Dave Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He is an international keynote speaker and recognised thought leader in digital ident ity and digital money. Dave is Global Ambassador for Consult Hyperion, the secure electronic transactions
consultancy which he co-founded. Dave is also Principal at 15Mb Ltd., his advisory pract ice, and holds a number board- level advisory roles
with companies in Europe and the USA. He is an Honorary President
of EEMA, the European e-ID Association, a Senior Research Fellow at
King’s Business School in London and a Digital Fellow at the
University of Exeter Business School’s DIGIT Lab. Dave is recognised as an internat ional authority on payments systems, the impact of new technology and the changes that regulators around the world are having to address as consumer choice on payments evolves at an increasing rate. Before helping to found Consult Hyperion, he spent several years working as a consultant in Europe, the Far East and North America.