Speaker Biograghy: Asha's academic qualifications include a degree in Law from the University of London and a Master's in International Strategy & Diplomacy from the National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. She is a highly respected and recognised expert in customs, facilitation and security, with over 27 years' experience across Malaysian Customs and the World Customs Organization (WCO) in both Malaysia and Belgium. Asha is a specialist in supply chain management and international trade facilitation, alongside providing capacity-building services to Customs administrations around the world. She is experienced in working in various multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environments ranging from ports and airports to organisational headquarters and within the Embassy.


Day 3 - 22 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

12:25 - 12:55 - How to secure and facilitate borders – a regulator's perspective
Synopsis: The presentation will share the different initiatives and co-operative projects that are being carried out by regulators in cooperation with relevant stakeholders. Customs and aviation together with relevant stakeholders are working to identify and mitigate ‘bomb in the box’ from being loaded onto aircraft, and at the same time to ensure identification of high-risk passengers to prevent them boarding flights. In addition, regulators are working closely together to avoid duplication and close the gaps, not only to secure the borders but also to provide facilitation.

Audience will learn:

• What Customs is doing to secure borders
• Cooperation between WCO, ICAO and IATA to overcome aviation threat
• What the authorities are doing with API/PNR
• What authorities are doing with Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI)
• How Customs and aviation are providing joint training for aviation and Customs authorities