DGI 2026

23 - 25 February 2026

Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London

Our Speakers

Military and Government Speakers Include:

Lt General Michael Vetter, Chief Information Officer at Bundeswehr

Lt General Michael Vetter

Chief Information Officer
Bundeswehr

Janice Starzyk, Director at Office of Space Commerce

Janice Starzyk

Director
Office of Space Commerce

Brigadier General Danail Baev

Director of Intelligence Directorate
European Union Military Staff (EUMS)

Col. Yannick Michaud, Director General Intelligence Enterprise (DGIE) at Canadian Armed Forces

Col. Yannick Michaud

Director General Intelligence Enterprise (DGIE)
Canadian Armed Forces

Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann, Director, Geospatial Intelligence Institute at Austrian Armed Forces

Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann

Director, Geospatial Intelligence Institute
Austrian Armed Forces

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

Aaron Tooke

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

Sean Tytler

Chief, Common Intelligence Picture
Defense Intelligence Agency

Matt Roper, Service Line Chief, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance at NATO NCIA

Matt Roper

Service Line Chief, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
NATO NCIA

Melissa Best, Assistant Secretary Intelligence and Insights at Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation

Melissa Best

Assistant Secretary Intelligence and Insights
Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation

Jeremy Churcher, Head of Defence at United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Jeremy Churcher

Head of Defence
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Dr Tidiane Ouattara, President of the African Space Council at African Space Agency (AFSA)

Dr Tidiane Ouattara

President of the African Space Council
African Space Agency (AFSA)

Colonel Al Mannard, Assistant Chief of Staff Ops, Central Forces Intelligence Command at Canadian Armed Forces

Colonel Al Mannard

Assistant Chief of Staff Ops, Central Forces Intelligence Command
Canadian Armed Forces

Lisa Baspaly-Hays

Commander
Canadian Forces Intelligence Group

Col Samuel Gelzer

Head of Imagery and Intelligence Centre
Swiss Armed Forces

Colonel Dan Pomirleanu, Deputy Chief for Geospatial Information, Defence Information Agency at Romania MoD

Colonel Dan Pomirleanu

Deputy Chief for Geospatial Information, Defence Information Agency
Romania MoD

Colonel Neil Lakin

Department Head Joint Geoint, Joint User Intelligence & Cyber
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD

Dr Michael Thomas, Deputy Director, National Cyber Range at US Naval Information Warfare Centre

Dr Michael Thomas

Deputy Director, National Cyber Range
US Naval Information Warfare Centre

Maj Andy Smith

S01 Strategy and Plans, DI Digital, Defence Intelligence
UK MoD

Lt Col Pierre Chouinard

Commanding Officer
Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Center

Lt Colonel T J Kelley

Commanding Officer, Mapping and Charting Establishment
Canadian Armed Forces

Lt Colonel James Cheesman, SO1 Capability Development at UK Space Command

Lt Colonel James Cheesman

SO1 Capability Development
UK Space Command

Major Vernon Grier

Division Chief, S5I - International Engagements
US Space Force in Europe and Africa

Luca Del Monte

Head, Commercialisation Department
European Space Agency

Master Sergeant Joshua Chaney, Geospatial Intelligence Senior Advisor at US Marine Corps

Master Sergeant Joshua Chaney

Geospatial Intelligence Senior Advisor
US Marine Corps

Dr. Marlene Meyer, National Geospatial Officer, Joint GEOMETOC Support Centre at Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation

Dr. Marlene Meyer

National Geospatial Officer, Joint GEOMETOC Support Centre
Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation

Pascal Legai, Senior Security Advisor to the Director General at European Space Agency (ESA)

Pascal Legai

Senior Security Advisor to the Director General
European Space Agency (ESA)

Wayne Elliott, Head of Defence at UK Met Office

Wayne Elliott

Head of Defence
UK Met Office

Laryssa Patten, Head, Space Technology Adoption and Resilience at NATO

Laryssa Patten

Head, Space Technology Adoption and Resilience
NATO

Richard Laing, Senior Scientist, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance at NATO NCIA

Richard Laing

Senior Scientist, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
NATO NCIA

Paul Larcey, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Security and Defence, Innovate UK at UK Government

Paul Larcey

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

Tom Beazley, Senior Policy Advisor, National Situation Centre at UK Cabinet Office

Tom Beazley

Senior Policy Advisor, National Situation Centre
UK Cabinet Office

Gemma Bagheri

Space Lead
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Mihaela Sorostinean

GIS Project Manager, Geospatial Section
NATO HQ

Iris Raith, Operator, Project Manager, Situation Centre at NATO

Iris Raith

Operator, Project Manager, Situation Centre
NATO

Ant Clifford

Assistant Director, Response Operations, National Situation Centre
UK Cabinet Office

Dr Balazs Bartoki-Gonczy, Director, Institute of Space Law and Policy at Eötvös József Research Center

