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• First Name: Dion
• Last Name: Chamberlain
• Priority: Normal
• Job Title: Manager International and Product Strategy & Chief Advisor for Traveller Identification
• Company: Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)
• Country: New Zealand
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• Session Timeslot: Tuesday 13/10/2026 13:40-14:00
• Session Title: Identity High
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• Session Track: Identity
• Session Location: Audi 15
• Role: Speaker
• Bio:

  Dion has worked in DIA since 2003 in leadership roles covering travel documents, citizenship, digital identity, biometrics and civil registration. He chairs the ICAO Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group (ICBWG) and represents New Zealand on the ICAO Facilitation Panel and the Technical Advisory Group for Traveller Identification, while also co-leading ICAO’s Digital Travel Credentials policy development.

  He has contributed to key ICAO guidance across the Traveller Identification Strategy and holds governance roles including Board Director of the Biometrics Institute. Dion oversees New Zealand’s participation in ISO SC17 and SC37 standards work and has led international capacity-building missions supporting passport and civil registration systems, as well as related legislative and operational reforms.

• Presentation Title: Te Korowai Nukunuku - Partnering with Māori on passport design
• Presentation 2-Line Description: Te Korowai Nukunuku offers a rare look into how New Zealand is reimagining the 2027 passport design by partnering with Māori, the country’s First Nations people, placing Māori storytelling, knowledge and artwork at the centre of the 2027 passport, shaping both its visual identity and cultural narrative. Attend this session to learn about this unique approach putting partnership and respect for indigenous design and knowledge at the heart of the new book.
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