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/

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Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/

Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/

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