ON-DEMAND PANEL WEBINAR
Digital Credentials: Proving you are you
DURATION: 45 MINS
About The Webinar
A digital credential is a core anchor to making both online and in-person interactions more valuable. With digital credentials on blockchain, we can enable people and businesses to transact with each other in new and different ways. Blockchain’s public and private key capabilities makes it possible to definitively establish identity, opening up possibilities for transformative services. These services will range from digital drivers licenses to professional licensure to COVID health passport. Come learn how IBM is creating the future of digital credentials.
Speakers
Alex Kaplan
Global Leader, Blockchain and AI for Industry Credentials
Jon Lester
Director Service Delivery Transformation & Automation, Human Resources
Duncan MacRae
Editor in chief
Key Webinar Takeaways
Why digital identity is important?
What is the role of digital identity in the future economy and society?
How IBM is putting digital identity to work in supporting its employees?
Speaker Profiles
Alex Kaplan
Alex Kaplan works with technologies that help people realize their career aspirations. He leads Learning Credential Network (LCN) and IBM’s work on credentials on blockchain. The LCN is a digital credentialing/global skills platform providing people with trust anchored skills earned through education and career that connects them with employment. LCN is one exemplar of a blockchain solution for digital credentials that would also include COVID passport, occupational licenses, business licenses.
Jon Lester
Jon Lester is an IBM Human Resources technology expert with over 17 years experience at HR technology strategy advisory, system design and implementation. He has completed over ten major HR and payroll implementations with leading UK and global organisations as lead SME, project manager, or programme manager. Jon is an SAP HR expert, Workday certified, and a member of the SuccessFactors Partner Edge programme
Duncan MacRae
Duncan MacRae is an award winning editor with more than 20 years experience in journalism. Having launched his tech journalism career as editor of Arabian Computer News in Dubai, he has since edited an array of tech and digital marketing publications, including Computer Business Review, TechWeekEurope, Figaro Digital, Digit and Marketing Gazette.