DGI 2025

10 - 12 February, 2025

Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London

Main Day 1 | 10th February

Future of Space: Advancing Alliance, Commercial and Sovereign Collection from Space and Cyber Defence & Security

7:45 am - 8:45 am Registration

8:45 am - 8:55 am Organiser’s Welcome: Tom Webber, Editorial Director

8:55 am - 9:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Threats in Space

9:00 am - 9:20 am Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can Allied Nations Cooperate in Space to Accelerate Threat Detection, Deliver Earlier Warnings and Share the Common Operational Picture?

Vice Admiral Jeffrey W. Hughes - Deputy Chief of Staff, Capability Development, NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

Vice Admiral Jeffrey W. Hughes

Deputy Chief of Staff, Capability Development
NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

9:20 am - 9:40 am Keynote Interview with Q&A and Live Polling – Lessons Learnt Launching the UK’s First Sovereign Military Satellite in Space to Deliver Enhanced Situational Awareness to Mission Leaders

Vanessa Lawrence - Honorary Colonel, UK Space Command

Vanessa Lawrence

Honorary Colonel
UK Space Command

Evolution of Space-Based Intelligence

9:40 am - 10:10 am Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – The Future of Imagery Collection: Lessons Learnt Leveraging Innovation from the Commercial Sector to Deliver Space-based Intelligence to Mission Leaders

10:10 am - 10:30 am Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How Canada is Transforming Sovereign Space Capabilities in Partnership with Allies

10:30 am - 11:00 am Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - How Can You Strike the Right Balance Between Alliance, Commercial and Sovereign Capability in Space to Address the Threat Whilst Delivering Authoritative Intelligence to Mission Leaders?

Group Captain Ben Sharp - Deputy Director ISR, UK Space Command Brigadier General Brian Sidari - Director of Intelligence, US Space Command Pascal Legai - Senior Advisor to the ESA DG – Security Coordinator, European Space Agency
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Group Captain Ben Sharp

Deputy Director ISR
UK Space Command

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Brigadier General Brian Sidari

Director of Intelligence
US Space Command

Pascal Legai

Senior Advisor to the ESA DG – Security Coordinator
European Space Agency

11:00 am - 11:30 am Morning Coffee and Networking Break

11:00 am - 11:30 am Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications Workshop – How to Incorporate the Latest Breakthroughs in Synthetic Aperture Radar to Enhance the Resolution of Your Imagery

Future of Persistent Surveillance from Space

11:30 am - 11:50 am Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How Colombia is Leveraging Space and Air Assets to Deliver Geospatial Intelligence to Mission Leaders So They Can Address Threats to National Security

11:50 am - 12:10 pm Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC

Anders Linder - SVP & General Manager, International Government Division, Maxar Technologies
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Anders Linder

SVP & General Manager, International Government Division
Maxar Technologies

12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC

Rob Palm - Senior Director International BD, HawkEye360
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Rob Palm

Senior Director International BD
HawkEye360

Cyber-Protecting Critical Infrastructure in Space

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - How Can You Modernise Legacy Assets and Cyber Protect Critical Infrastructure in Space to Become More Resilient as Threats Increase and Intensify?

Colonel Neil Lakin - Deputy Head Joint GeoInt, Joint User Intelligence & Cyber, Strategic Command, UK MoD Wing Commander Chris Page - SO1 ISR Space Capability, UK Space Command
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Colonel Neil Lakin

Deputy Head Joint GeoInt, Joint User Intelligence & Cyber, Strategic Command
UK MoD

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Wing Commander Chris Page

SO1 ISR Space Capability
UK Space Command

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Lunch Break

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Low Earth Orbit Internet Applications Workshop – How to Leverage Low Earth Orbit Internet and Accelerate Access to Imagery in Denied Environments

Track A – Commercial Innovation in Space

1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening Remarks

Track A – Commercial Innovation in Space

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How the Space Operations Centre will Leverage Commercial Innovation to Detect and Avoid Threats in Space
Angus Stewart - Joint Head, National Space Operations Centre, UK Space Agency
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Angus Stewart

Joint Head, National Space Operations Centre
UK Space Agency

Track A – Commercial Innovation in Space

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC
Robert Kerby - Senior Account Manager - International Intelligence & Security, Planet
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Robert Kerby

Senior Account Manager - International Intelligence & Security
Planet

Track A – Commercial Innovation in Space

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC

Track A – Commercial Innovation in Space

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Leadership Panel with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can the Military Space Community Leverage and Benefit from the Latest Innovations in Dual-Use Space Technologies?
Diana Lunca - Unlocking Space for Dual Use Senior Project Lead, UK Space Agency Dr Matt Potts - ISR Engineer, MIET MINCOSE, MINERVA 1A / ISTARI, Space Delivery Team, DE&S, UK MoD Group Captain Ben Sharp - Deputy Director ISR, UK Space Command

