Crowne Plaza St Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy

Strengthen National Security Through Effective Border Controls

Border Security 2016

17th & 18th

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CHAIRMAN: Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Massimo Annati, Former Head of the International Matters at the Naval Armaments Directorate, Italian Navy

MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Lieutenant General Vasyl Servatiuk, First Deputy Head, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Rear Admiral Flavio Biaggi, Head of Plans, Operations and Maritime Strategy Department, Italian Navy General Staff Rear Admiral Nicola Carlone, Head of Operations Department, Italian Coast Guard Headquarters Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, EU NAVFOR Med Operation Commander, EU Naval Force Rear Admiral Luis Sousa Pereira, Commandant, PRT Marine Corps (Fuzileiros), Portuguese Navy Fabrice Leggeri, Executive Director, Frontex David Skuli, Director of Central Directorate of Border Police, French National Police Julian Wurtenberger, Director-General, German Customs

TECHNOLOGY UPDATES FROM:Linda Schucroft, Director, Innovative Travel Solutions, Vancouver Airport Services (YVRAS) Julien Coudray, Head of the API-PNR Project, French Customs Markus Clabian, Senior Engineer, Coordinator FastPass Project, High-Performance Image Processing, Digital Safety & Security Department, Austrian Institute of Technology David Attard, Head of Maritime Security Compliance Monitoring, Malta Transport Authority

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:• Understand the critical issues in the European

migrant crisis to better manage your borders • Hear from key EU institutions, national governments

and militaries on securing national and regional borders

• Learn about modern technologies used to strengthen national land borders

• Discuss how governments are adapting to evolving threats with innovative industry solutions

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To Be ConfirmedHosted by: Giuseppe Cataldi, Chair, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Migrants’ Rights in the Mediterranean

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B: Biometrics For Border Control: Impact of Immigration and the Mobile Society

Hosted by: Max Snijder, Co-Founder, European Association for Biometrics 13:00 – 16:30

A: Migration, Borders Control and Human RightsHosted by: Giuseppe Cataldi, Chair, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence

on Migrants’ Rights in the Mediterranean 08:45 - 12:00

PLUS TWO INTERACTIVE HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS I 16TH FEBRUARY 2016CROWNE PLAZA ST PETER’S HOTEL & SPA, ROME, ITALY

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8:30 Registration & Coffee

9:00 Chairman’s Opening RemarksRear Admiral (Ret’d) Massimo Annati, Former Head of the International Matters at the Naval Armaments Directorate, Italian Navy

THE CRITICAL INITIATIVES IN ADDRESSING THE MIGRANT CRISIS

HOST NATION OPENING ADDRESSES9.10 Flexibility In Maritime Operations

• Analysis of the baseline scenario• The migrant crisis in the Mediterranean sea• Maritime Security Operations• Lessons learned Rear Admiral Flavio Biaggi, Head of Plans, Operations and Maritime Strategy Department, Italian Navy General Staff

9.50 The Italian Coast Guard: Search And Rescue Operations In The Mediterranean

• The primary goals and role of the Italian Coast Guard• Current assets and capabilities• Recent search and rescue operations and overcoming the main

challenges faced• How the Italian Coast Guard are satisfying current requirements and

meeting goals to further enhance the protection of lives at sea Rear Admiral Nicola Carlone, Head of Operations Department,Italian Coast Guard Headquarters

10.30 The Main Catalysts for the European Migrant Crisis and How Frontex Operations Will Minimise These Fabrice Leggeri, Executive Director, Frontex

11.10 Morning Coffee

11.40 The Goals, Objectives And Timelines Of The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) In Addressing The Migrant Crisis

• Key initiatives and goals of EUNAVFOR and how these will be satisfied           - Reducing the loss of life at sea - Tackling the root causes of the crisis  - Disrupting the human smuggling and trafficking networks• An overview of the three phases to disrupt smuggling and trafficking 

networks - Surveillance and assessment  - Identification of suspicious vessels  - Disposal of vessels and related assets• Key indicators of progress and initial timelines to satisfy the goalsRear Admiral Enrico Credendino, EU NAVFOR Med Operation Commander, EU Naval Force

