DGI 2026

23 - 25 February 2026

Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London

Our Speakers

Military and Government Speakers Include:

General Sir Jim Hockenhull, Commander, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command at UK MoD

General Sir Jim Hockenhull

Commander, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
UK MoD

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

Major General Matthew Jones

Director ISR, Defence Intelligence
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

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

Major General Pascal Legai

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

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

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

Air Cdre Adam M Bone

Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
UK MoD

Brigadier General Matthew Smith

Hd Mission Information Exploitation (MIX), Defence Digital, Strategic Command
UK MoD Abbey Wood

Brigadier General Volker Potzsch, Director of Cyber/IT/Digital at Bundeswehr

Brigadier General Volker Potzsch

Director of Cyber/IT/Digital
Bundeswehr

Brigadier General Danail Baev, Director of Intelligence Directorate at European Union Military Staff (EUMS)

Brigadier General Danail Baev

Director of Intelligence Directorate
European Union Military Staff (EUMS)

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

Brigadier General Yannick Michaud

Director General Intelligence Enterprise (DGIE)
Canadian Armed Forces

Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann, Commander, Communication & Information Systems and Electronic Warfare at Austrian Armed Forces

Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann

Commander, Communication & Information Systems and Electronic Warfare
Austrian Armed Forces

Dr. Eng. Mohammed bin Yahya Al Sayel

President
General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA)

Janice Starzyk, Director at Office of Space Commerce

Janice Starzyk

Director
Office of Space Commerce

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

Matt Roper

Service Line Chief, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
NATO NCIA

Shawn Stith, Chair, NATO GEOINT & IMINT Committee at NATO

Shawn Stith

Chair, NATO GEOINT & IMINT Committee
NATO

Sean Tytler, Chief, Common Intelligence Picture at Defense Intelligence Agency

Sean Tytler

Chief, Common Intelligence Picture
Defense Intelligence Agency

Kim Valentine

Chief Geospatial Information Officer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Dr. Hirokazu Hokazono, Director at Japan Institute for Space and Security (JISS)

Dr. Hirokazu Hokazono

Director
Japan Institute for Space and Security (JISS)

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

Melissa Best

Assistant Secretary Intelligence and Insights
Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation

Roly Cockwell

Head, Technology, National Centre of Geospatial Intelligence
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD

Ian Spencer, Director, Defence Geographic Centre, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command at UK MoD

Ian Spencer

Director, Defence Geographic Centre, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
UK MoD

Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Director at National Geographic Institute

Ingrid Vanden Berghe

Director
National Geographic Institute

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)

Dr Maram Kaire, Director General at Senegal National Space Agency

Dr Maram Kaire

Director General
Senegal National Space Agency

Group Captain Judith Graham, Commanding Officer - Analysis at National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

Group Captain Judith Graham

Commanding Officer - Analysis
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

Keith Slack

Commandant
Defence Intelligence Academy

Capt Matt Syrett, Maritime GeoInt Liaison Officer, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence at UK MoD

Capt Matt Syrett

Maritime GeoInt Liaison Officer, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
UK MoD

Colonel Charles Seaberry, Director, Army Futures Command International at US Army

Colonel Charles Seaberry

Director, Army Futures Command International
US Army

Colonel Alex Harris, Department Head Plans and CRE Geo at National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

Colonel Alex Harris

Department Head Plans and CRE Geo
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

Lisa Baspaly-Hays, Commander at Canadian Forces Intelligence Group

Lisa Baspaly-Hays

Commander
Canadian Forces Intelligence Group

Colonel Ladislav Stahl, Space ISR and Security Advisor at NATO

Colonel Ladislav Stahl

Space ISR and Security Advisor
NATO

Col Samuel Gelzer, Head of Imagery and Intelligence Centre at Swiss Armed Forces

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
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD

Allison Patrick

Assistant Secretary Foundation Geospatial
Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation

