Juliana Cafik

Juliana Cafik

Principal; Program Manager, Microsoft

As an Identity Standards Architect at Microsoft, Juliana leads industry collaborations to author and promote the adoption of identity standards. Her expertise lies in policy, governance, trust frameworks, and interoperability, ensuring robust security and regulatory compliance to drive industry adoption and mitigate risks. She is dedicated to standards and frameworks that enhance trust, privacy, security, and the interoperability of digital identities and transactions. Her passion is creating a digital environment where secure and private interactions foster trust, mitigate risk, and facilitate innovation.

With over 27 years of experience, Juliana has a proven track record in architecting and implementing security and identity solutions for the financial services sector, significantly contributing to non-repudiation and compliance across various technologies. At Microsoft, she focus on policy and governance for global standards, establishing cross-standard taxonomy, and ensuring in-flight attestations of compliance, conformance, and assurance levels to support interoperability and adoption for all stakeholders. Juliana is also involved in developing identity-based standards, exploring the role of digital wallets in interoperability and trust, and navigating standards and regulatory requirements for verifiable claims adoption and risk mitigation.

In addition to her role at Microsoft, I represent the company in the Open Wallet Foundation (OWF) and Open Identity Exchange (OIX). Her contributions to the industry have earned me widespread recognition, making her a sought-after speaker at various industry events.