Let’s talk about digital identity with Joni Brennan, President of DIACC (Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada). In episode 6, Oscar talks to Joni about Canada's strategic collaboration for securing identity that builds economic 'good growth'. They also discuss Joni's journey to joining the identity space, challenges for digital identity from a Canadian point of view, and DIACC's vision for the future. [Scroll down for transcript] "The way that we will grow the economy is through interoperability of identity solutions and services." Find out more about DIACC at diacc.ca or follow it on Twitter @mydiacc. Joni Brennan is President of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC). Building on over 15 years of hands on experience in Identity Access Management innovation, adoption, and industry standards development, Joni helps the DIACC to fulfill its vision delivering the resources needed to establish a digital identity ecosystem that accelerates the digital economy, grows Canada's GDP and benefits all Canadians. Joni builds diplomatic and impactful collaborative relationships and formalizes strategic partnerships. She has participated in international committees from organizations including: OECD ITAC, ISOC, IEEE, OASIS, ISO, and ITU-T. Before joining DIACC Joni was Kantara Initiative's Executive Director driving programs for business, legal, and technology interoperability to connect entities and individuals in a more trustworthy environment. Joni lead Kantara Initiative as the United States premiere trust framework provider delivering value to multiple industry sectors. Joni helped to ensure that Kantara Initiative program is aligned with multiple eGovernment strategies from economic regions including: Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Joni Brennan previously served as the first-ever IEEE-SA Technology Evangelist for Internet Identity and Trust focusing on issues of governance, policy, and technology development that touch digital Identity, personally identifiable information, and trust services. When not connecting the digital identity world for the better Joni can be found skiing in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. She can also be found playing flute or synthesizers in future thinking musical collaborations. Follow Joni on Twitter @jonibrennan. We’ll be continuing this conversation on LinkedIn and Twitter using #LTADI – join us @ubisecure! [Podcast transcript] Let's talk about digital identity. The podcast connecting identity and business. I am your host, Oscar Santolalla. Oscar Santolalla: Hello and thank you for joining. Today we will talk about Canada, Canada’s strategic collaboration for securing identity and build economic good growth. And for that, we have a very special guest who is Joni Brennan. Joni Brennan is President of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC). Building on over 15 years of hands-on experience in Identity and Access Management innovation, adoption, and industry standards development, Joni helps the DIACC to fulfil its vision delivering the resources needed to establish a digital identity ecosystem that accelerates the digital economy, grows Canada's GDP and benefits all Canadians. Joni builds diplomatic and impactful collaborative relationships and formalises strategic partnerships. She has participated in international committees from organisations including OECD ITAC, ISOC, IEEE, OASIS, ISO, and ITU-T. Before joining DIACC, Joni was Kantara Initiative's Executive Director driving programmes for business, legal, and technology interoperability to connect entities and individuals in a more trustworthy environment. Joni led Kantara Initiative as the United States premiere trust framework provider delivering value to multiple industry sectors. Joni helped to ensure that Kantara Initiative Program is aligned with multiple eGovernment strategies from economic regions including Canada,