Matthew Lightner | Acting Division Chief
U.S. Border Patrol

Identity Week Europe 2025 Day 2 @ 11:20

Panel: Biometrics at the border: Enhancing security and cross-border travel

• Expand on current efforts to promote global cross-border cooperation with biometric data 
• Discuss the implementation of full passenger enrolment systems like ETIAS and what a global roll-out of this tech would look like 
• Land, air, and sea – which type of border requires the most robust biometric authentication for travellers? 

Moderator: Jean Salomon, Principal, J.S.C.P.

Matthew Lightner, Acting Division Chief, U.S. Border Patrol

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Matthew Lightner / Panel: Biometrics at the border: Enhancing security and cross-border travel

Matthew Lightner, Acting Division Chief,
U.S. Border Patrol

I have been a Border Patrol Agent for over 17 years.  Today, I serve as an Acting Division Chief, working at US Border Patrol Headquarters in Washington, DC and oversee all biometric programs for USBP. 

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Session led by: entrust

Sabine Kloss-Tullis, Head of Applications Processing Unit, ETIAS Central Unit Division, FRONTEX, European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Gabriel Wichrowski, VP Global Business Development for Airside, Entrust

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Gabriel Wichrowski / Panel: Biometrics at the border: Enhancing security and cross-border travel

Gabriel Wichrowski, VP Global Business Development for Airside,
Entrust

About Gabriel Wichrowski, VP of Global Business Development for Airside, an Entrust Company: Having worked for over 18 years in the travel industry, focusing on biometrics, digital identity, and airport processes improvement, Gabriel promotes and delivers the benefits of digital identities for...

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Hannes Lember, Police and Border Guard Board, Identity and Status Bureau, Development expert, Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet