HSP EMEA 2024 brochure

4–6 MARCH 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria

The latest technologies and techniques in the production and issue of banknotes, ePassports, ID cards, visas and other documents across Europe, the Middle East and Africa hsp-emea.com

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Welcome This is what makes High Security Printing™ (HSP) EMEA such a vibrant and rewarding experience.

The event, established for over 23 years, plays host to a programme exploring all aspects of the design, production, personalisation and authentication of secure documents. The programme features a strong agenda and a cross section of government authorities, suppliers and printers, with a range of expert speakers presenting on topics ranging from sustainability and resilience in print to physical and digital technologies, security features and mobile identity.

Taking place in the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi, High Security Printing EMEA 2023 will attract an international audience of some 250 leading specialists to discuss winning strategies, successful examples and innovative new technologies, with a special emphasis on Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

We hope you will be able to join us and look forward to welcoming you to the UAE.

10 Reasons to Attend 1 Discover new ways to secure banknotes and government documents

2 Investigate the latest products, innovations and security features

3 Talk with over 40 specialist technology suppliers 4 Join the debate and better understand the challenges faced by issuers

5 Share ideas with informed security professionals from across the industry

6 Ask 30 international speakers about their personal experience and practical solutions

7 Enhance your technical knowledge in our professional development seminars

Topics Regional developments in document security Currency features and substrates

8 Learn practical lessons through best practice examples

9 Establish new contacts and expand your network 10 Gain an insight into the issues across EMEA

Sustainability and resilience Travel documentation technologies and features Printing and production technologies Anti-counterfeiting, document verification and enforcement New developments in ID cards and breeder documents Licences and vehicle registration

For more details or to secure your place, visit www.hsp-emea.com

“Since this is my first conference I can’t compare with previous ones.

But this was a great experience! I got to know and understand many beautiful products. I also met a lot of nice people who were happy to share their knowledge. On a social and (top-level) work related level this was a top experience. Thank you very much.”

Belgium Federal Police

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Our Sponsors Security is our core business and our motto. At Oberthur Fiduciaire, we are constantly extending the performance of our products by improving their quality and traceability in order to ensure the highest level of protection against counterfeiting.

Diamond

www.oberthur-fiduciaire.com

As leader in identity technologies, IDEMIA is on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer. Backed by cutting-edge R&D, IDEMIA provides unique technologies, underpinned by long-standing expertise in biometrics, cryptography, data analytics, systems and smart devices.

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www.idemia.com

Specialist Supplier Exhibition

Our dedicated exhibition brings specialist suppliers and delegates together to discuss the latest innovations in security printing, papers and inks, optical and digital security features and authentication.

Learn about our exhibitors at hsp-emea.com

Session 1: Currency and Identity Documents in EMEA Welcome Address The Art of Oberthur Fiduciaire Plamen Tzviatkov and Sven Busselberg, Oberthur Fiduciaire (France)

ECB’s Product Environment Footprint Bernadette O’Brien, ECB, (Germany)

Conceptual Design of the New Bulgarian Documents. New Bulgarian ID Card Petia Yordanova, Bulgarian Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria)

Cash Usage and Trends Across EMEA Regions John Winchcombe, Currency News (UK)

Currency Sessions Session 2: Currency Developments

Session 5: AntiCounterfeiting Solutions

ESCHER®: A 3D Intaglio Revolution

Visualization and Verification of Holograms.

Do we have all the Tools and Solutions?

