Speakers



OPENING SESSION SPEAKERS
Hon’ble Kapil Sibal
Minister of Communications and Information
Technology, India		 Hon’ble AlhajiI A.B. Inusah
Fuseini
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources
Ghana		 Sybilla Dekker
Former Minister of Housing
Spatial Planning and Environment
The Netherlands
Drs. Th A J Burmanje (Dorine)
Chair Executive Board
Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands		 Steven W. Berglund
President and CEO
Trimble
USA		 Kees De Zeeuw
Director
Kadaster International
The Netherlands
Sanjay Kumar
Chief Executive Officer
Geospatial Media and Communications
India


PLENARY 1 - Business Directions of Geospatial Industry
CHAIRPERSON
Barbara Ryan
Secretariat Director
Group on Earth
Observations (GEO)
Switzerland
Bio		 Ray O'Connor
President & CEO
Topcon Positioning System
USA
Bio		 Ted Lamboo
Senior Vice President - Civil and
Geospatial Global Operations
Bentley Systems
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Stephen Wood
Vice President
Analysis Center
DigitalGlobe
USA
Bio | Abstract 		Amar Hanspal
Vice President - IPG Product Group
Autodesk
USA
Bio		 Ramon Bartolome Pastor
Vice President and General Manager - Large-Format Printing Business
Hewlett Packard
Spain
Bio


PLENARY 2 - Collaborative Geospatial Strategy for National Development Goals
CHAIRPERSON
Prof Josef Strobl
Director
Department of GeoInformatics
University of Salzburg
Austria
Bio
GUEST ADDRESS
Saskia J. Stuiveling
President
Court of Audit
The Netherlands
Bio		 Siebe Riedstra
Secretary General
Ministry of Infrastructure &
Environment
The Netherlands
Bio
Dr. Li Pengde
Deputy Director General
National Administration of Surveying
Mapping and Geoinformation
China
Bio | Abstract		 Ola Rollen
President and CEO
Hexagon
United Kingdom
Bio 		Dr. Vanessa Lawrance CB
Director General & Chief
Executive
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
United Kingdom
Bio | Abstract
Maria Betti
Director
Joint Research Center
IES – Institute for Environment and Sustainability
European Commission
Italy
Bio


PLENARY 3 - Convergence: Transforming Business Processes and Workflows?
CHAIRPERSON
Ingrid Vanden Berghe
Director General
National Geographic Institute
Belgium
Bio
GUEST ADDRESS
Juliana Rotich
Founder and Executive Director
Usahidi
Kenya
Bio 		Bryn Fosburgh
Sector Vice President
Trimble Navigation
USA
Bio
Steven Hagen
Senior Vice President
Server Technologies
Oracle Corporation
USA
Bio		 Christopher Tucker
Founder
MapStory Foundation
USA
Bio




Monetising Geospatial Value and Practices for Business Enterprises

Robert M. Samborski
Consultant
USA
Bio

Chris Gibson
Vice President
Trimble
USA
Bio
Mark Reichardt
President and Chief Executive Officer
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
USA
Bio

Manny Rios
President & CEO
American Modern
Insurance Group
USA
Bio		 Rosina Howe
Chief Innovation Officer & Group
Director of Innovation & InfoComm Tech
Land Transport Authority
Singapore
Bio | Abstract 		Andreas Siebert
Head Geospatial Solutions, Corporate
Underwriting Accumulation Risks Munich Reinsurance
Germany
Bio | Abstract
Nigel Stroud
Geometry Information
Manager, Knowledge& Information Management
Heathrow Airport
UK
Bio | Abstract 		Greg Babinski
KCGIS Center Project
Manager King County Municipality
USA
Bio | Abstract 		Susan Ancel
Director Water
Distribution and Transmission
EPCOR Water Services
Canada
Bio | Abstract
Vesna Milinkovic
GI Manager
London Metropolitan Police
UK
Bio | Abstract 		Sharon L. Palmer
Divisional Director
Global Analytics
Willis Group
UK
Abstract		 Dan Shannon
Business Consultant
Telus
Canada
Bio | Abstract
Ilhami Ismail
Head of Geomatics
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Malaysia
Bio | Abstract 		Xavier Irias
Director of Engineering and Construction
East Bay Municipal Utility District
USA
Bio | Abstract 		Oscar Jarquin
Former Caltrans GIS
Program Manager California Department of Transportation
USA
Bio | Abstract
Phil Mannell
Director Customer Connections & Construction
Enbridge Gas Distribution
Canada

John Graham
President
Intergraph SG &I
USA		 Stephen Lawler
CTO
Microsoft Bing Maps
Germany		 Chris Gibson
Vice President
Trimble
USA
Bio
Mark Reichardt
President and Chief Executive Officer
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
USA
Bio		 Dave Benson
Regional Sales Director for Enterprise Business
DigitalGlobe
UK
Bio


Monetising Geospatial Value and Practices for National Developmental Goals

Prof. D. R. Fraser Taylor FRSC
Director, Geomatics and Cartographic Research
Centre, Carleton University
Canada
Bio

