Border Security 2018

CONFERENCE: 21st & 22nd February | Crowne Plaza St Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy

There is only 1 week to go until the Border Security 2018 conference. The programme offers a detailed insight to some of the most current trends facing the industry and you will be able to learn, question and network with big name speakers, key industry figures and like-minded professionals. The event is the ideal platform to implement next generation capabilities to secure land, air and sea borders in response to growing global threats.

We have summarised some of the latest news from the event below for you, including some of the newly announced speakers…..

Latest news:

1.The programme is packed with interesting and informative speakers, including the likes of:

• Lapoce Lorenzo Ettore Paolo, Project and Interagency Programmes Unit Manager, Land and Naval Defence Electronics Division, Leonardo
• Giorgio Mosca, VP Strategy & Competitive Analysis, Leonardo
• Carsten Galde, Assistant Chief Constable, Section 22 Border Police Affairs, German Federal Police HQ
• Jodie Bjorregaard, Counsellor – Immigration and Border Protection, Australian Department of Home Affairs
• Bobbie Johnson, Deputy District Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) District, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services
• Marek Rejam-Greene, Consultant and Former Senior Biometrics Adviser, The Home Office
• Michael Gardiner, Founder/CEO, Tactilis
• Chris Brown, VP International, Basis Technology

2.Key presentations not to be missed, include:

• Keynote Address – Developing Border and Mitigation Management Capabilities on the Turkish Border through Cost-Effective Procurement of Next-Generation Capabilities, Dr Michael Rupp, Head of Operational Section 1 – Civil Society, Fundamental Rights, Judiciary and Home Affairs, Delegation of the European Union to Turkey.
• Deploying a Next-Generation Security Recognition System for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Patrick Nemeth, Director of Identity Operations Division, Office of Biometric Identity Management.
• Spanish Smarter Borders, Dr Enrique Belda, Deputy Director General of Communications and Information Systems for Security, Spanish Ministry of Interior.

3.Confirmed attendees list for the event in February 2018 includes: Airpol, Arma dei Carabinieri/Prime Minister’s Office, Australian Department of Home Affairs, Bartington Defence and space ltd, Basis Technology, Borders & Immigration, Cristanini Spa, Delegation of the, European Union to Turkey, Department of Homeland Security, DHS/NPPD/OBIM, European Commission Joint Research Centre, European Union, Federal police, Frequentis AG, George C Marshall Center for European Security Studies, German Federal Police, Guardia di Finanza, Homeland Security Research Corp, Hungarian National Police, IOM – International Organization for Migration, Italian Navy, Italian State Police, Leonardo, Marina Militare, Italiana, Maritime Police Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Isdefe), Optim LLC, Partner Systems, Pilatus Aircraft, Port of Tallinn Ltd, Portugese Navy, Public Safety Canada, Saab Medav Technologies, Schiphol, Spanish Ministry of Interior , Swedish National Bureau of Investigations, Tactilis, The Home Office, The University of Reading , U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Us Department Of Homeland Security, Vancouver Airport Authority, Veridos GMBH, Vision-Box, XTAR and more.

4.A final thank you to all of our sponsors – Leonardo (Gold Sponsor), Bartington Defence and Space, Basis Technology, Optim LLC, Partner Systems, Seven Technologies Group, Tactilis PTE LTD and Vancouver Airport Authority.

Registration – It’s easy to book your place – delegate bookings and special rates for military/government, please contact Andrew Gibbons on +44 (0)207 827 6156 / agibbons@smi-online.co.uk

Please visit the website, www.bordersec.com/airsup, for further details and to download the most up-to-date brochure.