The report of the event, summarizing the presentations of the different sessions, is now published on the event website.

On 1 and 2 June 2021, eu-LISA, the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, in cooperation with the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU, hosted the 13th edition of its Industry Roundtable, titled “Contactless Travel in Post-COVID Times Enhancing the EU Security Ecosystem”. The event, conducted entirely online, brought together over 330 participants from 40 countries, representing international border management and security companies, EU Member States, EU Institutions and JHA Agencies, as well as representatives of NGOs and academia. Topics discussed in the two sessions included enabling digital identity management for travel purposes, particularly in the context of international travel, and biometric identification technologies enabling contactless, seamless, safe and secure movement of legitimate travellers, while safeguarding the security of EU borders.