DGI 2026

23 - 25 February 2026

Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London

Past Speakers (2020)

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Barry Macdonald, Managing Director at Hyperion Consulting Services Incorporated

Barry Macdonald

Managing Director
Hyperion Consulting Services Incorporated

Lt General James Hockenhull, Chief of Defence Intelligence at UK MoD

Lt General James Hockenhull

Chief of Defence Intelligence
UK MoD

Agnieszka Lukaszczyk, Senior Director for European Affairs at PLANET LABS

Agnieszka Lukaszczyk

Senior Director for European Affairs
PLANET LABS

Colonel Cameron Stoltz, Director, Space Requirements Director at Canadian Armed Forces

Colonel Cameron Stoltz

Director, Space Requirements Director
Canadian Armed Forces

Dr Lisa Porter, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (DUSD) (R&E) at US DoD

Dr Lisa Porter

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (DUSD) (R&E)
US DoD

Dr. Debbie Fugate, Deputy Director at National Geospatial Program, United States Geological Survey

Dr. Debbie Fugate

Deputy Director
National Geospatial Program, United States Geological Survey

Major Denise Sweet, Deputy Commanding Officer Mapping and Charting Establishment at Commander Canadian Forces Intelligence Group , Canadian Armed Forces

Major Denise Sweet

Deputy Commanding Officer Mapping and Charting Establishment
Commander Canadian Forces Intelligence Group , Canadian Armed Forces

D. Guy Jordan, Assistant Director of Intelligence at Headquarters US Marine Corps Headquarters US Marine Corps Logo

D. Guy Jordan

Assistant Director of Intelligence
Headquarters US Marine Corps

Vice Admiral Robert Sharp, Director at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Vice Admiral Robert Sharp

Director
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Brigadier Chris Middleton, Commander at National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

Brigadier Chris Middleton

Commander
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

Gary Blohm, Director at US Army Geospatial Center

Gary Blohm

Director
US Army Geospatial Center

Colonel Orest Babij, Commander at Canadian Forces Intelligence Group

Colonel Orest Babij

Commander
Canadian Forces Intelligence Group

Al Di Leonardo, Co-Ceo at Black Cape

Al Di Leonardo

Co-Ceo
Black Cape

Dave Gauthier, Director of Source Commercial and Business Operations at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Dave Gauthier

Director of Source Commercial and Business Operations
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

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Lt Colonel Aaron Mikkelsen

Director, GEOINT
New Zealand Defence Forces

Mark Munsell, Deputy Director, Chief Information Officer - IT Services at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Mark Munsell

Deputy Director, Chief Information Officer - IT Services
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Vanessa Lawrence, Geospatial Strategy Advisor at .

Vanessa Lawrence

Geospatial Strategy Advisor
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Christy Monaco, Director of the Office of Innovation at NGA

Christy Monaco

Director of the Office of Innovation
NGA

Robert Cardillo, President at The Cardillo Group at Mitre Corporation

Robert Cardillo

President at The Cardillo Group
Mitre Corporation

Dan Visone, Director, Systems and Acquisition Support Directorate at US Army Geospatial Center

Dan Visone

Director, Systems and Acquisition Support Directorate
US Army Geospatial Center

Bill Goetz, Director of Source Foundation at NGA

Bill Goetz

Director of Source Foundation
NGA

Justin Langlois, Vice President, Advanced Applications at World View Space

Justin Langlois

Vice President, Advanced Applications
World View Space

Giuseppe Nobile, Head of Geospatial Section at Head of Geospatial Section International Staff

Giuseppe Nobile

Head of Geospatial Section
Head of Geospatial Section International Staff

Lyston Lea II, Principal Advisor at US National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO)

Lyston Lea II

Principal Advisor
US National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO)

Dan Ruark, Head of GEOINT Branch at NATO International Staff NATO International Staff Logo

Dan Ruark

Head of GEOINT Branch
NATO International Staff

Captain Derek Swannick, PICASSO Programme Director, Imagery and Geospatial Systems (IMaGE) Team, Intelligence Systems, Defence Digital Service Delivery & Operations at UK STRATCOM

