
Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, CA (just North of San Diego) and Virtual
Authenticate 2023 is the industry’s only conference dedicated to all aspects of user authentication – including a focus on FIDO-based sign-ins.
About Authenticate 2023
It’s time to modernize your authentication! Organizations around the globe are embracing a new way to authenticate with FIDO standards, moving past passwords and legacy forms of multifactor authentication to provide users with passkeys for phishing-resistant sign-ins. Their results? Strong security, lessened data breach risk, improved user experiences, faster sign-in rates, and reduced costs.
Join these industry leaders as they come together at Authenticate 2023, and get the latest tools and insights to get your organization on the path to strong, modern passwordless authentication.
Hosted by the FIDO Alliance, Authenticate is the industry’s only conference dedicated to all aspects of user authentication – including a focus on FIDO-based sign-ins. It is the place for CISOs, business leaders, product managers, security strategists and identity architects to get all of the education, tools and best practices to roll out modern authentication across web, enterprise and government applications.
Authenticate 2023 will be held at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, CA, just North of San Diego with a bigger footprint for more attendees, sessions for all levels, a larger expo hall for companies bringing passwordless to fruition, and added opportunities for networking with your peers. The agenda will feature 101s, detailed case studies, technical tutorials, developer meetups, hands on labs, expert panels, and more.
Whether you are new to FIDO, in the midst of deployment or somewhere in between, Authenticate 2023 will have the right content – and community – for you.

Attend Authenticate to:
Go in-depth on the state of authentication today, including: passwords, OTPs and push-based authentication; FIDO and W3C standards; single sign on solutions; decentralized authentication; biometrics and FIDO security keys; and risk-based authentication mechanisms.

Build your authentication strategy with content on IAM integration, the value of certification and metadata service for assessing risk, and FIDO’s relationship to broader identity topics including identity verification, account recovery and blockchain.

Meet the practitioners that have implemented modern authentication platforms with FIDO in enterprise, commercial and government settings. Get step-by-step information on how they did it, the challenges they faced & the results they achieved.

Discover the unique authentication requirements in IoT, payments, healthcare and government; and how FIDO fits with initiatives like W3C Web Payments, EMVCo 3DS and SRC, and Project Verify.

Get a broad view on how moving to modern authentication can help your company meet global regulatory requirements.

See FIDO in action and make 1-1 connections with technology providers helping organizations move to modern authentication now

FIDO Member Plenary
This year’s conference will be held in conjunction with the FIDO Member Plenary from October 16-19, 2023. Members will have the opportunity to switch between conference and plenary sessions throughout the week, with the final day focused on plenary sessions only. The plenary is open to members only. Not sure if you’re a member? Check here!
AGENDA
Authenticate 2023 will be held at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, CA, just North of San Diego with a bigger footprint for more attendees, sessions for all levels, a larger expo hall for companies bringing passwordless to fruition, and added opportunities for networking with your peers. The agenda will feature 101s, detailed case studies, technical tutorials, developer meetups, hands on labs, expert panels, and more.
*Agenda is subject to change.
Keynote: Welcome Address
Featured Keynote: How AI Has Changed Hacking: The Latest Attack Methods and the Hottest Ways to Defend
Keynote: Reducing cost and cybersecurity risk in the enterprise with FIDO: insights and learnings from the field
Keynote: IDAC Live Podcast
Jeff Steadman Director, Security & Privacy Risk Consulting, RSM
Passkeys 101
Knock know… who’s there – How do you know who are dealing with online?
Tips for Painless Passkeys
FIDO Device Onboard (FDO) Showcase
Geoffrey Cooper Principal Engineer, Network and Edge Group, Intel
Kha Nguyen DCEO of Technology, VinCSS
Simon Trác Đỗ CEO of VinCSS JSC, Vingroup – Vietnam
Five passkey considerations for Enterprise RPs
FIDO’s Biometric Journey – Certification for Performance, Presentation Attack Detection, and Future Needs
Anthony Lam Head of Product, iProov
Greg Cannon Principal AI/ML Standards, Amazon
Importance of UX in FIDO Deployments with Passkeys
Demystifying WebAuthn and Passkeys
Nick Steele Product Manager, 1Password
Getting To Yes – Being The Passwordless Champion In Your Organization
Fake News, Real Problems: Fortifying Selfie Capture NOW
Project Bulwark – How passkeys helped enable 2FA for millions of developers
Hannah Gould Senior Software Engineer, GitHub
Strategies for Using Passkeys in Regulated Markets
How can bias influence the usage of biometrics?