12.20 How The Guardia Civil is Overcoming Critical Challenges And Protecting European Borders

• How the Guardia Civil is maintaining and improving security in external land borders

• The launch of Operation Indalo for managing protection of the EU External Borders

- The scope of Operation Indalo - Participating nations

• How Guardia Civil is contributing to Operation Triton • Critical challenges faced and the role of Guardia Civil in addressing the

root cause of the problemSenior Representative, Guardia Civil

13.00 Networking Lunch

14.00 Decreasing Wait Times and Strengthening Border Security Using Technology

• How to use self-service border technology to reduce immigration wait times

• How to use self-service border technology to increase border security• How a kiosk-based self-service border solution can be used for any

jurisdictionLinda Schucroft, Director, Innovative Travel Solutions, Vancouver Airport Services (YVRAS)

14.40 How The DCPAF Are Strengthening Border Security In Response To The Irregular Migration Crisis In Europe

• Upstream measures - Cooperation with third countries (immigration source or transit countries)     - Management of the ILO network (Immigration liaison officer) who    are tasked as trainers, advisers or for the monitoring of the check-in in the sensitive airports

• European-scale actions - Participation in Frontex operations - EUROPOL

• Bilateral cooperation with neighbouring countries - Bi-national patrols - Intelligence and judicial exchanges

• On the territory - Enhancement of the capacities in hotspots - Fight against migrants’ smuggling - Set up a focal point (UCOLTEM)

David Skuli, Director, Central Directorate of Border Police, French National Police

15.20 The Support And Contribution Of The Portuguese Navy To International Allied Operations And Multinational Commands

• An overview of the objectives of the Portuguese Marine Corps and how these are being satisfied

- Amphibious warfare - Special operations

• Case studies of recent contributions to the border security operations in the Mediterranean

• Portuguese Navy’s contribution NATO operations, non-NATO allied operations and other multinational commands

Rear Admiral Luis Sousa Pereira, Commandant PRT Navy Marine Corps (Fuzileiros), Portuguese Navy

16.00 Afternoon Tea

16.30 The Future Of The European Border ManagementLaurent Muschel, Director For Migration And Protection, DG Home Affairs, European Commission

HUMANITARIAN PERSPECTIVES

17.10 An IOM perspective of migration through Africa to the EU• Intentions and motivations for migration movements • Migration routes through Africa to the EU • Addressing irregular migration in countries of transit and origin• Addressing irregular migration at the EU borders / in the EU • Need of an integrated and international approaches to counter smuggling and counter trafficking initiatives

• Humanitarian border management in times of crisis Donato Colucci, Senior Regional IBM Specialist, International Organization for Migration

17.50 The UNHCR Perspective On The European Refugee Crisis• The motivations and routes for migrants arriving in Europe and the

dangers faced• The UNHCR’s support to refugees arriving in Europe and cooperation

with other organizations• The UNHCR viewpoint on managing the refugee crisis and legal

alternatives to irregular movements Laurens Jolles, Regional Representative for Southern Europe, UNHCR

18.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Dear Colleague,

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to participate in the 9th Annual Border Security Conference taking place on 17th and 18th February 2016 in Rome, Italy.

With the continuing instability in North Africa and the Middle East there is a greater focus on Europe’s external borders, particularly in the Italy, Spain, Greece and surrounding Mediterranean countries. With this in mind, Rome is the most appropriate location for this critical forum and the event will take place with the support of the Italian Navy.

The continuing human tragedies at sea and pressures on European borders mean this conference is of the essence. It is crucial to discuss and debate the most effective methods and strategies to minimise such tragedies and I believe Border Security 2016 is the perfect environment for such a forum, hence providing my support behind the conference as chairman.

We would ask you to pay particular attention to our conference agenda which has been put together with great care to give you the very best opportunity to benchmark and learn from subject matter experts. We have invited only the most senior and well respected heads of border guards, commanders of naval task forces and coast guards as well as directors of government organisations and this seniority is a demonstration of the support for this critical meeting.

