Dispelling the economic gloom, Security Document World, held in London, 26-27 March 2009, attracted a world-class audience from the security document, border control and document anti-counterfeiting industries.

In just its third year, and in challenging economic conditions, the conference and exhibition, held at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, attracted a record total attendance of 1054 (up by more than 25% on 2008).

Breaking that attendance down, it is clear that the event has also grown to become a truly international event, with more than 48 countries represented. Indeed 45% of the visitors came from outside of the UK, and 10% from outside of Europe.

Over the two-day event, the 265 conference attendees enjoyed three keynotes, 10 highly-topical streams and more than 50 expert presentations, all of which were professionally filmed and distributed after the event.

The exhibition also broke new ground, with 68 exhibitors from across the world, and from every part of the supply chain, ensuring that the show was a sell-out success. A record 12 sponsors also demonstrated their leadership in the industry, with a variety of sponsorship packages ensuring high individual visibility.

What our Exhibitors said about Security Document World 2009

“Great presentations that provide insight into projects around the globe combined with a large exhibition – what more can you ask for?”
Georg Hasse, Vice President International Business Development, Cross Match Technologies

“We found the format, the attendees and the whole organisation of the Conference exactly suited to how we want to do business. We will certainly be back next year.”
Philip Berrie, Sales Manager, Sun Chemical Security

"We had a large number of international visitors and appreciated the high quality of exhibitors.”
Jürgen Pampus, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Cognitec Systems GmbH

“On both days of the exhibition we interacted with a broad range of industry representatives; including potential end-users and technology collaborators.”
Dr A Burden, President Europe, Bilcare Technologies

"SDW 2009 is one of the best organized and best attended security conferences that we’ve participated in."
Lars Gabel, Director Passports and ID, Graphic Security Systems Corporation

"Prooftag has found with SDW a quality platform with the ideal audience. We look forward to the next edition.”
Christian Guichard, International Business Development Director, ProofTag

"We experienced SDW as a qualitatively superior platform for manufacturers of security documents."
Marcel Willi, Area Sales Manager, PROJECTINA AG