13th-15th APRIL 2027
LISBON, PORTUGAL

Maurizio Gazzola

Maurizio Gazzola

  • Head of Technology, Countering Terrorist Travel Programme
  • United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT)

    Maurizio Gazzola brings 30+ years of experience in management roles in ICT programmes of large international organizations like the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the United Nations. Maurizio’s expertise lies in the conceptualization, design, development, implementation and delivery of complex ICT systems and services for Government administrations. Currently, he is the Head of Technology at the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism, working on global ICT solutions to counter terrorist travel, aimed at assisting Member States directly with concrete support in technology adoption.

    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?