| The issuing of machine-readable travel documents is taking place in three distinct waves: first ePassports, then National IDs and finally Visas.
Will the introduction of electronic travel documents worldwide pave the way towards the much broader market penetration of RFID and biometric technology in the areas of eGovernment projects?
What will the next waves be in the area of government-driven citizen ID programs? |
| Opening
- Sophie B. de la Giroday (President - Wise Media)
Session 1 - Border Control and ePassports: open issues
- Frank Moss (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services - US Department of State)
“The introduction of ePassports in the USA”
- Björn Brecht (Business Development Manager - Bundesdruckerei)
“Next generation border crossing – logistics as a role model for future border management”
- Gerd Schaefer (CEO - Digital Identifiction Solutions)
“The world’s most comprehensive, decentralised online biometric e-passport system” |
| Session 2 - The second wave: national ID projects
Chairman: Detlef Houdeau (Project Manager of the EU Funding Project)
- Frank Leyman (Manager International Relations - Fedict Service Public Fédéral ICT)
“The Belgian eID card: the magic key that can transform a multi- headed dragon into a smiling face”
- Andreas Reisen (Head of Department IT4 - Biometrics, Travel Documents and Registration - Federal Ministry of the Interior Germany)
“Towards a comprehensive identification strategy”
- Ali Al-Khouri (Assistant Director General, Central Operations - Emirates Identity Authority)
“United Arab Emirates national ID card program - setting standards” |
| - Tony Collings (Head of Information Assurance Delivery - Identity Cards Programme, UK Identity and Passport Service)
“Practical and future requirements in identity management”
- Brig. Saleem Ahmed Moeen (Chairman - National Database & Registration Authority NADRA)
“The national ID card - value addition towards good Governance”
- Stephan D. Hofstetter (Senior Consultant / Head of Product Management - Trueb)
“eID-cards: electronic passports made small as a card” |
| Session 3 - Toward complete security: eVisa, residence permit and green-card projects
Chairman: Jean Salomon (SVP, Strategic Development - IER)
- Keith Wood-Smith (VIS Project Officer - European Commission, Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security)
“VIS and the challenges and opportunities of biometric visas”
- Detlef Houdeau (Project Manager of the EU Funding Project)
“EU Schengen border control: digital identity for European citizens, immigrations and asylum persons”
- Heinz B. Artmann (CEO - Artmann Consult)
“Chipless electronics visas and how to protect personalized documents” |
| End of Conference Sessions |
| Opening
- Dr. Frank Paul (Head of Unit Large-scale IT systems - European Commission)
Session 4 - RFID and Biometrics for eGovernment
Chairman: Rainer Rettig (Director Business Unit Secure ID - ACG Identification Technologies)
- Elaine K. Dezenski (SVP, Global Government Affairs - Cross Match Technologies; Former Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy Development - US Dept. of Homeland Security)
“ePassports and the future of secure credentialing”
- Martin George (CEO - Smart Sensors)
“Accessibility for all: improving biometrics for the disadvantaged”
- Andreas Biasiol (ID Management Solutions - Siemens Informatica)
“Architectures and problems of government smart card systems: comparing general topics to the Italian experience” |
| Session 5 - Balancing security and privacy (panel discussion)
Chariman: Phil Libin (President - Corestreet)
- John Sluiter (Senior Security Architect - Capgemini)
- Stephan J. Engberg (CEO - Priway)
- Petecchia job title (State Police Senior Officer) |
| Session 6 - Leveraging on the lessons learned
Chairman: Michael Hegenbarth (Chairman of German Card Standardization DIN NI-17)
- Thomas Zach (Deputy CEO - Österreichische Staatsdruckerei)
“Introduction of the new Austrian passport with chip”
- David Starkie (International Business Manager - 3M)
“Biometrics in passports”
- Trevor Thomas (Head of Identity Management Enabling Technologies - Cybertrust)
“PKI and smart cards: the key to electronic identity initiatives”
- Robert Schneider (CEO - SCM Microsystems)
“Interoperability challenges with contactless technology for electronic passports” |
| - Markus Hartmann (CEO Partner - HJP Consulting)
“Are ePassports and open source test tools a contradiction?”
- Alejandro Gomez de Cuenca (CTO - Avalon Biometrics)
“Automated verification of security features in travel documents”
- Karsten Neugebauer (CEO - Safe ID Solutions)
“Distributed and secure production of ePassports”
- Luigi Mezzanotte (CEO - Laser Memory Card)
“Optical ID Card Projects” |
| End of Conference Sessions |