Captain Derek Swannick

PICASSO Programme Director, Imagery and Geospatial Systems (IMaGE) Team, Intelligence Systems, Defence Digital Service Delivery & Operations
UK STRATCOM

Colonel Roly Cockwell, Joint User C4ISR GEOINT at UK STRATCOM

Colonel Roly Cockwell

Joint User C4ISR GEOINT
UK STRATCOM

Ian Spencer, Director, Defence Geographic Centre at National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, UK MoD

Ian Spencer

Director, Defence Geographic Centre
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, UK MoD

Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Director at NGI (National Mapping Agency of Belgium)

Ingrid Vanden Berghe

Director
NGI (National Mapping Agency of Belgium)

Bret Rodgers, Subject Matter Expert, Human Geography, Geospatial Intelligence Division at Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

Bret Rodgers

Subject Matter Expert, Human Geography, Geospatial Intelligence Division
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

Jo-Ellen Adkins, NGA Senior Representative, US State Department and USAID at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Jo-Ellen Adkins

NGA Senior Representative, US State Department and USAID
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Dr Gordon Campbell, Head of Enterprise, Science, Applications and Climate Department, Directorate of EO Programmes at European Space Agency

Dr Gordon Campbell

Head of Enterprise, Science, Applications and Climate Department, Directorate of EO Programmes
European Space Agency

Pete deLuca, Chief, IDG Division at NGA Support Team to USEUCOM

Pete deLuca

Chief, IDG Division
NGA Support Team to USEUCOM

Einar Bjorgo, Director at UNOSAT, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Einar Bjorgo

Director
UNOSAT, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Iain MacInnes, Director at European Government, MAXAR

Iain MacInnes

Director
European Government, MAXAR

Mandy Warrington-Brown, Assistant Director, Collection, Defence Geographic Centre at NCGI ,UK MoD

Mandy Warrington-Brown

Assistant Director, Collection, Defence Geographic Centre
NCGI ,UK MoD

Wend Williamson, Assistant Director, Foundation at Defence Geographic Centre, NCGI, UK MoD

Wend Williamson

Assistant Director, Foundation
Defence Geographic Centre, NCGI, UK MoD

Jim Hill, Research Engineer at Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers Logo

Jim Hill

Research Engineer
Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers

Dr (Lt Colonel ret’d) Michael Thomas, Professor of Cyberwarfare Studies at US Air War College

Dr (Lt Colonel ret’d) Michael Thomas

Professor of Cyberwarfare Studies
US Air War College

Colonel (Retd) John Kedar, Geospatial Strategy Advisor at FRGS Geospatial Strategy Advisor

Colonel (Retd) John Kedar

Geospatial Strategy Advisor
FRGS Geospatial Strategy Advisor

Lt Colonel Soenke Fischhoefer, Senior Geospatial Officer EUMS, INT Directorate - Support Branch - Geo Cell at European Union Military Staff

Lt Colonel Soenke Fischhoefer

Senior Geospatial Officer EUMS, INT Directorate - Support Branch - Geo Cell
European Union Military Staff

Scott Simmons, Director at Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

Scott Simmons

Director
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

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

Professor Todd Bacastow

Professor of Practice for Geospatial Intelligence
Penn State University

Jennifer Faraon, Liaison Officer to UK Defence Geographic Centre at US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Jennifer Faraon

Liaison Officer to UK Defence Geographic Centre
US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Lori Scherer, Vice President Intelligence Portfolios at Mitre Corporation

Lori Scherer

Vice President Intelligence Portfolios
Mitre Corporation

Professor Jeff Moulton, Executive Director of the Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training at Louisiana State University

Professor Jeff Moulton

Executive Director of the Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training
Louisiana State University

Mick Cory, General Director at Eurogeographics

Mick Cory

General Director
Eurogeographics

Robert Boettcher, Chief Geomatics Officer at Canadian Forces Warfare Centre

Robert Boettcher

Chief Geomatics Officer
Canadian Forces Warfare Centre

Scott Herman, CTO at BlackSky Global LLC

Scott Herman

CTO
BlackSky Global LLC

Charles Beattie, Senior Imagery Analyst Officer at OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

