2023 Review – Draft!

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High Security Printing EMEA in Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn, Estonia’s capital on the Baltic Sea, is the country’s cultural hub. It retains its walled, cobblestoned Old Town, home to cafes and shops and it’s Gothic Town Hall, built in the 13th century sitting in the main square which made the perfect backdrop for this event. But don’t get the impression that Tallinn lives in the past – its citizens are amongst the most tech-savvy in Europe and it is one of the top-ranking countries in the world on the UN’s E-Government Development Index. The event was host to over 200 delegates from more than108 organisations and 35 countries. 

The 2022 High Security Printing Conference in Tallinn was exceptional, maintaining a clear focus on the latest technologies, features, processes and applications for the production and protection of financial and identification documents. And, it provided unparalleled networking opportunities alongside the seminars, the various presentations over the two days and the awards for regional excellence in banknotes and ID documents respectively, not to mention the various social events.

The conference programme was split into two parallel tracks – one focusing on currency and the other on travel and identity documents – allowing attendees to concentrate on the topics and issues that interest them most. A total of 52 presentations was delivered over the two days with six dedicated sessions covering regional developments in currency, passports and national eID, security features, production and print as well as issuance and identity management, authentication, cash management, developments in other secure documents, and technology and innovation.

The ID seminar looked at the increasing requirements for self-service, quick and reliable document authentication remotely and at scale now that fraudsters have access to increasingly excellent technology, leaked data and a vast library of faces from social media.

The currency seminars started with reducing the environmental impact of cash now that sustainability has become a high-profile topic, taking a look at what producers of cash and coins and what cash management stakeholders can do to reduce their environmental impact of their operations and the cash cycle.

The seminar also covered issues faced in developing and sustaining the circular economy, identifying where materials have come from and where goods, after their useful life, are going to.

A second currency seminar – entitled Going Inside Counterfeiting Print Shops – used open source intelligence to demonstrate the equipment and materials used in counterfeiting operations.

The conference itself was formally opened by Mr Raivo Küüt, Undersecretary for Population Facts and Civil Society from the Ministry of the Interior, Estonia. Mr Küüt made himself popular with the audience by saying that ID and other government issued documents were ‘more than just pieces of paper’ and by setting the industry a target to ensure that everyone in the world should have just one verifiable identity.

A specialised exhibition of over 30 companies was held alongside the conference sessions, providing delegates with an opportunity to see the latest industry products and solutions.

There were two other highlights of the event which included the conference dinner at the stunning Tallinn Seaplane Harbour, which offered delegates the chance to network in a more informal setting and experience a taste of the local culture. The dinner also provided the setting for the presentation of the annual Best Banknote and Best ID Document Awards.

Several new notes and a note series were recognised for their outstanding technical advancement and design, and security excellence.

The Best New Banknote Series award went to the Central Bank of Central Bank of Oman for the new notes launched to launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Modern Omani Renaissance.  The Reserve Bank of Malawi picked up the award for Best New Banknote for the 5,000 kwacha and the winner of the Best New Commemorative Banknote was Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland), for the 20 zloty collectors banknote entitled ‘Is It Worth Being a Pole?’ issued in November 2021 to commemorate Prof Lech Kaczyński, former President of the Republic of Poland.

The ID document awards included four winners and the awards recognised outstanding achievements and technical sophistication of the documents and the best in system infrastructure and implementation of the schemes.

 The award for the Best New Passport went to the Zetes-Thales consortium and the Belgian Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs department for the new Belgian ePassport.

There were two winners of the Best New National ID Card award – IDEMIA and the General Directorate of National Security for the new Morocco national eID card, and the Service of Technological Security of State Documents under the Ministry of Finance for the new Lithuanian eID card.

The award for Best New ID or Travel Document – was made to Veridos, USPC and the Ministry of Works and Transport for the new Ugandan driving license.

The full press releases for these awards can be found here:

https://reconnaissance.net/the-best-in-banknotes-and-id-documents-in-emea/

On the final evening the established HSP football match allowed delegates to play at the prestigious ‘Sportland Arena’, with 22 delegates participating, this was as competitive as ever and with no injuries which is always a relief ! Except Will Stamper should have got a yellow card for a cynical late challenge on Francis (Frankmeister) Tuffy!

