Programme
Monday 1 December 2025
The workshops are free of charge for Government Delegates. For all other delegates a fee applies. If you would like to register or have any questions regarding these workshops please email Abigail Courage at [email protected]
09:00 – 12:30 Identity – Impact of AI in Identity Documents
Michael van Gestel, Entrust
AI-powered technologies help solve complex problems and make our daily lives easier and more convenient. While this is true for legitimate business, it is also true for fraud.
Computer programs trained to produce works of art or write news stories could replace the work of human artists and journalists. In the same way, these tools are rapidly replacing traditional forgery techniques and putting sophisticated fraud in the hands of less skilled fraudsters.
In this seminar, we will look at case studies of AI-assisted document fraud from remote IDV (Identity Document Verification) and ask what we can do to combat this very real threat in an increasingly virtual world.
09:00 – 12:30 Currency – The Banknote Balancing Act – Making Informed Currency Choices
De La Rue Workshop. This will be open to central banks and governments only.
As central banks you face many important choices when it comes to managing your currency, from design and durability to cost, sustainability and public trust. This interactive workshop explores some of those choices, why they matter, and how data and expert insight can help guide the process. You’ll have the chance to share your thoughts, learn from others, and take part in a practical exercise where you’ll balance competing needs and priorities to make strategic currency decisions.
14:30 – 17:00 Cash Sustainability Workshop Asia
John Winchcombe
What can we do to reduce the environmental impact of cash and the cash cycle? This half day workshop is a conversation exploring what central banks, producers and other cash cycle stakeholders are doing in Asia, the Pacific and elsewhere. It is intended to provide practical options to take away and do.
Run in conjunction with the International Currency Association, the workshop will start with an interactive session to explore who is doing what and why.
Next there will be an opportunity to interact with experts talking about a wide range of methods used to dispose of unfit banknotes at the end of their lives. The disposal of unfit notes is one of the most visible activities undertaken by central banks and print works, so doing this well is important and a difficult topic.
Finally, we will focus on an area where central banks have weaker mechanisms to bring change, the cash cycle. We will hear about how central banks are managing this, what works and what does not.
This session is designed for all stakeholders, because collaboration is a key to doing better. Join us to gain an Asian perspective on cash sustainability.
Tuesday 2 December 2025
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Currency and Identity Documents in Asia-Pacific
09:00
Welcome Address – Bank Negara Malaysia
Mr. Abd. Rahman Abu Bakar
Bank Negara (Malaysia)
09:15
Recycling Banknotes: Malaysia’s proof of concept exercise
Shangari Subramaniam Beames
Bank Negara (Malaysia)
Syahrir Nadzmin Zawawi
Bank Negara (Malaysia)
09:35
The Identity Landscapes in Asia
Samantha Burns
Reconnaissance International (UK)
09:50
Where Tradition meets Modernity and Security
Ikromi Sirojiddin Salom
National Bank of Tajikistan (Tajikistan)
10:10
Compass Banknote Intelligence
Ross Knight
Giesecke+Devrient (Germany)
10:15 Q&A
10:25 Break and Exhibition Viewing
Currency Developments/Features
11:15
Objectives, Resources and Updates from the U.S. Currency Education Program
Howard Williams
Federal Reserve (USA)
11:35
Indian Banknote Production from Concept to Cash
Sundaram Srikanth
Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) (India)
11:55
Challenges to Cash in Pakistan and the Way Forward
Aftab Baloch
FTO/FBR (Pakistan)
12:10
AI Powered Banknote Production Quality Control
Zaifei Wang
China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPM) (China)
12:30
From Strength to Strength: How SAFEGUARD® is Transforming the Banknote Industry
Joanna Murray
De La Rue (UK)
12:50 Q&A
Developments in National ID and Passports
11:15
Enabling Secure Innovative Citizen ID Document Concepts via Specialty Films
Henry Leung
Covestro (Germany)
11:35
Multi-Level Document Security Solutions Overt & Covert Techniques
Ravi Mohan Adhikari
Angstrom Technologies (USA)
Tim Brock
Angstrom Technologies (USA)
11:55
The Future is Here – Large Free-form NanoDOVIDs in Polycarbonate Identity Documents
Robert Dvořák
IQ Structures (Czech Republic)
12:15
Securing Nations, Protecting Citizens From Currency to Identity – Evolving Nano Optics for Embedded Document Security
Alan Newman
Authentix (Canada)
12:35 Q&A
13:00 Lunch
Cash Sustainability
14:15
Sustainable Solutions for the Future of Cash
Stéphane Lenain
SICPA (Switzerland)
14:35
Can We Make Cash Sustainable?
