Past event: Smarter Borders 2015 Conference

Interoperability at the border: Bridging silos to build a connected border management system


Smarter Borders is the only conference to exclusively bring together the full border management value chain in one place at one time- including global government agencies, air, rail, sea ports and carriers, system integrators and specialist technology providers. Their focus is to make interoperability at the borders a reality by collaborating to align their people, processes and technology.


Solve your biggest border management challenges at Smarter Borders 2015:

  • Get clarity directly from eu-LISA and the Home Office on the requirements and implementation plans for EU Smart Borders and the UK border systems spend projects
  • Hear the shadow immigration minister, David Hanson, discuss major trends in immigration and how you can best position your immigration department to capitalise on them
  • Benchmark your national interoperability against the US CBP through insights from a special case study delivered by the Department for Homeland Security
  • Update and affirm security at land and sea borders to ensure efficient and prolific border management in the specialist stream delivered by the Port of Dover, Eurostar, and Dutch national police
  • Capitalise on innovative technology in biometrics to improve border security and manage passenger facilitation in the exclusive workshop led by The Biometrics Institute
  • Keep up-to-date with political developments in the UK Borders system project with an exclusive keynote presentation by Keith Vaz, Leicester East Labour MP, House of Commons

Advisory Board

  • Krum Garkov, Executive Director, eu-LISA, Brussels
  • Yannick Lachapelle, Senior Regional Security Manager, Middle East & Africa, United Airlines, U.S.A.
  • Gareth Williams, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eurostar, UK, France, Belgium
  • Glen Wimbury, Assistant Director, Border Force, UK
  • Serge Rinkel, Director Programme and Services, Borderpol, France
  • Paul Brown, General Manager Operations, Dover Harbour Board, UK
  • Mike D’Silva, Terminal Manager, London City Airport, UK
  • Tony Smith CBE, Managing Director, Fortinus, Former DG Border Force, UK
  • Matthew Finn, Managing Director, Augmentiq, UK

Keynotes Speakers

  • Robertus Rozenberg, DG Home, European Commission, Brussels
  • David Hanson, Shadow Immigration Minister, House of Commons, UK
  • Keith Vaz, Leicester East Labour MP, House of Commons, UK
  • Krum Garkov, Executive Director, eu-LISA, Brussels

Government Agencies

  • Caroline Postma, Deputy Director General, Immigration and Naturalisation Service, The Netherlands
  • Rob Post, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Security and Justice, The Netherlands
  • Capt. Willem S.C. Mudde, Manager Targeting Centre Borders, National Tactical Command, Royal Marechaussee, The Netherlands
  • Michel Liefrink, Head of Unit (Member of the Advisory Group Eurodac), Ministry of Security and Justice, The Netherlands
  • Annette Muller-Serten, Deputy Head of Division, Federal Ministry of Interior, Germany
  • Ruud Beugeling, Chief of Mission EU/China Police Training, Civipol, Ministry of Interior, France
  • Damien Thillou, Supply Chain Security Officer, French Customs and Offices Headquarters, France
  • Roman Vanek, Chief Division Officer, Federal Office of Police, Switzerland
  • Matti Heinonen, Head of Section, International Cooperation, Finnish Immigration Service, Finland
  • Ilkka Herranen, Border Security Expert, Finnish Border Guard, Finland
  • Colonel Emilio Fiora, Italian Embassy Attache London, Guardia Di Finanza, Italy
  • Francesca Maria Di Massimo, ICT official Central Directorate of Immigration and Border Police, Ministry of Interior, Italy
  • Filip Jasinski, Head of Section, European Consular and Visa Policy, Poland
  • Arun Vemury, Program Manager, HSARPA/Human Factors and Behaviour Sciences, DHS Science and Technology Directorate, USA
  • Robert Paschall, Department of Homeland Security Attache to the UK, Department of Homeland Security, USA
  • Matt Roseingrave, Customs Counselor, New Zealand Embassy to the EU & NATO, New Zealand
  • John Tamerus, Head if International Affairs Unit, Dutch National Police, South America
  • Michel Oz, Head of International Division and interim Head of Intelligence, Dutch National Police, South America
  • Simon Excell, Immigration Advisor, Border Control & Enforcement, Turks & Caicos Islands
  • Annet Steenbergen, Pre-clearance Coordinator, Government of Aruba
  • Graham Zebedee, Head, Border Security Unit, Home Office, UK
  • Glen Wimbury, Assistant Director, Border Force, UK
  • Representative, CAST, Home Office, UK
  • Teresa Hardy, Deputy Director: Head of Carrier Delivery & Engagement, Border Force, UK

Private Companies

  • Yannick Lachapelle, Senior Regional Security Manager, Middle East & Africa, United Airlines, USA
  • Alan Mates, Head of UK Operations, Afriqiyah Airways, Africa
  • Christian Leininger, VP Security & Safety, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Germany
  • Marina Ripa-Braescu, Manager Facilitation,Swiss International Airlines, Switzerland
  • Werner Vandenbergh, Vice President Security & Contingency, Brussels Airlines, Belgium
  • Stanislav Bukhman, Group Security Manager, WIZZ Air, Hungary
  • Michael Feehan, Chief Security Officer, Dublin Airport, Ireland
  • Gareth Williams, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eurostar, UK
  • Francis Morgan, Security Compliance Director, London Heathrow Airport, UK
  • Paul Brown, General Manager Operations, Dover Harbour Board, UK
  • Mike D’Silva, Terminal Manager, London City Airport, UK

Experts

  • Serge Rinkel, Director Programme and Services, Borderpol, France
  • Marie-Caroline Laurent, Security and Travel Facilitation Assistant Director, IATA, France
  • Anne Sheridan, Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Ireland
  • Tony Smith CBE, Managing Director, Fortinus, Former DG Border Force, UK
  • Matthew Finn, Managing Director, Augmentiq, UK
  • Ian Neil, Managing Director, Agile Security Partners , Former Director of Border Systems Strategy & Capability, Home Office, UK

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Who Should Attend?

Smart Borders is the right event for you if you are responsible for customs, immigration or enforcement functions within your government, border management within an association or passenger carrier firm, or offer market participants a solution in the border security space. It is the definitive meeting place for border security officials to collaboratively address challenges and opportunities arising from the BSP and ABC Smart Borders projects, and for technology solution providers to meet with the full decision making unit.


Venue

Millennium Hotel London Mayfair
44 Grosvenor Square
Mayfair
London, W1K 2HP
T. +44 (0) 20 7629 9400
http://www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/millenniummayfair/

Accommodation
Should you require accommodation for the duration of the conference, we have put together a SmartBorders HOTEL MAP that shows the nearby accommodation options at the best possible rates. The map displays live availability and allows you to book directly with the hotel. Please click on the following link: https://HotelMap.com/pro/MK3C1

Please note: we do not take responsibility either for reserving your room or for any subsequent cancellation.
Event details
Organizer : WBR UK
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-3571