Program

8:00

Welcome and Registration

9:00

Opening Ceremony

Ms. Laura Scorretti
Senior Regional Immigration and Border Management Specialist, IOM

9:10

Welcome Speech

Mr. Narong Boonsatheanwong
Deputy Director-General (Acting Director-General),Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Thailand

9:20

Welcome Speech/Message

Mr. Antonio Vitorino
Director-General, IOM

9:30

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Dion Chamberlain
Manager, Product Development, Identity and Life Events, Department of Internal Affairs, Government of New Zealand

9:40

Keynote Speech

Ms. Ana Cristina Jorge
Director of Operational Response Division, Frontex

9:50

Official Opening of Exhibition

Mr. Greg Pote
Chairman, APSCA

10:00

Refreshment Break and Visiting the Exhibition

11:15

The European Union Agency For the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (EU -LISA)

Mr. Krum Garkov
Director of EU-LISA

11:35

Overview of the ICAO Traveller Identification Programme (TRIP)

Ms. Christiane Der Marker
Facilitation Technical Officer

11:55

Frontex INTERPOL Electronic Library Document System (FIELDS)

Mr. Fabrizio Di Carlo
Senior Coordinator, Forensics and Police Data Management

Mr. Robert Frain
Policy Officer, FIELDS

12:15

United Nations Office for Counter Terrorism

Mr. Rocco Messina
Head of Border Security and Management, UNOCT

12:35

Increasing flexibility of immigration and border management systems in responding to unordinary situations

Mr. Donato Colucci
Head, Border and Identity Solutions, IOM

12:55

Lunch

14:00

Ukraine’s DIIA initiative and management of people outflow

Ms. Ludmyla Rabchynska
Former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

14:20

Lessons Learned from the Moldovan Response to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Mr. Roman Gutu
Deputy Director of Directorate for Strategic Development and External Assistance/Moldova Border Police, Government of Moldova

14:40

Entry/Exit Systems in the Schengen Area and its impact on Austria

Ms. Monika Lemmerer
Liaison Officer, Ministry of Interior, Government of Austria

15:00

The IOM Legal Identity Strategy

Mr. Nelson Goncalves
Identity Management and Biometrics Officer, IOM

15:20

Refreshment Break

16:20

Legal Identity and Registration of Eswatini Citizens and Residents

Mr. Makhosi Simelane
Chief Immigration Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Eswatini

16:40

Biometric Borders: Leveraging technology for Secure, Contactless, Identity Verification and Passenger Screening

Mr. Alan Renaud
Seychelles’ Principal Secretary for Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Government of Seychelles

17:00

Data and Technology to enable Border Facilitation

Ms. Younkyung Kim
Regional Manager, Operations, Safety and Security, Asia-pacific, IATA

17:20

Best Practices for Assisting Evacuees from Ukraine

Ms. Erika Noda
Section Chief of Residency Support Division, Residency Management and Support Department, Immigration Services Agency, Ministry of Justice, Government of Japan

Workshop 1

Integrating climatic risks into analysis of and preparation for cross – border population displacement

9:05

Introduction to Workshop 1
Chair: Mr. Ross Greenwood

9:15

Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) Secretariat
Mr. Akuila Ratu

9:30

Government of Fiji
Ms. Amelia Komaisavai, Director, Fiji Immigration Department

9:45

The impact of environmental- and security-driven displacement on identity management: the case of northern Mozambique
Mr. Arafat Nadim D Almeida Juma ZAMILA, National Director of Registeries and Notary, Government of Mozambique

10:00

Planning for cross-border population displacement in relation to disaster and climate change – Solomon Island
Mr. Malachi Bate'e, Chief Resilience Officer, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Government of Solomon Islands

10:15

Discussion

10:30

Refreshment Break

11:30

Management of vast borders under pressure from climate change and conflict
Mr. Hedou Hamane, Director of Audit, ANRPTS (Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés) - Civil Register Agency, Mauritania

11:45

Hemp renaissance allows decreasing carbon footprint of cross-border travel
Mr. Ihar Bayarenka, Vice President, Public Sector Solutions, Industrial Innovation Group LLC

12:00

Discussion

12:30

Outcome and Recommendations

Workshop 2

Facilitation during crises – Pivotal role of border management in preparing for major disruptions

9:05

Introduction to Workshop 2
Chair: Dr. Frank Paul

9:15

Estonia’s practices and overall response to the arrivals and registration of Ukrainians (Managing Identity/Registration)
Mr. Vaiko Vaher, Leading Law Enforcement Officer, Crisis Preparedness Bureau, Estonian Border Police and Border Guard Board, Estonian Government

9:30

Lessons learned from covid and conflict: applying seamless travel tools to improve borders of the future
Mr. Steve Grant, Director of Business Development and Strategic Alliances for Identity Verification, Entrust

9:45

Lessons Learned from the Romanian Response to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Mr. Cornel Stoica, Director of the Surveillance and Control Center at OTP and BBU airports in Bucharest, Romania

