel organized by Nikkei.
17:40-18:30 Panel: Digital Authentication and Digital IDs: The Future of Life, Work, and Society
Session Overview
| Date and Time | March 6 (Thursday), 17:40-18:30 |
| Venue | Marunouchi Building Conference Hall (Hall A: Marunouchi Building Hall, 7F) |
| Title | Digital Authentication and Digital IDs: The Future of Life, Work, and Society |
In a digital society where the advent of generative AI is causing crimes such as unauthorized access and identity fraud to surge, digital authentication and digital IDs aim to realize a better digital society through a variety of innovations while preventing these risks. The panel will explore what an optimized digital society of the future should look like, from financial services and the role of government to how we work and live.1.
Speakers (titles omitted)2
Hiroyoshi Yamahiro, Team Leader, Information Innovation Operations, Dai Nippon Printing
Hikari Kusaka, Representative Director, xID
Tatsuya Hayashi, Identity Architect, Digital Agency
Kimiteru Mashita, Head of Market Research, Innovation Management Department, JCB
Nat Sakimura, Chairman of the OpenID Foundation (Moderator)
The session immediately following this one also looks interesting, so please consider attending it as well.
18:40-19:30 Candid Talk with the Government and the Bank of Japan: Money and Fintech in a New Era
Session Overview
| Date and Time | March 6 (Thursday), 18:40-19:30 |
| Venue | Marunouchi Building Conference Hall (Hall A: Marunouchi Building Hall, 7F) |
| Title | Candid Talk with the Government and the Bank of Japan: Money and Fintech in a New Era |
Frontline officials 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 Head, FinTech Center, and Head, Digital Currency Validation Group, Payment and Settlement Systems Department, Bank of Japan
Natsuki Tsuda, Director of the Treasury Division and Director for Digital Currency Planning, Financial Bureau, Ministry of Finance
Ryosuke Ushida, Chief FinTech Officer, Financial Services Agency
Masanori Kusunoki, Director-General, Digital Agency
Registration
Please register via the official website.
Other Programs
The other programs are listed below.
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Footnotes
- Incidentally, I asked ChatGPT to create an overview based on this panel title and turned it into slides, and this was the result. I suppose that is how the general public sees it.
- Profiles
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