Prof. Henk Scholten
CEO
Geodan
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Barbara Ryan
Secretariat Director
Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
Switzerland
Bio | Abstract

Aida Opoku- Mensah
Director
ICT&S&T
UN ECA
Ethiopia
Bio | Abstract
Massimo Craglia
Senior Scientist
DG Joint Research Centre
Digital Earth and Reference Data Unit
European Commission
Italy
Bio | Abstract
 Dr. André Streilein
Chief Topography Division and Member
of the Board, Federal Office of Topography
Swisstopo
Switzerland
Bio | Abstract
Godfried Barnasconi
Executive Board
Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Bio		 Prof. Cheng Hsuh Chou
Head - Information Division
National Centre for Disaster Reduction
Taiwan
Bio | Abstract 		Junghoon Ahn
Director of Planning and Policy Division
National Geographic Information Institute
Korea
Bio | Abstract
Kazuo Inaba
Deputy Director General
Geospatial Information
Authority of Japan
Japan
Bio | Abstract		 Marcelle Hattingh
Director Corporate
Geo-Informatics City of Johannesburg
South Africa
Bio | Abstract		 Mugo Kibati
Director General
Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat
Kenya
Bio
Prashant Shukle
Director General
Mapping Information Branch
Natural Resources Canada
Canada
Bio | Abstract		 Peter ter Haar
Director of Products
Ordnance Survey
UK
Bio | Abstract		 Dr Swarna Subba Rao
Surveyor General of India
Survey of India
India
Bio
Mart van Bracht
President
EuroGeoSurveys Managing Director
TNO Energy (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research)
The Netherlands
Bio		 Dr. Ir. Tjokorda Nirarta Samadhi
Deputy V - National Priority Planning and Budget Evaluation Presidential Working, Unit for Supervision& Management of Development
Indonesia
Bio | Abstract		 Wadih João Scandar Neto
Director, Directorate of Geosciences
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Brazil
Bio | Abstract
Actuary Rolando Ocampo-Alcántar
Vice-President of National Geographic and Environment Information
INEGI
Mexico
Bio | Abstract 		Stefan Jensen
Head of SEIS and SDI group
SEIS support program
European Environment Agency
Denmark
Bio | Abstract

Prof. Dawn Wright
Chief Scientist
Esri
USA
Bio		 Peter 'O' Large
Vice President
Trimble
USA
Bio		 Michael Jones
Chief Technology Advocate
Google
USA
Bio
Ruedi Wagner
Product Manager
Airborne Imaging Leica Geosystems
Switzerland		 Steven Hagan
Senior Vice President
Server Technologies Oracle Corporation
USA
Bio		 Alex Monino
WW Marketing Director
HP Designjet LF Printers

SpainBio
Eduardo Falcon
Senior Vice President - Product Development
Topcon Positioning
USA





Societal Impacts and Benefits of Improved Environmental and Geospatial Information

Jay Pearlman
Ph.D. Fellow IEEE
Chair IEEE Committee on Earth Observation
USA

Maria Andrzejewska
Director
UNEP/GRID-Warsaw Centre
Poland
Bio | Abstract		 Dr. Richard Bernknopf
Research Professor
Department of Economics
University of New Mexico
USA
Bio | Abstract		 Frank Hanssen
GIS Analyst and Coordinator
Norweigian Institute of Nature Research
Norway
Bio | Abstract
Lawrence Friedl
Director-Applied Science Programme
Earth Science Division
NASA
USA
Bio | Abstract		 Andrew Coote
Director
ConsultingWhere
UK
Bio | Abstract		 Hans Roozekrans
Senior Advisor R&D and Co-ordinator International Relations
KNMI
The Netherlands
Abstract
Massimo Craglia
Senior Scientist
European Commission, DG Joint
Research Centre, Digital Earth and Reference Data Unit
Italy
Bio |Abstract		 Mary Ann Stewart
Principal
Engineering
USA
Bio		 David Harper
Director of GeoConnections
Natural Resources Canada
Canada
Abstract
Anil Kumar
Manager
Environmental Data Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi
UAE
Bio |Abstract		 Mark Noort
Founder
HCP International
The Netherlands
Bio		 Tim Stonor
Managing Director
Space Syntax
United Kingdom
Bio |Abstract


Monetising Geospatial Value for Land Administration

Kees de Zeeuw
Director
Kadaster International
The Netherlands		 Alex Piliptchak
Sr. Director, Product Strategy
Thomson Reuters
USA
Bio | Abstract

