Border Management and Capacity Partnerships: Joint Leadership and Shared Responsibilities to govern and partner in the present to adapt to or shape uncertain futures.
Dates: 27-28 November 2024
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
7th International Border Management Conference
Agenda
Day 1 / 27 November 2024
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8:30 - 9:00Registration9:00 - 9:30High Level Opening
- Sofiene Bessadok, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior in Charge of Security, Ministry of the Interior Tunisia
- Victor Cramer, Director General, Ministry of Asylum and Migration of the Netherlands
- Giuseppe Perrone, Ambassador of the European Union to Tunisia
- Michael Spindelegger, Director General, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
10:15 - 11:15Plenary - Setting the Scene Debate: Advancing International Cooperation through Capacity Partnerships and Joint Leadership in Border ManagementModerator: Borut Erzen, Head of Border Management and Security Programme, ICMPD
- Col. Maj. Nizar Badis, Director General of Public Security of the National Guard, Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia
- Col. Maj. Hassen Labidi, Director General, Border and Foreigners Police, Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia
- Sedef Dearing, Director of Migration Dialogues and Cooperation, ICMPD
- Olivier Bertrand, Policy Officer Migration, Management Response and Counter-Smuggling Unit, DG HOME
11:15 - 11:45Coffee Break11:45 - 13:00Thematic Session 1: Joint Leadership, Shared Responsibilities in Border ManagementModerator: Julien Simon, Head of Mediterranean Region, ICMPD
- Kasper Thams Olsen, Deputy Director for the Department for Migration for Denmark, Peace and Stabilisation
- Dr. Bassim Al Dahamsheh, Governor and Director of the Nationality, Foreigners Affairs and Investment Directorate, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Heba Sabry, Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt
11:45 - 13:00Thematic Session 2: Showcasing Tunisia’s Border Management Strategies: Maritime and Land BordersModerator: Donya Smida, Migration Expert
- Col. Maj. Sami Hassayoun, Director of Land Border Guards (GN), Ministry of Interior, Tunisia
- Col. Maj. Tarek Bel Azerek, Director of Coast Guards (GN), Ministry of Interior, Tunisia
- Col. Maj. Mahjoub Abdelhafidh, Director of Customs Guard, Tunisia
- General Police Commissioner Makrem Gaied, Deputy Director at the Directorate General of Border Police and Foreigners, Ministry of Interior, Tunisia
Lunch13:00 - 14:3014:30 - 15:30Plenary - Border Management and Trade Facilitation: Balancing Security, Economic Growth, and Cross-Border CooperationModerator: Tony Mihaitoaia, Senior Border Management Specialist, ICMPD
- Astrid Heiter, Technical Attaché, World Customs Organization
- Charles Lumor, Chief Revenue Officer, Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority
- Lidia Ababii, Deputy Director, Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova
- Umair Mahmood Siddiqi, Domain Officer, Pakistani Single Window
- Djamal Amichi, Deputy Director of Operational Activity of Brigades, General Directorate of Customs of Algeria
15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break16:00 - 17:00Thematic Session 3: Narrative and Communication Strategies in Border ManagementModerator: Viktor Makai, Head of Office for Libya, ICMPD
- Alice Emmerson, Deputy Director, Digital, Marketing and Immigration communications, UK Home Office
- Dr. James Dennison, Communication Expert and Part-Time Professor, European University Institute
- Xenia Pilipenko, Project Manager, ICMPD
16:00 - 17:00Thematic Session 4: Technical innovations in Border Management: The Role of Technology and DataModerator: Hassan Harake, Modernisation Specialist, ICMPD
- Dr. Ashraf Abushady, Senior Advisor on Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, UNIDO
- Col. Maj. Fakhredin Guedri, Deputy Director at the Directorate General of Operations, Ministry of Interior, Tunisia
- Mohammad Abbas, Former Head of Document Security Lab - Rafic Hariri Internation Airport Beirut, Document Security Specialist
- Camela Ishac, Legal Compliance Specialist
- Alaa Demnati, Head of Office Jordan and Lebanon, ICMPD
19:00Official Dinner
Day 2 / 28 November 2024
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8:30 - 9:00Plenary: Effective Practices in Border Management Training: Insights from the Field
Moderator: Adrian Cooper, Senior Professionalisation Specialist, ICMPD
- Dr. Bassim Al Dahamsheh, Governor and Director of the Nationality, Foreigners Affairs and Investment Directorate, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Martinus Van Eert, Managing Director, ID Centre
- Col. Maj. Imed Mekki, Director of National Guard Training, Ministry of Interior, Tunisia
10:00 - 11:00Thematic Session 5: Capacity Enhancement for Border AgenciesModerator: Shiraz Jerbi, Project Manager for MCP MED TI, ICMPD
- Col. Maj. Mongi Arfaoui, Head of the Nafta Training Centre, Customs, Tunisia
- Youssef Jabre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lebanon, First Secretary, Lebanon Embassy in Paris
- Dr. Imen GAM, Academic Researcher and Lecturer/ training Expert in Crisis Management, ESSECT (Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis)
- Mohammed Dbayh, Training and Qualification Directorate, Ministry of Interior, Iraq
