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

Major General Matthew Jones, Director, ISR, Defence Intelligence, Strategic Command at UK MoD

Major General Matthew Jones

Director, ISR, Defence Intelligence, Strategic Command
UK MoD

Major General Paul Lynch, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Intelligence at NATO HQ

Major General Paul Lynch

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Intelligence
NATO HQ

Air Cdre Adam Bone, Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence at UK MoD

Air Cdre Adam Bone

Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
UK MoD

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, Intelligence Community Mission Manager at Us Marine Corps (usmc)

Aaron Tooke

Intelligence Community Mission Manager
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

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 Alex Harris

Department Head Plans and CRE Geo
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

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

Colonel Neil Lakin

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

Luca Del Monte

Head, Commercialisation Department
European Space Agency

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

Jean-Baptiste Henry, Defence Downstream Programmes Manager at CNES

Jean-Baptiste Henry

Defence Downstream Programmes Manager
CNES

Subject Matter Expert Speakers

Industry Speakers

Michael Putz, Chief Executive Officer at Blackshark AI

Michael Putz

Chief Executive Officer
Blackshark AI

Keith Barber, Director of Strategy and Engagements at Bae Systems

Keith Barber

Director of Strategy and Engagements
Bae Systems

Dan Williams, Chief Product Officer at Cambridge Intelligence

Dan Williams

Chief Product Officer
Cambridge Intelligence

John Bottega, President at EDM Council

John Bottega

President
EDM Council

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