Clarissa Augustinus
Chief Land Tenure and Property Administration, Section Shelter Branch Global Division, UN-HABITAT
Kenya
Abstract		 Dr. Isaac Karikari
National Project Coordinator
GLAP, Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources
Ghana
Abstract		 Jill Urban-Karr
Executive Vice President
Stewart Global Solutions Division – PropertyInfo Corporation
USA
Abstract
Aida Opoku-Mensah
Director ICT&S&T
UN ECA
Ethiopia
Abstract		 Dr. Eva Pauknerova
Senior Advisor - ICT Department
Czech Office for Surveying Mapping and Cadastre
Czech Republic
Abstract 		Carlos Mário Guedes de Guedes
President National Institute of
Colonisation and Agrarian
Reform (INCRA)
Brazil
Kevin Daugherty
World Wide Sales Manager
Land Administration Solutions
Trimble Navigation
USA
Abstract		 Booncherd Kidhen
Director General
Department of Lands
Thailand
Abstract		 Virginia Cram-Martos
Director - Trade and Sustainable Land Management Division
UN Economic Commissions for Europe
Switzerland
Abstract
Mihir Vardhan
Director Settlement and Land Records
Government of Goa
Government of India
Abstract		 Tommy Oozeer
Project Manager
FPS Finance
Belgium
Abstract 		B B Srivastava, IAS
Secretary
Department of Land Resources
Government of India
M.A. Louwsma
Senior Project Leader Spatial Planning
Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Abstract		Sr Dr Zainal A Majeed
Director of Survey & Mapping
Department of Survey & Mapping
Malaysia
Abstract		Frits van der Wal
Sustainable Economic Development Department
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Maro Lucic
JIS Project Manager
Geodetska Uprava
Croatia		 Anthony A. Adeoye
Managing Director
AAC Consulting
Nigeria
Abstract


Construction & Infrastructure

Rob van de Velde
Director
Geonovum
The Netherlands
Bio		 Mugo Kibati
Director General
Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat
Kenya
Bio		 C. Kandasamy
Director General (Road Development) & Special Secretary to Government of India
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, India


Oscar Jarquin
Former Caltrans GIS
Program Manager, California Department of Transportation
USA
Abstract
 J. (Jaap) Bakker
Program Director
Rijkswaterstaat
The Netherlands
Johan Smet
Director - Technology Consulting and Services
Trimble
Bio | Abstract
Doug Geden
Property Information & Systems Manager
High Speed 1
UK
Bio | Abstract
Kamal Gupta
Group General Manager Highways
RITES
India
Bio | Abstract
Dr A C Kemp
Director (BIM Strategy and Development)
ATKINS
UK
Bio | Abstract
A.L.M. (Ad) van Houtum
Advisor Product and Process Innovations
Kadaster
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Pekka Toivola
Division Manager
Savcor
Finland
Bio | Abstract
Margaret Giffen
Head of Data management
Department for Technical and Aeronautical Information
Management Avinor
Norway
Bio | Abstract
J.P.J. (Hans) Nijssen
Program Director
Construction Information Council
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Steven Eglinton
Director
GeoEnable
UK
Bio | Abstract
Wolfgang Haller
Head - Competence Center of Infrastructural
Building Management & Technical Documentation, Munich Airport
Germany
Bio | Abstract
R. (Robert) Stuurman
Head Construction
Process Management and nfrastructure
CROW
The Netherlands
Abstract
B. (Bram) Mommers
BIM Program Manager
ARCADIS
The Netherlands
Abstract
 Jose Villanueva
KCI Engineering Automation BPO
Kiewit Corporation
USA
Abstract
Jason D Clark
GIS Manager
Survey and Technology Applications
Thiess
Australia
Bio | Abstract
Dan Campbell
Graphics Planner - GIS & CADD Services Branch IT
Department City of Vancouver
Canada
Bio | Abstract
Lapo Cozzutto
Business Process Innovation and Management, Consorzio Ferrara Ricerche
WebGisLab
Italy
Bio | Abstract
M. (Marcel) Reuvers
Geo-Standards Program Manager
Geonovum
The Netherlands
 Sean Finn
President
F3& Associates
USA
Bio | Abstract		Radboud Baayen
Technical Director
STABU
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Lic. Virgilio Núñez
Director
IRNED
Universidad Nacional de Salta
Argentina
Bio | Abstract
Jonah Ong
Programme Director
GIS & Data Analytics
Land Transport Authority
Singapore
Bio | Abstract
Henry Handley
Director
Handley Surveys
Australia
Abstract
Sr. Norbazlan Mohd Yusof
Head
Database Management Department
Plus Expressway
Malaysia
Abstract		 Giuliano Lodts
Operations Manager and Co-owner
GlobeZenit
Belgium
Bio | Abstract		 Sander Jongeleen
Topcon
The Netherlands
Tom Kovac
Architect
Spain 		Julia Morgado
Architect
Australia


Mining and Exploration

M. Guillaneau
Director - Georesources
BRGM
France		 Francois Robida
Deputy Head - Information Systems and Technologies Division
French Geological Survey (BRGM)
France
Abstract

Sergio Augusto Damaso de Sousa
Director General
DNPM
BRASIL		 Patrick Cunningham
President
Blue Marble Geographics
USA		 Sjoerd van den Brom
Survey Manager
Boskalis
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Richard Musselman
Operations Support Engineer
Kinross Gold Corporation
USA
Bio | Abstract		 Dr. Lena Halounová
Head of Remote Sensing Laboratory
Czech Technical University
Czech Republic
Bio | Abstract		 Iain MacInnes
DigitalGlobe
Regional Sales Manager (Europe & Africa)
UK
Bio | Abstract


