Maxine Most
Internationally recognized biometrics and digital identity thought leader celebrated for provocative market insights, accurate market predictions and forecasts, and unbiased, pragmatic market intelligence. Strategic innovator, market visionary, and forecasting guru Maxine Most is the founding Principal of Acuity Market Intelligence (www.acuity-mi.com), a strategic research and analysis consultancy recognized as the definitive authority on global biometrics […]
Michael Schweiger
Michael is the Chief Compliance Officer of Airbnb’s payments business in the European Economic Area and leads a team with accountability for compliance and regulatory engagement throughout the region. He also serves as a director of Airbnb’s Canadian payments entity. Prior to Airbnb, Michael was CCO of Amazon’s EU payments business. He has extensive experience […]
Sruti Jain
Payments and digital identity strategist with over a decade of experience in secure digital commerce. She has led projects on national identity schemes, trust frameworks, fraud prevention, and payment innovation, combining deep technical expertise with strategic insight. A recognized speaker and thought leader, her work focuses on connecting AI, identity and trust frameworks, and payments […]
Chackan Lai
Chackan Lai is a seasoned payments and security leader with more than 25 years of experience shaping the future of payments, risk, and compliance. At Verifone, he leads the development of the company’s biometrics solution, with a focus on security, privacy, and consumer trust. His work bridges advanced biometric technology with the rigorous demands of […]
Lucy Chen
Lucy Chen is an award-winning author, executive coach, and former fintech leader with 20+ years of experience in risk management, fraud prevention, and data analytics. She previously held leadership roles at Wells Fargo and Mosaic, focusing on consumer lending and identity fraud. Now the founder of Gifted Coaching and Gifted Books, Lucy helps tech professionals […]
Deepanker Saxena
Deepanker Saxena is the Head of Document Verification Products at Socure, where he leads the vision and strategy for building scalable and secure identity verification solutions. Leveraging cutting-edge machine learning and AI technologies, Deepanker collaborates with cross-functional teams across data science, engineering, and business operations to enhance the product’s capabilities. Passionate about solving real-world challenges, […]
Steve Cole
Steve Cole is the Director of Technology Engagement with the Merchant Advisory Group, whose mission is driving positive change and innovation in the payments industry that serves the merchants interest through collaboration, education, and advocacy. Steve is responsible for coordinating and implementing strategies of collective interest to the merchant community with respect to payments technologies. […]
Lori Daigle
Lori Daigle joined the AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) Identity Management Team in November of 2023 as a Program Specialist. Her current role is Program Manager, Outreach & Education focusing on the mDL ecosystem and working to enhance Relying Party outreach and engagement. Lori has presented at many conferences and is an active […]