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“ECBS was an excellent, professionally organized networking forum. It provided Honeywell with a great opportunity to meet and understand the business requirements of targeted decision-makers and influencers.”
Sue Alderman
Projects Marketing Director, EMEAI, Honeywell Building Solutions
“The very interesting mixture of participants from different sectors (private/public; maritime/air; transport/providers etc) allowed in-depth discussions that clarified and highlighted some aspects that might not have been perceived as important by participants before attending the event. I saw some of the issues from a new angle after having listened and contributed to discussions. The summit allowed us to cross bridges between sectors that normally do not interact.”
Susanne Aigner
Head of Supply Chain Security Sector, European Commission
“The summit is very beneficial for our business. It is a great opportunity to meet law enforcement from around the globe that we wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to meet. It is good to share information in a trusted environment. It is also very valuable to see the next generation of technology that is coming online and to be able to discuss with companies the best solutions for our business.”
James Bailey
MD Corporate Security, Europe, Middle East, Indian Sub Continent & Africa, Fed Ex
“Of all the conferences I have attended, it is without a doubt that WSO brings conference attendance to a more valuable and higher level through combining the right expert industry speakers, conference attendees and mixing that with a good venue and informal atmosphere that facilitates knowledge sharing and networking.”
Willem Duijf
Strategic Marketing Manager, GE Equipment Service
“Raytheon found the conference very valuable because of the large government leadership participation and joint panels consisting of public and private sector leadership nice mix. There are very few conferences able to pull that together.”
Curt Powell, PMP, CHS, CBCP
Director, Transportation and Border Security, Raytheon Homeland Security
“ECBS is the very best conference to make new connections and network. This year was even better that earlier successes.”
Karsten Bjarbo
General Manager Cargo Operations, Stockholm Arlanda Airport
“This is an extremely useful seminar / workshop / conference to attend for the simple reason that I actually learn from it… this is an event that we have to attend so that we can stay up to speed.”
Giles Noakes
Head of Security, BIMCO
“The event has attracted the right level of decision makers and senior management, representing top level policy makers from around the world, leading service providers, security professionals and, last but not least, authorities. It has provided us with excellent opportunities for networking and direct contacts to the right people. We really have appreciated this event and the opportunity of face to face meetings and direct discussions, in a world more and more dominated by Google, e-mail and webinars.”
Ronald de Kok
Business Development Manager, EMEA, Lloyds Register Quality Assurance
“What this event provides that other conferences don’t is a good environment in which the end users and the technology and service providers can get together on a one to one basis and talk about issues that interest both of them.”
Mike Weeding
Senior Policy Advisor, HMRC
“This is my third time at the summit, the reason I attend the summit on a regular basis is because of the quality of both the speakers and the attendees, not to forget the quality of the organisation.”
Christian Dupont
Deputy Head, Unit for Security Policy & Maritime Security, EC DG TREN
“It was an excellent opportunity to see all key players sitting together and talking in a very open and constructive way. In these challenging times I think that this is very important. It was a successful event and I am looking forward to the next one.”
Robert Larson
Senior Vice President, Global Security - DHL Forwarding, Freight & DHL Exel Supply Chain, DHL
“SITA’s core business is uniquely focused on the Air Transport Industry. However an important and growing part of the company’s business focuses on border security from an air transport perspective. This area of our work was advanced at the conference by being able to engage with key government officials and enter into meaningful dialogue regarding their needs and requirements relative to border security, risk assessment and their responses to counter terrorism, illegal immigration and cross border organised crime.”
David Owen
Senior Marketing Consultant, SITA
“What I find at this event that I don’t find at others is the high quality of the delegates. It is great value for money and gives us great access to the individuals that we need to see.”
Jonathan Richards
Managing Director, Corporate Communications, Maple Fleet Services
“I was very impressed with arrangements and structure of the event. In addition, the exhibitors and companies in the conference area were all relevant and interesting. As a matter of fact I am very close to proceeding in a business partnership with one of the companies who had organised a separate meeting with me.”
Teuvo Huttunen
Security Manager – East Europe, Nokia Corporate Security
“An excellent and very specialised platform, bringing key people together with common causes.“
Rudy Muller
Business Development Executive, EPSa GmbH
“First I would like to thank you for the invitation to the summit. It was a great pleasure to attend. I can say that it was more than a successful and well organised event, with interesting presentations. What I was especially interested was the presentations of the solution providers, two of which I had a direct contact at individual meetings organised for that purpose. They (deleted), who presented their biometric identification system, and (deleted) who presented their HCVM Mobile Xray scanner. We are very interested in both of these systems both of which I hope to procure.”
Vinko Dumancic
Director of Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina
“An interesting and thought provoking two days.”
Angela Shephard
Head of Supply Chain Integrity and Facilitation Team, HM Revenue & Customs
“What is new in the security landscape? This conference brings thoughts together with interactive sessions and a perfect dialogue with prime partners.”
