Webinar Materials
The Role of EU Business Wallets in the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Ecosystem
This webinar is presented by 4TheRecord GmbH, your trusted partner for DPP and EU Business Wallet consulting.
Date
Monday, 14 September 2026
Time
01:00 PM CEST (GMT +2:00)
Duration
60 minutes
Language
English
Format
Presentation Slides see below
Price
Free of Charge
Why?
As the Digital Product Passport (DPP) framework takes shape across Europe, the EU Business Wallet is emerging as a key enabler for secure authentication and trusted interactions with the European Commission's DPP Registry. Join experts from the European Commission and industry to learn how EU Business Wallets will support DPP implementations, what organizations should expect from upcoming regulations, and how businesses can prepare today and profit tomorrow.
What You Have Learned
After this webinar you will understand:
✔ What the EU Business Wallet is and why it matters
✔ How Business Wallets interact with the European Commission's DPP Registry
✔ Upcoming regulatory milestones and implementation timelines
✔ The interrelation between Electronic Seals and EU Business Wallets
✔ Five practical Business Wallet use cases for Digital Product Passports
✔ How authentication and authorization will work in future DPP processes
✔ How your organization can prepare today
Speakers
Sebastian Drosselmeier
European Commission
Sebastian Drosselmeier is a Policy Officer at the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, where he works on Europe's digital identity initiatives, with a particular focus on the European Business Wallets. Since the launch of the initiative, he has been actively involved in shaping its development, drawing on extensive experience in EU Digital Identity Wallets and trust services gained both within the European Commission and in the private sector. In this webinar, Mr. Drosselmeier will share insights into the EU Business Wallets regulatory and technical development, relate the EU Business Wallets to the DPP Registry (Regulation) and answer questions of participants.
Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski
CEO, 4TheRecord GmbH
Dr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski is an IT and security expert as well as Lead author of the UN/CEFACT Recommendation No. 49 “Transparency at Scale”, UNTP working group lead Batteries, Technical Advisor of the RAIN Alliane, Eeternal DPP Expert to the European Commission, founder of the consulting agency 4TheRecord, self sovereign identity expert, author, podcaster, speaker, and expert in European Digital Policy and trusted digital ecosystems.
Ricky Thiermann
Head of Product Management,
Spherity GmbH
Ricky Thiermann is Head of Product Management and an expert in Digital Product Passports (DPPs), decentralized identities, and European digital trust infrastructures. At Spherity, he leads product strategy focused on decentralized identifiers, Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), data spaces, and DPP implementations aligned with upcoming EU regulations.
Agenda
Welcome & Introduction
Webinar objectives
Agenda overview
Speaker introductions
EU Business Wallet - Vision and Regulatory Context
Introduction to the EU Business Wallet
Core functions and capabilities
Regulatory timelines and implementation roadmap
Integration with existing digital identity systems
Electronic Seals vs. Business Wallets
Benefits beyond Digital Product Passports
Relationship to the DPP Registry Implementing Act
Business Wallets in Practice: DPP Use Cases
Issuing a Digital Product Passport
Registering with the DPP Registry
Access-controlled DPP data
Verifying DPP information
Updating existing DPPs
Authentication against the European Commission's DPP Registry
Alignment of Business Wallet and DPP implementation timelines
Live Demonstration
Receiving a Company Identity using the EU Business Wallet
Company authentication against the DPP Registry
Verify Third-Party issued credentials in a DPP
Secure supply-chain access control to DPPs using the EU Business Wallet
Live Q&A
Ask your questions directly to experts from:
European Commission
Technology Provider
4TheRecord
