PROGRAM SPEAKERS

PRE CONFERENCE - DAY 1 MONDAY - 13 JANUARY

Executive Round Table : Defining Scope and Business Models of Public Private Partnership across Space and Geospatial Industry (by Invitation Only)

0800 - 0830 hrs.

Registration and Welcome Coffee

0830 - 0900 hrs.

Opening Keynote

Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World

0900 - 0940 hrs.

Panel 1: Positioning Infrastructure and EO Constellations

Sanjay Kumar

Moderator

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World

Boris Skopljak

Boris Skopljak

Vice President - Geospatial
Trimble

Hasan AlHosani

Hasan AlHosani

CEO
Bayanat Smart Solutions

Sanjay Nekkanti

Sanjay Nekkanti

Founder & CEO
Dhruva Space

0940 - 1020 hrs.

Panel 2: National Mapping and Digital Twins

Ananya Narain

Moderator

Ananya Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World

Mike Tischler

Mike Tischler

Director - National Geospatial Program
USGS

Burkhard Boeckem

Burkhard Boeckem

CTO
Hexagon AB

Jan Kestle

Jan Kestle

President
Environics Analytics

Erik Jorgensen

Erik Jorgensen

Chairman & CEO
Vexcel Imaging

Marc Prioleau

Marc Prioleau

Executive Director
Overture Maps Foundation

1020 - 1100 hrs.

Panel 3: National Geospatial Platforms through P4 (public-private-philanthropic partnerships)

Harold Goddijn

Harold Goddijn

CEO
TomTom

Geoffrey Levene

Geoffrey Levene

Global Public Sector, Director, Remote Sensing
Nvidia

Erik Holmlund

Erik Holmlund

Executive Director
Alberta Data Partnerships

Thomas Escobar

Thomas Escobar

Director - Product Management
Google Maps

1100 - 1130 hrs.

Open Discussions: Summary and Recommendations

Karthik Ramamurthy

Karthik Ramamurthy

Regional Head and Partner
IPSOS Strategy 3

David Baxter

David Baxter

Sustainable PPP Procurement Expert

Pre Conference

0800 - 1030 hrs.

Workforce Development Summit

Mark Reichardt

Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Senior Consultant
Geospatial World

Ian Warner

Ian Warner

Director
Industry Workforce Development & Innovation
Trimble

Tony Spicci

Tony Spicci

Executive Director
GIS Certification Institute

John Nolte

John Nolte

Director - Enterprise IT
Denver Water

Kimberly Mantey

Kimberly Mantey

Director, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
USGS

Dana Caccamise

Dana Caccamise

Pacific Southwest Regional Advisor
NOAA's National Geodetic Survey

Timothy Murphy

Timothy Murphy

Vice President
NSPS

Ola Ayeni

Ola Ayeni

Founder & Chief Idea Officer
Claim Academy

1130 - 1200 hrs.

Networking Break

1200 - 1500 hrs.

Roundtable on "Missing Middle": The Value of Solution Providers in the Geospatial Value Chain

Becci Anderson

Moderator

Becci Anderson

Chief, User Engagement - National Geospatial Program
USGS

Mike Tischler

Mike Tischler

Director - National Geospatial Program
USGS

Siva Ravada

Siva Ravada

Vice President - Development
Oracle

Amar Nayegandhi

Amar Nayegandhi

Global Head of Technology and Innovation
Woolpert

Carlos Femmer

Carlos Femmer

Data Acquisition Director
HDR

Jan Kestle

Jan Kestle

President
Environics Analytics

1100 - 1300 hrs.

Investors Summit

Keith Masback

Moderator

Keith Masback

Prinicipal Consultant
PLUM RUN, LLC

KP Reddy

KP Reddy

CEO
Shadow Ventures

Gopan Madathil

Gopan Madathil

CEO
Innosapien Ventures

Lewis Jones

Lewis Jones

VP
Generation Space

Doug Pittman

Doug Pittman

Founder, Chairman & CEO
BoardActive and BrandDrop

Shae Thomas

Shae Thomas

Catalyst Accelerator Program Manager
Catalyst Campus

Rika Nakazawa

Rika Nakazawa

Chief of Commercial Innovation
NTT

Jan Kestle

Jan Kestle

President
Environics Analytics

1300 - 1400 hrs.

