3rd Annual Border Technology ANZ Summit 2027
Securing Borders Where Policy, Technology and Operations Converge
Agenda Day 1
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Confrence Open: Welcome to Border Technology Summit 2027
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Keynote: Borders as Strategic National Infrastructure
9:35 am - 10:00 am
PANEL: From Checkpoints to National Assets: Governing and Funding the Modern Border
Senior leaders debate what it actually takes to govern and fund border capability at national-asset scale.
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Partner Session
Industry innovation case study reserved for partner
10:15 am - 10:35 am
CASE STUDY: Processing at Scale: Inside Home Affairs' Traveller and Cargo Operations
A frontline look at how Home Affairs is scaling traveller and cargo processing without compromising security.
10:35 am - 10:50 am
Speed Networking:Connect with Your Peers
10:50 am - 11:20 am
Morning Break & Demo Zone Open: Recharge and Peer Engagement
Step away from the sessions to reconnect with peers, reflect on key insights from the morning, and continue focused discussions with border, customs, and national security colleagues. The Demo Zone is open during this break, providing an opportunity to explore emerging capabilities and technologies while deepening conversations around border priorities and operational challenges.
11:20 am - 11:40 am
CASE STUDY: Screening the Supply Chain: Biosecurity, Cargo Risk and Trade Compliance at Scale
How biosecurity and trade authorities are screening rising cargo volumes without slowing legitimate trade.
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
PANEL: Intelligent Infrastructure in Action: Smart Borders Across Air, Sea and Cargo
How smart infrastructure is being deployed across airports, ports and cargo terminals to lift throughput and detection together.
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
CASE STUDY: Trusted Identity at Scale: Biometrics, Security and Seamless Border Processing
Leaders unpack what it takes to deploy biometrics consistently across every traveller touchpoint.
Scaling biometric identity verification across jurisdictions
Balancing security, privacy and passenger experience
Fraud prevention in a biometrics-first border environment
What consistent identity integration requires
12:25 pm - 12:40 pm
PARTNER SESSION:
Industry innovation case study reserved for partner
12:40 pm - 12:55 pm
SPOTLIGHT : Risk-Based Targeting: Turning Intelligence into Operational Decisions
A focused look at how intelligence is being converted into real-time, risk-based border decisions.
12:55 pm - 1:55 pm
Networking Lunch, VIP Lunch & Demo Zone Open
Join colleagues and peers for a relaxed lunch designed to support informal discussion and continued engagement across the border, customs, and national security community. For invited guests, the VIP Lunch provides a more private setting to continue high-level, peer-to-peer discussion with senior leaders on strategic border capability priorities and emerging challenges. The Demo Zone is open throughout lunch, offering an opportunity to explore emerging capabilities and continue conversations ahead of the afternoon sessions.
1:55 pm - 2:10 pm
SPOTLIGHT : Scaling Smart Borders: Automation, eGates and Trusted Flow at Scale
A focused look at scaling automated clearance without fragmenting the traveller journey.
2:10 pm - 2:35 pm
PANEL : Modernising the Border Core: Replacing Legacy Systems for Seamless Operations
Senior leaders discuss what it takes to replace legacy core systems without disrupting live operations.
2:35 pm - 2:50 pm
PARTNER SESSION
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm
PANEL: Breaking Down Silos: Interoperability Across Agencies, Modes and Borders
A candid look at what's still standing between policy intent and real cross-agency interoperability.
3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
Afternoon Break & Demo Zone Open: Continued Peer Engagement
3:35 pm - 3:55 pm
CASE STUDY: Persistent Watch: Autonomous Systems and Domain Awareness in Australia's Maritime Approaches
A frontline look at how autonomous platforms are extending maritime surveillance across Australia's approaches.
3:55 pm - 4:20 pm
CASE STUDY: Disrupting Illicit Trade Networks at Scale
How enforcement agencies are disrupting increasingly digital, financially sophisticated smuggling networks.
4:20 pm - 4:35 pm
PARTNER SESSION
Industry innovation case study reserved for partner
4:35 pm - 4:55 pm
PANEL Frontline to Fusion Centre: Intelligence-Led Disruption of Transnational Crime
Leaders trace the path from frontline intelligence to coordinated, cross-agency disruption operations.
4:55 pm - 5:15 pm
PANEL: Securing the Region: Maritime Cooperation in a Fragmented Security Environment
Regional leaders discuss what operational maritime cooperation looks like in practice.
5:15 pm - 5:25 pm
KEYNOTE: Closing Remarks
5:25 pm - 5:55 pm
Reception & Peer Engagement
Join border, customs, and national security colleagues, alongside industry counterparts, for an informal end-of-day reception to continue conversations from across the Summit. An opportunity to reconnect with peers, build new relationships, and reflect on the discussions shaping the future of border capability, security, and operations.
