Elizabeth Pressnell, Vice President, Government Relations, Smiths Detection, USA

Speaker Biograghy: Sissy is the Vice President for Government Relations for Smiths Group plc. She leads Smiths Detection’s federal affairs operations, serving as its liaison to the US Congress and all federal government stakeholders. In 2012 she was elected by her peers to be the first Chairman of the Security Manufacturers Coalition (SMC), which is comprised of nine of the leading security screening and technology manufacturers in the USA that supply equipment to public and private organisations worldwide. Sissy also serves on the SMC Policy Committee to develop advocacy plans on policy issues of importance to the coalition, including multi-year acquisition and expenditure planning for security technology investment, and uniformity in testing standards for security technology.


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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