Lunch

1400 - 1730 hrs.

Marketing & Communications Summit

Vaishali Dixit

Moderator

Vaishali Dixit

Vice President - Major Account Management and Asia Pacific
Geospatial World

Corinne Vigreux

Corinne Vigreux

Co-Founder & CMO
TomTom

Sarah Preston

Sarah Preston

Senior Product Marketing Manager
Capella Space

Kris Wagner

Kris Wagner

Marketing Director
Vexcel Imaging

Tomi Maxted

Tomi Maxted

Director, Corporate Communications
Maxar

Katelyn Fobes

Katelyn Fobes

Senior Director of Marketing
BlackSky

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Group Editorial Director
Diversified Communications

Brian L. Soliday

Brian L. Soliday

CRO
VoxelMaps

PLENARY - DAY 2 TUESDAY - 14 JANUARY

Plenary

0730 - 0830 hrs.

Breakfast and Networking

0830 - 0840 hrs.

Welcome Address

Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World

0840 - 0900 hrs.

Opening Keynote Address

Jack Dangermond

Jack Dangermond

President
Esri

0900 - 0945 hrs.

Plenary Panel 1: Sensor to Services: Driving Productivity and Market Economy

Ronald Bisio

Moderator

Ronald Bisio

Senior Vice President, Field Systems
Trimble

Burkhard Boeckem

Burkhard Boeckem

CTO
Hexagon AB

Motoyuki Arai

Motoyuki Arai

CEO
Synspective

Geert De Coensel

Geert De Coensel

CEO
Merkator

Ali Al Shehi

Ali Al Shehi

Director General
National Space Science Technology Centre, UAE University

Joseph Seppi

Joseph Seppi

Geospatial Sector Leader
Senior Vice President, Woolpert

Thomas Escobar

Thomas Escobar

Director - Product Management
Google Maps

0945 - 1000 hrs.

Fireside Chat

Brian McClendon

Brian McClendon

Senior Vice President of Engineering
Niantic, Inc.

Christopher Tucker

Christopher Tucker

Chairman and CEO
GeoRobotix

1000 - 1030 hrs.

Plenary Panel 2: Deep Tech: Expanding Horizons and Growth Potential for Space and Geospatial Industry

Dr. Nadine Alameh

Moderator

Dr. Nadine Alameh

Executive Director
Taylor Geospatial Institute

Rika Nakazawa

Rika Nakazawa

Chief of Commercial Innovation
NTT

Trey Treadwell

Trey Treadwell

Associate Director - Capability
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Anup Jindal

Anup Jindal

CEO
RMSI

1030 - 1100 hrs.

Networking Coffee Break

1100 - 1115 hrs.

Fireside Chat

Rob Painter

Rob Painter

CEO
Trimble

Jon Gustafson

Jon Gustafson

Vice President
Geospatial World

1115 - 1200 hrs.

Plenary Panel 3: Spatial Computing & Quantum AI: Catalysing Workflow Integration for Business Enterprises

Bob Pette

Keynote

Bob Pette

VP/GM Enterprise Platforms
Nvidia

Jon Gustafson

Moderator

Jon Gustafson

Vice President
Geospatial World

Andy Sriubas

Andy Sriubas

Chief Commercial Officer
OUTFRONT Media

Piers Dormeyer

Piers Dormeyer

CEO
Eagleview

Jerry Paffendorf

Jerry Paffendorf

Co-Founder & CEO
Regrid

Miriam Daniel

Miriam Daniel

VP, GM Google Maps
Google

Mo Sarwat

Mo Sarwat

CEO
Wherobots

1200 - 1215 hrs.

Fireside Chat

Harold Goddijn

Harold Goddijn

CEO
TomTom

1215 - 1245 hrs.

Plenary Panel 4: Open Data Platforms: Empowering a map data ecosystem for enterprises and government agencies

Marc Prioleau

Moderator

Marc Prioleau

Executive Director
Overture Maps Foundation

Jeffrey Hightower

Jeffrey Hightower

VP, Bing Places
Microsoft

Drew Breunig

Drew Breunig

Vice President - Strategy
Precisely

Dr. Leslie Jones

Dr. Leslie Jones

GIO, Alaska Geospatial Office
Executive Director, Alaska Geospatial Council

1245 - 1300 hrs.

