Smarter Border Management 2019 | IQPC | 19 November 2019 | Hilton London Canary Wharf, Marsh Wall South Quay Square, London E14 9SH, UK

Smarter Border Management is the leading forum for the border management community and the question of how to secure our borders has never been more critical. According to Accenture, annual international passenger numbers globally are set to double to 7.3 billion by 2034. Freight volume is projected to double by 2030, and net migration to Western countries is estimated to mushroom to 98 million by 2050. Coupled with the continued threat of terrorist activities within our borders, trends of increasing migration and traveller movement, and the ever-growing e-commerce market, border management is at the forefront of the international agenda.

Today, border agencies are being asked to process an ever-increasing flow of passengers and goods, often with a decreasing budget for their operations. Within this context, it is clear that the future of cross-border travel and trade is dependent on the increased roll out and capability of automated border control, biometric identification and large scale information systems.

Smarter Border Management 2019 is the only event to provide an interactive forum for collaborative discussion and a detailed consideration of best practice and organisational capabilities through a thorough examination of cutting edge technology and infrastructure solutions, This year's conference will build upon the success of our 2018 event and bring together 80+ leaders in border security, policy makers, experts and stakeholders. Join us this year for a fresh take on smarter border management through the realisation of big-data solutions, including risk-based screening and biometric trends.

By attending this conference you will have:
• Gained knowledge of how other countries are implementing ‘smart’ border measures
• Learnt about the range of smart technologies and solutions in the market
• Enhanced your insight into problems faced by other countries, and how they have solved similar problems that I am facing
• Discovered potential alternative action to controversial ‘smart’ upgrades
• Become an expert on the future of border management technological adoption

2019 Speakers

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

Milena Budimirovic
Acting Deputy Director, Procedures and Facilitation, World Customs Organisation (WCO)

Mr. Juan J. Perez Benitez
Chief Inspector - Project Manager Of It Projects, Deputy Directorate General Of Communications And Information Systems For Security, Ministry of Interior, Spain

Steve Reynolds
Head of Operations for Organised Immigration Crime and Border Threats, National Crime Agency

Christian Piaget
Acting Head, Cargo Border Management and Claims, IATA

John Gillan MBE
Programme Officer, UK Home Office

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

P.T.J. van Doormaal
Head Targeting Center Borders, National Tactical Command Center, Royal Netherlands Marechaussee

Medea Meier
Chief of Staff, Swiss Border Guard

Veikko Ikonen
Coordinator, Bodega Project

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

Bart Vrancken
Head of the service eID, Belgium

Ian Neill
Director, Agile Security Partners Ltd

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

Georgio Gulienetti
Chairman, Integrated Border Security Working Group, European Organisation for Security

Anthony Leather
Director, Westlands Advisory

Dr Hussain Alhallaf
Security Director, Riyadh Airports

Cathy Haenlein
Senior Research Fellow, National Security and Resilience, RUSI

2019 Sponsors

• Unisys
• IN Groupe
• Smiths Detection