18:15 Wed 5 Nov 2025, BCS London & online: Digital Identity, Universal vs. Personal - WHY, WHAT and for WHOM
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BCS Software Practice Advancement specialist group
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SPA-406: Digital Identity, Universal vs. Personal - WHY, WHAT and for WHOM
Speaker: Michael Poulin
When: Wednesday 5th November 2025, 18:00 for 18:15 - 20:00 BST
Where: BCS London, 25 Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7BP and also online
Price: Free
Booking Link: https://5november2025spa.eventbrite.co.uk/
Your confirmation email will provide the next step to enable you to access the webinar. 48 hours and 1 hour prior to the event reminder emails will be sent to those registered, with the non-transferable URL needed to gain access. The session will be recorded. If you do not wish to feature in the recording, please keep your microphone muted.
AGENDA
* 6:00pm - networking in BCS London over refreshments
* 6:15pm - BCS SPA AGM (see below)
* 6:30pm approx: presentation begins
* 8:00pm - networking in BCS London (pizza & refreshments)
* 8:45pm at the latest: everyone off the premises
SYNOPSIS
Join us for a thought-provoking session exploring the evolving landscape of digital identity. We’ll unpack the distinctions between identity, identifiers, and identity management, and examine how these concepts apply beyond tech systems - into society itself.
The talk traces the historical roots of a new identity concept, from technocracy to modern ESG principles, and a societal model shaped by digital control and unquestionable obedience to rulers.
We’ll dissect the Universal Digital Identity (UDI), its ethical implications in contrast to the EU human-centric principles, and how AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT reflect broader systemic risks. Britain’s BritCard initiative will be critically assessed - its past failures, current trajectory, and why it may not succeed.
As a counterpoint, we’ll present the Personal Digital Identifier (PDI): a self-sovereign alternative with statistical robustness and global relevance. Expect a mix of technical insight, societal critique, and practical examples.
Whether you're building identity systems or thinking about their impact, this session will both challenge and inspire.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Michael Poulin is an experienced Enterprise and Solution Architect with over 30 years in the IT industry.
His career spans Russia, the USA, and the UK, with the last 20 years focused on senior architecture roles in the financial sector. He has worked extensively on digital transformation, SOA services, security, cloud and microservices, risk management, and regulatory governance.
On LinkedIn, he has 2,719 followers. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Cybernetics and has personally conducted research in pattern recognition and machine learning. He is the author of four books and over a hundred articles on architecture and best practices.
Currently he publishes on Medium and Substack. He has contributed to the OASIS Reference Architecture Foundation (RAF) for SOA.
He also served as a board member of the Business Architecture Society and was recognised in the 2001 International Who’s Who of Information Technology.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The November meeting will be combined with our Annual General Meeting (AGM), commencing at 18:15. If you are a member of BCS SPA, please make every effort to attend - we'll try to keep it short! And if you're not (yet),
* Please consider joining the group via https://mybcs.bcs.org/
* After logging in, go to https://mybcs.bcs.org/member-communities/specialist-groups/software-practice-advancement-spa-specialist-group/
* Find the green pull-down menu just above "About our specialist group"
* Unless the pull-down is labelled "Joined Group", select "Join Group"
Agenda:
- minutes of last AGM
- matters arising
- chair's report
- treasurer's report
- election of committee for the coming year
- AOB
PLEASE NOTE - all positions on the committee are open for election. If you wish to stand, please announce your intention to the Secretary (Soheir Ghallab - soh...@hotmail.com) before the meeting. See https://volunteer.bcs.org/Rules_committees and https://volunteer.bcs.org/Guidance_roles for details. Fresh ideas and a passion for making IT good for society are always welcome!
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BCS SPA Home Page - http://bcs-spa.org/
Meetings Schedules
London - http://bcs-spa.org/index.php?page=london-meeting-programme
Cambridge - see http://http://softwareast.ning.com/events
Presentation materials from previous talks are available from the BCS SPA resources site: http://bcs-spa.org/resources.html
Also see YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBhokJ0qd3_wlvr0j85YhmNfNj8ZJ8M-
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SPA London Meetings Programme Organiser - Immo Huneke, Zuhlke Engineering Ltd. [mailto:Im...@Huneke.Co.UK]
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Forthcoming meetings: We're looking for volunteers to present or lead workshops on topics of interest to software practitioners. Please come forward with suggestions!
