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SHEILA ALTING VAN GEUSAU-GOSH
Principal Consultant - Dutchland Digital B.V.

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 with a B.A., Sheila received a Masters of Arts in Communications from Stanford University in 1993. She worked from 1993 to 1999 as an information architect for the Research & Development divisions of Hewlett Packard automating the product specifications and engineering change processes. At Agouron, a division of Pfizer, she later automated the entire submissions proces, from R&D to Clinical studies, and regulatory affairs.
Since returning to The Netherlands in 1999, Sheila has specialised in digital identity management (DigiD), personalisation, multichanneling en eGovernment solutions for the Dutch government. She currently works for Dutchland Digital on eGovernment projects, such as the Personal Internet Portal for citizens and for businesses.
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JONAS ANDERSSON
Vice President Business Development at Precise Biometrics

Jonas Andersson, Vice President of Business Development at Precise Biometrics, has 10 years of experience from the smart card industry. Among his positions in the area are New Business Development Manager and later Business Segment Director at Schlumberger Cards. Since 2002, Mr. Andersson has headed Precise Biometrics' Match‐on‐Card initiatives for National ID Card programs and strategic partnerships with the major smart card companies and system integrators worldwide. Among the accomplishments are the wins of Thailand National ID Card, the world's largest Match‐on‐Card based smart ID card program, as well as Qatar and Portugal National ID card programs, and others still under NDA.

Jonas Andersson, born 1957, is a Swedish national, who has lived, studied and worked extensively abroad, and holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science.

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TIM BEST
Director, Global Identity Solutions - LogicaCMG

Tim Best is director of LogicaCMG's Global Identity Solutions unit. His background is in UK intelligence and security, where he promoted security solutions across the UK business and managed secure Government accounts. His focus is upon delivering services to Government organisations which are responsible for immigration and border control, administering the criminal justice system and managing national security. Tim specialises in the area of personal identity, including identification and verification techniques, biometric technologies, multi-modal developments, smartcards and measures to combat identity fraud. Tim has joined the international team formed to create LogicaCMG's e-ID centre of excellence.

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Security strategist - Microsoft EMEA

Ronny Bjones is working for Microsoft EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, Africa) headquarters as security strategist.  He has 23 years experience in ICT, 17 of those in security.

Ronny published QuEST together with several industry specialists in the subject of electronic signatures.  The book is a comprehensive guide on how to implement Electronic Signatures solutions and can be downloaded from Microsoft.com.

Ronny oversees the whole areas of security but has a special interest in smart cards, PKI, cryptography and digital signatures.

Ronny is a board member of EEMA, an organisation providing guidance on e-Business.
Since '89 he is active in the field of Information Security doing large projects for the European Central banks, Police forces, big financial institutes, European Commission, etc.  
Ronny Bjones was one of the four founders of Utimaco Belgium, where he worked ten years as R&D director. Before Utimaco Ronny worked for a Belgian EFT specialist called Prodata and one of the first firms to specialize in cryptography in Europe called Cryptech. Ronny Bjones is an active speaker on conferences and acts as auditor for government sponsored projects.
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PIM BONENKAMP
Business Consultant, Electronic identity and biometrics - LogicaCMG

Pim Bonenkamp is a business consultant specialising in electronic identity and biometrics. Having worked on ePassports, Identity Documents and Biometric Solutions since 1999 Pim now focuses the public sector, running the Biometrics & Electronic Identity Competence Centre within LogicaCMG.  Pim has amassed a great deal of experience in setting up national ID card systems across the world have worked on some of the largest deals throughout Europe.

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OLIVER BURKE
General Manager, Partners & Marketing - Bell ID

Oliver Burke is a General Manager at Bell ID, responsible for Marketing, Partners and Business Development. He was born in Germany and received a degree as Diplom Engineer (equivalent of Masters Degree) for Business Planning and Coordination in Berlin. He joined Bell ID in 1999 with the task to transfer the company from a regional market leader into a global market leader for card management solutions. Today he is a member of Bell ID's management team.

During his professional career at Bell ID Oliver has been involved in several strategic government and financial projects (including the Macau National ID card project, the TWIC III card project in the US and BC Card and KT Corp. projects in Korea) and extended Bell ID's market reach by establishing partnerships and strategic alliances with organisations such as Siemens, Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Visa and MasterCard.