"In Conversation' with (Strategic Partnership and Merger: Advancing Geospatial Value Chain across Infrastructure and Engineering Industry)

Patrick Cozzi

Patrick Cozzi

Chief Platform Officer
Bentley Systems

Tom Kurke

Tom Kurke

Vice President, Ecosystem and Ventures
Bentley iTwin Ventures

1300 - 1400 hrs.

Networking Luncheon

1400 - 1415 hrs.

Fireside Chat

Dan Smoot

Dan Smoot

CEO
Maxar Technologies

1415 - 1500 hrs.

Plenary Panel 5: Enterprise Digital Twin and Collaborative Business Models

Ananya Narain

Moderator

Ananya Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World

Theo Agelopoulos

Theo Agelopoulos

Vice President, AEC Design Strategy
Autodesk

Erik Jorgensen

Erik Jorgensen

Chairman & CEO
Vexcel Imaging

Krishna Bodanapu

Krishna Bodanapu

Executive Vice Chairman & MD
Cyient

Frank Backes

Frank Backes

CEO
Capella Space

My-Linh Truong

My-Linh Truong

Director at Large, MAPPS
Division Manager, Unmanned Laser Systems, RIEGL USA

1500 - 1540 hrs.

Fireside Chat: Public Policies and Commercialization of Space and the Geospatial Industry

Mark Reichardt

Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Senior Consultant
Geospatial World

Edward Cox

Edward Cox

President
ERA Government Affairs

1540 - 1620 hrs.

Plenary Panel 7: The Earth Observation Market and Economy: Next Generation Business Models

Keith Masback

Moderator

Keith Masback

Prinicipal Consultant
PLUM RUN, LLC

Sanjay Nekkanti

Sanjay Nekkanti

Founder & CEO
Dhruva Space

Hasan AlHosani

Hasan AlHosani

CEO
Bayanat Smart Solutions

Marc Tremblay

Marc Tremblay

Operating Partner
Arsenal Capital

Anirudh Sharma

Anirudh Sharma

Founder and CEO
Digiantra

1620 - 1650 hrs.

Networking Coffee Break

1650 - 1730 hrs.

Plenary Panel 8: Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure for National Security

Ronda Schrenk

Moderator

Ronda Schrenk

CEO
United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)

Sandra G Auchter

Sandra G Auchter

Director
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency- Denver

Todd E. Johanesen

Todd E. Johanesen

Director, Foundation GEOINT
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

David Alexander

David Alexander

Senior Science Advisor for Resilience
Dept. Of Homeland Security

DEEP DIVE - DAY 3 WEDNESDAY - 15 JANUARY

Utility Management

0800 - 1000 hrs.

Energy Transition, Resilience & Smart Grid

Tyler Svitak

Tyler Svitak

Executive Director
Colorado Smart Cities Alliance

Narendra Babu Vattem

Narendra Babu Vattem

CEO
iSpatial Techno Solutions (IST) Inc

Dhananjay Deshmukh

Dhananjay Deshmukh

VP - GIS & Crowdsourcing
Tech Mahindra

Chris Surbey

Chris Surbey

Director of Product Management
ENER-i.AI INC

1015 - 1215 hrs.

Telecommunications & Broadband Equity

Bill Emison

Bill Emison

Sales Engineer
True Net Communications

Mike McGill

Mike McGill

Vice President, Sales & Market Development
Magnasoft

Brandy Reitter

Brandy Reitter

Executive Director
Colorado Broadband Office

Jeffrey Gavlinski

Jeffrey Gavlinski

CEO
Mountain Connect

Dave Dionne

Dave Dionne

Chief Strategy Officer
Merkator

1315 - 1515 hrs.

Asset Management

John Nolte

John Nolte

Director - Enterprise IT
Denver Water

Peter Gomez

Peter Gomez

Senior Consultant
WDI Inc

AEC Reimagined

0800 - 1000 hrs.

Innovation & Architecture

Rick Khan

Rick Khan

Director - Mega Projects
VIATechnik

Ron Chapple

Ron Chapple

VP Global Strategic Solutions Digital Twins
NV5 Geospatial

Marc Goldman

Marc Goldman

Director - Industry Solutions
Esri

1015 - 1215 hrs.

