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Wise Media consolidates a decade at the sharp end of automatic identification as 10th ID WORLD International Congress draws acclaim from delegates across six continents
ID WORLD's 10th annual summit closed today with delegates endorsing a series of initiatives which will give the community an even stronger platform from which it can build partnerships and develop innovative solutions in addressing 21st century identification challenges and opportunities.
Closing a decade of live debate supporting the ID Community's investigation, the event expressed a call for the auto ID industry to renew efforts to develop, standardize and leverage on both emerging and traditional forms of ID technologies, as the world’s most high-profile gathering on identity related matters saw government and end-user representation grow to unprecedented levels.
The three-day meeting (November 2 to November 4) which brought together decision makers from the public and private sectors, addressed a range of issues including disruptive technologies and the reshaping of the auto ID industry in the light of recent large scale deployments of the newest identity schemes in the global market.
“Over the last 10 years, we discovered giving an identity to objects is useful and that giving a strong identity to people is necessary. Without identity of people and objects property would not exist, nor would it be possible to dream and work for a society wanting to embrace all human beings and include them in its social schemes,” said Sophie B. de la Giroday, President of Wise Media. “Auto ID technologies are ready for massive adoption and gigantic projects show the way more and more tangibly, as we head towards universal strong identification of people and scenarios of ubiquitous intelligence,” she added. “Nevertheless an enormous effort still needs to be made at a standardization, legislative and integration level.”
Once again ID WORLD demonstrated its industry dominance with a global audience of government representatives, technology end-users, vendors and integrators – all interested in the fields of security, mobility and traceability – converging on Milan for the 10th annual thought leadership symposium on automatic identification.
The ID WORLD Conference highlighted the recent paradigm changes in addressing identity related issues that have become technologically viable and that are coming of age with the recent large scale projects deployed around the world. Some of the most prominent representatives of these projects, such as R.S. Sharma Director General of India’s UIDAI and Suvi Lindén, Special Envoy - UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development ITU, illustrated challenges that need to be addressed, while industry experts commented on the far-reaching implications that are set to reshape the auto ID industry and its business.
Special initiatives and 27 conferences organized in streams, enabled attendees to understand current progress and the specific ramifications of auto ID adoption in the different verticals, as well as the current market outlook for industry-developed solutions. Unprecedented government representation at ministerial and state secretary level from around the world, was applauded by key guests, who referred to the community gathering in Milan as the ‘United Nations of Digital Identity’. Over the three days, 67 Chief Executive Officers and Presidents from the industry presented their vision and shared their knowledge, offering thought-leadership to the international ID community present in Milan – stretching from Asia and Europe to North and South America, and from the Middle East to Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
ID WORLD 2011 illustrated how identity schemes are being specifically interpreted in developed, emerging and under-developed countries. A special focus was given to social inclusion initiatives, where auto ID is playing an increasingly important role. These topics in particular drew plaudits from some leading industry figures participating in the event, describing ID WORLD as: ‘A gathering of though leaders and a community of goodwill’ and ‘The best place for global networking in ID’.
On the opening day of the event, a strategic partnership was announced between Wise Media, the international consulting firm serving public and private organizations and founder of ID WORLD Events, and Mesago Messe Frankfurt, affiliate of world leading event company Messe Frankfurt with a presence in more than 150 countries, to further expand the reach of the ID WORLD initiative beyond its decade-long investigation and successful track record.
As the ID Revolution community celebrates the first decade since the ID World International Congress started bringing together visionaries, decision makers and opinion leaders of the ID Revolution, the event will continue in its drive to foster business growth, end-user adoption and innovative progress. The two components for the industry to grow and which are at the core of ID WORLD’s raison d’être, are a profound understanding of the technology and applications and secondly, good connections with the right people in the industry.
With 107 exhibitors in 2011, ID WORLD confirmed its position as the must-attend event for executives involved in the ID Revolution, offering the most complete dedicated showcase of state-of-the-art components and solutions based on automatic identification technologies.
Comments on ID WORLD 2011:
Suvi Lindén, Special Envoy - UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
“A very interesting ID WORLD summit. I enjoyed every moment of it. Very well organized, very elegant.”