The Road to Passkeys: Low / No Code vs SDKs
Measuring Identity Verification Performance
Infineon Presents: Fingerprint biometrics in authentication and access – Unlocking the future of security
Voice of Industry: A Review of IAM Research Polls
Keynote: The role of credential managers in the past, present, and future of authentication
Keynote: Authentication for a Billion Consumers
Google UX & Passkeys
Court Jacinic Lead UX Content Designer, Google
FIDO Implementation and Operations Considerations
Increase your revenue, reduce operational costs and make a better product: How your company can benefit from Customer Experience
How to make your ID badge smarter
Ryan Rowcliffe Field CTO, HYPR
Strong Authenticated Remote Access to Industrial Critical Infrastructure
The New Passkey Threat Model
Minimum Viable Authentication: The Art of Balancing UX and Security
The Journey of Passwordless Authentication Adoption in 40 Days
Shinji Kawasaki General Manager of Product Engineering, International Systems Research Co.
David Kikuchi Director of Marketing, International Systems Research Co.
FIDO2 Strikes Back: How Fox Conquered the Nonstandard Application Rebellion
Dean Perrine Deputy CISO, FOX Corporation
31 flavors of strong authentication – how to choose what’s right for you
From Password1! to strong MFA” – a case study on implementing a Zero Trust-aligned authentication strategy at a US federal government agency
UX Challenges with Authentication in Mobile Apps
Moving on from legacy MFA: How to move your organization to embrace Phishing-resistant authentication
Jacob Luna DFW Board Chair, NextGen Cyber Talent
HYPR Presents: 5 Secrets of the Identity Lifecycle
Making Zero Trust Accessible: Experiences from the Field
Joyce Oshita Accessibility Trainer, VMware
So, What Does the U.S. Government Think About FIDO Authentication?
Courtney Rasey Deputy Director of Identity Assurancem, IRS
Kenneth Myers Director of the Identity Assurance and Trusted Access Division, U.S. General Services Administration
Christine Owen Director, Guidehouse
Ryan Galluzzo Digital Identity Program Lead, Applied Cybersecurity Division, NIST
Beyond Identity Presents: Making Passwordless a Reality: A Practical Crawl, Walk Run Roadmap
Going Passwordless: from Passkeys to Biometric
SMS-based 2FA: A Short-term Win, Long-term Burden
Leveraging Passkeys for a Federated Federal Government Environment
INs&OUTs of Social Authentication at Pinterest
Considerations for Deployment of Passkeys by Financial Institutions
Enhancing User Experience and Security with FIDO Authentication and NIST Guidelines
Why do Payments Industry Organizations Continue to Experience Challenges with Remote Authentication?
Staci Shatshoff Assistant Vice President Payments Improvement, Federal Reserve Financial Services
Deepti Kurup SVP Enterprise Customer IAM, M&T Bank
Arman Aygen Director of Technology, EMVCo
Kim Sutherland Vice President, Fraud and Identity, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Learnings and wishes from deploying FIDO for enterprise employees
FIDO Primary and how to get there in USG
Overcoming the Challenges of FIDO2 Adoption in Nigeria and Africa: Current Trends and Actionable Strategies
Balancing Security and Usability: Strategic Adoption of FIDO for Critical Operations
Welcoming passkeys with a Wink and a Smile
We Want Less Passwords, Not Passwordless
Driving innovation with an ID Wallet ecosystem
AWS Presents: Implementing Passwordless authentication for your applications on AWS with Amazon Cognito
Eric Borland Sr. Solutions Developer, AWS
Abrom Douglas III Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS
Passkey Deployment Considerations Beyond Platforms from an Early Adopter
Rise of the Machines: Why Authentication is Needed for Both Humans & Machines
Emerging IAM security risks in the age of AI and how to cope with them
Authenticating Digitally Vulnerable Person (DVP). Inclusive identity at every stage of our lives and beyond.