Michael Kasch, Orell Füssli Security Printing (Switzerland)

100 Years of Excellence – Power to the Print Phil Holland, Komori (Japan)

Designing High Security Products – Trends & Developments Barna Barabas, Jura JSP (Hungary)

Applications of Neurocash® in the Cash Cycle Rubén Ortuño, Banco de España

Session 3: Design & Security The Role of Central Banks in Reducing the Number of Cash in Transit & ATM Attacks

Dmitrijs Bobrovs, Regula (Latvia)

An OVD Secured by Design TBC, Crime Science Technology (France)

New Generation of Dynamic Luminescent Inks Based on Nanotechnology to Prevent Counterfeiting Àlex Julià, Distinkt (Spain)

Session 6: Technology and Innovation The ‘Wheel of Destruction’

Patrice Rullier, Oberthur (France)

Gabriel Moser, Hunkeler Systeme (Switzerland)

Optomove® – Security in Moving Brilliance

Automation Grade Non-Clonable Print, Elevating The Standards – Hard Engineering Guarantee & Capability To Undertake Performance Liability Against Cloning of Printed-Impressions

Michael Ritschewald, Hueck Folien (Austria)

TBC Richard Perera, Landqart (Switzerland)

Enhancing Intaglio Printing -LaserLine Secure Luna: Seprinto’s New Technology to Reduce Ink and Improve Print Quality Non-Invasively

Ashish Anand / Kishor Badiger, Linksmart Technologies (India)

IHMA The Next Frontier for Security Images Micaal Sidorov, IHMA (UK)

Virginie Lang, SePrinto ( Switzerland)

Session 4: Production and Sustainability Security & Sustainability – A Mutual Journey Thomas Kleindienst, KURZ (Germany)

A Sustainable Future for Cash Aurélie Berthon, Koenig & Bauer (Switzerland)

Closing the Loop: Unfit Banknote Disposing Practices, Emerging Trends and Recycling Innovations.

Jeroen Kusters, Kusters, (Netherlands)

Banknote Fiber Extraction Technology Ferdinand Storek, G+D Currency Technology, (Germany)

145 organisations

250+ security professionals

Identity Sessions Session 2: Developments in Identity

Session 4: Mobile and Digital ID

National ID Documents Production Waste and By Products Management

Harmonizing the Skies: Navigating Global Standardization and Regulatory Challenges in Digital Travel Credentials (DTC)

Documents

Emmanuel Kpakpo Brown, National Identification Authority, (Ghana)

New Austrian Passport – Eight Photos

TBC, HID Global (France)

DOVIDs for Travel and Identity Documents – Recent Trends and Developments

Claudia Schwendimann, OeSD (Austria)

TBC, DEMAX (Bulgaria)

Unveiling the Future of Secure Travel with Latvia’s New ePassport

Use-centric and Easy Deployment: The Veridos MobileID Platform

TBC, Veridos (Germany)

TBC, Veridos (Germany)

Deep-Learning Enhanced Security Codes

The Inexorable Demise of Physical Visa Stickers - Should we be Worried?

Marc Pic, Advanced Track & Trace (France)

Session 3: Design & Security Updating eID Documents in the Field is Essential to Their Security Juliette Thomas and Jérôme Boudineau, IDEMIA (France)

Large Size Embedded DOVID: Why Limit Ourselves

Francis Tuffy, Reconnaissance International (UK)

Session 5: Document Fraud and Anti-

Counterfeiting

Moldova’s Actions to Reduce Counterfeiting of Travel Documents

Amaury Chasseux, Surys, (France)

Maria Donos, General Inspectorate of Border Police, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova

From Mammoth to Robot: True Story of The National Identity Guard

Fraud Insights; Identity Fraud Report 2024

Robert Dvorak, IQ Structures (Czech Republic)

Hybrid Datapage Zoltán Balla, Hungarian Banknote Printing (Hungary)

Simon Horswell, Onfido (UK)

30+ interna t speakeional rs

For the latest changes and additions to the programme, visit hsp-emea.com

Pre-Conference Seminars Identity The Emerging Behaviour of Fraudsters in the Modern World – The Obstacles in Future-Proofing Document Design Tuesday 4 March 2024 | Morning

Michael Van Gestel & Simon Horswell, Onfido The digital revolution is here to stay. Consumers, and therefore governments and corporations, demand self-service, and with it, remote document authentication at scale. With recent advances in AI, fraudsters have access to better tooling, and limitless source material.

