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Monday, 30/10/2017
16:00 - 18:00
Registration
19:00 - 21:00
Welcome reception at Room Orion, Hilton Odaiba
Day 1: Tuesday, 31/10/2017
08:30 - 09:30
Arrival of the participants and registration
09:30 - 10:20
Opening addresses Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization Ministry of Finance, Japan
10:20 - 10:50
Keynote address: Corporate Sponsor-Digital Transformation: Smarter Border, Better Outcomes Mr. Tim Norton, Global Markets Head, Ports and Borders, Smiths Detection
10:50 - 11:30
Coffee and networking break (plus press conference)
11:30 - 13:00
Round-table 1: Disruptive technologies: a view from the border Discussion lead: Mr. Tim Norton, Global Markets Head, Ports and Borders, Smiths Detection Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization Mr. Huyk Lee, Coordinator, Integrated Border Management Task Force, INTERPOL Mr. James Canham, Managing Director, Global Customs Lead, Accenture Mr. Bernard Lim, Director International Relations and Security , Ministry of Transport, Singapore
13:00 - 14:30
Buffet lunch and networking break in the exhibition area
14:30 - 16:00
Round-table 2: Machines and trust Discussion lead: Mr. Christian Leuprecht, Flinders University of South Australia, Royal Military College of Canada, and Borders in Globalization research network Mr. Dicksons Collins Kateshumbwa, Commissioner of Customs, Uganda Revenue Authority Mr. Gino Lechasseur, Acting Vice President, Information, Science and Technology, Canada Border Services Agency Ms. Melissa Odegaard, Global Marketing Director , S2 Global
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee and networking break
16:30 - 18:00
Session 1: New technologies – new opportunities? Moderator: Mr. Hal Grodzins, Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer, Heuresis Corporation Mr. Shigetoshi Aoyama, Deputy Director-General, Central Customs Laboratory, Ministry of Finance, Japan Mr. Yonggang Wang, Assistant President, Nuctech Mr. Frank Kalizinje, Business Intelligence Analyst/Researcher, Malawi Revenue Authority
20:00 - 22:00
Dinner
Day 2: Wednesday, 01/11/2017
08:00 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:30
Keynote address-The Future Oriented Customs Agency Mr. Paul Simpson, Vice President and General Manager, Port and Border Solutions, L-3 Security and Detection Systems
09:30 - 11:00
Session 2: The other side of data analytics Moderator: Ms Charity L Mosweu, Director,Information Technology, Botswana Unified Revenue Service Mr. Superintendent Dean Hogarth, Consul (Hong Kong) , Australian Border Force Mr. Kaz Nishihata, Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President, NTT Data Corporation Ms. Liu Qing, Head of Government Solutions, APAC, Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company
Buffet lunch and networking break in the exhibition area
14:00 - 18:00
Break-out session 1-Room: Pegasus
Break-out session 2-Room: Sirius 1
Break-out session 3-Room:Sirius 2
14:00 - 14:30
1/1-Advancing Outcomes using Machine Learning Mr. Andrei Avramescu, Big Data Architect , Hitachi Consulting
2/1-Artificial Intelligence and Cloud : Taking Trade and Logistics to a New Stage Mr. Takayuki Kida, Manager, Sales Group2, Public Division 2, Public Sector1, NTT DATA Corporation
1/2-Expanded Contraband and Threat Identification Using 1064nm Handheld Raman Mr. Bree Allen, President, Rigaku Analytical Devices, Inc.
2/2-Data Analytics at the Border: The Importance of Cross-Border Data to Global Security Ms. Liu Qing, Head of Government Solutions, APAC, Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company
3/2-Commodity Detection with X-ray Integrated Radiation Portal Monitors Dr. Geraint Dermody, Business Development Director, Symetrica
15:00 - 15:30
1/3-CV 2™ and the Technology Driven Customs Organization Mr. Mathieu Guillebaud, CV 2 Product Line Director, L3 Security & Detection Systems
2/3-Countering the threat: New capability to detect hazardous materials and narcotics (e.g. Fentanyl) Mr. Stephen Wood, Vice President , Cobalt Light Systems
1/4-One Small Step for AI Ms. Weizhen WANG, Engineer of General Design Department, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
2/4-Shipping Container Inspection Safety Technology Mr. Wil Grullemans, General Manager, Nordiko Quarantine Systems
3/4 Smartscan 3D™ for Automated Material Identification in Shipping Containers Mr. Cody Wilson, Director, Research & Development, Passport Systems Inc.
16:30 - 17:00
1/5-Solving Customs’ security challenges with the latest advancements in NII detection technology and inspection logistics Mr. Joe Reiss, Vice President, Product Management & Marketing, Rapiscan Systems | AS&E
2/5- 1. Handheld Backscatter X-Ray Imager Mr. Hal Grodzins, Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer, Heuresis Corporation
3/5 Geo-Spatial Technologies for Customs: From Information to Informed Actions Mr. Daan Van Setten, Managing Director, GE-Data
17:00 - 17:30
1/6 Customs Enforcement Mr. Takamasa Murayama, Section Chief, Enforcement Division, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan
2/6-The Future Format of NII Images Mr. Joris Groeneveld, Senior Advisor X-ray scanning and Radiation detection, Dutch Customs
3/6-Borders in Globalization: An Overview Mr. Christian Leuprecht, Flinders University of South Australia, Royal Military College of Canada, and Borders in Globalization research network
20:00 - 22:00
Dinner
Day 3: Thursaday, 02/11/2017
08:00 - 09:00
Registrations
09:30 - 10:00
Keynote address-Managing Fragile Borders Through Collaborative Use of Technology: Perspectives from Lake Chad Region Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali, Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs