Fireside chat: CBP's efforts to advance secure, seamless travel through public-private partnerships
18 Mar 2026
Aviation security and facilitation
Diane Sabatino and an airline or airport partner will highlight efforts to advance secure, seamless travel through facial biometrics and mobile applications to enhance the passenger experience. This discussion will include updates on CBP's biometric Entry/Exit program, Enhanced Passenger Processing and global entry modernization, and will highlight the benefits of collaboration with the air travel industry and technology community. In this session, you will learn how CBP's public-private partnerships with the air travel industry have strengthened and modernized air travel and plans for future innovation.
- Plans for the expansion of biometric entry/exit and the Department of Security's biometric rule
- The enhanced process for Global Entry members who use Seamless Border Entry (SBE) at select US airports
- The expansion of Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) for US citizens to secure and streamline travel
- Plans for global entry modernization and testing
- The benefits of CBP's mobile applications to secure and enhance the passenger experience
