Venue
Queen Elizabeth II Centre
Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, UK

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Event Date Mon Feb 27 GMT - Wed Mar 1 GMT (almost 2 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Sun Feb 26 7:00pm - Tue Feb 28 7:00pm
Location Queen Elizabeth II Centre
Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, UK
Region EMEA
Details

Your Only Opportunity to Learn From and Network with the World’s Leading Allied Nations on Geospatial Intelligence.

As the security environment in Europe becomes more uncertain, access to the best geospatial intelligence is a critical strategic priority across nations.

Only at DGI will you gain practical insights on how to:
• Access higher quality imagery from Space and assure your geospatial intelligence
• Accelerate your geospatial intelligence processes to speed up in-mission time critical decisions
• Strengthen partnerships with allies so that you can share geospatial intelligence faster
• Source and integrate new imagery and geospatial products, tools and services to enhance your geospatial intelligence capabilities

Speakers

2023 Speakers

Air Vice-Marshal Tim Neal-Hopes
Director, Cyber Intelligence and Information Integration, UK MoD

Major General Michelle McGuiness
Deputy Director, Commonwealth Integration, Defense Intelligence Agency

Major General Jurgen Brotz
Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, NATO HQ

Ambassador Sorin Ducaru
Director, EU Satellite Centre

Joseph Rouge
Deputy Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, US Space Force

Caroline Bellamy
Director, Chief Data Officer, UK MoD

John Ridge
Head of Defence Innovation, Defence Intelligence, UK MoD

Brigadier Paul Lynch
Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, UK MoD

Linda McCann
Assistant Secretary GEOINT Mission and Engagement, Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO)

Colonel Yannick Michaud
Director GEOINT and HUMINT Policy (DGHP), Canadian Forces Intelligence Group, Canadian Armed Forces

Commander Martin Walker
Director, NZ GEOINT, New Zealand Defence Forces

Dr. Konstantinos Balomenos
Director of National Defence Policy and International Relations, Hellenic National Defence

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

Giuseppe Nobile
Head, Geospatial Section, SITCEN, NATO HQ

Colonel Roly Cockwell
Joint User Intelligence and Cyber Dep Head GEOINT, UK MoD

Jeff Builta
Director, NGA Support Team UK, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Richie Elliott
Imagery Analysis Capability Lead, Defence Intelligence, UK MoD

Wing Commander Shaun Burton
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Wing Commander Chris Page
S01 ISR Space Capability, UK Space Command

Richard Atkins
Team Lead, NCGI-A Collection Management, UK Strategic Command, Defence Intelligence, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)

Dena Orlando
Division Head, Geospatial Intelligence Science and Analysis Division (GSD) Division, US Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

Shelby Pierson
Deputy Director, Source Operations & Management Directorate, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Liz Lyon
Deputy Director, AFRICOM NGA Support Team, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Randall Fofi
Chairperson, NATO Advisory Committee on Geospatial and Imagery Intelligence, NATO SHAPE

Bailey Gaither
Senior Officer, AFRICOM NGA Support Team, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Morgan DeSarno
Senior Officer, National Geosaptial-Intelligence Agency

Constance Heiss
Senior Officer, AFRICOM NGA Support Team, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Mark Grygier
Senior Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Brian Wright
Senior Officer, EUCOM NGA Support Team, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Misty Savell
Senior Officer, National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency

Timothy J. Clayton
Deputy Component Acquisition Executive, Office of Ventures and Innovation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Andy Hayden
Director, NGA College, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Ian Spencer
Director, Defence Geographic Centre, UK MoD

John Teufert
Head of Geospatial Branch, JISR Geospatial Services, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NC&I)

Timothy Randall
GEOINT Mission Manager, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

John Bottega
President, Enterprise Data Management Council (EDMC)

Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann
Director, Geospatial Intelligence Institute, Austrian Armed Forces

Colonel Mārtiņš Liberts
Director, Latvian Geospatial Information Agency

Charalampos Paraschou
Chief Geospatial Officer, Hellenic National Defence General Staff

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

Colonel Dan Pomirleanu
Chief Geospatial Intelligence Officer, Romania MoD

Lt Colonel Alex Mayes
Commander, 42 Engineering Regiment, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Colonel Hamish Macmillan
Imagery & Geospatial System (IMaGE) Programme Manager, Intelligence Systems, Defence Digital, UK MoD

Major George R McCrea
Chief of Staff, Headquarters Royal Engineers (Geographic), National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, UK MoD

Alex Green
Senior Instructor, Geospatial, Royal School of Military Survey, UK MoD

Captain Dan Tremblay
Canadian Representative to AOCC, Canadian Armed Forces

Capt Max Phillips
42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Major Jordan Kemp
Defence Innovation Lead, British Army

Captain Damon Mitchell
Operational Support Team, 16 Geo Support Sqn, 42 Engr Regt (Geo), UK MoD

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

Captain Ed Malan
Commander, Special Support Team, 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), Strategic Command, Defence Intelligence, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Ingrid Vanden Berghe
Director General, Belgium National Mapping Agency

Dan Visone
Director, Systems Acquisition, US Army Geospatial Centre

Einar Bjorgo
Director, United Nations Satellite Centre, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Helen Stevens
Foundation GEOINT Lead, Defence Intelligence, UK MoD

