DGI 2026

23 - 25 February 2026

Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London

Day 2 | 24th February 2026

8:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Brainstorm - Workforce 2030: GEOINT, New Missions, Roles, and Technologies

8:00 am - 8:40 am Welcome Networking - Gov-to-Gov and Industry Engagement

8:40 am - 8:45 am Organiser’s Welcome

8:45 am - 9:00 am Morning to Lunch Chair’s Opening Remarks

AI-Enabled GEOINT

9:00 am - 9:20 am Joint Keynote – AI Driven Geospatial Intelligence: How AI and Machine Learning Will Revolutionise Geospatial Intelligence for Faster, Smarter Future Mission Success

  • Automate Intelligence Cycles: How to use AI to accelerate tasking, collection, processing, and dissemination of geospatial data. 
  • Detect Threats Early: How to apply machine learning to identify hidden patterns and emerging adversary behaviour in real time. 
  • Fuse Multi-Source Inputs: How to integrate imagery, terrain, and sensor data using AI for enriched situational awareness. 
  • Empower Decision Superiority: How to deliver AI-curated, analyst-ready insights to support rapid, high-stakes operational planning. 


9:20 am - 9:50 am Leadership Fireside Chat - How Can You Integrate AI into Geospatial Workflows Without Losing Analyst Insight, Oversight, or Operational Control?

Lisa Baspaly-Hays - Commander, Canadian Forces Intelligence Group Air Cdre Adam Bone - Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, UK MoD
  • Balance Human-AI Teaming: How to combine automation with analyst judgment for trusted, mission-ready geospatial intelligence. 
  • Streamline Complex Analysis: How to apply AI to multi-domain data for faster insight without compromising quality. 
  • Retain Analyst Oversight: How to ensure transparency and explainability in AI outputs to support confident decision-making. 
  • Enhance Operational Impact: How to free analysts from routine tasks and focus expertise where it matters most. 


Lisa Baspaly-Hays

Commander
Canadian Forces Intelligence Group

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Air Cdre Adam Bone

Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
UK MoD

Fusing GEOINT

9:50 am - 10:10 am Government Keynote – Software Enabled Connectivity: How to Source and Secure Geospatial Information to Enable Fully Connected, Data-Driven Military Operations

Lt General Michael Vetter - Chief Information Officer, Bundeswehr
  • Strengthen Information Access: How to deliver consistent, high-quality geospatial data across all operational levels and environments. 
  • Protect Mission Connectivity: How to defend geospatial networks and data pipelines from disruption, degradation, or compromise. 
  • Unify Enterprise Systems: How to ensure seamless data sharing across commands, coalitions, and domains for operational coherence. 
  • Drive Informed Action: How to empower commanders with reliable geospatial intelligence for faster, more connected decision-making. 


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Lt General Michael Vetter

Chief Information Officer
Bundeswehr

10:10 am - 10:50 am Leadership Panel Discussion – Foundation Data Fusion: How Rethinking Foundation Data Fusion Can Enrich Geospatial Intelligence and Deliver Greater Operational Advantage

  • Break Down Silos: How to integrate foundational datasets to build a richer, multi-dimensional intelligence picture. 
  • Enrich Core Layers: How to fuse terrain, infrastructure, and environment data to support dynamic mission planning. 
  • Accelerate Data Utility: How to streamline foundation data workflows for faster exploitation by analysts and operators. 
  • Support Mission Context: How to combine base data with ISR feeds to enhance targeting, navigation, and situational awareness. 


10:50 am - 11:30 am Morning Break - Gov-to-Gov and Industry Engagement

10:50 am - 11:30 am Workshop – Data-Centric Interoperability: How to Improve Data Literacy, Centricity, and Standards to Enable Interoperable, Mission-Ready Intelligence Across Your Organisation
  • Raise Data Literacy: How to upskill teams for confident, consistent use of mission-critical geospatial information. 
  • Embed Data Centricity: How to restructure workflows around data as a shared, strategic asset—not a by-product. 
  • Standardise for Scale: How to adopt common formats and vocabularies that enable seamless system and partner interoperability. 
  • Break Organisational Barriers: How to improve cross-departmental collaboration through unified data governance and clear accountability. 