3 Dec 2025: End-of-Year celebration - Eoin Woods: Renovate or Rebuild? Architectural Techniques for the Million Euro Tradeoff
========================================
SPA-406: Digital Identity, Universal vs. Personal - WHY, WHAT and for WHOM
Speaker: Michael Poulin
When: Wednesday 5th November 2025, 18:00 for 18:15 - 20:00 BST
Where: BCS London, 25 Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7BP and also online
Price: Free
Booking Link: https://5november2025spa.eventbrite.co.uk/
Your confirmation email will provide the next step to enable you to access the webinar. 48 hours and 1 hour prior to the event reminder emails will be sent to those registered, with the non-transferable URL needed to gain access. The session will be recorded. If you do not wish to feature in the recording, please keep your microphone muted.
AGENDA
* 6:00pm - networking in BCS London over refreshments
* 6:15pm - BCS SPA AGM (see below)
* 6:30pm approx: presentation begins
* 8:00pm - networking in BCS London (pizza & refreshments)
* 8:45pm at the latest: everyone off the premises
SYNOPSIS
Join us for a thought-provoking session exploring the evolving landscape of digital identity. We’ll unpack the distinctions between identity, identifiers, and identity management, and examine how these concepts apply beyond tech systems - into society itself.
The talk traces the historical roots of a new identity concept, from technocracy to modern ESG principles, and a societal model shaped by digital control and unquestionable obedience to rulers.
We’ll dissect the Universal Digital Identity (UDI), its ethical implications in contrast to the EU human-centric principles, and how AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT reflect broader systemic risks. Britain’s BritCard initiative will be critically assessed - its past failures, current trajectory, and why it may not succeed.
As a counterpoint, we’ll present the Personal Digital Identifier (PDI): a self-sovereign alternative with statistical robustness and global relevance. Expect a mix of technical insight, societal critique, and practical examples.
Whether you're building identity systems or thinking about their impact, this session will both challenge and inspire.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Michael Poulin is an experienced Enterprise and Solution Architect with over 30 years in the IT industry.
His career spans Russia, the USA, and the UK, with the last 20 years focused on senior architecture roles in the financial sector. He has worked extensively on digital transformation, SOA services, security, cloud and microservices, risk management, and regulatory governance.
On LinkedIn, he has 2,719 followers. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Cybernetics and has personally conducted research in pattern recognition and machine learning. He is the author of four books and over a hundred articles on architecture and best practices.
Currently he publishes on Medium and Substack. He has contributed to the OASIS Reference Architecture Foundation (RAF) for SOA.
He also served as a board member of the Business Architecture Society and was recognised in the 2001 International Who’s Who of Information Technology.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The November meeting will be combined with our Annual General Meeting (AGM), commencing at 18:15. If you are a member of BCS SPA, please make every effort to attend - we'll try to keep it short! And if you're not (yet),
* Please consider joining the group via https://mybcs.bcs.org/
* After logging in, go to https://mybcs.bcs.org/member-communities/specialist-groups/software-practice-advancement-spa-specialist-group/
* Find the green pull-down menu just above "About our specialist group"
* Unless the pull-down is labelled "Joined Group", select "Join Group"
Agenda:
- minutes of last AGM
- matters arising
- chair's report
- treasurer's report
- election of committee for the coming year
- AOB
PLEASE NOTE - all positions on the committee are open for election. If you wish to stand, please announce your intention to the Secretary (Soheir Ghallab - soh...@hotmail.com) before the meeting. See https://volunteer.bcs.org/Rules_committees and https://volunteer.bcs.org/Guidance_roles for details. Fresh ideas and a passion for making IT good for society are always welcome!
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BCS SPA Home Page - http://bcs-spa.org/
Meetings Schedules
London - http://bcs-spa.org/index.php?page=london-meeting-programme
Cambridge - see http://http://softwareast.ning.com/events
Presentation materials from previous talks are available from the BCS SPA resources site: http://bcs-spa.org/resources.html
Also see YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBhokJ0qd3_wlvr0j85YhmNfNj8ZJ8M-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPA London Meetings Programme Organiser - Immo Huneke, Zuhlke Engineering Ltd. [mailto:Im...@Huneke.Co.UK]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forthcoming meetings: We're looking for volunteers to present or lead workshops on topics of interest to software practitioners. Please come forward with suggestions!
3 Dec 2025: End-of-Year celebration - Eoin Woods: Renovate or Rebuild? Architectural Techniques for the Million Euro Tradeoff
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