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Key Dates

16 May 2007
Receipt of Abstracts
Before 7 June 2007
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After 7 June 2007
Late Registration
25 May 2007
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Organised by:

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Supported by:

Australian Customs Service

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Department of Transport and Regional Services

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Program

The theme “Mitigating Risks: Containing Costs” is intended to highlight the importance of developing effective public-private partnerships in taking a strategic risk-management approach to secure trade, recognising that security measures involve costs to the private sector and that it is important that these measures are framed in a way which minimises these additional costs while facilitating trade.

Please note: The following program is a draft only and is subject to change prior to the Conference.

 

Day 1 – Wednesday 27 June 2007

0800 - 0900

Registration

 

0900 - 1000

 

Opening and Plenary

Welcome and opening remarks.

Mr Mike Smith, Australia ’s Ambassador for Counter Terrorism (Conference Chair)

Mr Park Sang-ki, Chair, Counter-Terrorism Task Force

Mr David Spencer, APEC 2007 SOM Chair: "APEC in 2007"

 

1000 - 1030

Morning Tea

 

 

STREAM 1: “Identity”

 

Stream Chair

Mr Vince McMahon,

First Assistant Secretary

Border Security Division

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

 

 

STREAM 2: “Supply chain security”

 

Stream Chair

Mr Paul Retter,

Executive Director

Office of Transport Security

Department of Transport and Regional Services

 

Session 1
1030 – 1230

(2.0 hr)

 

Cross-cutting theme –

 

“Taking stock: key risks and unresolved issues”

 

This session will set the scene and provide the context for APEC’s secure trade agenda.

 

 

 

Session moderator

 

Mr Vince McMahon

First Assistant Secretary

Border Security Division

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

 

 

Session moderator

 

Mr Paul Retter

Executive Director

Office of Transport Security

Department of Transport and Regional Services

 

 

 

Professor Martin Tsamenyi

Director, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, Wollongong University, Australia

 

Mr Christopher Brown

Managing Director, TTF Australia Ltd (Tourism and Transport Forum)

 

Mr David Oates

CEO, The Distillery

 

 

Ms Cheryl Johnson

General Manager

Supply Chain and Identity Security

Office of Transport Security, Department of Transport and Regional Services

 

Professor Alan Stenger

POA Chair in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, University of Auckland Business School

 

Ngo Khac Le
Legal Manager, Transport and Chartering Corporation (VIETFRACHT), Vietnam

 

Mr Gary S. Lynch

Managing Director

Marsh Risk Consulting

Marsh Inc.

 

1230 - 1400

Lunch

 

Session 2

1400 – 1530

(1.5 hr)

 

Cross-cutting theme –

 

“Public and private sector approaches to secure people movement and trade” (Part 1)

 

Sessions 2 and 3 will provide an opportunity for both public and private sectors to review developments and progress including through case studies.

 

 

 

Session moderator

 

Mr Raymond Wong

Immigration Department, Hong Kong

 

 

Session moderator

 

Dr Paul Barnes

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology

 

 

Mr Eric Tan Chong Sian

Commissioner, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore

 

Mr Liu Shao Wu

Director, Security Department, Beijing 2008 Organising Committee (BOCOG)

 

Mr Humberto Sánchez

National Institute of Migration

Mexico

 

Mr Neil Mann

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Australian Customs Service

 

Mr John Secker

Deputy Comptroller Policy, People and Resources, New Zealand Customs

 

Ms Debbie Turnbull

Manager, Integrated Supply Chain security, IBM

 

Mr Samy Gardemeister

Senior Risk Management Specialist

Capacity Building Directorate

World Customs Organisation

 

1530 - 1600

Afternoon tea

 

Session 3

1600– 1800

(2 hr)

 

 

Cross-cutting theme –

 

“Public and private sector approaches to secure people movement and trade” (Part 2)

 

Sessions 2 and 3 will provide an opportunity for both public and private sectors to review developments and progress including through case studies.

 

 

 

Session Moderator

 

Mr Raymond Wong

Immigration Department, Hong Kong

 

 

Session moderator

 

Dr Paul Barnes

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology

 

 

 

Mrs Siti Rohani Bt Muhamad Yusup
Deputy Director, Government Multi-purpose Card Division, National Registration Department, Malaysia

 

Mr Jun Nakaya

Director, Government Business and Policy Research, Fujitsu Asia

 

Ms Sheridan Evans

Assistant Secretary, Identity Security Branch, Department of the Attorney General, Australia

 

 

 

Mr Graeme Mickelberg

Security Risk Consultant, Hydra Enterprises, Australia

Mr Gregory Goh

Senior Assistant Director, Security Policy, Ministry of Transport, Singapore

 

Mr Mike Laden

Trade Innovations, USA

 

Mr Tom Wheelwright

Vice President, Public Policy, Asia Pacific, DHL

 

Mr Geoff Vazey

Chief Executive, Ports of Auckland, New Zealand

 

 

Mr Kevin O'Brien
Director,
Alesia PSI Consultants Ltd
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Security Advisor, Government of Canada

 

1900 - 2200

Gala Dinner (Doltone House)

 

Guest Speaker:

 

Mr John Merkovsky
Managing Director, Global Leader

Risk Consulting
Marsh Inc. of Marsh and McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC), New York

 

Day 2 - 28 June 2007

 

Session 4

0830 – 1030

(2 hr)

 

 

Cross Cutting theme –

 

“Tools and Technology” (Part 1)

 

Sessions 4 and 5 will provide an opportunity for the public and private sectors to review developments and progress in implementing the latest tools and technologies for securing people movement and trade

 

 

 

Session Moderator

 

Mr Bob Nash

Executive Director, Australian Passports Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

 

Session Moderator

 

Prof. Dudley Creagh

Division of Science and Design,

University of Canberra

 

 

 

Panel discussion on Biometrics

“Will there be public willingness in the long-term for increased public and private sector use of biometrics to secure and facilitate travel and trade?”