10:00 - 11:00Thematic Session 6: Border Management in Crisis SituationsModerator: Tony Mihaitoaia, Senior Border Management Specialist, ICMPD
- Brigadier General Engineer Robert Mansour, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Director of Signals, Lebanese Armed Forces
- Eugen Levco, Head of the International Cooperation Directorate, General Inspectorate of the Border Police
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova
- Lilien Havasi, deputy head of department at Border Police Department, Hungarian National Police Headquarters (ORFK)
- Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Abdelsalam, Officer in the Egyptian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense of Egypt
10:00 - 11:00Thematic Session 7: Human Rights-Centred Border ManagementModerator: Amala OBIOKOYE-NWALOR, Project Manager and Head of Office, ICMPD Ghana
- Dr. Fatma Raach, Public International Law Expert
- Jagoda Walorek, Senior Fundamental Rights Monitor, FRONTEX
- Elsa Salame, Head of Outreach and Knowledge, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF)
11:00-11:30Coffee Break11:30 - 12:30Plenary: Tourism-Friendly Border ManagementModerator: Julien Simon, Head of Mediterranean Region, ICMPD
- Dr. Ashraf Abushady, Senior Advisor on Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, UNIDO
- Pol. Lt. Col. Ekkapong Mahatanavanij, Deputy Superintendent of Don Mueang Airport Immigration in Thailand
- Narjes Abdennebi, Chief Facilitation Section, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
12:30 - 14:00Lunch14:00 - 15:00Thematic Session 8: Engagement with Border CommunitiesModerator: Rania Skaine, Project Manager, ICMPD
- Diakalidia Konate, Executive Secretary of the National Border Commission of Côte d'Ivoire, Senior Grade Prefect
- Brigadier General Iyad El Alam, Director of the Lebanese Armed Forces Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Directorate
- Major Gianluca Cinque, Italian Armed Forces
14:00 - 15:00Thematic Session 9: Whole-of-Route Approach to Border ManagementModerator: Jawher Sahmim, Project Specialist, ICMPD
- Sebastiano Bartolotta, Immigration Liaison Officer, Italian Embassy to Tunisia
- Dr. Usman Sani Abdulkarim, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Nigeria
- Aissa Dechaicha, Deputy Director of Land Borders, Directorate of Border Police, General Directorate of National Security, Algeria (DGSN)
- Yasmine Timlelt, Cabinet Attaché, Ministry of Interior, Local Authorities, and Spatial Planning, Algeria
14:00 - 15:00Side Session: Presentation of the Migration Partnership Facility (MPF)15:00 - 16:00Conclusion, Next Steps & Closing CeremonyConclusions and Next Steps
- Borut Erzen, Head of Border Management and Security Programme, ICMPD
Closing ceremony
- Slah Salhi, Director General for Migration and Tunisians’ Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians’ Abroad, Tunisia
- Josephine Frantzen, Ambassador of the Netherland to Tunisia
- Julien Simon, Head of Mediterranean Region, ICMPD
Speakers
Director of the Nationality, Foreigners Affairs and Investment Directorate, Ministry of Interior, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Domain Officer, Pakistan Single Window
Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Director of Migration Dialogues and Cooperation, ICMPD
Head of Programme, Border Management and Security, ICMPD
Senior Advisor on Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, United Nations
Principal Revenue Officer, Preventive Operations Customs Ghana
Policy Officer for DG HOME at the European Commission
Deputy Director for the Department for Migration for Denmark, Peace and Stabilisation
Technical Attaché, World Customs Organization
Deputy Director, Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova
Deputy Director of Operational Activity of Brigades, General Directorate of Customs of Algeria
Managing Director, ID Centre
Chief Facilitation Section, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Deputy Superintendent of Don Mueang Airport Immigration in Thailand
Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt
Deputy Director, Digital, Marketing and Immigration communications, UK Home Office
Project Manager, ICMPD
Former Head of Document Security Lab - Rafic Hariri Internation Airport Beirut, Document Security Specialist
Camela Ishac, Legal Compliance Specialist
Head of Office Jordan and Lebanon, ICMPD
Head of the Nafta Training Centre, Customs, Tunisia
Academic Researcher and Lecturer/ training Expert in Crisis Management, ESSECT (Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis)
Training and Qualification Directorate, Ministry of Interior, Iraq
deputy head of department at Border Police Department, Hungarian National Police Headquarters (ORFK)
Senior Fundamental Rights Monitor, FRONTEX
Head of Outreach and Knowledge, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF)
Public International Law Expert
Civilian Military Cooperation Training and Operations Staff Officer, Multinational Civilian Cooperation Group
Executive Secretary of the National Border Commission of Côte d'Ivoire, Senior Grade Prefect
Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Nigeria
Director of the Training of the National Guard, Ministry of Interior for the Republic of Tunisia
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