How GLEIF Is Transforming Organizational Identity
In this episode, we spoke with Karla McKenna, Christoph Schneider, and Kevin Griffin from GLEIF to explore the future of trusted organizational identity. They explain how the Verifiable LEI (VLEI) builds on the global LEI system, why strong governance is essential for digital trust, and how the KERI and ACDC protocols create a secure, interoperable foundation for high-assurance credentials. The conversation also covers VLEI’s role across industries, insights from GLEIF’s global hackathon, and how emerging threats like AI-driven fraud make verifiable authenticity more critical than ever.
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