Security Designers Forum

Designing Banknotes and Passports of the Future

7-9 September 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye

The Security Designers Forum (SDF) is a dedicated forum for those involved in design and design decision-making in relation to secure documents such as banknotes and passports, to learn, exchange knowledge and develop new ideas.

As design has a significant impact on all stakeholders in the secure document industry, the issues addressed at this event will go beyond the physical design process and a wide range of design-related issues facing our community today including:

User experience
Perception and recognition
The value/cost ratio
Designing for sustainability
Feature and material integration
Machine readability and acceptance
Public education
Innovation and harnessing new technology
Teamwork and collaboration

The Forum will create value for the design community by addressing the real issues and providing fresh insights and thought-provoking solutions to make sure your banknote or passport design is a success. It is more important than ever to future-proof your design projects and ensure that the decisions made today remain valid for tomorrow.

Discover what the future holds for secure document design and how design can enable positive change in the way we all use and access secure documents.