This session will focus on the underlying processes and protocols related to identification management to support secure and integral document issuance for passports, visas, and identity cards. Session 2 will highlight the ICAO approach on Evidence of Identity and the important role of civil registries in supporting the TRIP component Document Issuance and Control to prevent fraud during issuance, thereby enhancing the trustworthiness and reliability of travel documents. The speakers will highlight best practice to support issuance of travel and identity documents, the ICAO Evidence of Identity approach and the concept of legal identity.

Moderator: Stephen Chapman, International Relations, His Majesty’s Passport Office, UK.

• ICAO Evidence of Identity Approach: Sanjay Dharwadker, Senior Digital Identity, Global Data Service Division, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
• Establishing a Single Source of Truth as the Foundation for Digital Public Infrastructure: Bhaskar Mishra, CRVS & Legal Identity Specialist, United Nations International Childres Fund (UNICEF).
• Legal Identity: Nelson Gonçalves, Head, Legal Identity Unit, International Organization for Migration (IOM).
• Evidence of Identity: Jamaica, PICA (TBC).
• ICAO TRIP Strategy and Travel Document Integrity: Thomas Callan (TBC), Program Analyst, Passport Services, Department of State, United States.