11 - 13 December 2024
Asia's Largest Government Meeting
Focused on Border Control & Identity Management
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Asia Pacific Smart Card Association (APSCA) host the Conference on Technical Cooperation & Capacity Building for Border Management and Identity (BMIC) since 2010. The BMIC, now at its seventh edition, has become the largest gathering of national government authorities specialized in Immigration, Home Affairs, Border Control, Civil Registration, Customs, Population Management, Justice, Health, Public Security and other agencies with responsibilities in the area of Migration, Border and Identity Management.
The conference is an opportunity for stakeholders to share information on new developments and continue to define the border and identity management agenda, in pursuit of the stated objectives. The conference includes an exhibition of the latest solutions and technologies designed to improve facilitation of cross border movements while strengthening national security, to enable government authorities and international partner organizations to advance border and identity management processes.
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The conference and exhibition were founded by IOM and APSCA as an initiative to support improvements in border and identity management, with a focus on the Asia Pacific region. The biennial meeting has a specific focus on fostering border and identity governance through closer consultation and cooperation between the key stakeholders in the sphere of identity management, including:
THE FUTURE OF THE BORDERS AND BORDERS OF THE FUTURE
08:00 | Welcome and Registration |
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09:00 | Opening Ceremony International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
Ms. Laura Scorretti Senior Regional Immigration and Border Governance Specialist |
09:10 | Welcome Statement Government of Thailand |
Mr. Rooge Thammongkol Director-General Department of Consular Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
09:20 | Welcome Statement/Message International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
Ms. Amy Pope Director-General |
09:30 | Introductory Remarks Conference Chairperson |
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Government of New Zealand |
Mr. Dion Chamberlain Manager, Product Development, Identity and Life Events Department of Internal Affairs |
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European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) |
Ms. Anna Polak Head of the Executive Management Bureau |
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09:40 | Keynote Statement |
ASEAN’s DGICM Viet Nam Chair (TBC) |
09:50 | Official Opening of Exhibition Asia Pacific Smart Card Association (APSCA) |
Mr. Greg Pote Chairman APSCA |
10:00 | Refreshment Break and Visiting the Exhibition |
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11:15 | The Future of Identity Management at Airports International Air Transport Association (IATA ) |
Ms. Shu Hui Bian Regional Manager Operations, Safety and Security (Customer Experience and Facilitation), Asia-Pacific |
11:35 | A Roadmap for Digital Travel Credentials International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
Mr. R Rajeshkumar Convener – ISO/IEC JTC1 SC17/WG3 |
11:55 | Photomorphing and Its Impact on Border and Identity Management
National Police Directorate, Norway |
Ms. Frøy Løvåsdal Manager Team Identity, Biometrics and Biometric Data, EUIS Programme |
12:15 | Document and Identity Fraud: Observations from Thailand Thai Immigration Bureau |
Royal Thai Police |
12:35 | Technology and Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Impacts on Identity Management Pontifical Gregorian University, Italy |
Mr. Paolo Benanti Professor and member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence |
12:55 | Lunch |
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14:00 | Travel Documents for Refugees and Stateless Persons The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
Ms. Amanda Stovall Resettlement and Complementary Pathways Officer Division of International Protection (DIP) |
14:20 | National Immigration Administration, People’s Republic of China (TBC) |
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14:40 | Civil Registration and Interoperable Systems New Caledonia |
Mr. Jeff Montgomery (TBC) Adviser Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Pacific Community (SPC) |
15:00 | The Kingdom of the Netherlands | Ms. Lisette Looren de Jong Program Manager Innovation Border Management Ministry of Justice and Security |
15:20 | Refreshment Break |
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16:20 | BioHub Interpol |
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16:40 | The Use of the Public Key Infrastructure INCERT |
Mr. Benoit Polett Chief Executive Office |
17:00 | Technology and Immigration Processes: Human Rights Perspective University of Essex, United Kingdom) |
Ms. Lorna McGregor Professor of International Human Rights Law in the Law School Deputy Dean (External Relations) Director of the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project (HRBDT) |
17:20 | TBC |
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17:40 | End of Day 1 |
Workshop 1 Credible Evidence of Identity: Striking a Balance between Trust and Truth Chair: Ms. Isabelle Moeller Chief Executive, Biometrics Institute |
Workshop 2 API – iAPI/PNR: Solutions for Interoperable Applications Chair: Ms. Sarah Zacka First Secretary (Airline Liaison), Australian Border Force |
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09:00 | Introduction to Workshop 1 Chair |
Introduction to Workshop 2 Chair |
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09:15 | Securing Public Trust in the Use of Biometrics Mr. Jakob Dam Glynstrup Head of the Danish National ID Centre, Danish National ID Center Kingdom of Denmark |
The Counter Terrorist Travel Programme Ms. Christine Bradley Head of the Countering Terrorist Travel Section, Special Projects and Innovation Branch United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) |
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09:30 | Root Identity: The Roadmap to Standardization of Breeder Documents and Data Mr. Stephan Hofstetter Editor CEN prTS 17489-5, Delegated Expert SNV European Committee for Standardization -CEN |
The EU Data Protection Regime and its Impact on Travel Mr. Mikko Hakkarainen Team Leader Document Security & Identity Management, European Commission Directorate-General Migration & Home Affairs Unit B1- Schengen and External Borders, European Union |
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09:45 | Mr. Christoffer Bonn (TBC) Chief Technology Officer Finnish Immigration Service, Finland |
The Use of API at Land Borders Ms. Pascale Mugwaneza (TBC) IT Director The Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE), Rwanda |
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10:00 | Veridos |
