The SSI Orbit Podcast – Self-Sovereign Identity, Decentralization and Digital Trust

Jan 31 2025 79 ep. 59 mins 21
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Conversations with tech entrepreneur Mathieu Glaude and his guests, exploring everything Digital Trust.

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#79 - Has Our SSI Ecosystem Become Morally Bankrupt? (with Christopher Allen)

Jan 31 2025 68 mins  
Has the self-sovereign identity (SSI) movement strayed from its original values? Are we witnessing the centralization of digital identity under the guise of decentralization? In this compelling episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with Christopher Allen, a pioneering figure in cryptography, decentralized identity, and internet security. Together, they

#78 - The United Nations Transparency Protocol (UNTP) (with Steve Capell)

Dec 06 2024 68 mins  
Are you confident in the environmental and social claims about your products? In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with Steve Capell, Vice Chair of UN/CEFACT and Project Lead of the United Nations Transparency Protocol (UNTP), to explore how transparency and traceability are being revolutionized in global value chains. Together, they unpack the

#77 - The Global Acceptance Network (GAN) (with Darrell O'Donnell)

Oct 03 2024 59 mins  
What if there was a way to establish a new trust layer for the internet, enabling secure digital interactions and unlocking valuable transactions that are currently impossible? In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with Darrell O'Donnell, Executive Director of the Global Acceptance Network (GAN), to explore this ambitious vision. The GAN aims to c

#76 - Essential Tips for Designing Decentralized Ecosystems (with Antti Kettunen)

Jun 28 2024 58 mins  
Are you struggling to design and implement decentralized digital trust ecosystems that actually work? In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with Ecosystem Architect Antti Kettunen to unpack the challenges of adoption and value creation in decentralized systems. Antti shares his insights on moving beyond technology-focused conversations and instead

#75 - Germany’s Wallet Strategy, Interop Profiles, Big Tech (with Kristina Yasuda & Niels Klomp)

Jun 14 2024 67 mins  
Are you curious about how Germany is navigating the complex landscape of digital identity wallets and interoperability? In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with guests Kristina Yasuda and Niels Klomp to explore Germany’s ambitious wallet strategy, the development of interoperability profiles, and the influence of big tech on digital identity.

#74 - OpenID Federation: A Standards-based Approach to Trust Management (with Dima Postnikov)

May 31 2024 53 mins  
How can we establish trusted digital ecosystems while driving innovation? In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude picks the brain of Dima Postnikov, Vice Chairman at the OpenID Foundation, on a standards-based solution: OpenID Federation – a framework for enabling trust across networks. As open banking and open finance initiatives spread, a crucial need ari

#73 - Self-Sovereignty: A Lost Vision or an Evolving Concept? (with Vladimir Vujovic)

May 24 2024 60 mins  
Are you curious about how Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) has evolved over the years and where it is headed? In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with Vladimir Vujovic, Head of Digital Product Management at SICPA to discuss the journey and future of SSI and decentralized identity technologies. Vladimir, with his extensive background in product mana

#72 - Mobile Driving Licenses (mDL) in 2024 (with Sylvia Arndt)

May 03 2024 57 mins  
Could digital credentials like mobile driver's licenses be the game-changer for secure and convenient identity verification? In this episode of The SSI Orbit Podcast, host Mathieu Glaude sits down with Sylvia Arndt, Vice President of Business Development, Digital Identity at Thales, to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of mobile driver's licenses (mDLs) and their pot

#71 - Problems Worth Solving in SSI Land (with Daniel Hardman)

Apr 19 2024 54 mins  
Is there truly a clear separation between personal and organizational identity? This fundamental question lies at the heart of our most recent conversation on The SSI Orbit podcast, where host Mathieu Glaude sat down with identity expert Daniel Hardman. The conversation explores the learnings and insights Hardman has gained from his extensive experience in the SSI space and the im

#70 - Empowerment Tech: Wallets, Data Vaults and Personal Agents (with Jamie Smith)

Apr 05 2024 65 mins  
Empowerment tech is about tools that start and end on the customer side, helping individuals make better decisions and get things done. It aligns the incentives of both individuals and organizations, leading to healthier and more sustainable outcomes. The role of regulators is to define outcomes and ensure compliance, but empowerment tech can change how regulators think about enfor