Programme 2025

Day 1, TUESDAY, 4th March

* Please note that the programme is in local time (EEST)

9.30

Arrival, registration

10.00- 10.15 

Welcome and opening. 

Katri Raik, Mayor of Narva

Anu Noorma, Estonian Research Council, Director- General

Janek Mägi, Estonian Ministry of Interior, Head of the Border Guard and Migration Policy Department

10.15- 10.35

Civil security wider context: challenges and opportunities.  
Giulio Maria Mancini, DG HOME, European Commission

10.35- 10.55

Future-proofing EU borders. 
Uku Särekanno, Deputy Executive Director, Frontex

10.55-11.15

Key technological enablers towards borderless management: eu-LISA's perspective.        Javier Galbally, Research and Innovation officer, eu-LISA

11.15- 11.35

Break, coffee 

11.35- 11.55

Smart boots on the ground: Innovation, Education and Research for future Border Management. 
Kuno Tammearu, rector, Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (EASS)

11.55- 12.20

Border in Estonia: situation and challenges. 
Eve Kalmus, Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PBGB), Head of Border Management Bureau 

12.20-13.00

Lunch

13.00- 15.30

Insight Rotation Sessions 30+5 minutes each

1. Proactive and capability-driven security sciences in geopolitical uncertainty

Raul Savimaa, EASS, Head of Research Centre of Internal Security Institute

2. Trends in using UAS in border surveillance, countermeasures and challenges

Aleksandr Lind, PBGB, Border Management Department, Head of Surveillance Group

Andrus Padar, EASS, C-UAS expert of Remote Sensing Research and Development Centre

3. Including R&D in Border Management

Rainer Bachman, PBGB, Border Management Bureau, development expert

Aleksander Raketski, EASS, chief officer

15.30-15.50

Break, coffee

15.50-16.50

Panel Discussion

Veiko Kommusaar, Deputy Director General for Border Management, EPBGB

Darek Saunders, Head of Research and Innovation Unit, Frontex

Indrek Reimand, Director, Tartu University Narva College

moderated by Lauri Teppo, Estonian Research Council civil security NCP

17.00

Reception and light dinner with drinks

 

DAY 2, WEDNESDAY, 5th March

9.00

Arrival, coffee, refreshements

9.15-9.20

Opening remarks

9.20-9.40

Situational awareness in the border area. 
Vahur Kotkas, Tallinn University of Technology 

9.40-11.00

Demonstrations of products
 

Defsecintel Solutions

Estonian Academy of Security Sciences R&D

Estonian University of Life Sciences

European Network of Law Enforcement Technology Services

Falconers OÜ

HexTech Solutions

Lindante OÜ

Rantelon OÜ

SEC Technologies, s.r.o.

SensusQ

TalTech Embedded AI Research Lab

TrackDeep OÜ

11.00-11.15

Break, coffee

11.15-12.15

Networking: speed- dating opportunities

12.15-13.00

Lunch

13.00-13.30

Civil security work- programme 2025

13.30- 14.00

Panel Discussion moderated by Lauri Teppo, 
Estonian Research Council civil security NCP.

14.00-14.30

Closing remarks.

 

The organisers reserve the right to make any necessary changes to the programme