Mekisha Marshall
Chief S&T Advisor, S&T Department Head, National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office, US Navy

Mihaela Sorostrianan
GIS Project Manager, Geospatial Section, NATO HQ

Dr. Chelsea L. Cervantes De Blois
Climate Security Analyst, Office of the Geographer & Global Issues, U.S. Department of State

Wendy Williamson
Head of Foundation GEOINT Production, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Nadine Alameh
CEO, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

Richard Laing
Senior Scientist, Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, NCIA

Austin Davis
Technical Director, Geospatial Research Lab, US Army

Bret Rodgers
Senior Geographer/Human Geography PM, Geospatial Intelligence and Analysis Division, US Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

Catherine Stephens
Director, International Research Office, US Army Research Lab

George O'Hanian
Branch Chief, Military Engineering and Survey Support, US Army Geospatial Centre

Iain Burnell
Senior Scientist, Intelligence Systems and Analytics Group, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

James Hill
Research Engineer, Technology, Knowledge and Outreach Division ERDC Office of Research and Technology Transfer (ORTT), US Army

Dr. Jonathon Brame
Basic & Applied Research Team Lead, DEVCOM Atlantic, US Army Futures Command

Dr. Junayd Miah
Science Advisor, UK Space Command

Laryssa Patten
Space and AGS Portfolio Manager, NATO

Dr. Madeleine Hann
SO1 ISR Training Coherence Study Lead, Defence ISR Strategy, UK MoD

Vijay Acharya
Technical Director, Geospatial Research Lab, US Army

Scott Simmons
Chief Standards Officer, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

Darren Saralis
Operations Assurance Lead for ISR, NATO

Kyle Roberts
42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Geoff Twentyman
Principal Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Ashley Utter
Branch Chief, US Army Geospatial Center

Diana Antonian-Israelian
US Representative to AOCC, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence

Paul Lacey
Lead Defence Geospatial Information Working Group, DGIWG

Adrian Brindley
Geospatial Analysis Capability Lead, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Maria Alejandra Arango
GIS Analyst, United Nations Satellite Centre, United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Solange Uwera
GIS Analyst, United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Gemma Maza
Team Leader Copernicus SEA, EU Satellite Centre

Alessandra Ussorio
Deputy Head of Copernicus Unit, EU Satellite Centre

Professor Todd Bacastow
Teaching Professor for Geospatial Intelligence, Penn State University

Dr. Mike Thomas
Deputy Director, National Cyber Range, US Naval Information Warfare Center

Professor Steve Fleming
Adjunct Professor of the Practice of Spatial Sciences, Spatial Sciences Institute, University of Southern California

Major General (ret’d) Clint Crosier
Director, Aerospace and Satellite Solutions, Amazon Web Services

Paolo Minichiacchi
Chief Executive Officer, e-Geos

Sean Goldsbrough
NORSS Business Lead, Raytheon

Anand Santhanam
Director of International Business, BAE Systems

Tim Murphy
Director of Contextual Intelligence, Esri

Euan Cameron
Chief Technology Officer, Esri

Baptiste Cazagou
International Sales Manager, Preligens

Eric Jensen
President, ICEYE US

Adam Maher
CEO and Founder, Ursa Space Systems

Raviv Brueller
Chief Executive Officer, Eternix

Chris Brady
Chief Solutions Architect, Leidos

Ross Terry
Head of Business Development, Esri UK DNSPS

Dr. Shay Har-Noy
Chief Executive Officer, Edgybees

Mack Koepke
Vice President of Global Sales, Capella Space

Jürgen Schwarz
Director, European Sales, Capella Space

Eric Aubineau
Director of Intelligence & Image Systems, Thales

Alex Gow
Sales Director, Satellite Vu

Aakash Parekh
Chief Commercial Officer, Pixxel

Peter Baumann
Co-founder, Rasdaman

Major Patrick Snow
Officer Commanding, 16 Geo Sp Sqn, 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI), UK MoD

Jeremy Churcher
Head of Defence, UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO)

James McAden
Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Sales, HawkEye 360

Stephen A. Wood
Senior Director, News Bureau, Maxar Technologies

Guy Thomas
Director, C-SIGMA LLC

Dr Gemma Bagheri
Senior Principal Programme Manager, Dstl

Brian O'Toole
Chief Executive Officer and Director, BlackSky

Mark Chatelain
Associate Chief Information Officer, IT Services Directorate (CIO-T), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Sponsors & Partners

2023 Sponsors

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
• Esri

PREMIUM SPACE SPONSOR:
• Amazon Web Services

PREMIUM SPONSORS:
• BAE Systems
• BlackSky
• Leidos
• MapLarge
• Raytheon UK

SPONSORS:
• Airbus
• Capella Space
• CGI IT UK
• Collins Aerospace
• Collins Bartholomew
• e-geos
• Edgybees
• Eternix Ltd
• European Space Imaging
• Flashpoint
• GAF AG
• GDIT
• HawkEye 360
• Helyx Secure Information Systems
• ICEYE
• ISI
• Kleos Space
• L3HARRIS
• MAXAR
• MDA
• Pixxel Space Inc
• Planet
• Preligens
• Satellite Vu
• Seerist
• Spire
• Telespazio
• TerraGo
• Textron Systems
• THALES
• UNSEENLABS
• Ursa Space Systems