About us
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Johannes Ernst is the founder of Dazzle.Town and CEO of Dazzle Labs,
which builds software and governance that enables members to take back their personal data from the
big internet platforms. He pioneered user-centric identity with LID and
OpenID, and helped create Yadis, a predecessor
of the Webfinger specfication, a key component of the Fediverse.
He’s been on Mastodon since 2017, and is helping to put a Fediverse Developer Network
together.
Reach out to Johannes at @j12t@social.coop.
Kaliya Young is the co-founder of the
Internet Identity Workshop (IIW) and
She’s Geeky: Connecting Women in Tech, which are both long-running
unconferences. She’s an advocate for
Self-sovereign Identity (SSI)
and the author of two books:
Domains of Identity (2020)
and A Comprehensive Guide to Self Sovereign Identity (2018).
Reach out to Kaliya at @identitywoman@mas.to.
Jennifer Holmes started producing events while working for
Wired Magazine in 1996. She has produced hackathons, conferences,
concerts, parties and underground art events. She is a member of
Survival Research Labs and the
San Francisco Cacophony Society.
Reach out to Jennifer at @Dangerangel@kolektiva.social.
You can also e-mail us at fediforum@proton.me.