V4 USING TRAVELLER ID FOR STREAMLINED BORDER CONTROLS PROGRAMME 13:00 17:00 ON-SITE REGISTRATION 08:00-09:30 ON-SITE REGISTRATION 09:30-10:30 OPENING SESSION Welcome Speech Minister of Transport, Republic of Benin Alassane Séidou Director General ANAC Benin Karl Legba Opening Remarks Director Air Transport Bureau, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Boubacar Djibo Opening Speakers Secretary General, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) *Tefera Mekonnen Group Photo 10:30 11:00 COFFEE BREAK Session 1. ICAO s Global Leadership on Traveller Identification Management Overview of the global regulatory framework, policy guidance, and status of implementation following the mandate endorsed by the 39th Session of the ICAO Assembly. Achieving the maximum security and facilitation benefits of travel documents, through a holistic and integrated approach to traveller identification management as articulated by the five elements of the ICAO TRIP Strategy, including the benefits of participation in the ICAO Public Key Directory (PKD) and the status of the 24 November 2015 deadline for the expiration of non-machine readable passports. 11:00 12:30 Mam Sait Jallow, Regional Director, ICAO Western & Central Africa Office The ICAO TRIP Roadmap Hubert Gattet, Technical Officer, Facilitation Section, ICAO ICAO Annex 9 Facilitation, Amendment 26 Oladele Ademola, ICAO Western & Central Africa Office How to Make Best Use of the PKD Christiane DerMarkar, Public Key Directory (PKD) Officer, ICAO Facilitation Updates in Africa Under AFI SECFAL Programme *Sheila Ngidi, Aviation Security and Facilitation Expert, AFCAC
Question and Answer Period 12:30 12:45 SICPA Presentation 12:45 14:00 NETWORKING LUNCH Session 2. National Air Transport Facilitation Programmes Implementation The National Air Transport Facilitation Programme (NATFP) aim to address and harmonize the interests of all entities involved in facilitation, e.g. public authorities, aircraft operators, commercial air transport users and airports, etc., to promote the growth of a safe, reliable and viable air transport industry. States will share their experience in developing NATFP as well as the potential benefits it hopes to achieve. Mam Sait Jallow, Regional Director, ICAO Western & Central Africa Office 14:00 15:15 Ghana National Air Transport Facilitation Program Rev. Steven Arthur - Manager, Business Development & Statistics GCAA Mali National Air Transport Facilitation Program Mamadou Silamakan Diop, Chef Service Sûreté et Facilitation, ANAC Mali Senegal National Air Transport Facilitation Program Adama Niang, Director Security and Facilitation, National Civil Aviation and Meteorology Agency of Senegal The Integration of Cabo Verde Border Control Agencies into the National Air Transport Facilitation Program *Nuno Miguel Fortes, Director Aviation Security and Facilitation, Civil Aviation Authority, Cabo Verde Question and Answer Period 15:15 15:30 SURYS Presentation 15:30 16:00 COFFEE BREAK PHASE 0: Robust identity and secured travel documents The need for consistent effort concerning all aspects of the travel continuum in order to assure confidence in a person s identity and travel documents prior to issuing individuals a travel document. Session 3. Supporting Improved National Identity Management Practices Credible evidence of identity, involving the tracing, linkage and verification of identity against breeder documents, is essential to ensuring robust traveller identification for security and border control purposes. Experts in this basic element of the traveller identification will share their works and experiences in ensuring a robust identity management process. Dr. Joseph J. Atick, Executive Chairman, ID4Africa 16:00 17:15 Reforming all Identity Management Practices in Benin Iropa Joseph N Goabi Konti, Director General, General Directorate of Civil Registration, Benin Scaling the Identification System in Côte d Ivoire: A Roadmap Diakalidia Konaté, Director General, National Identification Office (ONI), Côte d Ivoire Civil Registration and Data Integrity Colin Munukayumbwa Muleke, Director, National Civil Registration Directorate, Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Namibia Identity Needs and Vulnerabilities of Displaced Persons What is Evidence of Identity
Sanjay Dharwadker, ISO expert, ICBWG member Question and Answer Period 17:30 19:30 WELCOME RECEPTION sponsored by ANAC Benin Session 4. ICAO MRTD Standards and Specifications Current and emerging ICAO MRTD Standards, Recommended Practices and specifications for passports, visas and identity cards, traveller identification management and security measures. Sharing of best practices designed to minimize document fraud and benefits provided by ICAO-compliant MRTDs and emrtds for border integrity. 09:00 10:15 epassport Application, Rules and Process Colonel Bekouan, Director des transmissions et des systèmes d information (DTSI) Cote D Ivoire epassport Issuance, Rules, Process and Challenges, Nigeria's Experience Nuhu Abba Ibrahim, Deputy Controller General Immigration Service Nigeria epassport Validation: a Practical Experience R Rajeshkumar, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Expert 10:15 10:30 10:30 11:00 COFFEE BREAK Question and Answer Period PHASE 1: PRE-TRIP PLANNING & DEPARTURE Towards a seamless and secured access by improving document issuance and control and expediting risk assessment. Session 5. Document Issuance and Control Processes and protocols for document issuance by appropriate authorities to authorized holders, and controls to prevent fraud (theft, tampering and loss). 