About High Security Printing EMEA
The Regional Forum for Secure Document Technologies
The latest technologies and techniques in the production and issue of banknotes, ePassports, ID cards, visas and other secure documents across Europe, Middle-East and Africa.
The conference, which provides excellent networking opportunities alongside the programme and exhibition, is complemented by a number of social events, including a welcome cocktail reception and gala dinner.
Attendance at the EMEA events is generally in the region of 300-350, with attendees not just from the region, but all parts of the globe. This provides an excellent opportunity to meet senior level decision makers in one location and will be of interest to those companies already working in, or looking to expand into, European, Middle-East and African region.
Government organisations are provided an attractive fee structure whilst Europe, Middle-East and Africa delegates who live and work in the region are also eligible for reduced rates.
High Security Printing™ EMEA focuses on government-specified and issued documents, including currency, fiduciary documents, excise stamps, ID cards, e-passports, visas, vehicle documents and licences, with a particular emphasis on banknotes and the emerging technologies for ID and travel documents. As in previous events, speakers will be specialists in their field providing technical presentations, including some regional case studies. Running in tandem with the event will be a trade exhibition of approximately 30 exhibitors working in the currency, e-passport, smart card, authentication and related industries.
High Security Printing EMEA is one of a trio of regional events from Reconnaissance, with its two sister events – High Security Printing Latin America and High Security Printing Asia – also taking place annually, serving their respective regions.
Who Should Attend the Forum?
- Governments
- Central banks
- Banknote issuing authorities
- Issuers of passports, ID and travel documents
- Regulators/Enforcement
- Law enforcement agencies
- Document examiners
- Border and immigration control
- Counterfeit analysts
- Specialist Service Providers & Equipment Suppliers
- State printing works
- Commercial high security printers
- Suppliers of substrates, security features and biometrics
- Suppliers and integrators of passport and ID systems
- Pre-press, printing, finishing and inspection equipment manufacturers
- Suppliers of specialist services for the security printing and ID markets
Programme
Monday 9 February 2026
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 – 12:15 Currency – The Empowering & Educational Value of Banknotes
Thomas Hendle, Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions
Overview
Financial literacy plays a critical role in life outcomes, social cohesion, and national development. Yet nearly half the world continues to face financial capability gaps, many of which begin in early childhood.
Research shows that money related understanding and behaviour are shaped before the age of six, and that early, hands-on interaction with money is key to developing lifelong financial skills.
Why Banknotes?
Banknotes remain a child’s first tangible experience of value. Their physicality offers unique learning benefits, helping young people grasp core concepts such as earning, spending, saving, budgeting, and financial decision-making in a way digital transactions often cannot replicate.
Recent international research (full white paper available at the event) highlights the continuing importance of physical currency in building foundational financial competencies that transfer to both physical and digital money use later in life.
The Global MoneyBox Initiative
In response, Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions has launched a pioneering, multi-country programme that uses banknotes as an educational tool on an unprecedented scale. Early results show strong engagement from young learners, teachers, NGOs and public institutions.
The MoneyBox Pre-Conference Workshop will inspire participants to look at banknotes through an entirely different lens to reimagine and redefine exactly what they bring to society and become part of a global movement to create significant positive social impact by simply doing what we love doing – making banknotes.
Participants will leave with a new perspective on the societal value of banknotes and how our industry can contribute to lifelong financial empowerment.
09:00 – 12:00 ID – Unmasking Identity Fraud: Physical and Digital Document Threats Through Real Case Studies
Michael Van Gestel – Entrust & Maickel van Oijen – Keesing Technologies
When designing identity documents, how do the priorities differ between the issuer, the manufacturer, and the verifier, and which perspective ultimately determines the document’s effectiveness against fraud?
Identity fraud remains one of the most pervasive threats in today’s interconnected world, exploiting both physical and digital vulnerabilities. This interactive seminar dives deep into the evolving tactics fraudsters use to manipulate identity documents whether forged passports, counterfeit driver’s licenses, or digitally altered credentials and the devastating impact these schemes can have on individuals and organisations.
Through real-world case studies, participants will explore:
Physical Document Fraud: Techniques used in forgery, tampering, and impersonation, and how frontline detection methods can fail.
Digital Identity Fraud: Emerging trends in synthetic identities, deepfakes, and credential theft in online ecosystems.
Hybrid Attacks: How fraudsters combine physical and digital tactics for maximum deception.
