19 - 20 November, 2019
Hilton London Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom

Main Conference Day 1

8:45 am - 9:15 am Registration & Coffee

9:15 am - 9:30 am Chairman's Opening Remarks

9:30 am - 10:00 am INTEGRATING BORDER MANAGEMENT IN THE FACE OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

INTEGRATING BORDER MANAGEMENT IN THE FACE OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
 
·         Examining the challenges of integrated border management in the Association of South East Asian Nations
·         Economic integration within South East Asian Nations and the effect on border management 
·         Overview of the reduction of customs controls
 

John Coyne, Director, Border Security Programme at Australian Strategic Policy Institute

John Coyne

Director, Border Security Programme
Australian Strategic Policy Institute


 
·         An overview of current technologies in place at the US border
·         Current acquisition priorities of the DHS Customs and Border Protection
·         Future implementation priorities and challenges to overcome
Mark Borkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Acquisition and Chief Acquisition Officer and at U.S. DHS Customs and Border Protection

Mark Borkowski

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Acquisition and Chief Acquisition Officer and
U.S. DHS Customs and Border Protection

10:30 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE & NETWORKING

11:00 am - 11:30 am IMPLEMENTING FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE SECURITY AND STREAMLINE CROSSING AT CEUTA BORDER

Mr. Juan J. Perez Benitez, Chief Inspector - Project Manager Of It Projects, Deputy Directorate General Of at Ministry of Interior, Spain

Mr. Juan J. Perez Benitez

Chief Inspector - Project Manager Of It Projects, Deputy Directorate General Of
Ministry of Interior, Spain

11:30 am - 12:00 pm SMARTER TECHNOLOGY SECURING YOUR REVENUE, BORDERS, PEOPLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE – SMITHS DETECTION A “TRUSTED PARTNER”

Sponsors:
Smiths Detection


12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PROACTIVE ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN BORDER CONTROL

PROACTIVE ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN BORDER CONTROL
 
·          Developing future border checks to enhance efficiency, border security, and traveler satisfaction
·          Utilizing human factors expertise and automated border control systems within future technologies
·          Overview of ‘The PROPER Toolbox’ created for border authorities, the border technology industry and travelers
 

Veikko Ikonen, Coordinator at Bodega Project

Veikko Ikonen

Coordinator
Bodega Project

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm IN GROUPE: WORLD SPECIALIST IN IDENTITY AND SECURE DIGITAL SERVICES

Sponsors:
IN Groupe


2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ASSESSING THE STATUS OF SCHENGEN COOPERATION AND THE ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM

ASSESSING THE STATUS OF SCHENGEN COOPERATION AND THE ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM
·          An overview of the current Entry/Exit system, ETIAS, and interoperability tools in use within the Schengen cooperation
·          How to recover the Schengen cooperation and achieve full interoperability of EU information systems
·          Proposals for Schengen states: is it the time for new definition of “Schengen WITH controls”?
 

Jiri Celikovsky, Head of Unit for Coordination of Schengen Cooperation and Border Patrol at Ministry of Interior Czech Republic

Jiri Celikovsky

Head of Unit for Coordination of Schengen Cooperation and Border Patrol
Ministry of Interior Czech Republic

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm FRENCH MARITIME BORDER SECURITY

Pascal Lefebvre, Border Police officer, Ops Center at French Coast Guard

Pascal Lefebvre

Border Police officer, Ops Center
French Coast Guard

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm CROSSING THE BORDER IN THE FUTURE WITH THE BELGIAN eID

CROSSING THE BORDER IN THE FUTURE WITH THE BELGIAN eID
 
·          How technology can overcome the existing challenges in biometric data acquisition and verification
·          Which verification measures could increase the ability to effectively thwart forged travel documentation
·          The evolution of Belgian eCards and the future of eID worldwide
 

Bart Vrancken, Head of the service eID, at Belgium

Bart Vrancken

Head of the service eID,
Belgium

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm EUROPEAN INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT

Richard Ares Baumgartner

EU Affairs Strategic Advisor
FRONTEX

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm CHAIRMAN'S CLOSING REMARKS

4:30 pm - 4:30 pm END OF MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1