We have traditionally examined fingerprint ink and standard 2D facial scans at the forefront of identity verification at Identity Week America, which returns from 2-3 September. But what happens when traditional biometric modalities are not enough?
Review the real-world applications of recent innovations in biometric technologies, beyond the fingerprint.
This session will highlight the rapid development of biometric modalities and analyse the unique advantages and shortcomings of each of these types of biometric technologies. From increasing accuracy, fraud prevention, authentication, we will establish where these innovations will have the most impact.
Identity Week America 2026 will be held from September 2-3 in Washington, D.C, where an elite panel of government officials, forensic experts, and technology leaders will tackle this exact challenge.
The expertise on this panel will span federal border defence, forensic science, academia and emerging technology.
Join these speakers:
- Nael Samha, Executive Director, U.S. Customs & Border Protection on processing high-throughput travel streams using contactless and in-motion verification.
- Elizabeth Marrero, Forensics Subject Matter Expert, Department of War on battlefield and tactical applications of rapid identity resolution.
- Angelic Rountree, Unit Manager – Latent Prints, DC Department of Forensic Sciences on combining physical evidence with multi-modal identity markers.
- Dr. Nicole Spaun, Adjunct Professor, George Mason University on overcoming edge-case flaws in modern optical and facial systems.
- Todd Gray, Principal & Founder, Bio_Sole on non-invasive modalities like gait analysis and dynamic pressure sensing.