The location of our HSP EMEA 2023 event will be held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, from the 7-9 March 2023. We are also honoured to be able to offer central banks and government issuing authority delegates the opportunity to visit the Oumolat Security Printing Printworks – the new banknote printing company in the United Arab Emirates and is a specialized facility for printing banknotes, equipped with ultra‐modern and fully integrated security and protection systems.

The conference was very interesting. Regarding the new trends in technology it’s interesting to explore both perspectives from industry and law enforcement.

Immigration and Borders Service (Portugal)

In my opinion, the conference gave me the opportunity to see the next products and technical developments in the area of ID document security. The conference is well organised and I do not have any remarks.

Ministry of the Interior, Croatia

Yes. But if we were not facing coronavirus the event should be better, because some delegates didn’t come. I learnt a lot and enjoyed a lot. Congratulations to the organisers.

Banco de Moçambique

It has been splendid, excellent presentations from distinguished players in the currency and ID documents ecosystem. The coronavirus threat couldn’t stop HSP EMEA, Lisbon, Portugal!

National Identity Authority, Ghana

Continues to be a very interesting conference that lets us know the news and good practices used by partner as well as trends.

INCM

It was worth coming to this conference even more/although difficulties of corona. But we could meet our customers and hear great presentations.

Hueck Folien

Attendees

Agfa

Belgium

Anoop Plastic Products

United Arab Emirates

APO Production Unit, Inc.

Philippines

Applied Laser Engineering Ltd

United Kingdom

Art-Line Projekt

Germany

Baldwin Vision Systems (USA)

United Kingdom

Banca d’Italia

Italy

Bank Al Maghrib

Morocco

Bank of England

United Kingdom

Bank of Korea

Republic of Korea

Bank of Latvia

Latvia

BlendPaper Security (BP Security)

Brazil

Canada Border Services Agency

Canada

CCL Secure

United Kingdom

Central Bank of Armenia

Armenia

Central Bank of Egypt

Egypt

Central Bank of Iraq

Iraq

Central Bank of Jordan

Jordan

Central Bank of Somalia

Somalia

Centro Grafico

Italy

CETIS

Slovenia

Chaudhary Group of Companies (CGC)

Greece

Corit International

Austria

Currency Research

United Kingdom

Danish National ID Centre

Denmark

Danmarks Nationalbank

Denmark

Datacolor AG Switzerland

Switzerland

Datavault

Netherlands

Deutsche Bundesbank

Germany

DIPA

DNP Imagingcomm Europe BV

Netherlands

European Commission

Belgium

EXIM

Turkey

Federal Office of Police (Fedpol)

Switzerland

Forensic Laboratory of Warsaw Metropolitan Police

Poland

Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology

Germany

Gleitsmann Security Inks

Germany

GMP GmbH

Germany

Government Printing Department, Zambia

Zambia

Government Printing Works South Africa

South Africa

GUANGZHOU ONESTA Trading

China

GWT Gesellschaft für Wasser- und Wärmetechnik Gmb

Austria

Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik

Germany

HID Corporation Limited

United Kingdom

Honeywell

United Kingdom

Hueck Folien GmbH

Austria

Hunagrian Banknote Printing Company

Hungary

Hunkeler Systeme

Switzerland

IAI industrial systems B.V.

