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?
Liz Lyon -
Deputy Director, AFRICOM NGA Support Team,
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Colonel Paul Hammett -
Deputy Head Plans and CRE Geo, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence,
UK 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
Captain Patrick Mowatt -
Head of Naval Intelligence, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence,
UK MoD
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 AI Alisa Matthews - Data Architect, USACE, Army Geospatial Center (AGC)Alisa Matthews
Data Architect, USACEArmy Geospatial Center (AGC)
Track 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? Angel Martinez - Data Architect, USACE, Army Geospatial Center (AGC) Paul Lacey - DGRA Architect, Defence Geographic Information Working Group (DGIWG) Christy Monaco - Head of Operations, Open Geospatial ConsortiumTrack 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?
Alex Berger -
Deputy Director, International Operations and Partnerships,
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Alex Berger
Deputy Director, International Operations and PartnershipsNational Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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?
Major Alex Green -
Senior Instructor,
Royal School of Military Survey
Alex Berger -
Deputy Director, International Operations and Partnerships,
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Professor Steve Fleming -
Professor of Geospatial Science and Intelligence,
University of Southern California
Alex Berger
Deputy Director, International Operations and PartnershipsNational Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Professor Steve Fleming
Professor of Geospatial Science and IntelligenceUniversity of Southern California