Capacity Building

April 15, 2026 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm

Dynamic, interoperable borders – the need for more flexible borders to respond to evolving and dynamic threats

Andy Smith Director, Industry & Innovation / SITA, UK

Passenger and Cargo Control Programme (PCCP)

Bob Van den Berghe Deputy Head, Passenger and Cargo Control Programme / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

From Fortresses to Gateways: A New Border Paradigm

Col (Ret.) Adnane Kaab Senior Consultant / STRATEGUS NK, Morocco
Dr Solon Mias Team Leader of the Border Security Solutions project / European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Development of Frontex own Canine Capability

Katalin Mausolf Pokornyi Senior Capability Officer / Frontex – European Border and Coast Guard Agency

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 border and security management skills based on best practice.
As border agencies invest in increasingly sophisticated technology, agency staff will increasingly have to master new skills and ever-changing technical and operational skills.
So, how do you develop goals for your training program and the success metrics to measure how effective that training program is?