Mike McCamon

Mike McCamon

The NFC Forum empowers organizations to deliver secure, tap-based interactions with an intuitive, reliable experience to users around the globe. In my current role as Executive Director, I work with the Board of Directors and our community across many disciplines to fully realize the convenience of NFC technology and the “contactless lifestyle.”

Bjorn Scharfen

Bjorn Scharfen

Bjorn has more than 26 years of experience in the electronic components industry and is currently Vice President for Strategic Initiatives within the Connected Security System Division (CSS) at Infineon Technologies. In this role he drives new technologies such as Ultra-Wideband as well as business setups and solutions. He represents Infineon in related standardization bodies […]

Ajay Amlani

Ajay Amlani

Ajay is a respected and accomplished identity technology expert, with a deep knowledge of cybersecurity across both the private and government sectors. He drives adoption of iProov’s face biometric technology as the premier way to authenticate consumers against the backdrop of growing cyberattacks and identity theft. Amlani has been growing successful identity technology companies since […]

Teresa Wu

Teresa Wu

Teresa Wu is a seasoned professional leading the smart credential business within the IDEMIA North America business unit. With a rich background, she has successfully overseen diverse product portfolios, leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, digital identity, identity documents, and biometric solutions. In her current role, Ms. Wu serves as a dynamic cross-functional team […]

Paul Grassi

Paul Grassi is a Principal at Amazon, in the Identity Services group. He is responsible for defining the strategic direction of identity-related products and services across shoppers, sellers, and vendors for amazon.com and its subsidiaries. Prior to Amazon, Paul worked at AWS, leading the development of IAM and security offerings for Fortune 500 customers. He […]

Claire Le Gal

Claire Le Gal, Mastercard

Claire Le Gal currently is Senior Vice President, responsible for the Cyber Security & Risk Products team in the Cyber & Intelligence Solutions division at Mastercard.  In that role, she is responsible for the development of cyber security solutions to secure the Mastercard ecosystem and ensure that cyber security solutions are accessible to all stakeholders, […]

Kandyce Young

Kandyce Young, PCI

Ms. Young is a Manager of Data Security Standards for the PCI Security Standards Council where her role includes technical contributions to PCI DSS and related collateral and presenting on PCI DSS to stakeholders. Prior to joining the Council, Ms. Young was an ISA for a large data transmission and storage organization. Ms. Young holds […]

Karl Alomar

Karl Alomar, M13

Karl Alomar serves as Managing Partner of M13, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage consumer technology companies and supporting founders who are building the future of work, commerce, health, and money. Karl brings over two decades of executive-level experience building and growing technology businesses and spends his time at M13 across all functions of […]

Arun Vemury

Arun Vemury is the Senior Advisor for Biometrics and Identity Technologies at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate.  DHS is among the largest users of advanced biometric and identity technologies in the world.  This means, Arun must often examine some of the Department’s most challenging problems and develop practical approaches and […]

Prashant Sharma

I currently lead biometric solutions and payments products for J.P. Morgan. I have been J.P. Morgan for little over a year. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, I worked at Mastercard for 13 years in various product leadership roles including head of product for Digital Identity, head of small business acceptance solutions and Digital Wallet Solutions.