Speaker Biograghy: Major Abdullah Saaed Al-Kalbani has over 25 years' experience working on IT projects as a technical expert, as well as in management leadership positions for the Royal Oman Police. In addition to his current role as Head of Strategic Planning & Projects Section, Directorate General of Information Technology for the Royal Oman Police, he is the eVisa Project Director.


Day 1 - 10 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

12:30 - 13:00 - Innovating border security in Oman to support tourism
Synopsis: The Sultanate of Oman is experiencing an exciting period of economic and tourism growth. This requires enhanced vigilance to ensure the safety of the country for tourists as well as those seeking gainful employment. In partnership with SITA, the Royal Oman Police is implementing a new border control system that will provide comprehensive improvements to visas, entry-exit and data intelligence. The system delivers a layered approach to secure the border, while providing the flexibility to adapt different rules based on risk categorisation of the travellers.

Audience will learn:

• Review of the national objectives for the new border control system
• Mapping how the system functionality was identified to accomplish the key objectives
• The coordination of multiple stakeholders across other key transport infrastructure projects
• Lessons learned from the interim phases delivered to date