Our Speakers

Military, Government & Civilian Leaders Speaking Include:

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chair of the Military Committee at NATO HQ

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone

Chair of the Military Committee
NATO HQ

Lt. General Matthew Jones, Chief of Defence Intelligence at Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD

Lt. General Matthew Jones

Chief of Defence Intelligence
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD

Major General Michael Traut, Commander at German Space Command

Major General Michael Traut

Commander
German Space Command

Brigadier General Chris Horner, Commander, 3rd Space Division at Canadian Armed Forces

Brigadier General Chris Horner

Commander, 3rd Space Division
Canadian Armed Forces

Brigadier General David Andreassen, ACOS J2 SHAPE at NATO Shape

Brigadier General David Andreassen

ACOS J2 SHAPE
NATO Shape

Major General Friedrich Teichmann, Director CIS, Geo, EW and Cyber Centre at Austrian Armed Forces

Major General Friedrich Teichmann

Director CIS, Geo, EW and Cyber Centre
Austrian Armed Forces

Kathryn McMullan, Director at Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)

Kathryn McMullan

Director
Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)

Brigadier General Markus Hoeoek, Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence Joint Forces Command Norfolk at NATO

Brigadier General Markus Hoeoek

Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence Joint Forces Command Norfolk
NATO

Brigadier General Matt Smith

Head, Mission Information Exploitation (MIX)
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD

Brigadier General Neil Lakin, Head of Capability at UK Space Command

Brigadier General Neil Lakin

Head of Capability
UK Space Command

Major General Pascal Legai, Senior Advisor to the ESA DG - Security Coordinator at European Space Agency

Major General Pascal Legai

Senior Advisor to the ESA DG - Security Coordinator
European Space Agency

Admiral Sabine Reppin, Commander, Geoinformation Centre and Chief Geoinformation Services at German Armed Forces

Admiral Sabine Reppin

Commander, Geoinformation Centre and Chief Geoinformation Services
German Armed Forces

Major General Dr. Volker Pötzsch, Chief of Staff, Cyber and Information Domain Service Command at Bundeswehr

Major General Dr. Volker Pötzsch

Chief of Staff, Cyber and Information Domain Service Command
Bundeswehr

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

Brigadier General Yannick Michaud

Director General Intelligence Entearprise (DGIE)
Canadian Armed Forces

Lt Colonel Andy Mangan, Commanding Officer, 42 Engineering Regiment at National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

Lt Colonel Andy Mangan

Commanding Officer, 42 Engineering Regiment
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

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

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

Chief Warrant Officer James Marshall

3 Canadian Space Division
Canadian Armed Forces

Keith Slack, Commandant at Defence Intelligence Academy

Keith Slack

Commandant
Defence Intelligence Academy

Colonel James Black, Director, Canadian Geospatial Intelligence Centre Implementation Team at Canadian Armed Forces

Colonel James Black

Director, Canadian Geospatial Intelligence Centre Implementation Team
Canadian Armed Forces

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

Colonel Oliver Esdar, DCOS Joint Intel, Cyber and Information Domain Service Command at Bundeswehr

Colonel Oliver Esdar

DCOS Joint Intel, Cyber and Information Domain Service Command
Bundeswehr

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

Roly Cockwell

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

Colonel Sam Gelzer, Head of Imagery and Intelligence Centre at Swiss Armed Forces

Colonel Sam Gelzer

Head of Imagery and Intelligence Centre
Swiss Armed Forces

Air Commodore Vincent Lengkeek, Chair, NATO Advisory Committee on GEOINT and IMINT (NACGI) at NATO HQ

Air Commodore Vincent Lengkeek

Chair, NATO Advisory Committee on GEOINT and IMINT (NACGI)
NATO HQ

Callum Peebles, Director at Blue Shield

Callum Peebles

Director
Blue Shield

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

Wing Commander Ed Ackland

Project Officer FAIRFAX
UK Ministry of Defence

Major Tom de Silva

Instructor
Defence Intelligence Academy

Lt Colonel Ilka Ocker, Chief Geospatial Officer at EU Military Service

Lt Colonel Ilka Ocker

Chief Geospatial Officer
EU Military Service

Robert Goldsmith

Geospatial Manager
Devon and Cornwall Police

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

Iris Raith

GIS OSINT Specialist SITCEN – Geo & Space Services Section
NATO HQ

Rob Elston

Principal Consultant
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Leslie Babich, Director at SOFWERX