Harnessing Open Source GEOINT

11:30 am - 11:50 am Government Keynote – Data-Centric Intelligence: How NCGI Is Evolving Toward Data- and AI-Centric Intelligence to Accelerate Decisions and Empower Analysts

Air Cdre Adam Bone - Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, UK MoD
  • Modernise Intelligence Architecture: How to shift NCGI systems toward data-first design for scalable, responsive decision support. 
  • Automate Analyst Workflows: How to use AI to streamline routine tasks and focus human effort on interpretation. 
  • Accelerate Mission Insight: How to generate faster, smarter intelligence by integrating structured data and analytics at the core. 
  • Strengthen Operational Tempo: How to reduce lag in analysis and enable real-time decision-making at every echelon. 


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Air Cdre Adam Bone

Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
UK MoD

11:50 am - 12:10 pm Industry Keynote Title TBC

12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Industry Keynote Title TBC

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Leadership Fireside Chat – Leveraging Open Source Intelligence: How Can You Integrate Open-Source Intelligence to Make Geospatial Data and Insights More Actionable and Impactful?

Lt Colonel T J Kelley - Commanding Officer, Mapping and Charting Establishment, Canadian Armed Forces
  • Fuse Diverse Inputs: How to integrate HUMINT and OSINT with geospatial layers for richer operational understanding. 
  • Strengthen Field Validation: How to use human intelligence to verify open-source signals and enhance situational credibility. 
  • Enhance Decision Context: How to add behavioural and narrative insight to spatial data for mission-relevant intelligence. 
  • Drive Mission Outcomes: How to turn unstructured, real-world information into precise, geospatially anchored operational advantage. 


Lt Colonel T J Kelley

Commanding Officer, Mapping and Charting Establishment
Canadian Armed Forces

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Lunch Break - Gov-to-Gov and Industry Engagement

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm VIP Lunch

Track A – Credible Data from Space

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

Track A – Credible Data from Space

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Government Use Case – How the Strategic Defence Review Will Reshape UK Military Space Capabilities and Operational Readiness
Lieutenant Colonel James Cheesman - SO1 Capability Development, UK Space Command
  • Prioritise Sovereign ISR: How to expand UK-owned space assets for independent, secure intelligence and surveillance operations. 
  • Elevate Space Doctrine: How to embed space as a core warfighting domain in national defence strategy. 
  • Drive Policy Integration: How to align civil and military space planning for cohesive national spacepower development. 
  • Bridge Capability Gaps: How to meet SDR ambitions through urgent investment in launch, satellites, and ground infrastructure. 


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Lieutenant Colonel James Cheesman

SO1 Capability Development
UK Space Command

Track A – Credible Data from Space

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Industry Presentation - How to Deliver High-Frequency, Verifiable Imagery to Support Intelligence Fusion and Tactical Decision-Making at the Edge
  • Ensure Imagery Integrity: How to provide verifiable data with trusted provenance to support confident operational decisions. 
  • Monitor Battlefields Live: How to deliver persistent, high-frequency imagery to track threats in near-real time. 
  • Support Mission Assurance: How to maintain imagery flow in contested environments to reduce risk and uncertainty. 
  • Enable Intelligence Fusion: How to integrate rapid imagery updates with other data streams for richer situational awareness. 


Track A – Credible Data from Space

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Industry Presentation - How to Meet Growing Demand for EO, SAR, and RF Data to Strengthen Multi-Domain Operational Decisions
  • Expand Sensor Access: How to deliver diverse EO, SAR, and RF data for broader mission relevance. 
  • Enrich Operational Context: How to combine sensing modalities to reveal patterns and threats not visible through a single source. 
  • Support Multi-Domain Ops: How to align data delivery with the needs of joint forces across land, sea, and air. 
  • Strengthen Decision Advantage: How to provide richer, layered intelligence to improve planning, situational awareness, and mission outcomes. 


Track A – Credible Data from Space

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Industry Presentation - How to Design Resilient, Dual-Use Satellite Constellations for Scalable, Secure, and Responsive ISR Support
  • Support Defence Agility: How to build flexible satellite systems that adapt quickly to shifting mission needs. 
  • Ensure ISR Continuity: How to design constellations that withstand disruption and maintain persistent data delivery in conflict. 
  • Maximise Dual-Use Value: How to align commercial capabilities with defence standards for cost-effective, high-impact operations. 
  • Scale Responsively: How to deploy and expand satellite assets to meet ISR demand across domains and theatres. 