In this seminar, we will take a deep dive into the statistics and findings of Onfido’s 2024 Identity Fraud Report; in particular, the emerging behaviour of fraudsters in the modern world. We will look at the current methodology employed by organised fraud rings, the importance of document design in their approaches, and potential solutions.

Currency The Future of Cash

Tuesday 4 March 2024 | Morning

Led by Antti Heinonen, former Director of Banknotes at the ECB and Guillaume Lepecq, founder of the CashEssentials think tank.

The seminar will build on the themes established at the Future of Cash conference, focusing l f on understanding the changing cash environment and what stakeholders are doing to optimise the cash cycle and ensure the future viability and sustainability of cash. It aims to bring together all stakeholders to discuss new strategies for shaping the cash ecosystem of the future.

The seminar will be led by Antti Heinonen, former Director of Banknotes at the ECB and Guillaume Lepecq, founder of the CashEssentials think tank and organised of the Future of Cash events.

The seminar will address three key questions: How can stakeholders contribute to shape a viable and sustainable cash ecosystem in an increasingly uncertain environment?

Is cash a public good? Or a basic right? If so what are the policy implications in terms of access and acceptance, resilience and the funding of the cash cycle?

What can we learn for the global evolution of cash demand?

In addition, Round Table Conversations will offer the opportunity to debate the burning questions, ranging from declining transactional demand for cash; the need for a more resilient cash cycle in a multi-crisis environment or the loss of privacy in a less-cash environment. Participants will be invited to deploy their collective intelligence to assess and discuss some of the key challenges and opportunities facing the future of cash.

Operation Timerbrier- A Counterfeiters Fall from Glory Tuesday 4 March 2024 | Morning Kerre Corbin, Kerrency Ltd

A father and son team were sentenced in December 2022 after pleading guilty to manufacturing £977,000 worth of counterfeit banknotes. This is their story.

Learn how these counterfeiters used Dearneside Press, a legitimate printing business, to manufacture counterfeit Scottish banknotes. The counterfeit notes were printed at the shop, then taken to the son’s house to simulate all the security features. Three boxes of evidence were submitted for examination after the raid on both properties, but there was more to come.

Sheets of counterfeit banknotes, inks, stamps, rolls of used and unused foil, dies for hot foil stamping machine, genuine pattern banknotes, crime scene photos, and computer files/images had to all be linked together for the six different counterfeit banknotes. Holograms, windowed threads, and UV patterns were simulated on UV dull paper. Amongst all the evidence was a huge surprise that Mr. Gaunt could not refute. A mammoth task, but it was all worth it!

Social Events and Tours Tour of Oberthur Fiduciaire On Thursday 7th March 2023 we are delighted to offer a series of tours to Oberthur Fiduciaire, Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp and Demax Holograms.

You will be able to attend all 3 or selected tours should you wish as all facilities are within the same area of Sofia.

We are very privileged to offer delegates the chance to visit the Oberthur Fiduciaire printworks in Sofia on the morning of the 7 March 2024. Oberthur is now the only private security printer to operate two banknote manufacturing sites in Europe.

The tour delegates are subject to review by Oberthur Fiduciaire.

Tour of Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp In addition, we are also honoured to offer delegates the chance to visit the Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp.

Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp. is equipped with state-of-the-art printing equipment covering the entire production cycle of a wide range of secure print products, from concept formation and development of the design to packing and delivery. The Printing Works is among the most advanced European security printing companies, boasting modern equipment, which meets the highest technological standards, software solutions and highly qualified personnel.

Exhibition Opening, Welcome Cocktail and Closing Cocktail Receptions

On Sunday 3rd March from 6.30pm to 8.30pm the Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp would like to invite all delegates to a welcome reception at the OZONE SKYBAR & LOUNGE on the 29th floor of the Grand Hotel Millenium, Sofia.

On Monday 4th March we host the welcome cocktail and exhibition opening with our sponsors and exhibitors presenting the latest developments in security printing and technologies in a relaxed atmosphere. This is kindly sponsored by IDEMIA. On Wednesday 6th March we host the exhibition closing and farewell cocktail with the final chance to spend time with our sponsors and exhibitors showcasing the latest developments in security printing and technologies. This is kindly sponsored by JURA/ Parvis

Gala Dinner

The tour delegates are subject to review by Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp.

