During KERICONF26, several awards were presented to individuals who deserve recognition for their important open-source contributions as sponsors, innovators, architects, and visionaries.
Thank you all for your contributions!
Below are the award winners of the 2026 edition of KERICONF.
Legacy Sponsor Award
Karla McKenna
Head of standards of GLEIF
Open Source Leadership Award
Thomas A. Mayfield
Head of decentralized trust and identity solutions at Cardano Foundation
Product Architecture Award
Daniel Hardman
CTO of Provenant
Sponsor Award
Nicholas Racz
Founder of 3GR
Startup Founder Award
Jared Jeffery
CEO of HealthKERI
Technical Innovator Award
Philip Feairheller
CTO of HealthKERI
Visionary Award
Christopher Bramwell
Chief privacy officer of the State of Utah