Speaker Biograghy: Lee is responsible for overseeing TSA’s regional operations and leveraging TSA’s influence for more global security within Europe and Africa. He is TSA's executive advisor, consultant and expert to government officials in the region to harmonise aviation security measures and share best practices. Prior to this role, Lee was the Assistant Administrator for Security Operations, where he was responsible for providing executive management of daily field operations for a workforce of approximately 54,000 employees at more than 450 airports nationwide. He was also responsible for regulatory compliance, budget and financial requirements for the $3.6 billion operations budget, programme planning, partnering with security operators in other modes, and the development of strategic plans for the future operational role of TSA. Lee has also held a variety of position in TSA including Federal Security Director - Orlando, Assistant Administrator for Acquisition, and Executive Director of Intra-Agency Operations.


Day 1 - 18 April
Session: Security and Facilitation

10:20 - 11:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION: Checkpoint of the Future - moderated by IATA
Synopsis: .The roadmap for the checkpoint of the future .An international proposal – but does it differ among countries? .Will the various national criteria for screening be acceptable to all nations? (How do we promote data sharing, data exchange and data acceptability?) .How are the 'permissions' for the three lanes determined? .How might airline-based programmes be used to differentiate (FF miles, Red Carpet Club, etc.)? (Known Traveler and Behavioral Analysis – the evolution has already begun.) .How will changing technology affect checkpoint design? .What about manpower requirements – different countries screen differently? (How will future configurations affect resources?) .How is throughput 'balanced' when any one of the lanes is over- or under-utilised?

Day 1 - 18 April
Session: Security and Facilitation

16:50 - 17:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION: Airport security: stagnant or evolving?
Synopsis: .Differentiate between airport security and government security .Is the current distribution of responsibility appropriate? (If not, what has to change?) .Is Annex 17 still relevant? Helpful? .TSA is going 'risk-based' security – what does that mean? .International differences about what’s important .Intelligence community – are they up to the task? .How robust is the TSA concept? What happens if something happens? .There’s a need for international standards – how can we achieve them? .How can we increase acceptance for risk-based concepts?

Day 1 - 18 April
Session: Security and Facilitation

12:25 - 12:55 - TSA's risk-based security
Synopsis: This presentation will describe TSA's efforts to balance passenger risk with security. TSA has a variety of pilots under way to test various aspects of risk-based security. This session will provide detail on the strategy and early results of these pilots.