Current and emerging ICAO Machine Readable Travel Document (MRTD) specifications for passports, visas and identity cards are significant tools to enhance traveller identification management and security measures. The implementation of related ICAO Annex 9 Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) supports implementation of ICAO-compliant MRTDs and electronic MRTDs.

Moderator: Christiane DerMarkar, TRIP Officer, ICAO

• Doc 9303 Update on New Developments and Specifications
R. Rajeshkumar, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Expert, Member ICAO New Technologies Working Group (NTWG)

• ePassport
Zakari Yaou Alhadj, Divisional Commissioner, Border Police, General Directorate National Security, Cameroon

• Frontex European Border and Coast Guard Agency & INTERPOL Electronic Library Document Systems (FIELDS)
Claudio Kavrecic, Head, Centre Excellence for Combatting Document Fraud, Frontex
Fabrizio DiCarlo, Senior Coordinator, Forensic and Police Data Management, INTERPOL General Secretariat