Conference Agenda (28 Feb)

08:30 – 09:00

Delegate Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00 – 09:10

Opening Remarks

Glenn Vaughan , Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium

09:10 – 09:30

Keynote Address: The scale of the challenge / conference objectives

Rob Wainwright , Director, Europol

09:30 – 11:00

Session 1: High Level Roundtable Discussion - How does serious organised crime hurt legitimate business and society?

Moderated by: Nicholas Ilett , Director, OLAF
Myria Vassiliadou , EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, European Commission
Michael Rauschenbach , Head of Serious and Organised Crime, Europol
Tom McHale , Chair of ECPA Anti-Counterfeit Expert Group, DuPont
Pat Heneghan , Global Head of Anti-Illicit Trade, BAT

11:00 – 11:20

Coffee Break

11:20 – 11:40

Keynote Address: Impact of organised crime on the protection of the EU's financial interests

Algirdas Šemeta , Commissioner for Taxation, Customs, Statistics, Audit and Anti-Fraud, European Commission

11:40 – 13:10

Session 2: How can technology facilitate police cooperation and stop criminals and terrorists?

Moderated by: Isabella Chiodi , Vice President of EU Unit, IBM

11:45 – 11:55

Setting the Scene: Working together to combat (& prevent) crime

Brian Donald , Head of the Office of the Director, Europol

11:55 – 12:05

The role of technology in combating and preventing crime

Ron Fellows , Global Lead for Crime Analytics, IBM

12:05 – 12:25

Case Study: Operation Golf

Colin Carswell , Chief Inspector, Operation Golf, Joint Investigation Team - UK and Romania, London Metropolitan Police

13:10 – 14:15

Lunch

14:15 – 14:35

Keynote Address: Global and trans-regional organised crime and EU external relations

David O'Sullivan , Chief Operating Officer, European External Action Service

14:35 – 14:50

Session 3: Opening Remarks

Salvatore Iacolino , Member, European Parliament

14:50 – 16:00

Session 3: Legislative and practical priorities for the EU and business

Moderated by: Glenn Vaughan , Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
Nicholas Ilett , Director, OLAF
Jakub Boratynski , Head of Unit, European Commission
Peter De Buysscher , Director - Directorate of International Police Cooperation, Belgian Federal Police
Salvatore Iacolino , Member, European Parliament

16:00 – 16:20

Keynote Speech: US-EU Cooperation in the field of Serious and Organised Crime

William E. Kennard , Ambassador to the European Union, United States Mission to the EU

16:20 – 16:30

Commercial Partners' Closing Comments

16:30 – 16:40

Closing Remarks from Europol

Brian Donald , Head of the Office of the Director, Europol