Special Thanks to the Conference Sponsors:

Arjo Wiggins Security (Gold Sponsor)

If ArjoWiggins, specialised in high value-added paper products, is the World Leader in Banknote & Security Papers, it may be because the group, with 200 years of experience, provides its customers with the most complete offer on the market. ArjoWiggins supplies banknote paper to more than 130 countries, and Euro paper to many of the European Central Banks. With 3 banknote paper mills located in France, The Netherlands and Brazil, we have the biggest capacity of production of cylinder mould Banknote paper in the world and we guarantee flexibility and know how without any comparison.

Authentix (Silver Sponsor)

Authentix is the global leader in authentication solutions for brand protection and excise tax recovery, Authentix is on the frontlines of the battle against counterfeiting and smuggling. Authentix offers a wide array of world-class solutions that are based on innovative nano-scale engineering and mass serialization so that brand integrity can be preserved as products move through the supply chain.

Authentix' solutions safeguard consumers from harmful products and prevent profits and tax revenues from being lost to illegal activities, such as terrorism. With clients including Fortune 500 companies and national governments, Authentix has recovered over $5 billion in lost revenues in the last 5 years in the oil and gas, pharmaceutical and medical device, tobacco, spirits, and consumer goods industries. In addition, Authentix' expertise in the fields of value documents, currency and homeland security applications helps protect the very fabric of our society.

Cartiere Miliani Fabriano, and Fabriano Securities (Gold Sponsor)

With a production capacity of over 201.000 tons, three production plants and approximately 638 employees, Cartiere Miliani Fabriano – spanning a period from the thirteenth century to the present – is a company that is historic yet modern, with characteristics that are unique in the paper industry.

Working exclusively in the field of uncoated wood-free paper, today the company is a powerhouse in the market of security and banknote paper, as well as of office paper, drawing paper for students and artists, paperboard for printing and packaging and paper for special editions. Is has also a department that produces hand made paper.

With Fabriano our customers can rely on competence, quality and service.

Fabriano Securities, part of the Fedrigoni Group since 2004, has created its expertise and know-how from eight decades of active presence in the security business, initially as a paper printer but also in the last quarter of a century as a leading manufacturer of high security threads and holographic products to Central Banks and Security Paper Mills worldwide.

The Company has developed an important know-how in the security features business. The traditional line of security threads has in recent years been complemented with the very high end of the security features now represented by demetallized at register holograms. Whatever the security need of the customer, Fabriano Securities is there to provide the right solution.

Crane Currency  (Gold Sponsor)

Crane Currency has manufactured currency and security papers for nearly 200 years. We have continually supplied the United States Treasury with its currency paper since 1879.

Over the decades, the consistent drive of our technology has been in the durability, printability, aesthetics and anticounterfeiting features of banknote papers. Since being awarded a patent in 1844 for banknote paper with embedded silk threads, Crane has been a leader in developing paper-based counterfeit deterrents, such as advanced security threads, watermarks, planchettes, security fibers, special additives, and fluorescent and phosphorescent elements.

De La Rue (Platinum Sponsor)

De La Rue plc
Headquarters Basingstoke, UK
Employees 4000
Shares Listed on the London Stock Exchange, ticker E:DLAR

De La Rue is the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker, involved in the production of over 150 national currencies and a wide range of security documents such as passports, authentication labels and fiscal stamps. The Company is a leading provider of cash sorting equipment and software solutions to central banks, helping them to reduce the cost of handling cash. De La Rue also pioneers new technologies in government identity solutions for national identification, driver's licence and passport issuing schemes. De La Rue employs over 4,000 people worldwide and is a member of the FTSE 250. Its ordinary shares are listed with the UK Listing Authority and trade on the market for listed securities on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol DLAR.

For further information visit De La Rue's website at www.delarue.com.

Dutch Currency Association (Platinum Sponsor)

The Netherlands has a number of companies operating towards Central Banks worldwide. They are complementary to each other and have recognized the specific need of their target group. These companies are Royal Joh. Enschedé, Royal Dutch Mint, Drent Goebel, Transtrack International, Kusters Engineering and IAI Industrial Systems. The common target of these companies has led to an almost self-evident co-operation under the name Dutch Currency Association (DCA).

Royal Joh. Enschedé BV is known for her open and co-operative customer relations as well as for her authentic graphical craftsmanship and available wide variety of printing techniques. Joh. Enschedé Banknotes B.V. is the division that serves Central Banks in all stages from banknote design, origination, production, consultancy and training. The value proposition is to further improve public confidence and appreciation in their national currencies. More information is available at www.joh-enschede.com.

