9-12 September 2024, Warsaw, Poland
The Security Designers Forum (SDF) is a dedicated forum for those involved in design and design decision-making in relation to secure documents such as banknotes and passports, to learn, exchange knowledge and develop new ideas.




10.09.2024 Tuesday
Welcome – Barna Barabas, JURA and Barbara Jaroszek, Director of the Cash and Issue Department, Narodowy Bank Polski
Session 2: From Start to Finish – Holistic Design
When Leaving is Returning, Adrian Heuberger, Bundesdruckerei
Session 1: Inspired by Design
Banknote Design, Stuart Rost, De La Rue
Banknote Design, Julius Kampfmann, Giesecke+Devrient
Banknote Design, Andreas Iten, Freelancer
Passport Design, Sebastian Zak, Thales
Engraving, Gunnar Nehls, Freelancer
How Technology Helps DesignersFeatures that make a Difference in Technical Design, Stefan Fenech, Crane
Thinking Beyond Design, Arran Mackintosh, De La Rue
Panel Discussion on Holistic Design Considerations
Session 3: Aesthetics and Integration
How to Plan a Good Integration, Handle Customer Expectations, and Overcome Technical Challenges, Sara Trygg Rudberg, Crane
The Exegesis of Requirements and Technologies, Manuela Pfunder, Freelancer
Working with Third Party Suppliers on a Kazakhstan Banknote, Marc Mittelstaedt, Giesecke+Devrient
Adding Value with Printed Features: The Autumn Housenote Project, Piotr Dymala, PWPW
Panel Discussion –Designers from the Customer Side






11.09.2024 Wednesday
Session 4: Substrates, Passports and Authentication
Design Integration of Traditional Intaglio with Different Security Features and Substrates, Jason
Roosen & Jorge Rodrigo Peral, CBN
Security Zone in Passport Designs, Toni Kaskiala, Thales
The Requirements of Identity Documents in the Modern World, Michael van Gestel, Onfido
Session 5: Pushing the Boundaries
– Technology and Innovation
The Importance of Utilizing Dedicated Security Design Software, Sébastien
Perret & Michelle Bonzon-Vuilleumier, Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions
Supportive Environment to be Creative in Design, David Lopez, JURA
Designer Collides with Tech: My Experience of Creating Banknotes on Durasafe, Andreas Iten, Freelancer
When 1+1 Can Equal 3 – Collaborating For Better Polymer Banknote Design, Lachlan McDonald and Yuki McGearey , CCL
Session 6: Production Considerations
Julia Dean, Luminescence Sun Chemical
David Pillard, SICPA
Advancing Banknote Manufacturing: Modern Quality Control Tools and Design Considerations, Jean-Baptiste Lanternier, Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions
Unique in Design, Takeo Uehara, Komori Corporation
Banknote Design for Testability, Gianni di Toni, Parvis
Online Inspection, Jean-Baptiste Lanternier, Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (Switzerland)t
11.09.2024 Thursday
Session 7: Public First – Level 1
Security Features (OVDs, Stripes, Threads)
Unmatched Security from Louisenthal, Veith Corinne, Giesecke+Devrient
The Agile KINEGRAM® – Make a Move with KURZ, Reto Karrer, OVD Kinegram / Leonhard KURZ
Design is the King, Robert Dvorak, IQ Structures
Art and Technology Impacting Public Perception, Kara Zona, Crane Currency
Session 8: The Next Frontier – Digital Printing, AI and Apps
AI is Not Intelligent … Yet Useful, Christof Bühler & Rafael Müller, Supercomputing Systems
Next-Generation of Digital Security of Physical Objects – The User Centric Approach, Marc Hunsänger, Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (Germany)
Generating Smart Stories, Petra Jörger & Jessica Matthäus, Orell Füssli Security Printing
Digital Printing, Possibilities, Design, Protection, Barna Barabas, Jura