Ian Neill

Ian Neill has held a variety of senior roles in the United Kingdom Border Force, including leading two terminals at Heathrow as well as holding a variety of posts in the criminal and enforcement arena and spearheading the development of the worldwide Airline Liaison Officer network.

Ian’s current role is as Acting Director for the United Kingdom’s Border Systems Programme.  During his time with the Programme, Ian has had particular responsibility for operational projects, including the highly successful project Semaphore – the de-risking pilot for the eventual e-Borders system and IRIS (Iris Recognition Immigration System) providing pre-registered travellers with expedited clearance through the UK border via biometric technology. He has continued this work into the roll out of the next generation of ePassport gates.  He has also led for the UK on the development of new data messaging formats, PNRGOV, with Canada, Australia and the USA.

Ian will be presenting a Case Study on the Future of Border Technology at 10.15 on Day One (21st May).

Ian is best placed to give this presentation as he has held a variety of senior roles in the UK’s Border Force. Ian’s current role is as Acting Director for the UK’s Border Systems Programme (BSP). During his time with the Programme, Ian has had particular responsibility for operational projects, including the highly successful project Semaphore and IRIS (Iris Recognition Immigration System), providing pre-registered travellers with expedited clearance through the UK border via biometric technology. He has continued this work into the roll out of the next generation of ePassport gates. Ian has also led for the UK on the development of new data messaging formats, PNRGOV, with Canada, Australia and the USA.