Speaker Biograghy: Ray was appointed Director of Global Business Development for Automated Border Control solutions within the SITA Government Solutions Line (GSL). He has over 29 years of experience in the aviation and government sectors, and IT and communications industry, with 16 years at British Telecom.


Day 2 - 26 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

11:15 - 11:40 - Follow the fast track to an Immigration Officer at Orlando Airport
Synopsis: Greater Orlando Airport Authority (GOAA) has introduced automated kiosks for non-US and Canadian citizens and for Orlando’s International Airport. These kiosks enable visa waiver passengers to be processed, whereas previously they would have had to stand in the primary inspection line in the Immigration Hall, queue to be seen by a CBP officer and answer questions, have their passport inspected and swiped, have their fingerprints and face image captured by camera, and then present their customs form. This is now all conducted at a kiosk.

Audience will learn:

• Taking the manual process of border control and automating for the benefit of all traveller groups: innovation
• Cooperation between key stakeholders (US CBP, GOAA and SITA)
• Service improvement and efficient use of US CBP officers
• Balancing security and facilitation

Day 2 - 26 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

15:45 - 16:10 - Panel Discussion: Challenges and opportunities of large scale and international development in airport based border control. What does the future hold?
Synopsis: Automated border clearance is now installed at over 120 airports in more than 40 countries. However, large discrepancies exist between the category of eligible travellers and the various biometrics verified at the e-gates. The fact is that pre-registered frequent traveller programmes coexist with simple, free, e-passport-driven ones. - Which is best? Which one is likely to enjoy the best international acceptance? - Which one should I choose for my airport? With which selection criteria? - Which provides better security? - Better handling of third-country nationals bearing e-visas? - Better grip over risk management? The panel will review which scheme is likely to evidence the best growth and, ultimately, has the better potential for broader interoperability.

Audience will learn:

• Shouldn’t control of destination border begin at the country of origin?
• How to take a ride with the TRIP: how can border clearance best use ICAO's new ID management program?
• Sharing airport resources: time for Glasnost and Perestroika between the various ABC programmes?
• Drivers and impediments to large-scale automation in border control
• Big Data at the service of risk assessment during border control: friend or foe?