Diana Lunca

Unlocking Space for Dual Use Senior Project Lead
UK Space Agency

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Dr Matt Potts

ISR Engineer, MIET MINCOSE, MINERVA 1A / ISTARI, Space Delivery Team, DE&S
UK MoD

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Group Captain Ben Sharp

Deputy Director ISR
UK Space Command

Track B – AI, ML and Edge Processing

1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening Remarks

Track B – AI, ML and Edge Processing

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can You Leverage New Developments in Computer Processing to Help You Prioritise the Most Relevant Data from Space to Analyse for Any Given Mission?
Beatrice Sabatella - Space Systems Engineer, NATO HQ

Beatrice Sabatella

Space Systems Engineer
NATO HQ

Track B – AI, ML and Edge Processing

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC
Gastao De Figueiredo - SVP, GM Geospatial Intelligence, Blackshark.ai
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Gastao De Figueiredo

SVP, GM Geospatial Intelligence
Blackshark.ai

Track B – AI, ML and Edge Processing

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – How to Benefit from On-board Data Processing Technology and Reduce the Data Burden on Your Imagery Analysts?

Track B – AI, ML and Edge Processing

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - How Can You Leverage Breakthroughs in Processing and Cyber Security to Manage and Protect Space Data, Infrastructure and the Mission?
Richard Laing - Principal Project Manager, Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, NATO Communications and Information Agency
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Richard Laing

Principal Project Manager, Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
NATO Communications and Information Agency

Track C – ISR in Space

1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening Remarks

Track C – ISR in Space

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can You Enhance Sovereign ISR Capability in Space to Detect, Monitor and Deter Threats to Assets in Space?
Nicolas Stassin - Project Officer Defence in Space & Space Situational Awareness, European Defence Agency

Nicolas Stassin

Project Officer Defence in Space & Space Situational Awareness
European Defence Agency

Track C – ISR in Space

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC

Track C – ISR in Space

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – How to Leverage Non-Earth Imaging to Characterise Objects, Improve Security and Enable More Transparent Collaboration in Space
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Major Andy Smith

SO2 Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Requirements
UK Space Command

Nicolas Stassin

Project Officer Defence in Space & Space Situational Awareness
European Defence Agency

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Colonel Ladislav Stahl

Space ISR and Security Advisor
NATO

Track D – Tech Workshops

1:55 pm - 2:20 pm How to Leverage Lidar to Enhance Situational Awareness in Denied Environments

Track D – Tech Workshops

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm How to Leverage the Latest Breakthroughs in EO Sensors for Enhanced Resolution and Precision Decision Support

Track D – Tech Workshops

2:40 pm - 3:30 pm How to Apply Low Earth Orbit Internet as Part of Your Operational Capability

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Afternoon Coffee and Networking Break

Commercial vs Sovereign vs Alliance Debate

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Debate with Q&A and Live Polling – Commercial vs Sovereign or Alliance Satellites Offer the Most Secure Way to Deliver Mission-Relevant Data from Space. FOR and AGAINST.

Dr Gemma Bagheri - Space R&D Programme Manager, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Major Andy Smith - SO2 Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Requirements, UK Space Command Giuseppe Nobile - Head of Geospatial Section, NATO HQ
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Dr Gemma Bagheri

Space R&D Programme Manager
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

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Major Andy Smith

SO2 Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Requirements
UK Space Command

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Giuseppe Nobile

Head of Geospatial Section
NATO HQ

Space Data & Communications Interoperability

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - How Can You Improve the Interoperability of Data and Communications from Space for Future Multinational Missions?

Colonel Ladislav Stahl - Space ISR and Security Advisor, NATO Dr Matt Potts - ISR Engineer, MIET MINCOSE, MINERVA 1A / ISTARI, Space Delivery Team, DE&S, UK MoD John Bottega - President, EDM Council
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Colonel Ladislav Stahl

Space ISR and Security Advisor
NATO

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Dr Matt Potts

ISR Engineer, MIET MINCOSE, MINERVA 1A / ISTARI, Space Delivery Team, DE&S
UK MoD

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John Bottega

President
EDM Council

Space Tech Innovation

5:00 pm - 5:20 pm NATO DIANA Introduction with Q&A and Live Polling – How to Leverage DIANA to Access Relevant Innovation in Satellite Technology and Imagery Analysis from Small and Medium Business You Can Trust

Professor Deeph Chana - Managing Director, NATO DIANA

Professor Deeph Chana

Managing Director
NATO DIANA

Mark Boggett

Chief Executive Officer
Seraphim Capital

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Dr. Jonathon Brame

Basic & Applied Research Team Lead, DEVCOM Atlantic
US Army Futures Command

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Richard Laing

Principal Project Manager, Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
NATO Communications and Information Agency

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Dr Gemma Bagheri

Space R&D Programme Manager
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

5:55 pm - 6:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Welcome Drinks Reception – Open for Sponsor

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Speakers Welcome Reception – Hosted by MapLarge