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

Laryssa Patten

Head of Space Technology Adoption and Resilience
NATO NCIA

Luca Del Monte, Head, Commercialisation Department at European Space Agency

Luca Del Monte

Head, Commercialisation Department
European Space Agency

Dr. Marlene Meyer, National Geospatial Officer at Joint GEOMETOC Support Centre, Danish Defence

Dr. Marlene Meyer

National Geospatial Officer
Joint GEOMETOC Support Centre, Danish Defence

Laurie Thraves

Head, National Situation Centre
UK Cabinet Office

Lt Col Caroline M Ojerio-Lannigan

Director of GEOINT and Instructor
USAFA/DFEG

Lt Col Andy Mangan, Commanding Officer, 42 Engineering Regiment at UK MoD

Lt Col Andy Mangan

Commanding Officer, 42 Engineering Regiment
UK MoD

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

Lt Colonel James Cheesman

SO1 Capability Development
UK Space Command

Lt Col Carolyn Hincke, Chief, Intel Operations Joint Intelligence and Operations Centre, Canadian Force at Canadian Armed Forces

Lt Col Carolyn Hincke

Chief, Intel Operations Joint Intelligence and Operations Centre, Canadian Force
Canadian Armed Forces

Lt Colonel Nicolas Gerome

Commander
Belgian Defence Geospatial Centre

Dr Michael Thomas, Professor of Cyberwarfare Studies at US Naval Information Warfare Centre

Dr Michael Thomas

Professor of Cyberwarfare Studies
US Naval Information Warfare Centre

Lt Colonel Pierre Chouinard, Commanding Officer at Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Center

Lt Colonel Pierre Chouinard

Commanding Officer
Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Center

Lt Colonel Travis J Kelley, Commanding Officer, Mapping and Charting Establishment at Canadian Armed Forces

Lt Colonel Travis J Kelley

Commanding Officer, Mapping and Charting Establishment
Canadian Armed Forces

Captain Jared Dumale, Instructor of Geosciences, Department of Economics and Geosciences at US Air Force Academy

Captain Jared Dumale

Instructor of Geosciences, Department of Economics and Geosciences
US Air Force Academy

Alex Martin

Capability Lead GA
UK MoD

Damian Beard

IMINT Capability Lead
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)

Nicolas Stassin, Project Officer Defence in Space & Space Situational Awareness at European Defence Agency

Nicolas Stassin

Project Officer Defence in Space & Space Situational Awareness
European Defence Agency

Major Vernon Grier

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

George Ohanian, Branch Chief, Military Engineering and Survey Support at US Army Geospatial Center

George Ohanian

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

Colonel (ret'd) Jim Hill, Technical Research Engineer, Office of Research & Technology Transfer, Engineer at US Army

Colonel (ret'd) Jim Hill

Technical Research Engineer, Office of Research & Technology Transfer, Engineer
US Army

Jeremy Churcher, Head of Defence at United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Jeremy Churcher

Head of Defence
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Charlotte Hine-Haycock, Head of Defence at UK Met Office

Charlotte Hine-Haycock

Head of Defence
UK Met Office

Rich Laing, Principal Project Manager, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance C at NATO NCIA

Rich Laing

Principal Project Manager, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance C
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

Melanie Clift, Head of Unlocking Space at UK Space Agency

Melanie Clift

Head of Unlocking Space
UK Space Agency

Ant Clifford

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

Dr. Balázs Bartóki-Gönczy, Director, Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications Law at Eötvös József Research Center

Dr. Balázs Bartóki-Gönczy

Director, Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications Law
Eötvös József Research Center

Professor Zena Wood, Director, Defence Data Research Centre at Defence Data Research Centre

Professor Zena Wood

Director, Defence Data Research Centre
Defence Data Research Centre

Associate Professor M.Sc. Mayur Gosai, Director, iRES; Co Director, Geospatial Science & Space Center at National Intelligence University

