EMN Estonia and EMN Luxembourg invite you to the workshop “Forecasting and New Technologies in Migration and Asylum Governance: State of Play and New Developments” on 4 November 2026, in Tallinn.
Initially organized by EMN Luxembourg in 2021, this annual event focuses on the role of new technologies in migration and asylum governance, bringing together EU agencies, international organizations, migration authority experts, practitioners, researchers, and academics to discuss their work and emerging developments.
The 2026 workshop will emphasize evolving EU policy frameworks, data-driven approaches, and operational cooperation among Member States, with a special focus on large-scale IT systems and eu-LISA’s role.
In alignment with the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, attention will be placed on artificial intelligence and advanced analytics in migration governance, addressing the associated challenges of fundamental rights and data protection.
Join us to discuss current challenges, policy innovations, and research findings in the field
For more information and possibility to register, please contact zane.rozenberga@uni.lu
Agenda of the workshop
09.00 – 09.30: Registration of participants and welcome coffee
9.30 – 9.40 : Welcome session:
Opening remarks and introduction to the Workshop
- Adolfo SOMMARRIBAS, EMN Luxembourg
- Barbara Orloff, Coordinator of EMN Estonia
9.40 – 11.10 New Technologies and Artificial Inteligence in Migration Management (Institutional Perspective)
Moderator: Adolfo Sommarribas, EMN Luxembourg
- Giulio Maria Mancini, Team Leader Border Management and Migration Innovation, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission (online)
- Marili Männik, Deputy Executive Director, eu-LISA – confirmed
- Tamas Molnar, Project Officer, Justice, Digital and Migration Unit, Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)
- Frontex – TBC
Question and answer session
11.10 – 11.40 : Coffee break
11.40 – 13.10: Panel II : New Technologies and Use of Artificial Intelligence in Migration Management (State Perspectives)
Moderator: EMN Estonia
- Jaap Bekkering, Innovation Manager, Immigration and Naturalisation Service, Ministry of Asylum and Migration of the Netherlands
- Bwalya Forkah, AI Evaluation Lead, Home Office Digital and Samuel O’Sullivan, AI Evaluation Lead, Home Office Digital, United Kingdom
- Annelies De Bondt, Administrator of CALL (Council for Alien Law Litigation), Belgium
- Kalmer Kärblane, Head of Personal and Procedural Services, IT and Development Centre at the Estonian Ministry of the Interior (SMIT)
Question and answer session
13.10 – 14.10 : Lunch break
14.10 – 15.40 : Panel III: New Technologies and Use of Artificial Intelligence in Migration Management (Academic Perspectives)
Moderator: EMN Luxembourg
- Moises Maldonado, AI & Data Science Lead, Doctorate Researcher in Information Systems, Ethics of AI/ML technologies, University of Lausanne
- Bilgeçağ Aydoğdu, Data Scientist, Positium
- Derek Groen, Reader in Computer Science, Brunel University of London
- EINSTEIN Consortium – TBC
Question and answer session
15.40 – 16.30 : How can Europe anticipate and prepare for the changes that will shape migration, asylum and the use of technology?
Moderator: Irina Lysak, Project Manager, Prague Process, Migration Dialogues and Cooperation, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
- Jonathan Chaloff, Task Force MAP, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Petya Alexandrova, Head of Strategic Analysis and Research Sector, Situational Awareness Unit, European Union Agency for Asylum
- TBC
16.30 – 16.45 : Concluding remarks
When?
4 November 2026
Where?
Tallinn, Estonia
Working languages?
English