Leslie Babich

Director
SOFWERX

Michael Robison, Head of Industry Engagement at Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)

Michael Robison

Head of Industry Engagement
Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)

Michael Lanini, Head of Military Geography Institute at Federal Office of Topografy swisstopo

Michael Lanini

Head of Military Geography Institute
Federal Office of Topografy swisstopo

Mihaela Sorostinean, GIS Project Manager, Geospatial Section at NATO HQ

Mihaela Sorostinean

GIS Project Manager, Geospatial Section
NATO HQ

Lt Colonel Nicolas Gérôme, Commander at Belgian Defence Geospatial Centre

Lt Colonel Nicolas Gérôme

Commander
Belgian Defence Geospatial Centre

Peter Hanley, Head of Data and Collection Branch at Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)

Peter Hanley

Head of Data and Collection Branch
Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)

Shirkou Moradi, Project Coordinator, Product Owner KADAS at Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

Shirkou Moradi

Project Coordinator, Product Owner KADAS
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

Luke DeCoffe, Information Technology Architect at Canadian Armed Forces

Luke DeCoffe

Information Technology Architect
Canadian Armed Forces

Allison Patrick, Assistant Secretary Foundation Geospatial at Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation

Allison Patrick

Assistant Secretary Foundation Geospatial
Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation

Dominique Price

Partnerships and Engagements Officer, CGIC Implementation Team
Canadian Armed Forces

Colonel (ret’d) Mārtiņš Liberts

Director General
Latvian Geospatial Information Agency (LGIA)

George Ohanian

Chief of the Military and Civil Survey and Engineering Branch
US Army Geospatial Center

Ashley Utter

Directorate Chief, Systems Acquisition Support Directorate
US Army Geospatial Center

Geoffrey Twentyman

Senior Principal Consultant - ISTAR
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)

Group Captain Ben Sharp

Space Strategy, Policy and Plans
UK Space Command

Dr. Hirokazu Hokazono

Director
Japan Institute for Space and Security (JISS)

Giovanni Gigante

Project Lead
NATO Maritime Command

Lt Col Ian Jenkins

Chief Military Engineer
NATO Maritime Command

Jason Feser

Branch Chief, Data Generation & Production Branch, Warfighter Support Division
US Army

Jean-Baptiste Henry

Defence Downstream Programmes Manager
Centre National d'études Spatiales (CNES)

Jessica McCartan

Director, Digital Warfighting Group (DWG)
UK Ministry of Defence

Captain Kathryn Unsworth

OIC Special Support Team, 16 Geographic Support Squadron
UK Ministry of Defence

Luca Del Monte

Head of Space Resilience
European Space Agency

Lt Colonel Mike Koberstein

Director GEOINT New Zealand
New Zealand Defence Intelligence

Commander Neil Masson

Commanding Officer METOC IW Group, Head of IW METOC
Royal Navy

Industry Leaders Speaking Include:

Anjali Ramachandra, VP Strategy and Business Development at Reflex Aerospace

Anjali Ramachandra

VP Strategy and Business Development
Reflex Aerospace

John Bowers, Head of New Business Geointelligence at MDA Space

John Bowers

Head of New Business Geointelligence
MDA Space

Taishi Ezaki, Chief Operating Officer at JAPAN SPACE IMAGING

Taishi Ezaki

Chief Operating Officer
JAPAN SPACE IMAGING

Rob Palm, Senior Director International Business Development at Hawkeye 360

Rob Palm

Senior Director International Business Development
Hawkeye 360

Robert Cardillo, Executive Chairman at IonQ

Robert Cardillo

Executive Chairman
IonQ

Dan Smoot, Chief Executive Officer at Vantor

Dan Smoot

Chief Executive Officer
Vantor

Craig Brower, President & CEO at Unseenlabs US

Craig Brower

President & CEO
Unseenlabs US

Makoto Higashi, Chief Executive Officer at BlazEast

Makoto Higashi

Chief Executive Officer
BlazEast

Rick Mort, Head of International Business Development at BAE Systems

Rick Mort

Head of International Business Development
BAE Systems

Sean Wiid, Chief Executive Officer at UP42

Sean Wiid

Chief Executive Officer
UP42

Robert Kerby, Director Business Development - Defence & Intelligence Europe at Planet