Netherlands

IDEMIA

France

IHMA

United Kingdom

Industrial Innovation Group

United Arab Emirates

Infineon

Germany

InGroupe

France

International Currency Association

United Kingdom

International Reference Systems bv

Netherlands

IQ Structures

Czech Republic

Israel – MOI – ID Prints

Israel

Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato Italiano S.p.A

Italy

IT and Development Centre at the Estonian Ministry of Interior

Estonia

Jura

Austria

Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions

Switzerland

Komori Corporation

United Kingdom

KURZ

Germany

Landqart

Switzerland

Linxens

France

LOBRA AG

Switzerland

Luminescence Sun Chemical Security

United Kingdom

M.One AG

Switzerland

Magyar Nemzeti Bank

Hungary

MaskTech

Germany

Melzer Maschinenbau GmbH

Germany

MEMBRAFLOW Control Systems

Germany

Ministry of Interior, Qatar

Qatar

Ministry of Justice, Egypt

Egypt

Ministry of Public Administration

Republic of Slovenia

Ministry of the Interior, Bahrain

Bahrain

Ministry of Works and Transport

Uganda

Molecular Gate SL

Spain

Monnaie de Paris

France

Mühlbauer

Germany

Nanobrick

Republic of Korea

National Bank of Hungary

Hungary

Novachem Srl

Italy

Oberthur Fiduciaire

France

Onfido

United Kingdom

Österreichische Staatsdruckerei

Austria

Oumolat Security Printing

United Arab Emirates

OVD Kinegram

Switzerland

Parvis

Italy

Philopateer Sàrl

Switzerland

Population & immigration Authority

Israel

PPG Teslin

Germany

Public Service Agency, State Enterprise of the Republic of Moldova

Moldova

PWPW

Poland

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

RRC Danmarks Nationalbank

Denmark

RSE Banknote Factory of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

ruhlamat GmbH

Germany

ruhlamat GmbH

Germany

Sakurai Graphic Systems Corporation

Belgium

Schwartz Druck

Germany

Secura Monde International

United Kingdom

Security paper mill

Iran

SICPA

Switzerland

Slovene Ministry of the Interior

Slovenia

SPM – Security Papers

Czech Republic

SSNS

Hungary

Stardust Materials

USA

State Police, Latvia

Latvia

Sudan Currency Printing Press

Sudan

Tech5

Switzerland

The National Bank of Slovakia

Slovakia

Toppan Inc.

Japan

Turkish State Mint and Printing House

Turkey

Uganda Security Printing Company

Uganda

United Security Printing

United Arab Emirates

Veridos

Germany

WTG Water Treatment GmbH

Austria

Zeiser GmbH

Germany

Zetes

Belgium

So, this was my ‘first one’!! It was a must. Really enjoyed the subjects and presentations. Hopefully I’ll be back! Many thanks.

Immigration and Borders Service (Portugal)

Good venue – excellent! A pity what is happening in the world – great that it still happened! Well done!

SEILER

Great location, beautiful gala dinner, interesting working conference. Useful sessions raising new ideas.

SICPA

Programme

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Tuesday 7 March 2023

09:00 – 12:30 Currency – DOVIDS for Currency – Technologies, Market Dynamics and Recent Developments

Paul Dunn & Micaal Sidorov, International Hologram Manufacturers Association

Diffractive optically variable image devices (DOVID) of which holograms are a specific type have been used for the protection of banknotes for over three decades now. They were first introduced as an anti-copying feature and few people in the highly conservative banknote industry thought that their use would ever catch on. The subsequent take-up was slow – due not just to the banknote community’s traditional caution over an unproven technology coupled with the long gestation period for new banknote features, but also the limited availability of suppliers and application equipment, and the expense.

DOVIDs are now considered to be one of the main and most effective public security features and are used on around 300 denominations worldwide. They have developed into complex features produced using different proprietary techniques and technologies and are no longer limited to traditional iridescent effects. But they also face some stiff competition from other optically variable devices such as colour-shifting effects and micro-optics.

This seminar will cover all aspects including material science, technologies, production, application, history, design and features of diffractive security foils on banknotes. It will present an overview of the technologies, industry and the latest trends and developments driving it. It will also consider the various requirements and challenges this sector is facing, particularly from alternative optically variable products. Not least the seminar will cover counterfeiting – or more precisely, how DOVIDs can prevent it.

The seminar will be delivered on behalf of International Hologram Manufactures Association (IHMA), a non-profit organisation representing around 80 of the world’s leading hologram manufacturers whose mission is to support, set standard and advance holographic technology for authentication of products and documents and other fields of application.

09:00 – 12:30 Identity – Document Fraud in an Online Environment – the Challenges of Digital ID Verification

Michael van Gestel & Rizlane Chertah, Onfido (UK)

With the digital revolution of the 21st century, millennials, governments, and corporations have increasing requirements for self-service, quick and reliable document authentication remotely and at scale. The revolution is upon us and fraudsters have access to better technology, leaked data and a vast library of faces from social media.

