PROGRAM SPEAKERS

09 Jan 2024

Pre-Conference

0900 - 1200 hrs.

Public Policy and Industry Growth

Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop

Moderator

Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop

Chief Geography Division
U.S. Census Bureau

Patty Mims

Patty Mims

Director, Global National Government
Esri

Robert Cardillo

Robert Cardillo

Chairman
Planet Federal

Joseph Seppi

Joseph Seppi

Senior Vice President
Woolpert Geospatial

Joshua Delmonico

Joshua Delmonico

Executive Director
U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

Kevin Pomfret

Kevin Pomfret

Partner
Williams and Mullen

Dana J. Caccamise II

Dana J. Caccamise II

Pacific Southwest Regional Advisor (CA,NV)
NOAA's National Geodetic Survey

Matt Lamborn

Matt Lamborn

GIS Departmental Coordinator
Country of Napa

Len Kne

Len Kne

Director of U-Spatial
University of Minnesota

Sanket Gupta

Sanket Gupta

Group Product Manager
Google

0900 - 1200 hrs.

Data Science and Developers Summit

Mark Reichardt

Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Sr Consultant
Geospatial World

Suzanne Foss

Suzanne Foss

Product Manager
Esri

Gericke Cook

Gericke Cook

Chief, Data Science Branch, IIDD
USGS

Ashwini Jarral

Ashwini Jarral

Director
IJIS Institute

Rebecca J. Hutchinson

Rebecca J. Hutchinson

Big Data Lead
US Census Bureau

Jun Qian

Jun Qian

VP - Generative AI
Oracle

Garima Singal

Garima Singal

Data Scientist
Billups

1400 - 1700 hrs.

MARCOM Summit

Vaishali Dixit

Moderator

Vaishali Dixit

Regional Director-Americas
Geospatial World

Andrea Mitchell Krupa

Andrea Mitchell Krupa

President
Photosat

Lyn Chassagne

Lyn Chassagne

Sr. Vice President - Marketing
BlackSky

Maria Lamas

Maria Lamas

Product Marketing Manager - Infrastructure Design
Autodesk

Christy Monaco

Christy Monaco

VP of Programs
USGIF

Jon Galpern

Jon Galpern

Director - Marketing
Umbra

Laura Krenek

Laura Krenek

Head of Brand Marketing
Esri

Shaun Andrikopolous

Shaun Andrikopolous

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Teren, Inc.

1700 - 1900 hrs.

Welcome reception

10 Jan 2024

Plenary Sessions

0830 - 0900 hrs.

Welcome and Opening Keynote Address

Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World

0900 - 0930 hrs.

Conversation

Sanjay Kumar

Moderator

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World

Jack Dangermond

Jack Dangermond

Founder and CEO
Esri

Andrew Anagnost

Andrew Anagnost

President and CEO
Autodesk

0930 - 1030 hrs.

Plenary Session 1: Collaborative Business Models and Growth Opportunities

Ronda Schrenk

Moderator

Ronda Schrenk

CEO
USGIF

Dean Angelides

Dean Angelides

Corporate Director - International
Esri

Johannes Riegl

Johannes Riegl

President
Riegl USA

Juan Tomas Hernani

Juan Tomas Hernani

CEO
Satlantis

James Crawford

James Crawford

Chairman and Founder
Orbital Insight

1030 - 1100 hrs.

Networking Coffee Break

1100 - 1130 hrs.

Fireside Chat

Rob Painter

Rob Painter

CEO
Trimble

Myrna James

Myrna James

Consultant
Geospatial World

1130 - 1230 hrs.

Plenary Session 2: Geospatial Imaging and Digital Twin of Everything

Ananyaa Narain

Moderator

Ananyaa Narain

VP- GW Consulting
Geospatial World

Erik Jorgensen

Erik Jorgensen

Chairman and Group CEO
Vexcel Imaging

Takayuki Odawara

Takayuki Odawara

Executive Officer, GM of Business dept.
Synspective

Miriam Daniel

Miriam Daniel

VP, GM Google Maps
Google

Trent Tinker

Trent Tinker

Senior Technical Sales Manager
Cesium

Boon Khai Tan

Boon Khai Tan

CEO
JTC Corporation

1230 - 1300 hrs.

Plenary Session 3: Growth Potential and Value Chain of Geospatial Industry: Investors Perspectives

Sanjay Kumar

Moderato

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World

Gopan Madathil

Gopan Madathil

President
Innosapien

Lewis Alun Jones

Lewis Alun Jones

VP
Generation Space

1300 - 1400 hrs.

Networking Luncheon

Deep Dive

1400 - 1730 hrs.

Earth Observation and Geospatial Applications

Myrna James

Moderator

Myrna James

Consultant
Geospatial World

Sreeramam GV

Sreeramam GV

CEO
NeoGeoInfo Technologies

Suyash Singh

Suyash Singh

Co-Founder & CEO
GalaxEye Space

Aitor Morinigo

Aitor Morinigo

Executive VP
Satlantis

Veronique Nell

Veronique Nell

VP Product and Solutions
PhotoSat

Kumar Navulur

Kumar Navulur

Founder and CEO
GeoCognition LLC

Kate Fickas

Kate Fickas

Director of Imagery and Remote Sensing Solutions
ESRI

Kranti Chand

Kranti Chand

Strategy & Special Projects Head
Dhruva Space

1400 - 1730 hrs.

