REGISTERED TRAVELER FORUM

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Thursday, May 22

RT programs go global

•	Hot topic: transatlantic cooperation
•	Increasing security while facilitating travel - RT programs in the context of automated border control - RT programs in the context of automated airport operations
•	Lessons learned from RT programs worldwide Examples of best practices in the implementation of RT programs by major hubs of the global transportation network
•	RT programs: the need to engage all stakeholders
•	Schengen Entry/Exit systems versus US-VISIT

Friday, May 23

Towards automated
border control

Towards automated
airport operations

•	RT programs as a key component of an integrated border control strategy
•	Interoperability of border control systems
•	Enabling technologies for RT programs

•	Baggage tracking, detection and inspection technologies
•	Passenger and baggage screening

Thursday, May 22

RT programs go global

09:00 – 9:30 OPENING

•	Sophie B. de la Giroday President, Wise Media
•	E.M.H. Hirsch Ballin Minister of Justice, The Netherlands

9:30 – 10:30 SESSION 1
Hot topic: transatlantic cooperation

•	John P. Wagner, Director of Trusted Traveler Programs in Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security "Trusted Traveler programs and trans-atlantic cooperation"
•	Prof. Gerlach J. Cerfontaine, President & CEO, Schiphol Group "Passing through the airport of the future: Registered Traveler (RT) programs & automated border passage"
•	Gert Versluis, INS, and Manager of the Redesign of the Dutch Border Process, Ministry of Justice, The Netherlands "Transatlantic Cooperation: IET program"

11:00 – 13:00 SESSION 2
Increasing security while facilitating travel

RT programs in the context of automated border control, automated airport operations and Airport Security in general

•	Roberto Tavano, VP European Programmes, GPS Continental Europe Unisys, Corp. "Enhancing passenger experience with innovative automatic authentication techniques beyond security and border control"
•	Kamel Boussadia, i-Airport Solution Manager, Thales Security Systems "Intelligent airport solutions"
•	Paul McKeown, Customs, Ports and Border Management, IBM Global Business Services "Registered Traveller - a 'red carpet' for all?"
•	Peter Went, Chief Executive Officer, WCC Smart Search & Match "Feature extraction: simplifying the amount of resources required to describe a large set of data accurately"
•	Michael Saunders, Director, Aviation, Motorola "Aviation issues: can automation solve the 'Big Puzzle'?"

14:00 – 15:30 SESSION 3
Lessons learned from RT programs worldwide

Examples of best practices in the implementation of RT programs by major hubs of the global transportation network

•	Jean Salomon, JSalomon Consulting Partners "Registered Traveler programs: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?"
•	Carey T. Davis, Attaché, US Customs and Border Protection "Overview of Trusted Traveler programs for International travelers in North America"
•	Jason Slibeck, Chief Technology Officer, Clear, Verified Identity Pass "Lessons from experience: growing Clear"
•	Alan Craig, Head of International Liaison, UK Border Force International Team, UK Border Agency "UK MiSense: airport, airlines and government working together"
•	Yuval Makovsky, Director, Asero Worldwide "Moving from technology to solution: the Israeli experience"

16:00– 17:15 SESSION 4
RT programs: the need to engage all stakeholders

•	Ger Daly, Partner, Accenture "Registered Traveller schemes are complex undertakings with numerous and widely differing stakeholders"
•	Laurent Petitmangin, Marketing and Ground Services Director, Air France "Air France experimentation to simplify passenger airport experience"
•	Rico Barandun, Head e-Services, BOE, Swissport International "RT and more: how all stakeholders can profit"
•	Matthew Finn, Director, Government & Security, SITA "Registered Traveler programs stakeholder engagement"

17:15– 18:00 SESSION 5
Schengen Entry/Exit systems versus US-VISIT

Chair: Jean Salomon, JSalomon Consulting Partners

•	Troy D. Potter, International Biometrics Program Manager, US-VISIT Program U.S. Department of Homeland Security "US-VISIT program overview: current biometric Entry/Exit initiatives"
•	Pasi Nokelainen, DG JLS, European Commission "Preparing the next steps in border management in the European Union - Entry/Exit System"