Track A – Credible Data from Space

3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Leadership Fireside Chat – How Can You Access the Right Mix of Data, Imagery and Analytics from Space to Improve the Accuracy and Trustworthiness of Your Geospatial Intelligence?
  • Curate the Right Mix: How to combine EO, SAR, and RF for comprehensive, cross-validated intelligence outputs. 
  • Strengthen Data Trust: How to verify source reliability and maintain traceability for mission-critical geospatial decisions. 
  • Enhance Analytic Precision: How to apply advanced processing to increase the clarity, consistency, and utility of space-derived insights. 
  • Improve Operational Confidence: How to deliver geospatial intelligence leaders can act on, even in high-risk or ambiguous situations. 


Track B – AI and Automation for Analysis

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

Track B – AI and Automation for Analysis

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Government Use Case – How to Accelerate Geospatial Intelligence Workflows Using AI for Faster, Smarter Operational Decision-Making
Aaron Tooke - Chief AI Officer, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, Us Marine Corps (usmc)
  • Automate Core Tasks: How to use AI to process imagery and sensor data at machine speed. 
  • Speed Up Insight: How to reduce time-to-decision by accelerating analysis across all phases of the ISR cycle. 
  • Scale Analyst Impact: How to augment human expertise with AI tools to handle growing data volumes efficiently. 
  • Enhance Workflow Agility: How to adapt analysis pipelines dynamically to evolving mission demands using AI-driven orchestration. 


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Aaron Tooke

Chief AI Officer, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
Us Marine Corps (usmc)

Track B – AI and Automation for Analysis

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Industry Presentation - Geospatial Dominance: AI at the Tactical Edge
  • Delivering real-time geospatial intelligence at the tactical edge to enable faster, more informed battlefield decisions. 
  • Harnessing AI to automate imagery analysis, detect threats, and enhance situational awareness under time-sensitive conditions. 
  • Deploying edge-processing capabilities to maintain GEOINT access in restricted environments. 
  • Advancing interoperability and secure data sharing to support operations. 


Track B – AI and Automation for Analysis

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Government Use Case – How Open-Source Enriched Geospatial Intelligence Is Elevating the Speed and Precision of Operational Decisions
  • Leverage Unclassified Insight: How to integrate open-source data for broader, context-rich geospatial situational awareness. 
  • Accelerate Decision Cycles: How to combine classified and open sources to enable faster frontline responses. 
  • Validate Intelligence Sources: How to assess reliability and mitigate risk when fusing OSINT with sensitive geospatial feeds. 
  • Support Tactical Decisions: How to deliver enriched geospatial intelligence to operators in real time, at the edge. 


Track B – AI and Automation for Analysis

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Industry Presentation - How to Integrate Fragmented Geospatial Data into a Secure, Scalable Ecosystem for Faster, Smarter Mission Decisions
  • Unify Disparate Sources: How to consolidate siloed geospatial data into one accessible, mission-ready intelligence environment. 
  • Improve Mission Agility: How to streamline data access and integration for faster, more responsive operational planning. 
  • Reduce Analyst Overload: How to automate data management and curation to free analysts for higher-value tasks. 
  • Strengthen System Security: How to protect sensitive data within a unified ecosystem built for defence-grade resilience and control. 


Track B – AI and Automation for Analysis

3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Leadership Fireside Chat – How Can You Leverage AI to Orchestrate, Fuse and Integrate All Your Geospatial Data at Scale without Reducing the Quality of Intelligence?
Master Sergeant Joshua Chaney - Geospatial Intelligence Senior Advisor, US Marine Corps Colonel Dan Pomirleanu - Deputy Chief for Geospatial Information, Defence Information Agency, Romania MoD
  • Automate Data Orchestration: How to manage multi-source inputs efficiently while maintaining accuracy and traceability. 
  • Scale Fusion Workflows: How to integrate diverse geospatial datasets using AI without compromising on resolution or relevance. 
  • Preserve Analytical Integrity: How to embed quality control into AI pipelines for trusted, decision-grade intelligence outputs. 
  • Unlock Scalable Insight: How to apply machine learning to accelerate analysis across expanding geospatial data volumes. 


