Suresh Khadakbhavi

Suresh Khadakbhavi is a digital transformation and innovation architect, visionary, strategist, executor and achiever. At the forefront of digital innovation, Khadakbhavi stands as a vanguard in implementing pan-Indian transformation initiatives. His pioneering work with DigiYatra – a biometric passenger processing system grounded in W3C standards and self-sovereign identity –is revolutionizing the way we travel through airports across India. He is also an active member of IATA One ID.

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Transforming air travel in India with Digi Yatra

The Digi Yatra initiative, a shining example of collaboration between government authorities, airports, airlines, security agencies and technology providers, has revolutionized the passenger experience across Indian airports. With over 7 million users, it stands as the world’s largest deployment of self-sovereign identity (SSI) technology in airport passenger processing. This groundbreaking system ensures seamless and hassle-free identity and travel credential validation, setting a new standard for efficiency and convenience in air travel.

The audience will learn:

• Multistakeholder collaboration in aviation
• At-population-scale implementation
• Data privacy, privacy by design and managing the perception
• W3C standards, self-sovereign identity using verifiable credentials, and decentralized identifiers on a distributed ledger
• Future potential of SSI and decentralized ecosystems

Panel discussion: Digital identity and wallets in global travel