Security Designers Forum
Designing Banknotes and Passports of the Future
7-9 September 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye

The Security Designers Forum (SDF) is a dedicated forum for those involved in design and design decision-making in relation to secure documents such as banknotes and passports, to learn, exchange knowledge and develop new ideas.
As design has a significant impact on all stakeholders in the secure document industry, the issues addressed at this event will go beyond the physical design process and a wide range of design-related issues facing our community today including:
- User experience
- Perception and recognition
- The value/cost ratio
- Designing for sustainability
- Feature and material integration
- Machine readability and acceptance
- Public education
- Innovation and harnessing new technology
- Teamwork and collaboration
The Forum will create value for the design community by addressing the real issues and providing fresh insights and thought-provoking solutions to make sure your banknote or passport design is a success. It is more important than ever to future-proof your design projects and ensure that the decisions made today remain valid for tomorrow.
Discover what the future holds for secure document design and how design can enable positive change in the way we all use and access secure documents.



Programme Committee
Adrian Heuberger-Lewerenz
Barna Barabas
David Pillard
Gerben van Wijk
Heath Thomas
Herve Guillerey
Jamie Ashley
Karin Morck Hamilton
Marc Mittelstaedt
Matthew Sugdon
Michael Van Gestel
Piotr Dymala
Richard Perera
Sébastien Perret
Spencer Mandy
Takeo Uehara
Toni Kaskiala
Yadira Sierra

InterContinental, Istanbul
Our Venue


Fees
Register for this unique event
Sponsors*
Delegate Registration
Sponsor package includes 3 delegates
€ 6,000
Standard Delegate
Additional Sponsor Delegate
Government
Academic/Independent
€ 1,599
€ 1,299
€ 1,199
€ 499