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Master Sergeant Joshua Chaney

Geospatial Intelligence Senior Advisor
US Marine Corps

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Colonel Dan Pomirleanu

Deputy Chief for Geospatial Information, Defence Information Agency
Romania MoD

Track C – Multi-Domain Data Fusion

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

Track C – Multi-Domain Data Fusion

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Government Use Case – How the DIA Is Modernising the Common Intelligence Picture to Improve Commander Awareness, Understanding, and Decision-Making in High-Tempo Missions
Sean Tytler - Chief, Common Intelligence Picture, Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Unify Intelligence Feeds: How to fuse multi-source inputs into a single, coherent Common Intelligence Picture. 
  • Enhance Commander Clarity: How to visualise real-time threats and opportunities for rapid, informed decision-making in dynamic environments. 
  • Accelerate Situational Understanding: How to deliver continuously updated intelligence aligned to mission tempo and operational need. 
  • Modernise Data Delivery: How to streamline access to critical insights across command levels through digital transformation. 


Sean Tytler

Chief, Common Intelligence Picture
Defense Intelligence Agency

Track C – Multi-Domain Data Fusion

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Industry Presentation – How to Fuse and Visualise Geospatial Data for More Actionable Intelligence
Dan Williams - Chief Product Officer, Cambridge Intelligence
  • Accelerate Cloud Processing: How to reduce latency by analysing geospatial data at scale in secure cloud environments. 
  • Enable Agile ISR: How to support dynamic tasking and rapid exploitation through cloud-native geospatial architectures. 
  • Secure Operational Data: How to protect sensitive ISR feeds during cloud-based storage, processing, and dissemination. 
  • Improve Targeting Precision: How to combine real-time data access and analytics in the cloud for faster targeting decisions. 


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Dan Williams

Chief Product Officer
Cambridge Intelligence

Track C – Multi-Domain Data Fusion

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Industry Presentation - How to Visualise Fused, Multi-Domain Intelligence in Interactive Formats That Enhance Situational Awareness and Speed Decision-Making
  • Integrate Diverse Feeds: How to combine ISR, sensor, and open-source data into a single visual environment. 
  • Enhance Situational Clarity: How to use dynamic visualisation tools to simplify complexity for faster operational understanding. 
  • Support Mission Decisions: How to present fused intelligence in formats optimised for frontline and command-level planning. 
  • Adapt in Real Time: How to interact with live data layers to reflect changing mission context instantly. 


Track C – Multi-Domain Data Fusion

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Government Use Case – How to Unify Distributed Geospatial Information for Faster Risk Assessment and Crisis Response
  • Break Down Silos: How to connect distributed geospatial systems for unified situational understanding under pressure. 
  • Accelerate Risk Assessment: How to rapidly interpret multi-source data to prioritise threats and guide response actions. 
  • Enable Crisis Coordination: How to share location intelligence across agencies for faster, more coherent decision-making. 
  • Improve Operational Resilience: How to ensure data availability and insight delivery in high-stress, time-critical environments. 


Track C – Multi-Domain Data Fusion

3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Leadership Fireside Chat – How to Use Data, AI and Cloud Technology to Automate Workflows and Maximise Analyst Impact
Professor Zena Wood - Director, Defence Data Research Centre
  • Automate Routine Tasks: How to delegate time-consuming workflows to AI for faster, more efficient intelligence production. 
  • Boost Analyst Capacity: How to free up expert time by streamlining data management and visualisation in the cloud. 
  • Accelerate Intelligence Cycles: How to combine AI and cloud processing for near-instant analysis at mission tempo. 
  • Do More With Less: How to scale geospatial output despite limited resources by integrating automation across workflows. 


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Professor Zena Wood

Director
Defence Data Research Centre

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Track D – Rounds – Fusing GEOINT and OSINT

2:00 pm - 3:50 pm Roundtable 1 - How To Fuse and Leverage Open Source and Unclassified Geospatial Data for Enhanced Mission Planning

Track D – Rounds – Fusing GEOINT and OSINT

2:00 pm - 3:50 pm Roundtable 2 - Accelerating the OODA Loop: Using Open Source Intelligence to Drive Faster, Informed Decisions from Geospatial Intelligence

Track D – Rounds – Fusing GEOINT and OSINT

2:00 pm - 3:50 pm Roundtable 3 - From Maps to Meaning: Integrating Social, Commercial, and Open-Source Feeds into Geospatial Intelligence Workflows

