DGI 2025
10 - 12 February, 2025
Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London
Main Day 3 | 12th February
Future of Collaboration: Building Trust, Driving Collaboration & Expanding Partnerships
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Interoperability Breakfast – How Can You Develop Data Architecture to Drive Interoperability and Foster More Cooperation and Collaboration?
Paul Lacey -
DGRA Architect,
Defence Geographic Information Working Group (DGIWG)
Paul Lacey
DGRA ArchitectDefence Geographic Information Working Group (DGIWG)
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Women in Geospatial Intelligence Breakfast – How to Strengthen Your Network Among International Women in Geospatial Intelligence to Meet the Challenges of Tomorrow Today
Ingrid Vanden Berghe -
Director General,
Belgium National Mapping Agency
8:50 am - 8:55 am
Organiser’s Welcome: Tom Webber, Editorial Director
8:55 am - 9:00 am
Chair’s Opening Remarks
New Threats to Security in Europe
9:00 am - 9:20 am
NATO Opening Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How Threats to Security in Europe are Evolving and Placing New Demands on Military Intelligence Teams from Allied Nations to Modernise Approaches to Collaboration and Partnership
Scott Bray -
Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security,
NATO HQ
Leveraging Geospatial Intelligence for Security in APAC
9:20 am - 9:40 am
AGO Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How Australia is Modernising Analysis to Identify and Address Problems Before They Become Threats
Kathryn McMullan -
Director,
Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
9:40 am - 10:00 am
NZ Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How NZ is Leveraging Technology to Modernise, Scale and Protect Geospatial Intelligence for Future Missions
Commander Martin Walker -
Director Geospatial Intelligence New Zealand,
New Zealand Defence Forces
Commander Martin Walker
Director Geospatial Intelligence New ZealandNew Zealand Defence Forces
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can Mission Partners Operating in APAC Collaborate Differently on the Production and Exchange of Geospatial Intelligence to Deliver Greater Levels of Security in the Region?
Kathryn McMullan -
Director,
Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
Commander Martin Walker -
Director Geospatial Intelligence New Zealand,
New Zealand Defence Forces
Major General Matt Jones -
Director, ISR, Defence Intelligence,
UK MoD
Geospatial Intelligence Support to Missions in Africa
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can You Successfully Collaborate with African States on the Production and Exchange of Geospatial Intelligence in Support of Regional Security and Stability?
Colonel Paul Hammett -
Deputy Head Plans and CRE Geo, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence,
UK Strategic Command
Colonel Paul Hammett
Deputy Head Plans and CRE Geo, National Centre for Geospatial IntelligenceUK Strategic Command
11:00 am - 11:40 am
Morning Coffee and Networking Break
11:00 am - 11:40 am
All-Source Analysis Workshop – How Can You Enhance Your All-Source Intelligence Analysis Capability, Upskill Your Team of All-Source Analysts and Source the Most Relevant Tools for All-source Analysis?
Monitoring & Protecting Undersea Critical Infrastructure
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Guest Oil & Gas Address – How Proactive Civil-Military Collaboration Led to Effective Identification and Protection of Undersea Cabling for Norway and Its Maritime Partners
Per Olav Foss -
Head of Operations,
Equinor
Per Olav Foss
Head of OperationsEquinor
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
UnseenLabs Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC
Olivier Michel -
VP Sales,
UnseenLabs
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling - How Can You Make Smarter Investments in Maritime Data, Bathymetry and Mapping of the Seafloor to Protect More of Your Undersea Critical Infrastructure and Detect Sub-surface Threats Faster?
Wayne Elliott -
Head of Defence,
UK Met Office
Jeremy Churcher -
Head of Defence,
UK Hydrographic Office
Voice of the Operator
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
Lessons Learnt from Ongoing Operations – What are the Realities of Modern Missions for Operators and Analysts and Do They Have What They Need to Succeed?
