Proceedings

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Welcome Note Sanjay Kumar

CEO, Geospatial Media and Communications

Presentation on: BUZZ + BIZ OF GEOSPATIAL INDUSTRY

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Opening Address Dr Suzette Kimball

Director, United States Geological Survey

Bio

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Keynote Address Bryn Fosburgh

Vice President and Executive Committee Member, Trimble

Bio

Presentation on: Consumer devices and the professional world

Keynote Session 1 Geospatial Technology Trends and Business Models

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Moderator Sanjay Kumar

CEO, Geospatial Media and Communications

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Jeff Jonas

Chief Scientist Context Computing, IBM

Bio

Presentation on: Geospatial Data is Analytics Superfood

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Bradley Skelton

Chief Technology Officer
Hexagon Geospatial

Bio

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Walter Scott

Founder and CTO
DigitalGlobe

Bio | Abstract

Presentation on: Geospatial Platforms: Enabling Disruptive Business Models from Space

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Bhupinder Singh

Senior Vice President, and Chief Product Officer
Bentley Software

Bio

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Xavier Lopez

Senior Director - Spatial & Graph Technologies
Oracle

Bio

Presentation on: BIM Data for Smart Cities: Challenge and Opportunity

Keynote Session 2 CIOs Empowering Geospatial Enterprise

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Moderator Mark Reichardt

CEO
Open Geospatial Consortium

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Doug Mcgovern

CIO
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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Ann Dunkin

Chief Information Officer
US Environment Protection Agency

Bio | Abstract

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Kshemendra Paul

Program Manager
Information Sharing Environment
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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Dr Jerry Johnston

Director, Information and Technology Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Interior

Keynote Session 3 Geospatial/Location Empowering Information Services Through Sharing Business Models

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Moderator Kumar Navulur

Senior Director – Strategy
DigitalGlobe

Bio

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Dr Richard W. Spinrad

Chief Scientist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bio | Abstract

Presentation on: Environmental & Geospatial Information

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Dipanshu Sharma

Founder & CEO
XAd

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Ed Parsons

Geospatial Technologist, Google

Bio | Abstract

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Bob Marshall

Founder and CEO
Earth Networks, USA

Bio

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Steve Mann

Vice President, Engineering
Pitney Bowes

Bio | Abstract

Keynote Session 4 Geospatial Policies and Programmes: Enabling Commercialization and Commoditization

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Moderator Scott Pace

Director - Space Policy Institute
George Washington University

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John M. Palatiello

Executive Director, Association of Photogrammetry
Mapping and Geospatial Firms (MAPPS)

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Steve Ambrosini

Executive Director
Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute (IJIS)

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Nancy Colleton

President
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

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Ivan Deloatch

Executive Director
Federal Geographic Data Committee, United States Geological Survey

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Vanessa Lawrence CB

Senior Strategic Geospatial Advisor to Governments and Inter-Governmental Organisations

BIM Empowering Infrastructure lifecycle

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Moderator Dana Kennish "Deke" Smith

Partner
DKS Information Consulting LLC

Presentation on: GeoBIM Overview

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Roger Grant

Program Director, National Institute of Building Sciences

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Tracy McLane

GIS Manager, Bechtel Infrastructure

Presentation on: Best Practices for Interoperating Spatial Data Between Different Software Platforms for Modeling and Analytics

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Stephen R Hagan

President & CEO, Hagan Technologies

Bio

Presentation on: Emerging Innovative Technologies Driving Change

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Ralph Kreider

Architectural Engineering Department, The Pennsylvania State University

Presentation on: BIM What’s Really Happening

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Brad Dubinsky

Integration Manager, Klaros Technologies, Inc.

Bio | Abstract

Presentation on: BIM for the Modern Project

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Jim Dieter

Asset Leadership Network

Presentation on: BiM : empowering infrastructure lifecycle

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Jim Whittaker

President, Facility Engineers Associates

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Xavier Lopez

Senior Director - Spatial & Graph Technologies
Oracle

Bio

Presentation on: BIM Data for Smart Cities: Challenge and Opportunity

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Shelly Nooner

Director – Marketing Communications
Trimble

Bio

Presentation on: Importance of Geospatial in the Buildings & Construction Industry

UTILITIES Critical Infrastructure Operations and Management

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Moderator Talbot J. Brooks

Director, DSU GIT Center

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Joel Campbell

Vice President - Commercial Systems, Avineon

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Peter Batty

Co-founder and CTO, Geospatial Division, Ubisense

Bio

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Geoff Ziess

Between the poles

Presentation on: Grid 3.0: Growing Opportunities for Geospatial

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Elizabeth Z. Bialek, P.E.

