6th International Border Management Conference in Istanbul Republic of Türkiye

Day 2 / 7 December 2023 (Thursday)

• Session II: Panel discussions

  Chair Mr. Borut Eržen, ICMPD Head, BMS Programme

  09:15 – 09:30

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Arrival and courtesy refreshment
  09:30 – 10:45

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Panel 1: ”Setting directions and good practice in border management” - Policy level

  Moderator Ms. Monika Weber, ICMPD Senior Advisor, BMS

  1. Ghana: Mr. Emmanuel Laryea Kwei, Ghana Immigration Service: ‘’GIS Strategic Planning, a policy tool for setting directions and good practice in border management”

  2. Nigeria: Mr. Paul Sunny Ogbeche,  Nigeria Immigration Service: ‘Support to West African States to improve border governance/ security and management’

  3. Slovakia: Ms. Petra Achbergerova, MoI: ‘Border management as a social challenge’

  4. FRONTEX: Mr. Duco Van Heel: ‘Safe Borders, safe people. Fundamental Rights at the External Border’

  5. UNIDO: Mr. Ashraf Abushady: "AI and Digital Innovations in Modern Border Management: Strategies for Enhanced Security and Efficiency"

  10:45 – 11:15

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Q&A
  11:15 - 11:45

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Coffee break
  11:45 - 13:00

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Panel 2:”What works well” – Implementation level

  Moderator Mr. Tony Mihaitoaia, ICMPD Senior Advisor, BMS

  1. Tunisia: Ms. Jaouadi Najet, Tunisia- Director General, Customs: ‘Tunisian Experience in Integrated Border Management’

  2. The Netherlands: Ms. Sietske Duller, Director for Migration Policy at the Netherlands Ministry of Justice and Security: ‘Implementation of the national integrated border management strategy’

  3. Lebanon: Brigadier General Amine Elkai, Head of Border Control Committee, Lebanese Armed Forces: ‘Integration of border communities’

  4. Czech Republic: Mr. Lukas Vilim: ‘Cyberspace as a new domain for border security and management’

  5. Riga Technical University- Mr. Normunds Rudzitis, Acting Head of Customs and Tax Department: ‘Strategic Vision and Future Trends’

  6. Romania: Ms. Georgiana Dornescu, Specialist Officer, MoI: "ROMANIAN PASSANGER INFORMATION UNIT development and way forward"

  13:00 - 13:30

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Q&A
  13:30 - 14:30

  Daphne restaurant (at hotel)

  Lunch
  14:30 - 15:45

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Panel 3: “Ways to get there” – Instruments and practices

  Moderator Mr. Tamer Kilic, ICMPD Head of the Türkiye and Western Balkans Regional Office

  1. Ghana Revenue Authority, Mr. Charles Lumor: ’Joint Mobile Team Concept in Ghana’’

  2. Estonia: Ms. Thea Sogenbits: ‘The integration of artificial intelligence in border management and its impact on border guard and customs processes’

  3. UNOCT: Mr. Gorancho Stojkovski ’UN Countering Terrorist Travel Programme – partnership based global initiative’

  4. FRONTEX: Ms. Monica Gariup- ‘What’s so special about European IBM? A guide for understanding key principles, concepts, and expectations’

  5. WCO: Mr. Jean- Yves Charriou: ‘Stronger together to address General Aviation threat- the COLIBRI Project’

  6. Migration Partnership Facility, Ms. Rebecca Adeline: ‘Funding opportunities for Borders & Security projects under the MPF Call for Proposals 2023’

  15:45 - 16:15

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Q&A
  16:15 - 16:30

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Conclusions and closing of the Conference

  Conclusions speech

  Türkiye: Mr. Ahmet Dalkıran, the Head of Department, Directorate General of Border Management, the Presidency of Migration Management

  Chair: Final word and closing of the Conference

   

  16:30 - 17:00

  Conference room Ballroom B

  Courtesy refreshment and optional networking