Digital Identities & Wallets NOBID Seminar
Welcome to our seminar, January 29th, 2026, where the state and future of digital identity and cross-border mobility in the Nordic-Baltic region will be explored.
Welcoming Breakfast
Begin the day with a light breakfast and coffee served before the seminar. This provides an opportunity to meet other participants and prepare for the sessions ahead.
Opening remarks
Country Talk: Insights on Rolling Out the European Digital Identity Wallet
How are countries preparing for the European Digital Identity Wallet? In this session, representatives from Nordic-Baltic countries discuss their plans, progress, and challenges in delivering national wallets aligned with eIDAS 2.0. Guided by a moderator, the conversation will explore key implementation questions, user adoption strategies, and the road ahead for cross-border functionality—offering participants a real-world view of how Europe is making the EUDIW a reality.
WE BUILD - Business Wallets
David Magård is a senior advisor at the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket). He was the Coordinator of the large scale pilot EWC that piloted what is now called business wallets. David is also co-coordinator of the new large scale pilot WE BUILD that will go further with pilots of business wallets. David will provide some input on the new business wallet regulation and the work he has been involved in regarding that topic.
Joint Nordic-Baltic Certification Scheme for the EUDI Wallet
eIDAS 2.0 introduced certified EUDI Wallets as a mandatory component in the digital ecosystems of all member states. This session introduces the wallet certification scheme - what are the elements, the challenges and the timeline? The Joint Nordic-Baltic Certification Scheme will be presented: what are the objectives, which problems does it address and where do we go from here?
What could make the European Digital Identity Wallet fail?
The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) is an ambitious project that aims at disrupting the digital identity area in Europe, ensure European and national control, and enhance user autonomy, privacy and security. Provided it is a success, which most people wish for and many seem to take for granted. But in reality, the outcome can also be a failure or a part-success where the EUDIW "makes it" in some countries but not in others. To make it a success, we must be aware of the threats that could make the EUDIW fail and how to avoid them.
Baltic update: Overview of the EIDAS revision implementation in Baltics from market participant point of view.
Kalev Pihl is the CEO of SK ID Solutions and has long experience in the field of electronic identification and digital trust services. In this session, he will explore how the eIDAS 2.0 revision is being implemented across the Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — from a market participant’s perspective. You will hear about the current state of readiness, practical challenges in adoption, and how businesses are preparing for the evolving European digital identity framework. Moreover, the broader EU trends, including the delays in the eIDAS 2.0 rollout and the implications for countries with already mature digital ecosystems will be presented.
Navigating uncertainty – towards the new ecosystem for digital identity in Norway and the EU
As provider of BankID in Norway, the digital identity solution used by 95% of the Norwegian population, Stø welcomes the move towards a new digital identity ecosystem in Europe. At the same time, the advent of EUDI Wallets to identify and authenticate nationally as well as cross border in the EU, creates uncertainty for private providers of similar services, as well as opportunities. Stø will present the perspective of BankID in Norway and showcase how Stø is working towards delivering a Digital Identity Wallet and related eIDAS Trust Services in view of these framework conditions.
NOBID IdM solution for eIDAS 1 and EUDI Wallets
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Digital Estate – Making it easier for heirs
Bredo is Director of Strategy and Business Development at the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (Digdir). He has extensive and relevant professional experience through many years of work in strategic management, innovation, and project management in both the public and private sectors. Bredo also leads the life event Death and inheritance and is responsible for Digdir’s work related to the business sector.
After a death, there are many practical tasks that need to be handled. The bereaved must obtain an overview of the estate, meaning the deceased’s assets, debt, pensions, insurance policies, properties, vehicles, and other registered documents.
This is a complicated process for the heirs and involves contacting many different institutions—usually without much assistance from the legal system or others.
Digdir has now developed a new national public service called “Digitalt dødsbo” (“Digital Estate”), which gathers information about the deceased’s assets and liabilities from a range of public and private actors in one place, making the estate settlement process easier for heirs.
Lunch
A buffet lunch will be served. This break offers participants a chance to continue discussions, exchange insights, and network in an informal setting before the afternoon program resumes.
EDIW: Safe and Inclusive or Unsafe and Discriminatory?
Professor Marte Eidsand Kjørven, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, is project manager for the research project Societal Security and Digital Identities (SODI). Drawing on findings from this project, she will discuss how experiences with fraud, identity theft, and coercion in Scandinavia reveal critical vulnerabilities in digital identity systems. These insights shed light on the challenges Europe may face as the European Digital Identity Wallet (EDIW) is introduced — and how law and technology must evolve to ensure that the EDIW strengthens, rather than undermines, societal security and individual trust.
The threat from organized crime and insiders
Anna Stålsby has over 20 years of experience in intelligence and security work, including with Säkerhetspolisen and Kriminalvården. For the past two years, she has been COO at the Swedish security company Vesper Group, specializing in clients with complex needs for tailored security services to protect themselves against organized crime and insiders, intelligence threats from foreign powers, and other effects of hybrid warfare against the public and private sectors.
Den Sorte Svane: Behind the scenes
Meet the award-winning journalists behind The Black Swan — the documentary that exposed hidden ties between power, money, and crime in Denmark. In this seminar, the creators reveal how years of undercover work, ethical dilemmas, and high-risk decisions turned an idea into one of the country’s most talked-about investigations.
A gripping behind-the-scenes story about courage, integrity, and the price of uncovering the truth — offering lessons in transparency, teamwork, and ethics that resonate far beyond journalism.
Aperitif & Networking Reception
Wrap up the day with an aperitif and a chance to mingle. We’ll share a glass of wine and some light bites while connecting with fellow participants, speakers, and organizers. It’s a great moment to chat, exchange ideas, and unwind after the conference in a friendly atmosphere.