IATA-UPU-ICAO Webinar

Join the IATA-UPU-ICAO webinar on airmail security to explore trends, regulations and collaborative strategies to boost safety and combat crime in the postal system.

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This joint IATA–UPU webinar – the first to be organized in cooperation with ICAO – will focus on enhancing airmail security. It is the first of two webinars planned for 2025 on the topic of enhancing safety and security. By exploring current trends and future directions in the postal and aviation areas, this webinar will address the roles and regulations of each organization, the challenges of integrating postal and cargo systems, and the importance of collaboration among the postal, aviation and law enforcement sectors. Key topics will include the latest regulations, compliance requirements, strategies for handling dangerous goods and efforts in combating criminal activities in the postal system, with the goal of ensuring compliance and minimizing risks in the postal supply chain.

Programme and Speakers

• Introduction: UPU International Bureau
• Enhancing aviation safety and security in cargo and mail: Ms Sonia Hifdi, Chief of the Aviation Security Policy Section, ICAO, and Mr Virgilio Alegría, Technical Officer in the Cargo Safety Section, ICAO
• Ensuring postal security – an overview of UPU regulations and training programmes: Mr Jacob Gholson, Operations and Safety Expert, UPU International Bureau
• Security in airmail: Mr Nicholas Lawrence-Taylor, Senior Manager for Cargo Security, IATA
• Law enforcement training to reduce risks relating to hazardous goods: Ms Kirstine Pedersen, Coordinator of the INTERPOL Global Academy and Head of the International IP Crime Investigators College (IIPCIC), INTERPOL General Secretariat
• Closing: UPU International Bureau