Intuit’s FIDO Journey
Why iGaming Companies are Betting on Passkeys
End-to-end passkeys: An overview on how to build and deploy your own passkey application
Cody Salas Developer Advocate | Solutions Architect, Yubico
Passwordless Authentication for Connected TV Devices
Tony MacDonell Engineering Director, Synacor
Binding FIDO Authentication with Digital Identity: ADIA Update
Rolf Lindemann VP Products, Nok Nok
How to build a comprehensive authentication strategy using passkeys and passive authentication
How Authentication Occurs within US Gambling Operators
How to Go Passwordless Without Fallback
Dennis Kniep Domain Architect for Identity and Access Management, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Safeguarding Online Identity in the Age of AI and ChatGPT
You’re On a Roll, Don’t Stop At App-Level Authorization
Demand more from your identity stack: How to build identity systems that measuredly drive down security incidents
Device-based Authentication for the Call Center
Research: Passwordless Perspectives from Consumers and Enterprise
Retailer Perspectives on Authentication
Manish Gupta Director of Software Engineering (Customer Identity), Expedia Group
Tom Sheffield Sr Director, Cybersecurity, Target Corporation
Authentication for Everything: How to Make Good on the Promise of Digital Wallets
George Peabody Partner, Lockstep
The Path to Ubiquity for FIDO Authentication
Christiaan Brand Product Manager: Identity and Security, Google
Pamela Dingle Director of Identity Standards, Microsoft
Bob Lord Senior Technical Advisor, CISA and former Chief Security Officer at the DNC
Closing Remarks
Pricing
Member Pricing | Non-Member Pricing |
---|---|
Full Conference: $1,000 | Full Conference: $1,500 |
Remote: $300 | Remote: $450 |
Day Pass: $400 | Day Pass: $500 |
Conference & Member Plenary - Standard: $1,500 | N/A |
Remote Conference & Member Plenary: $400 | N/A |
Remote Member Plenary Only: $100 | N/A |
Member Plenary Only - Standard: $750 | N/A |
Register
Authenticate 2023 will build upon this strong foundation and feature detailed case studies, technical tutorials, expert panels, and hands-on lab sessions aimed at helping educate attendees on business drivers, technical considerations, and overall best practices for deploying modern authentication systems. The full 2023 agenda is available to view. Attendees benefit again from a dynamic expo hall and engaging networking opportunities.
To access member pricing, use your FIDO Alliance member company email address.
Venue

Take advantage of your time in Carlsbad
Authenticate 2023 will be held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. All in-person attendees are encouraged to take advantage of the planned on-site networking and entertainment activities and resort amenities, including restaurants, shops, and more.
For those looking for additional adventures, be sure to visit other local attractions such as LEGOLAND, the Carlsbad Premium Outlets, and local beaches and restaurants.
Plan your stay!
Please note that the room block at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is now sold out. However, you can make reservations through our secondary room block at the Marriott Courtyard in Carlsbad (a 5-10 minute drive away) at the negotiated rate of $149++ per night. The deadline to receive this discounted rate is 5:00 PM on Monday, October 2.
Accommodations are also available through other hotels in the area, also within a 10-minute commute to the conference.
Omni La Costa:
Distance from Airport: Omni is approx. 30 miles from San Diego International, 60 miles from John Wayne, and 4 miles from McClellan Palomar (aka Carlsbad airport).
Ground Transportation: There is no shuttle service available between the hotel and the airport. Rideshare services or taxis are recommended. Parking is available onsite and is $35 for self-parking and $45 for valet (subject to change).
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa: (760) 438-9111 | 2100 Costa Del Mar Road, Carlsbad, California, 92009 | Resort Map
Marriott Courtyard:
Distance from Airport: Marriott Courtyard is approx. 35 miles from San Diego International, 60 miles from John Wayne, and 1 mile from McClellan Palomar (aka Carlsbad airport).
Ground Transportation: There is no shuttle service available between the hotel and the airport. Rideshare services or taxis are recommended. Parking is available onsite and is $35 for self-parking and $45 for valet (subject to change).
