STRENGTHENING AVIATION SECURITY THROUGH IMPROVED
TRAVELLER IDENTIFICATION
(ICAO Headquarters, Montréal, Canada, 15 to 17 November 2016)
Day 1, Tuesday, 15 November 2016
OPENING SESSION
ICAO will be joined by senior officials from related organizations to provide high-level perspectives on the opportunity that improved traveller identification presents to strengthen aviation security and travel facilitation.
- Boubacar Djibo, Director, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO
- Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) (via video)
- Maurice Dadouche, Deputy Director, French Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS), France
- Yolanda Gallego-Casilda-Grau, Head, Visa Policy and Document Security Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission (EC)
- Alison Treppel, Acting Executive Secretary, Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), Organization of American States (OAS)
SESSION 1: SETTING THE SCENE
Representatives from international organizations most closely involved with the implementation of the ICAO TRIP Strategy will provide updates on their organization's initiatives toward strengthening traveller identification management.
Moderator: Barry Kefauver, Expert, ICAO Technical Advisory Group on the Traveller Identification Programme (TAG/TRIP), International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Dirk Glaesser, Director, Sustainable Development of Tourism Programme, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- Narjess Abdennebi, Chief, Facilitation Section, ICAO
- Nick Careen, Senior Vice President, Airport, Passenger, Cargo & Security, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Florian Forster, Head, Immigration and Border Management, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
SESSION 2: ICAO's GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ON TRAVELLER IDENTIFICATION MANAGEMENT
The implementation of the ICAO TRIP Strategy provides the basis for the International Civil Aviation Organization's leadership on Traveller Identification Management. In that context, speakers will describe the work they are leading to help implement the TRIP Strategy.
Moderator: Mathew Myre, Director, Passport Program Policy, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- David Sterland, Technical Officer, Traveller Identification Programme (TRIP), ICAO
- Roman Vanek, Chief, Division Identity Documents and Special Tasks of the Swiss Federal Office of Police & Chairman, ICAO Public Key Directory (PKD) Board
- Christiane DerMarkar, Officer, Public Key Directory, ICAO
- Michael Holly, Senior Advisor for International Affairs of USA, Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services and Chairperson, ICAO New Technologies Working Group (NTWG)
SESSION 3: HOW ICAO TRIP STRATEGY COULD HELP COMBAT LATEST TRENDS IN FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS AND METHODS?
Fraudulent activities present a serious challenge to ensuring effective and reliable traveller identification management. Technical experts will offer their recent operational experience to highlight current challenges and possible solutions relating to the different types of fraud involving travel documents, chip fraud, and fraud related to the application and issuance process.
Moderator: Fons Knopjes, Senior Research & Development Advisor Travel Documents, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Netherlands
- Eduardo Muñiz, Chief Principal Commissioner, Identity Documents Division, Spain
- Fabrizio Di Carlo, Specialized Officer, Dial Doc Manager, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
- R Rajeshkumar, Member, ICAO Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group (ICBWG)
- Caroline Dulin-Brass, Senior Legal Officer, International Humanitarian Law, Division of International Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Day 2, Wednesday, 16 November 2016
SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED WORKSHOP
- Sergey Yeliseyev, X INFOTECH, Secure Identity and Payments: Setting New Trends in the eID Industry
- Mary Olson, Entrust Datacard, Trusted Identities - Secure Transactions: The Future is Now - Power of Integrating PKI and Personalization
- Frank Schmalz, VERIDOS Identity Solutions: Securing Chipless Documents
- Peter Schmallegger, NXP Secure Connections for a Smarter World: Country-Specific Forensic Features enabled by the Passport Chip
- Diego Martinez, ICAO TRAINAIR, New ICAO Training: Control of the Authenticity and Validity of Travel Documents at Airport Borders – Level 1
SESSION 4: THE IMPORTANCE OF EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY TO SECURITY ISSUES AND BORDER CONTROL MANAGEMENT
Credible evidence of identity, involving the tracing, linkage and verification of identity against breeder documents, is essential to ensuring robust traveller identification for security and border control purposes. Experts in this important element of the ICAO TRIP Strategy will share their experiences in ensuring a robust identity management process.
Moderator: Barry Kefauver, Expert, ICAO Technical Advisory Group on the Traveller Identification Programme (TAG/TRIP), International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Simon Deignan, Programme Manager, Travel Document Security, Transnational Threats Department / Action against Terrorism Unit, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) & Zoran Đoković, Migration / Freedom of Movement Adviser, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), OSCE
- Hichem Chaya, Deputy Director, Personalization of Securities and Secure Documents, Ministère de l'Intérieur et des Collectivités Locales Algérien
- Petr Malovec, Head, National Border Situation Center, National Control Authority, Czechia
- Charles de Couëssin, Partner of the European Union (EU) ORIGINS Project
SESSION 5: TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS SUPPORTING THE ICAO TRIP STRATEGY
The rapid pace and diversity of innovation in technology is producing new possibilities for the way in which traveller identification can be managed. Utilized correctly, such innovations can enhance aviation security and traveller facilitation. Experts will give their views on current and future initiatives and challenges.
Moderator: Michael Holly, Senior Advisor for International Affairs of USA, Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services & Chairperson ICAO New Technologies Working Group (NTWG)
- Justin Ikura, Deputy Director, Citizenship and Immigration, Canada &
Tom Kinneging, Convenor of ISO/IEC JTC1 SC17, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Louise Cole, Passport Operations Manager, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand
- Fons Knopjes, Senior Research & Development Advisor Travel Documents, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Netherlands
- Uwe Seidel, Scientific Director, Forensic Science Institute, Federal Criminal Police Office, Germany
Day 3, Thursday, 17 November 2016
SESSION 6:ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUCCESS STORIES
To ensure the successful implementation of the ICAO TRIP Strategy, assistance and capacity building activities are essential to help States develop and maintain robust traveller identification management. Case studies of successful initiatives that have helped to strengthen the identity of individuals while supporting wider economic and development objectives will be presented from different regions of the world.
Moderator: Florian Forster, Head, Immigration and Border Management, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- John Campbell, Technical Consultant, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Brandt Wagner, Head, Transport & Maritime Unit, Sectoral Policies Department, ILO
- Lorraine Nicholas, Tourism Specialist, Economic Affairs Division, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
- Jonathan Marskell, Operations Officer, Identification for Development, (Global ID4D Program), World Bank Group (WB)
SESSION 7:INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND TOOLS AND INTEROPERABLE APPLICATIONS
A key element in strengthening aviation security is to ensure that border inspection systems provide timely, secure and reliable links between travel documents, travellers and the security information held in government databases. Technical experts with experience in the implementation of such globally interoperable applications and protocols will provide examples of recent initiatives regarding these important elements of the ICAO TRIP Strategy.
Moderator: Raymond Lok, Head of Information Systems Branch, Immigration Department, Hong Kong
- Christopher Hornek, Manager, Aviation Facilitation, International Air Transport Association (IATA), (API/PNR)
- François Remue, Technical Attaché, Security Program, World Customs Organization (WCO)
- Claudio Kavrecic, Head of Air Border Sector, Joint Operations Unit Operations Division, European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
- Fabrizio Di Carlo, Specialized Officer, Dial Doc Manager, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
