Moderator | Mr. Sylvain LEFOYER is Deputy Director in charge of Aviation Security and Facilitation in the Air Transport Bureau of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) since 1 March 2017. He leads teams responsible for developing Aviation Security and Facilitation policy, Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), developing a Cybersecurity strategy for civil aviation, conducting audits of Member States’ aviation security activities, assisting States that are unable to address deficiencies highlighted by those audits, and implementing the Traveler Identification Programme (ICAO TRIP) Strategy. Sylvain is secretary of the ICAO Unlawful Interference Committee (UIC), secretary of the Aviation Security Panel of experts, and Chair of the ICAO Secretariat Study Group on Cybersecurity. Sylvain has extensive experience at the senior executive level in policy and regulations development, strategy, oversight, crisis management and organization development in aviation security and facilitation. Previous to his role in ICAO, Sylvain’s career in transport safety and security spans more than 28 years in the French Ministry of transports. He held various positions, such as Deputy Regional Director for Ground Transport Safety, Security and Defense in the Regional Directorate for Equipment and Urban Planning in the Paris metropolitan area and as Deputy Head of Aviation Security and Defense in the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). Prior to that, he was enhancing his career in air navigation safety from 2005 to 2011, in risk prevention and management from 2002 to 2004, in maritime transport safety and surveillance from 1992 to 2001. He holds a Master’s Degree in applied physics and electronics from Paris University and a Master’s Degree in public administration from École des Ponts ParisTech.
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| Ms. Michelle Salgado Ferreira ARCÚRIO began her civil aviation career in 2007 as a Specialist in Civil Aviation Regulation at the National Civil Aviation Agency – ANAC. She has experience in the fields of civil aviation training (2007-2009), aviation safety (2009-2010) and since 2010 until now, she works in the aviation security area. From 2016 to March 2020 she was responsible for Aviation Security Brazilian Certification Process (airlines, airports, personnel and aviation security training organizations). Since March 2020 she works in the Instruction and Training Certification Branch at the Civil Aviation Personnel Department, analyzing instructional procedures manuals of Training Organizations, contributing to the establishment of standards and criteria for security personnel certification and the development of the associated regulatory principles. In the meantime in the field of aviation security, she has been working for more than seven years in the quality control area, in which she worked on different activities. Among other things, she inspected and audited the implementation of security requirements by airlines, airports and aviation security training organizations and fulfilled security tests in airport and aircraft operators. Besides that, in the security certification process, she joined the team developing activities such as analyzing training programmes, certifying AVSEC instructors and building-up questions for tests for security personnel. Regarding the academic field, in 2017 Ms. Arcúrio joined the Doctorate Degree in Transportation at the University of Brasília. She has a Master's Degree in Transportation at University of Brasília (2014), a Master's Degree in Science Education at Universidad de Los Pueblos de Europa (2009) and Specialized in Institutional Psychopedagogy at Castelo Branco University (2006). She graduated in Pedagogy (2003) and in Educational Advisor at University of Brasília (2006).
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| Mr. Yves MABBE has over 30 years of aviation experience, more than half of them in managerial positions. He has been specializing in Aviation Security since 2007 and built up his experience working within regulatory authorities as well as passenger and cargo airlines. Prior to Aviation Security, he worked in other key aviation areas such as Flight Operations, Quality Control and Regulatory Affairs. For several years, he actively represented the industry in ICAO, Asian, US and EU AvSec regulatory forums and meetings. After 18 years in the Express business, Yves joined Cargolux International Airlines in 2015 as Corporate Security Director. Cargolux is a traditional EU all-cargo carrier based in Luxembourg operating a fleet of 30 B747 cargo-only aircraft throughout the world on scheduled but also ad hoc basis. Yves’ role is to revise the security approach, moving away from a restrictive function into a service function. He is currently a member of A4E's (Airlines for Europe) Safety and Security Committee, lATA Cargo Security Working Group, Cargo Border Management Board and recently, IOSA Security Technical Group. He is a long-serving member of the ECAC Aviation Security Guidance Material Task Force and active contributor to various ECAC Aviation Security workshops, including Security Culture in 2016.
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| Mr. Dwayne MACINTOSH, a Native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, started his career as a firefighter with the Canadian Armed Forces in 1988. His career has spanned over 32 years with continued advancements as a Fire Engineering Practitioner, and a leader in safety and security. Throughout his career, he has developed skills in Leadership, Incident Management, Adult Education, and Safety and Security principals. He has served at all ranks of the fire service, rounding out his last five years as the Fire Chief of Canada’s Busiest Airport. In 2019, he received his Master’s in Business from Western University and subsequently accepted the position as the Director, Corporate Safety and Security at Toronto Pearson. He is a focused leader who believes that safety and security are synonymous with one another. His belief that strong programs come from empowering others and building strong relations has ensured the continued development of the security program and culture at Toronto Pearson. Since the beginning of COVID he has been a key Leader in all matters pertaining to Health and Hygiene to ensure the safety of staff and passengers at Toronto Pearson. His efforts have been focused on establishing appropriate safety measures to regaining the confidence and trust of the travelling public to once again feel comfortable to travel. Other highlights of his career were the response to the 1998 Swiss Air crash in Nova Scotia, establishing a world-class training center known as the Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI) and serving as the President of the Institute of Fire Engineers for Canada.
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| Ms. Anna SVEDBERG has been working with airport security at Swedavia airports since 2015. After about two years at Corporate level as Security manager compliance for all ten Swedavia airports, she was appointed Head of security at Stockholm Arlanda airport in 2017. In 2019 Stockholm Bromma airport (Stockholm city airport) was included in her organization. With 15 years of experience working for the Swedish Security service, preceded by 9 years in the Stockholm Police department, Anna Svedberg has a solid background in the field of security. Her knowledge and previous experience of the underlying threats, which has led to the regulatory requirements for aviation security, is of great importance in understanding the context of airport security. Her ability to work with security at airports, both from a regulatory compliance perspective and according to a risk-based approach, has created a holistic perspective for the security operations at Swedavia airports. Anna Svedberg is representing Swedavia in ACI Europe, both in the Aviation Security Committee (AVSEC) and the Security Strategy working group committee.
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| Ms. Karen URWIN is currently Group Manager Operations for New Zealand Aviation Security Service. She is responsible for overseeing the operations at six airport locations around New Zealand, the Behaviour Detection Unit, and the National Explosive Detection Dog programme. Karen has a wealth of experience in, and knowledge of, the border sector. Her previous role was Border Operations Manager for New Zealand Immigration. |
| Mr. Aiden YEO joined the Ministry of Transport, Singapore in 2013 as Assistant Director (Security Policy), where he takes on policy formulation relating to aviation and maritime security. Besides aviation security, he is also involved in passenger facilitation issues, ensuring the right balance is maintained between security and facilitation. Prior to this, he worked at Singapore Customs for 4 years, where he was responsible for operations management and policy work. He was also involved in threat and risk assessment to detect illicit goods before entering the country. He was subsequently seconded to National Maritime Sense-making Centre as Assistant Director (Information Management), to set up their information management processes and capabilities prior to their attainment of full operating capability in 2013. Aiden graduated from the University of London with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management (First Class Honours). He is also certified as an Aviation Security Professional Manager after completing the AVSEC PMC Training Programme, jointly administered by ICAO and John Molson School of Business (JMSB) of Concordia University.
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