and conference programme - Passenger Terminal Expo

09.40-10.05 Real-time biometrics for transactional identification applications
– balancing security and convenience in airport operations
Roberto Tavano, vice-president European security programmes, UNISYS
Corporation, Belgium
Fingerprint technology makes up well over 50% of the biometrics market today, due to low
cost and existing large databases. Technology solutions should respond to the perceived
needs of the end-users in the world biometrics market, and overcome five key barriers
to the widespread deployment of biometric technology: 1) Accuracy; 2) Ease-of-use; 3)
Person throughput; 4) Scalability; 5) Privacy protection. An analysis of operations at airports
worldwide, including border control checks, helps understand needs and opportunities in a
critical environment where all five points contribute to the cost-effectiveness of the overall
operation. High-throughput, scalable solutions are emerging, proposing a paradigm shift in
airport practices.
10.05-10.30 The future of border controls in the contradictory contexts of security
and facilitation for travellers
Elfa Ķere-Bāliņa, administrator - project lead, large scale IT systems,
European Commission, Belgium
This presentation begins by discussing the EU policy objective of integrated border
management and the incorporation of new technologies for border control as part of the EU’s
long-term IT strategy. The overarching goal is to merge existing instruments into a coherent
strategy for the future, using biometrics to automate border crossings, enhancing security
while facilitating bona fide travellers across our borders. EU initiatives include the possible
development of an EU-wide biometrics-enabled entry/exit system and Registered Traveller
programme for third-country nationals, as well as the use of automated gates for travellers
holding e-passports.
10.30-10.40 Questions and discussion with the audience
10.40-11.00 Refreshment break
11.00-11.25 Challenges and advances in border control – an integrator’s perspective
Stephen Marley, ICIM chief architect, Raytheon, USA
The role of an integrator is to translate business goals into reality in a way that satisfies
the short-, medium- and long-term needs of all stakeholders. This presentation will discuss
the particular challenges faced by a very diverse stakeholder community. We will discuss
the needs and drivers of those stakeholders and the architectural principles that need to
be considered when initiating a re-engineering border control process. We will also discuss
techniques that have been used to successfully adhere to those principals.
11.25-11.50 The French biometric passport
Raphaël Bartolt, executive director, Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés
- French Secure Documents Agency, France
The presentation will examine the future French biometric passport, including developments
and planning, and the new security aspects.
11.50-12.15 Securing the border: developments in border control
Ian Neill, deputy director, UK Border Agency, The Home Office, UK
The vision of the e-Borders programme is to help create a safe and secure border for the 21st
century. e-Borders will provide the capability to risk assess all passengers prior to arriving
in and departing from the UK, and where necessary intervene against those considered to
be high risk. In the interests of the UK’s people and economy, border agencies will be better
informed and more effective in facilitating legitimate travel.
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