Charles Beattie

Senior Imagery Analyst Officer
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

Joerg Herrmann, Senior VP Special Projects at Capella Space Corp

Joerg Herrmann

Senior VP Special Projects
Capella Space Corp

Anthony Calamito, Director, Government Solutions at Mapbox

Anthony Calamito

Director, Government Solutions
Mapbox

Pieter Elands, Head of Drone Research at TNO Netherlands TNO Netherlands Logo

Pieter Elands

Head of Drone Research
TNO Netherlands

Patty Mims, Director of Global National Government at Esri

Patty Mims

Director of Global National Government
Esri

Jim Dolan, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development at Illuminate

Jim Dolan

Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
Illuminate

Ryan Lewis, General Manager at SpaceNet

Ryan Lewis

General Manager
SpaceNet

Anthony Vinci, Technology Leader, Bridgewater Associates and Former Chief Technology Officer at National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Anthony Vinci

Technology Leader, Bridgewater Associates and Former Chief Technology Officer
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)

John Serafini, Chief Executive Officer at Hawkeye360

John Serafini

Chief Executive Officer
Hawkeye360

Dr Chris Tucker, Author and Chairman at American Geographic Society

Dr Chris Tucker

Author and Chairman
American Geographic Society

Dr. Uwe Jasnoch, Vice President Business Development, Geospatial Division at Hexagon

Dr. Uwe Jasnoch

Vice President Business Development, Geospatial Division
Hexagon

John Delay, Senior Scientist, Strategy and Architecture, Geospatial Solutions at L3Harris

John Delay

Senior Scientist, Strategy and Architecture, Geospatial Solutions
L3Harris

George Krakie, Director, NGA Support Team U.S European Command at NGA- National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

George Krakie

Director, NGA Support Team U.S European Command
NGA- National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Tim Hegarty, AFRICOM Support Team Chief at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Tim Hegarty

AFRICOM Support Team Chief
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Colonel (ret’d) Steven Fleming, Professor of Practice, Spatial Sciences, Spatial Sciences Institute at University of Southern California

Colonel (ret’d) Steven Fleming

Professor of Practice, Spatial Sciences, Spatial Sciences Institute
University of Southern California

Massimo Comparini, Chief Executive Officer at E-Geos

Massimo Comparini

Chief Executive Officer
E-Geos

Dave Hoerner, Mission Manager for Space and Chief, SPACECOM Support Team at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Dave Hoerner

Mission Manager for Space and Chief, SPACECOM Support Team
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Luis P. Flynn, Director - NS2 Solutions Strategy at SAP NS2

Luis P. Flynn

Director - NS2 Solutions Strategy
SAP NS2

Michaela Mesquite, NGA Partner Engagement Officer for Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Augmentation (AAA) at NGA

Michaela Mesquite

NGA Partner Engagement Officer for Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Augmentation (AAA)
NGA

Krishin Asnani, Director of Business Development at BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP)

Krishin Asnani

Director of Business Development
BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP)

A.J. De Rosa, Chief Revenue Officer at Orbital Insight Orbital Insight Logo

A.J. De Rosa

Chief Revenue Officer
Orbital Insight

Lt Colonel Richard Blunt, Commander, Royal Engineers (Geographic) at National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Lt Colonel Richard Blunt

Commander, Royal Engineers (Geographic)
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Sgt David Stunell, Lead, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (PED), SAR and MTI, 2 ISR Squadron at UK Royal Air Force UK Royal Air Force Logo

Sgt David Stunell

Lead, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (PED), SAR and MTI, 2 ISR Squadron
UK Royal Air Force

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

Dan Pomirleanu

Deputy Chief for Geospatial Information
Defence Information Agency MoD Romania

John Beckner, Founder and CEO at Horizon Technologies Horizon Technologies Logo

John Beckner

Founder and CEO
Horizon Technologies

Colin Bray, Chief Executive Officer at Ordnance Survey Ireland

Colin Bray

Chief Executive Officer
Ordnance Survey Ireland

George O’Hanian

Branch Chief, Military Engineering and Survey Support
US Army Geospatial Center (AGC)

