The third World BORDERPOL Congress opens on December 9 in Budapest, a gathering of international border agencies, agencies at the borders, border management and protection people.
Hosted by the Hungarian Ministry of Interior and Hungarian National Police, the 2014 World BORDERPOL Congress brings together border security speakers from around the world. After an opening welcome from Lt.Gen Károly Papp, Chief Commissioner of the Hungarian National Police, Col dr Gizella Vas, Head of Hungarian Border Policing Unit, Hungarian National Police will deliver an opening keynote presentation.
Minister Vladimir Goshin, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), will deliver an opening keynote presentation discussing aspects of ECC work connected with the unification of corpus delicti and sanctions for customs crimes (smuggling, illegal import and export of pieces of art, drugs).
This year’s Congress will see panel discussions on ‘Adopting to the changing environment: what border security administrations must do to remain effective’ and ‘In the e-age of documents what is the life expectancy of the passport booklet?’. Other speakers confirmed include:
•Teresa Hardy, Deputy Director – Head of Carrier Delivery & Engagement, Border Force – Home Office, UK
•James Douglass, Transport Protective Security Lead, National CT Policing HQ, UK
•George Trebess, Aviation Protective Security Manager, National CT Policing HQ, UK
•Mr Olaitan J O, Deputy Comptroller General, Investigation, Inspectorate and Enforcement (IIE) Directorate, Nigeria Immigration Service
•J.J.M. (Hans) de Moel, Policy Officer, Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Netherlands
•Ferenc Banf, Director, European Police College (CEPOL)
•Clarence Yeo, Commissioner, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Singapore
•Ralph Markert, Assistant Director, International Partnerships & Development, INTERPOL
•Dr. Ahmed Alzahrani, Project Manager, Ministry Of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
•David Alania, Chief officer. Police captain. Border Patrol, Ministry of Internal Affair, Georgia
•Cephas Makunike, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
•Ioan Buda, Director General, Romanian Border Police
•Director General of Immigration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Republic of Indonesia
•Mr. Muhamad Anil Shah Abdullah, Director for Police Services, Assistant Commissioner of Police, ASEANAPOL
•Ricardo Bn. Baretzky, President, ECIPS (CYBERPOL program)
•Ms Angiolelli-Mayer, Project Manager Passenger Facilitation, IATA, Switzerland
•Andrus Oovel, Head of the Border Security Programme and Chairman of International Advisory Board for Border Security, Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), Switzerland
•Commodore Vasan Seshadri (ret’d), Head Strategy and Security Studies, Center for Asia Studies, India
•Louis-Lyonel Voiron, President, World Anti-Illicit Traffic Organization
•Ms. Helen Marano, Vice President Government & Industry Affairs, World Travel & Tourism Council, United Kingdom
•Tom Tass, Executive Director, BORDERPOL.
Visit: www.world-borderpol-congress.com.