Engineering Manager
East Bay Municipal Utility District

Bio | Abstract

Presentation on: Beyond Keeping up with the Jones

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Matthew Thomas

Associate Vice President, NovaraGeo

Bio | Abstract

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Ramzi K. Bannura

Technology Officer, Angus GeoSolutions Inc. (AGSI USA)

Bio

Presentation on: The Challenge of Change...

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Dr. Henk Von Riessen

Chief Scientist, Wade Inc
(John Deere)

Bio | Abstract

Presentation on: CHANGING THE CHALLENGE

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Ben Mallen

Business Area Director
Trimble

Bio | Abstract

Presentation on: Trimble Enterprise Solutions for Energy Utilities

EARTH OBSERVATION Innovation and Socio Economic Benefits

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Moderator Dr. Michael Hauck

Executive Director, ASPRS, Publisher of PE & RS

Presentation on: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Rich Leshner

Director-Government Affairs
Planet Labs

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Ahmed Abukhater

Manager Digital Aviation Solutions, Boeing

Bio

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Nicholas Bousquet

Project Manager / Senior Imagery Analyst
Leidos

Bio

Presentation on: Small Satellites and Geospatial Intelligence

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Lars Dyrud

President and CEO of OmniEarth

Bio

Presentation on: Practical Earth Observation and Analysis GEOBUIZ

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Brian R. Raber

Vice President, GeoSpatial Solutions, Merrick & Company

Bio | Abstract

Presentation on: LiDAR Business Opportunities - Beyond Typical Elevation Models

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Scott Ramage

Chairman - Global
AAM
Australia

Presentation on: EARTH OBSERVATION INNOVATION AND SOCIO ECONOMIC BENEFITS – AFRICA / ASIA /PACIFIC

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Harsh Govind

Manager, DigitalGlobe

Presentation on: Seeking Innovators

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Stuart Blundell

Director of Strategy and Business Development, HARRIS Geospatial Solutions

Presentation on: HARRIS GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS

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John Fenvick

Google (Skybox Imaging)

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Pradeep Sinha PE

Consultant, Program Management and Aerospace

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Rafael de Ameller

Chief Technology Officer
GeoCollaborate™ / StormCenter / NASA and NOAA contractor

Presentation on: Making map data, platforms and applications interoperable

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J. Chris Ogier, CP

Senior Associate/Regional Manager
Spicer Group

Presentation on: 3D Technologies in the right of way

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Lawrence A. Friedl

Director- Applied Sciences Program, Earth Science Division, NASA

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Laura Delgado Lopez

Project Manager Secure World Foundation

Presentation on: Earth Observation: Innovations and Socioeconomic Benefits

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Timothy Puckorius

Executive Vice President, Business Development. PlanetiQ

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Pradeep Sinha PE

Consultant, Program Management and Aerospace

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Yana Gevorgyan

Senior International Relations Specialist
NOAA

Bio

Presentation on: GEO’s new decade: ENGAGEMENT is the name of the game

UAVs Technology, Applications and Policies

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Moderator Kevin Pomfret

Executive Director, Centre for Spatial Law

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Matthew Coleman, CP

Senior Director
Business Development & West Coast Operations, PrecisionHawk

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Gladys M. Miller

Senior Project Engineer, Navigator CS

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Dan Morgan

Chief Data officer, U.S. Department of Transportation

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Ivan Deloatch

Executive Director, FGDC, United States Geological Survey

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Scott Pace

Director - Space Policy Institute
George Washington University

Presentation on: Spectrum Protection: A Vital Element of Geospatial Infrastructure

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George Percivall

Chief Engineer and CTO
OGC

Bio

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John Palatiello

Executive Director, MAPPS Association

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John C. Baker

Senior Analyst, commercial remote sensing & geospatial issues, Innovative Analytics and Training (IAT) LLC

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Dr. Shawana P. Johnson

GISP, President, Global Marketing Insights, Inc.

Presentation on: Global Marketing Insights, Inc.

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Paul Beckwith

President
Navigator CS LLC

Bio

Geospatial for Internal Security & Emergency

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Moderator Steve Ambrosini

Executive Director, IJIS Institute

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Brian Lantz

Director, ESRI

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Michael Roosa

Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice

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Mark Reichardt

President, Open Geospatial Consortium

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John Dowden

Senior Product Manager, NEC America

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Kirk Arthur

Managing Director, Business Development, Worldwide Public Safety & Justice, Microsoft

*Tentative Confirmation