Michael Dorner, CEO, Variuscard GmbH

Going from printed plastic to digital 4.0 solutions. Use cases and samples of how to combine the real world card with a digital world solution, and why it’s so important for card manufacturers to finally start programming.

Peter Stampka, Infineon Technologies

Learn about the easy-to-read electronic optical security feature that Infineon plans to introduce in 2019. The certified nanoGRAM security app will work on iOS and Android platform and can serve applications including security documents, passports, electronic ID cards, etc. This technology is based on nano morphological surface physical vapor deposition.

Joerg Fischer, Bundesdruckerei

Privacy and user experience are key factors for successful future ID technologies. This presentation addresses self-sovereign identity concepts, applications, and solutions for biometric authentication.

An identity and right management system will be demonstrated, where the user has the full control over his data. Modified private blockchain technologies with an implemented right to be forgotten enable self-sovereignty and high security. Graphic user interface design based on gamification improves usability significantly. Within this platform biometric cards with an integrated fingerprint sensor allow a very convenient two-factor-authentication for secure login.

Mr. Peter Bach, Muhlbauer

Attendees will learn about:

• Learn about the evolution of high-resolution color pictures and their security application
• Combating counterfeiting with revolutionary color picture technologies
• Liquid coating technology as an advanced feature for the highest durability and protection against document fraud
• Case studies of color personalization technologies for ID documents

Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx

An overview of printed electronics technologies and the industry, covering displays, logic, sensors and power, followed by a discussion of the potential opportunities for printed electronics in the smart card industry.

Thomas Decker, Linxens Holding SAS

Powered-Cards, today often also regarded as the “Next Generation of Cards” are leaving the niche they have been in for the past 20 years. Powered cards are based on different technologies and serving different applications. The presentation is giving  an overview about the types of powered cards, its market potential as well as the hurdles still to be overcome on its way to a mainstream product.

David Tushie, ICMA Standards and Technical Representative

The card manufacturing industry has developed over many years largely around the technologies required to print on PVC plastic and the high temperature platen lamination of card component sheets.  New materials, electronic components, processes and equipment have all been introduced this century to add features, capabilities and durability to the venerable PVC transaction card.  This presentation will provide a survey of some of these more prevalent developments that may affect how cards are manufactured and personalized in the near future.

Adam Ross, Sales Manager– eID solutions, cv cryptovision GmbH

Blockchain technology is currently promoted as the silver bullet for distributed applications of all kinds. Apart from cryptocurrencies, like from Bitcoin and many cryptoassets others, a blockchain can also be used as the framework for smart contracts and other means of attested transactions. This poses and important question for the smart card industry: what role will smart cards or other secure elements play a role in blockchains? At the moment, a user can use a self-issued smart card or other hardware device to store his  private key as a sort of “cold” crypto-wallet, which results in better protection than software wallets or hosted cryptocurreny exchanges. But does it also make sense to use a state-issued eID card for a national cryptocurrency scheme? The answer is clearly yes, as long as we talk about electronic benefit remuneration. A direct crypto-settlement scheme certainly benefits from the fact that value is directly remit to the citizen, and the values are all immutably stored on the blockchain and can be transparently audited and verified by citizen and government alike. This session will introduce blockchains, cryptocurrencies, smart contracts and discuss the impact that hardware secure elements can have on these technologies.