CoNFErENCE HIgHLIgHTS - Smart Card Alliance

keynote Speaker
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David Pogue
New York Times
Technology Columnist
and Emmy Winning
CBS News
Correspondent
The largest conference and exhibition in the Americas
TrAck A identification and policy Sponsored by
CoNFErENCE HIgHLIgHTS
Government identity and security initiatives like HSPD 12, US VISIT, and REAL ID are expanding rapidly and changing the face of ID security. Emerging privacy and data
security issues in the private sector are placing a renewed emphasis on identification technologies. And new healthcare card systems are giving doctors and patients secure
access to their personal medical files electronically, reducing paperwork and fraud, and increasing the speed of service. In this track you’ll learn about emerging standards,
technology trends, and business opportunities in uS government id, privacy policy, non-government id, international id, identity in Healthcare, and Healthid.
TrAck B payments and Applications Sponsored by
Contactless payments and other emerging payment innovations are shaking up the world of transactions. Every major issuer is looking for the right mix of technological
innovation and convenience. In this track you’ll find out about the technology that’s in place, how initiatives are progressing, what strategies are the card associations taking,
how technology, security, and marketing approaches differ, and how will this will affect issuers, processors, merchants, and ultimately, consumers. Topics and sessions will
include contactless payments technologies and applications, payments innovation, an issuer roundtable, a merchant roundtable, international payments, and
transportation payments.
TrAck c Mobile and NFc Sponsored by
Near Field Communications (NFC), Technology can link electronic devices, creating a contactless payment platform, with the added advantages of additional data transfer,
and mobile connectivity. This and other mobile technologies are enabling handsets to carry out diverse transactions such as ticketing, transportation payments, vending, music
downloads. This track includes crucial information on this fast-evolving market for anyone involved with payment systems or digital commerce. Topics and sessions include
mobile telecom technologies and applications, a mobile payments roundtable, a mobile operators roundtable, NFc technologies and applications, NFc business
models, wireless security, and international mobile applications.
TrAck d Security and Access control
Many enterprises are implementing more secure access control systems that verify a person’s identity and privileges before granting physical access (to a building or place) or
logical access (to information or other online resources). New card, biometric, and network security technologies are being deployed, and the integration of these technologies
holds the promise of converged, multifunction ID systems. This track will provide a crucial overview of key issues of concern to anyone responsible for overseeing, designing,
implementing, or managing today’s identity security systems. Topics include access technologies and applications, physical access and biometrics, access implementation
models, rFid and access control, pki and logical access, and logical access implementation models.
MiNi TrAck e (Tuesday only)
emerging Technology and
Sponsored by
innovation Spotlight
Take a closer look at innovations that will shape payment and security markets
in the future, including both hardware and software technologies and innovative
applications.
David is a popular author, columnist, and regular guest of TV
and radio where he shares his often humorous yet insightful
observations and advice for consumers and new technology
David will speak during the keynote luncheon on
Wednesday, May 14.
pre-conference workshop day New For 2008!
May 12, 2008
A series of full-day educational workshops offering intensive tutorials on advanced card technology.
(see agenda on p. 6)
Main conference Tracks New ForMAT For 2008!
May 13-15, 2008
CTST 2008 enables you to create your own conference experience with a choice of 6 focused tracks.
Hear about technology, applications and case studies across vertical markets in the following areas:
MiNi TrAck F (wednesday only)
latin America Spotlight
The fast-growing markets of Latin America receive a special focus in this track which
includes an overview of the different regions of Latin America, payments applications,
transit and mobile applications, government identity and security applications. * en
espanol/ingles
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