Somapa IT |
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10:15 | Discussion Chair, Speakers and Participants |
Discussion Chair, Speakers and Participants |
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10:30 | Refreshment Break |
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11:30 | The Bhutan National Digital Identity Initiative Mr. Gelay Jamtsho (TBC) Royal Office of His Majesty the King of Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan |
The National Traveler Security Centre Mr. Abdullah Alhatlan Director General National Traveler Security Centre The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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11:45 | The Digital Identity “Aadhaar” Project Mr. Sumnesh Joshi (TBC) Deputy Director General (Joint Secretary level) Ministry of Communications, Government of India |
Use of API/PNR in Indonesia (API/PNR at land) Indonesia (TBC) |
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12:00 | Discussion Chair, Speakers and Participants |
Discussion Chair, Speakers and Participants |
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12:30 | Outcome and Recommendations Chair |
Outcome and Recommendations Chair |
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12:45 | Lunch |
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Workshop 3 Beyond Human Mobility Facilitation at Airports: Strengthening Border Control at Land and Maritime Frontiers Chair: Mr. Ross Greenwood Advisor on Biometric Services |
Workshop 4 Information Sharing and International Cooperation: Overcoming the Boundaries of Border Management Ecosystems Chair: Mr. David Scott Co-Manager and Officer-In-Charge Regional Support Office of the Bali Process |
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14:00 | Introduction to Workshop 3 Chair |
Introduction to Workshop 4 Chair |
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14:15 | Preparedness at Mongolian Land Borders Mongolia (TBC) |
Mutual Security Through Partnerships: Partnership Agreements to Improve the Efficacy of our Border Management Systems Lt. Col. Michael Jones Executive Director CARICOM IMPACTS, Trinidad and Tobago |
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14:30 | Maritime Domain Awareness and Data Collection for Maritime (API/BRI) Mr. Kevin Mcanally (TBC) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) |
Information Sharing Platforms in the Pacific Mr. Akuila Ratu Head of the Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) Secretariat Samoa |
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14:45 | Infineon |
Innovatrics |
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15:00 | Discussion Chair, Speakers and Participants |
Discussion Chair, Speakers and Participants |
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15:15 | Refreshment Break |
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16:15 | Vessel Monitoring Systems’ Use for Search and Rescue Operations at Sea Sri Lanka Ministry of Defense (TBC) Sri Lanka Department of Fisheries (TBC) |
The Global Document Examination Support Center Mr. Donato Colucci Head, Border and Identity Solutions International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
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16:30 | Canadian Approach to Maritime Security Mr. Olivier St Onge Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Canada |
Asian Network for Document Examination (ANDEX) Mr. Jong-Cheol Lee Director of the Migration Policy Division Korea Immigration Service Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea |
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16:45 | Ms. Gisela Vieira (TBC) Acting Head, Maritime Security Section Maritime Safety Division, IMO |
TBC |
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17:00 | Discussion Chair, Speakers and Participants |
Discussion Chair, Speakers and Participants |
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17:30 | Outcome and Recommendations Chair |
Outcome and Recommendations Chair |
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17:45 | End of Day 2 |
09:10 | Opening of Conference Day 3 |
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09:20 | Legal Identity in Asia Pacific United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(UNESCAP) |
Ms. Tanja Brøndsted Sejersen Statistician and CRVS Lead, Statistics Division |
09:40 | Visa-Free: Kenya's Digitalization Experience Government of Kenya |
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10:00 | The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
10:20 | Refreshment Break and Visiting the Exhibition |
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11:20 | The Government of Pakistan | |
11:40 | Humanitarian Border Management Operations The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (TBC) |
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12:00 | TBC |
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12:20 | An Outlook at the 2040 Identity Ecosystem University of Texas (US), Center for Identity |
Mr. Fons Knopjes Fellow at the University of Texas (US) and member of the board of advisors of Center for Identity |
12:40 | Lunch |
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14:00 | Report of Workshop 1 Credible Evidence of Identity: Striking a Balance between Trust and Truth |
Ms. Isabelle Moeller Chief Executive Biometrics Institute |
14:15 | Report of Workshop 2 API – iAPI/PNR: Solutions for Interoperable Applications |
Ms. Sarah Zacka First Secretary (Airline Liaison) Australian Border Force |
14:30 | Report of Workshop 3 Beyond Human Mobility Facilitation at Airports: Strengthening Border Control at Land and Maritime Frontiers |
Mr. Ross Greenwood Advisor on Biometric Services |
14:45 | Report of Workshop 4 Information Sharing and International Cooperation: Overcoming the Boundaries of Border Management Ecosystems |
Mr. David Scott Co-Manager and Officer-In-Charge Regional Support Office of the Bali Process |
15:00 | Closing Ceremony | |
15:15 | End of 6th Border Management and Identity Conference (BMIC) |
Head of the Countering Terrorist Travel Section
United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Special Projects and Innovation Branch
Statistician
UNESCAP Statistics Division
Head of Secretariat
Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC)
Chief Executive Officer
INCERT Public Agency (TBC)
IT Director
The Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE) (TBC)
Professor of International Human Rights Law
Essex Law School - Human Rights Centre
Resettlement and Complementary Pathways Officer
Division of International Protection (DIP), UNHCR
Team Leader, Document Security & Identity Management
European Commission, Directorate-General Migration & Home Affairs, Unit B1 – Schengen and External Borders
Team Leader, Identity, Biometrics and Biometric Data, EUIS Programme
National Police Directorate, Norway
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