This workshop will focus on the challenges global organisations deal with when trying to stop targeted attacks in a document-not-present environment.

During this interactive workshop we will share some of the latest fraud rings we have detected and the results of our research that can help you make better informed decisions regarding document authenticity in an online environment.

Afternoon Tour – Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

On the afternoon of Tuesday 7th March delegates will be offered the opportunity to attend a tour to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

This is the largest mosque in the UAE and can hold up to 40,000 worshippers and 15,000 visitors. The mosque was commissioned by, and named after, the first president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Respectful clothing is a requirement for visitors to enter Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. 

18:30 Welcome Reception

Wednesday 8 March 2023

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Session 1 – Currency and Identity Documents in EMEA

09:00

Welcome Address

Assistant Governor Saif Al Dhaheri

Central Bank of the UAE (UAE)

09:10

Strength Through Partnership and Location – Oumolat Security Printing

Martin Wenzel

Oumolat Security Printing (UAE)

09:30

Preservation of the Environment When Manufacturing

Phil Holland

Komori Corporation (Japan)

10:10

The Revamp of the EU Laissez-Passer

Claudia Schwendimann

Österreichische Staatsdruckerei (Austria)

10:30 Session Q&A
10:50 Break – Refreshments

Session 2 – Currency Developments                              

Session 2 – Developments in Travel and Identity Documents

11:40

Neurocash – A New Way of Designing Cash

Miguel López

Banco de España (Spain)

12:00

Little Things Make Perfection

Khaled Farouq

Central Bank of Egypt (Egypt)

Fadi Saadallah

Philopateer (Switzerland)

12:20

What Will Drive Banknote Demand in the Future?

Anikó Bódi-Schubert

The Central Bank of Hungary (Hungary)

12:40

The New 20 000 Tenge Banknote of Kazakhstan

Askhat Abishev

Banknote Factory of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan )

Muriel Schuler

Landqart (Switzerland)

13:00 Session Q&A

11:40

The New ePassport for the Kingdom of Bahrain

Matthew Sugdon

HID Global (UK)

12:00

The New Swiss Passport – Pushing the Concept to the Summit

Paolo Mazzi

Federal Department of Justice and Police (Switzerland)

12:20

The New Turkish Passport

Derya Demir

Darphane, Turkish State Mint and Printing House (Turkey)

12:40

The Art of Secure Document Conception

Fanny Dilda

IN Groupe (France)

13:00 Session Q&A
13:20 Lunch

Session 3 – Design & Security

14:50

Kinegram Security Features – The Clearest and Most Intuitive Mark of Genuine Banknote

Thomas Kleindienst

Leonhard Kurz (Germany)

15:10

Pulsar ™ Threads – a Dynamic Response to the Threat of Counterfeiting

Julien Gillot

Oberthur Fiduciaire (France)

15:30

Artificial Intelligence in DOVID Design

Robert Dvorak

IQ Structures (Czech Republic)

15:50

Durability and Creativity go Hand in Hand

Antonio Riccio

Landqart (Switzerland)

16:10 Session Q&A

Session 3 – Design & Security

14:50

Don’t Forget the Booklet: An Overview of Security Features for the Physical Document

Gerben van Wijk

Luminescence Sun Chemical (UK)

15:10

How to Design Identity Documents in a Changing World

Barna Barabas

JURA (Hungary)

15:30

How Window Protection Enhances the Security of ID Documents

Faten Ben Jemaa

Veridos (Germany)

15:50

Quantum Computers are Coming! What This Means for Cryptography in ID Documents

Jérôme Boudineau

IDEMIA (France)

16:10 Session Q&A
16:30 Extended Exhibition Viewing

 

19:00 Gala Dinner and Presentation of Regional Banknote and ID Awards

Thursday 9 March 2023

Session 4 – Production and Sustainability

09.10

A Guide to Repurposing Unfit Shredded Paper Banknotes

David Tidmarsh

Reconnaissance Intl (United Kingdom )

