The rapid diversification of living organisms during the Cambrian explosion followed billions of years of stagnation in the growth of life on earth. Identity in 2018 is on the verge of its own Cambrian moment. After many years of status quo, identity is exploding into every facet of modern life becoming more strategic for enterprises and governments alike. Novel standards and techniques are emerging to meet the evolving identity requirements of consumers, APIs and hybrid IT deployments. It's a time of evolution and revolution. We have 'identity everywhere' with IoT and mobile. We have open banking—and open everything! Andre Durand, CEO of Ping Identity, welcomes you to Identiverse, unravels the genesis of this Cambrian explosion of identity, and explores the future of our digital identity ecosystem.