International operational conference
FRONTLINERS 2026
Document fraud Vehicle crime Identity abuse Cross-border cooperation
Four days of plenary exchange, specialist contributions and practical operational learning—built around real cases, applied methods and trusted international cooperation.
Conference format
Four days. Three operational environments.
FRONTLINERS 2026 combines high-level institutional dialogue with thematic expertise and practical learning. Each environment has a distinct role, while the full programme remains connected by the same operational direction.
The result is not a sequence of isolated presentations, but a structured route from strategic discussion to field-oriented application.
Palace of Culture Iași
Opening plenary sessions
High-level contributions, institutional perspectives and the strategic opening of the international programme.
Hotel International Iași
Thematic conference programme
Expert presentations, operational case studies, technology perspectives and targeted professional exchange.
Border Police Training School Iași
Practical operational sessions
Field-oriented methods, demonstrations and applied learning shaped around real operational requirements.
Operational focus
Built around the fraud patterns and verification challenges affecting the field.
The programme connects specialist expertise with the realities faced by frontline and second-line professionals, investigators, forensic experts and institutions.
Document and identity fraud
- Driving licence fraud and emerging abuse methodologies
- Fraudulent registration and supporting documents
- Identity misuse and impersonation patterns
- Document examination and verification workflows
Vehicle intelligence
- Cloned vehicle identification
- Vehicle identity manipulation
- Registration systems and related fraud indicators
- Vehicle-related operational case studies
Detection and technology
- Frontline and second-line detection methodologies
- Digital verification tools
- Technological support systems
- Operational usability beyond product claims
Intelligence and cooperation
- Current fraud trends affecting operational environments
- Cross-border intelligence exchange
- Inter-agency cooperation
- Practitioner-led case analysis
Knowledge becomes operational only when it can be recognised, exchanged and applied under real conditions.
International operational ecosystem
The right expertise, inside the same room.
FRONTLINERS 2026 is designed as a multidisciplinary environment connecting institutions, agencies, practitioners and specialised technology providers working across document fraud, identity security and vehicle-related crime.
The objective is direct operational exchange: credible contributions, relevant demonstrations and connections capable of continuing beyond the conference itself.
Speakers and operational contributors
Current public roster.
Practitioners and specialists contributing experience from policing, border security, forensic science, document examination and vehicle intelligence.
Gabriel Ordorica Escalante
President of AIPOL Mexico
Alexandr Brezițchii
Head of the Document Expertise Directorate / General Inspectorate of Border Police
René van Eert
Managing Director / IDcentre
Falk Hecht
Police Chief Inspector / Forensic Document Examination Coordinator
Haimar Perez Lambarri
Automobile Crime Group / Policía Foral de Navarra
Riccardo Evangelista
Head of Polo Falsi Documentali / Local Police of Rovigo
Bogdan Căpruci
President / SPEAR Negotiation & Crisis Response
Thomas Artuso
Head of the Document Fraud Unit / Venice Local Police
Christian Zitzelsberger
Founder / PWB Forensic Estonia
Vasileios Makris
Document Expert / Athens International Airport Police
Floris de Vogel
CGI / SPOC Belgian Federal Police
Alsharif Hashem Mogahed
Forensic Document Expert / UNODC Project-Based Consultant
Daniel Potolinca
Cristian Ionel Negru
Myroslava Andrushchyshyna
Chief of the Expert Support Group “Halychyna” / State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Oleksandr Bryhynets
Chief of the Information and Analytics Support Unit / Main Forensic Centre
Bogdan Ionel Andrei
Chief Police Inspector / Police Tactics Specialist
Institutional and strategic cooperation
A conference supported by operational connections.
FRONTLINERS 2026 is supported through cooperation with institutions and organisations connected to training, policing, document security, migration and international professional exchange.
29 September – 2 October 2026 · Iași
More countries. More expertise. More operational impact.
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Myroslava Andrushchyshyna joins the FRONTLINERS 2026 speaker line-up
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Oleksandr Bryhynets joins the FRONTLINERS 2026 speaker line-up
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