HSP Latin America Goes Ahead - Programme Published

Organisers of the High Security Printing Conferences (HSP), Reconnaissance International, have announced the programme for the upcoming HSP Latin America event which, originally scheduled to be held in June 2020, is now taking place in Mexico City on 14-16 March.

HSP Latin America was first held in 2012, making this the eighth edition. It has grown in stature, size and coverage over that period, and is the only event of its kind to focus specifically on the markets and solutions for cash, currency and other high secure documents in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

The conference programme will be split into two parallel tracks – one focusing on currency and the other on travel and identity documents – allowing attendees to concentrate on the topics and issues that interest them most. A total of 46 presentations will be delivered over the two days, with five dedicated sessions covering regional currency developments, design and production, substrates and features, securing currency and payments, and sustainability.

Sustainability will also be the subject of one of the pre-conference seminars on 14 March’. ‘Reducing the Environmental Impact of Cash’ will look at what producers of cash and coins and what cash management stakeholders can do to reduce the environmental impact of their operations and the cash cycle. There will also be a panel discussion with central banks about the priority they place on sustainability, their ambitions and the changes they would like to see.

An exhibition of over 50 companies will be held alongside the conference sessions. As usual, the event will also play host to the prestigious Regional Banknote and Regional ID Document of the Year awards, which will be announced during the conference dinner.

Finally, on the day after the conference, 17 March, the Banco de México will host a visit to its new state-of-the-art production facilities in Guadalajara.

Following two years of lockdowns and travel restrictions, this will be one of the first in-person events for the industry, and Reconnaissance is expecting a high level of interest as a result. This has already been demonstrated by the record number of exhibitors, many of whom will be showcasing new features and solutions face-to-face for the first time.

hsp-latinamerica.com