13th-15th APRIL 2027
LISBON, PORTUGAL

Simon Deignan

Simon Deignan

  • Programme Management Officer
  • UNOCT – Countering Terrorist Travel Programme - CTTP

    Since September 2019, Simon Deignan works as a Programme Manager in the UN Countering Terrorist Travel Progamme whose mission is to support States in identifying and detecting foreign terrorist fighters and serious criminals through the collection and use of passenger data. Simon coordinates implementation across the 8 implementing Partners, and for all Member States beneficiaries of the Programme.

    Prior to joining the UN, Simon spent 9 years with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, as part of the both the Irish and Swiss Chairmanships and within the Transnational Threats Department, where he led the Travel Document Security Programme team. Prior to his involvement with the OSCE, Simon worked in international business/management consultancy in both Ireland and Australia.

    Sessions

    • UNOCT/CT Workshop

      Moderated by: Simon Deignan, Programme Management Officer / UNOCT – Countering Terrorist Travel Programme – CTTP

      – Complementarity of international obligations on passenger data and International Human Rights Law – Dr Arturo Laurent, Legal Officer, Terrorism Prevention Branch / UNODC
      – Supporting Member State with development of compliant structures, procedures and information handling – roles of UNOCT and UNODC/AIRCOP – Maurizio Gazzola, Head of Technology, UNOCT – Countering Terrorist Travel Programme – CTTP and Mr. Dennis Hand, Passenger and Cargo Control Programme / UNODC
      – EECA IWG as a model for regional cooperation and sharing of best practices – Oksana Kurysheva, Associate Project Management Officer, Border Security and Management Unit, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE
      – Case study by IOM and INTERPOL addressing interagency cooperation and systems interoperability – Pier M. Rossi-Longhi, Senior Regional Immigration & Border Governance Specialist, Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, IOM and Fabrizio Di Carlo, Senior Coordinator Forensic and Police Data Management, INTERPOL General Secretariat
      – Sustainability via continuous training and networking – Goran Stojkovski, Programme Management Officer / UNOCT – Countering Terrorist Travel Programme – CTTP)
      – Discussions and Q&A – where we go from here?