Who Did You Actually Hire? Closing the Identity Gap Across the Employee Lifecycle

22 Oct 2026
Mandalay Bay J Ballroom
Breakout Session
Every system in the employment lifecycle inherits identity from the step before it. Applicant tracking systems accept self-asserted data, background screening runs against unverified names and Social Security numbers, and access platforms provision credentials that were never anchored to a real person. That assumption held in a pre-AI world. It no longer does — deepfake interviews, synthetic candidates, and organized infiltration campaigns now exploit the seams between each step.

This session moves quickly from why the gap exists to what closes it: a stage-by-stage framework for placing identity assurance where fraud actually enters. It spans interviews and background screening through day-one onboarding and account recovery — calibrating controls against candidate and employee friction, and clarifying ownership across HR, IT, legal, and security.

Attendees will leave with a framework they can apply to their own process, pre-hire and post-hire.
Speakers
Taylor Liggett
Taylor Liggett, Chief Growth Officer - ID.me

Learning Objective 1

Audit your hiring and onboarding processes to pinpoint where identity is assumed rather than verified.

Learning Objective 2

Design verification checkpoints that stop fraud without adding friction for legitimate candidates.

Learning Objective 3

Build a cross-functional case for identity controls across pre-hire and post-hire.

Access Level

Conference Pass Exclusive