The session will feature group discussions, and scenario-based problem-solving.
13:00 – 16:30 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.
The use of machinery to issue and deposit cash is increasing at every point in the cash cycle. The ability to capture, store, share and analyse data is being revolutionised. Standardisation of packaging, reporting and data is driving efficiency. Business models are not standing still. Sustainability is on the agenda. All of this feeds into the opportunities to handle cash closer to the customer, reducing costs, increasing efficiencies and resilience and promoting sustainability.
This seminar is based on a new white paper – Cash Recirculation and Local Recycling: from Policy to Practice – and brings together a range of stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities, with real-life examples of how new models of cash distribution can enhance more universal and cost-effective access to and acceptance of cash.
18:30 Welcome Reception & Exhibition Opening
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Underlined text on the programme is interactive, click for the abstract or biography popup.
Currency and Identity Documents in EMEA
09:00
Welcome Address from Bank Al-Maghrib
Hassan Regraga
Dar As-Sikkah, Bank al Maghrib (Morocco)
09:10
Dar As-Sikkah: Continuous Development and Modernization
Ahmed Lemrhabbar
Dar As-Sikkah, Bank al Maghrib (Morocco)
Rachid Bouchmal
Dar As-Sikkah, Bank al Maghrib (Morocco)
09:30
LASINK™: 10 Years of Excellence and the Evolution to Origin+
Thomas Poreaux
IN Groupe (France)
Anaïta Berangui
IN Groupe (France)
09:50
Advanced Counterfeiting Trends in North Africa: Imitation of High-Security Features in Banknotes, ID Documents and Visas
Alsharif Hashem Mogahed
Ministry of Justice (Egypt)
10:10
Building a National Security Printing Ecosystem: Strategy, Technology, and Capacity in a New African Context
John Mwasa Wagogo
Parliament of Uganda (Uganda)
10:30 Session Q&A
10:40 Break and Exhibition Viewing
Around the Region – What’s Going on in Currency in EMEA?
11:15
African Dreams Become Reality
Richard Perera
Landqart (Switzerland)
11:35
Detection of Ink-Stained Money
Elisa van den Heuvel
De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. (Netherlands)
11:55
Data as the Cornerstone: ABT for Safer and Smarter Design of Banknotes
Miguel López
Banco de España (Spain)
12:15
Millennium of the Coronation of the First King of Poland – The New Polish Commemorative Banknote
Aleksander Godyn
Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) (Poland)
12:35
Objectives, Resources and Updates from the U.S. Currency Education Program
Howard Williams
Federal Reserve Board of Governors (USA)
12:55 Session Q&A
What’s Next for Identity and Travel Documents?
11:15
Identity in Colour: Shaping the Next Chapter of Document Security
Natascha Trivisas
Toppan Security (Dubai)
11:35
Informed by Counterfeits – Lessons from Compromised US Driver Licenses
Elaine Wooton
Former HSI Forensic Laboratory (USA)
11:55
Model Case: Application and Issuance Process for Passports and Identity Cards
Markus Biedermann
Liechtenstein National Administration Migration and Passport Office (Liechtenstein)
12:15
PC Documents: Full Data Protection
Daniel Holliger
OVD Kinegram (Switzerland)
12:35 Session Q&A
13:05 Lunch
A Greener Future for Banknotes
14:30
Science not Fiction: How Central Banks Address Banknote Durability and Sustainability in Harsh Environments
Lachlan McDonald
CCL Secure (Australia)
14:50
Oasis of Security, Sustainability and Future
Bagnjuk Ewgenij
Louisenthal (Germany)
15:10
Sneak Preview of the 2025 Global Banknote Shred Recycling Study Results
Jeroen Kusters
Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering (Netherlands)
15:30
Sustainable Solutions for the Future of Cash
Alexie Jullien
SICPA (Switzerland)
15:50
Extending Product Lifecycle Using Recovered and Reprocessed Fibers
Alexandre Gilberti
BP Security (Brazil)
16:10 Session Q&A
Secure Identity Starts with Design
14:30
The Identity-to-Integrity Nexus: Building Robust Digital Identity Ecosystems for Financial and National Security in Africa
Emmanuel Kpakpo Brown
National Identification Authority (Ghana)
14:50
Beyond the Surface: The Story Behind the New Estonian ID-Card Design
Eliisa Sau
Identity and Status Bureau, Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (Estonia)
15:10
Journey – Through Security, Art, and Collaboration
Balázs Megyeri
ANY Security Printing Company PLC (Hungary)
15:30
Smooth Transition into Polycarbonate
Robert Dvořák
IQ Structures (Czech Republic)
15:50 Session Q&A
16:00 Extended Exhibition Viewing
18:30 Conference Dinner and Presentation of Regional Banknote and ID Awards
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Authentication and Intelligence