Lt Colonel Alex Mayes -
Commanding Officer, 42 Engineering Regiment, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence,
UK MoD
Lt Colonel Alex Mayes
Commanding Officer, 42 Engineering Regiment, National Centre for Geospatial IntelligenceUK MoD
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Diversity & Inclusion VIP Lunch
Track A – Commercial Imagery for Multinational Missions
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening RemarksTrack A – Commercial Imagery for Multinational Missions
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How to Unlock Access to Higher Resolution Imagery for Mission Partners in Multinational Operations and Boost Shared Situational Awareness John Teufert - Branch Head, Joint ISR, NATO Communications and Information Agency
Track A – Commercial Imagery for Multinational Missions
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – How to Leverage Commercial Off the Shelf Imagery for Multinational Missions to Deliver Persistent Surveillance at Lower CostTrack A – Commercial Imagery for Multinational Missions
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can You Foster More Relevant Cooperation and Collaboration between Civilian, Military and Non-Governmental Organisations in Disaster Response Missions for Coherent, Rapid Results? Colonel Samuel Gelzer - Head of Imagery Intelligence Centre, Swiss Armed Forces Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann - Director, Geospatial Intelligence Institute, Austrian Armed Forces Scott Simmons - Head of Standards, Open Geospatial Consortium
Track B – Interoperable, Standardised Geo Data & Analytics
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening RemarksTrack B – Interoperable, Standardised Geo Data & Analytics
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How to Drive the Adoption of New Data Standards Across Your Intelligence Enterprise and Ready Your Geospatial Data for Trustworthy AITrack B – Interoperable, Standardised Geo Data & Analytics
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can You Apply Best Practices in Data Management for Secure, Interoperable Geospatial IntelligenceTrack B – Interoperable, Standardised Geo Data & Analytics
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can You Leverage Standardisation to Provide Access to Interoperable Geospatial Intelligence for Multinational Missions? Paul Lacey - DGRA Architect, Defence Geographic Information Working Group (DGIWG) Christy Monaco - Head of Operations, Open Geospatial Consortium
Track C – Climate & Environmental Security
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm Chair’s Opening RemarksTrack C – Climate & Environmental Security
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – Lessons Learnt Modernising Approaches to Bathymetry as Environmental Security Continues to Become More of a Focus Bret Rodgers - Senior Geographer, US Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
Track C – Climate & Environmental Security
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Presentation with Q&A and Live Polling – Title TBC Nick Sutherland - European Defence and Intelligence Lead BDM, European National Government Team, Esri
Nick Sutherland
European Defence and Intelligence Lead BDM, European National Government TeamEsri
Track C – Climate & Environmental Security
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm Fireside Chat with Q&A and Live Polling – How Can You Continuously Adapt Your Geospatial Intelligence Strategy to Account for Climate-Induced, Environmental Changes with Far-reaching Security Implications? Heather Speight - Supervisory Hydrologist, Chief, Water and Environmental Decision Support, US Army Geospatial Center Wayne Elliott - Head of Defence, UK Met Office Lyston Lea - Member of the Advisory Board, Center for Climate and Security
Track D – Technology Workshops
1:55 pm - 2:20 pm How to Provide Relevant Training on AI to Your Analysts so They Can Maximise the Benefits for Your Next MissionTrack D – Technology Workshops
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm How to Adopt Data Management Best Practices Across Your Intelligence Enterprise to Produce Consistent, Trustworthy GEOINTTrack D – Technology Workshops
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm How to Migrate Sensitive Geospatial Data into the Cloud for Faster, Safer Access to Authoritative GEOINT
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm
Afternoon Coffee and Networking Break
Future of Airborne ISR
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm
NATO ISR Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How the NATO ISR Force is Modernising to Deliver Enhanced Situational Awareness for NATO Mission Partners
Future of Education, Training and Tradecraft in the Age of AI and Quantum
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm
Keynote with Q&A and Live Polling – How is AI Disrupting the Way We Need to Teach Future GEOINT Professionals?
4:20 pm - 4:50 pm
Future of Education, Training and Tradecraft – How Can You Match Operational Requirements for Geospatial Intelligence with Relevant Education, Dynamic Training and Continuous Investment in Tradecraft?
Professor Steve Fleming -
Professor of Geospatial Science and Intelligence,
University of Southern California
Professor Steve Fleming
Professor of Geospatial Science and IntelligenceUniversity of Southern California