20 - 21 November, 2018
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
8:00 am - 8:55 am Registration, refreshments and networking
8:55 am - 9:00 am Chairman’s opening remarks
Sumser-Lupson Karen
CommissionerAfrican Maritime Safety and Security Agency
BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION AND REAL-TIME MONITORING
9:00 am - 9:20 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Developing integrated border management and advanced technology systems to support mass migration
- Developing an integrated authority of all bodies involved in border security
- Improving communication and confidence between communities to best overcome security challenges of the area
9:20 am - 9:40 am Leveraging technology for biometric identification and security
- Adapting technology for data capture and verification
- Applications of mobile biometrics on and in-between the ports of entries
- Developing a system that captures all incoming and outgoing persons within a shared nationwide database
INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT AND COUNTER TERRORISM
9:40 am - 10:00 am The integration of land, sea and air in border security efforts
- Incorporating the capabilities of land, water and air surveillance to increase the scope of visibility
- Improve the effectiveness of land border patrols by the use of water patrols and early detection of air patrols
- Real time monitoring and surveillance
10:00 am - 10:20 am Optimising land patrols to cover vast landscape and terrains
- Improving the capacity of pre-existing border defences by trainings and technology advancements
- Employing multiple vehicle types to cover the areas between border posts
- Utilising specialised patrol units that are equipped for the particular terrain
Captain Phillip Heyl
Maritime Advisor, IMO and US State Department, Ex- Chief, Air & Maritime Security ProgramsU.S. Africa Command, The Heyl Group
10:20 am - 11:00 am Networking coffee break
11:00 am - 11:30 am PANEL DISCUSSION: Developing a comprehensive real-time monitoring and surveillance system backed up with efficient legislation and trap repeat offenders
- What can governments do to optimise the way their frontiers are managed?
- Capabilities of border management to improve surveillance and monitoring
- Quick legislation efforts to overcome mass migration
Captain Phillip Heyl
Maritime Advisor, IMO and US State Department, Ex- Chief, Air & Maritime Security ProgramsU.S. Africa Command, The Heyl Group
ENHANCING INTEROPERABILITY THROUGH RADARS, SCREENINGS AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
11:30 am - 11:50 am Increasing interoperability amongst Southern African nations to control cross border crimes
- Improving knowledge of illicit activity within country borders to effectively circumvent spreading across neighbours borders
- Expanding responsibility among the region’s border authorities to minimise the porous borders
- Overcoming the inhibitors of cross border cooperation through an approved intergovernmental model to achieve border security
11:50 am - 12:20 pm Improving radar coverage around land and coastal borders
- Identifying the challenges involved with increasing the use of fixed radars amongst border posts
- Adopting low-cost mobile radars as a solution to cover as much border as possible
- Achieving greater visibility over border security gaps including unlawful border crossings
MARITIME SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Implementing effective maritime security practices
- Increasing port security through improved access control measures
- Identifying and developing the technologies and systems to enhance maritime cargo screenings
- Up-skilling personnel involved in maritime protection to detect and protect their region’s waters
Sumser-Lupson Karen
CommissionerAfrican Maritime Safety and Security Agency
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm Crisis management for airports and airlines
- Working with various stakeholders including airport authorities and cabin crew
- Training crew and ground staff to minimise damage
- Combined security awareness and layered approach – using emergency drills to optimise preparedness
12:50 pm - 1:00 pm Chairman’s closing remarks
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm Networking lunch break
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Networking at the EXPO
- Product demos
- One-to-one introductions
- Country briefings