Day 1, Monday, 9 May 2016
Opening and Welcome to the ICAO TRIP Seminar
Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Hassanali Shahbazilar, Alternate Representative to ICAO, Islamic Republic of Iran
• Mr. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Minister of Interior, Islamic Republic of Iran
• Mr. Ali Abedzadeh, President of Civil Aviation Organization, Islamic Republic of Iran
• Mr. Hassan Khoshkhou, Deputy Director, Aviation Security Department of Civil Aviation Organization, Islamic Republic of Iran
• Mr. Ali Cheghini, Director General of Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
• Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) REMOTE PRESENTATION
• Mr. Mohamed Khalifa Rahma, Opening Remarks, Regional Director, Middle East Office, ICAO
Session 1: ICAO's Role and Mandate Related to the Facilitation Programmes
• The Facilitation Programmes: Annex 9, ICAO TRIP Strategy and PKD, Dr. Narjess Abdennebi, Chief, Facilitation Section, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• The Public Key Directory (PKD): How to Make Best Use of PKD? Christiane DerMarkar, Public Key Directory Officer, ICAO
• The ICAO Traveller Identification Programme (TRIP) Strategy: The Holistic Approach, Narjess Abdennebi, Chief, Facilitation Section, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Session 2: One of ICAO’s Major Strategic Objectives: Security and Facilitation – Enhancing global civil aviation security and facilitation, this Strategic Objective reflects the need for ICAO's leadership in aviation security, facilitation and related border security matters.
Moderator: Mohammed Smaoui, Deputy Regional Director, Middle East, ICAO
• Air Transport Facilitation – Iran Experience, Hassan Khoshkhou, Deputy Director, Aviation Security Department, Civil Aviation Organization
• Balancing Security and Facilitation, Hashem Panahi, Passport Control and Information Division, Office of the President of Iran
• Best Practices in Screening Procedures – Iran, Mohammad Babaei, Chief, Immigration and Passport Police
Session 3: Toward Robust National Identification Management – Foundations of holistic traveller identification management will be explored, stressing why having a robust national identification management system is a pre-condition for security and facilitation and highlighting the use of the ICAO Guide Towards Better Practice in National Identification Management.
Moderator: David Philp, Chairman, Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group
• Identification Management Infrastructure: What is Evidence of Identity? Dion Chamberlain, Secretary, Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group
• Iran Civil Registration System, Ehsan Pourmenati, Vice President, National Organization for Civil Registration
• Challenges of Establishing Evidence of Identity and Citizenship: Papua New Guinea, Margaret Gitai, Manager, Passport and Citizenship Branch, Visa and Passport Division, Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority
• VERIDOS Identity Solutions
Day 2, Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Session 4: Document Security and Integrity – Current and emerging specifications and security measures designed to minimize document fraud. ICAO specifications for passports, visas and ID cards (Doc 9303, Machine Readable Travel Documents) and benefits provided by ICAO-compliant MRTDs and eMRTDs for border integrity.
Moderator: Dion Chamberlain, Secretary, Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group
• ICAO MRTD Specifications: New Seventh Edition, Document 9303 – Machine Readable Travel Documents, Sjef Broekhaar, Advisor, ICAO TRIP Programme
• Guide for Circulating Specimen Travel Documents, Tony Dean, Representative, International Standards Organization (ISO)
• Public Key Directory and Infrastructure Iran, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Director General ICT, Police
Session 5: ICAO Standards and Specifications: Partnering for implementation – Successes, challenges and programmes providing support to Member States and regional organizations in the area of traveller identification management and security.
Moderator: Markus Hartmann, Member, Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group
• Machine Readable Convention on Travel Documents: A Humanitarian Challenge in the Field, Caroline Dulin Brass, Senior Legal Officer (International Humanitarian Law), Division of International Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Seafarer Identity Document: compliance with ICAO Doc 9303, Nader Pasandeh, Deputy Director General, Seafarer’s Affairs and International Specialized Agencies, Ports and Maritime Organization, representing Iran in International Labour Organization (ILO)
• ISO Standard 14298 — Standard for Management of Security Printing Processes, Tony Dean, Representative, International Standards Organization (ISO)
Session 6: Document Issuance and Control – Current and emerging Recommended Practices in traveller identification management best practices and related border control issues, including the benefits of implementing modern border control systems.
Moderator: Tony Dean, Representative, International Standards Organization (ISO)
• Fraudulent Documents, Ronald Belsser, Research and Development, Manager, Netherlands Ministry Immigration and Naturalisation Service
• The practical use of the ICAO Guide for Assessing Security Standards for Handling and Issuance of Travel Documents, David Philp, Chairman, Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group
• ABCs and Beyond, Sjef Broekhaar, Advisor, ICAO TRIP Programme
• United Nations Security Council: Travel Ban on Al-Qaida and Associates, Hans-Jacob Schindler, Acting Coordinator, the Monitoring Team of the United Nations Security Council, Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee REMOTE PRESENTATION
Session 7: Border Controls: Interoperable Applications – Focus on border integrity and border controls, inspection systems and tools, and interoperable applications that enhance security and facilitation benefits to Member States. Particular reference to their use in combatting terrorism and trans-border crime. Watch lists, passport readers and border information systems, traveller data (API/PNR), inter-agency and cross-border information sharing.
Moderator: Sjef Broekhaar, Advisor, ICAO TRIP Programme
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014) Passenger Data Exchange, Narjess Abdennebi, Chief, Facilitation Section, ICAO
• Border Control at Iran Airports, Mr. Hossein Zolfghari, Vice Minister of Interior
• Border Management, Florian Forster, Head Immigration and Border Management (IBM), International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Day 3, Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Session 8: Capacity Building and Assistance – Focus on good international practices in ensuring the integrity of the passport issuance process and use of the social footprint.
Moderator: Sjef Broekhaar, Advisor, ICAO TRIP Programme
• The New Iranian ePassport, Hamid Shoaibi, Security Document Production Centre
• Best Practices for Acquisition of Machine Readable Travel Document Goods and Services,
Markus Hartmann, Member, Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group
• ICAO TRAINAIR Plus Standardized Training Package: Control of the Authenticity and Validity of Travel Documents at Airport Borders – Level 1, Narjess Abdennebi, Chief, Facilitation, ICAO
• Vendor Presentation – SARA HARDWARE
Conclusion and Closing Remarks
• Mr. Mohamed Smaoui, Deputy Regional Director, Middle East Office, ICAO
• Mr. Ali Asghar Mounesan, Managing Director, Kish Free Zone Organization
