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 DevelopmentNATO 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 ColonelUK 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
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
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC
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
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 RemarksTrack 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
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
Track A – Commercial Innovation in Space
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBCTrack 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
Track B – AI, ML and Edge Processing
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening RemarksTrack 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?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
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
Richard Laing
Principal Project Manager, Joint Intelligence Surveillance and ReconnaissanceNATO Communications and Information Agency
Track C – ISR in Space
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening RemarksTrack 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 AgencyNicolas Stassin
Project Officer Defence in Space & Space Situational AwarenessEuropean Defence Agency
Track C – ISR in Space
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBCTrack 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 SpaceTrack C – ISR in Space
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - How Can You Benefit from Breakthroughs in Space Domain Awareness to Detect and Protect Assets in Space? Major Andy Smith - SO2 Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Requirements Manager, Space Capability, UK Space Command Nicolas Stassin - Project Officer Defence in Space & Space Situational Awareness, European Defence Agency Colonel Ladislav Stahl - Space ISR and Security Advisor, NATO
Major Andy Smith
SO2 Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Requirements Manager, Space CapabilityUK Space Command
Nicolas Stassin
Project Officer Defence in Space & Space Situational AwarenessEuropean Defence Agency
Track D – Tech Workshops
1:55 pm - 2:20 pm How to Leverage Lidar to Enhance Situational Awareness in Denied EnvironmentsTrack D – Tech Workshops
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm How to Leverage the Latest Breakthroughs in EO Sensors for Enhanced Resolution and Precision Decision SupportTrack 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 Manager, Space Capability,
UK Space Command
Giuseppe Nobile -
Head of Geospatial Section,
NATO HQ
Dr Gemma Bagheri
Space R&D Programme ManagerDefence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Major Andy Smith
SO2 Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Requirements Manager, Space CapabilityUK Space Command
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
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
5:20 pm - 5:55 pm
Dragons’ Den with Live Voting – Revealing 3 Space Tech Start-ups to Help You Source, Analyse and Process Trustworthy Space Data
Mark Boggett -
Chief Executive Officer,
Seraphim Capital
Dr. Jonathon Brame -
Basic & Applied Research Team Lead, DEVCOM Atlantic,
US Army Futures Command
Richard Laing -
Principal Project Manager, Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance,
NATO Communications and Information Agency
Dr Gemma Bagheri -
Space R&D Programme Manager,
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Mark Boggett
Chief Executive OfficerSeraphim Capital
Dr. Jonathon Brame
Basic & Applied Research Team Lead, DEVCOM AtlanticUS Army Futures Command
Richard Laing
Principal Project Manager, Joint Intelligence Surveillance and ReconnaissanceNATO Communications and Information Agency
Dr Gemma Bagheri
Space R&D Programme ManagerDefence 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