Associate Professor M.Sc. Mayur Gosai

Director, iRES; Co Director, Geospatial Science & Space Center
National Intelligence University

Leslie Babich, Director at SOFWERX

Leslie Babich

Director
SOFWERX

Yannik Petry

Staff Officer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Defence Investment
NATO

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

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

Iris Raith, GIS OSINT Specialist, Geo & Space Services Section at NATO

Iris Raith

GIS OSINT Specialist, Geo & Space Services Section
NATO

Lt Colonel Eike Hansen

Maritime Intelligence Lead
Bundeswehr

Irina Petrov, Vice President of Marketing Communications and Membership at GSOA

Irina Petrov

Vice President of Marketing Communications and Membership
GSOA

Industry Speakers

Dan Smoot, Chief Executive Officer at Vantor

Dan Smoot

Chief Executive Officer
Vantor

Milena Lerario, Chief Executive Officer at eGeos

Milena Lerario

Chief Executive Officer
eGeos

Major General (ret'd) Clint Crosier, Director Aeropace and Satelite at Amazon Web Services

Major General (ret'd) Clint Crosier

Director Aeropace and Satelite
Amazon Web Services

Yoshifumi Asakura, General Manager, Space Systems Business Development Office at IHI Corporation

Yoshifumi Asakura

General Manager, Space Systems Business Development Office
IHI Corporation

Charles Kennelly, Group Chief Technology Officer at Esri

Charles Kennelly

Group Chief Technology Officer
Esri

Brian McClendon, Chief Technology Officer at Niantic Spatial

Brian McClendon

Chief Technology Officer
Niantic Spatial

Piya Ghosh

Senior Director, Program Management
RTX

Charles Newhouse, Chief Technology Officer at Leidos UK and Europe

Charles Newhouse

Chief Technology Officer
Leidos UK and Europe

Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO at PIXXEL

Awais Ahmed

Founder and CEO
PIXXEL

Sean Wiid, Chief Executive Officer at UP42

Sean Wiid

Chief Executive Officer
UP42

Olivier Michel, VP Sales at UNSEENLABS

Olivier Michel

VP Sales
UNSEENLABS

Chuck Dostal, Senior Director, Solutions Engineering at Blackshark.ai

Chuck Dostal

Senior Director, Solutions Engineering
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

Iain MacInnes, Senior Director, EMEA at Synspective Inc.

Iain MacInnes

Senior Director, EMEA
Synspective Inc.

John Cartwright, Head of Data Product at ICEYE

John Cartwright

Head of Data Product
ICEYE

Craig Cowan, NATO Account Manager at Esri

Craig Cowan

NATO Account Manager
Esri

Nick Sutherland, European National Government Team Lead at Esri

Nick Sutherland

European National Government Team Lead
Esri

John Bowers, Head of New Business Geointelligence at MDA Space

John Bowers

Head of New Business Geointelligence
MDA Space

Tony Giles, Senior Solution Engineer - European National Government Team at Esri

Tony Giles

Senior Solution Engineer - European National Government Team
Esri

Robert Kerby, Head of Business Development, Defence & Intelligence (EMEA) at Planet

Robert Kerby

Head of Business Development, Defence & Intelligence (EMEA)
Planet

Dan Williams, Chief Product Officer at Cambridge Intelligence

Dan Williams

Chief Product Officer
Cambridge Intelligence

Brian Wright

Senior Manager, Defence and Security, Europe
Esri

Clifford Allison, Head of Government and Defence Sales at TomTom

Clifford Allison

Head of Government and Defence Sales
TomTom

Makoto Higashi

CEO
BlazEast

Salman Toor, CTO & Co-founder at Scaleout

Salman Toor

CTO & Co-founder
Scaleout

Shiloh Dockstader, Director of Integrated Commercial Solutions at Riverside Research

Shiloh Dockstader

Director of Integrated Commercial Solutions
Riverside Research

Holli Grice

Buisness Analyst
Roke

Dan Holley, Lead Data Scientist at Clarity Innovations

Dan Holley

Lead Data Scientist
Clarity Innovations

François Bourrier-Soifer, Deputy CEO at Safran.AI

François Bourrier-Soifer

Deputy CEO
Safran.AI

Takayuki Odawara, Executive Officer/General Manager of Business Dept. at Synspective Inc.

