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Thanks to all of the participants who attended the 3rd Annual Collaborative Border Management Conference 2012 that took place on 27th March in Brussels

Speakers include

Stefano Manservisi

Director-General, DG HOME

European Commission

Ger Daly

Global Managing Director

Accenture, Defence & Public Safety

Frank Janssens

Acting Head of Unit, Modernised Customs Code

DG Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

Maria Manuela Cabral

Head of Unit, Risk Management and Security

DG Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

Zoltan Nagy

Head of Operational Centre and Coordination Unit

Europol

Event Pictures

To see a selection of the photos taken during the conference please click here or click on the Conference Photos tab above.

Sessions discuss:

- The future of border management in Europe with key policymakers

- Models for information sharing and risk-management being adopted in Europe 

- Lessons learned from the implementation of border management and customs programmes globally

- Practical considerations in implementing collaborative border management between agencies

- Technology and processes to support the delivery of smart and secure borders

Further information:

Now in its third year and established as the leading forum of its kind in Brussels, the British Chamber Border Management Conference 2012, aims to gather the border control and customs communities alongside EU and international policy makers and stakeholders, to discuss opportunities for collaboration across agencies and institutions involved in border management and how this can support smarter and more secure borders in Europe, particularly in the current economic climate when all actors are required to do more with less.

With the European Commission due to come forward with legislative proposals on Smart Borders in the first half of 2012 to develop an EU Entry-Exit System and Registered Traveller Programme, the event will also examine how the use of innovative technology can support collaboration between agencies, particularly by simplifying the sharing of information, allowing agencies to focus scarce resources on higher risk individuals and cargo and trusted travellers and traders to avail of facilitated and more streamlined border clearance facilities.

The conference will therefore set out the vision of key policymakers in the area of border management in Europe and examine how collaborative border management, in terms of both information sharing and practical cooperation between regulatory authorities, border management and customs agencies, the trading community and transport and supply chain partners, can support the achievement of these objectives.

For further information on this event, please contact James Wilmott on +44 (0) 2920 783 022 / james.wilmott@forum-europe.com