Program Speakers
Plenary Sessions
Welcome and Opening Keynote Address
Tyller Williamson
Mayor
City of Monterey, CA
Tanya Trujillo
Assistant Secretary - Water & Science
Unites States Department of the Interior
Plenary 1: Geospatial Industry: Simplifying Complexities and Amplifying Impact
Moderator
Sanjay Kumar
CEO
Geospatial World
Scott Crozier
Vice President-Survey and Mapping
Trimble Inc.
Patricia Cummens
Director of Government Strategy and Policy Solutions
ESRI
Plenary 2: Geospatial Infrastructure and 3D National Digital Twins: Powering Economy
Moderator
Mike Tischler
Director
USGS National Geospatial Program
David Henderson
Chief of Geospatial Office
Ordnance Survey, UK
Frank Tierolff
Chairman Executive Board
Kadaster, The Netherlands
Sajid Malik
Chairman & Managing Director
Genesys International Corporation Ltd.
Ryan Bank
Global Managing Director
Geospatial Insurance Consortium (GIC)
Networking Coffee
Plenary 3: Collaborative Partnerships: Enhancing Consumer Experience
Moderator
Ananya Narain
VP - Consulting
Geospatial World
Ron S Jarmin
Deputy Director and COO
U.S. Census Bureau
Auren Hoffman
CEO
SafeGraph
Sunil Kumar
Vice President and General Manager of Walmart Commerce Technologies
Walmart Inc.
Nick Bowden
CEO
Replica
Plenary 4: Space Infrastructure and Geospatial Industry: Empowering World Economy and Society
Moderator
Keith Masback
Advisor
Geospatial World
Chirag Parikh
Executive Secretary
National Space Council
Chad Anderson
Managing Partner
Space Capital
Robbie Schingler
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Planet Labs
Sean Wiid
CEO
UP42
Brig. Ali Al Shehhi
Director
National Space Science and Technology Centre
Barbara Ryan
Executive Director
WGIC
Luncheon: Fostering Partnerships
Deep Dive Sessions
New Space
Moderator
Keith Masback
Advisor
Geospatial World
Donald Osborne
Chief Executive Officer
EarthDaily Analytics
Takayuki Odawara
Executive Officer, GM of Business dept.
Synspective, Inc.
Christopher Thein
Co-Founder - CEO
EOI Space
Ryan McKinney
President
Satellogic North America
Joe Morrison
Vice President - Commercial Experience
Umbra
Dr. Kumar Navulur
Director of Next Generation Products in Labs
Maxar
Krystal Azelton
Director - Space Applications Programs
Secure World Foundation
Therese Jones
Senior Director of Policy
Satellite Industry Association
Analytics-as-a-Service
Moderator
Chris Andrews
COO and Head of Product
Rendered.AI
John Cordier
CEO
Epistemix
Dina Kazzaz
VP - Business Development
Planet
Patrick O'Neil
Chief Innovation Officer
BlackSky
Daniela Moody
CTO
Geosite
Trevor Taylor
Senior Director
OGC
Utilities
Moderator
Mark Reichardt
Senior Consultant
Geospatial World
Nicole Robinson
President
Ursa Space Systems
Jeff Haight
CEO
Locana
Itzik Malka
CEO
4M Analytics
PV Rai
Managing Director
Pixel Softek, India
Luis Robles
CEO
AerialZeus
James Perry
Executive Vice President
ASTERRA
Infrastructure
Moderator
Ananya Narain
VP - Consulting
Geospatial World
AC Powell
President and CEO
National Institute of Building Sciences
Darin Welch
Associate Vice President, Technology Solutions Center
HNTB
Kendrick Faison
CEO
SpatialGIS
Roland Martin
Americas Geographic Information Systems Leader
Arup
Networking Coffee
Mechanization to Automation
Moderator
Vaibhav Arora
Regional Sales Manager - Americas
Deirdre Bishop
Chief-Geography Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Brian Soliday
Chief Revenue Officer
VoxelMaps
Kartik Chandrayana
Chief Product Officer
Quantum Metric
Steve Liang
CTO
SensorUp Inc.
Digital Cities
Moderator
Ananya Narain
VP - Consulting
Geospatial World
Praveen Ashok
Senior Technical Program Manager
US Ignite
John Copple
CEO
Sanborn Map Company
Geeta Pyne
Chief Enterprise Architect
Intuit
Nitin Gupta
CEO
Beans.ai
Adina Gillespie
VP Strategic Initiatives
Hexagon Geosystems, Geospatial Content Solutions (GCS)
Plenary Sessions
Special Address on PNT Infrastructure and LBS: Powering Retail and Commerce
Moderator
Ananya Narain
VP - Consulting
Geospatial World
Clarence Hempfield
SVP, Product Location Intelligence
Precisely
Plenary 5: Connected Constructions: Advancing Sustainable Infrastructure
Moderator
Mark Reichardt
Senior Consultant
Geospatial World
Robert Mankowski
Senior Vice President-Engineering Applications
Bentley Systems Inc.
Patrick Cozzi
CEO
Cesium
Marc Goldman
Director of Architecture, Engineering and Construction Solution
ESRI
Joshua France
Mobile Segment Manager
Riegl USA
Networking Coffee
Plenary 6: A New Model for Open Map Data through Public-Private Partnership
Moderator
Sanjay Kumar
CEO
Geospatial World
Deane Kensok
CTO, ArcGIS Content
ESRI
Michael Harrell
VP of Software Engineering
TomTom
Marc Prioleau
Head of Location Partnerships
Meta
Deirdre Bishop
Chief-Geography Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Plenary 7: Innovations and Investment Opportunities for NextGen Geospatial Industry
Moderator
Kanwar Chadha
Founder
SiRF, Inovi & AQuest
Doug Pittman
Founder and CEO
BoardActive Corp
Nick Durham
Senior Associate
Shadow Ventures
Marc Tremblay
Operating Partner
Arsenal Capital
Special Address on Protecting Critical Infrastructure with Resilient PNT
Moderator
Ananya Narain
VP - Consulting
Geospatial World
Ganesh Pattabiraman
Co-Founder and CEO
NextNav
Luncheon: Fostering Partnerships
Closing Plenary
Thalia Baldwin
Director
Geospatial Commission, United Kingdom
Albert Momo
Vice President and Executive Director of Emerging Markets and Funded Projects
Trimble Inc.
Hamed Alemohammad
Geospatial Director and Professor
Clark University
Kevin Pomfret
Partner
Williams and Mullen
Deep Dive Sessions
Commercializing and Democratizing Precise Position
Moderator
Ashutosh Pande
Advisor
Brian Manning
Co-Founder & CEO
Xona Space Systems
Jan Kestle
President
Environics Analytics
Edward Mortimer
Vice President of Government Affairs
Nextnav
Uday Patil
Advisory Specialist Leader - Geospatial Cyber and Strategic Risk
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Todd E. Humphreys
Director
The University of Texas at Austin
Climate Change and Sustainability
Moderator
Patricia Cummens
Director of Government Strategy and Policy Solutions
ESRI
Lilian Pintea
Vice-President, Conservation Science
Jane Goodall Institute
Renata Lana
Enterprise Engagement and Integration Lead
Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS)
Christy Monaco
VP of Programs
USGIF
Colin Doyle
Principal Scientist and Product Innovation Lead
Floodbase
Markku Koivisto
Chief Business Development Officer
Globhe Drones AB
Anup Jindal
Managing Director
RMSI