DGI 2025
10 - 12 February, 2025
Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London
Main Day 2 | 11th February
Fusing Geospatial Data and AI-enabling Analysis & Exploitation for Multi Domain Missions
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Empowering the Analyst Breakfast – Preparing Geospatial Intelligence Analysts to Integrate Structured Analytic Techniques and GeoAI
Professor Todd Bacastow -
Professor of Practice for Geospatial Intelligence,
Penn State University
Leanne Sulewski -
Adjunct Instructor,
Penn State University
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Future of Public-Private Partnerships Breakfast – The Role Of Governments In Maintaining A Viable Industry...Debunking The Myth The Market Alone Can Sustain It
Gary Dunow -
Vice President for Strategic Development,
United States Geospatial-Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Gary Dunow
Vice President for Strategic DevelopmentUnited States Geospatial-Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
8:45 am - 8:50 am
Organiser’s Welcome: Tom Webber, Editorial Director
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Emerging Roles for GEOINT
9:00 am - 9:30 am
In Discussion with UK Strategic Command and the NGA – How Should GEOINT Evolve to Meet Dynamic Mission Needs?
Fusing Complex Geospatial Data
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – Fusing, Analysing and Exploiting Complex Interoperable Geospatial Data for Enhanced Decision Support to Modern Operations
Major General Matt Jones -
Director, ISR, Defence Intelligence,
UK MoD
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – Modernising the GEOINT Enterprise: Lessons Learnt and the Way Ahead
Kathryn McMullan -
Director,
Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
10:10 am - 11:00 am
Leadership Panel with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can We Reshape Partnership Models in Intelligence, Drive Interoperability and Deliver Trustworthy Intelligence Faster?
Trey Treadwell -
Associate Director, Capabilities,
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Shawn B. Stith -
Chair, Advisory Committee on GEOINT and IMINT (NACGI),
NATO HQ
11:00 am - 11:40 am
Morning Coffee and Networking Break
11:00 am - 11:40 am
Workshop – How Can You Ready Your Analysts and Operators to Make Smarter Use of Data and AI through the Cloud?
Exploiting Richer Geospatial Data & Analytics
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling –Connected Data – Empowering Graph Data through AI
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How a Software-First Approach Delivers Transformative Space-Based Intel at Scale
Brian O’Toole -
Chief Executive Officer,
BlackSky
12:20 pm - 1:00 pm
Leadership Panel with Q&A and Live Polling - How Can You Successfully Fuse, Analyse and Encrypt Huge, Complex Geospatial Data and Produce Superior Intelligence for Multi-Domain Missions?
Brigadier General Eric Vandenberg -
Director General Intelligence Enterprise,
Canadian Armed Forces
Mark Munsell -
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO),
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
VIP Lunch - Hosted by GDIT
Sponsored by: GDIT
Track A – Leveraging Commercial Imagery
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening RemarksTrack A – Leveraging Commercial Imagery
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – How the UK is Modernising Imagery Collection and Analysis to Deliver Optimal Geospatial Intelligence Colonel Matthew Smith - Imagery & Geospatial System (IMaGE) Programme Manager, Intelligence Systems, Defence Digital, UK MoD
Colonel Matthew Smith
Imagery & Geospatial System (IMaGE) Programme Manager, Intelligence Systems, Defence DigitalUK MoD
Track A – Leveraging Commercial Imagery
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Persistent SAR - High Revisit Rates and Rapid Delivery to Unlock Tactical Applications John Cartwright - Head of Data Product, ICEYE
Track A – Leveraging Commercial Imagery
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Commercial SAR as an Integral Part of ISR Architectures to Meet Mission Needs Scott Clark - Director, US Government Programs, Capella Space
Track A – Leveraging Commercial Imagery
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can You Plug Gaps to Deliver Fresher, Higher Resolution Imagery in Real Time and Generate Actionable Intelligence for Dynamic Multi-Domain Missions? Manuel Fiol - Senior Geospatial Analyst, United Nations Satellite Centre, United Nations Institute for Training and Research Major Hasnul Hady bin Karim - Head of Imagery Intelligence, Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation (MDIO) Jim Hill - Technical Research Engineer, Office of Research and Technology Transfer, Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army
Manuel Fiol
Senior Geospatial Analyst, United Nations Satellite CentreUnited Nations Institute for Training and Research
Major Hasnul Hady bin Karim
Head of Imagery IntelligenceMalaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation (MDIO)
Jim Hill
Technical Research Engineer, Office of Research and Technology Transfer, Engineer Research and Development CenterUS Army
Track B – Fusing, Encrypting & Accessing Multi-Source Geospatial Data
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening RemarksContact ellen.gowie@wbr.co.uk to chair here
Track B – Fusing, Encrypting & Accessing Multi-Source Geospatial Data
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Joint Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – How to Effectively Fuse Foundation Data into a Richer, Actionable Intelligence for Dynamic Missions Ian Spencer - Head of Foundation and Director, Defence Geographic Centre, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
Ian Spencer
Head of Foundation and Director, Defence Geographic CentreNational Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