Marriott Courtyard: (760) 431-9399 | 5835 Owens Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008 | Resort Map
Featured Speaker
This year’s featured keynote will be presented by Rachel Tobac, white hat hacker and social engineering expert, whose exploits have been featured on CNN, 60 Minutes and more.
Rachel Tobac
White Hat Hacker & Social Engineering Expert
Speakers
We are thrilled to share our initial speakers for Authenticate 2023! We will be adding more great speakers soon.
Kazuya Aruga
Customer Success Manager, International Systems Research Co.
Arman Aygen
Director of Technology, EMVCo
Moushmi Banerjee
Sr. Software Architect, Okta
Abbie Barbir
Security Advisor, ADIA
Eric Borland
Sr. Solutions Developer, AWS
Christiaan Brand
Product Manager: Identity and Security, Google
Tim Brown
Global Identity Officer, Prove
Tim Cappalli
Identity Standards Architect, Microsoft
Euccas Chen
Senior Software Engineer, Pinterest
Matthew Chiodi
Chief Trust Officer, Cerby
Robert Coggins
Director, Digital Experience, VMware
Geoffrey Cooper
Principal Engineer, Network and Edge Group, Intel
Christopher Cortes
Product Manager, Onfido
Fredrick Da-Costa
Cyber Security Trainer & Educator, Da-Costa F. A & Company
Kristen Dalton
Director of Strategic Cyber Engagement, Research & Analytics, RH-ISAC
Erik Dauner
Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Joel Di Manno
Laboratory Biometric Service Line Manager, Fime
Pamela Dingle
Director of Identity Standards, Microsoft
Siobhan Dolen
Solutions Consultant, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Abrom Douglas III
Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS
Ori Eisen
Founder & CEO, Trusona
Laurent Fiard
Senior Manager, Rakuten Group, Inc.
Mitchell Galavan
UX Lead, Google
Hannah Gould
Senior Software Engineer, GitHub
Jeremy A. Grant
Managing Director, Technology Business Strategy, Venable LLP
Manish Gupta
Director of Software Engineering (Customer Identity), Expedia Group
Sarbari Gupta
Founder and CEO, Electrosoft Services, Inc.
Derek Hanson
VP of Standards and Alliances, Yubico
Heikki Palm Henriksen
CTO, BankID BankAxept AS
Dennis Hills
Sr. Solutions Architect, Yubico
Lance Hood
Senior Director, Omnichannel Authentication, TransUnion
Rew Islam
Director, Product Engineering & Innovation, Dashlane
Tatsuya Karino
Engineer, Mercari, inc.
Shinji Kawasaki
General Manager of Product Engineering, International Systems Research Co.
Richard Kerslake
General Manager Industrial Controls and Robotics, IOT BU, Intel Corp.
Rakan Khalid
Group Product Manager, Identity, Intuit
David Kikuchi
Director of Marketing, International Systems Research Co.
Eiji Kitamura
Google Developer Advocate, Google
Dennis Kniep
Domain Architect for Identity and Access Management, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Otto Kruse
Sr. Solutions Developer, AWS
Deepti Kurup
SVP Enterprise Customer IAM, M&T Bank
Anthony Lam
Head of Product, iProov
Karen Larson
Vice President of Technology and Partnership Strategy, Axiad
Abhinav Lele
Staff Security Engineer, Shopify Inc.
Jay Leslie
Senior Technical Advisor, Easy Dynamics
Rolf Lindemann
VP Products, Nok Nok
Jacob Luna
DFW Board Chair, NextGen Cyber Talent
Tony MacDonell
Engineering Director, Synacor
David Mahdi
CIO, Transmit Security
Anne Mamaghani
Founder + CEO, Wisdom Driven UX (formerly Meta, eBay and Yahoo!)