 

Mr Eric Tan Chong Sian

Commissioner, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore

 

Mr Terry Hartmann

Director, Homeland Security and Secure Identification and Biometrics

Unisys

 

Dr Ted Dunstone

Chair, Technical Committee, Biometrics Institute

 

Mr Jeff Penrose
Senior Consultant, The Distillery

 

Mr Shinichi Kasai
Security and Smart ID Solutions Division, Hitachi, Ltd.

 

Panel discussion on identity document verification

“Do agencies that issue identity documents have a responsibility to verify the authenticity of their documents for those public and private sector organisations that rely on them in their business operations? If so, what are the issues to be resolved?”

 

Ms Sheridan Evans

Assistant Secretary, Identity Security Branch, Department of the Attorney General, Australia

 

Mr Martin E. J. Smith

Senior Security and Fraud Manager, HSBC Bank Australia

 

Ms Kathy Kraninger

Director, Screening and Coordination Office, Department of Homeland Security , Washington

 

Mr Jeff Penrose
Senior Consultant, The Distillery

 

 

Mr Chris Rosenkrantz

Vice President, Risk Assessment Solutions,
GreenLine Systems Inc

 

Dr Paul Scully-Power

Chairman and CEO, SensorConnect Inc

 

Dr Sun Xiaoming
General Mananger, International Business Division, Nuctech Company, China

 

Dr Jon Bell

Head, National Security Science and Technology Unit, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

 

 

 

1030 - 1045

Morning tea

 

Session 5

1045 – 1230

(1.75 hr)

 

Cross Cutting theme –

 

“Tools and Technology” (Part 2)

 

Sessions 4 and 5 will provide an opportunity for the public and private sectors to review developments and progress in implementing the latest tools and technologies for securing people movement and trade.

 

 

 

Session Moderator

 

Mr Bob Nash

Executive Director, Australian Passports Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

 

Session Moderator

 

Prof. Dudley Creagh

Division of Science and Design, University of Canberra

 

 

 

Panel discussion on Smartcards

“Will travel or trade be the primary application for smartcard technology in the future?”

 

Mr Benoit Mignard, Gemalto

 

Mr Eric Tan Chong Sian

Commissioner, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore

 

Mrs Siti Rohani Bt Muhamad Yusup

Deputy Director, Government Multi-purpose Card Division, National Registration Department, Malaysia

 

Asia Pacific Smartcard Association

(tbc)

 

Mr Martin E J Smith

Senior Security and Fraud Manager

HSBC Bank Australia

 

Mr Shinichi Kasai
Vice President, Marketing and Sales Smartcard Business Development Department, Hitachi Ltd

 

Panel discussion on e-passports

“Will the rollout of e-passports really make people movements more secure?”

 

Mr David Philp

Manager, Passport Services, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand

 

Ms Kathy Kraninger

Director, Screening and Coordination Office, Department of Homeland Security

 

Ms Elaine Dezenski

Senior Vice President

Global Government Affairs

Cross Match Technologies (tbc)

 

Mr Terry Wall

Director, Passenger Clearance, Passenger Division, Australia

 

Mr Terry Hartmann
Director, Homeland Security and Secure Identification Biometrics
Unisys

 

 

 

Mr Mal Maginnis

President,

Smiths Detection Asia-Pacific, Singapore

 

Mr David Fox

National Manager, National Security, Hewlett-Packard

 

Mr Tex Wright,
Director,
ISIS Secure New Zealand Limited (ISIS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1230 - 1400

Lunch

 

Session 6

1400 – 1530

(1.5 hr)

 

 

Cross Cutting theme –

 

“Building capacity and future directions”

 

The intention of this session is to outline existing capacity building and other collaboration in the APEC region for the secure movement of people and trade; to consider scope for further co-operation: and identification of the needs and the way ahead

 

 

Session Moderator

Ms Elaine Dezenski
Senior Vice President
Global Government Affairs
Cross Match Technologies

 

Session Moderator

 

Mr Samy Gardemeister

Senior Risk management Specialist

Capacity Building Directorate

World Customs Organisation

 

 

 

Mr Todd Frew

Assistant Secretary,

Entry Policy and Procedures, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Australia

 

Mr Charles Harns

Head, Technical Cooperation Division

Migration Management Services Department, International Organization for Migration

 

Prof. David Widdowson

Executive Director, Centre for Customs and Excise, University of Canberra

 

Mr James Goh

Regional Vice President Asia Pacific Region, United Parcel Service, Singapore

 

Mr Chris Trelawny

Head, Maritime Security Section,

International Maritime Organisation (tbc)

 

Mr Koji Hashimoto
General Manager, Trade Promotion and Administration Group, Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment

 

1530 - 1600

Afternoon tea

 

1600 – 1700

 

Closing address The Hon Mark Vaile MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services

 

Stream Facilitators’ reports to Plenary

Conference Chair closing remarks