Mr Radu Pop has worked as a Sales Director at Airbus Defence and Space since 2011, managing business development and sales campaigns in the areas of homeland security and border security. From 2005 until 2011 he served as a senior official at the Romanian Ministry of Interior. During this period Radu led the Schengen Evaluation Process for Romania and headed the Romanian delegation in several EU working groups in the fields of migration, asylum, homeland security and borders. Previously, he was a member of the negotiating team for Romania’s accession to the European Union. As a specialist in both homeland and border security Radu has spoken frequently on these subjects at conferences and educational institutions throughout his career. A graduate of the Romanian National Defence College, Radu also holds a Master’s Degree in European Law from The Romanian-American University in Bucharest.