| Day
One |
Key policy leaders and industry practitioners evaluate the status of current international security initiatives. |
Opening remarks from the Chairman:
Mr. Juha Hintsa, HEC Lausanne & CBRA, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 2007 Update on Cargo Security, C-TPAT, CSI, CBP 24 Hour Rule & the Advanced Trade Data Initiative: Can solutions now be implemented? |
- Learn how the Department for Homeland Security C-TPAT program and the changes under the Port Security Act affect the global cargo security management
- Examine the relevant details in international regulations including the advanced data trade initiative and how it affects carriers, importers, shippers and terminal operators in the global supply chain
- C-TPAT – AEO - ASEAN: hear how they can work together harmoniously to improve efficiency.
- Hear how 10 plus 2 initiative can provide benefits to business in event of a major security incident.
- Get best practice tips in verification and validation of supply chain security practices and measures
Mr. Jaime Ramsay , CBP Program Manager ,
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), USA |
| European Customs Policy & Authorized Economic Operator legislation update |
Cross-border Research Association (CBRA) focuses on studying the business implications of
emerging supply chain security standards and regulations in global supply chains.
This session will give you the background story on the evolution of Cargo security and Tracking; you will hear about the
debate on the AEO being kept voluntary, the certification issues, the EU AEO and its weakness and get an update on
the position of each of the value chain member on those issues.
You will then find out:
- How to help shippers and operators to prepare for the AEO implementation
- Make the case for cargo security at all level: Analysis of requirements and benefits of compliance
- What’s the role of each value chain member in ensuring that global supply chain is secured? Shippers, container owners, forwarders and customs
- Find out the repercussions for customs and all commercial parties of removing the obligation for freight forwarders to file advance summary declarations for their shipments
- What are the real costs shippers are facing when implementing new supply chain security standards
Mr. Juha Hintsa, Senior Researcher ,
HEC Lausanne & CBRA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Towards a sustainable policy on Supply Chain Security |
- Understand how the work of DG-TREN directly increases the security of the supply chain of all European freight transport without impeding the free flow of trade
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Get an analysis of the leading principles of supply chain security from both sides:
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political apprehension, trade facilitation and harmonization of standards
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business continuity and organizational resilience
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Understand container security strategy; crucially what are the risks/threats and opportunities for secure operators who benefit from facilitations giving them commercial and competitive advantage
- Learn about the latest policy initiatives for the short term and long term
- The Silver bullet: A vision for possible technology solutions
- Hear the “Legislator” perspective on who should pay for container security technology and services
Mr. Roeland Van Bockel,
Supply Chain Security Expert
, DG TREN, European Commission, Belgium
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| Port Case Study |
| Middle East outlook - A managed approach to securing the global supply chain |
| DP World is one of the largest marine terminal operators in the world with 42 terminals spanning 22 countries. Listen and learn what they look for when it comes to security in the marine terminal services.
- DP World's global security approach - leading and bridging Supply Chain security initiatives
- Find out how DP World implemented ISO 28000 supply chain security management system
- The future state of supply chain security - Secure Freight Initiative
- Hear the "Port" perspective on who should pay for container security technology and services
David Fairnie , Director of Security, DP World
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| Port Case Study |
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Case Study- Hutchison Port; The pre-requisites for supply chain security |
Ports are realizing the opportunity of easing security organisation, lowering their investment at the terminal through appropriate management
of specific containers. Listen to this big picture presentation by John Kok who managed the introduction of new technologies to enable the automation
of equipment and processes for terminal logistics and control systems at Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings
Group (HPH) and the largest container terminal operator in Hong Kong.
In this real life case study presentation you will learn the 3 key factors acting as prerequisites for supply chain security:
- Government Support
- Standards
- Technology Readiness
- New technologies and the impact on the practices of customs
Mr. John Kok, General Manager,
CSI, Hutchison Port Holdings, Hong Kong
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| The Critical Balance between Trade Facilitation and Security
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- Trade facilitation and security initiatives
- The opportunities for customs and business partnerships
- The viability of 100% screening for cargo
- New technologies and the impact on the practices of customs
Kathleen Conway,
Attaché , CBP/DHS, US Mission to the EU |
| The Secure Freight Initiative (SFI)- Progress, overview and results |
Get the latest update and some real-life trial results in this session. Launched in
December 2006 as part of the US SAFE Port Act, the secure freight initiative was
introduced to meet the needs for enhanced cargo screening and expanded integration of
trade data with government information systems.
- Learn about this comprehensive model for global supply chain security that enhances security whilst keeping legitimate trade flowing.
- Find out how SFI leverages information, host country government and trade partnerships, plus uses the latest scanning technology to validate the security of containerized goods.
- Hear the latest trials results from the Port of Southampton by the person responsible for SFI policy in the UK.
