ID4Africa 2019
THEMATIC PARTNER FOR IDENTITY FOR INCLUSION
mastercard

MASTERCARD

Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Mastercard is committed to advancing inclusive growth and prosperity by providing more people access to digital tools, starting with a digital identity.

 
FOUNDATION PARTNERS
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life.

Omidyar Network

OMIDYAR NETWORK

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm that invests in and helps scale innovative organizations to catalyze economic and social change. Established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam, the organization has committed more than $1.4 billion to for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations across multiple initiatives, including: Digital Identity, Education, Emerging Tech, Financial Inclusion, Governance & Citizen Engagement, and Property Rights. To learn more, visit www.omidyar.com, and follow on Twitter @omidyarnetwork #PositiveReturns.

Open Society Foundations

OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. We seek to strengthen the rule of law; respect for human rights, minorities, and a diversity of opinions; democratically elected governments; and a civil society that helps keep government power in check. We help to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. We implement initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. We build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. Working in every part of the world, the Open Society Foundations place a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.

PLATINUM SPONSORS
IDEMIA

IDEMIA

Standing for “Augmented Identity”, IDEMIA is now the global leader in trusted identities for an increasingly digital world. With close to €3bn in revenues, IDEMIA is the result of the merger between Oberthur Technologies and Safran Identity & Security (Morpho). This new company counts 14,000 employees of more than 80 nationalities and serves clients in 180 countries.

Zetes

ZETES

Zetes assists governments to accurately identify their populations and satisfy the strictest international requirements for the issuing of identity documents and the organisation of democratic elections. The company provides end-to-end solutions from data capture and personalisation, through to implementation and maintenance. With over 15 years’ experience, the company’s solutions are characterised by reliability, flexibility and operational capability.

GOLD SPONSORS
HID Global

HID GLOBAL

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places and things. We make it possible for people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. Our trusted identity solutions give people convenient access to physical and digital places and connect things that can be identified, verified and tracked digitally.

Gemalto

GEMALTO

Gemalto is a global leader in digital security, bringing trust to an increasingly connected world. We design and deliver a wide range of products, software and services based on two core technologies: digital identification and data protection.

REFRESHMENT SPONSORS
GENKEY

GENKEY

GenKey are experts in biometrics. Together with partners, they provide a full range of digital biometric identity products, used by governments, public institutions and businesses. With over 100 million identities verified, GenKey has a proud reputation in supporting developing economies in their efforts to build sustainable biometric identity solutions. GenKey operates globally, with offices in Europe, Africa and the US.

Biorugged

BIORUGGED

BioRugged designs and produces rugged mobile terminals/tablets for biometric and government usage. Our devices are customized to fulfill project specifics and/or certain applications. BioRugged provides support in locations as diversified as Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa, India, China, Brazil and Mexico. Our collaboration with software partners enables the provision of full turnkey solutions comprising hardware and software applications.

CONTRIBUTORS
Secure Identity Alliance

SECURE IDENTITY ALLIANCE

The Secure Identity Alliance is an expert and globally recognised not-for-profit organisation. We bring together public, private and non-government organisations to foster international collaboration, help shape policy, provide technical guidance and share best practice in the implementation of identity programmes. Our members have committed to the Secure Identity Alliance’s Code of Conduct.

We support:

  • The goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
  • The World Bank Group Identification for Development (ID4D) Program’s Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development Towards the Digital Age.
  • The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
  • ID4Africa and its Identity Council.

www.secureidentityalliance.org

OFFICIAL JOURNALIST
Biometric Update

BIOMETRIC UPDATE

BiometricUpdate.com‬‪ is a leading news property that publishes breaking news, analysis, and research about the global biometrics market. We place special emphasis on national security, privacy and regulatory issues, along with examining the latest industrial, commercial and residential applications for biometrics technology. Manufacturers, service providers, governments, law enforcement agencies and large corporate buyers benefit from our competitive industry intelligence on market size, multiple industry segments, venture capital and other business opportunities, along with in-depth profiles on the best emerging products and solutions. BiometricUpdate.com is published by the Biometrics Research Group, a market research supplier and consultancy to the biometric industry.‬‬

MEDIA PARTNERS
Silicon Trust

SILICON TRUST

The Silicon Trust is a well-established marketing program for smart card solutions with high visibility in the worldwide government and identification (ID) markets. It was set up in the year 2000 as a key partner platform for international companies aiming at promoting the use of silicon-based security in a broad variety of applications. With more than 30 companies along the value chain, the Silicon Trust forms a strong community of like-minded companies. The driving force behind the Silicon Trust are the three executive board partners: Gemalto, Veridos and Infineon.

Find Biometrics

FIND BIOMETRICS

FindBiometrics is the leading industry resource for all information on biometrics identification and identity verification systems and solutions. We have the latest daily news from the global biometric and identity management business community, a comprehensive vendor list, informative articles, interviews, exclusive videos, links to biometric associations and a calendar of events.

Mobile ID World

MOBILE ID WORLD

Mobile ID World is here to bring you the latest on mobile authentication solutions and application providers. Our company is dedicated to providing users with the best content and cutting edge information on technology, news, and mobile solutions for your mobile identity management needs..

Keesing Technologies

KEESING TECHNOLOGIES

Keesing Technologies was founded in 1923 and leads the way in digital ID document and banknote authentication solutions. Our objective is to help organisations prevent counterfeiting and combat fraud by providing the world’s best authentication solutions. To this end, we market a range of printed and digital solutions that allow users – from document professionals to untrained staff – to assess the authenticity of nearly all ID documents and banknotes currently in circulation. Solutions that provide you with the assurance of a document’s authenticity. The technology we use is powered by nearly 100 years of experience and accumulated knowledge. Keesing collaborates with distributors, strategic partners and agents all over the world. Keesing is a SURYS company.