Abdul-Razak Tahiru
Head/ External Intelligence and Monitoring, Ghana Immigration Service
Abdul-Razak Tahiru is a Superintendent of Immigration with the Ghana Immigration Service
Admir Skodo
Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute Europe
Admir Skodo is a Senior Policy Analyst at MPI Europe, primarily working
Amanda Read
National Operational lead, Safeguarding & Modern Slavery, UK Border Force
Amanda Read is the Border Force National Operational lead for Safeguarding and
Andy Smith
Director, Government & Industry Relations, SITA Advanced Travel Solutions
Andy Smith has been delivering IT and Telecommunications solutions to the aviation
Babatunde Olomu (fsi)
Deputy Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service
Dr Olomu Babatunde Olukayode was enlisted into the Nigeria Customs Service in
Bethany Banks
Owner/Consultant, Owens Banks Consulting
Bethany Banks joined the U.S. government in 2011, and served as a
Clare Marr
Immigration Liaison Officer, UK Home Office International Operations, UAE
Clare Marr is an Immigration Liaison Officer working for Home Office International
Cristian Fanelli
AIRCOP Regional Coordinator for South-Eastern Europe, UNODC
Mr. Cristian Fanelli is Italian national, 43 years old, and he’s currently
Danilo Diniz Correia
Implementation Assistant, IOM Argentina
Mr. Diniz Correia holds a political science degree by the University of
David Hill
Chief Technology Officer, Sintela
Dr David Hill is a co-founder and CTO at Sintela, a UK
DEAC Diane Sabatino
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (DEAC) for the Office of Field Operations (OFO), US CBP
Diane J. Sabatino became the deputy assistant commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Dr Bora Park
Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Strategy, Korea
Dr. Bora Park is a Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Strategy(INSS).
Dr John Coyne
Head of Strategic Policing and Law Enforcement, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Dr John Coyne is Head of the Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre
Dr. Aziegbe Willie Eselebor
Independent Researcher, Universal Research & Training Institute, Nigeria
Dr. Aziegbe Willie ESELEBOR is an Independent Researcher and Consultant with the
Goran Stojkovski
Programme Management Officer, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism / UNOCT, BSM Unit
Goran Stojkovski comes from North Macedonia and has 26 years of combined
Guido Ferraro
Project Manager, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Guido Ferraro, holds a Degree in International Law, a Master in Management,
Henry Kumah
Assistant Inspector of Immigration, Ghana Immigration Service
Mr. Henry Kumah works with the Ghana Immigration Service as a full-time
Jan Willem “JW” ter Hennepe
Business Development Manager Border Control & Passenger Facilitation Europe, IDEMIA
Border control (BC) and passenger facilitation (PF) involve many stakeholders, each with
Jelena Levak
Senior Project Manager, ‘RITHMS project’ Consortium
Mrs Jelena Levak, works as a Senior Project Manager in a Croatian
Jordan Simonov
Data and Policy Analyst, MARRI RC
Jordan Simonov worked at the North Macedonian Ministry of Finance from 2002-2021.
Lénárd Zsákai
Senior Police Executive - Police Cooperation and Border Management Unit, Ministry of Interior, Hunga
Pol. 1st Lt. Lénárd Zsákai, Senior Police Executive of the Hungarian Ministry
Luca Tagliaretti
Deputy Executive Director, eu-LISA
Luca has more than 20 years of experience working with European Institutions
Marina Tzvetkova
Project Officer, Joint Research Centre, Italy
Dr Marina Tzvetkova works on projects related to border security at the
Michael Hughes
Director, INTERPOL Washington
Michael A. Hughes is the Director of INTERPOL Washington, United States National
Mónika Herczeg
Head of Police Cooperation and Border Management Unit, Ministry of Interior, Hungary
Miss Mónika Herczeg works as the Head of Unit of the Police
Oksana Kurysheva
Associate Programme Officer, OSCE
Mrs. Oksana Kurysheva works at the OSCE Secretariat/Border Security and Management Unit.
Philip Blair
Senior Research Engineer, BasisTech
Ramon Ribas de Reyna
Head of Maritime Security and Coast Guard Unit, EUCAP Somalia
Mr. Ramon Ribas de Reyna works for The European Union Capacity Building
Renaud Irminger
CEO, Travizory Border Security, Switzerland
Mr. Irminger has 25+ years developing and implementing high impact transformational programs
Risto Shpritov
Head of Unit for support, Department for border affairs and migrations, Ministry of Interior, North
Mr. Risto Shpritov has more than 20 years working experience in a
Ruggero Scaturro
Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), Austria
Ruggero Scaturro is an analyst at the GI-TOC, conducting research on South
Samy Gardemeister
Director of Enforcement, Finnish Customs
Samy Gardemeister is the Deputy Head of Enforcement Department and Head of
Sara Bracceschi
Head of Consulting & Services, Customs, Center for Adaptive Security Research and Applications (CASR
Sara Bracceschi is Head of Consulting and Services for Customs at the
Sashko Kocev
Director, MARRI Regional Centre, North Macedonia
Mr. Sashko Kocev was appointed Director of MARRI Regional Centre as of
Snezhana Trajanovska, MSc
Head of Foreigners and Readmission Unit, Ministry of Interior, North Macedonia
Mrs. Snezhana Trajanovska works for the Ministry of the Interior and she
Tasiu Sanusi Saulawa
Chief Superitendent of Customs, Nigeria Customs Service
Sanusi Tasiu Saulawa joined Nigeria Customs Service in February 2009 and rose
Thierry Ball
Global Business Development Director, Smiths Detection
Thierry joined the Smiths Detection Business Development team in 2002, to support
Vivian Choy
Criminal Intelligence Analyst, Vulnerable Communities, INTERPOL
Ms. Vivian Choy is a Criminal Intelligence Analyst on Project SOTERIA within
Vladimir Pivovarov
National Coordinator, National Coordinative Centre for Integrated Border Management, North Macedonia
1992-1995 Chef of Regional Police – Kumanovo
1997-1999 Adviser of Ministry of Education
2002-2005
Zlate Dimovski PhD
Professor, Faculty of Security- Skopje, North Macedonia
Zlate Dimovski, PhD, is a full professor at the Faculty of