Electricity and Gas

Geoff Zeiss
Editor - Building & Energy
Geospatial World
Canada



  Keynote
Jan van Gelder
Information Manager
Information Management IT Asset Implementation, Alliander
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Jasper Roes
Consultant and Project Manager
TNO
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		 Harsh Sharma
Vice President
BSES Yamuna
Power Ltd
India
Bio | Abstract
Prof. Dr. Martina Klärle
Vice Dean of Architecture Civil
Engineering and Geomatic University of
Applied Sciences Frankfurt
Germany
Bio		 Jennifer Oduor
Property Department
Kenya Electricity
Generating Co. Ltd.
Kenya
Abstract
Phil Mannell
Director Customer Connections & Construction, Enbridge Gas Distribution
Canada
Jene van der Heide
Senior Project Manager
Cadastre, Spatial planning and Consulting
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Eng. Atif A Karrani
Managing Director
Electricity and Water Authority
UAE
Abstract		Ioannis Manakos
Chairman, EARSeL
CERTH-ITI
Greece
Abstract
Anit Ghose
Principal Consultant
Supreme GIS Services
India
Abstract		Brian Soliday
Senior VP of Sales
ikeGPS
UK 		Artur Brei
ÜZ
Germany
Martinus Vranken
Project Manager
Kadaster
The Netherlands 		Andrew Evans
Topcon
UK
Bio


Water

Water Utility
Robert M. Samborski
Consultant
USA
Daan van Os
Advisor Network
Development Brabant Water
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Finn Asmussen
Manager, Technology Development
Greater Copenhagen Utility
Denmark
Bio | Abstract		Dr Thomas Heege
Chief Executive Officer
EOMAP
Germany
Bio
Tim Gahagan
GIS Technician II
SONOMA County Water
USA
Abstract		Philip Meis, P.E
Vice President
Utility Mapping Services
USA		 Samir Ganili
Head of IT Department
Azersu OJSC
Azerbaijan
Bio | Abstract
Natalie Fisher
GIS Manager
EPCOR Water Services Inc.
Canada
Bio | Abstract 		Vikram Singh
Superintending Engineer
Delhi Jal Board
India
Abstract		 Baltazar P. de Guzman
Manila Water
Philippines

Water Resources
Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse
Executive Consultant-Spatial Information & Practice Leader - Spatial Data Organisation & Management
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM)
Australia
Bio | Abstract		 Marcel de Ruijter
Policy Advisor
International Affairs
Unie van
Waterschappen
The Netherlands
Abstract		Mark Kroon
Earth Observation
Consultant
NEO
The Netherlands

Bio | Abstract
Astrid Vokso
GIS Cordinator Geoinformatics Centre Norwegian Water
Resources and Energy
Department
Norway
Abstract		David Critchley
Chief Executive Officer
Proteus FZC
UAE


Bio | Abstract 		Haicheng Liu
 OTB Research Institute for the Built
Environment
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands
Abstract
Dr. Mohmmed Muslim Sheikh
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
Government Lohia College
India
Abstract		 Vipin Vyas
Senior Lecturer
Department of Environmental Science and Limnology
India
Bio | Abstract		 Constant Chuma
Lecturer, Department of Applied Physics, National
University of Science and Technology
Zimbabwe
Bio | Abstract
Veronica Botero
National University of Colombia
Colombia
Abstract


Agriculture

Tamme van der Wal
Partner
AeroVision B.V.
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract 		Dr. Hanns-Christoph Eiden
President
German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food
Germany
Bio

Dr. Hanif Rahemtulla
Governance & Geospatial
Innovation Practice
The World Bank
USA
Bio | Abstract		 Gary Holmes
Business Development Manager
DMC International
Imaging
UK
Abstract		 Michael Bolsunovsky
First Deputy Director General
Sovzond Company Ltd.
Russia
Bio | Abstract
Ha Thuy Hanh
Deputy Director General
National Agricultural
Extension Center
Vietnam		Dr. G. Chandra Mouli
Professor & Principal Investigator
Precision Farming Development
Centre, Polytechnique of Agril. Engg.
ANGR Agril. Unversity
India
Bio | Abstract		 Walter H. Mayer
General Manager
PROGIS Software GmbH
Austria
Bio | Abstract
Dr. Ali El Battay
Senior Lecturer
Arabian Gulf University
Bahrain
Bio | Abstract		 Jens Peter Hansen
Farmer
Denmark
Bio | Abstract		 Klaus-Herbert Rolf
CLAAS Agrosystems
Germany
Bio | Abstract
Wim Bastiaanssen
CTO
E-leaf
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract 		Hendrik Boogaard
Wageningen-UR
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Raza Haider Rizvi
Senior Scientist, National
Research Centre for Agroforestry (ICAR)
India
Abstract
Philippe LOUDJANI
GeoCAP Action Leader
Monitoring Agricultural Resources Unit
Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Italy
Bio | Abstract 		Shay Navon
Marketing and Sales Manager
Kverneland Group Mechatronics
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Kris Sunarto
Researcher
Geospatial Information Agency (BIG)
Indonesia
Abstract
Shibendu S. Ray
Director
Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre
Ministry of Agriculture
India		 Corné van der Sande
Senior Advisor Earth Observation and Geo-Information
Rural Environment and Agribusiness
NEO
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		Maurits Voogt
Director Operations
eLEAF Competence Center
The Netherlands
Bio


City Management


Astrid Elemans
Chief of Geoinformation Department
Municipality of The Hague
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		 Marcelle Hattingh
Director Corporate Geo- Informatics
City of Johannesburg
South Africa
Bio | Abstract		 Robert Widz
Business Unit Manager
Managing Director
EMEA Government, Intergraph® Poland
Bio | Abstract
Eric Jeansson
GIS Manager
City Planning Authority
City of Gothenburg
Sweden
Bio | Abstract		 Herman de Haan
Geoinformation Specialist/Advisor
City of Delft
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		 Vishal Agarwal
Director
Spatial Ideas
India
Abstract
J. Eric Lomeli, GISP
Sr. GIS Analyst/GIS Projects Coordinator
County of Bexar (Texas)
USA
Bio | Abstract		 Maloney Colette
Head - Smart Cities and Sustainability
Directorate-General for Communications
Networks, Content and Technology
European Commission
Belgium		 Niels Carsten Bluhme
Director - Environmental and Technical
Administration
Albertslund Municipality
Denmark
Kofi Yeboah
GIS Manager
Accra Metropolitan
Assembly
Ghana
Bio | Abstract		 Håkan Engman
Vice President Sales and Marketing
Agency9 AB
Sweden
Bio | Abstract		 Prof. Renzhong Guo
Deputy Director - Urban
Planning, Land and Resources Commission
Shenzhen Municipality
China
Bio | Abstract
Raf Buyle
Program Manager
V-ICT-OR
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		 Paolo Viskanic
Managing Director
R3 GIS
Italy
Bio | Abstract		 Dr. Mahavir
Head, Department of Environmental Planning
School of Planning and Architecture
India
Bio | Abstract
Abdulhakim Abdulkarim Malik
Director of GIS Department
Dubai Municipality
UAE
Bio | Abstract		Erik Telldén
Plan Architect
Norrköping Municipality
Sweden
Bio | Abstract		 Greg Babinski
KCGIS Center Project
Manager
King County
USA
Bio | Abstract
Nasser Al Boulushi
Spatial Data Division Director
Al Ain Municipality
Abu Dhabi
UAE 		Shestakov Alexander Leonidovich
Rector
South Ural State University
Russia
Bio | Abstract


Public Safety

Jose Achache
President
AP-Swiss
Switzerland
Bio		 Jeff Peters
Director
National Government
Esri
USA
Bio | Abstract

Prof. Martien Molenaar
University
Twente/ITC
The Netherlands

Abstract		 Simon Clarke
Senior Collision Investigator
States of
Jersey Police
UK
Abstract 		Warren Cartwright
Product Manager
MDA Geospatial
Services Inc.
Canada
Bio | Abstract
Vesna Milinkovic
GI Manager
London Metropolitan
Police
UK
Abstract		 Johan van Schaaik
National Police
The Nerherlands
Bio 		Einar BJORGO
Manager, UNOSAT
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Switzerland
Bio | Abstract

Ilya Farutin
Head of Integrated
Projects Division
SCANEX
Russia
Abstract 		Jaci Hamel
State of Massachusetts
USA
Abstract		 Dr. Nisha Radhakrishnan
Assistant Professor
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli
India
Bio | Abstract
Prof. Cheng Hsuh Chou
Head - Information Division
National Centre for Disaster Reduction
Taiwan
Abstract		 Michael Bufkin
Chief Solutions Architect
TerraGo Technologies
USA

Bio | Abstract		 Ziggy Vanlishout
Agiv
Belgium


Bio | Abstract
Dr. Vincent van der Vlies
Project Manager Safety and Security
ARCADIS Nederland
The Netherlands

Bio | Abstract 		Susanne Haas
University of Cologne
Germany


Abstract		 Dinesh Sathyamoorthy
Research Officer
Science & Technology Research Institute for Defence (STRIDE)
Ministry of Defence
India
Abstract
Ruediger Gartmann
Project Manager and
Product Owner
Con terra GmbH
Germany
Bio | Abstract		 A.A.M. (Bart) Kusse
Program Manager Crisis
Management & Manager Competence Center
Geo-ICT Capgemini Nederland
The Netherlands
Bio


Regional Development

Aleksandar Rikalovic
Faculty of Technical Sciences
University of Novi Sad
Yugoslavia
Abstract		 Muhammad Ismaâil
Lecturer, Department of Geography, Ahmadu Bello University
Nigeria      
Abstract 		Dr. Rania Jafar Qutieshat
 Lecturer
Balqa Applied Univerity
Jordan
Abstract
OJO Adebayo
Senior Scientific Research Officer
African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education
Nigeria
Abstract
Prabh Bedi
Research Scholar
School of Planning and Architecture
India
Abstract