Robert Kerby

Director Business Development - Defence & Intelligence Europe
Planet

Alberto Perez Cassinelli, Vice President, Data Division at Open Cosmos

Alberto Perez Cassinelli

Vice President, Data Division
Open Cosmos

Beate Tempel, Chief Product Officer at constellr

Beate Tempel

Chief Product Officer
constellr

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

Chuck Dostal

Senior Director, Global Solutions Engineering
Blackshark.ai

Derek Hatton

Senior Intelligence Analyst
EMDYN

Jack Eades, Senior Business Development Manager for Defence & Intelligence at Esri

Jack Eades

Senior Business Development Manager for Defence & Intelligence
Esri

Jan M. Stenzel, Director of Government Program at LiveEO

Jan M. Stenzel

Director of Government Program
LiveEO

John Cartwright, Senior Vice President & Head of Product, Data at ICEYE

John Cartwright

Senior Vice President & Head of Product, Data
ICEYE

Joe Morrison, Vice President & General Manager, Remote Sensing at Umbra

Joe Morrison

Vice President & General Manager, Remote Sensing
Umbra

John Goolgasian, President at Seerist

John Goolgasian

President
Seerist

Kevin Kelly, Senior Principal Technical Consultant at Esri Professional Services

Kevin Kelly

Senior Principal Technical Consultant
Esri Professional Services

Lyn Chassagne, Senior Vice President, Go to Market at BlackSky

Lyn Chassagne

Senior Vice President, Go to Market
BlackSky

Piya Ghosh, Senior Director - Commercial, Intelligence, IT at Raytheon (RTX)

Piya Ghosh

Senior Director - Commercial, Intelligence, IT
Raytheon (RTX)

Academics, Specialists & Subject Matter Experts Speaking Include:

Clayton Williams, Managing Director at In-Q-Tel

Clayton Williams

Managing Director
In-Q-Tel

Professor Todd Bacastow, Academy Professor and Teaching Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University

Professor Todd Bacastow

Academy Professor and Teaching Professor Emeritus
Pennsylvania State University

Dave Gauthier, Chief Strategy Officer at GXO Inc.

Dave Gauthier

Chief Strategy Officer
GXO Inc.

Professor Zena Wood, Associate Professor in Digital Economy at University of Exeter

Professor Zena Wood

Associate Professor in Digital Economy
University of Exeter

Leanne Sulewski, Adjunct Instructor at Pennsylvania State University

Leanne Sulewski

Adjunct Instructor
Pennsylvania State University

Mike Gildersleeves, Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director of Place at Huntingdonshire District Council

Mike Gildersleeves

Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director of Place
Huntingdonshire District Council

Lt. Col. Michael Thomas, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, DARPA IPT at US Navy

Lt. Col. Michael Thomas

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, DARPA IPT
US Navy

Colonel (ret’d) Professor Steve Fleming, Professor of Geospatial Science and Intelligence at University of North Georgia

Colonel (ret’d) Professor Steve Fleming

Professor of Geospatial Science and Intelligence
University of North Georgia

Torsten Kriening, Chief Executive Officer at SpaceWatch Global

Torsten Kriening

Chief Executive Officer
SpaceWatch Global

Christy Monaco, Chief Operating Officer at Open Geospatial Consortium

Christy Monaco

Chief Operating Officer
Open Geospatial Consortium

John Kedar, Former Commanding Officer 42 Engineering Regiment at UK Ministry of Defence

John Kedar

Former Commanding Officer 42 Engineering Regiment
UK Ministry of Defence

Mark Munsell, Former Chief AI Officer at US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Mark Munsell

Former Chief AI Officer
US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Mayur Gosai, Chief, Science & Technology Intelligence Department at National Intelligence College

Mayur Gosai

Chief, Science & Technology Intelligence Department
National Intelligence College

Peter Rabley, Chief Executive Officer at Open Geospatial Consortium

Peter Rabley

Chief Executive Officer
Open Geospatial Consortium

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