Border Security 2009 will examine the latest polices and procedures from international border security agencies, nations and border police. Assess their latest policies and discuss how new technologies and initiatives are helping to improve security at all levels. Effective border security and surveillance continues to be vitally important for protecting against external threats. This is a crucial event for security professionals who want to network with major international speakers and attendees dealing with land, air and maritime border security.

Why should you attend this event?

Assess how Frontex are tackling the European border security challenge
Hear an update from NATO on their latest programmes and initiatives for setting a secure international agenda
Analyse the importance of information sharing and interoperability between border police
Discuss the integration of biometric technology for border screening
Investigate aviation security and hear updates from the UKBA and Finavia Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Examine maritime and costal security. Including presentations from the French Navy, International Maritime Bureau and Swedish Coastguard

Hear keynote addresses from:

Erik Berglund, Director of Capacity Building Division, Frontex Jay Grant, Director, Airport and Seaport Police, USA

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

• Brigadier General Marek Adamczyk, Liaison Officer, Polish Border Police
• Ian Neill, Deputy Director, e – Borders Programme, UKBA
• Jackie Bednarz, DHS Attache to European Union, Department of Homeland Security, USA
• Dave Gordner, Senior Policy Advisor - Europe, Office of International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, USA
• Commodore Dan Thorell, Director & Head of Regional Command South, Swedish Coastguard
• Captain Bruno Faugeron, Operational Deputy CECMED/ VAE, French Navy
• Captain Pottengal Mukundau, Director, ICC International Maritime Bureau
• Lieutenant Colonel Brian Clesham MBE, British Army
• Senior Representative, Ministry of Defence, Israel
• Detective Superintendant Neil Winterbourne, SO15 Ports Policing, Metropolitan Police, UK
• Francisc Lalciu, Specialist Officer, Cross Border Crime Combating Directorate, Romanian Border Police
• Babak Goudarzi Pour, Chairman, Swedish National Biometrics Association
• Sabri Ergen, Defence Policy and Planning Division, International Staff, NATO
• Jyri Vikstrom, Head of Corporate Security, Finavia Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
• Ray Batt, Director, Electronic Borders and Security Solutions, ARINC EMEA

Confirmed Chairman:

• Mike McBride, Consultant Editor, Police and Homeland Security, Janes Information Group

Who should attend?

International Border Police Civil Responders Emergency Response Planners Intelligence Units International Ministries of Defence Border Protection/Surveillance Contractors Maritime Security Contractors Airport Security Companies Biometric Technology Labs and Companies

Venue details

Warsaw Marriot Hotel

Warsaw is the capital and largest city in Poland. Attend and see an amazing combination of architectural styles that reflect the turbulent history of the city.

Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian enclave, to the north. Given its geographical location and unique history Poland is the perfect location for SMi’s Border Security 2009 conference.  

l. Jerozolimskie 65/79 Warsaw, 00-697 Poland   Phone:  +48 22 6306306 Fax:  +48 22 8300041     www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wawpl-warsaw-marriott-hotel

            

Enduring for over 800 years on the banks of the River Vistula, Warsaw has emerged as one of Europe's most vibrant cosmopolitan centers. In the heart of this thriving city is the elegant Warsaw Marriott Hotel, located across from the Palace of Culture.

Directions

Airport shuttle service, on request, fee: 7.0 EUR (one way)
Bus service, fee: 8.0 EUR (one way)
Estimated taxi fare: 20.0 EUR (one way)

By Car:
Driving Directions: Take Zwirki i Wigury 'Only Exit' for 5.5 kilometers, cross Wawelska and take Raszynska Str for 1 km until Al. Jerozolimskie -turn right. Continue 0.9 km to intersection of Chalubinskiego/Jerozolimskie. Hotel is on right corner, opposite Railway Station.

Distance from Airport:  8km

Room Rates

Standard Room including Breakfast 120€ (excluding local taxes)

If you wish to book accommodation please contact the hotel directly and be sure to refer to your attendance at the conference to benefit from these rates.