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JACQUES BUS
Head of Unit, D4 - ICT for Trust and Security
DG Information Society - European Commission

Jacques Bus, born in the Netherlands in 1947, studied Mathematics at the University of Amsterdam and obtained his PhD with a thesis in Numerical Mathematics. He worked as a researcher at CWI (Amsterdam) for 15 years. In 1988 he joined the European Commission services in the Unit for Computer Integrated Manufacturing in the Esprit programme. Since then he has been responsible for programme wide operational and organisational affairs in the Esprit and IST programme and for Informatics support in DG Information Society. From June 2000 till March 2004 he was Head of the Unit Software Technologies and Distributed Systems in the IST programme, which included the coordination of activities on Open Source Software within the IST programme. Since early 2003 he has been active in the preparation of a European Security Research Programme addressing development of multidisciplinary, integrated solutions for the security of citizens. From March 2004 he has taken responsibilities for the unit ICT for Trust and Security in the IST Programme, which includes Research and technology Development for Network and Information System Security, Trustworthy Computing and DRM, Biometrics, Identity management and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection.
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TATJANA DOSTALOVA
Head of Paediatric Stomatology Department - Charles Univesity, 2nd Medical School

Tatjana Dostalova, born in the Czech Republic in 1955, is Charles University professor. She is responsible for Paediatric department at 2nd Medical school. After graduating from the Charles University in Prague with Doctor in Medicine diploma, she received two Specialisations in General Destistry and also in Prosthetic Dentistry. She obtained the degree of Master of Medical Science, Doctor of Medical Science and later Master of Bussines Administration. She headed the Clinical Center of Institute of Dental Research and Department of Prosthodontics 1st Medical Faculty Charles University.

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JAN EICHHOLZ
Security Consultant - Giesecke & Devrient GmbH

Jan Eichholz is working as Security Consultant within Giesecke & Devrient GmbH. His main focus is on middleware architectures, which are necessary to support the usage of electronic identity cards in public and private environments. Jan Eichholz is an active contributor for CEN prTS 15480 and ISO/IEC 24727. Additionally, he is a member of the German DIF group, which is responsible for defining the terminal and middleware architecture for the German identity card.

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CLAUDE EZRAN
Director of Marketing - LaserCard Corporation

Claude Ezran is a Silicon Valley veteran with more than 20 years of experience in technology marketing. He is responsible for the Marketing function at LaserCard Corporation, a leader in secure ID solutions. Prior to that, he was Director of Product Marketing in the Acrobat Group at Adobe Systems. Before that, he was Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Strategy at Xerox ColorgrafX Systems, a manufacturer of large format printers for the graphics art market. Mr. Ezran also held a variety of management positions in Marketing and Finance at Intel Corporation. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MSEE from Ecole Superieure d'Electricite in France.

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Dr. HEINER FUHRMANN
Senior Manager, Product Marketing - Infineon Technologies AG

Dr. Heiner Fuhrmann graduated in engineering sciences and law and holds a Ph.D. in economics. He conducted extensive research in technical, legal and economic aspects of electronic communication for commercial and social purposes. A focus of his work was on the establishment of security and trust in remote electronic interaction. He was directly involved in the emergence of digital signature infrastructures and the accompanying German and European regulatory framework.
Heiner has more than 10 years of academic and professional experience in design, commercial and legal assessment of secure telecooperation infrastructures, ranging from integrated workflow systems over public key infrastructures down to secure smartcards on silicon level. He worked for the Directorate General of Telecommunications at the European Commission in Brussels and Deutsche Post Signtrust. Since 2004, Heiner works as senior manager of product marketing at Infineon chipcard.

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JEAN-YVES GRESSER
IT advisor - Governor of the Banque de France

JY Gresser held several CIO positions in the telecom, commercial, central bank and insurance sectors. He was a full time IT advisor to the Governor of the Banque de France from 1989 to 1996.  In 1995 he launched the first cross-administrations working group on electronic signature, edited 'Financial EDI and payments' on behalf of the French Conseil national du credit and published the first study on the security of payments over the internet, in 1996.
Since 2002, he focuses his activities on security and trust of e-commerce and records with innovative partners in Europe an the US. He is also vice-chairman of The Black Forest Group, a non-profit trade organization incorporated in New York.