Shafiqul Islam, Executive Director - CRP
“Key takeways were the latest technological ideas on biometrics and national ID. ID WORLD is a wonderful forum for not only the promotion of technology and the industry, but also of appreciation for the effort of LDCs like Bangladesh.”
Abdullah Aleidan, Developer, Ministry of Interior - NIC, Saudi Arabia
“It was great event, we need to attend the next events. We met a lot of suppliers.”
Michael Hegenbarth, Snr. Dir. Standardization & Consulting - Bundesdruckerei
“Excellent presentations and excellent networking. Competent speakers provided the audience with valuable and interesting information.”
Peter Hanel, Senior Project Manager - Ministry of Interior, Austria
“Overall, ID WORLD is simply one of the most interesting conferences.”
Anka Bolka, Acting Director, Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (HIIS)
"I would like to thank you and Wise Media for the excellent organization, very interesting topics and speakers. For me, the conference was a great experience, which will be directly useful for my further work."
Abbas Khodaverdi, Chief Technical Officer - Matiran Iran Security Print
My business schedule is so busy, but I do make the time to attend the three days of ID WORLD, which brings together top representatives form across the world, both at a government and industry level. Vendors say the technology is available, but from my point of view, there is still lots to do, especially in terms of standardization.”
Werner Blessing, CEO - Biometry
“My highest respect and admiration for what has been achieved with ID WORLD. May we always have the power to pack each minute of our day with outstanding content.”
Joseph Atick, Executive VP and CSO - L-1 Identity Solutions
“Indeed, it was the most beautiful event and the most human event ID WORLD has ever delivered.”
Ratan Bajaj, Commissioner of Income Tax - Ministry of Finance, India
“Please accept my congratulations for the successful conclusion of a mega event handled so effortlessly. I am also confident that the new partnership will take the forum to new and greater heights.”
Rodolfo Veltri Gomes, Senior Support Engineer - NXP Semiconductors
“ID WORLD reached its 10th anniversary and yet it is the best ID event from both academic and market-oriented points of view: a concrete Agorà where ID specialists exchange views about present and future businesses.”
André Oeyen, Director Biometric Business Development - SITA
“This is a really, really, really, nice event!”
Philipp Wierick, Product Manager Application Technology - Raumedic
“In general ID WORLD was well organized with excellent help, when I had a question and a nice presentation of ID WORLD itself.”
Stewart Hefferman, Chief Executive Officer - OmniPerception
"Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to speak at this prestigious event. We truly enjoyed the experience."
Rifat Abedin, Vice President, Business Development - Tiger IT Bangladesh
"It has been a great experience and at Tiger IT we look forward to participating and exhibiting in future as well."
Anton Witkowski, Founder and CEO - ACiG Technology
“A well organized event - even data requirements are handled properly with Wise Media. I love the idea of moving ID WORLD to Frankfurt!”
Shlomo Sapir, Vice President Marketing - Roseman
“It was good to be with people from my area.”
Steve Hudson, Business Development Manager, Collis
“Good networking opportunity within the ID management market to meet new vendors and create sales opportunities.”
Fausto Silvi, Manager - Trea
“Great show!”
Luca Guerrieri, Sales - Cognex
“An interesting update on new cutting edge technologies.”
Poy Chen, CEO - FrontOne
“Interesting from the deployment perspective.”
Nils Kristian Liveng-Ness, Manager - PWL
“Key takeways are new technologies and new vendor knowledge, important market insight and new business connections.”
Abdulaziz Alotaibe, Developer - KSA
“Great event!”
Simone Melani, Marketing - Tag Italia
“I made some important contacts. The level of organization of Wise Media is excellent. There was a good selection of stands and an interesting international presence.”
Bo Gustafson, President - DataGrid
“It has been a privilege to see ID WORLD grow and move to the next level. The event provides excellent contacts in politics and industry alike. This was a quality event, bringing active people together!”
Silvano Mansutti, Managing Director - 4P Mobile Data Processing
“There was a good feeling at the event. One of my key takeaways was gaining new business leads.”
Fabrizio Parteseisi, Business Development Manager - DL Mobile
“Given the interesting speeches, there was a bright view of the identification challenges. Good organization and a good venue.”