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1. 2015
MILITARY, GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SECTOR RATES AVAILABLE
SMi presents its 8th annual conference on
Border Security
18th & 19th
FEB
Crowne Plaza St Peter's Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy
Providing innovative solutions to further secure your
borders and improve efficiency
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING: CHAIRMAN:
• Gain a crucial insight into UK,
Italian, German and EU border
operations to further enhance
your national security
• Hear Global perspectives on the
developing threats at national
borders
• Discover solutions to critical
border security issues, such as
trafficking and irregular migration
• Evaluate the developments of
modern technology designed to
improve border efficiency and
security
Neil Hall, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Retd), AFNI MIACP
KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Rear Admiral Pierpaolo Ribuffo, Commander of the Italian Naval Group
3, Italian Navy
Brigadier General Vasileios Grizis, Director, Center for Security Studies
(KEMEA)
John Vine CBE QPM, Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration,
Borders & Immigration UK
Adriano Baptista, Head of Operations Division, EU Satellite Centre
Javier Quesada, Head of Risk Analysis Unit, Frontex
Krum Garkov, Executive Director, EU LISA
Peter Waldbauer-Hable, Senior Detective Chief Inspector,
Bavarian Police
Roberto Mugavero, Action Planning for Homeland Security & Protection
from CBRN Events, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
PLUS AN INTERACTIVE
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Maritime Crime
17th February 9:30 – 4:00
Neil Hall, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Retd),
www.bordersec.com
Workshop Leader:
AFNI MIACP
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2. Border Security
Day One I 18th February 2015 www.bordersec.com
8:30 Registration & Coffee
9:00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Neil Hall, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Retd),
AFNI MIACP
Register online at www.bordersec.com
9:10 HOST NATION ADDRESS:
EU External Borders - The Importance of Maritime Safety
and Security
• The Sea, a permeable border and an invisible frontier
– risks and threats
• Secure EU maritime external borders - the Navy’s role
• Migration, the front line is the sea – the Italian Navy
experience
• North African countries, enhance autonomous border
control capability trough the Maritime Capacity Building
Rear Admiral Pierpaolo Ribuffo, Commander of the Italian
Naval Group 3, Italian Navy
9:50 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Immigration and Border Control in the UK
• Ways to improve efficiency whilst maintaining security
• Annual Report to the UK Parliament 2014
John Vine CBE QPM, Chief Inspector of Borders
and Immigration, Borders & Immigration UK
10:30 Morning Coffee
EUROPEAN-BASED CASE STUDIES
11.00 Risk Based Analysis and Decision Making in the Border Security
Environment
• Why Dynamic Risk Analysis is the future of Border Security
Management
• Coupling Border Security Professionals with a private sector Risk
Analysis Model
• Successes of The Hunter-Wimberly Group with the Risk
Management Model on the United States / Mexico border
• Automating The Hunter-Wimberly Group model in a cloud
application for Dynamic Risk Analysis
Ned Hunter, Co-founder and CEO, The Hunter-Wimberly
Group LLC
11.40 Development of sea border management control in
South East Mediterranean
Brigadier General Vasileios Grizis, Director, Center for Security
Studies (KEMEA)
12:20 Gatwick Airport Border Security
• People – Joint working
• Processes – Dynamic Response Tool
• Technology – E-gates and Automated Queue Timing
Danielle Sharp, Border Force Lead, Borders and Immigration
Gatwick Airport
Chris Woodroofe, Head of Security and Business Continuity,
Borders and Immigration Gatwick Airport
1:00 Networking Lunch
2:20 Smart borders – challenges and success stories
• Smart Borders: challenges and lessons learned
• The challenge of data protection and privacy
• The broader potential of Smart Borders program
Krum Garkov, Executive Director, EU LISA
3:00 Intelligent Systems for aerial surveillance and perimeter
security
• Perimeter Security
• Retrofit solutions
• Building outside shell protection
Ulrich Weynell, Head of ISN Security Technology,
International Security Network
3:40 EU Borders Risk Analysis
• Coordination of operational responses at EU borders
• Who is who in EU borders risk analysis?
