The Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026
From Debate to Deployment Age assurance has moved from theory to practice. Across the world, governments are legislating. Platforms are implementing. Providers are innovating. Regulators are supervising. And organisations of every size are discovering that age assurance is no longer a niche compliance question — it is a foundational capability for responsible service design. The […]
From Debate to Deployment
Age assurance has moved from theory to practice.
Across the world, governments are legislating. Platforms are implementing. Providers are innovating. Regulators are supervising. And organisations of every size are discovering that age assurance is no longer a niche compliance question — it is a foundational capability for responsible service design.
The Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026 brings all of those voices together.
This year’s Summit is not about abstract debate. It is about operational reality.
It is about how age assurance systems behave in practice, how trade-offs are managed, how standards are applied, and how trust is built — not claimed.
👉 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026
👉 Second Draft Agenda 240226
Why This Summit Matters Now
Age assurance sits at the intersection of child protection, privacy, safety, identity, proportionality and governance. As explored in Age Assurance in Practice, age assurance is not “a check” — it is a system. And systems behave in ways that surprise us if we don’t design and govern them carefully.
The Summit reflects that reality.
Rather than focusing only on technology, we will examine:
How age assurance works in layered ecosystems
How configuration choices quietly shape outcomes
Where trade-offs between privacy, security and functionality actually live
How context of use changes what “good” looks like
Why certification and assurance are central to building long-term trust
This is a Summit for people who have to make real decisions — not just talk about them.
What to Expect
🔹 Standards in Action
The international standard ISO/IEC 27566-1 provides a framework for reasoning about age assurance systems — not as rulebooks, but as structured approaches to judgement.
At the Summit, we will explore:
How ISO/IEC 27566 is being interpreted across jurisdictions
What implementation looks like in practice
Where organisations struggle — and why
How standards and certification interact
For those wanting deeper technical engagement, we are also hosting a dedicated ISO/IEC 27566 Advanced Practitioner Masterclass.
🔹 Innovation That Solves Real Problems
Age assurance providers are not standing still.
At this year’s Summit, the Innovation sessions will bring together providers and major relying parties to explore new approaches — from orchestration to privacy-preserving design to implementation at scale.
This is not a product showcase. It is a structured, time-bounded, practical exchange about what actually works.
🔹 Certification and Trust
Trust in age assurance cannot be engineered through marketing claims. It must be demonstrated.
The Age Check Certification Scheme exists to provide independent assessment of age assurance solutions against recognised standards and good practice.
At the Summit, we will examine:
The role of third-party certification
The difference between component certification and system-level assurance
How procurement decisions shape long-term risk
Why declared scope and context are central to meaningful certification
🔹 Awards Ceremony
We’ll be celebrating the success, innovation and creativity of the global age assurance community with a glittering Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on April 15. The evening will conclude with the Age Assurance Industry Awards 2026 – Apr 15 | RingCentral Events, celebrating organisations that have demonstrated leadership, rigour and transparency in age assurance.
🔹 Practical Debate Spaces
This year’s interactive sessions move beyond panel discussions.
Participants will engage directly with:
System-level trade-offs
Circumvention and adversarial behaviour
Where in the tech stack age assurance should occur
Red Team / Blue Team challenge formats
These sessions are designed to surface real tensions — not smooth them over.
🔹 Sponsorship Opportunities
The Global Age Assurance Standards Summit is made possible through the support of organisations committed to raising the bar for responsible, privacy-preserving age assurance. Sponsoring the Summit is not simply brand visibility — it is a statement of leadership in a rapidly evolving global ecosystem. Sponsors are positioned at the centre of the conversation alongside regulators, platforms, standards bodies and innovators, demonstrating tangible commitment to trustworthy implementation and independent assurance. If your organisation would like to play a visible role in shaping the future of age assurance, you can find full details in our Sponsorship Brochure.
Who Should Attend?
The Summit brings together:
Age assurance providers
Relying parties and platforms
Regulators and policymakers
Standards bodies
Certification and testing organisations
Privacy and safety specialists
Trust & Safety teams
Procurement and governance leads
If you are responsible for implementing, assessing, regulating or relying on age assurance, this event is designed for you.
Moving Beyond Simplistic Narratives
Public debate often reduces age assurance to binary positions: either it is essential for child protection or it is inherently incompatible with privacy and freedom.
The reality is more complex.
Age assurance involves trade-offs that cannot be eliminated — only governed. It requires judgement. It requires transparency. It requires context. And it requires independent assurance.
The Global Age Assurance Standards Summit exists to create the space for that mature conversation.
Join Us
Age assurance is no longer optional.
The question is not whether it will be deployed, but how responsibly, proportionately and transparently it will be implemented.
The Summit is where that conversation moves forward.
👉 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026Second Draft Agenda 240226
👉 Second Draft Agenda 240226
We look forward to welcoming you.