The Honorable Michael T. McCaul To Present Keynote at connect:ID

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESSWIRE / April 27, 2017 / The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA), the preeminent trade organization for the identity technology industry, is proud to announce that The Honorable Michael T. McCaul, is the keynote speaker at its Washington, DC ‘connect:ID’ Conference and Exhibition, May 1-3, 2017. Congressman McCaul will address “Vetting, Screening and Border Security: The Role of Biometrics” on Tuesday, May 2 at 8:55 am.

Congressman Michael T. McCaul is currently in his seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives and has served as Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee since January 2013, where his top priorities remain shielding the homeland from the rising threat of terrorist and foreign fighters, securing the nation’s land and maritime borders, enhancing cyber defenses, making the nation’s airport security-system smarter and more efficient, and providing rigorous oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.

According to Tovah LaDier, IBIA Managing Director, “Congressman McCaul’s address on the operational challenges of securing and protecting the nations’ borders and citizens and the importance of inter-agency coordination and co-mingling of infrastructure, technology, and personnel will be of great interest to security and technology leaders in the ‘connect:ID’ audience.”

Prior to Congress, Congressman McCaul served as Chief of Counter-Terrorism and National Security in the U.S. Attorney’s office, Western District of Texas, and led the Joint Terrorism Task Force. He served as Texas Deputy Attorney General under current U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and served as a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section in Washington, D.C.

‘connect:ID’ is the preeminent conference and exhibition where industry, government, and consumers join together to see the latest innovations and discuss the policy and technology issues that shape the concepts of identity. Produced by IBIA and Science Media Partners (SMP), ‘connect:ID’ will be held at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The conference runs May 1-3. Learn more at www.connectidexpo.com.

About IBIA: IBIA advances the adoption and responsible use of technology-based identification solutions to enhance security and privacy and to facilitate convenience and productivity for government, businesses, and consumers. For more information, please visit our website www.ibia.org.

Media enquiries for IBIA: Tovah Ladier, ibia@ibia.org.

Media enquiries for Congressman McCaul: Susan Phalen, Susan.Phalen@mail.house.gov.

SOURCE: The International Biometrics + Identity Association

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