Mr. Mike Weeding,
Senior Adviser, Supply Chain Security, HM Revenue and Customs, UK |
| Case Study |
| How to profit from implementing TAPA procedures |
- Understand how TAPA differs and complements other security initiatives
- Get an update on TAPA’s model and its effect on your customers’ risk exposure
- Find out how you can help integrate security and alarm response protocols
- Hear how lessons learned by TAPA members can be applied specifically to container tracking
Paul Linders,
Regional Security Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, EGL Eagle Global Logistics / AMS
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(Plus Case Study to be announced shortly – please stanby for updates) |
| Customer case end-to-end solution |
| Testing interoperability between container tracking and security systems |
Get first hand account of The Beer Living Lab (BLL) a pilot project of the ITAIDE project for redesigning EU customs procedures.
Focusing on procedures for shipments of beer from the Netherlands to destinations outside the EU (export) and
within the EU (intra-community supplies), it serves as a proof of concept for the implementation of the AEO concept,
aligning commercial and governmental supply chain benefits, and is also aligned with the Single Window vision.
- Discover how to redesign existing customs procedures concerning the export of beer from the Netherlands and understand what the effect is on the shippers bottom line
- Learn about the 2 key innovative IT corner stones to the Project; the TREC smart seal for container security and EPCIS databases.
- Understand how the use of advanced container security technology (TREC) with Internet-based EPCIS databases can complement and even replace the EU-initiated system EMCS, and achieve a paperless trade procedure
- Discuss innovative idea on how to realize the Single Window vision, a key EU goal in the field of Customs and Taxation
- Hear the “Impartial observer” perspective on who should pay for container security technology and services and how the investment pattern can start
Professor Yao-Hua Tunn,
Project Coordinator, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| PANEL DISCUSSION: |
| Secure cargo container supply chain: where now? |
The concluding panel will discuss the points put forward during the day and highlight the main barriers and opportunities looking forward. Including questions such as:
- Find out the latest estimates on total cost of securing the supply chain. Who will be making the first investment and what are the business models out there to pass the cost on
- Get the industry wide pulse on schedules of implementation
- Learn about aspects in mutual recognition between various supply chain security initiatives
- Understand how certification and auditing of the security programs will work in the future
Mr. Jaime Ramsay, Program Manager, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
Paul Linders, Regional Security Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, EGL Eagle Global Logistics / AMS
Mr. Roeland Van Bockel, Supply Chain Security Expert, DG TREN, European Commission
Mr. Mike Weeding, Senior Adviser, Supply Chain Security, HM Revenue and Customs
David Fairnie, Director of Security, DP World
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| Day Two |
Get ready for nitty gritty detail, debate and discussion on the technologies, solutions and services available today and what might be ready for tomorrow. Hear the standards debate, open service vs. proprietary models, real life trial results and what is next. |
Chairman and Panel session moderator: Nick Riley,Deputy Director, University of Hull Logistics Institute |
| Global Technical Market overview |
Ted will go through the solution on the market today, how they compare and how they responded to Unisys stringent series of test.
From this session you will
- Get your up to date pulse on the market size, growth and overall appeal
- Discuss how the numbers are stacking up and how the different type of technology providers can improve their bottom line
- How to insure the response protocol is in place internationally to respond to the alarms
Edward Langhoff, Director, Cargo and Port Security Practice, Unisys |
| Panel Discussion |
How smart is a smart container today?
Enabling accurate and visible information through software & services. |
In this opening panel our expert speakers will discuss the solutions available to enable harmonisation of high quality data between containers and the port and customs authorities. As every player in the chain wants access to accurate, near real-time shipment information this mixed panel will discuss:
- Location, status or theft: What are the main market drivers for demand of smart container technology?
- How to identify the new channels to market depending on the demand
- How do static and dynamic solutions integrate at the terminal and along the supply chain
- Discuss the future of interoperability between data platform. Who would profit from it?
- Find out whether a security solution will create additional operational benefits or if the winning model will be a visibility solution providing security benefits
Moderator: Nick Riley, Deputy Director, University of Hull Logistics Institute
Stefan Reidy, Executive Consultant, Secure Trade Lane Business Development Executive, IBM
Edward Langhoff, Director, Cargo and Port Security Practice, Unisys
Michael Wolfe, Principal, North River Consulting Group
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| Intelligence sharing: Track and Trace for every step of the value chain |
Ted will go through the solution on the market today, how they compare and how they responded to Unisys stringent series of test.