Open Geospending: Monetising Geospatial Value via Opening up and Mapping of the Spending of Public Funds

Frederique de Graaf
Court of Audit
The Netherlands
Bio		 Ramona van Marwijk
Cadastre
Land Registry and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Bio 		Michiel Pellenbarg
Cadastre
Land Registry and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Bio
Peter ter Haar
Ordnance Survey
UK
Bio 		Jeff Peters
ESRI Inc
USA
Bio 		Louis Smit
City of Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Bio
Mark Goedhart
Geonovum
The Netherlands
Bio 		Prof. Henk Scholten
Vrije Universiteit
The Netherlands
Bio




Earth Observation System for Economic Development

Prof. Ian Dowman
Emeritus Professor of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing Dept of Civil, Environment & Geomatic Eng University College London, United Kingdom		 Dr. Ioannis Manakos
Chairman, EARSeL
CERTH-ITI
Greece
Abstract		 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Heipke
Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation
Leibniz University
Germany

Barbara Ryan
Secretariat Director
Group on Earth
Observations (GEO)
Switzerland
Abstract		 Geoff Sawyer
Secretary General
EARSC
Belgium		 Reinhard Schulte-Braucks
Head of Unit - GMES
Bureau, DG Enterprise
and Industry European Commission
Belgium
Abstract
Prof. dr. P.F. (Pieternel) Levelt
Head Climate Observations Interim Head Chemistry & Climate & Principal Investigator EOS-Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (KNMI) The Netherlands
Abstract		 Donatella Giampaolo
Head of International Sales
e-GEOS
Italy
Bio
 David Belton
General Manager
MDA Geospatial Services
Canada
Abstract
Philippe Delclaux
Consultant - Astrium &
Member - OGC Board of Directors
France
Bio | Abstract		 Paul Bogaard
International Policy
Officer Geological Survey of the
Netherlands, TNO
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Julia Yagüe
Project Manager - Payload Data Processing and Applications Business Unit Remote Sensing Applications and Services Division GMV
Spain
Abstract
Hans van 't Woud
Founder Black Shore
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract 		Prof. Sisi Zlatanova
GIS Technology Section OTB
Research Institute for the Built Environment
TUDelft
The Netherlands
Abstract


3D – The Next Challenge of National Mapping

Dr. André Streilein
Chief Topography Division
and Member of the Board
Federal Office of
Topography
Swisstopo Switzerland
Abstract

Prof. Dr. Norbert Haala
Deputy Head of Institute
for Photogrammetry
University of Stuttgart
Germany
Bio | Abstract		 Dr Sander Oude Elberink
Assistant Professor -
Department of Earth
Observation Science University of Twente
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		 Jantien Stoter
Associate Professor
TU Delft, Geonovum &
Kadaster
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Marc Post
Senior GIS Specialist
Cadastre, Land Registry
and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		 Dr. André Streilein
Chief Topography Division
and Member of the Board
Federal Office of
Topography, Swisstopo
Switzerland
Bio | Abstract		 Ben Bruns
Product Manager Topography
Cadastre, Land Registry
and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Hans Viehmann
Product Manager EMEA
Oracle Server Technologies
Germany
Bio | Abstract		Terence Tan
Assistant Director
Land Management
Transport & Logistics Cluster
IDA.
Bio | Abstract


Modren Cartography

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Georg Gartner
President, International
Cartographic Association
Austria
Bio | Abstract

Prof. Milan Konecny
Faculty of Science,
Institute of Geography,
Masaryk University, Czech
Republic
Bio | Abstract		 Prof. D. R. Fraser Taylor
FRSC Director, Geomatics and
Cartographic Research Centre, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton
University, Canada
Bio | Abstract		 Prof. Menno-Jan Kraak
ICA Vice-President and
University of Twente
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract


LiDAR

Martin Pfennigbauer
Director - Research &
Intellectual Property
RIEGL Laser Measurement
Systems, Austria
Bio | Abstract		 Dr. Rinaldo Wurglitsch
Manager Software Develoment
IQSOFT Gesellschaft für
INformationstechnologie
Austria
Bio | Abstract
Dr Thomas Bahr
Senior Consultant
Exelis Visual Information Solutions
Germany
Abstract
Martin Isenburg
Owner and Scientist
rapidlasso
Germany
Bio | Abstract		Jacob
President
Genesys international Corporation
India		 Dr. Tim Tutenel
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands
Abstract
John McCreadie
IIC Technologies
India 		Hannu Korpela
Terrasolid
Finland


Enterprise and Web GIS

Jaak Laineste
CEO
Nutiteq
Estonia
Bio | Abstract		 Mike Cooper
Regional Market Segment
Manager, Asset Collection
& Management, EMEALeica
Geosystems
Bio | Abstract		 Dr. Ahmad Nazri Muhamad Ludin
Professor, Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia
Malaysia
Bio | Abstract
Dr. Jayati Das
Associate Professor
Shri Shikshayatan College
India
Abstract		 Ravindhar A R
GIS Developer
Black Corporation
India
Abstract		 Adnan Al Jaber
GIS Projects Manager
Tourism Information and Research Center (MAS), Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities,Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Sudhakar A
International Sales Director
NSGI
India