Tour of Demax Holograms To enhance the tour programme we can also offer delegates the chance to visit Demax Holograms.

Demax Holograms is one of the biggest holographic companies with end-to-end production cycle and is part of a leading security printing house in Bulgaria – DEMAX GROUP, licensed for production of forms, securities and documents under permanent physical control of the Ministry of Finance. Combining existing technologies together under one roof, they offer a wide range of solutions for the end product.

The tour delegates are subject to review by Demax Holograms.

The tours are restricted to central banks, government issuing authorities and state print works; numbers are strictly limited, so please register your interest as early as possible by contacting Hannah Shildrake (hannah@reconnaissance-intl.com). Further details and timings will be provided nearer the time.

High Security Printing EMEA Football Match We will be again holding our highly competitive High Security Printing EMEA, football match at the ‘DIT Football Academy Sofia’ played between the delegates on Wednesday 6 March 2024.

Transport will be provided to and from the pitches for both spectators and players.

Spectators and players (of any skill level) are always welcome – if you would like to take part please confirm by email to Sam Burns – sam@recon-intl.com. This is kindly sponsored by Oberthur Fiduciaire.

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On Tuesday 5th March the gala dinner takes place on the 4th floor Shakespeare Hall of the Grand Hotel Millenium.

This is kindly sponsored by Oberthur Fiduciaire.

Awards The winners of the regional Best Banknote and Best ID Document will be revealed at a special presentation on Wednesday ?? March during the conference dinner. These awards recognise outstanding achievement in banknote security and implementation of a passport or national ID card programme.

For more details, visit the Awards section at hsp-emea. com.

“HSP is a highly valuable event for banknotes, security, cards & documents, design and sustainability.”

Papierfabrik Louisenthal

EMEA Useful Information Registration

To be part of HSP EMEA 2024, go to hsp-emea.com to book online or contact us directly.

Fees Standard: £ 2,750

Discounts and Concessions Government Delegates (Issuing Authorities) First two delegates: ATTEND FOR FREE Additional delegates: £ 950 Applies to government issuing authorities such as passport agencies, immigration authorities and central banks. Includes any government department responsible for the issue of banknotes, passports, ID cards and documents, revenue stamps, health cards or vehicle registration documents etc, as well as customs, immigration and law enforcement agencies.

State Enterprise Delegates: £950 Applies to 100% state-owned enterprises, such as printers and paper mills, based in the EMEA region.

Pre-Conference Seminar Fees Per seminar: £ 550 Both seminars: £ 750 Government delegates: FREE Fees do not include travel, visas, accommodation or accompanying spouse or social partner fees for the cocktails/conference dinner.

Travel and Accommodation Delegates are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation. Details of special booking rates and how to make your hotel reservation can be found at hsp-emea.com

Venue Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia embodies an elegant combination of gilded brilliance, innovation, and service at the highest heights. The hotel presents 10 restaurants and lounges which will be remarkable for their location, view, interior, and the various culinary experiences they will offer.

Here to Help If you have any questions about the conference, contact the conference team: Samantha Burns, Conference Director Weronika Komorowska, Conference Manager Tel: +44 (0)1932 785 680 Email: events@recon-intl.com

Other Information Conference Language: The conference will be conducted in English.

COVID: A number of measures will be in place to ensure you can continue to make the connections you need in a safe environment. Visit the website for details of our health and safety protocols together with guidance from the national and local authorities.

Your Conference Organiser: The event is organised

by Reconnaissance, the leading source of business intelligence for currency, identification, authentication, secure documents and holography.

Visit reconnaissance.net Release: The organisers accept no liability for personal injury or any loss of or damage to delegates’ personal effects. We reserve the right to cancel, modify or postpone the event without prior notice and to refuse admission to any person (with payments refunded).

Terms and Conditions: Visit reconnaissance.net for full terms and conditions.

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