Conference Documentation: Border Security 2009

Published by: SMI Publishing, Ltd

Published: Mar. 5, 2009

Table of Contents

Day 1

8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks

Mike McBride, Consultant Editor, Police and Homeland Security, Jane's Information Group.

9.10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The European Border Security Challenge

Update of current operations and developments

Setting a European agenda

Maintaining and creating effective security

Free movement of trade vs. free movement of people

Challenges encountered and overcome

Future roadmap

Erik Berglund, Director of Capacity Building Division, Frontex.

9.50 NATO's International Security Agenda

NATO’s international security agenda

Challenges in the fast changing security environment

Future plans and procedures

Sabri Ergen, Defence Policy and Planning Division, International Staff, NATO.

10.30 Morning Coffee

10.50 Integration of Biometric Technologies for Border Processing

Overview on the current state of biometric technology

Passport readers and passport control

Balancing new security protocols with the civilian passenger experience?

Incorporating effective threat containment

Co-operation between regulators and the aviation industry

What are the limitations and will biometrics integrate successfully with existing technologies?

Existing challenges and the future growth potential

Babak Goudarzi Pour, Chairman, Swedish National Biometrics Association.

11.30 UK National Security - Protecting Against the Modern Threat

Overview on the UK national security programme

Determining the most effective security strategy

What are the new threats?

Effective interoperability

Where do the challenges lay?

Future roadmap

Detective Superintendent Neil Winterbourne, SO15 Ports Policing, Metropolitan Police, UK.

12.10 Networking Lunch

1.30 Risk Management for Effective Border Control

Update of current activities

Information Sharing

Data Collection

ESTA

Visa Waiver Programme

David Gordner, Senior Policy Advisor - Europe, Office of International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, USA.

2.10 What to Look For When Designing a Border Security System

The basic premises of border security

Key outdoor sensor technologies and applicability to borders

Choosing between covert or visible and Line-of-site or terrain-following sensors

Commonly used sensors - the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Defining your requirements (a checklist) and designing a system that works best for your border and the threats it faces

Peter Warburton , International Sales Director , Senstar Corporation.

2.50 Afternoon Tea

3.10 Successful Interoperability Between Forces - A Polish Account

Outline of the Polish border security programme

Interoperability and co-operation at national and international levels

Best practice for effective information sharing

Challenges overcome and future threats posed

Brigadier General Marek Adamczyk, Counsellor-Liaison Officer of the Border Guard , Embassy of the Republic of Poland .

3.50 Effective Information Sharing - Understanding Romania’s Border Security Threats

Overview of the Romanian border security programme - What are the threats?

Maintaining an effective communications structure

Interoperability with the military - Protecting against terrorist organisations

Effective national and multi national collaboration

Overcoming the challenges and looking forward

Francisc Lalciu, Specialist Officer, Cross Border Crime Combating Directorate, Romanian Border Police.

4.30 The Value of Intelligence Sharing

Overview on the current state of information sharing

What are the benefits of effective intelligence sharing?

Operational account of successful implementation between first responders and the military

How important is the training?

Future evolution

Superintendent Brian Muir, ACPOS Maritime Security Co-ordinator, Lothian And Borders Police Board.

5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

5.20 Post Conference Drinks Reception Sponsored by ARNIC

Day 2

8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks

Mike McBride, Consultant Editor, Police and Homeland Security, Jane's Information Group.

9.10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Perimeter and Border Control Risk Management

Jay Grant, Director, Airport and Seaport Police, USA.

9.50 The UK e-Borders Programme

An update on the UK e-Borders Programme - How are things working at the border?

Operational/process issues

Recent successes

What does the e-Borders Programme mean for the long term?

Ian Neill, Deputy Director, e-Borders Programme, UKBA.

10.30 Morning Coffee

10.50 Improving Security Screening Whilst Maintaining Passenger Acceptance

Overview of international security capabilities

Preventing international disasters - How far have we come?

How does it alter the passenger experience?

Understanding the lessons learned from resent threats

Where does the future take us?

Jyri Vikstrom, Head of Corporate Security, Finavia Helsinki - Vantaa Airport, Finland.

11.30 Helping the Industry Respond to the Challenges of Harmonised and Simplified Border Security

The impact of harmonisation and simplification for aviation and border control agencies

Advance passenger information and interactive API

Eliminating risks and costs via partnerships between government, airlines and vendors

Helping the industry respond to challenges

Ray Batt, Director, Marketing and Strategic Business Development, ARINC EMEA.

12.10 Networking Lunch

1.10 The Importance of Effective Maritime Border Security - A French Account

Protecting the maritime borders

Update of current programmes

Overview of the current threat

Operational experiences from naval missions

New technologies and initiatives

Captin Bruno Faugeron, Operational Deputy CECMED/ VAE, French Navy.

1.50 Cross Border Organised Crime - A 'Far East' Case History

Integration of a multi-agency Anti Smuggling Task Force

Countering the threat - Lessons learned

Application to the contemporary operating environment

Lieutenant Colonel Brian Clesham MBE, , British Army, UK.

2.30 Afternoon Tea

2.50 Protecting the Coast - Implementing Successful Security Measures

What is the modern threat?

Adapting to different security situations

Interoperability between nations and forces

Future evolution

Commodore Dan Thorell, Director & Head of Regional Command South, Swedish Coast Guard.

3.30 Guarding against the International Threat of Piracy

What are the current threats?

Actions required to enhance protection

Where are the hotspots?

Challenges encountered and overcome

Effective cooperation and communication

New methods, new technology

Captain Pottengal Mukundan, Director, International Maritime Bureau.

4.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

Abstract

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