WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO VIENNA –
13th-15th APRIL 2027
The World Border Security Congress aims to promote collaboration, inter-agency cooperation and information/intelligence sharing amongst border agencies and agencies at the border to better engage and tackle the increasing threats and cross border security challenges that pertain in today’s global environment.
Border agencies and agencies at the border can benefit from the ‘Closed Agency Only Workshops’ with a series of behind closed door discussion and working group opportunities.
The 2027 Closed Agency Only Workshop topics include:
Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration
Effective border and national security management depends on seamless cooperation between multiple agencies operating across national, regional, and international levels. This session will explore how governments and partner organisations are strengthening interagency collaboration to address complex challenges including migration management, terrorism, cross-border crime, trafficking, customs enforcement, and public security. Speakers will share lessons learned from joint operations, intelligence sharing frameworks, integrated command structures, and the use of common information platforms that enhance situational awareness and operational effectiveness. The discussion will examine best practices for breaking down organisational silos, improving coordination between border, immigration, customs, police, military, and judicial authorities, and fostering partnerships with international organisations to deliver a more agile, unified, and effective response to evolving security threats.
Modus Operandi (Drugs and Illicit Goods)
This closed-door session provides a confidential forum for law enforcement, customs, border, and international agencies to exchange operational experiences and real-world case studies on the trafficking of drugs and illicit goods. Participants will discuss evolving criminal methodologies, emerging concealment techniques, trafficking routes, and lessons learned from recent investigations and interdiction operations. The session is designed to encourage candid dialogue on current threats, intelligence-led enforcement, interagency cooperation, and successful disruption strategies. By sharing operational insights and best practices, agencies will strengthen collective understanding of how transnational criminal networks continue to adapt in an increasingly complex global environment.
Modus Operandi (Human Trafficking)
This closed agency session offers a confidential environment for border, immigration, law enforcement, and international organisations to share operational experiences, intelligence insights, and real-world case studies relating to human trafficking. Participants will examine evolving trafficking networks, recruitment methods, transit routes, document abuse, online exploitation, and victim identification challenges encountered during investigations and border operations. Through candid discussion of successes, failures, and lessons learned, delegates will explore effective disruption strategies, cross-border cooperation mechanisms, and intelligence-sharing practices. The session is designed to strengthen collective understanding of emerging trafficking trends and enhance the ability of agencies to detect, investigate, and dismantle human trafficking networks while protecting vulnerable victims.
FOR BORDER AGENCIES AND AGENCIES AT THE BORDER ONLY – If you are interested in participating in the Closed Agency Only Workshops, in order to obtain clearance to attend the Closed Workshops, please register via the Online Agency Registration to begin the approval process.