Lt Colonel Albert Mannard, Commanding Officer at Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre

Lt Colonel Albert Mannard

Commanding Officer
Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre

John Knight

Former Principal
Royal School of Military Survey

Raviv Brueller

Chief Executive Officer
Eternix

Edzard Overbeek, Chief Executive Officer at HERE Technologies

Edzard Overbeek

Chief Executive Officer
HERE Technologies

Lt General A. S Bedi

Director General, Defence Intelligence Agency
India

Randall Billy, National Mapping Team International Government Business Development at Esri

Randall Billy

National Mapping Team International Government Business Development
Esri

Tony Wilby, Director at European National Government Team, Esri

Tony Wilby

Director
European National Government Team, Esri

Nigel Clifford, Deputy Chair at UK Geospatial Commission

Nigel Clifford

Deputy Chair
UK Geospatial Commission

Lynwood Bishop, Chief Executive Officer at MapLarge

Lynwood Bishop

Chief Executive Officer
MapLarge

David Crawley, 3 ISR Squadron at UK Royal Air Force

David Crawley

3 ISR Squadron
UK Royal Air Force

Neil Thompson, Former Head at Geospatial Intelligence Group

Neil Thompson

Former Head
Geospatial Intelligence Group

Don Maruta, 3 ISR Squadron at UK Royal Air Force

Don Maruta

3 ISR Squadron
UK Royal Air Force

Kristian Moller, General Director at Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency, Denmark

Kristian Moller

General Director
Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency, Denmark

Giuseppe D’Amico, Deputy Director at EU Satellite Centre (EUSATCEN)

Giuseppe D’Amico

Deputy Director
EU Satellite Centre (EUSATCEN)

Colonel David Pendall, US Army INSCOM Commander, European Cryptologic Center Former Senior Intelligence Officer at US Army Europe

Colonel David Pendall

US Army INSCOM Commander, European Cryptologic Center Former Senior Intelligence Officer
US Army Europe

Alvaro Rodriguez, Deputy Head of Operations at EU Satellite Centre (EUSATCEN)

Alvaro Rodriguez

Deputy Head of Operations
EU Satellite Centre (EUSATCEN)

Chad Kabatoff

ISR Program Manager
Canadian DnD

Maj Paul Hurst, Senior Instructor at Geospatial Information Management Wing at the Defence School of Geospatial Intelligence

Maj Paul Hurst

Senior Instructor
Geospatial Information Management Wing at the Defence School of Geospatial Intelligence

Andrew Page, Assistant Chief of Staff, Communication Information Systems at NATO HQ NATO HQ Logo

Andrew Page

Assistant Chief of Staff, Communication Information Systems
NATO HQ

Patrick A. Blott, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Intermap Technologies Corp and Intermap Federal Services Corp

Patrick A. Blott

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Intermap Technologies Corp and Intermap Federal Services Corp

Jon Lipinski, President at Ecopia Ecopia Logo

Jon Lipinski

President
Ecopia

Captain Jatin S Bains, Chief Executive Officer at Space-Eyes

Captain Jatin S Bains

Chief Executive Officer
Space-Eyes

Rosalind Goodfellow, Deputy Director at Geospatial Commission

Rosalind Goodfellow

Deputy Director
Geospatial Commission

Bart Sweerman, VP Industry Solutions at HERE Technologies

Bart Sweerman

VP Industry Solutions
HERE Technologies

Mekisha Marshall, Chief Science and Technology Advisor at National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office

Mekisha Marshall

Chief Science and Technology Advisor
National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office

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Andrew Hanna

VP, International Sales
BlackSky Global

Dr. Owen Jackson, Deputy Director – Geospatial Commission, Head of Science and Engineering Profession at Cabinet Office

Dr. Owen Jackson

Deputy Director – Geospatial Commission, Head of Science and Engineering Profession
Cabinet Office

Dan Petrovich, Technical Director, Space Systems at Raytheon

Dan Petrovich

Technical Director, Space Systems
Raytheon

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