What is Identity Management and how will it affect the media industry and the technology that we use? What impact will it have on your business decisions?

Managing identity is central to building online products in a variety of areas. While At Amazon.com, Vijay Ravindran led the effort to centralize identity management across their enterprise. At the political data-mining start up, Catalist, identity took on a whole new meaning for Vijay as it centered on reconciling disparate data sources of people information.

Now the Chief Digital Officer of The Washington Post Company, Vijay is our resident expert on the topic of Identity Management. After discussing his past experiences, successes and failures, Vijay will share his vision for identity management going forward as it relates to the Washington Post properties as well as your business, technology and digital needs.

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