5th Annual International Border Management Conference in Amman

Day 2 / 24 November 2022 (Thursday)

• Session II: Panel discussions
  09:15 – 09:30

  Arrival and courtesy refreshment

  In front of RIWAQ conference room (Ground floor)

  9:15 – 17:00

  All Day Exhibition Hall / Networking Area

  In front of RIWAQ conference room (Ground floor)

  Presentation corner
  Driving the Professionalisation: Potential applications in the field of Border Management.

  • Training Institute on Migration Capacity Partnerships for the Mediterranean

  • ICMPD Border Management initiatives worldwide

  09:30 - 10:45

  Panel 1: The challenging and ever evolving world of border management

  RIWAQ conference room (Ground floor)

  Moderation: Ms. Monika Weber / Rapporteur: Mr. Jean- Yves Charriou

  • eu-LISA: Luca Tagliaretti, Executive Director: ‘Smart borders in the European Union – Challenges and opportunities’
  • Czech Republic: Lukas Vilim, Cyber Security Expert: 'New Challenges for Border Security in the Cyberspace'
  • Iraq: Ali Abd Alaziz Al-Yassery, Director General of the Joint Planning Centre, National Security Advisor: ‘Nexus between the national security and border management: national, regional, and international requirements and challenges’
  • Lithuania: Mr. Vaidas Cypas, Chief of the International cooperation department of the Lithuanian Border Guard Service: ‘Management of large-scale irregular migration in Lithuania, lessons learned’
  • Nigeria: Mohammad Aminu Mohammed, Deputy Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service in Charge of Border Management: ‘Mobility and Challenges of African Borders: A search for a Proactive Border Management System for Effective Global Security’
  10:45 - 11:15

  Q&A
  11:15 - 11:45

  Coffee break
  11:45 - 13:00

  Panel 2: Increasing relevance and benefits of the Integrated Border Management approach

  Moderation: Mr. Tony Mihaitoaia / Rapporteur: Mr. Vladimir Pisar

  • Lebanon: Brigadier General Youssef Haddad, Head of Border Control Committee: ‘Maritime Strategy and Integrated Border Management’
  • Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Brigadier General Awad Al-Shrafat, Director of the Residence and Borders Department, Public Security Directorate, title tbc
  • Ghana: Seidu Iddisah Iddrissu, Commissioner Customs, Ghana Revenue Authority: ‘Border Fusion Centres: Lessons from Ghana’
  • Kyrgyzstan: Artjom Babajev, Border Guards: ‘IBM with the focus on coordination mechanism at national level’
  • ICMPD: Mr. Borut Eržen, Head of Border Management and Security Programme: ‘ICMPD engagement in global border management dimension’
  13:00 - 13:30

  Q&A
  13:30 - 14:30

  Buffet Lunch and networking corners, Atrium Restaurant
  14:30 - 15:45

  Panel 3: Good practice examples that proved efficient in support to enhanced international cooperation

  RIWAQ conference room (Ground floor)

  Moderation: Mr. Lamine Abbad/ Rapporteur Ms. Rania Skaine

  • Ukraine: Andrii Vikhtyuk, Director of the Directorate of Work Organisation, Planning and Control, SBGS: ‘Modern Challenges to Global Security in the Context of Integrated Border Management in Ukraine’
  • Civil Aviation: Petr Zollman, Security and Emergency Response Planning Manager, Smart Wings: ‘Border Protection from the perspective of commercial airlines’
  • Tunisia: Saoussen Charfi, Counsellor, Ministry of Internal Affairs: ‘Tunisian approach on border management’
  • Pakistan: Umair Mahmood Siddiqui, Lead Expert, Pakistan Single Window Company: ‘Pakistan Single Window: Securing International Supply Chain through Cross border Data Exchange’
  • Training Institute on Migration Capacity Partnerships for the Mediterranean: Mr. Adrian Cooper, Head of the Training Institute: ‘The future of professionalised capacity development: an innovative redefinition of training through capacity partnerships’
  15:45 - 16:15

  Q&A
  16:15 - 16:30

  Conclusions and closing of the Conference

  • Baseem Al Dahamshah, Director of the Nationality, Foreigners Affairs and Investment Directorate, Ministry of Interior, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Mr. Borut Eržen, ICMPD Head, Border Management and Security Programme
  16:30 - 17:00

  Courtesy refreshment and optional networking