Track B – Fusing, Encrypting & Accessing Multi-Source Geospatial Data
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling - Moving Off the Chart - Maritime C2 and IntelligenceTrack B – Fusing, Encrypting & Accessing Multi-Source Geospatial Data
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – How to Fuse Unclassified and Classified Geospatial Data into Accessible Intelligence for More Informed Decision MakingTrack B – Fusing, Encrypting & Accessing Multi-Source Geospatial Data
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - AUKUS Focus: Governing Data in the Age of AI and the Cloud George Ohanian - Director, Warfighter Support Directorate, US Army Geospatial Center Professor Zena Wood - Director, Defence Data Research Centre, University of Exeter
Track C – AI-enabled Analysis and Exploitation of Geospatial Data at Scale
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening Remarks George Ohanian - Director, Warfighter Support Directorate, US Army Geospatial CenterTrack C – AI-enabled Analysis and Exploitation of Geospatial Data at Scale
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – How the UK is Planning to Leverage AI in the Analysis Process at Scale and Enable Faster Decision Making in Operations Mihaela Sorostinean - GIS Project Manager, Geospatial Section, SITCEN, IS-Operations, NATO HQ
Track C – AI-enabled Analysis and Exploitation of Geospatial Data at Scale
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Leveraging Digital Twins for Contingency and Security Planning: Lessons Learnt Robert Goldsmith - Geospatial Manager, Devon and Cornwall Police
Track C – AI-enabled Analysis and Exploitation of Geospatial Data at Scale
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Data Fusion and Artificial Intelligence To Achieve Information Superiority Over Near-Peer Competitors Jean-Yves Courtois - CEO, SAFRAN.AI
Track C – AI-enabled Analysis and Exploitation of Geospatial Data at Scale
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - How Can You Integrate AI into Analyst Workflows, Design and Implement Relevant Training on the Application of AI and Accelerate Authoritative Analysis? Colonel Dan Pomirleanu - Chief Geospatial Intelligence Officer, Romania MoD Treva Smith - Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence College (NGA)
Track D – Workshops
1:55 pm - 2:40 pm How to Leverage Quantum Computing to Accelerate Trustworthy Analysis of Massive Geo Data Sets Muhammad Usman - Head of Quantum Systems, CSIRO
Track D – Workshops
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm Workshop - Title TBCContact ellen.gowie@wbr.co.uk to lead this workshop
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Afternoon Coffee and Networking Break
Data-centric GEOINT
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - Modernising Your Geospatial Data & Analytics
Brigadier General Eric Vandenberg -
Director General Intelligence Enterprise,
Canadian Armed Forces
Brigadier General Eric Vandenberg
Director General Intelligence EnterpriseCanadian Armed Forces
4:30 pm - 4:50 pm
Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – Driving Operational Advantage by Harnessing Data-centric Solutions for Multi-Domain Missions
Keith Barber -
Director of Strategy and Engagements,
BAE Systems
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm
Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - Lessons Learnt Driving Data Centricity in Defence Research, Science & Technology Partnerships
Brigadier General Narayanan Letchumanan -
Commander Joint Intelligence Command,
Singapore Armed Forces
Dr Kate Schaefer -
Data and Content Manager,
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Professor Zena Wood -
Director, Defence Data Research Centre,
University of Exeter
Quantum-enabled GEOINT
5:20 pm - 5:40 pm
Guest S&T Address – Real-World Applications of Quantum Processing in Geospatial Intelligence to Accelerate Decision Support in Future Missions
Muhammad Usman -
Head of Quantum Systems,
CSIRO
Innovation in Fusion, Analysis & Exploitation
5:40 pm - 6:20 pm
Dragons’ Den with Live Voting – Revealing 3 Start-Ups Who Can Help You to Fuse Structured and Unstructured Data Whilst Validating Sources and Augmenting the Analyst
Devin Brande -
Director, Commercial Operations,
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Clayton Williams -
Managing Director,
In-Q-Tel
Roly Cockwell -
Deputy Head and Head of Technology, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence,
UK Strategic Command
Matt Roper -
Group Head, NATO Owned Systems Joint Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance,
NATO Communications and Information Agency
Geoff Twentyman -
Senior Principal Consultant – ISTAR, Cyber & Information Systems Division,
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Dragons:
- Devin Brande, Director, Commercial Operations, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Clayton Williams, Managing Director, In-Q-Tel
- Roly Cockwell, Dep Hd and Head of Technology, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)
- Matt Roper, Group Head, NATO Owned Systems Joint Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, NATO Communications and Information Agency
Moderator: Geoff Twentyman, Senior Principal Consultant – ISTAR, Cyber & Information Systems Division, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Roly Cockwell
Deputy Head and Head of Technology, National Centre for Geospatial IntelligenceUK Strategic Command
Matt Roper
Group Head, NATO Owned Systems Joint Intelligence, Surveillance & ReconnaissanceNATO Communications and Information Agency
Geoff Twentyman
Senior Principal Consultant – ISTAR, Cyber & Information Systems DivisionDefence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
6:20 pm - 6:25 pm
Chair’s Closing Remarks
6:25 pm - 7:50 pm
Main Drinks Reception – Open for Sponsor
Contact ellen.gowie@wbr.co.uk to host this reception
6:25 pm - 7:50 pm
Hosted Dinner (Invite Only)
Sponsored by: Esri
