European Identity Conference 2008

Media Alert and Invitation

European Identity Conference 2008
April 22-25 - Forum Deutsches Museum - Munich, Germany.
http://www.id-conf.com/

Now in its second year, the European Identity Conference, hosted by the analyst group Kuppinger Cole + Partner, has firmly established itself as the primary event in Europe for Identity Management and GRC (Governance, Risk Management, Compliance). With more than 100 scheduled speakers from companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Oracle, it will once again showcase thought leadership and best practices in the field of Identity Management.

In five parallel tracks the conference will explore in depth the following key topics:

• Governance, Risk, Compliance, Entitlements and Role Management
• Identity Federation & User Centric Identity Business Cases
• Mobile Identity and Internet Scale Identity
• Identity driven Security, Risk Based Authentication, SOA
• Risk Based Authentication, Provisioning Trends, Directory Solutions
• Solutions Forum for Automotive & Manufacturing, Finance, e-Governance, e-Health

The Conference’s prominent line up of speakers includes:

• Prof. Dr. Björn Bergh - CIO Uniklinik Heidelberg
• Kim Cameron - Head of Identity Management at Microsoft
• André Durand - CEO Ping Identity
• Ariel Gordon - France Telecom/Orange
• Keith Grayson - Business Development Manager EMEA, SAP
• Dick Hardt - CEO, SXIP Identity
• Amit Jasuia - VP, Oracle
• Dave Kearns - Network World
• Casey Plunkett - Director of Worldwide Sales, Tivoli Securitiy, IBM
• Prof. Dr. Reinhard Posch - CIO of the Austrian National Government
• Siegfried Schallenmueller - President Professional Services, Siemens
• Jackson Shaw - Quest Software
• Volker Smid - President, GM EMEA, Novell
• Eckhard Völcker - CEO Völcker Informatik
• Edge Zarrella - Global Head of IT Advisory, KPMG

We will also be hearing from founders and chief executives of some of the most innovative vendors in the Identity Management industry, many of whom will be available for interviews.

As a member of the press you can register for free attendance at EIC by visiting: https://www.kuppingercole.de/book/eic2008

We will send you a list of media contacts for all participating companies so that you can set up individual briefings directly.

Kuppinger Cole + Partner appreciates your pre-conference coverage of EIC and will be glad to discuss media partnership arrangements or special registration codes for your readers at your convenience.

For further press information, please contact:

Glen Goldsmith
2thefore
Email: glen@2thefore.biz
Tel: +44 (0)1483 811234
Mob: +44 (0)7812 766338

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