Robert Lapes

Robert Lapes is an Independent Identity Architect & Analyst. He was head of identity advisory services in Capgemini’s IAM practice in the UK. He is a chartered engineer with nearly 30 years of insight and lessons learnt in I.T. For more than ten years he has been working on assurance of large scale identity programs. He has helped senior stakeholders in Government, agencies, NGOs and global businesses to transform and assure their identity strategy and architecture. His architectural research for the EU Guide project has given him a unique insight into fundamentals of identity, trust, privacy and consent. He has combined his experience of over 65 client engagements to develop an IAM framework to help clients to understand how identity drives their business and structure their approach to identity. He lives in the West of England and in his spare time enjoys philosophy, cycling, cider and cider making.