Andre Vervooren
Commissioner, Head of Seaport Police Rotterdam
“I found the summit beneficial. Technical solutions are developing rapidly, and so is the challenge to secure the supply chain and to protect society. I received good information about new technology suitable for customs controls, and I did some great networking with relevant parties.”
Jyrki Linna
Director, National Board of Customs Finland
“We found this event to be more interactive than we had seen at other exhibitions. This made far an excellent networking opportunity. The event was a great forum for collecting new information from high-level speakers and anecdotes from the security environment.”
Dennis Knowles
Deloitte
“It is always a pleasure to go to ECBS. In a reasonable amount of time all relevant and important parties in the supply chain come together to exchange ideas and views. A good place to stay informed on what is currently happening in the interesting world of securing the supply chain.
Dana Aussems
Security Manager – PFSO, European Container Terminals
"I would like to thank you again for the excellent way you handled the summit and the efforts made in the name of myself and NEC. We had 5 meetings and already have 3 signed contracts."
Frank Godee
Manager Sales, Enterprise Solutions Division
“I came away with fresh ideas and new contacts. The border security business needs this kind of event.”
Chris Hurrey
Assistant Director, UK Border Agency
“This is probably the single event in Europe where so many decision influencers in our sectors of operation are gathered under one roof.”
John Hooper
Vice President Strategic Alliances, American Science & Engineering
“ECBS is the right place to meet many decision-makers within just two days.”
Juergen Fellinger
International Sales & Marketing Manager, ICX Technologies (Target)
“We were very impressed with the attendees and the organisation of ECBS. ServiceTec attends a number of similar events none of whom can match WSO for its organisational abilities and attention to detail. The opportunity to meet and discuss with a gathering of decision makers and influencers was well worth the effort and investment.”
David G Kelly
VP Global Sales & Marketing, Servicetec Airport Services International
"The summit provided an opportunity for experts from governments to engage with technical suppliers to discuss operational problems and potential solutions."
Jim Jarvie
Head of Region, HM Revenue & Customs UK
“The Forum was for us at EUBAM an invaluable opportunity to meet and interact with key players in border management – both public sector users and private sector providers. We were able to share ideas with people who are at the cutting edge of developments in border management and I believe this will have a strong positive impact on our own work. The forum was the perfect one stop shop for learning about policy development, new ideas and experiences and about workable, effective solutions to border and security issues.”
Stephen Mendes
EUBAM European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine
"As usual the European Cargo and Border Security Summit, was held at a perfect location and was well organized by a professional staff. It gave me the chance to meet professionals in the Security business, change ideas and work on new contacts which will be beneficiary to all of us. Also the interesting presentations, opened up new perspectives on several aspects of security today and the near future.”
Ron Leuverink
Senior Security Specialist, FedEx Express Europe
“It was a very well organised summit and an excellent location. Very interesting meeting and networking possibilities – the one to one meetings were exceptionally useful – thank you for the invite.”
Dirk Vernaeve
Port Commander, Ghent Port Company AMC
“The Summit is an important event, which provides to all a big opportunity to exchange knowledge, experiences and to require a new vision on the best security approach to adopt.”
Gianfranco Peiretti
PFSO-OSE Manager, VTE-PSA Group
“WSO facilitates public and private sector partnerships at the highest level. Their events have become a reference in the cargo & border security sector worldwide. They are superbly organised, the atmosphere and chemistry is excellent and we met with attendees who had current requirements for our solutions. The Conference was the best we have ever attended.”
Vanessa Fleiszbein
Smiths Detection
"It has been my privilege to be at this event and like all other events that I have been involved in with the WSO this has been a well organised and creative event. It gives people the opportunity to meet the players within the industry and some of the Government regulators which allows them to discuss a common problem which is how to deal with cargo crime and crime within the supply chain."
Lawrence Brown
Business Manager, TAPA EMEA
"This is an exellent venue which provides access to industry experts. The content is very relevant to our business and customers."
Arthur Arway
Regional Security Manager, North America, DHL
"The event is a good opportunity to share the experiences between key stakeholders – especially Customs, Police, Border Police to work for the trade – not making troubles for the economy."
Gunter Wendt
Colonel, Federal Ministry of the Interior (Austria)
"I was very satisfied with the event. I had the opportunity to get familiar with different domains, which were new for me. From this event I understood one thing: We work in different fields, but we all have one common purpose: To prevent and counteract criminal activities."
Tatiana Ionel
Senior Specialist of Division for International Relations and European Integration, Border Guard Service of the Republic of Moldova
"A very professionally organised event – in perfect accommodation in the beautiful city of Prague. Interesting topics and speakers."
Nico de Kruif
Regional Security Head, DHL
"An excellent event that catered for the wide audience engaged in the logistics business. The organisation deserves credit for assembling some first class speakers and devising a well-constructed programme."
Paul Gorman
Security Head, DHL Global Forwarding
"ECBS was a great way to interact with people in other areas of supply chain security. Great atmosphere and excellent set up."
Dirk Pichel
Security Manager, Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics
"I am always surprised in positive ways at ECBS. As ever the organisation and networking was perfect. Congratulations."
Darko Kihalic
Head of Department