Session 8. Border Control Management And Future In Travel

Effective implementation of the ICAO TRIP Strategy is essential in helping States optimize the economic, social, and political benefits of international travel and to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It also helps to manage security risks and to respond to threats at borders by enabling better targeting
of resources towards persons of interest. The rapid place and diversity of innovation is producing new possibilities for the way in which traveller identification can be managed. Experts will give their views on current and future initiatives and challenges.

Moderator: Jean Salomon, Member, New Technologies Working Group (NTWG)

Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Ciaran Carolan, Research & Development Officer, Head of the External Affairs & Capacity Building Sector, Interoperability Team Lead, EU-Lisa
• Michael Hardin, Director of Policy, Entry/Exit Transformation, Department of Homeland Security,
Customs and Border Protection, United States
• Simon Wilcox, Senior Programme Manager, Passenger Automation Development, Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom
• Thierry Thimon, Project Coordinator for Africa, Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP), Regional Office, West and Central Africa, Senegal

Discussion: Question & Answer Period

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Closing Remarks by Sylvain Lefoyer, Deputy Director, Aviation Security & Facilitation, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO