T J Schulz, President, Airport Consultants Council, USA

Speaker Biograghy: T J Schulz serves as President of the Airport Consultants Council (ACC), the international association that represents private-sector companies involved in the development and operations of airports and related facilities. His duties include routinely interfacing with aviation-related government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US Congress concerning high-priority technical, regulatory and legislative issues. He was instrumental in the formation of the Security Manufacturers Coalition (SMC), an organisation of security technology manufacturers formed under ACC, and he currently serves as Director of the coalition. The SMC represents the interests of US-based security technology manufacturers and advocates issues relating to improving the development and acquisition of security equipment and fostering international harmonisation of standards. T J frequently engages in technical discussions with TSA programme offices to effect improvements in the technology development and acquisition process.


Day 1 - 10 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

10:40 - 11:10 - Panel Discussion: The role of technology in risk-based security
Synopsis: There is interest abroad in expediting the screening of passengers who are low risk to the aviation system from a threat perspective. This is particularly true in the USA, where efforts are under way to accelerate the enrolment of passengers in PreCheck and other programmes. This will have significant impacts on the checkpoint and checked baggage systems, and stakeholders will need to understand how technology can facilitate these risk-based initiatives. This panel discussion will focus on the role of technology as international stakeholders endeavour to implement risk-based approaches to facilitate passenger and baggage screening.

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