Identity and Authentication Leader Participates in Keynote, Plenary and Track Sessions
TORONTO, Canada, October 11, 2013 – Executives from SecureKey Technologies, the leading provider of trusted identity networks, will be in the spotlight on multiple occasions at this year’s Smart Card Alliance Government Conference, the industry’s leading annual event for ID security. Andre Boysen, Hugh Cumming, Christian Ali and Scott Lowry are featured speakers for keynote presentations and executive roundtable discussions during the conference and exhibition taking place October 14 – 16 in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D. C.
“After having recently been awarded a contract with U.S. Postal Service to implement the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange, the Smart Card Alliance Government Conference is the perfect venue for our executives to take the spotlight and present our vision for enabling individuals to more easily access online government services securely,” said Andre Boysen, executive vice president of SecureKey. “During this event we also hope to demonstrate how our unique briidge.net™ Exchange authentication platform can be used to build trusted identity networks that connect identity providers—such as banks, governments, healthcare organizations and others—with consumers’ favorite online services through a cloud-based broker service.”
SecureKey executives will be participating in the following conference sessions:
· Monday, October 14 (Kantara TIDX Summit)
08:30 – 17:00, Federated Identity, Strong Authentication and NSTIC Workshop (CP01), Afternoon Sessions, Identity Ecosystem Use Cases – Government-to-Citizen Services — Christian Ali, VP, product management.
09:00 – 10:00: Kantara Initiative Identity Summit (KN01), Keynote: SecureKey, Covering FCCX, NSTIC, Government Approaches to IdM and Innovations — Andre Boysen, EVP of marketing.
· Tuesday, October 15
11:00 – 11:30, Plenary Keynote Session (PS12), Keynote Speaker #4: U.S. Postal Service Pilot for the Federal Cloud Credentialing Exchange (FCCX) — Doug Glair, USPS and Scott Lowry, general manager, U.S. public sector business.
11:00 – 11:30, Plenary Session Roundtable Discussion (PS13), Form Factor and Functionality — Hugh Cumming, EVP for technology and operations.
· Wednesday, October 16
13:30 – 14:45, International ID Security Use Case (IP23), Canada – Turning Bank Credentials into Citizen Identifiers — Andre Boysen, EVP of marketing.
The annual Smart Card Alliance Government Conference is the leading showcase for government projects in ID and security. This year’s conference will survey opportunities and challenges for government issuers, accreditation and testing authorities, procurement programs and the industry to meet the government’s market demands. The three-day event will provide comprehensive coverage of efforts toward strong authentication technology in government identity programs, including Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials, developments in National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), trusted ID on the Internet and on mobile devices, developments in state and local ID and evolving global standards.
SecureKey executives will be available in Booth 102 to meet with attendees and demo the company’s authentication solutions.
About SecureKey Technologies Inc.
SecureKey is the leading provider of cloud-based, trusted identity networks that eliminate the burden, cost, and risks associated with user authentication. The company’s federated authentication solutions ensure that users are properly authenticated regardless of the service, device or credential they prefer to use. Organizations can quickly and easily deliver high-value online services to millions of consumers and citizens with improved transaction privacy, simplicity, and convenience. SecureKey is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Boston, and Washington D.C. The company is backed by a world-class group of venture and corporate investors. For additional information, please visit www.securekey.com.