Bart Symons started out in the PKI world in 1992 when PKI and electronic signature were still far from becoming mainstream. In 2002 he joined Zetes to work on the rollout of the Belgian electronic ID card that has been supplied by Zetes ever since.
Since 2016 he heads the newly created ZetesConfidens Trust Services business unit within Zetes, now part of the Panasonic group. ZetesConfidens ïs a Qualified Trust Service Provider since 2017 and is the PKI partner for national identity schemes. He is involved in the development of digital identity wallet solutions and takes a special interest in the impact that AI will have on the identity sector.