Hervé Guillerey
Oberthur Fiduciaire (France)
14:55
Successful IBNS Implementation in Malaysia : Advancing a Safer, More Sustainable Cash Cycle
Patrice Rullier
Oberthur Cash Protection (France)
15:15
Let’s Keep Micro-Plastics out of Your Paper and out of the Ocean. High Security Fibres Made From Renewable and Sustainable Paper
Gary Spinks
Security Fibres (UK)
15:35
Decarbonising a Banknote – Exploring the Approach to Net Zero for Banknotes
Harsha Thomas
De La Rue (UK)
15:35 Q&A
Design & Security
14:15
Republic of Science – innovations in the new Promotional ID card by PWPW
Pawel Kopycki
Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) (Poland)
14:35
Transforming ID Issuance: Efficiency, Security, and Control in One Platform
Wei Jin Lee
HID Global (USA)
14:55
The Dilemma of Pakistan’s Passport
Aftab Baloch
FTO/FBR (Pakistan)
15:15
Capability To Underwrite Financial Liability Against Cloning – Compelling Transformation In Security Print
Ashish Anand
Linksmart Technologies (India)
15:35 Q&A
15:45 Close Day One and Exhibition Viewing
18:30 Conference Dinner and Presentation of Regional Banknote and ID Awards
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Security on Modern Banknotes
09:00
Riding the waves of Integrated Security Features
Thomas Brandstätter
Louisenthal (Germany)
09:20
The Agile KINEGRAM® – Make a Move with KURZ
Thomas Kleindienst
Leonhard KURZ (Germany)
09:40
55 Years of Trust and Stability
Michael Ritschewald
Hueck Folien (Austria)
10:00
PolyShielded – Advancing Banknote Security and Durability
An Luong Ngoc Quoc
Q&T Hi-tech Polymer (Vietnam)
10:20 Q&A
New Generation & Updated Technologies in Identity
09:00
Security Features in Polycarbonate Data Pages and ID Cards
Christoph Husmann
Crane Authentication (USA)
09:20
Identity in Colour: Shaping the Next Chapter of Document Security
Matthew Sugdon
Toppan Security (Hong Kong)
09:40
Photo as the Most Sensitive Part of Document Protection
Ihar Duboiski
Regula Baltija (Latvia)
10:00
Expanding Capabilities: Adapting Paper Printing Expertise to Plastic Substrates
Jean-Charles Devynck
TreeGen (UAE)
10:20 Q&A
10:30 Break and Exhibition Viewing
Production
11:15
KP-Connect by Komori: Boosting Productivity for Banknote and Security Printers
Phil Holland
Komori Corporation (UK)
11:35
Ink and Varnish Innovations
Anna Przybylska
Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) (Poland)
11:55
Data & Vision Solutions and our new Foiling Platform
Thomas Türke
Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (Switzerland)
12:15
Better Banknotes are Made with Durasafe®️
Richard Perera
Landqart (Switzerland)
12:35 Q&A
Authentication
11:15
Designing Secure Documents for Analog and/or Digital Printing
Barna Barabas
Jura (Hungary)
11:35
100% Secure Smartphone Authentication Using Quantum Physics
Tom Taylor
Quantum Base (UK)
11:55
Dynamic Luminescent Inks for Phygital Authentication
Àlex Julià López
Distinkt SL (Spain)
12:15
Next Generation OVDs for ID Protection
Chander Jeena
International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) (UK)
12:35 Q&A
12:45 Lunch
Counterfeit Session
14:00
Currency and ID – Counterfeit Session
Michael van Gestel
Entrust (UK)
Kerre Corbin
Kerrency (UK)
15:30 Q&A
15:40 Closing Remaks and Farewell Cocktail Reception