Track D – Rounds – Fusing GEOINT and OSINT

2:00 pm - 3:50 pm Roundtable 4 - How to Turn OSINT into Rapid, Actionable GEOINT for Operational Advantage

Track D – Rounds – Fusing GEOINT and OSINT

2:00 pm - 3:50 pm Roundtable 5 - Decision Dominance at Speed: Leveraging Open Source Feeds to Shorten the Intelligence-to-Action Cycle

(Max 25/Workshop) 

Track E – Workshops – Protecting & Securing GEOINT

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Shielding the Signal: Safeguarding GEOINT Networks Against Cyber and EW Threats

Track E – Workshops – Protecting & Securing GEOINT

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Zero Trust, Full Advantage: Building Resilient GEOINT Architectures for Contested Environments

Track E – Workshops – Protecting & Securing GEOINT

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Protecting the Pixel: Ensuring Data Integrity from Satellite to Decision-Maker

Track E – Workshops – Protecting & Securing GEOINT

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Hardening the GEOINT Chain: Countering Adversary Access to Critical Geospatial Insights

Track E – Workshops – Protecting & Securing GEOINT

3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Classified in the Cloud: Secure GEOINT Sharing Across Allied and Joint Operations

3:50 pm - 4:10 pm Afternoon Break - Gov-to-Gov and Industry Engagement

Innovating to Simplify and Accelerate Access to GEOINT

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm Government Keynote – Human-Machine Teaming: How to Use AI To Accelerate Analysis, Exploitation and Targeting in Future Missions

Lt Col Pierre Chouinard - Commanding Officer, Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Center
  • Empower Analyst-AI Pairing: How to combine human judgment with automation to improve speed and precision of analysis. 
  • Accelerate Exploitation Timelines: How to use AI to rapidly extract actionable intelligence from complex geospatial data. 
  • Optimise Targeting Cycles: How to reduce sensor-to-shooter timelines by integrating machine support into targeting workflows. 
  • Strengthen Mission Focus: How to offload routine tasks to AI, letting analysts concentrate on high-impact operational decisions. 


Lt Col Pierre Chouinard

Commanding Officer
Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Center

4:30 pm - 4:50 pm Industry Keynote - RF Intelligence for Multi-Domain GEOINT Operations

  • Detect Hidden Emitters: How to use RF sensing to locate and track threats across contested environments. 
  • Enhance Target Discovery: How to fuse RF with EO and SAR for multi-layered, precision geospatial intelligence. 
  • Support Cross-Domain ISR: How to apply RF data in land, sea, air, and space operational planning. 
  • Deliver Persistent Coverage: How to maintain real-time electromagnetic awareness for uninterrupted situational understanding and threat response. 


4:50 pm - 5:20 pm Leadership Fireside Chat – Leveraging Commercial Solutions and Standards to Simplify Mission Data Sharing and Deliver Greater Interoperability

  • Adopt Open Standards: How to implement interoperable frameworks that enable faster, seamless data exchange across partners. 
  • Integrate Commercial Tools: How to use off-the-shelf platforms to accelerate deployment and reduce system integration complexity. 
  • Simplify Coalition Sharing: How to streamline multi-national data access without compromising control, classification, or security. 
  • Enable Plug-and-Play ISR: How to ensure sensors and systems can work together in dynamic, multi-domain operations. 


5:20 pm - 6:10 pm Dragon’s Den - Revealing 3 Innovative Start-Ups Enabling Smarter Fusion and Integration of Geospatial Data, Analytics & Services

Leslie Babich - Director, SOFWERX Paul Larcey - Knowledge Transfer Manager, Security and Defence, Innovate UK, UK Government
  • Discover Disruptive Tech: How to harness start-up innovation for agile, mission-ready geospatial fusion and integration. 
  • Accelerate Intelligence Cycles: How to apply next-gen tools to unify data and generate insights at speed. 
  • Streamline Analyst Workflows: How to automate data prep, fusion, and delivery to lighten analyst workload and timelines. 
  • Enhance Operational Agility: How to adopt flexible, scalable solutions that adapt to dynamic mission needs and data sources. 


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Leslie Babich

Director
SOFWERX

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Paul Larcey

Knowledge Transfer Manager, Security and Defence, Innovate UK
UK Government

6:10 pm - 6:20 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

6:20 pm - 7:20 pm Onsite and Offsite Networking Receptions - Gov-to-Gov and Industry Engagement