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[wep_schedule layout=3]Opening Keynotes and Welcome Messages to the 2024 World Border Security Congress
Trends in Drugs, Trafficking, SOC and Terrorism – impact across continents
Drugs on the streets seems to be the insoluble societal problem of our age. It destroys lives and permeates every part of society. It makes law breakers of otherwise law-abiding citizens and through their dealers puts them in direct contact with the criminal underbelly of society. Drugs are the invisible glue that connects organised crime […]
Emerging Trends in Technology at the Border (Government Perspectives)
All around the world, governments are looking for that next step in technology that will change the border security paradigm, such as stand-off explosive and drug detection or big data analytics. Some technologies are still on the wish list, but some are now very much on the ‘to do’ list! One of the biggest drivers […]
Africa Workshop - Leveraging Technology, Cooperation, and Humanitarian Approaches to Border Security in Africa: The Role of Government and NGOs
Organized by the African Young People Support Centre (AYPSC), De La Colina Charity and African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation, this session at the 2025 World Border Security Congress in Madrid will focus on a multi-faceted approach to border security in Africa. Africa faces significant border challenges, from irregular migration and human trafficking to terrorism and […]
Shaping the future requirements for traveller verification at European borders Wednesday 24th April 10.30am – 12.30pm The European Association Airport & Seaport Police is one of the 23 parties involved in the EU-funded project SafeTravellers, which started January this year and will last for three years. It aims to produce a near-operational system at TRL7 or above. SafeTravellers is […]
Networking Coffee Break
Welcome Reception (Invitation Only)
Trends in Irregular and Mass Migration and THB
According to UNHCR figures by May 2024, more than 120 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. This includes 43.4 million refugees, 63.3 million internally displaced people, 6.9 million asylum seekers and 5.8 million people in need of international protection. But it is not just […]
The Impact Border Security and Management Can Have on Environmental Sustainability
Industrial waste typically has a negative value – it costs businesses money to treat it in a way that is safe and does not harm the environment. Costs include treatment, technology and labour costs in line with national laws and environmental regulations. There is therefore an incentive for companies wishing to avoid these costs to […]
Rivers create a particular set of problems for border management. Rivers can flow hundreds and thousands of kilometres from the ocean into national territories. Indeed, rivers make up 23 percent of all international borders. South America has the largest number of international borders made up by rivers—nearly half. Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French, Guiana, […]
Overview of the latest technologies and solutions for border management, security and protection
Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration
It is widely acknowledged that interagency cooperation is the key to the effective border management, facilitating the movement of goods and people whilst simultaneously preventing bad actors from travelling and interdicting the movement of illicit goods. But what can be in practical terms on the ground to increase communication, share actionable intelligence and best practise.
Overview of the latest technologies and solutions for border management, security and protection
Modus Operandi (Drugs and contraband)
In the spirit of interagency cooperation this workshop will facilitate the sharing of on the ground experience, real life case studies and share actionable intelligence on the movement of drugs, illicit goods, illegal waste, heritage goods, wildlife trafficking and modus operandi used to enable these trades.
Delegate Lunch and Networking Break
Networking Coffee Break
Networking Reception sponsored by SITA
OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) at the Border
How do we disrupt or prevent travel of bad actors? Information sharing between some governments is good, but any gaps will be exploited. Interpol and ICAO are starting to provide greater access to what were previously government access only systems. But is there a role for non-government actors, including industry, to deter or prevent travel […]
Any organisation, whatever is field of operation, is only as good as its staff. And investment in that human capital is one of the most valuable activities that any organisation can participate in. Training promotes the ethics and ideals of the organisation as well as well as improving the skills and knowledge to develop sound […]
Identity Verification is self-evidently the key to effective border management. For all border agencies, verify each person’s identity against government databases determines whether an individual is welcome into a country or not. Morphed photo: Use of a morphed image in a genuine document, allowing two individuals to share the same passport. Counterfeit: The complete fake […]
Closed Agency Workshop hosted by Guardia Civil
Modus Operandi (Human Trafficking)
In the spirit of interagency cooperation this workshop will facilitate the sharing of on the ground experience, real life case studies and share actionable intelligence on the movement of trafficked human beings via planes , boats and vehicles and the various methods by which the traffickers enable this movement.
Networking Coffee Break
Delegate Lunch and Networking Break