Exclusive Keynotes
Barbara SESSA - Mastercard Europe
Keynote Wednesday 04 December - "Secure and Simplified Payment with 100% Tokenisation"
Today people want payments to be fast and convenient, in the knowledge they are also safe and secure. While contactless has made in-person payments seamless and ubiquitous, there is a significant opportunity for improving online commerce by reducing user friction from manual entries and passwords, addressing concerns about security, combatting fraud and creating a consistent experience across devices, browsers, and operating systems. Enter tokenization and Mastercard’s vision to make manual card entry a thing of the past by 2030.
Barbara SESSA is Senior Vice President - Digital Consumer Products Europe at Mastercard.
An expert in digital transformation and business development, Barbara has extensive international experience and has been helping banks, merchants and fintechs to develop their business (customer acquisition and engagement) for several years.
She has also held Payments Product and Digital Marketing roles in retail and commercial banking.
Luc JULIA - Renault
Keynote Thursday 05 December - "Generative AI: Myths and Reality"
Despite what you might think from reading the news since late 2022, Artificial Intelligence did not appear with ChatGPT. This "Revolution" is merely the fruit of a long maturation, spanning several decades. After a brief historical review, we'll delve into these new AIs, the Generative AIs. We'll look at their limits and potential, and how they can be used for good or ill. Finally, we'll try to understand what the prospects are for us, humans, and for these technologies.
Specialist in human-computer interaction, Dr Luc JULIA led the development teams for Siri at Apple, served as Chief Technology Officer at Hewlett-Packard, and co-founded several startups in Silicon Valley.
He is now the Chief Scientific Officer at Renault. His mission is to assist the car manufacturer in implementing its innovation roadmap in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, human-computer interfaces, and connectivity.
He is the author of the best-seller "Artificial Intelligence Does Not Exist," which aims to demystify AI by replacing it with the concept of augmented intelligence. This book challenges the commonly held ideas and widely propagated by the media and Hollywood regarding the uses of AI and the potential future threat it represents to humans.
Secure Identity Alliance & Finegan
Keynote Tuesday 03 December - "Giving Voice to Digital Identity Worldwide - Special Africa"
- Kristel TEYRAS, Chair of the SIA Digital ID Working Group, SIA
Marketing professional with over 20 years of experience, including more than a decade dedicated to the fields of identification, authentication, and digital security. With a strong passion for digital identity, she has focused her expertise on the rapidly evolving landscape of mobile identity services. Kristel is deeply committed to fostering innovation and driving digital transformation, particularly in the public sector, where her work supports the development and deployment of cutting-edge applications. Her extensive background in B2B marketing enables her to deliver strategic insights and solutions that contribute to the advancement of digital identity initiatives.
- Sébastien FERRERI, Partner, Finegan
Appointed Associate Director at Finegan in April 2024, he brings over a decade of experience in IT and technology management, having previously served as Director at Finegan from 2022 to 2024. Ferreri holds a specialised master’s degree in IT and Technology Management from HEC Paris (2011) and an engineering degree in IT from ECE (2010).