Global Digital Collaboration 25

Global Digital Collaboration

Ayra is a co-organizer of the Global Digital Collaboration, alongside organizations like the UN, World Bank, European Commission, Open Wallet Foundation, Linux Foundation, and many more.

Register Here

This page will be updated regularly until the GDC Event concludes.

The main GDC agenda is available:

Registration and Logistics:

  • Register Here (please note: priority will be given to Ayra Members)
  • Accomodation – managed by the GDC event staff
  • Venue: CICG Geneva (Visit venue website)

    • Centre International de Conférences Genève
      17 Rue de Varembé
      1211 Genève, Switzerland

 

Key Sessions

GDC has numerous sessions spread across many rooms. The following summary is provided for Ayra members and guests at the event.

 

Day 1 Keynote

Ayra will be speaking alongside GLEIF at 17:30 CEST about the critically important role of Organization ID and how Ayra helps link the people behind the organizations.

 

Day 2 Keynotes

NOTE: Day 2 Events are conducted under Chatham House Rule unless otherwise indicated in the session.

  • 10:50-11:50 (Room Plénière EF) – First Person Credentials: From Concept to Implementation
    • Ayra and LF Decentralized Trust will be presenting the business and technical details behind the fast emerging First Person Project. 
  • 12:00-13:00 (Room Plénière EF) – Trust in the Open Source Software Supply Chain
    • Ayra and LFDT will be discussing the business, governance, and technical needs of the open source software supply chain.

Day 2 Sessions

Ayra members and staff are actively participating in various sessions throughout the day.

  • 08:30-09:30 (Room 1) – Skills-based Economy & First Person Credentials
    • Ayra, DCC, and other co-organizers are conducting this event. Velocity Network is a panelist.
  • 08:30-09:30 (Room 11-12) – Agentic AI and Digital ID
    • Ayra, DIF, and Trust Over IP are running this session.
  • 10:50-11:50 (Room Plénière B) – Sovereign by Design: Trust Frameworks
  • 12:00-13:00 (Room Plénière B) – Sovereign by Design: Panel
    • Ayra, Eclipse Foundation, and Gaia-X are holding an open discussion, followed by a panel, about the role of trust frameworks in establishing sovereign systems that can connect together.
  • 12:00-13:00 (Room 13) – Investing in the Smart Data Economy
    • Ayra members GLEIF and Affinidi are speaking in a session that will explore critical investment considerations across the digital trust infrastructure stack, and examine real-world adoption patterns.
  • 14:00-15:00 (Room Plénière B) – International Trade : Identity across borders – combining SSI and authoritative registers
    • The UNECE, DIF, with Ayra are holding a discussion on the synergies between self-sovereign identities and authoritative identities such as maintained by national business and trademark registers.
  • 14:00-16:10 (Room 2) – Empowering Skilled People in Refugee/Displaced Context: Skilled Pathways
    • Discussion of a digital trust ecosystem that supports the creation of trusted pathways that match verified refugee skills with global labour needs.
  • 16:20-17:20 (Room 8) – Bridging the Organizational Identity Gap: From Nano-Businesses to Global Commerce
    • Ayra, CDPI, GLEIF, and the World Bank are holding a session that explores how to create stepping-stone solutions that help smaller organizations build toward formal identity systems without overwhelming administrative burden.
  • 16:20-17:20 (Room 15) – Education Credentials and Digital Human Rights
    • DCC, UNESCO, and Ayra member Velocity Network will host an open discussion on use cases for education credentials, including on cross-border degree validation, with an emphasis on safety, security, and privacy.