Speaker Biograghy: Eric has been the Director of Security at Hawaiian Airlines since 2007, and is responsible for guiding and directing security strategies, operations and policy for the company. Trade association engagement arenas include seats on the A4A Security Council and OSAC Aviation Security Working Group. Recent achievements have been consistent with the evolution of aviation security to become a data-driven analysis of passenger data prior to flight and pre-clearance, including designing security platforms for TSA’s Secure Flight and Precheck programmes, CBP’s APIS Quick Query programme, and using this data for Hawaiian Airlines' internal security purposes to capture data and develop risk assessments to improve operational security. Personal facts: Eric's major lifetime achievements include eight years living in Egypt and learning Arabic, 10 years in Indonesia and fluency in Indonesian, and surfing every chance he gets.


Day 3 - 27 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

09:30 - 09:55 - Web-based data mining and automation in aviation security
Synopsis: Industry has not kept pace with government use of passenger data for aviation security. Government-generated clearance results lie dormant in our systems until passenger check-in. Opportunities exist to capture the clearances, add airline-owned security systems and display risks in advance to analysts for mitigation before the departure date, and to front-line managers for handling on the departure date. The same operational security enhancements apply to regulatory needs such as SeMS and IOSA. Further, the airline can monitor government clearance activity and have advance warning of any no-fly or increase in selected activity.

Audience will learn:

• Government clearances are the first indicators of passenger risk to aviation
• Advance review of clearances and display to front-line managers ensures proper handling and compliance
• Passenger data used for these clearances has value for carrier security systems
• Web-based platforms that capture this data and apply it to carrier-owned security systems result in advanced analytical tools
• Cross-functional application of these tools enhances regulatory compliance and allows for monitoring of government clearance activity

Day 3 - 27 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

13:00 - 13:30 - Panel Discussion: What are the real choke points blocking true harmonisation of security?
Synopsis: Political? EU v. ICAO v. US v. ROW – are there more exceptions than rules?

Audience will learn:

• Standards – are they being set so low as to still be vulnerable, or too high to be met where the threat may be greatest?
• Too many different regulations and requirements – is the system inherently incapable of coherent international agreement?
• Technology, technologie, technika, tekunoroji – will they ever speak the same language?