Dutch coins have been made in Utrecht since 1567. Until today coins have an important function in payment transactions in our society. The Dutch State provides in the demand for circulation money by giving the Royal Dutch Mint the assignment to manufacture this money and to secure the circulation of coins against counterfeiting. The company has taken up a special position in our country: as well as striking circulation money it also serves the (inter)national collectors market with coins, medals and coin related products. For more information please visit http://nl.knm.nl.

Transtrack is a trusted name in the worldwide cash management and cash handling industry. With clients operating all over the world, Transtrack offers an integrated suite of specialised software products for Cash-In-Transit companies and Banking Institutions. Designed to improve efficiency, traceability and security of cash handling service providers. And at the same time optimising cash stock levels and replenishment processes for any cash management business. Please visit us at www.transtrack.nl.

Drent Goebel provides innovative, high security printing solutions in non-stop operation from roll to roll, roll to sheet or from roll to a finished product. We supply a complete range of printing techniques such as intaglio, wet and dry offset, silk screen printing, numbering, hot foil stamping and different hybrid solutions. Go to www.drent-goebel.com for more information.

Kusters Engineering is the world's leading manufacturer of custom-designed currency disintegration systems, coin crushing systems and high security media destruction systems. It is our mission to build customer relationships through understanding and exceeding the customer's expectations of reliability, security, safety and environmental awareness. We supply superior systems related to banknote destruction based on proven technology. Worldwide we have installed over 300 systems at Central Banks, Mints and Banknote Printing Works. Learn more about our currency disintegration solutions at www.kustersengineering.com.

Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, and Papierfabrik Louisenthal GmbH (Platinum Sponsor)

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), based in Munich, Germany, is an international technology group with subsidiaries and joint ventures throughout the world. Founded in 1852, G&D began as a printer of securities, soon specializing in banknote production and systems for automatic currency processing. Today, G&D is a technology leader in the field of smart cards, providing smart card based solutions for telecommunications, electronic payment, health care, ID, transportation, and IT security (PKI). G&D is also a leading producer of banknotes and security documents and is dominant in the field of currency automation. In fiscal 2005, the Group employed some 7,500 people and generated revenue of €1.24 billion. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.gi-de.com.

Louisenthal, a company in the Giesecke & Devrient Group, is an internationally renowned manufacturer of banknote and security paper and of security foils and threads. Always one step ahead of standard security requirements, Louisenthal has set the pace in developing innovative authenticity features. As a result, the company can draw on a broad spectrum of cutting-edge technologies to present a product portfolio that accommodates the individual needs of every customer. In 2003, Louisenthal opened its own facility for security foil production, which has already been expanded in 2006. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.louisenthal.com.

G4S Search (Silver Sponsor)

G4S Search is G4S in Argentina: the world's leading international security solutions group.

G4S Search...
- specialises in outsourced business processes where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat
- assesses current and future risks and develops secure solutions to minimise their impact
- works across the all country and different business sectors
- is one of the oldest local security companies (39 years of experience)
- provides a wide range of solutions, including:
             Security Services (Guards | Escorts | Incidents Coordinating Centre)
             Security Systems (Satellite Tracking: Monitoring & Response | Alarms:
             Monitoring & Response | Electronic Systems)
             Consulting (Security Surveys |Investigations | Poligraphy | Training Programs )

Other facts about G4S

G4S...
- has operations in over 110 countries
- was formed in 2004 from the merger between Securicor plc and Group 4 Falck A/S's security business.
- is listed on the London Stock Exchange (stock symbol: GFS) with a secondary listing in Copenhagen.
- is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange, with over 585,000 employees
- turnover from continuing operations for the year from January - December 2008 was �5,942.9 million (2007: �4,868.4m). PBITA for the same period was up 23% to �416.4 million (2007: �338.7m)

For more information, visit www.g4ssearch.com.ar

Gleitsmann Security Inks (Silver Sponsor)

Gleitsmann Security Inks is a world-wide player in the field of high security printing inks and supplies many governmental and private banknote printing houses. Our main products are ready-to-use inks and base inks for intaglio printing. We also supply offset inks for simultaneous printing and letterpress inks for numbering as well as specialties like UV-curing screen printing inks and a water based banknote protection lacquer. Numerous visible and machine readable security features can be incorporated into our inks, e.g. luminescence, magnetism and infrared absorption.

GSI is certified according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHS 18001. GSI has been accredited by the European Central Bank as supplier of intaglio inks for printing of Euro banknotes.

