Speakers &
Operational Contributors

Representing one of FRONTLINERS’ strategic international partners, Gabriel Ordorica Escalante brings extensive operational expertise in law enforcement cooperation, document security, identity-related crime and international knowledge exchange. His participation further strengthens the global dimension of FRONTLINERS and reinforces our commitment to connecting frontline professionals across continents.

Together with our strategic partner, ⁠AIPOL, we continue building an international operational ecosystem where expertise, cooperation and innovation meet to address today’s security challenges.

With more than 15 years of professional experience in forensic examination, document security and border control, Brezițchii Alexandr currently serves as Head of the Document Expertise Directorate within the General Inspectorate of Border Police of the Republic of Moldova.

He began his professional career in 2010 within the Technical and Forensic Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova. From 2013 to 2015, he worked within the Directorate for Research and Document Protection Technologies of the Public Services Agency—the national authority responsible for developing and issuing identity and travel documents.

Since joining the Border Police’s Document Expertise Directorate in 2015, Alexandr has progressed from Senior Officer to Head of Directorate. His current responsibilities include the technical and forensic examination of identity and travel documents, the identification of counterfeit and forged documents, the examination of security features, and the development of methodologies and professional capacities in document examination at the border.

He holds Specialist Level Document Expert (SLDE) status within Frontex and participates in the FIELDS project. His Directorate also serves as the national contact point for the PRADO register.

The Directorate’s forensic laboratory has been accredited since 2017 in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025, with an accredited scope covering technical document examination, forensic portrait examination and handwriting examination. The laboratory also conducts specialised examinations of identification markings on metal objects, including vehicle identification numbers.

In 2025 and 2026, Alexandr participated in the PCC SEE Thematic Working Group on the Exchange of Information regarding Forged and Fake Travel Documents, contributing to the exchange of expertise on emerging forms, trends and methods of document forgery and misuse.

An expert with the Navarre Regional Police in Spain, Haimar specialises in document examination and illicit vehicle trafficking, contributing directly to investigations involving document fraud, vehicle forgery and transnational criminal networks.

Alongside his operational work, he is an experienced trainer who has delivered specialised instruction in document examination, vehicle trafficking and the EUCARIS system to law enforcement agencies throughout Spain. His training activity has also extended internationally, reaching police and security services in Morocco and Portugal, as well as professionals connected to organisations including Interpol and Frontex.

Haimar has spoken at national and international conferences and collaborated with police academies, universities and public and private institutions in the training of specialists involved in document and vehicle investigations.

With 23 years of service in the Local Police of Rovigo, Italy, Riccardo Evangelista is a specialised forensic document analyst and the Technical Manager of the Rovigo Local Police Document Fraud Unit, “Polo Falso Documentale”.

An expert document examiner for more than a decade, he works closely with leading institutions, law enforcement agencies, document producers and developers of security solutions.

Riccardo has delivered specialised training to Italian and international law enforcement officers, including personnel from the Local Police, Carabinieri, State Police, Guardia di Finanza and Penitentiary Police.

His international training experience includes programmes for the Embassy of Canada, the North-East Customs Agency and UNODC, covering document examination, forgery detection, visual identification and the illicit trafficking of vehicles.

He is also the co-creator, organiser and speaker of “Il Falsario”, now in its seventh edition—a three-day specialist programme dedicated to intensive training and the exchange of good practices among law enforcement agencies, document experts and security-industry professionals.

With 10 years of experience in forensic analysis, Christian Zitzelsberger specialises in document examination, graphic arts and screen printing, forensic calligraphy and vehicle identification.

His expertise extends to electronic identification and the magnetic and chemical detection of latent identification markings on metals. He holds specialist qualifications in documentoscopy, vehicle identification, electronic identification and chemical vehicle reconstruction, and is the author of dedicated publications on identity verification and vehicle identification.

Christian is the founder and a lecturer at PWB Forensic, as well as Vice President and lecturer at the Spanish Continuing Education Association Interdocpol. He is also a member of IAATI and CIdepa, contributing to international professional networks focused on vehicle crime and forensic identification.

With 20 years of experience in law enforcement, Vasileios Makris serves as a Sergeant with the Hellenic Police, specialising in travel document examination at the Document Examination Office of the Athens International Airport Policing Directorate.

A second-line document expert since 2010, he has spent more than a decade working at one of Europe’s most demanding border control environments, tackling increasingly sophisticated document fraud and identity abuse.

Since 2017, he has also contributed to the Frontex Reference Manual Project as an ALDO/SLDE expert, helping develop operational guidance used by border authorities across Europe.

