Following the relative success of the first edition of i-LEAD’s Industry Day in 2019, the consortium had no hesitation in committing to another event in 2020. The feedback, experience and popularity of the first session provide encouraging steps for an improved and more valuable second meeting.
Due to the current COVID pandemic, we are moving the i-LEAD Industry Day and Research Day online. The risks and challenges linked to having physical meetings were deemed too high; thus, we will run online sessions with a plan to hold physical meetings in The Hague in due course.
Due to the event now running online, we are afraid that only members of Law Enforcement can join the sessions. All other parties are encouraged to join the Research Day running in November. The registration form can be found here.
Find out more about the i-LEAD Research Day which follows Industry Day 2.0. The events are organised in association with the Europol Innovation Lab and “The Hague Security Delta” (HSD).
Agenda and Selection Process
In an attempt to provide value for the audience and deliver engaging sessions closely linked to the current gaps, needs and challenges of LEAs – we allowed them to choose the solutions to be presented.
The officers reviewed the resources of interest in their domain – scoring them accordingly. The solutions with the highest scores are invited to take part in secure online sessions where they will present further details of their products. These sessions will be paired with interactions with the LEAs in a participatory Q&A session and dialogue.
For those that register, we will send out links to each day, allowing you to pick and choose the sessions you attend.
Each day, the event will follow the same structure:
Discussion Areas
The goal of the event is to provide an atmosphere and environment that is conducive for collaboration and deep discussion about technology and the real-world issues facing Law Enforcement. Providing this setting creates an opportunity for industry and Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) to discuss the cutting-edge solutions that can assist with the known needs and gaps identified during the Practitioner Workshops.
Technology Areas
Although the crime areas differ in practicality, many of the technologies that could help support Law Enforcement and improve the fight against criminals are cross-sectional. Moreover, due to the demand for innovative solutions, technologies that offer wider coverage and that can integrate with existing systems are very attractive.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning solutions that supplement other technologies or can integrate with other solutions are a key focus area in 2020. The Technology Gaps and Needs covering the Crime Areas, regularly mention these requirements.
Technology Companies
Website: www.web-iq.com
Web-IQ was founded in 2011 after we encountered images of child sexual abuse during a routine crawl of the Web. Since then, the company became determined to invest our expertise and technology in the fight against child abuse and other high impact crimes.
Website: www.everis.com
everis is an NTT DATA Company, dedicated to consulting and outsourcing in all sectors, with a turnover of EUR 1.45 billion in the last financial year. The company associates 27,000 professionals across Europe, USA and Latin America.
Website: www.videmo.de
Videmo is an innovative company in the field of automatic video analysis. Over the years this company has grown to become one of the leading providers of facial recognition solutions in the security space.
Website: www.datawalk.pl
DataWalk SA is a Poland-based high-tech company focused on the development and sale of enterprise-class commercial off-the-shelf IT products (COTS) in the link-based analytics area for law enforcement, intelligence, and insurance.
Website: www.siren.io
Siren provides the leading Investigative Intelligence platform to some of the world’s largest and most complex intelligence organizations. Rooted in academic R&D in information retrieval, distributed computing, and knowledge representation, the Siren platform combines the capabilities of search, business intelligence, link analysis, and big data operational logging and alerting.
Website: www.hackingdept.com
HackingDept is a training platform developed by members of two elite Polish CTF groups: Dragon Sector (winner of the World classification CTFtime season 2018) and p4 (3rd place in CTFtime season 2018).
Website: www.firstrespondertech.com
The mission of the First Responder Technologies is to develop groundbreaking technologies to prevent and safely defuse public attacks involving concealed weapons. The company is backed by a seasoned leadership team with decades of experience in law enforcement, product commercialization, finance, and security.
Website: www.nsiontec.com
NSION is a significant technology innovator in the growing sector of government-related high-security video and data management market.
Website: www.mc2-technologies.com
MC2 Technologies was born in 2004 when a doctor and his PhD decided to combine their knowledge in the service of security. The company was able to grow for three years within the IEMN incubator. In the early years, the company focused on microwave research and development, and became a leader in the radio frequency field.
Website: www.forensic-innovation.com
Foster+Freeman is a company focused on innovations in forensic science and document examination. The company has developed solutions in the area e.g. questioned documents, forensic light sources, fingerprint examination and trace evidence analysis.
Website: www.milvum.com
Milvum is a full service digital transformation company that, in the last 10 years, has helped corporations and government agencies in digital transformation projects.
Website: www.cgi.com
CGI is a global business with 78,000 professionals in hundreds of locations across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe who provide end-to-end IT and business process services that facilitate the ongoing evolution of our clients’ businesses.
Website: www.msab.com
MSAB is the global leader in forensic technology for mobile device examination, with offices in Europe and in the USA, as well as a network of distributors across the globe. The company has been involved with mobile communications since 1984 and now has a singular focus on the forensic recovery of data from mobile devices.
Website: www.t3k.ai
T3K-Forensics (T3K) is an Austrian based, Business-to-Government focused technology company that specializes in forensic services and software development. From 2015 T3K focused on developing customized analytic solutions for law enforcement, immigration authorities and other governmental agencies.
Website: www.home.meldeenvermoeden.nl
Meld een Vermoeden is a company that has developed Data Sharing platform against Organised Crime. The company is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Contact Details
www.i-lead.eu
steven.ormston@ppbw.pl
Twitter – @i_LEAD_Project
The Polish Platform for Homeland Security organises i-LEAD Industry Days; if you have any questions or aspects you would like to discuss, please reach out to steven.ormston@ppbw.pl.