Takayuki Odawara

Executive Officer/General Manager of Business Dept.
Synspective Inc.

Tim Murphy, Director of Contextual Intelligence at Esri

Tim Murphy

Director of Contextual Intelligence
Esri

Subject Matter Expert Speakers

Peter Rabley, Chief Executive Officer at Open Geospatial Consortium

Peter Rabley

Chief Executive Officer
Open Geospatial Consortium

John Bottega, President at EDM Council

John Bottega

President
EDM Council

Dr Vanessa Lawrence

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

Bradley Boyd, Senior Military Fellow, CISAC at Stanford University

Bradley Boyd

Senior Military Fellow, CISAC
Stanford University

Alex Izotic, Member Support Manager at EDM Association

Alex Izotic

Member Support Manager
EDM Association

Professor Deeph Chana

Director, Institute for Security Science and Technology
Imperial University

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, Vice President at USGIF

Gary Dunow

Vice President
USGIF

Prof Emma Edhem

Professor in Practice, Space Research Centre
Durham University

Clayton Williams, Managing Director at In-Q-Tel

Clayton Williams

Managing Director
In-Q-Tel

Torsten Kriening, CEO and Publisher at SpaceWatch Global

Torsten Kriening

CEO and Publisher
SpaceWatch Global

Dave Gauthier, Chief Strategy Officer at GXO Inc.

Dave Gauthier

Chief Strategy Officer
GXO Inc.

Christy Monaco, Head of Operations at Open Geospatial Consortium

Christy Monaco

Head of Operations
Open Geospatial Consortium

LCol (Ret.) Barry MacDonald, Former Intelligence Officer at Canadian Armed Forces

LCol (Ret.) Barry MacDonald

Former Intelligence Officer
Canadian Armed Forces

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

Col. (Ret.) John Kedar

Senior Advisor
Independent

Professor Michael Webb, Executive Director, Defence & Security Institute at University of Adelaide

Professor Michael Webb

Executive Director, Defence & Security Institute
University of Adelaide

Alexander Holt, Managing Director, Space Enterprise at Seraphim

Alexander Holt

Managing Director, Space Enterprise
Seraphim

Prof Michael Mattarock, Assistant Professor, Secure AI and Associate Director, INI at Carnegie Mellon University

Prof Michael Mattarock

Assistant Professor, Secure AI and Associate Director, INI
Carnegie Mellon University

Marek Ziebart, Professor of Space Geodesy, Director, Space Geodesy and Navigation Laboratory at University College London

Marek Ziebart

Professor of Space Geodesy, Director, Space Geodesy and Navigation Laboratory
University College London

David Novak, Deputy Head of the Department of Electronic Warfare and Radar at University of Defence, Czech Republic

David Novak

Deputy Head of the Department of Electronic Warfare and Radar
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

Professor Emma Cunliffe, Secretariat, Blue Shield Intl. & Snr Research Associate: Cultural Property Prote at Newcastle University

Professor Emma Cunliffe

Secretariat, Blue Shield Intl. & Snr Research Associate: Cultural Property Prote
Newcastle University

Dr. Mark Hilborne, Defence Studies Department at King's College London, Joint Services Command and Staff College

Dr. Mark Hilborne

Defence Studies Department
King's College London, Joint Services Command and Staff College

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor, Research Fellow, Defence & National Security at The Alan Turing Institute

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor

Research Fellow, Defence & National Security
The Alan Turing Institute

Mark Munsell, Director at Taylor Institute

Mark Munsell

Director
Taylor Institute

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