I am looking forward to meeting you in February 2016 with many other like-minded individuals to ensure you too can benefit from this unique event.

Yours Sincerely,

Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Massimo Annati, Former Head of the International Matters at the Naval Armaments Directorate, Italian Navy

Chairman of the Border Security 2016 Conference

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8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman’s Opening RemarksRear Admiral (Ret’d) Massimo Annati, Former Head of the International Matters at the Naval Armaments Directorate, Italian Navy

ADDRESS FROM NATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL BORDER COMMANDS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS9.10 How the Establishment of Europol’s Joint Operational Team (JOT Mare) will tackle organised crime behind regular migration at source

• Key motivations and expectations in setting up JOT Mare• How JOT Mare plans to tackle criminal groups facilitating illegal

immigration•  Europol’s contribution to the wider fight against irregular immigration - Intelligence gathering - Data trends - MonitoringWilhelmus van Gemert, Deputy Director and Head of Operations Department, Europol

9.50 How German Customs Minimise External Threats And Strengthen National Security Through Effective Customs Control

• Coordinated Border Management• How German Customs cooperate with other relevant border

authorities and countries to protect land, air and sea borders to minimise external threats

Julian Wurtenberger, Director-General, German Customs

10.30 Morning Coffee

11.00 Peculiarities of Protection of the Ukrainian-Russian Border Under Circumstances of New Challenges to Regional Border Security

Lieutenant General Vasyl Servatiuk, First Deputy Head, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

11.20 The Implementation Of Critical Strategies To Further Secure Ukrainian And Moldovan Borders

• Outline of the goals, timelines and values of EUBAM • The developments since its inception in 2005 and overcoming the major

border issues  - Trafficking of human beings           - Smuggling and other illegal trade•  Fulfilling requirements since the Association Agreements between the 

Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and the EU• How the political challenges with neighbouring Russia have influenced 

the mission• Further challenges to overcome and requirements to satisfy Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, Head of Mission, EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) to Moldova and Ukraine

PANEL DISCUSSION: 12.00 How To Effectively Manage Cross-Border Crimes in Europe

• Current threats and consistent problems faced when trying to combat cross-border crimes• Identifying potential dangerous individuals and limiting their

effectiveness across borders • How to further increase the effectiveness of allied collaboration • How the implementation of emerging technologies at borders can

further enhance intelligence gathering and tracking of international criminals

Moderator: Rear Admiral (R) Massimo Annati, Former Head of the International Matters, Italian Navy Wilhelmus van Gemert, Deputy Director, Operations Department, Europol Antti Hartikainen, Director General, Finnish Customs Detlef Schroeder, Deputy Director, CEPOL

12.40 Customs Control On The Finnish-Russian Border• An outline of the main consistent threats at the Finnish-Russian border

and how effective customs control is minimising the risk• Collaboration and cooperation with Russian counterparts to further

both country’s borders• The implementation of new strategies and modern technologies to enhance efficiency and security at customs

• How Finnish customs will satisfy future goals and overcome current challenges to external risks

Antti Hartikainen, Director-General, Finnish Customs

13.20 Networking Lunch

14.20 Collaborative Information Sharing for More Effective Maritime Security• Information sharing to enable integrated operations• Addressing our shared gaps, seams, and vulnerabilities• Improving international teamwork in consequence managementMichael Ryan, Director of Interagency Partnering J9, US EUCOM

15.00 Protecting Europe From External Threats With Critical Collaborative Training

• A background to CEPOL• Main goals, initiatives and timelines• Current integration with other EU agencies and CEPOL’s role• Case studies of recent police training, its designed impact and effect• Expansion of CEPOL and long-term plans for the collegeDetlef Schroeder, Deputy Director, CEPOL

15.40 Afternoon Tea

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES AND HOW THEY ARE ENHANCING PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AT BORDERS

16.10 How The Implementation Of the French API-PNR system Will Enhance Efficiency And Strengthen National Security

• An update on the goals and timelines of the French API-PNR system• Satisfying the agenda and the next stage of the process• Ensuring the API-PNR system is legally compliant• Delivering the goals and delivering the intended requirements Julien Coudray, Head of the API-PNR Project, French Customs