11:00 12:30 Modernization of Cotonou International Airport: The Cornerstone of an Ambitious Development Program across the Country *César Agbossaga, Comptroller General of Police, Director of Immigration-Emigration (DEI), Ministry of Interior and Public Safety, Benin Zambia s Initiatives in the use of information, communication and technology (ICT) in facilitating movement of people Denny Lungu, Director General, Department of Immigration Considerations for States in Implementing epassport Issuance and Related border Management programmes Barry Kefauver, Expert, International Standards Organisation (ISO) 12:30 12:45 Question and Answer Period 12:45 14:00 NETWORKING LUNCH
Session 6. Advanced Passenger Information & Data Sharing Platform Border management must deal with the increased flow of passengers and ensure security by identifying each individual as soon as possible in the process. Experts from different regions of the world share their experience and good practices. 14:00 15:15 IOM Capacity Building Assistance in Implementing Passenger Data Systems (API/PNR) Damien THURIAUX, Senior Specialist, Immigration and Border Management Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva HQ Enhancing Aviation Security through Identity Management 15:15-15:30 15:30 16:00 COFFEE Question and Answer Period PHASE 2: ARRIVAL/EXIT & BORDER SECURITY Ability to expedite process, receive advance traveller information, gain better control over identity information & quality improvement. Session 7. Border Control: Inspection Systems and Tools A key element in strengthening aviation security is to ensure that border inspection systems provide timely, secure and reliable links between travel documents, travellers and security information held in government databases. Expert will provide examples regarding these important element which aims to expedite the movement of legitimate travellers while identifying high-risk individuals. 16:00 17:15 17:15 17:30 Rwanda s Experience with enhancing Facilitation and Security at the busiest land border Eric Byukusenge, Division Manager, Information Systems & eservices, Rwanda Immigration, Rwanda The Cote D Ivoire PKD Experience *Milan Daniel Hermann, Director Aviation Security and Facilitation, Civil Aviation Authority (Cote D Ivoire) Question and Answer Period Session 8: PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE & PUBLIC KEY DIRECTORY BEST PRACTICES Issuance and Sharing of Certificates PKI Implementation for the Issuance of epassports and PKD as a Tool for Sharing PKI Certificates and Validation of Passports at the Border. Barry Kefauver, Expert, International Standards Organisation (ISO) 09:00 10:15 Public Key Infrastructure: The Basis for Taking Advantage of the Full Benefit of emrtds R Rajeshkumar, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Expert PKI and PKD Benin: The Benin Digital Certification Technology - Increased Security & Trust to the epassport Discussion: Challenges faced by States in implementing infrastructure & sharing certificates
10:15-10:30 Question and Answer Period 10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK 11:00 12:15 12:15-12:30 12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK Using PKD for Validation at the Border Barry Kefauver, Expert, International Standards Organisation (ISO) Luxembourg s Experience: National Public Key Directory Lessons Learned *Clement Gorlt, Senior Security and Operations Officer, INCERT GIE, Luxembourg Canada s Experience: Connection Between epassports and the Border *Beth Newcombe, Senior Policy Advisor, Admissibility, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Government of Canada Discussion: Challenges faced by States in the validation process BORDER CONTROL MANAGEMENT Linking the traveller and travel document data with the border control process. 14:00-15:15 Session 9. States & International Organizations Commitment INTERPOL Commitment on Developing Interoperable Border Solutions Mr. RWEGO Francis, Special Representative of INTERPOL to African Union, Addis Ababa IOM Technical Assistance in Border Control Management in Africa: MIDAS and beyond Erik Slavenas, Identity Management and Biometrics Officer, IBM Division, IOM HQ Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) United Nations Organization on Drug and Crime (UNODC) Mr. Thierry Thimon, Project Coordinator for Africa, Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) Regional Office for West and Central Africa. Question and Answer Period Session 10. Assistance and Guidance to States Christiane DerMarkar, PKD Officer, International Civil Aviation Organization 15:15-16:30 ICAO Training Package and Guide on Border Control Management Hubert Gattet, Facilitation Officer, International Civil Aviation Organization Presentation on ICAO TRIP Guidance Material IOM African Capacity Building Centre (ACBC): Technical Assistance in Traveller Identification Management Nelson Goncalves, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Tanzania Question and Answer Period 16:30-16:45 CLOSING REMARKS by ICAO Regional Director WACAF Office *To be confirmed