Friday, May 23

Towards automated border control

09:00 – 10:00 OPENING

•	Thomas Cowley, Director, Registered Traveler and Aviation Credentialing Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security "TSA Registered Traveler: passenger identity verification"
•	Elfa Kere, Desk Officer, DG JFS, European Commission "Moving towards automated border control in the EU"
•	Gert Versluis, Deputy General Director, INS, and Manager of the Redesign of the Dutch Border Process, Ministry of Justice, The Netherlands "Towards automated border control: the challenges"

10:00 – 11:00 SESSION 6A
RT programs as a key component of an integrated border control strategy

Chair: Roberto Tavano, VP European Programmes, GPS Continental Europe, Unisys Corporation

•	Andreas Reisen, Head of Biometrics, Travel and ID Documents, Registration Division, German Federal Ministry of the Interior "Electronic passports and ID cards as interoperable tools for Registered Traveler programs"
•	Alan Craig, Head of International Liaison, UK Border Force International Team UK Border Agency "A UK Border Agency perspective"
•	Francis Weiss, e-Border Program Manager, Programs, Products, Sagem Sécurité "Queuing at e-Border control in the European airports - the 2009 passenger perspective: nightmare or dream?"

11:30 – 13:00 SESSION 7A
Interoperability of border control systems

Chair: Alan Craig, Head of International Liaison, UK Border Force International Team UK Border Agency

•	Edgar Beugels, Research and Development Unit, Frontex "Interoperability of border control systems: a requirement for RT programs?"
•	Georg Hasse, VP for International Business Development, Cross Match Technologies "Registered Traveler: towards an interoperable framework"
•	Mirko Panev, Director International Sales Public Security, Siemens "Challenges and solutions of integrated border control systems"

14:00 – 16:15 SESSION 8A
Enabling technologies for RT programs

Chair: Max Snijder, CEO, European Biometrics Forum

•	Björn Brecht, Senior Manager Business Development, Bundesdruckerei "Next generation border crossing"
•	Dr. Matthew Ennis, VP of Business Development, Lumidigm "Are your stakeholders ready for your registered traveler program?"
•	Jonas Andersson, VP Business Development, Precise Biometrics "Speeding up passenger flow with fingerprint recognition"
•	Michiel van der Veen, General Manager priv-ID Biometrics, Philips Corporate Technologies "Identification and privacy - can it go together?"
•	Jan van der Sluis, Senior ID/Security Architect, Unisys "Tokens: fast and reliable mechanisms for Registered Traveler programs, now and in the future"
•	Alessandro Mehlem, Technical Director, Laser Memory Card "Optical ID card projects"

Friday, May 23

Towards automated airport operations

09:00 – 10:00 OPENING

•	Cyrille Bataller, Partner, Accenture Technology Labs "Benefits of airport automation"
•	Dr. Michael Peirce, Principal Research Scientist, Daon "The Registered Traveler program and the role of the SBCN"

10:00 – 11:00 SESSION 6B
Baggage tracking, detection and inspection technologies

Chair: Matthew Finn, Board Member, IATA Simplifying Passenger Travel (SPT)

•	Michael Saunders, Director Aviation, Motorola "Changing the paradigm: leveraging RFID & wireless technologies to improve baggage handling"
•	Marcello Petrucci, Business Dev. Director - USS Business Unit, Datalogic Automation "IST (In System Timing): barcode scanners to monitor the performance of baggage handling systems"
•	Alexis Hernot, Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, IER "Tag@Home : automated RFID tagging and baggage drop"

11:30 – 13:00 SESSION 7B
Passenger and baggage screening

•	Raymond B. Biagini, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge "Mitigating enterprise threatening tort liabilities for airports and Registered Traveler providers through the SAFETY Act"
•	Adel Baraghith, Project Manager, Passenger Security Processes, Lufthansa "ADEL (Advance Data Exchange Locator)"
•	Frans Tolen, Senior Managing Consultant Business Intelligence, IBM Netherlands "Turning Registered Travelers into regular customers"
•	Prof. Paul Brennan, Deputy Head, Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, University College London "Feasibility of an RFID tag-based passenger location system to enhance airport efficiency, safety and security"