09:00
Serial Numbers Inspection: Driving Traceability and Business Intelligence
Paolo Salgari
PARVIS Systems and Services (Italy)
09:20
The Hidden Signal in Your Cash: Magneto-Optical Technology for Banknote Examination
Olga Eglite
Regula Baltija (Latvia)
09:40
The Evolution of Eco-Friendly and High-Durability Intaglio Plate-making Technology
Barna Barabas
Jura (Hungary)
10:00
Compass Banknote Intelligence (CBI)
Gyula Tressel
Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology (Germany)
10:20
From Strength to Strength: How SAFEGUARD® is Transforming the Banknote Industry
Gareth Evans
De La Rue (UK)
10:40 Session Q&A
Physical and Digital ID
09:00
The Next Generation of Optical Security Features for ID
Chander Jeena
International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) (UK)
09:20
Transformation of Identity Documents: PWPW Promotional ID Card
Pawel Kopycki
Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) (Poland)
09:40
From Work Permit, Visa on Arrival and Re-entry Permit Card to a National Foreigner Register: Liberia’s Transformation Journey
Ernest Boakai
CETIS (Slovenia)
10:00
Where Heritage Meets Advanced Security: Georgia‘s New Gen ePP & eID
Tamta Petviashvili
LEPL, Ministry of Justice of Georgia (Georgia)
Natalia Gegelashvili
LEPL, Ministry of Justice of Georgia (Georgia)
10:20
How to Protect Our Physical Identities Against AI Generated ID Document Fraud
Thomas Poreaux
Security Identity Alliance (France)
10:40 Session Q&A
10:50 Break and Exhibition Viewing
New Parameters for Production
11:15
Innovation for Production – Komori Focussing on Leading the Way
Phil Holland
Komori Corporation (Japan)
11:35
Serialization Meets Innovation, Micro-Perforation for High Security Products
Oliver Kostenbader
ZEISER (Germany)
11:55
Turning Choices into Decisions with Data…Because People (& Machines) Need Trust
Sébastien Perret
Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (Switzerland)
Rebecca Schenato
Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (Switzerland)
12:15
Design Is Collaboration: Ensuring Your Vision is Transcribed in Your Banknotes
Lionel Chircop
Oberthur Fiduciaire (France)
12:35
Unfold a New Dimension of Security
Jan Hofmann
Hueck Folien (Austria)
12:55 Session Q&A
Security and Traceability – the Physical/Digital Interface
11:15
Helix-Lock The Case for Hybrid Tax Stamps Aligning Public Recognition with Adaptive Security
Stefaan D'Hoore
Luminescence Sun Chemical Security (UK)
Tadej Turk
Jura (Hungary)
11:35
Smart Optimization as the Driver of Operational Excellence
Helder Martins
SisTrade Software Solutions (Portugal)
11:55
The Quantum Base Story – Smartphone Authentication using Quantum Physics
Tom Taylor
Quantum Base (UK)
12:15
E-Motion™ – The Effect of Free Motion in Space
Micaal Sidorov
Demax Holograms (Bulgaria)
12:35
Tax Stamps and Traceability: The Shape of Things to Come
Tim McIntyre
International Tax Stamp Association (UK)
12:35 Session Q&A
13:05 Lunch
Technology and Innovation
14:15
Beyond Hierarchy: Unleashing the Potential of Self-Organisation in Security and Technology
Jörg Fischer
Bundesdruckerei (Germany)
14:35
Multi-Angle Views 3D Computer Generated Hologram via High Throughput Laser Beam Lithography
Adriana Umbria
RAITH GmbH (Germany)
14:55
Lumicrypt™ Security Phosphors: Nano-Architecture for Tunable “Rainbow” Inks with High Reverse-Engineering Resistance
Atul Sontakke
Seaborough Materials Research BV (Netherlands)
15:15
Inorganic Taggants in Digital Printing Processes
Josh Collins
NovaVera (USA)
15:35 Session Q&A
15:45 Closing Remarks
15:50 Farewell Drinks & Exhibition Closing
Elevate Your Brand
Sponsorship Opportunities
Platinum
GBP Sold-Out
Sponsorship of the conference dinner
Guaranteed presentation (subject to this meeting the criteria of the programme)
Promotional gift to delegates
Diamond
GBP Sold-Out
Sponsorship of the cocktail reception
Guaranteed presentation (subject to this meeting the criteria of the programme)
Promotional gift to delegates
Gold
GBP Sold-Out
Priority consideration to giving a presentation (subject to this meeting the criteria of the programme)
Plus one of the following options:
Silver
GBP Sold-Out
Priority consideration to giving a presentation (subject to this meeting the criteria of the programme)
Plus one of the following options:
Added Benefits for Sponsors
- Priority is given to sponsor proposals for presentations, subject to the content and balance of the programme
- 1 month before the event: sponsors are provided with full delegate lists of attendees of the event with full contact details, and weekly thereafter
- Sponsors are allowed to extend invitations to regional government contacts on behalf of Reconnaissance for free entry to the event.
