Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Live from Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas, Jeff and Jim sit down with Sachini Siriwardene, winner of this year's Kim Cameron Award, along with Ian Glazer of the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation (DIAF). Sachini shares how she moved from open banking API security into consumer identity work at a bank, and what led her to apply for the award named after identity pioneer Kim Cameron. Ian explains DIAF's mission to remove financial barriers to industry participation and previews the upcoming Vittorio Bertocci award for standards contributors. The conversation covers agentic AI and non-human identity governance, the AuthZen specification, continuous access management, and how practitioners can separate real AI capability from marketing hype. The group also swaps favorite hallway conversations from the show floor, including a discussion on extending the shared signals framework beyond RISC and CAPE, before wrapping with some very Vegas talk about the Sphere.
Connect with Sachini: linkedin.com/in/sachini-siriwardene
Connect with Ian: linkedin.com/in/iglazer
Learn more about the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation: diaf.org
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
Jim McDonald: linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp
Jeff Steadman: linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman
Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com
00:00 - Cold open and conference banter
01:35 - Jim's origin story with identity and Kim Cameron
03:22 - Welcoming Sachini Siriwardene and Ian Glazer
04:02 - Ian explains the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation
05:54 - How Sachini got into identity through open banking
08:46 - The moment identity clicked as mission critical
09:47 - Agentic AI and non-human identity governance
11:25 - Optimist or pessimist on AI and the job market
14:45 - Applying for and winning the Kim Cameron Award
15:41 - How DIAF selects award recipients
17:21 - Standout sessions and the AuthZen specification
18:36 - First impressions of Identiverse
20:01 - Advice for future award applicants
22:03 - Managing agentic identity in practice
23:16 - Separating AI hype from real capability
24:32 - Where the identity industry can improve
27:08 - Acting fast without chasing hype
28:05 - Favorite hallway conversations
29:23 - Extending the shared signals framework
30:39 - A D&D themed conference talk
31:08 - Vegas talk and the Sphere experience
34:19 - Wrap up and how to support DIAF
IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Sachini Siriwardene, Ian Glazer, Identiverse 2026, Kim Cameron Award, Vittorio Bertocci Award, Digital Identity Advancement Foundation, DIAF, agentic AI, non-human identity, AuthZen, continuous access management, open banking, OAuth2, FAPI, shared signals framework
Live from Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas, Jeff and Jim sit down with Sachini Siriwardene, winner of this year's Kim Cameron Award, along with Ian Glazer of the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation (DIAF). Sachini shares how she moved from open banking API security into consumer identity work at a bank, and what led her to apply for the award named after identity pioneer Kim Cameron. Ian explains DIAF's mission to remove financial barriers to industry participation and previews the upcoming Vittorio Bertocci award for standards contributors. The conversation covers agentic AI and non-human identity governance, the AuthZen specification, continuous access management, and how practitioners can separate real AI capability from marketing hype. The group also swaps favorite hallway conversations from the show floor, including a discussion on extending the shared signals framework beyond RISC and CAPE, before wrapping with some very Vegas talk about the Sphere.
Connect with Sachini: linkedin.com/in/sachini-siriwardene
Connect with Ian: linkedin.com/in/iglazer
Learn more about the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation: diaf.org
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
Jim McDonald: linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp
Jeff Steadman: linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman
Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com
00:00 - Cold open and conference banter
01:35 - Jim's origin story with identity and Kim Cameron
03:22 - Welcoming Sachini Siriwardene and Ian Glazer
04:02 - Ian explains the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation
05:54 - How Sachini got into identity through open banking
08:46 - The moment identity clicked as mission critical
09:47 - Agentic AI and non-human identity governance
11:25 - Optimist or pessimist on AI and the job market
14:45 - Applying for and winning the Kim Cameron Award
15:41 - How DIAF selects award recipients
17:21 - Standout sessions and the AuthZen specification
18:36 - First impressions of Identiverse
20:01 - Advice for future award applicants
22:03 - Managing agentic identity in practice
23:16 - Separating AI hype from real capability
24:32 - Where the identity industry can improve
27:08 - Acting fast without chasing hype
28:05 - Favorite hallway conversations
29:23 - Extending the shared signals framework
30:39 - A D&D themed conference talk
31:08 - Vegas talk and the Sphere experience
34:19 - Wrap up and how to support DIAF
IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Sachini Siriwardene, Ian Glazer, Identiverse 2026, Kim Cameron Award, Vittorio Bertocci Award, Digital Identity Advancement Foundation, DIAF, agentic AI, non-human identity, AuthZen, continuous access management, open banking, OAuth2, FAPI, shared signals framework
