Inside ID -- Identity and Security Conference and Tradeshow -- Announces Advisory Board: A 'Dream Team' of Identification Experts

Inside ID: The Identification Solutions Mega Show announces the formation of the Expert Advisory Board

WASHINGTON DC (PRWEB) August 2, 2003 -- Inside ID: The Identification Solutions Mega Show, today announced the formation of the Expert Advisory Board that will help guide the development of its seminar program. The conference and trade show will be held December 8 to 10, 2003 at the new Washington, DC Convention Center.

"We are thrilled to have these acknowledged experts sharing their insight with us. This is a true ID dream team," said Conference Chair Ben Miller, who himself has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. "The evolution of the networked society presents a staggering challenge for organizations of all types to know who they are dealing with, whether it is across the counter or across cyberspace."

Members of the Expert Advisory Board are:

Michael Barrett
Expertise: Digital Identity and Information Security

Michael Barrett is the President of the Liberty Alliance Project, the consortium of over 150 organizations working toward an open standard of secure, private, reliable on-line identity. He is also Vice President of Internet Strategy at American Express.

Barry Kefauver
Expertise: Travel Documents and Credential Security

A true expert on secure document production systems, Barry Kefauver is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services. For over 30 years he has worked on international standards for machine verification of international travel document and biometric measurements.

Jeffrey Kutler
Expertise: Electronic Commerce and Financial Services

Author and journalist Jeff Kutler has written on technology in finance for more than 20 years. As Executive Editor at American Banker, he was among the first to explore digital cash, e-commerce, and wireless financial applications. He now writes for Institutional Investor.

Linda R. Lewis
Expertise: Identity Management Systems and Credentialing

President and CEO of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), Linda Lewis is an expert in licensing systems and related legislative affairs. She is at the forefront of efforts by state administrators and law enforcement to modernize America's most universal identity document, the drivers license.

Joel Lisker
Expertise: Identity Theft and Financial Crimes

Joel Lisker has served as an FBI agent, a trial attorney for the Department of Justice, and Senior Vice President for Security and Risk Management at MasterCard International. He was Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Senate Sub-Committee on Security and Terrorism, and Associate Counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition.

Randy V. Sabett
Expertise: Legal and Information Security

Former Department of Defense cryptologist Randy Sabett is now Co-Vice Chair of the American Bar Associations Information Security Committee. At Cooley Godward LLP, he advises high-tech companies on information security, patents, and licensing. He has helped develop digital signature standards and teaches Information Policy at George Washington University.

David Temoshok
Expertise: Government Identity Policy

David Temoshok is Deputy Director of the Federal e-Authentication Program Management Office responsible for developing common authentication services throughout the federal government. He has also served as Director of System Design and Development for the federal Electronic Benefits Transfer Task Force, and as Chairman of the Federal Smart Card Task Force.

Ari Schwartz
Expertise: Privacy and Public/Private Policy

Ari Schwartz is Associate Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology and serves as Chair of the World Wide Web Consortium's Platform for Privacy Practices Policy (P3P). He is also Co-Chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Task Force on E-Government.

David Weitzel
Expertise: Digital Identity Management

As a Senior Principal at MitreTek Systems, David Weitzel helps guide the federal government in its e-authentication initiative. He has more than 15 years experience in Internet governance and telecommunications infrastructure. He is an attorney and professor of computer science focusing on cyberlaw, privacy and computer crime.

The Inside ID conference will help define the emerging discipline of identity management, a critical need for all types of organizations today. The show will feature a 100-booth exhibition and three days of educational programming covering digital identity, identity theft, financial fraud and homeland security.

For more information, visit http://www.insideID.com.