Open Source

Paul Van Genuchten
Software Engineer GeoCat bv
The Netherlands
Bio

Chris van Lith
Director
B3Partners
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		 Marjan Bevelander
Senior Geoinformation
Policy Consultant for
Provinces
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Arnulf Christl
Director
Metaspatial
Germany
Bio | Abstract
Markus Metz
GRASS GIS Development Community
Italy
Bio 		Andrew Ross
Director of Ecosystems
Eclipse Foundation Inc
Canada
Bio | Abstract		 Oliver Morris
Neftex Inc Oxford
United Kingdom
Bio | Abstract
Jorge Samuel Mendes de Jesus
ISRIC World Soil
Information
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Just vd Broecke
Owner
Just Objects B.V.
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract		 Simone Giannecchini
Founder
GeoSolutions
Italy
Bio
Marc Vloemans
Community Manager
Flamingo Geo CMS Community
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract


Photogrammetry & Airborne Sensors

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Heipke
Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation
Leibniz University
Germany


Dr. Ade K. Mulyana
Head, Center for
Topographic Mapping and
Toponyms Geospatial Information
Agency
Indonesia
Bio | Abstract		 Dr. Ismat M. El Hassan
Professor
King Saud University
Saudi Arabia
Bio | Abstract		 Dr.Tarig A. Ali
Associate Professor
American University of Sharjah
UAE
Abstract
Matt Ball
Founder and Editor
Vector1 Media
USA
Abstract		 Ruedi Wagner
Product Manager Airborne
Imaging Leica Geosystems
Switzerland		 Julien Losseau
Managing Director
Optech
Belgium


Sensor Web & Big Data

Dr Sarah Parcak
Associate Professor of Anthropology
University of Alabama
US
Abstract 		Wim Jansen
European Commission
Belgium and Peter Baumann
Professor of Computer Science
Jacobs University
Germany
Dr. Ahmed Abukhater
PhD, GISP
Global Director of Product Management
Pitney Bowes Software
USA
Bio | Abstract 		Upendar Kasam
Service Manager-BPM & Anchor-Master Data Management
UT&C- CCU, Infotech Enterprises
India
Bio | Abstract


Cloud Computing

Sanjay Patel
Head of Maps for
Business - EMEA
Google
UK
Abstract		 Hans Viehmann
Product Manager
EMEA
ORACLE
Germany
Abstract		 Dr. Manfred Krischke
CEO
CloudEO AG
Germany

Abstract
Carles Magrinya
WW Strategyc Marketing Manager
Large Format Design Printing,
Hewlett-Packard Company
Spain


Crisis Management using 3D

Asst Prof. Sisi Zlatanova
GIS Technology Section
OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment
TUDelft
The Netherlands

Prof. Ki-Joune Li
Department of Computer
Science and Engineering
Pusan National University
South Korea
Bio | Abstract		 Dr. Thomas Bahr
Senior Consultant
Exelis VIS GmbH
Germany
Abstract		 Fritz Zobl
Senior Scientist
Integrated Spatial Analysis
University of Salzburg
Austria
Abstract
Martijn Rijsdijk
Manager Proces- en
Productinnovatie Geo
Cadastre, Land Registry
and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Rob Peters
CIO & Info Coordinator Operations Crisis Staff
Veiligheidsregio Kennemerland
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
 Dr. Eng. Khaled El Nabbout
Business Development Manager
FARO Europe
GmbH
Germany
Bio | Abstract


Data Migration, Visualization and Modelling

Simon Fonji
University of Memphis
USA
Abstract		 Karthikeyan
Software Developer
Emantras Intractive Technologies
India
Abstract		Katalin Zsoldi
Eötvös Loránd Univesity
Hungary
Abstract
Khaled Saleh Dhedah
Assistant Lecturer
Al Jabal Al Gharbi University
Libya
Abstract		 Ooi Wei Han
Research Officer
National Space Agency (ANGKASA)
Malaysia
Abstract


Geospatial Innovations

  Keynote
Jan William Van Eck
Director of Strategy
Esri Nederland Group
The Netherlands


Tamme van der Wal
Partner
AeroVision B.V.
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract 		Kristian Jaakkola
Managing Director & Founder
Spatineo Inc
Finland
Abstract		 Simon Casey
Sales Manager
European Space Imaging
Germany
Abstract
Dr. Armando Guevara
President and CEO
Visual Intelligence
USA
Bio | Abstract		 Dr Noordin Ahmad
Deputy Director General
National Space Agency
Malaysia
Abstract		 Seb Lessware
Product Manager
1Spatial
UK
Bio | Abstract
Manuel de la Calle
CEO
Glob3 mobile
Spain
Abstract		 Michiel van Eupen
Wageningen-UR
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Kewal Shienmar
Managing Director – Mapcode Foundation
TomTom International
The Netherlands
Patrick Mollbrink
Head of Project Management at Vricon Systems
Saab
Sweden