16.50 The FastPass Project: Research on ABC Systems to Secure EU Borders and Improve Border-Crossing Efficiency

• Automated Border Control• Harmonisation of Border Control on Air, Land and Sea Borders• Biometrics for Border Control• Automated Document ChecksMarkus Clabian, Senior Engineer, Coordinator FastPass Project, High-Performance Image Processing, Digital Safety & Security Department, Austrian Institute of Technology

17.30 Risk Assessment At Borders - The Ports Of Malta Perspective• MARSEC Risk & Situation Assessment Scenarios – Situation Analysis• Improving Human Organisation For Security & Emergency

Management•  Emergency Crisis Response Optimisation through a Unified System• Complexities Of Crisis LMD, Crisis Delegation And Response Prioritisation• Strategies to enhance Security Domain Awareness and ManagementDavid Attard, Head of Maritime Security Compliance Monitoring, Malta Transport Authority John Schembri, RSO for Malta Ports

18.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

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HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP A 16th February 2016 I 08:45 - 12:00 I Crowne Plaza St Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy

HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP B 16th February 2016 I 13:00 – 16:30 I Crowne Plaza St Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy

Migration, Borders Control and Human Rights

Biometrics For Border Control: Impact of Immigration and the Mobile Society

Overview:Irregular migration by sea is a massive phenomenon that is not destined to stop any soon. According to UNHCR, a growing number of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea because of drowning, hypothermia or dehydration while attempting to escape hunger, civil wars, persecution and atrocious conditions in their home countries. Lots of them were rescued at sea through search and rescue naval operations. However, actually, many thousands of migrants who left their country did not survive the voyage. Over 3,500 women, men and children have died or have gone missing in their attempt to reach Europe. Against this complex and tragic background, the aim of the workshop is to deal with all the main sensitive and interrelated aspects. They are: a) the international legal and policy framework surrounding the current massive phenomenon of migration in the Mediterranean; b) ensuring border control in the EU, and, at the same time, c) the saving of migrants’ lives at sea and their rights; d) fighting, through International Cooperation, the Transnational Criminal Organisations engaged in the Smuggling of Migrants.

Why You Should Attend:• Acquire new knowledge and skills concerning

Migration in the Mediterranean;• Catch the chance to interact with legal experts on

International Migration, Law of the Sea and Human Rights Law.

• Improve capacity and tools to deal with Migrations related issues, border control and maritime surveillance;

•  Enhance contacts in the field of International Migration, Law of the Sea and Human Rights Law.

Agenda08.15 Registration08.45 Opening remarks and introductions 09.00 Session 1 - Immigration at Sea: a Comprehensive Approach

• Migrations: reasons, aims and means. “Economic” Migrants and Refugees• Migrations in the Mediterranean Sea: the Corridors• Law of the Sea and Human Rights Principles and Rules• Duties to rescue at sea and the “place of safety”

09.30 Session 2 - Border Surveillance and Human Rights• EU Principles and Rules. The Application of The Schengen Acquis: Latest Developments• Border surveillance and the “Dublin System”. The possibility of temporary reintroduction of border

controls• The principle of non-refoulement. The Hirsi case and the procedural safeguards for Migrants at Sea

10.15 Coffee

10.30 Session 3 - Extraterritorial Border Controls in the EU: The Role of Frontex in Operations at Sea• The new EU rules on maritime surveillance • From Mare Nostrum to Triton and Poseidon Sea• Possible Scenarios in the Future

11.15 Session 4 - The new EU Naval Force Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) operation, the Smuggling of Migrants by Sea and private intervention to tackle the ongoing migrant crisis

• Smuggling of Migrants by Sea. The Palermo Convention and Protocol and the International Cooperation of Police Forces in fighting against this  Phenomenon

• The new EU Naval Force Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED)operation to tackle the ongoing migrant crisis: intelligence gathering and destroying smugglers’ assets

• The increasing participation of private actors in rescue operations: advantages and limits

11.50 Closing Remarks

12.00 End of WorkshopGiuseppe Cataldi is holds a Jean Monnet Chair issued by the European Union Commission on “The Protection of Human Rights in the European Union” and he is the Director of the “Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Migrants’ Rights in the Mediterranean”.