Daniel Potolincă is a forensic expert and Police Sub-Commissioner within the Romanian Border Police, specialising in the examination of suspicious travel documents and trafficked cultural heritage assets.

A Frontex reserve-pool trainer and PhD holder, he delivers specialist training at the School for Basic and Further Training of Border Police Personnel Iași and has authored several scientific publications on document fraud.

Ioan Cristinel Negru is a forensic expert and operational contributor focused on travel document intelligence, identity verification and field-oriented checking practices.

Andrei Bogdan Ionel is a police tactics specialist with the Iași County Police Inspectorate, a certified Romanian Police firearms and tactical instructor, and a crisis negotiator for public order situations.

His professional experience combines tactical intervention, operational response and crisis negotiation. Between 2018 and 2024, he served as a Group Leader within the Special Actions Service (SAS) of the Iași County Police Inspectorate, participating in complex special operations and coordinating intervention teams. Since 2024, he has served as a specialist officer in tactical training within the Professional Training Service of IPJ Iași.

A crisis negotiator since 2017, Andrei has completed specialised national and international training, including the FBI Crisis Negotiation Response Course at ILEA Budapest, the National Negotiation Course conducted by ANP, SRI and SIIAS, as well as dedicated training in crisis negotiation for public order situations.

His expertise also extends to firearms and tactical instruction. He completed the Romanian Police Firearms Instructor Course at CFIC Orăștie and, in 2025, the Tactical Instructor Course at the Schengen Centre in Buzău. His work today focuses on tactical training, crisis negotiation, intervention-team coordination and the integration of tactical and negotiation components in critical situations.

Owen is Regional Sales Manager at Foster + Freeman, the UK-based forensic technology company behind the VSC range of document examination systems.

At FRONTLINERS 2026, he will present “Foster + Freeman VSC Technology,” demonstrating how solutions ranging from VSC ForeFront to VSC9000 support the examination of modern travel documents—from frontline screening to forensic-level investigation.

Owen will also lead a practical workshop combining live demonstrations with hands-on examination using VSC NOMAX2, VSC ForeFront and VSC technology.

Phil is Principal Document Expert at Keesing Technologies and a Trainer at Keesing ID Academy, bringing more than 20 years of experience in document authentication and fraud prevention.

Throughout his career, he has held several specialist document-fraud roles within the UK Government and served as Senior Document Examiner at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. His expertise also contributed to the redesign of the UK driving licence and to the development of new technologies for identity-document verification.

Phil has delivered specialist training in security documents and forgery detection to UK Government departments, the Ministry of Defence and Police, as well as to law-enforcement officers from Italy, Spain and Kosovo.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire—MBE—in recognition of his exceptional service in reducing transport fraud. Through his training of UK Roads Policing officers and his investigations into organised crime and the use of false documents, Phil has helped identify and prevent millions of pounds in fraud.

At FRONTLINERS 2026, he will share a perspective shaped by decades of operational experience in document examination, fraud investigation, specialist training and identity-verification technology.

Miruna is Sales Manager at Keesing Technologies, a global provider of identity-verification solutions.

Originally from Romania and now based in the Netherlands, she brings an international perspective to the conversation around identity verification and fraud prevention.

She specialises in helping organisations address document and identity-fraud challenges through Keesing’s Three Lines of Defense: comprehensive document data, advanced verification technologies and specialist expertise.

Her work focuses on supporting frontline professionals with solutions that strengthen trust, enhance security and enable better-informed decisions when verifying identities and documents.

At FRONTLINERS 2026, Miruna will bring a valuable perspective on how technology, reliable data and human expertise can work together to strengthen identity verification and frontline fraud detection.

An Immigration Investigations Officer with the Border Surveillance Unit of Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration, Kasun brings extensive experience in forensic document examination, immigration investigations, passenger profiling, targeting and international cooperation.

He is an Associate Member of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI).

As a Trainer of Trainers, he delivers specialised travel document training to law enforcement officers, consular staff and airline personnel. His work connects forensic examination with frontline practice, helping professionals strengthen their ability to identify document and identity fraud.

Currently seconded to the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process, Kasun supports regional cooperation, information exchange and capacity building, representing Sri Lankan immigration interests in the ASEAN region. He also serves as a country focal point for coordination with law enforcement and border management agencies across the region and beyond.

At FRONTLINERS 2026, he brings a perspective that combines operational investigations, specialist training and regional coordination—experience directly relevant to the challenges of detecting document fraud and strengthening cooperation across borders.

Iulian Stefan is Deputy Head of the Mangalia Ship Group within the Romanian Border Police and a specialist in stolen vehicles.