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RONALD HACK
Business Development e-Identity & Biometric Solutions - LogicaCMG

Ronald has 8 years of experience in the e-Identity & biometrics industry, starting with the program management of the successful Privium project at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. He was involved in several biometrics projects in the Netherlands and abroad. Ronald specializes in the area of personal identity, including identification and verification techniques, biometric technologies, multi-modal developments, smartcards and measures to combat identity fraud. Ronald is part of the international team formed to further promote LogicaCMG's e-ID centre of excellence. His main focus areas are the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

Ronald holds a degree in Information Technology, and a degree in Economics and Business Administration.
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PETR HANZLICEK
EuroMISE Centre, EFMI

He graduated in 1996 on Faculty of Electrical Engineering CTU Prague, Czech Republic in computer science. In 2003 he received the Ph.D. title in a new line of study of biomedical informatics at the First Medical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague. Since 1997 he is employed at the Institute of Computer Science, Czech Academy of Sciences. His main professional interests cover the area of electronic health record, decision support tools and standards of health informatics. He has participated in several national and international research projects and national research centres. He is member of several national professional societies, since 2004 is chair of HL7 CR.
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Dr. DETLEF HOUDEAU
Director of Business Development, RFID Components and Solutions - Infineon

Dr. Detlef Houdeau is a member of Eurosmart, head of the Bitkom working group 'Chip Card and Identification Systems' and head of the EU funding project 'Digital Passport'. Houdeau's career in the industry spans over 20 years. He has worked at Siemens Corporate Technologies, where he was responsible for new production process for fiber optic components and Siemens Semiconductor as Head of Packaging Material Development, Head of Packaging & Process Improvement for smartcards and Head of Marketing for Preassembly and Packaging for smartcards.
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ASBJORN HOVSTO
ITS NO

Born: 14/03/1954; Nationality: Norwegian

Education:
1978 BSc, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway

Positions:
2006 - Project manager: eTEN - NETCARDS - phase B: Health insurance card deployment
2006 - Project manager: Europe INNOVA - BioHealth - Identity Management for eHealth
1998 - 2005: Manager for research and development of PKI & smartcards, ErgoGroup, Norway
1990 - 1998: Coordinator for standards and projects in TEDIS-programme, Norsk EDIPRO
1991 - 1995: Secretary for UN/EDIFACT Message Development Group on Health

Five recent publications:
1. BioHealth - The Need for Security and Identity Management Standards in eHealth 
Claudia HILDEBRAND, Peter PHAROW, Rolf ENGELBRECHT, Bernd BLOBEL, Mario SAVASTANO, Asbjorn HOVSTO (GSF - Research Centre for Environment and Health, Neuherberg, Germany; eHealth Competence Center, University of Regensburg Medical Center, Germany; IBB-CNR - National Research Council of Italy, Napoli, Italy; ITS-Norway - Norwegian Association for Multi-modal Transport Services, Norway)
2. Requirements for reader equipment in airports and border control - Asbjorn HOVSTO and KNUT LINDELIEN, Standards Norway
3. Biometric Profiles for Interoperability and Data Interchange - Part 3: Biometric Based Verification and Identification of Seafarers - co-editor Asbjorn HOVSTO, Standards Norway
4. Guidelines for the use and management of Trusted Third Party services - co-editor 1998, Asbjorn Hovsto
5. Norwegian guide for UN/EDIFACT - Asbjorn HOVSTO, Norsk EDIPRO

Areas of expertise:
- Information security
- Digital signatures
- Trusted third parties
- Risk management
- Biometrics
- Public key infrastructure (PKI)
- Project management.
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CATHERINE JOHNSTON
President and CEO - ACT Canada

Catherine Johnston is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Advanced Card Technology Association of Canada. She works with users, governments, regulators, suppliers and privacy advocates. Catherine is also the Chair of the International Smart Card Associations Network. Catherine sits on the Advisory Board of CAN ID? VISIONS FOR CANADA: Identity Policy Projections and Policy Alternatives.
Catherine is an international speaker talking about advanced card technology, identity theft, privacy and Canada’s place in the world’s card market. She is a leading expert in privacy and card technologies. With the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario, she co-authored three 'Privacy Impact Assessment Procedure for Smart Cards Applications'.
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WILLEM JONKER
Vice President - Philips Research

