The Latin American High Security Printing Conference is the first ever of its kind to cover the rapidly-emerging market in the region for government and high security documents. The outline programme has now been published, with sessions including: 

• the regional high security document landscape
• travel and ID documents
• currency developments 
• printing and production technologies
• substrates and materials
• innovations in security features

In addition to the main agenda (which takes place July 3 and 4), the conference will comprise two half-day seminars (on July 2), an ccompanying exhibition and a social programme including opening cocktail reception, conference dinner and farewell drinks. It will also include a hosted visit on July 5  to the newly-expanded and refurbished premises of the state banknote and security printer and mint Casa de la Moeda.

Monday, July 2

SEMINAR TWO:  Passports and ID – Optically Variable Devices for Document and Data Integrity
John Mercer, Kelly Anderson & Associates, and Glenn Wood, Reconnaissance International

Tuesday, July 3

SESSION ONE: THE REGIONAL HIGH SECURITY DOCUMENT LANDSCAPE

The new Brazilian Reais series
Central Bank of Brazil

An overview of the Latin American currency market - recent developments/future plans
Harald Klint, Imaprok

Securing the identity of citizens through the Brazil’s new national ID card
Paulo Ayran Bezerra da Silva, National Civil Identification Registry, Ministry of Justice

Physical stamps and digital coding - new solutions for excise stamps in Brazil
Carlos Roberto do Oliveira, Casa da Moeda do Brasil

SESSION TWO: TRAVEL AND ID DOCUMENTS

Forensic examination and the police approach to counterfeiting issues
Federal Police, Brazil

Industry/government collaboration for the new Brazilian ID card
Celio Ribeiro, ABRID 

Chile’s new passport and ID programmes
Angel Lucas Gomez, INDRA

Intelligent documents: a new edge in the traditional analysis
Monica Peralta, Faculty of Forensic Sciences, Federal Police, Argentina

SESSION THREE: CURRENCY DEVELOPMENTS

New Peruvian banknotes – looking into the future
Jose Luis Pereyra, Reserve Central Bank of Peru 

Upgrading a banknote as a swift response to counterfeiting
Alejandro Alegre, Bank of Mexico

Pulling the trigger on animation effects in banknotes
Martin Thorbjörnson, Crane Currency

Jamaica – New Substrate for New Series
Norbert Bryan, Bank of Jamaica

Wednesday, July 4

SESSION FOUR: PRINTING, PRODUCTION  and ISSUANCE

Upgrading a printworks while maintaining existing operations
Francisco Mandiola, Casa de Moneda de Chile 

Laser personalization – secure multi-functionality and protection for centralized and decentralized solutions
Bernd Mainzer, Digital Identification Solutions  

The True Value of Secure Intaglio
Edgar Herman, KBA NotaSys

Innovation in highly secure ID credential issuance
Ismael Dykman,  HID Global

SESSION FIVE: SUBSTRATES AND MATERIALS

Enhancing the quality and lifetime of banknotes in Latin America with Guardian®
Gustavo Ascenzo, Securency

New methods and features for substrate authentication
Florent Denjean, Arjowiggins Security  

The market case for durable substrates
John Winchcombe, De La Rue

Latest developments in OVDs for securing ID documents and data
Sergio Dawidowicz, OVD Kinegram

SESSION SIX: SECURITY & FEATURE INNOVATIONS

Traceability for public revenue processes
Oscar Turriago, Thomas Greg & Sons

Next generation inks for ID protection
Peyton Old, Fasver/ITW Covid 

Looking beyond the obvious: hyperspectral imaging for examination of counterfeit security documents
Chandler Harrell, ChemImage

New solutions for revenue collection in Colombia
Andres Diaz, Figurazione

HoloID for passports – uncompromised authentication and resistance to counterfeiting
Hugues Souparis, Hologram Industries 

Latest techniques for delivering exceptional security and fraud prevention for ID, healthcare and travel documents
Zeca Pires, Datacard

Click on one of the links below to view the programmes and reviews from the last two High Security Printing Conferences - held in St Petersburg in March 2012 and Delhi in November 2011. 

9th Pan European High Security Printing Conference (March 2012)

10th Asian High Security Printing Conference (November 2011)