- FIDO Alliance’s flagship event features an expanded agenda to deliver practical strategies for implementing usable, phishing-resistant security across the entire account lifecycle.
- Super Early Bird discounts are available through June 20.
Carlsbad, Calif., June 18, 2025 – The FIDO Alliance has announced the agenda for Authenticate 2025, the only industry conference dedicated to digital identity and authentication with a focus on phishing-resistant sign-ins with passkeys. The event will take place October 13–15, 2025 at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., with options for virtual participation available.
The focus of the program for the Authenticate 2025 conference is achieving phishing-resistant authentication with passkeys and the adjacent considerations required to achieve end-to-end account security with usability in mind.
Visit https://authenticatecon.com/event/authenticate-2025/ to view the full session guide and register ahead of the June 20th Super Early Bird deadline.
Authenticate is built for CISOs, security strategists, enterprise architects, product leaders, UX professionals, and anyone engaged in the identity lifecycle from strategy to implementation. Attendees will gain practical knowledge around deploying phishing-resistant authentication at scale, designing secure user experiences, understanding complementary technologies, and navigating policy and compliance requirements.
This year’s event will showcase keynotes and sessions led by top executives and industry leaders at the forefront of the passwordless movement. The agenda for 2025 has been revamped to include: longer track sessions for more in-depth presentations, an increased focus on masterclasses for actionable synced and device-bound passkey implementation best practices, and a new solutions theater track to showcase live demonstrations of the latest identity and authentication solutions. This year’s agenda also features more opportunities for networking and exploration of the interactive expo hall to foster collaboration and idea sharing.
With four dynamic stages across four curated content tracks, Authenticate 2025 will offer sessions on:
- Account onboarding
- Remote identity verification and proofing
- Authorization
- Biometrics
- Session security
- Device onboarding and authentication
- Cybersecurity/fraud threats and detection
- Digital identity/digital wallets
- The future of digital identity and authentication
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Authenticate 2025 offers unique sponsorship opportunities for companies to showcase solutions to an engaged, decision-making audience. With limited availability remaining, prospective sponsors can learn more and apply at https://authenticatecon.com/sponsors/ or contact authenticate@fidoalliance.org.
About Authenticate
Authenticate is the premier conference dedicated to advancing digital identity and authentication, with an emphasis on phishing-resistant sign-ins using passkeys. Hosted by the FIDO Alliance, this event brings together CISOs, security strategists, product managers and identity architects to explore best practices, technical insights and real-world case studies in modern authentication. The 2025 conference will take place from October 13-15 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, and will be co-located with the FIDO Alliance member plenary sessions, which run through October 16.
Authenticate is hosted by the FIDO Alliance, the cross-industry consortium providing standards, certifications and market adoption programs to accelerate utilization of simpler, stronger authentication with innovations, like passkeys. Signature sponsors for Authenticate 2025 are Google, Microsoft, Visa, and Yubico.
To learn more and register, visit https://authenticatecon.com/event/authenticate-2025/, and follow @AuthenticateCon on X. Register now and get the super early bird discount through June 20, 2025.
Authenticate Contact
authenticate@fidoalliance.org
PR Contact
press@fidoalliance.org