Willem Jonker (1962) studied mathematics and computer science at Groningen University. He then joined Delft University of Technology for his PhD research on knowledge-based systems. After receiving his PhD from the university of Utrecht he joined KPN Research to work on knowledge based systems, database systems, and distributed systems. In 1992 he joined the European Computer industry Research Center in Munich (ECRC, a joint research laboratory of Bull, ICL and Siemens) to work on intelligent and federated database systems. Late 1994 he returned to KPN Research to become the head of the database group and to work on applications of database technology in telecommunication systems and services. In 1999 he founded the new research department of KPN Research at the campus of Twente University. Till September 2001, he headed the department, focusing on IT infrastructures supporting multi-media content management services. In September 2001 he joined Philips Research. He started in the PACMan (Processing and Architectures for Content Management) group at Philips Research to work on secure content management in networked environments and to coordinate the cluster activities in this field. In April 2004 he became the department head of the Information & System Security group. In October 2005 he became the sector head of the Digital Lifestyle Technology sector. Finally, he is a part-time full professor of computer science at Twente University. Among his research interest are database systems, multi-media databases, distributed applications, content management, DRM, and security.
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GARY KLINEFELTER
Vice President of Technology - Fargo Electronics

Gary Klinefelter serves as Vice President of Technology for Fargo Electronics, Inc an HID Global Company. In this role Gary directs new product research, the incubation of new product ideas, intellectual property research and the development of new business frontiers. Gary has been with Fargo for 15 years in a variety of engineering and engineering management roles. He holds over 25 patents with Fargo and a BSEE degree from the University of Minnesota. Gary is a long-time member of IEEE and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology. He is currently the Chairman for the Open Security Exchange.

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GREGOR KOLTZSCH
Business Development Manager - Bundesdruckerei Group

Gregor Költzsch joined Bundesdruckerei Group in 1999. He works as Business Development Manager, primarily in the field of biometric border control and embassy solutions. Prior to this, Gregor held various positions within the Bundesdruckerei Group, including Project Manager and Assistant to the management board of Bundesdruckerei. As part of Germany's biometric passport system project he was responsible for conception, development and manufacturing of the ePassport readers that were rolled out at German registration offices and embassies. Gregor is vice chairman of the biometrics experts committee of BITKOM. He holds a diploma in business administration and an MBA.

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ZIVKO LAZAROV
Senior consultant - DigiNotar

Having studied Business Administration at the University of Rotterdam, Zivko Lazarov became Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, before moving into the field of software solutions.
With a specific interest in innovative software solutions Zivko managed projects at the Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) in the old millennium.
Zivko joined DigiNotar in 2000. At that time an innovative ICT start-up providing certificates as a Trusted Third Party. Nowadays market leader in the Netherlands for e-Identity, Digital Signatures and Trust Services. Zivko contributed to the growth holding functions in Consultancy and Product Management.
Zivko is also lecturer at universities and a frequent speaker in the e-Identity area.
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DRAGAN MILICEV
Assistant professor, Department of Computer Science - University of Belgrade

Dragan Milicev received his diploma degree in 1993, MSc in 1995, and PhD in 2001, all in Computer Science at the University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering. He is an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science of the same school and the founder of Serbian Object Laboratories d.o.o. He has served as a researcher, chief software architect, project manager, or consultant in more than twenty academic and international industrial projects. He authored or co-authored three books on object-oriented programming and modeling. He has published more than thirty scientific papers on model-driven software development, object-oriented programming, concurrent programming, and parallel processing, some of them in most prestigious international journals, like IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, IEEE Software, International Journal of Parallel Programming, and others. His research interests and expertise include object-oriented software engineering, model-driven software development, parallel processing, and information systems. He is married and has three children, two sons and a daughter. His personal web page can be found at http://www.rcub.bg.ac.yu/~dmilicev.
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HERVE NAULLET
Product Marketing Manager - ASK

Graduated from the Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique of Angers, France, Hervé Naullet started his career working for Bull, French computer manufacturer. He then joined Accenture previously known as Andersen Consulting and worked over a period of 12 years as senior project manager on European wide projects for the Government and the Supply Chain industry. Hervé joined ASK in 2004, and is now Product Marketing Manager for the Secure eID Documents products' range.

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GILLIAN ORMISTON
Senior Consultant, Identity Management and Security Solutions - Motorola Ltd

Ms Ormiston has held positions in both the private and government sectors involving IT solutions design and consulting during the past 17 years.

Within Motorola, she is responsible for ensuring that identity management solutions meet operational requirements within a European context. She is currently involved with two key European Projects: the implementation of a combined e-passport and Schengen visa biometric enrolment solution to be deployed throughout Norway and in over 100 Norwegian Consular posts throughout the world, the first of its kind in Europe and the implementation of BIODEV II, an EU funded