Lawrence Studdiford, President, Studdiford Technical Solutions LLC, USA

Speaker Biograghy: Larry has a 20-year aviation career that includes design, project, programme and construction management-related services of complex baggage handling systems (BHS), checked baggage inspection systems (CBIS), and security screening checkpoints (SSCP) comprising technology integration, configuration management, specification development and commissioning for airports worldwide. For the past 15 years, this expertise has helped ensure the security of infrastructure at airports nationwide. Larry has extensive functional knowledge of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and its policies and procedures, having worked alongside the agency since its inauguration. He was one of the founding participants of the TSA Baggage Screening Investment Study (BSIS), and contributed to multiple versions of the TSA’s Planning Guidelines and Design Standards (PGDS), currently as a charter member of the PGDS Industry Working Group (IWG).


Day 1 - 14 March
Session:
Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation


12:00 - 12:50 - Panel Discussion: Concept to deployment: the lifecycle of explosives detection
Synopsis: As new threats to aviation assets are discovered, new technologies are constantly being developed to thwart these developments. But at what cost, and how quickly can they be brought to market and be incrementally more effective while common standards throughout the EU and the rest of the world are constantly changing? This roundtable of explosives detection equipment manufacturers and industry experts will discuss the journey through the regulatory and acquisitions process, and the nuances of bringing new capabilities to fruition, from theory to development, testing and implementation.

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