Dr Balazs Bartoki-Gonczy

Director, Institute of Space Law and Policy
Eötvös József Research Center

Professor Zena Wood, Director at Defence Data Research Centre

Professor Zena Wood

Director
Defence Data Research Centre

Iain Burnell

Senior Scientist, Intelligence Systems and Analytics Group
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Paul Thomas, Fellow at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Paul Thomas

Fellow
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Leslie Babich, Director at SOFWERX

Leslie Babich

Director
SOFWERX

Dave Gauthier, Vice Chair, Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES) at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Dave Gauthier

Vice Chair, Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Diana Lunca, Unlocking Space for Dual Use Senior Project Lead at UK Space Agency

Diana Lunca

Unlocking Space for Dual Use Senior Project Lead
UK Space Agency

Jean-Baptiste Henry, Defence Downstream Programmes Manager at CNES

Jean-Baptiste Henry

Defence Downstream Programmes Manager
CNES

Dr Maram Kaire, Director at Senegal National Space Agency

Dr Maram Kaire

Director
Senegal National Space Agency

Rosso Dieng, Director of Plans, Partnerships and Development at Senegal Institute of Space Studies

Rosso Dieng

Director of Plans, Partnerships and Development
Senegal Institute of Space Studies

Leanne Sulewski, Adjunct Instructor at Penn State University

Leanne Sulewski

Adjunct Instructor
Penn State University

Lt Colonel Eike Hansen

Maritime Intelligence Lead
Bundeswehr

Anna Knack, Senior Research Associate at Alan Turing Institute

Anna Knack

Senior Research Associate
Alan Turing Institute

Geoff Twentyman, Principal Scientist at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Geoff Twentyman

Principal Scientist
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Apostolia Karamali, Cabinet Member, Comissioner of Defence and Space at European Union Commission

Apostolia Karamali

Cabinet Member, Comissioner of Defence and Space
European Union Commission

Subject Matter Expert Speakers

Prof Todd Bacastow, Professor of Practice for Geospatial Intelligence at Penn State University

Prof Todd Bacastow

Professor of Practice for Geospatial Intelligence
Penn State University

Gary Dunow, Executive Vice President for Strategic Development at US GIF

Gary Dunow

Executive Vice President for Strategic Development
US GIF

Peter Rabley, Chief Executive Officer at Open Geospatial Consortium

Peter Rabley

Chief Executive Officer
Open Geospatial Consortium

Clayton Williams, Managing Director at In-Q-Tel

Clayton Williams

Managing Director
In-Q-Tel

Torsten Kriening, Chief Operations Officer at SpaceWatch Global

Torsten Kriening

Chief Operations Officer
SpaceWatch Global

Irina Petrov

Director
Global Satellite Operators' Association

Christy Monaco, Head of Operations at Open Geospatial Consortium

Christy Monaco

Head of Operations
Open Geospatial Consortium

Dr Vanessa Lawrence

Hon Col 135 Geographic Squadron Royal Engineers and Hon Gp Capt 601 RAuxAF
Independent

Colonel (Ret.) John Kedar, Senior Advisor at Independent

Colonel (Ret.) John Kedar

Senior Advisor
Independent

Alexander Holt, Managing Director, Space Enterprise at Seraphim

Alexander Holt

Managing Director, Space Enterprise
Seraphim

John Bottega, President at EDM Council

John Bottega

President
EDM Council

Lt Colonel (Ret.) Barry A. MacDonald

Former Intelligence Officer
Canadian Armed Forces

David Novak, Department Head Communications Technologies at University of Defence, Czech Republic

David Novak

Department Head Communications Technologies
University of Defence, Czech Republic

Prof Steve Fleming, Professor of Geospatial Science and Intelligence at University of North Georgia

Prof Steve Fleming

Professor of Geospatial Science and Intelligence
University of North Georgia

Industry Speakers

Olivier Michel, VP Sales at UNSEENLABS

Olivier Michel

VP Sales
UNSEENLABS

Michael Putz, Chief Executive Officer at Blackshark AI

Michael Putz

Chief Executive Officer
Blackshark AI

Rob Palm, Senior Director International Business Development at HawkEye360

Rob Palm

Senior Director International Business Development
HawkEye360

Keith Barber, Director of Strategy and Engagements at Bae Systems

Keith Barber

Director of Strategy and Engagements
Bae Systems

Takayuki Odawara, Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Department at Synspective

Takayuki Odawara

Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Department
Synspective

John Cartwright, Head of Data Product at ICEYE

John Cartwright

Head of Data Product
ICEYE

John Bowers, Head of New Business Geointelligence at MDA Space

John Bowers

Head of New Business Geointelligence
MDA Space

Robert Kerby, Senior Account Manager - International Intelligence & Security at Planet

Robert Kerby

Senior Account Manager - International Intelligence & Security
Planet

Dan Williams, Chief Product Officer at Cambridge Intelligence

Dan Williams

Chief Product Officer
Cambridge Intelligence

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