Speaker Biograghy: Dr Detlef Houdeau is the Senior Director for Business Development in the government Identification (ID) market segment under the Chip Card & Security ICs (Integrated Circuits) business group. As the senior director of Business Development based in Germany, he is responsible for worldwide sales, customers and partners in the ID segment. He started his career at Siemens AG in 1985, in corporate research and development in Berlin, Germany.


Day 2 - 26 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

09:05 - 09:30 - Smart Border Initiative in Europe
Synopsis: Back to CY 2011, the EC has analysed 700 million annual border crossings on Schengen Border, and experts estimate 80% growth until CY 2030. The Smart Border Initiative began in June 2011 with effectiveness in CY 2015. This initiative has four pillars: EES; RTP for third-country nationals; PNR; ABC for EEA nationals. The speech will discuss possible technical bridges between ABC, EES, SIS, VIS, PNR, RTP and national e-ID cards in terms of synergies, efficiencies and interoperability. It will close with a look at the impact on the smart security industry.

Audience will learn:

• Smart Border Initiative in Europe
• Exit-Entry-Schengen
• Passenger Named Record
• Registered Traveler Program
• e-passport and national e-ID card

Day 2 - 26 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

15:45 - 16:10 - Panel Discussion: Challenges and opportunities of large scale and international development in airport based border control. What does the future hold?
Synopsis: Automated border clearance is now installed at over 120 airports in more than 40 countries. However, large discrepancies exist between the category of eligible travellers and the various biometrics verified at the e-gates. The fact is that pre-registered frequent traveller programmes coexist with simple, free, e-passport-driven ones. - Which is best? Which one is likely to enjoy the best international acceptance? - Which one should I choose for my airport? With which selection criteria? - Which provides better security? - Better handling of third-country nationals bearing e-visas? - Better grip over risk management? The panel will review which scheme is likely to evidence the best growth and, ultimately, has the better potential for broader interoperability.

Audience will learn:

• Shouldn’t control of destination border begin at the country of origin?
• How to take a ride with the TRIP: how can border clearance best use ICAO's new ID management program?
• Sharing airport resources: time for Glasnost and Perestroika between the various ABC programmes?
• Drivers and impediments to large-scale automation in border control
• Big Data at the service of risk assessment during border control: friend or foe?