Goznak (Gold Sponsor)

Established in 1818, as a producer of banknotes and state papers for Russia Empire today Goznak is the company number one in the Russian market of the security printing and one of the global leaders in banknote and special paper production. Goznak incorporates three printing plants (Moscow Printing Plant, Perm Printing Plant and Moscow Printing House), two paper mills (Saint Petersburg Paper Mill and Krasnokamsk Paper Mill), two mints (Moscow and Saint Petersburg Mints) and Research & Development Institute. Goznak`s product range includes: banknotes, banknote paper, travel documents & IDs (including e-passports), excise duty stamps, various secure documents, plastic cards, coins & medals. www.goznak.ru

Hologram Industries (Silver Sponsor)

Founded in 1984 in France, Hologram Industries specializes in the creation, production and sales of Optical security components dedicated to the protection of fiduciary and identity documents. The company is a member of the IHMA and is ISO 9001:2000 as well as CWA certified (High Security standards). Our premises have ECB agreement for production of Euro holograms.

Intelligent Currency Solutions (ICS) (Silver Sponsor)

Intelligent Currency Solutions (ICS) provides a range of monitoring and reporting solutions for evaluating the condition of currency in circulation. It has been established to deliver customer solutions across all equipment types and vendors.

Jura JSP, and OeBS (Gold Sponsor)

The JURA Group is well known for its graphical software developed for security printers and for licensing special security features for the protection of banknotes, passports, ID-cards and other security documents. JURA also supplies customers with ultra high resolution input and output devices. In close cooperation with the Austrian Bank Note Printing Company (OeBS) Jura launched a direct laser-engraving machine (DLE) to prepare print-ready intaglio plates. With offices in Vienna, Budapest and Bangkok, JURA sets a high value on excellent customer service.

OeBS The Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH has established itself as an international leader in the field of design, pre-press and production of highly sophisticated banknotes, combining innovative security features with contemporary design. The OeBS Design Studio and R&D Department work closely together to make significant contribution to the quality, durability, functionality and economical manufacture of banknotes.

Our product range comprises reliable and highly accurate detectors for analysis of optical high-security features.

In view of the importance of environmental protection as well as for reasons of economy, OeBS technicians have developed and continuously improved the process for the treatment of effluent containing ink from intaglio printing presses known as HIREC®.

KBA-GIORI (Platinum Sponsor)

KBA-GIORI S.A. is a global supplier of security printing systems serving the banknote industry. Our core business ranges from banknote design & pre-press activity to design & supply of banknote production machines, systems & process control tools. KBA-GIORI machines are used in the production of the vast majority of banknotes in circulation around the world.

Leonard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG (Silver Sponsor)

LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG is a family owned company established about 100 years ago. From its beginning as a gold foil producer, it is today a leading manufacturer in the world of hotstamping technology and of optical security features.

The Kurz Group, with more than 3,000 employees located at nine plants in Europe, the USA and the Pacific region, together with 19 subsidiaries and 70 agencies worldwide, manufactures a comprehensive range of products for product authentication and packaging decoration. A range of stamping machines and stamping tools rounds off the product offering.

In the anti-counterfeiting security sector the Kurz Group supplies optically variable devices (OVDs) for governmental documents such as ID cards, passports and banknotes.

Since the start of the security business in the KURZ Group in the early 80s, KURZ has contributed in close cooperation with its subsidiary OVD Kinegram AG to currency series for 79 countries and more than 200 different banknotes including the Swiss Franc, the Pound Sterling and the EURO with its unique OVD security products.

Landqart AG (Platinum Sponsor)

Landqart AG is a well-established manufacturer and supplier of banknote paper and among others the long standing sole supplier to the Swiss National Bank. Furthermore our product range comprises security paper, and security features for banknotes, passports, visa stickers as well as security solutions such as security detection devices.

Furthermore Landqart AG can offer you up grades on your base paper with such processes as coating, lamination and hot-stamping.

As a highly competent paper producer with a long standing experience and tradition, unique security features are developed in - house in order to offer products and solutions tailored to our customers needs comprising high standards of security against forgery, tampering and counterfeiting - www.landqart.com

Merck (Silver Sponsor)

Tradition and pioneering spirit: With a tradition of over three hundred years, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is the word’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company, with roots dating back to 1668.

Starting in the late eighties, Merck KGaA has successfully established a high security business based on unique and innovative products that are continuously developed in line with our customers' needs. Our strong R&D commitment to new products, targeted application services and consistent quality assurance make us a reliable and esteemed partner to customers in the high security business. Based on its technical expertise in color-shift pigments and liquid crystal technologies, Merck KGaA offers specially designed optically variable security products, which are dedicated exclusively to the high security business, especially for applications on banknotes.

MK-SP Ltd. (Silver Sponsor)

Oldest Russian Foreign-trading company; established in 1923.

Activities of MK-SP: securities, banknote paper and inks, printing equipment, passports and ID cards, building and equipping of printing houses and bank treasuries, different kinds of IT protection, etc.

