DAY 1 – THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026
Opening keynotes and deep dives into the European Identity framework foundation.
09:00 – 09:10
Welcome & logistics
Speaker: Matteo Vabanesi, Digital communication expert & journalist, DTD | Session type: Welcome
09:10 – 10:00
Keynote: The European Digital Identity Framework – What Must Be Delivered by Member States
Speaker: Norbert Sagstetter, Head of Unit for Digital Identity and Trust, European Commission | Session type: Keynote
10:00 – 10:30
Keynote: Cybersecurity & Trust in the Wallet Era
Speaker: Despina Spanou, Deputy Director-General, DG CONNECT, European Commission | Session type: Keynote
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break & informal networking
11:00 – 11:45
Italy Keynote: Sistema IT-Wallet – National delivery model roadmap and EU alignment
Speaker: Giulio Messori, Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers – DTD | Session type: Keynote
11:45 – 12:55
Panel: Public Wallet + Private Wallets – accreditation roles and ecosystem governance
Speaker: Alessandra Pieroni, Technical expert (PNRR projects), AgID | Session type: Panel
12:55 – 14:15
Lunch break
14:15 – 15:00
Talk: Building citizen-grade services – IT-Wallet in App IO and product delivery at national scale
Speaker: Matteo De Santi, Chief Product & Design Officer, PagoPA S.p.A. | Session type: Talk
15:00 – 15:45
Talk: Issuance authenticity & trust anchors – securing public-interest credentials
Speaker: Andrea De Maria, Innovation Portfolio Manager, IPZS | Session type: Talk
15:45 – 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 – 16:45
Talk: From SPID to Wallets – safeguarding continuity and citizen inclusion
Speaker: Matteo Del Fante, CEO, Poste Italiane | Session type: Talk
16:45 – 17:30
Case Study: Documenti su IO – Adoption metrics, roadmap, lessons learned
Speaker: Silvia Fulci, Product Manager, PagoPA S.p.A. | Session type: Case Study
17:30 – 18:15
Case Study (Tech): Engineering the IT-Wallet – scaling secure public-sector delivery
Speaker: Francesco Grauso, Software Engineer, PagoPA S.p.A. | Session type: Case Study
18:15 – 18:20
Day 1 close
Speaker: Matteo Vabanesi, Host / MC, DTD | Session type: Close
18:30 – 21:30
Informal Networking & Drinks
DAY 2 – FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026
Navigating the legal landscape and eIDAS 2.0 implementation across Member States.
09:00 – 09:05
Day 2 opening
Speaker: Matteo Vabanesi, Host / MC, DTD | Session type: Welcome
09:05 – 09:55
Keynote: From eIDAS2 to implementable architecture – what good looks like
Speaker: Paolo De Rosa, European Commission | Session type: Keynote
09:55 – 10:40
Tech Keynote: Identity Platforms & Wallets – scaling secure identity
Speaker: Dirk Balfanz, Principal Software Engineer, Google | Session type: Keynote
10:40 – 11:10
Coffee break
11:10 – 11:55
Talk: Security evaluation, crypto, and national scrutiny for wallet solutions
Speaker: Alessandro Casale, National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) | Session type: Talk
11:55 – 12:40
Talk: OpenID and interoperability building blocks for the EUDI ecosystem
Speaker: Gail Hodges, Executive Director, OpenID Foundation | Session type: Talk
12:40 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:45
Talk: Standards reality check – VC and wallet interactions in practice
Speaker: Tim Cappalli, Sr. Architect Identity Standards, Okta | Session type: Talk
14:45 – 15:30
Talk: Qualified signatures & cloud signing in the wallet era
Speaker: Viky Manaila, President, Cloud Signature Consortium | Session type: Talk
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 16:45
Talk: Conformance testing – specifications to interoperability
Speaker: Oliver Terbu, Product Owner | Session type: Talk
16:45 – 17:45
Workshop: Following the IT-Wallet development – trust infrastructure
Speaker: Giuseppe De Marco, W3C Proposer | Session type: Workshop
17:45 – 17:50
Day 2 close
Speaker: Matteo Vabanesi, Host / MC, DTD | Session type: Close
18:30 – 20:30
Informal Networking & Drinks
DAY 3 – SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026
Closing plenaries, industry perspectives on SPID transition, and future adoption metrics for the EUDI framework.
09:00 – 09:05
Day 3 opening
Speaker: Matteo Vabanesi, Host / MC, DTD | Session type: Welcome
09:05 – 09:55
Keynote: Payments with the EUDI Wallet – implications for banks, schemes, and merchants
Speaker: Marie Austenaa, Head of Digital Identity, Visa Europe | Session type: Keynote
09:55 – 10:25
Coffee break
10:25 – 11:10
Talk: EUDI Wallet explained – building an interoperable user-centric ecosystem
Speaker: Matteo Panfilo, Product Strategy Director, Namirial | Session type: Talk
11:10 – 11:55
Talk: Wallet ecosystem perspective – credentials, attributes, offline usage (QR/NFC)
Speaker: Luigi Castaldo, Wallet Ecosystem Director, Namirial | Session type: Talk
11:55 – 12:10
Short break
12:10 – 13:30
Industry Panel: SPID IdPs and the transition to wallets – onboarding, attributes, liability, operating models
Speaker group: Invited SPID IdPs (TBC, per AgID official list) | Session type: Panel
13:30 – 15:00
Lunch break
15:00 – 15:50
Guest Talk (KuppingerCole): EUDI Wallet – Can Digital ID Finally Be Trusted (and adopted)?
Speaker: Martin Kuppinger, Founder and Principal Analyst, KuppingerCole | Session type: Talk
15:50 – 16:40
Guest Talk (KuppingerCole): Security & Risk View – What organisations must prepare for with EUDI Wallets
Speaker: Christopher Schuetze, Chief of Advisory and CISO, KuppingerCole | Session type: Talk
16:40 – 17:10
Coffee break
17:10 – 18:00
Closing Plenary: Conference conclusions & next steps
Speaker: Matteo Vabanesi, Host / MC, DTD | Session type: Plenary
18:30 – 20:00
Informal Networking & Drinks
Informal social engagement | Session type: Networking