Pedro Martinez
Business Owner Digital Banking Access, Thales
Aidan McCarty
CEO, Unum ID
Jim McDonald
Director, Digital Identity Advisory, RSM
Nelson Melo
Founding Engineer, Beyond Identity
Matthew Miller
Technical Leader, Duo Security
Aviad Mizrachi
CTO & Co-Founder, Frontegg
Isabelle Moeller
Chief Executive, Biometrics Institute
Simon Moffatt
Founder & Analyst, The Cyber Hut
Kenneth Myers
Director of the Identity Assurance and Trusted Access Division, U.S. General Services Administration
Kha Nguyen
DCEO of Technology, VinCSS
Arshad Noor
CTO, StrongAuth, Inc. (dba StrongKey)
Joyce Oshita
Accessibility Trainer, VMware
Christine Owen
Director, Guidehouse
Lisa Palma
CEO / Identity SME, LC&J Security Solutions
Aaron Parecki
Security Architect Group Manager, Okta
Yash Patodia
Principal Product Manager - Tech, Amazon
George Peabody
Partner, Lockstep
Andreas Pellenghar
Head of Identity and Access Management, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Dean Perrine
Deputy CISO, FOX Corporation
Anna Pobletts
Head of Passwordless, 1Password
Andres Rapela
AVP Secure Payments, Federal Reserve Financial Services
Courtney Rasey
Deputy Director of Identity Assurancem, IRS
Michael Rothschild
VP Product, HYPR
Ryan Rowcliffe
Field CTO, HYPR
Cody Salas
Developer Advocate | Solutions Architect, Yubico
Dean H. Saxe
Senior Security Engineer, Amazon Web Services
Kateryna Semenova
Sr. Developer Relations Engineer, Google
Megan Shamas
Senior Director of Marketing, FIDO Alliance
Staci Shatshoff
Assistant Vice President Payments Improvement, Federal Reserve Financial Services
Tom Sheffield
Sr Director, Cybersecurity, Target Corporation
Andrew Shikiar
Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer, FIDO Alliance
Don Shin
Identity Security Strategist, Secret Double Octopus
Stephanie Shuckers
Professor, Clarkson University
Bojan Simic
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer, HYPR
Hirsch Singhal
Staff Product Manager, GitHub
Mike Slaugh
Principal Industry Specialist, Amazon
Chad Spensky
CEO, Allthenticate
Jeff Steadman
Director, Security & Privacy Risk Consulting, RSM
Nick Steele
Product Manager, 1Password
Reed McGinley-Stempel
CEO, Stytch
Kim Sutherland
Vice President, Fraud and Identity, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Josh Swanson
Architect, Red Hat
Simon Trác Đỗ
CEO of VinCSS JSC, Vingroup – Vietnam
David Treece
VP, Solutions Architecture, Yubico
Atul Tulshibagwale
Chief Technology Officer, SGNL
Gregory Vigroux
Product Line Manager, Thales
Nicole Wagner
Product Marketing Manager Digital Security & Identity, Infineon Technologies
Meir Wahnon
Co-founder, Descope
Kang Wang
Staff Security Engineer, Alibaba Group
Graham Williamson
Enterprise Governance over FIDO2, KuppingerCole
Stephen Wilson
Founder & Principal Consultant, Lockstep
Teresa Wu
Vice President, Smart Credentials, IDEMIA
Marcin Zimny
Principal Solutions Architect, ForgeRock
Program Committee
The Authenticate Program Committee is a group of industry peers that works with the conference management team to establish the annual agenda and provide input on the overall event production. Their insight, experience, expertise and unique industry perspectives ensure we can bring the most engaging and actionable sessions and opportunities to our audience each year.
Abbie Barbir
Program Committee Member, Aetna
Christiaan Brand
Program Committee Member, Google
Tim Cappalli
Program Committee Member, Microsoft
Pamela Dingle
Program Committee Member, Microsoft
Jeremy Grant
Program Committee Member, Venable
Andrew Hindle
Program Committee Member, Hindle Consulting
Matthew Miller
Program Committee Member, Duo Security
Nick Steele
Product Manager, 1Password
Teresa Wu
Program Committee Member, Idemia
Andrew Shikiar
Program Committee Chair, FIDO Alliance
Megan Shamas
Content Chair, FIDO Alliance
Adrian Loth
Speaker Relations Lead, FIDO Alliance
Tasha Silva
Event Manager, FIDO Alliance
Jessica Stenberg
Events Specialist, FIDO Alliance
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