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![]() ABC4EU Final ConferenceHarmonization of the Schengen Borders
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8.30 – 9.00 | Morning coffee and registration |
9.00 – 9.15 | Opening Remarks
“The needs of Smart Borders – end user perspective” Speaker: Mr. Mikko Simola, JHA Counsellor: Schengen, Borders, Visas. Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU. |
09.15– 09.30 | Project Overview
Speaker: Mr. Daniel Cuesta Cantarero. ABC4EU project coordinator. Indra Sistemas. |
The need for harmonization | |
09.30- 09.50 | Harmonization: Link between legislation, technology and ethics.: Link between legislation, technology and ethics.
Speaker: Eticas Reasearch & Consulting |
09.50 – 10.10 | Social and ethical aspects
Speakers: Eticas Research and Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
10.10 – 10.30 | Technology and security aspects
Technological development of ABC system, output of the current stage of the project. Speaker: Vision-box |
10.30 – 10.45 | Coffee break |
From need to solution: Designing the architecture of the hardware | |
10.45 – 11.20 | Panel 1: EES: a quantum leap in border control security
Panelists:
Chair: Mr. Edgar Beugels , Head of Research and Innovation Unit, Frontex |
11.20 – 11.55 | Panel 2: Mobile subsystem: a current and emerging mobility technology.
Panelists:
Chair: Mr. Fabio Scotti, Associate Professor. Department of Computer Science, Università degli Studi di Milano. |
15.55 – 11.30 | Panel 3: ABC gates: an interoperable solution in border control management
Chair: Mr. Sergi Vazquez Maymir. PhD/ Researcher, Vrije Universiteit, Brussel |
12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch break |
Pilot validation results and harmonization recommendations | |
13.30 – 14.15 | Air border pilots – Lisbon, Portugal and Madrid, Spain
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14.15 – 14.45 | Sea border pilots – Algeciras, Spain
Speakers: Indra Sistemas, Atos Societas. |
14.45 -15.15 | Land border pilot – Calafat, Romania
Speakers: Atos Societas, Indra Sistemas, Vision-box, Romanian Border Police |
15.15 – 15.45 | Coffee break |
15.45 – 16.15 | Further standardization recommendations
Speakers: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Eticas Research & Consulting (TBC) |
16.15 – 17.00 | Looking ahead: The future of smart borders
Concluding remarks: Mr. Edgar Beugels , Head of Research and Innovation Unit, Frontex Mr. Paolo Salieri. Principal Scientific/Policy Officer. European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs Q&A |
EXHIBITION: Exhibition of the ABC mobile device will be available throughout the breaks and will continue after the program. Possibility to test use in a closed environment (TBC). |
Inquiries: abc4eu@laurea.fi