• Update on the current situation at the external borders of
the EU
Javier Quesada, Head of Risk Analysis Unit, Frontex
4:10 Afternoon Tea
4:40 Smart Moves at the Border: SITA's iBorders BorderAutomation
• Delivering an automated border control solution to streamline
travellers, reduce queues and increase security
• Providing the identity management systems governments
need to safeguard citizens and increase data quality
• Balancing ease of travel experience with the demand for
security - Case studies
Antonella Marrale, Lead Architect, SITA Government & Security
5:20 Border Security Challenges & Contraband Smuggling:
Kosovo & the Balkans
• The Balkans is a major transit hub for contraband smuggling
and human trafficking
• Porous borders, ineffective deployment strategies, ethnic
conflict, and corruption complicate regional border security
efforts
• Governmental officials in the Balkans are often complicit in
organized crime operations
• Organized crime groups across the Balkans have ties to
terrorist and transnational crime networks
• The European Union, the United States, and other regional
partners have strong interest in enhancing public safety and
cross border security measures across south eastern Europe
James Albrecht, Police Chief Retired, EULEX
6:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Risk Mitigation at Borders
• How to maximise efficiency and minimise risk at borders
• International border management cooperation
• How to improve cost-efficiency at borders
• The potential success of border security developments for
2015 and beyond
John Vine CBE QPM, Chief Inspector of Borders and
Immigration, Borders & Immigration UK
Peter Waldbauer-Hable, Senior Detective Chief Inspector,
Criminal Police Department, Bavarian Police Forces
Danielle Sharp, Border Force Lead, Borders and Immigration,
Gatwick Airport
Michael Wimberly, Executive Vice President,
The Hunter-Wimberly Group LLC
6:30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
ACO Electronics are specialists in the design and manufacture of equipment for the detection of counterfeit and forged documents of all types, including
travel documents, ID cards, currency, personal identification and legal documents. We are a preferred supplier of counterfeit detection equipment to some
of the major banks in the UK, and to many border control authorities worldwide as well a major provider of fingerprint instrumentation to the most of the police
services in the UK. One of our areas of expertise is in the supply of equipment for the detection of counterfeit travel documents in front line areas such as border
control and at airport departure gates, where because of the high throughput of passengers speedy document verification is vital. www.acoelectronics.com
Crossmatch helps organizations solve their identity management challenges through biometrics. We empower governments, law enforcement agencies,
banks, retailers and other enterprises to mitigate risk, drive productivity and improve service levels. Our solutions are built on consultative expertise, refined best
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solutions that anticipate customer requirements. Our network of consultative and technical service experts collaborate with customers in more than 80
countries worldwide. Learn more at www.crossmatch.com
FLIR Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of sensor systems that enhance perception and awareness. The Company’s
advanced thermal imaging and threat detection systems are used for a wide variety of imaging, thermography, and security applications, including airborne
and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction,
navigation, transportation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives
(CBRNE) detection. Visit the Company's web site at www.FLIR.com/gs
The Hunter-Wimberly Group (HWG) specializes in powerful and independent Dynamic Risk Analysis™ of border security and law enforcement process
challenges. HWG is comprised of a team of professionals with extensive field experience in domestic and international security associated with law
enforcement, border security and homeland security challenges. The Hunter-Wimberly Group approach fuses private sector process improvement
techniques with extensive experience in land, air, and maritime national defense to provide robust "time-to-value" risk management solutions. HWG delivers
unbiased and actionable risk assessments of current operational processes that empower enterprises to address their risks to become a more efficient security
organization. The Hunter-Wimberly Group offers dynamic risk management solutions for public sector enterprises and government agencies around the globe
to gain strategic insight to protect critical infrastructure and sovereign borders. www.thehwg.com
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3. Border Security
www.bordersec.com Day Two I 19th February 2015
8:30 Registration & Coffee
9:00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Neil Hall, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Retd),
AFNI MIACP
9:10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