Defense and Intelligence

Christy Monaco

Moderator

Christy Monaco

VP of Programs
USGIF

BG Steve ('Bucky') Butow

BG Steve ('Bucky') Butow

Space Portfolio Director
Defense Innovation Unit

Devin Brande

Devin Brande

Director of Commercial Operations
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Sandra Auchter

Sandra Auchter

Director
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Denver

Todd Master

Todd Master

COO
Umbra Space

Josh Hartman

Josh Hartman

Chief Growth and Strategy Officer
LightRidge solution

Jeff Hurley

Jeff Hurley

Director of Business Development
Capella Space

Sekhar Prabhakar

Sekhar Prabhakar

CEO
CEdge Inc.

Todd Simon

Todd Simon

Founder
Geospatial Alpha

1400 - 1730 hrs.

Digital Twins and Metaverse

Ananyaa Narain

Moderator

Ananyaa Narain

VP- GW Consulting
Geospatial World

Tobias Kraft

Tobias Kraft

Co-Founder & CEO
Teren, Inc

Alex Paulson

Alex Paulson

Director - Commercial Business Development
Cesium

Adina R. Gillespie

Adina R. Gillespie

FRAeS, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Hexagon Geospatial Content Solutions

David Totman, M.ASCE

David Totman, M.ASCE

Director - Infrastructure Industry Strategist
Autodesk

Joseph Seppi

Joseph Seppi

Senior Vice President
Woolpert Geospatial

Sunil Shah

Sunil Shah

Senior Principal Software Engineer
Duality AI

Ron Chapple

Ron Chapple

VP Global Strategic Solutions - Digital Twins
NV5 Geospatial

Matt Piper

Matt Piper

Global Director Industry Solutions
ESRI

1400 - 1730 hrs.

Generative AI

Dr. Prasad Kota

Moderator

Dr. Prasad Kota

Director - Consulting and Business Events - Americas
Geospatial World

Robert DeMartino

Robert DeMartino

Chief Revenue Officer
Kinetica

Narendra Babu Vattem

Narendra Babu Vattem

CEO
iSpatial Techno Solutions Inc

Jun Qian

Jun Qian

VP - Generative AI
Oracle

Pablo Fuentes

Pablo Fuentes

Co-Founder and Principal
makepath

1730 - 1830 hrs.

Cocktail Reception

1830 - 2100 hrs.

Gala Night

Sean (ESKOH) Koh

Sean (ESKOH) Koh

Inventor
Proof of Reception (PoR)

11 Jan 2024

Plenary Sessions

0900 - 1000 hrs.

Plenary Session 4: Space and Geospatial Value Chain for Retail and Commerce

Vaishali Dixit

Moderator

Vaishali Dixit

Regional Director-Americas
Geospatial World

Koby Ben-Zvi

Koby Ben-Zvi

President
Placer.AI

RON S. JARMIN

RON S. JARMIN

Director
US Census Bureau

Mo Sarwat

Mo Sarwat

CEO
Wherobots

Andy Sriubas

Andy Sriubas

CCO
Outfront Media

1000 - 1100 hrs.

Plenary Session 5: Public Policies and Industry Growth

Mark Reichardt

Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Sr Consultant
Geospatial World

Ron Bisio

Ron Bisio

Sr. Vice President
Trimble Inc.

Archie Menezes

Archie Menezes

President - North America
SatSure

Greg Scott

Greg Scott

Executive Director
SDG Data Alliance

Deborah Davis

Deborah Davis

Vice President & General Manager, Mission Solutions Sector
GDIT

Joshua Delmonico

Joshua Delmonico

Executive Director
U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

1100 - 1130 hrs.

Networking Coffee

1130 - 1230 hrs.

Plenary Session 6: Generative AI and Autonomy: Advancing and Augmenting Geospatial Industry

Robert Cardillo

Moderator

Robert Cardillo

Chairman
Planet Federal

Anil Nanduri

Anil Nanduri

Vice President
Intel

Nandhan Puppala

Nandhan Puppala

Senior Manager - Technical Product Operations
Cruise LLC

Ganesh Pattabiraman

Ganesh Pattabiraman

Co-Founder & Sr. Advisor
NextNav

Gastao D.

Gastao D.

SVP, PM Geospatial Intelligence
blackshark.ai

Kevin Pomfret

Kevin Pomfret

Partner
Williams and Mullen

1230 - 1330 hrs.

Lunch

Deep Dive

1330 - 1530 hrs.

Commerce

Dr. Prasad Kota

Moderator

Dr. Prasad Kota

Director - Consulting and Business Events - Americas
Geospatial World

David Mitlyng

David Mitlyng

Founder and CEO
Xairos

Alexander Martonik

Alexander Martonik

Industry Solutions Lead: Financial Services
ESRI

Joe Francica

Joe Francica

Principal, Product Management
CoreLogic

Becci Anderson

Becci Anderson

Chief User Engagement
USGS National Geospatial Program

Dr. John P. Wilson

Dr. John P. Wilson

USC Professor and Founding Director
Spatial Sciences Institute

1330 - 1530 hrs.

Workflows and Analytics

Mark Reichardt

Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Sr Consultant
Geospatial World

Jerry Paffendorf

Jerry Paffendorf

Co-Founder and CEO
Regrid

Kyle Goodrich

Kyle Goodrich

CEO
TCarta Marine LLC

Rafay Khan

Rafay Khan

CEO
Moove.ai

Kiran Manchikanti

Kiran Manchikanti

CEO and Founder
MAPSOL GEO

Casey Price

Casey Price

SVP - Sales
Environics Analytics

Gericke Cook

Gericke Cook

Chief, Data Science Branch, IIDD
USGS

Garima Singal

Garima Singal

Data Scientist
Billups

1530 - 1600 hrs.

Networking Coffee

1600 - 1700 hrs.

Closing Plenary