Leire Bilbao

General Manager
Visit Benidorm Foundation

Leire Bilbao General Manager
Leire is the Manager of VisitBenidorm and the head of its Intelligence & Smart Data Unit (UNE 166006). As a member of the Benidorm DTI Management Body, she championed the UNE 178501 certification.

Leire serves on the CTN 178 Smart Cities committee in Spain, the INVAT·TUR Advisory Board in the Region of Valencia, and the Tourism Commission of the Alicante Chamber of Commerce. She is also part of the Promoting Body for Segittur's Smart Destinations Platform in Spain.

Sessions

Wednesday, 17 June 2026
10:15 – 10:35 CET

Executive Panel: Reality Sets in for Digital Identity in Travel

Digital identity in travel is moving closer to reality as the EU Digital Identity Wallet begins to roll out. For the industry, the questions are no longer about what the technology is but about how to prepare for it, where it can create real value and what it will take to make adoption work in practice. This panel examines what travel companies need to understand now about accepting digital ID and how it could change processes such as check-in, verification and service across the travel journey.

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