World BORDERPOL Congress Prelim Congress Prog

Congress Programme
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Panel Discussion - Adopting to the changing environment:
what border security administrations must do to remain
effective
Managed migration/traveler movements constantly are buffeted by
economic, social and even environmental changes. Auto responses
to itinerant movements due to war or natural disasters are in the
“tool kits” of governments. States can invoke the support of national
and international agencies to establish temporary legal and physical
accommodations for displaced persons as a consequence of war,
international crisis or natural disasters. These are usually of short to
medium duration and follow a well-worn legal and operational paths.
However, are border administrations really prepared to adapt to
strategic changes in their operational environment? Regionalization of
sovereign jurisdictions, globalization of trade and commerce, changing
migration patterns as well as new technologies available to make
borders “smarter” are challenges rarely debated and discussed.
Moderator: Tony Smith, International Liaison Director,
BORDERPOL and Former Director General, Border Force UK
Ms. Krisztina Berta, Deputy Secretary of State, Ministry of Interior, Hungary*
Clarence Yeo, Commissioner, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority,
Singapore
Mr Bengt Svensson, Chief of Swedish National Police, Sweden*
Florian Forster, Immigration and Border Management Division,
Department of Migration Management, International Organization for
Migration, Switzerland
Ricardo Letosa, Head of Business Development Europe, SITA, Spain
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