Damian Green MP as Minister of State for Immigration, is the Minister responsible for the UK’s immigration, asylum and border control and he will deliver an opening keynote address at this year’s inaugural BORDERPOL Conference and Exhibition in London, UK, October 16th-17th 2012.
His address will set the tone for two days of high level debate and discussion on the challenges facing border control and immigration agencies around the world.
Controlling and managing international borders in the 21st Century continues to challenge the border control and immigration agencies around the world. It is generally agreed that in a globalised world that borders are as open as possible, yet threats continue to remain in ever evolving circumstances and situations.
The BORDERPOL Conference & Exhibition will bring together some of the world’s senior policy makers, practitioners and players to discuss and debate the current and future issues facing the border management, security and migration management sector.
Executive Director of BORDERPOL, Thomas Tass said: “BORDERPOL is delighted and honoured to welcome Damian Green MP to start the conference, which I’m confident is set to become one of the most important events in the border control calendar.”
More leading Speakers at the BORDERPOL Conference
BORDERPOL continues to announce leading experts, who will be speaking in their inaugural conference in London this October with key names from the forces talking about border protection issues and challenges, as well as organisations that deliver the research and innovations that supports the function of the border agencies.
The latest speaker confirmed at this year’s conference is Police Chief Quaestor Ioan Buda, General Inspector of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police who will discuss the challenges facing border police on Europe’s eastern frontiers.
Other confirmed speakers include:
Andreas Kamm, Chair of the Board, European Council on Refugees and Exiles will deliver a presentation in the challenge on policies of refugee & migration movement from a refugee protection perspective.
Rey Koslowski, Director of the Center for Policy Research Program on Border Control and Homeland Security, USA will look at "Challenges of Implementing Changing Immigration Policies" focusing on efforts to leverage technologies that address broader issues of migration management and policy changes.
Commodore Vasan Seshadri (Ret’d), Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Center for Asia Studies, India, the intention is to examine the issues of border control in Asia in general and South Asia in particular and establish how the issue of illegal immigration from this part of the world poses a great challenges in the west. The analysis would analyse the legal, humanitarian, technical, social and political dimensions of such illegal acts. The session would aim to discuss all aspects of border control and make recommendations for both short term and long term measures.
André Oeyen, Director Biometric Business Development, Government & Security Solutions, SITA, Belgium will look at future technologies of facilitating border management and solving the security dilemma through consolidation of biographic and biometric passenger identities.
Prof. Frank Gregory, Emeritus Professor of European Security, Mountbatten Centre for International Studies and former Specialist Adviser to the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee will contribute as an expert panelist in the debate on the Schengen Area - How Effectively Is it Working?
Thomas Tass, Executive Director, BORDERPOL, Canada. Chairman
The BORDERPOL Annual Conference and Expo will bring together the world’s senior policy makers, practitioners and players, in London, UK, October 16th-17th 2012, to discuss and debate the current and future issues facing the border management, security and migration management sector.
Representatives to BEXCOM:
United Kingdom (UK Border Agency, Ports Police)
New Zealand (Department of Labour, Immigration Service)
Republic of South Africa (South African Police Service Border Division)
Hungary (National Police Service)
Peoples Republic of China (Public Security)
Norway (National Police Service)
Republic of Maldives (Department of Immigration and Emigration)
Singapore* (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority)
United States of America* (United States Border Patrol)
Azerbaijan*(State Border Guard Service)
Burundi (Ministry of Public Security)
*observer members