- To be placed in the sponsor area of the exhibition hall that has greater traffic and refreshment points throughout.
- Sponsors and exhibitors are allowed up to 10 guest entries to the exhibition hall during the Extended Exhibition viewing after Day 1 of the conference in the afternoon.
- Logos prominently displayed throughout literature for the event and web in comparison to exhibitor logos, as well as on continuity slides between all presentations and between breaks
- Sponsor logos are prominently placed on multiple pages of the website, including the home page. Logos with links are also included on every email sent to our mailing list of over 15,000 contacts.
Exhibitor Information
There will be approximately 30 exhibition booths located alongside the conference hall and the exhibition is open throughout the event. Social events such as the Welcome Cocktail Reception and Farewell Drinks and all refreshment breaks are held in the exhibition area to maximise booth visitors.
What’s Included – Mini Booth
A cost-effective option for smaller companies who only want to display literature and have a representative on the stand
- 2x1m hard-walled booth
- Includes standard power supply, information counter and chairs
- 1 full conference delegate
- Listing on website and printed programme
What’s Included – Standard Booth
Allows space to display equipment and product examples or to have seated discussions
- 3x2m hard-walled booth
- Includes standard power supply, information counter and chairs
- 1 full conference delegate
- Listing on website and printed programme
If you have any questions about exhibiting, click on the button below or email Sam Burns at [email protected].
Vienna, Austria
Our Venue
Making Your Hotel Reservation
Delegates are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation.
Booking Your Stay
The online booking is currently not available, watch this space in order to benefit from the special Reconnaissance International rate.
Beware of Unsolicited Offers
Delegates should only book their accommodation using the official reservation page when it becomes available – and not through any other agent. Disreputable companies (such as Trade Show Housing) have been known to approach delegates with unauthorised offers – and these companies cannot be trusted. Such companies have not been endorsed by us – and we never share delegate information with any housing company or travel agent. All unsolicited offers should be ignored. If you have any questions or concerns about the hotel arrangements, contact the conference team: [email protected]
+44 (0)1932 785 680
Delegate Fees
Your Path to Insight
Government representatives can attend the conference free of charge – while special rates are available to regional delegates and state enterprise subsidiaries who permanently live and work across the Europe, Middle-East and Africa.
1. State Enterprise Delegate – Applies to 100% state-owned enterprises, such as printers and paper mills, based across the Europe, Middle-East and Africa – this excludes commercial state printers
2. Regional Delegate – Restricted to delegates from organisations that are incorporated and headquartered in Africa.
3. Government Delegate – Applies to government issuing authorities such as passport agencies, immigration authorities and central banks responsible for the issue of banknotes, passports, ID cards and documents, revenue stamps, health cards or vehicle registration documents etc, as well as customs, immigration and law enforcement agencies. It does not apply to state-owned production enterprises (who instead qualify for the state enterprise rate).
Pre-Conference Workshop Fees
There is an additional charge to attend our pre-conference workshops. Government delegates can attend for free.
Government*
*Government delegates can attend these seminars for free. The government rate applies to issuing authorities only, ie. government departments responsible for the issue of banknotes (central banks), or passports, ID cards and documents, revenue stamps, health cards, vehicle registration documents etc only, as well as customs, immigration and law enforcement agencies
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