EU Borders Assistance Mission in Libya
• The strategic, operational and tactical levels for sustainable
and effective border management
• The consequences of the political instability on the mission
• The necessity for secure borders as a part of greater national
security in Libya
• The importance of a political settlement for the success of
EUBAM
Antti Hartikainen, Head of Mission at EU Integrated Border
Management Assistance Mission in Libya, European Commission
THE FUTURE OF BORDER SECURITY
9:50 EU Project MobilePass - Towards a better mobile solution for
Border Guards
• Project composition and consortium
• Goals and objectives
• Potential device Improvements
Bernhard Strobl, Project Coordinator MobilePass,
Austrian Institute of Technology
10:30 Morning Coffee
11:00 Inter Agency Intelligence Sharing
• Understanding Intelligence Sharing Governance
• Building Trust & Co-operation Between Different Agencies
• Tackling Issues of Interoperability & Compatibility
• The UK Government Agencies Intelligence Network (GAIN);
An Intelligence Sharing Success Story
Neil Hall, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Retd),
AFNI MIACP
11:40 Automated Border Controls for Europe
• Initial project aims and intentions
• Goals and objectives
• Areas for Improvements and future developments
Daniel Cuesta Canterero, Project Coordinator, Automated
Border Controls for Europe
12:20 Networking Lunch
1:40 Strengthening the protection of European borders through the
use of earth-observation satellites – The EU SATCEN contribution
• The role of EU SATCEN and the development of space
based technologies
• Are satellites and other space assets a realistic possibility for
Border Control in the future?
• How earth-observation satellites can contribute to achieve
a Persistent surveillance capability? Integration and
coordination of sensors, platforms and systems
• What potential challenges do the space assets pose?
• Achieving optimal situational awareness through an
effective European cooperation in Border Management –
Support to FRONTEX
Adriano Baptista, Head of Operations Division,
EU Satellite Centre
2:20 Sniffles – Sniffing Device Complementary to Sniffer Dogs?
• The sniffles project at borders
• Operational benefits - hand carried, light weight and
battery operated
• The use of linear Ion trap mass spectrometry as a part of the
technology
• Further developments and objectives
Dr Sjaak de Koning, Project Coordinator,
Sniffles Project
GLOBAL BORDER SECURITY ISSUES
3.00 Risk, Chance and Compliance Management as a Tool for a
Good Governance Strategy
• Meaning of good governance
• Requirements for a good governance strategy
• Added value and aims of good governance
• Description and explanation of used tools
• To whom good governance serves
• Some future perspectives
Peter Waldbauer-Hable, Senior Detective Chief Inspector,
Criminal Police Department, Bavarian Police Forces
3:40 Afternoon Tea
4:10 Trafficking in human beings - the Council of Europe response
• Challenges in the identification of victims of trafficking
• Rights of victims of trafficking
• Prosecution of traffickers
• International co-operation and partnerships
Petya Nestorova, Secretariat of the Council of Europe
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings,
Council of Europe
4.50 Migration to the EU: The Challenge of Irregular Migration
• Upholding the dignity and the human rights of irregular
migrants
• The fight against migrant smuggling
• Addressing irregular migration in countries of transit and
origin
• Addressing irregular migration at the EU borders / in the EU
Florian Forster, Head, Immigration and Border Management,
International Organization for Migration
5:30 WMD and CBRNe Illicit Trafficking: Trends, Scenarios and
Counteract
• WMD and CBRNe Risk: General Scenario
• WMD and CBRNe Illegal Trafficking: Activities and Trends
• Counteracting Unconventional Weapons Illegal
Trafficking:WMD and CBRNe Intelligence
Roberto Mugavero, Faculty of Engineering Professor,
University of Rome
6:10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
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International Security Network (ISN) GmbH is providing services of all kind in the field of security, in particular close protection, perimeter security, threat
assessments, security consultations and security concepts, also in the area of technical protection, as well as investigation services, surveillance and further
education measures. Our technology division offers an extensive product range for mechanical security technology, outdoor protection, and perimeter
surveillance. A variety of different alarm fence systems offers the appropriate solution for every situation, whether for commercial real estate or private grounds
or boundary protection. Furthermore, ISN develops safety and security concepts for shipping companies, supports at the implementation of the
recommended measures and deploys armed security teams for the protection of cargo vessels.www.isn.eu.com
MEDAV GmbH was founded in 1982 and is a successful company based in Uttenreuth and Ilmenau, Germany. Since 2012, MEDAV belongs to the Saab group.