Workshop Overview:This half day workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the current use of biometrics as a part of border control. The workshop will provide insight into current trends, current standards, the various needs for biometrics at borders and  the benefits  they can bring as well as the potential for further development. Specific subjects that will be discussed include e-gates, paperless boarding and information exchange.

Why You Should Attend:• Learn about latest developments in e-gates and

paperless boarding, enabled by biometrics• Learn about state of the art biometric devices and

solutions supporting border control processes• Information exchange with some of the leading

specialists in biometrics

About the Workshop Leader:Max Snijder, Secretary of the Board and co-founder of the EAB, is one of the leading independent biometrics experts in Europe. He has extensive experience in managing and participating to European Commission funded projects, as well as giving courses, seminars, lectures and workshops. He coordinated MTIT, BioTesting Europe and the BEST Network, and participated to EU projects such as BioVision, HIDE, BITE, RISE, Staccato and Crescendo. He is frequently invited to provide presentations at major international conferences and to chair conference sessions and panel discussions. He is member of the Sesames Award Jury (Cartes, Paris) and member of various program and advisory committees of international events. As a researcher Max Snijder has performed studies for the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), the Rathenau Institute, the European Commission Joint Research Center and the European 

Parliament. He was invited to provide lectures for students of the University of Groningen, University of Amsterdam and the University of Leiden. He lectured at the Center of Excellence–Defence Against Terrorism (CoE-DAT) of the NATO and gives numerous workshops for senior and executive management in the domains of aviation, border control, public administrations and identity fraud.

European Association for Biometrics (EAB), having  its  legal base  in the Netherlands,  is a non-profit organization seeking to advance the proper and beneficial  use  of  biometrics  in  Europe  and  abroad.  It  takes  into  account  the  interests  of  European  citizens,  industries,  academia,  operators  and governments. It the EAB’s vision that there is an increasing importance on the need for understanding and exploiting the current and emerging technologies and services for the automated recognition of human identity to the economic and social welfare and that this deserves a concerted, multidisciplinary and sustained effort.

Agenda12.30 Registration

13.00 Opening Remarks And Introductions 13.10 Session 1

Biometrics: Introduction and overview of current developments

13.50 Session 2Biometrics for passports and e-gates• Border control and increasing mobility

- Future of e-gates - Paperless passenger travellers process - Case study: Happy Flow, Aruba

14.30 Coffee

15.00 Session 3Current Standards In Biometrics• An update on the trends, patterns and

general industry standards for biometrics at borders

15.40 Session 4 Biometrics For Immigration• Biometrics for managing immigration

- Integration in existing processes and systems - New requirements addressing current and future developments - State of the art biometric devices and systems

16.20 Closing Remarks 16.30 End of Workshop

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Frontex German Customs Globavia Guardia Civil International Organisation for Migration Italian Coast Guard Italian Navy Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Malta Transport Authority Maritime Authority Directorate, Portugal Portuguese National Police

Portuguese Navy Sagem SHIELD Consultants ltd State Border Guard Service UkraineUNHCR US EUCOM Vancouver Airport Services (YVRAS) WCC Development BV XTAR

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BORDER SECURITY 2016Conference: 17th - 18th February 2016, Crowne Plaza St Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy Workshops: 16th February 2016

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The conference fee includes refreshments, lunch, conference papers, and access to the Document Portal. Presentations that are available for download will be subject to distribution rights by speakers. Please note that some presentations may not be available for download. Access information for the document portal will be sent to the e-mail address provided during registration. Details are sent within 24 hours post conference.

VENUE Crowne Plaza St Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy

□ Please contact me to book my hotelAlternatively call us on +44 (0) 870 9090 711, email: events@smi-online.co.uk or fax +44 (0) 870 9090 712