In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim discuss highlights from Identiverse 2025, featuring special guest Sean O'Dell from The Walt Disney Company. They reflect on the importance of continuous identity management, event-driven architecture, and AI in identity and access management (IAM). The conversation covers a range of topics, including insights from the CAEP (continuous access evaluation profile) panel, adoption of the shared signals framework (SSF), and the evolution of identity verification. Tune in for a deep dive into the future of IAM and thoughtful reflections on key industry trends and practices.
00:00 Introduction and Greetings
00:05 Acknowledgements and Thanks
00:23 Conference Highlights and Listener Feedback
01:36 Introducing the Guest Speaker: Sean O'Dell
01:48 Sean O'Dell's Role and Responsibilities
02:35 Panel Discussion Recap: Event-Driven Identity Management
03:29 Audience Engagement and Technical Questions
04:34 Continuous Identity and Security Paradigms
09:19 Federated Policies and Signal Integration
19:28 Privacy Sharing and Anonymity
20:25 Vendor Adoption and Keynotes
21:28 AI and Data Readiness
22:26 Non-Human Identities vs. Workload IAM
26:25 Continuous Authentication and Identity
28:12 Shared Signals Framework and Device Management
31:34 Vendor Solutions and Identity Verification
34:58 Panel Reflections and Moderation Insights
Connect with Sean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanodentity/
Learn more about CAEP: https://caep.dev/
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/
Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/
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