We offer solutions from the single product to the complete system. Our technology, systems and solutions will be placed in the areas of security and
communications engineering, measurement and industrial testing. Our core competences are in the installation of radio surveillance systems. This also includes
sensor fusion from sensors in different location. Additionally intelligence fusion leads to a complete picture and situational awareness following the MEDAV
principle of Smart SIGINT. www.medav.de
SITA iBorders® Border Management is the industry's only full end-to-end solution to provide governments providing a complete set of capabilities to transform
border security and facilitate the travel experience through information, intelligence, optimized interactions with passengers and comprehensive insights to
enhance every aspect of border operations. The SITA iBorders portfolio leverages SITA’s experience in the air transport industry and Border Management areas
to meet all government needs, from basic information requirements to sophisticated insight on border movements and operations. Working with over 60% of
G20 members our border management solutions are widely used globally, in fact, SITA solutions are in place, or being implemented, in all of the GCC countries
with successful deployments in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Italy, India, Indonesia, Korea, Qatar, South Africa, Spain, UK and USA. For further information go
to www.sita.aero/border-management

4. FULL-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Tuesday 17th February 2015
Crowne Plaza St Peter's Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy
09:30 – 4:00
Maritime Crime
Who should attend:
The Workshop is aimed at Maritime Security Professionals,
Maritime Transport Operators, Shipping Company, Ship &
Port Security Officers/Managers, Naval, Military & Marine
Aviation Personnel, Police, Fire, Ambulance Emergency
Responders and other private and public sector
professionals that operate in the Maritime Domain. Other
areas include, but are not limited to: CBRNE/WMD Non
Proliferation, Homeland Security, Marine Response,
Maritime Surveillance, Marine Environment Management,
Maritime Counter Terrorism, Maritime Border Protection
and Coast Guards.
Agenda:
9.30 Coffee, Introductions & Welcome
10.00 Session 1
Maritime Crime in General and the future of
Marine Policing:
• The Main Criminal Threats in the Maritime
Domain
• Difficulties Faced by Marine Police
• National Maritime Security Strategy
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 Session 2
Smuggling People, Narcotics and Dirty Money
• Human Trafficking & People Smuggling
• Drugs, Guns & Gangs
• Money and Maritime Crime
12.30 Networking Lunch
1.15 Session 3
Crime in the Maritime Leisure Industry
• The Cruising Industry
• Small Craft Crime
• Lack of Regulation
2.15 Coffee Break
2.45 Session 4
Economic Crime at Sea; Fisheries and Mineral
Resources
• Fisheries
• Exploitation of the Seabed
• Contraband
4.00 Workshop Concludes
About the workshop host:
Neil Hall, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ret'd),
AFNI MIACP
Neil J Hall is a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and
a former Royal Navy Officer. During a career that spanned
thirty nine years, he commanded units in significant
theatres of global conflict, enforcing international law,
leading counter terrorism operations and co-ordinating
large scale humanitarian and disaster relief operations. As
Assistant Commissioner of Police in a British Overseas
Territory, he was responsible for the strategic security and
law enforcement management of the region facing
significant challenges in countering organised criminal
gangs and managing critical incidents arising from
irregular migration. Internationally recognised as an expert
in fields of maritime security, counter terrorism, CBRN,
organised & serious crime and critical incident
management, he has served as an advisor to
Government, non-statutory international organisations
and law enforcement agencies on a global basis.

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6. BORDER SECURITY
Conference: Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th February 2015 | Crowne Plaza Rome, St Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Italy Workshop: Tuesday 19th February 2015
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