10:00

Discussion

10:30

Refreshment Break

11:30

From Smartphones to Secure Border Control: How to Handle a Lack of Infrastructure When a Crisis Hits
Mr. Mate Fejes, Director of Global Sales – APAC, Innovatrics

11:45

Facilitation during crises: use of mobile biometric devices at border control for refugee registration. Case studies: Ukrainian war refugee registration in Europe and refugee registration in Africa
Mr. Wilhelm Faul, Vice President Sales, Laxton, Southeast Asia

12:00

Discussion

12:30

Outcome and Recommendations

12:45

Lunch

Workshop 3

Credentials for pandemics: Innovative solutions to issues and processes involving “immunity travel documents”

14:05

Introduction to Workshop 3
Chair: Ir. Prof. Raymond Wong

14:15

Enhanced border management and health systems during pandemic
Ms. Pascale MUGWANEZA, Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE), Government of Rwanda

14:30

Rethinking the paper-based vaccination certificates in post-COVID era
Mr. Mattias Schneider, Marketing Manager, NXP

14:45

How pandemic driven solutions lead to a more convenient and secure travel experience.
Ms. Corinna Schindler, Global Vice President – Head of Business Line Verification, Veridos

15:00

Discussion

15:30

Refreshment Break

16:30

A cross-agency platform for risk-based targeting in border operations
Dr. Chathura De Silva & Shantha Kulasekara

16:45

Immunity status as new use case in the digitalization of electronic IDs
Mr. Eric Bultel, Secure Microcontrollers Division, Identity, Transportation and Pay TV Marketing Manager, ST Microelectronics SAS

17:00

Discussion

17:30

Outcome and Recommendations

Workshop 4

Beyond the biological threat: Strengthening border technology against cyber-attacks and technical disruptions

14:05

Introduction to Workshop 4
Chair: Mr. Haddon Wright

14:15

Controls at all levels
Mr. Paul Cross, Head of Border Management Sydney Practice (SITA)

14:30

The Three Laws in practice
Ms. Isabelle Moeller, Chief Executive, Biometrics Institute

14:45

Business Continuity Issues for Border Systems
Mr. Ross Greenwood, Principal, Identity Matters Consulting

15:00

Discussion

15:30

Refreshment Break

16:30

The Political Dimension of Cyber Security
Mr. Krum Garkov, Former Director of EU-LISA

16:45

How Egypt made the national identity program more resilient to major disruptions
Mr. Ihar Bayarenka, Vice President, Public Sector Solutions, Industrial Innovation Group LLC

17:00

Discussion

17:30

Outcome and Recommendations

17:45

End of Day 2

9:10

Opening of Conference Day 3

Mr. Dion Chamberlain
Manager, Product Development, Identity and Life Events, Department of Internal Affairs, Government of New Zealand

9:20

Undermining is everywhere but no one sees it! Integrity risk displaces focus on document security

Mr. Fons Knopjes
Former Senior Advisor/Liaison Officer, National Office for Identity Data, The Netherlands

9:40

Pakistan’s Border and Identity Management Responses

Mr. Sheharyar Ajmal Khan
Head of Business Development, NADRA, Government of Pakistan

10:00

Biometrics and It’s Role in Enhancing Border Security in Arab Countries

Dr. Fahad M. Alharby
Vice – President of Scientific Research for Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS)

10:20

Refreshment Break

11:20

Contrasting document and identity fraud in field activities at borders

Mr. Claudio Kavrecic
Senior Lead Officer, Operational Response Division, Frontex

11:40

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Ms. Amalina Majit
Senior Registration and Identity Management Officer, UNHCR

12:00

Post-Pandemic is Pre-Pandemic: What Role can Free Movement Zones and Cross-Border Identities Play

Mr. Stephan D. Hofstetter
Expert on Biometrics Solutions, IOM

12:20

Migration, Trade Facilitation and National Security in Zambia

Dr. Japhet Lishomwa
Director General, Immigration, Government of Zambia

12:40

Lunch

14:00

Report of Workshop 1 - Integrating climatic risks into analysis of and preparation for cross – border population displacement

Mr. Ross Greenwood
Principal, Identity Matters Consulting

14:15

Report of Workshop 2 – Facilitation during crises – Pivotal role of border management in preparing for major disruptions

Dr. Frank Paul
Advisor, EU Support Group for Ukraine, European Union

14:30

Report of Workshop 3 - Credentials for pandemics: Innovative solutions to issues and processes involving “immunity travel documents”

Ir. Prof. Raymond Wong
Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

14:45

Report of Workshop 4 - Beyond the biological threat: Strengthening border technology against cyber-attacks and technical disruptions

Mr. Haddon Wright
Inspector, Victoria Police, Melbourne, Australia

15:00

Closing Ceremony

Ms. Sarah Lou Arriola
Regional Director, IOM Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

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