Annet Steenbergen
EU Digital Wallet Consortium/Circletree Ltd
Advisor/Owner
After many years working in international border management Annet co-founded/co-initiated the Aruba Happy Flow project in 2013 that created the world’s first seamless passenger facilitation uniting the public and private stakeholder at the airport in one identity management system using a single biometric token. Ever since digital Identity and innovation for the travel eco-system have been at the centre of her work. She is currently a consultant for the travel and tourism industry and works on projects with focus on implementing digital identity, the (EU eIDAS 2.0) digital wallet and digital travel credentials to create true Seamless Travel while preserving data privacy and data protection.
Annet has been actively involved in IATA OneID working groups and task forces and in 2020 she was awarded the Women in Biometrics Award.