Non Linear Concepts, Inc. (Gold Sponsor)

Non Linear Concepts, Inc. is a dynamic, fast growing company based in Irving, Texas focused on designing, producing and supporting the next generation of high-speed currency processing equipment and services. Founded on more than 20 years of experience in the high speed currency processing industry, NLC is poised to quickly become the leader in the global market by converting customer requests in to practical, cost effective solutions. NLC's breakthrough is achieved by delivering leading edge technology on newly designed, adaptable hardware configurations that yield improved performance, efficiencies, serviceability and versatility not currently found in the market. NLC is clearly different.

By converting individual customer needs into practical, cost effective solutions, NLC is providing unique alternatives for unique customer requirements. Not constrained by the past, NLC listens to the market instead of trying to direct the market. Our pledge is to transform customer needs into NLC solutions. Simply stated, NLC is clearly different.

Oberthur Technologies (Silver Sponsor)

On December 2007, the operational activities of François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire and Oberthur Card Systems have been merged to form one single entity:
OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES. The newly listed company, managed by Thomas Savare (CEO) and Philippe Geyres (Managing Director) consists of 4 divisions:

• Card Systems (smart cards, magnetic cards, credit cards, telephone cards...)
  Reinforced by the acquisition of XPonCard specially in Northern Europe
  Managed by Xavier Drilhon


• Fiduciaire Division (banknotes, cheques, ...)
  3 Billion of various banknotes printed per year, delivered in 4 continents, more focused on euros
  SLC (container located by satellite)
  Managed by Nicolas Koutros


• Identity Division (personalisation of cheques, passports...)
  Award of the Philippines contract e-covers and systems
  Managed by Stephane Guilbault


• Cash Protection (electronically controlled cash-in-transit systems)
  Enlargement of the covered market worldwide
  Managed by Patrice Rullier

PEC (Silver Sponsor)

PEC is a world class technology supplier for turn-key automated vaults, including ASRS-AGV systems as well as in house developed Electronic locked containers (on-site/off-site) and advanced cash processing Software. PEC is serving the Central Bank community global from her Leuven (BE) headquarters with office locations in Budapest (HU), Boca Raton (Fl- USA) and Hong Kong.

Securency International (Platinum Sponsor)

The world standard in secure substrate technology. Securency Pty Ltd is a joint venture between the Reserve Bank of Australia & Innovia Films, and is the recognized world leader in secure polymer substrate technology. Securency supplies a range of unique substrates for banknotes and other high security documents. Guardian® substrate has launched a new era in banknotes, and the proven security, cleanliness, durability and cost effectiveness of polymer notes is now enjoyed in over 20 countries. Securency also specialises in other high security substrates: Sentinel® substrate for high security documents including land title certificates & identification documents, and SENTRII® substrate for cards with unique & complex security features. Securency is ISO 9001:2000, AS/NZS 4801:2001 and ISO 14001:2004 accredited & has an aggressive R&D program to keep ahead of the counterfeiters.

SICPA (Platinum Sponsor)

Every day, governments, companies and millions of people place their confidence in SICPA to protect the integrity and value of their currency, personal identity and consumable goods. In a world of constant technological innovation where any product and document can be counterfeited or tampered with, our customers need more than ever a reliable partner who can provide them with effective security solutions.

With more than 80 years of experience, SICPA is the trusted advisor to central banks for selecting and integrating security features into upgraded and new banknote series. Today we provide security inks and integrated solutions for most of the world's currencies, including the Euro, US Dollar and Swiss Franc.

We also provide security printers with a wide range of security ink solutions and technologies that together with their know-how as well as unique design and printing skills result in counterfeit- and tamper-proof, easy-to-authenticate documents and products.

Wincor Nixdorf (Gold Sponsor)

Wincor Nixdorf stands for competitive processes and efficient workflow at bank branches and retail outlets. Banks tap Wincor Nixdorf expertise to strengthen branch network as important sales channel. Our expertise lies not just in producing and supplying advanced IT systems, but also in delivering complete solutions that comprise hardware, software and associated services - all tailored to the optimized design of processes at bank branches and retail outlets around the globe. As a global IT partner for transforming branch processes through information technology, we help customers improve their service to consumers and streamline their own process costs. Our portfolio of Professional Services includes consulting customers on necessary IT changes within their organizations as well as implementing and integrating solutions in their IT landscapes.

Currency News (Media Partner)

Currency News, The confidential newsletter for currency, provides a unique and comprehensive one-stop source of information to all those involved in specifying, issuing, producing or handling currency. In 12 information-packed issues per year, it covers all aspects of currency from cradle-to-grave with a blend of news , expert analysis, and commentary on the events, standards, companies, people and technologies shaping the evolution and development of banknotes around the world.

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