Speaker Biograghy: Joe joined the Department of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP) in April 2016 on promotion to Senior Executive Service Level Two, to head up the Identity & Biometrics Division. He had a short secondment to the National Security College after a career working in various parts of the Australian intelligence and security community. Prior to joining DIBP, he was the Assistant Secretary Cyber Security at the Australian Signals Directorate 2011-2016, which included leading the principal defence contribution to the new Australian Cyber Security Centre. Joe’s career has included over 38 years’ experience in intelligence and security domains. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management from Flinders University; Certificates of Completion for the Senior Executive in National and International Security, and Senior Executive Cyber Security programmes from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Executive Education, Harvard University.


Day 2 - 15 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

09:45 - 10:20 - Identity, biometrics and smart gates – an Australian perspective
Synopsis: The presentation will discuss: the Australian Department of Immigration & Border Protection's approach to border management, which is focused on managing risks as far from our border as possible; how biometrics plays a critical role in Australia’s border security; the Department’s future directions to ensure border management continues to meet the threats we face.

Audience will learn:

• How the Department of Immigration & Border Protection uses biometrics
• The importance of anchoring identity with biometrics
• In Australia, the border is a continuum
• Biometrics-enabled smart gates are key to improving passenger flow at Australian international airports
• Everything we do is intelligence led and risk based