Identity & Data – Monetising Identity Innovations at MWC Barcelona 2022

Richard heads an international team at the GSMA and is responsible for developing new innovative products and services beyond the core network in IoT, Identity and Big Data for the mobile ecosystem. ​

As the key lead for GSMA engagements in the vertical industries, specifically; FinTech, Automotive, Aviation and Manufacturing, Richard has recently launched the GSMA Innovation Foundry, creating a collaborative platform for GSMA members and partners to work together on the major challenges facing the industry. ​

In addition, Richard is responsible for the GSMA’s Strategy Group which regularly convenes to address strategic topics within the industry and supports the GSMA Board. ​

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Inchang Oh is a project manager in the blockchain and authentication platform development team in SK Telecom.

Mr Oh joined SK Telecom in 2003, Since then, he has worked as a project manager and R&D strategist in mobile communication R&D and mobile B2B businesses such as the blockchain, IoT, mobile device platform and private 4G network.

Mr Oh’s recent R&D initiatives focus on the application of Decentralized ID in mobile communication services to enhance security and privacy in the digital transformation environment.

Mr Oh has a master’s degree in Information Processing from Sogang University. He acquired a professional engineer in computer engineering and PMP certificate.

Mohan Mahadevan is Senior Vice President of Applied Science at Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication provider. Mohan was the former Head of Computer Vision and Machine Learning for Robotics at Amazon and previously also led research efforts at KLA-Tencor. He is an expert in computer vision, machine learning, AI, data and model interpretability. Mohan has over 15 patents in areas spanning optical architectures, algorithms, system design, automation, robotics and packaging technologies. At Onfido, he leads a team of specialist machine learning scientists and engineers, based out of London.

Telco and SaaS veteran, Guillaume is the former founder of a Belgian public company’ spin-off into the U.S with 15+ years of experience in Telecommunications, Identity and Security. As an executive at TeleSign he is leading the Data and Identity roadmap and vision – heading teams responsible for Data Science, Identity Products, and Technology Partnerships.

Guillaume lives in Los Angeles, California where he aspires to live in full harmony following the path of his spiritual mentor: JCVD

Zhang Yi is a Senior Solution Architect at Ant Group Singapore. He delivers Ant Group’s home-grown AI-based solutions to Asia financial institutions, fintech and telco companies, helping them to be more compliant and protected. Zhang Yi has more than 10 years of experience in the field of identity proofing, biometrics, security, anti-fraud management and AML. As an MBA graduate from the National University of Singapore, Zhang Yi endeavours to apply technologies in solving business problems.

Prior to Ant Group, he was one of the founding members of Jumio APAC where he witnessed the early adoption of identifying proofing in the APAC region. Prior to Jumio, he served as product manager in UL for payment and telecom functional test software. He has extensive knowledge in payment systems, regulatory and risk technologies.