Next Gen Transportation infrastructure and Smart Mobility

Raja Kadiyala

Raja Kadiyala

Global Head, Digital Solutions
Sidara

Peter Atalla

Peter Atalla

CEO
Voxel Maps

Jag Mallela

Jag Mallela

Senior Vice President and Managing Director
WSP

Aaron Morris

Aaron Morris

Innovation Principal
Woolpert

Sean Young

Sean Young

Director, AECO, Geospatial, and AI Solutions Industry Marketing
Nvidia

Joe Blecha

Joe Blecha

Director of Product Marketing
Trimble

1315 - 1515 hrs.

Water Resources

Stephen S. Aichele

Stephen S. Aichele

Geographer
USGS National Geospatial Program

Carlos Femmer

Carlos Femmer

Data Acquisition Director
HDR

Chris Andrews

Chris Andrews

Consultant

Elizabeth O'Keefe Markham

Elizabeth O'Keefe Markham

GISP, Deputy Director
GIS & Technology, Straughan Environmental

Empowering Retail & Commerce

0800 - 1000 hrs.

Empowering Retail & Commerce

Brittany Donald

Co-Moderator

Brittany Donald

Director of Program Management
Geospatial World

Boutaina Marhrim

Co-Moderator

Boutaina Marhrim

Sales Manager
Geospatial World

Casey Price

Casey Price

SVP - Sales
Environics Analytics

Joe Francica

Joe Francica

Principal Product Manager
Corelogic

Dan Lopez

Dan Lopez

CTO
Neural.ao

Siva Ravada

Siva Ravada

Vice President - Development
Oracle

Downstream Space

0800 - 0815 hrs.

Keynote

Christopher Tucker

Keynote

Christopher Tucker

Chairman and CEO
GeoRobotix

0800 - 1000 hrs.

Climate Resilience & Sustainability

Anthony D. Palizzi

Anthony D. Palizzi

Executive Director
Integrated Data, UDC

Pablo Fuentes

Pablo Fuentes

Co-Founder and Principal
Makepath

Trevor Moore

Trevor Moore

Managing Partner
Orbo System

Sreeramam G V

Sreeramam G V

CEO
Neogeoinfo Technologies

Brian Collins

Brian Collins

Executive Director
Earth Fire Alliance

Len Kne

Len Kne

U-Spatial Associate Director
University of Minnesota

1015 - 1215 hrs.

Agriculture & Food Security

KC Kroll

KC Kroll

Strategic Partnerships and Public Sector BD
Descartes Labs

Venkat Pillay

Venkat Pillay

Founder and CEO
Latconnect60

Pierre Izard

Pierre Izard

Consultant

Adam Smith

Adam Smith


Satsure

1315 - 1515 hrs.

Insurance & Risk Management

Ryan Bank

Ryan Bank

Global Managing Director
Geospatial Insurance Consortium

Daniela Moody

Daniela Moody

VP of Tech, Insurance
Descartes Labs

Ben Tuttle

Ben Tuttle

CTO
EOI

Legal Considerations in Sharing Geospatial Information: Public and Private Sector Perspectives

1015 - 1215 hrs.

Legal Considerations in Sharing Geospatial Information: Public and Private Sector Perspectives

Kevin Pomfret

Moderator

Kevin Pomfret

Attorney
Williams Mullen

Christine Vanston

Christine Vanston

Senior Director Legal, Field Systems
Trimble

Derek Hanson

Derek Hanson

Deputy Section Chief Weather, Satellites, & Research Section, Office of General Counsel
NOAA

Tiffany Hosey

Tiffany Hosey

CEO
CTBIM

Closing Plenary

1600 - 1700 hrs.

Closing Plenary: The Way Forward

Karthik Ramamurthy

Moderator

Karthik Ramamurthy

Regional Head and Partner
IPSOS Strategy 3

Peter Rabley

Peter Rabley

CEO
Open Geospatial Consortium

Jerry Johnston

Jerry Johnston

Managing Director
Deloitte

Dean Angelides

Dean Angelides

Corporate Director
Esri

David Baxter

David Baxter

Sustainable PPP Procurement Expert