How do you design a digital identity system that serves millions – securely, ethically and at scale? This session explores India’s transformative journey in building Digi Yatra, a biometric-based, privacy-first identity ecosystem for air travel. The speaker will share insights into leveraging W3C standards, self-sovereign identity (SSI) and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to create a seamless, consent-driven user experience. Attendees will gain practical frameworks for architecting scalable identity systems that prioritize trust, interoperability and user control, offering a blueprint for digital public infrastructure in democracies worldwide.

• Learn how to design identity systems that scale to millions without compromising privacy
• Understand the role of SSI and DLT in building secure, user-centric ecosystems
• Explore governance models that balance innovation, trust and compliance
• Gain insights from India’s Digi Yatra as a real-world case study in digital public infrastructure
• Discover frameworks for interoperability and ethical data stewardship at scale