09:30

Flexible & Simple Processes: the key to efficiency

Nathalie Serra

Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (Switzerland)

09:50

Did You Know? Plant Engineering by G+D

Bertram Bungartz

Giesecke & Devrient (Germany)

10:10

Sustainability in the Destruction Process of Banknotes

Gabriel Moser

Hunkeler Systeme AG (Switzerland)

10:30 Session Q&A

Session 4 – Electronic ID and Biometrics

09.10

The Importance of Securing ID Documents from its Core

Mathieu Ammar

Linxens (France)

09:30

How Innovative eID Solutions Make Life of Citizens Easier

Nicholas Larter

Veridos (Germany)

09:50

Scalable and Adaptive Solutions for Electronic ID Documents and Citizen Authentication

Franck Ferrandino

Infineon Technologies (Germany)

10:10

Innovative Biometrically Verifiable Certificates for Government and Private Companies in EMEA

Ameya Bhagwat

TECH5 (Switzerland)

10:30 Session Q&A
10:45 Break – Refreshments

Session 5 – Understanding the Cash Cycle

Session 5 – Document Fraud and Anti-Counterfeiting

11:30

Towards a More Secure, Efficient and Sustainable Cash Cycle

Zeina Abdo

SICPA (Switzerland)

Martin Patterson

SICPA (Switzerland)

11:50

Illusion and Paradox in a Changing World

Jonathan Ward

Securamonde International (UK)

12:10

ICA Cash Policy White Paper

Jutta Buyse

ICA

12:30 Session Q&A

11:30

The Who, What, When, Where and Why of Document Fraud

Joachim Caillosse

Secure Identity Alliance (France)

11:50

Think Like a Fraudster – Decoding New Behaviors

Rizlane Chertah

Onfido (United Kingdom)

12:10

Printing and Production Technologies or Anti-counterfeiting

Wolfgang Meixner

Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik (Germany)

12:30 Session Q&A
12:45 Lunch

14:00 Session 6 – Technology and Innovation

14:00

Shifting Focus from Business-2-Government to Business-4-People

Ihar Bayarenka

Industrial Innovation Group (UAE)

14.3

Innovative Solutions for Polycarbonate IDs

Robert Dvorak

IQ Structures (Czech Republic)

14.5

The Spirit of Gizeh

Jan Hofmann

Hueck Folien (Austria)

16:10 Session Q&A
16:30 Closing Remarks, Farewell Cocktail Reception

Great organisation. Venue good for number of people. Dinner venue and entertainment excellent. Virus kept away central banks sadly. Video presentations worked well.

De La Rue

I’ll let you know in 14 days – post-quarantine… All good. Thanks for not cancelling and keeping a good programme!

Landqart

As usual it was a substantial and fascinating event with lots of interesting sessions, core specialists of the industry and vast knowledge. Thanks to Reconnaissance for perfect organisation and lovely location.

Goznak

Awards

See our dedicated Awards page for the Regional Banknote and the Regional ID Document of the Year

Good location and organisation, interesting content.

Orell Füssli

It was a good and interesting show even with corona. Good presentations and wonderful location.

Zeiser

Great conference under very difficult circumstances.

KURZ

Sponsors

Thank you to our 2022 Sponsors and Exhibitors

 

Many thanks to the following sponsors and exhibitors for taking part in our wonderful exhibition running alongside the conference:

Platinum – KOMORI

Honorary – OUMOLAT

Diamond – IDEMIA

Gold – Industrial Innovation Group, Koenig & Bauer, Oberthur Fiduciaire

Silver – Hungarian Banknote Printing Company / DIPA,  Jura / PARVIS, Landqart, Luminescence Sun Chemical Security, SICPA, TECH5, United Security Printing, Veridos, WTG Water Treatment GmbH

Exhibitors – Anoop Platic, Applied Laser Engineering, ART-Line / MELZER, CETIS, Heidelberg Instruments, HID Global, Hunkeler Systeme AG, Infineon, IQ Structures, Linxens, MAskTech, Mühlbauer, NANOBRICK, OVD Kinegram / KURZ, Sakurai, Schwarz Druck, SPN – Security Paper Mill, Stardust,  ZEISER