From this session you will
- Hear how EPCGlobal leads the development of industry-driven standards for the Electronic Product Code (EPC) to support the use of RFID in today’s fast moving, information rich, trading networks
- Realize the benefits of the EPCIS standard which shares data at each read point in the supply chain; information such as the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY of each EPC event
- Get real world data from the major pilot project undertaken by Transport and Logistics Services under EPCglobal with container tracking utilizing active and passive RFID technologies as well as the EPCIS
- Receive new Phase one (between HongKong and Japan pilot results and learn what goes into the complex planning for phase 2 (between China and US) scheduled for early 2008
Mogens J Bak, VP, DHL Logistics, Sector Head, Retail |
| SECCOND, Secure Container Device Data Standardization |
- Take an in-depth look at the next level in international standardization for future secure containers
- Learn how the SECCONDD Supporting Activity aims to initiate the international standardisation of the technical interface between a secure container or vehicle and a data reader at a port or border crossing and realise why this is needed
- With the project concluded in July 2007 be privy to the project results
- Discuss how best the container technology vendors can best utilise the set of unbiased, open, technical draft standards as a driver for future secure container standardisation activities
Michael Naylor , Technical Manager , Thales Research & Technology (UK) Limited |
| Container Security: Container surveillance data capture and transfer |
- Analyse the business case for monitoring and tracking application. When is surveillance, location and environmental monitoring really needed
- Learn from real life case study how this is done using RFID and get a preview on the project results from the 2007 trial on the South Korea to Europe route
- Learn about the method used for data transfer between container survey appliances and reading points and data transfer from reading points to security authorities
- Discuss the need for standardisation of data elements, messages and transfer
Dr. Christoph Seidelmann, President, International Container Security Organisation |
End User Case Study |
| Implementing modern logistics with increased security throughout the supply chain |
Ted will go through the solution on the market today, how they compare and how they responded to Unisys stringent series of test.
From this session you will
- Understand and compare how the ZOCA service works
- Get the results of the trials done with the ZOCA customer
- Find out the latest on the close work existing between ZOCA C-TPAT, EU and ASEAN legislators, how are this key vendor influencing policy makers
Jaap Van Den Hoek, Director, ZOCA Container Security BV
Carlo Giannini,Risk and Insurance
Manager,
Sony |
| Panel Discussion |
| Open service-oriented architecture systems – existing standards and multivendor platforms |
In this panel you will hear 3 in-depth presentations and demos by IBM, OxLoc and ZOCA and then have the opportunity to join the challenging interactive debate that will follow
- Find out how the 3 technology choices and business cases compare and contrast with other CSD and eSeals solutions
- Find out how GSM/ GPRS and GPS based systems fit with today’s market demand
- Discuss the business benefits of opting for the open systems using already existing communication standards
- Make an exhaustive comparison between products on the following levels
- Interoperability
- Trial results
- Adoption rates
- Customer satisfaction
- Political backing
- Price
- Discuss how the different technical solution aim at different type of containers or type of customers/ cargo
Moderator: Nick Riley, Deputy Director, University of Hull Logistics Institute
Stefan Reidy, Executive Consultant, Secure Trade Lane Business Development Executive, IBM
Keith Dobson,CEO, OxLoc
Jaap Van Den Hoek, Director, ZOCA Container Security BV |
| RFID enabled eSeals standards and solutions for supply chain security and productivity |
In this panel you will hear 3 in-depth presentations and demos by IBM, OxLoc and ZOCA and then have the opportunity to join the challenging interactive debate that will follow
- Discover how RFID can enabled e-seal systems (draft standard ISO 181815) to address both supply chain security AND productivity
- Understand the true opportunities and limitations from the technology and how this will impact your security budget
- Gain valuable insights from customers and clients of SAVI Networks on how an e-Seal can enhance security and add value to ultimately realize business benefits
- Plus hear the "equipment manufacturer" perspective on who the real customers are and who will benefit from the system being installed
Chee Kean Lim,President, Savi Technology Asia & SVP of Savi Networks LLC
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Port Case Study |
| Secure and Visible Global Trade Lanes: Integrating Screening, Scanning and Tracking
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- Understand how the CommerceGuard solution works and how it integrates with the rest of the security processes
- Identify and quantify the needs and solution to combining static detection and inspection systems like X-Ray or nuclear detection with dynamic tracking systems
- Hear how CommerceGuard makes its case for an integrated systems approach at port and terminal level in order to provide customs and stakeholders in the supply chain with relevant data
- Understand the case for the joint venture in building a solution that does not use ISO compliant technology and what it means to its customers
- Get some up to date feedback from the users already implementing the solution
Werner Kruedewagen,Director Sales, Siemens Building Technologies, Security Systems
(Customer to be announced shortly – stay put for more details) |
| PANEL The future standardisation of Container security measures |
Hear the latest in this must attend session which will take the existing standards debate to the next level:
- Discuss if the benefit of opening your technology to create an industry standard outguns the license based strategy. Can today's main rival standards ever interoperate?
- What solutions do we have today to keep the plethora of efficiency-improving technologies from stalling the supply chain efficiency
- How to insure the data infrastructure standard is evolving in parallel with the supply chain physical standards
- Debate the pros and cons of using eSeal vs CSD . Hear how cost, management, ownership issues and customer choice influence the implementation of reusable security devices as standard feature on containers
- What are tomorrow solutions to streamlining and partitioning data communications between private and public functions in the value chain and share the information securely between law enforcement/ technology providers and terminal operator
- Hear each panel speaker’s perspective on who should pay for container security technology and how the business case is made to value chain members who do not directly profit from it
Moderator: Nick Riley, Deputy Director, University of Hull Logistics Institute
Dr. Christoph Seidelmann,President, ISCO
, IBM
Michael Naylor, SECCONDD Project Co-ordinator, Thales Research Technology
Michael Wolfe,Principal, North River Consulting Group |
| End
of Conference |