GI Policy

Prof. Dawn Wright
Chief Scientist
Esri
USA
Prof Robert Barr OBE CGeog
FRGS, FRSA
Pear Trees
UK
Abstract
Valéria Araújo
Institutional Relations / Executive Secretary
IBGE / CP-IDEA
Brazil / Américas
Abstract | Bio
Ed Parsons
Geospatial Technologist
Google
United Kingdom
Dr. Márta Nagy-Rothengass
Head of Unit "Data Value
Chain", EC DG CONNECT European Commission
Belgium
Abstract
 Ray Clore
Senior Advisor for GNSS Issues
Office of Space and Advanced Technology
U.S. Department of State
Abstract
Dirk van Barneveld
Senior Policy Advisor
Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Henk Hoff
Board Member
OpenStreetMap Foundation
The Netherlands


Leveraging SMEs’ strength for INSPIRE

Paul Smits
Scientific officer
Team Leader - INSPIRE Action
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Italy

Jeroen Ticheler
Owner
GeoCat
The Netherlands
Prof. Henk J. Scholten
CEO
GeoDan
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Simone Giannecchini
Founder
GeoSolutions
Italy
Bio | Abstract
Dr. Paolo Cavallini
Managing Director
Faunalia
Italy
Bio | Abstract
Giacomo Martirano
Technical Director
Epsilon Italia
Italy
Bio | Abstract
Rod Plummer
Managing Director
Shoothill
United Kingdom
Bio | Abstract
Bhanu Rekha
Executive
Editor Publications
Geospatial Media and Communications
India
 Ken Harkin
Business Development Manager
Sparx Systems
Australia
Bio | Abstract 		Paolo Viskanic
Managing Director and Founder
R3GISSrl
Italy
Bio | Abstract
Richard Rombouts
Technical Sales Manager
Snowflake Software
Abstract		 Nicola Ferre
Head GIS Unit
Veterinry Laboratory Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie IZSVe)/3DGIS
Italy
Bio | Abstract		 Giuseppe Conti
Trilogis Srl, Rovereto (TN)
Italy
Bio | Abstract
Evelina Indilaite
GIS-Centras
Lithuania
Bio | Abstract		 Herman Assink
President
Idgis
The Netherlands
Abstract		 Luigi Zanella
Director Business Development
SINERGIS - Sede di Bologna
Italy
Bio | Abstract
José Ángel Molero
International Manager Assistant
COTESA (Grupo Tecopy)
Spain
Bio | Abstract		 Giorgio Saio
Geographical Information Systems International Group
Italy
Bio | Abstract 		Alejandro Guinea de Salas
Managing Director
Geograma
Spain
Bio | Abstract
Eduard Roccatello
CTO
3DGIS srl
Italy
Bio		 Stephen Djaba
CEO
Geo-Tech
Ghana
Abstract		Massimo Zotti
Head of Government & Security SBU
Planetek Italia s.r.l.
Italy
Bio


Spatial Thinking Challenge

Prof. Dr. ir Arnold Bregt
Professor, Geo-information
Wageningen University
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract

Drs . Willemijn Simon van Leeuwen
CEO
Geofort
The Netherlands
Bio
Dr. Ir. Ron van Lammeren
Associate Professor
Geo- Information Science
Wageningen University
The Netherlands
Bio


Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)

Chairperson & Lead Speaker
Martin Salzmann
Director of Strategy
Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract 		Keynote Speaker
Matías Fortuño Soto
Executive Secretary – SNIP
Ministry of National Property
Chile

Dr. Byong-nam Choe
Head, Geospatial Information
Research Division
Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
South Korea
Bio | Abstract
Martin Peersmann
Managing Director LSV GBKN
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Aditya Agrawal
Director of International Professional Services
GPC
USA
Bio | Abstract
Peter Baumann
Professor of Computer Science
Jacobs University
Germany
Bio | Abstract
Andreas Wytzisk
Project Manager and INPIRE Expert
con terra
Germany
Bio | Abstract
Gholam Reza Fallahi
Assistant Professor
Surveying Faculty
Iran
Bio | Abstract
Martin Kodde
Manager Research & Development
Fugro GeoServices
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
André Streilein
Swisstopo
Switzerland
Bio | Abstract
Anupam Mukherjee
Senior IT Manager - Information Technology Division
Singapore Land Authority
Singapore


Standards and Interoperability

Jeffrey K. Harris
Chairman
Open Geospatial Consortium
(OGC)
USA

Richard Carne
Head of Application Development
UK Met Office
United Kingdom
Gerhard Triebnig
CEO
EOX
Austria
Bio | Abstract
Karin Teichmann
Head - Berlin Business
Location Center
Germany
Abstract
Frank Suykens
Head of Product Development and R&Dat
Luciad
Bio
Prof. David Maidment
Hussein M. Alharthy Centennial Chair
Civil Engineering, University of Texas & Consortium of Universities
for Advancement of Hydrologic Science Information
(CUAHSI), USA
Bio | Abstract


The Alchemy and Anarchy of Geo-Information Is the European Location Framework a solution for both?

Dr. Antti Jakobsson
Chief Engineer
National Land Survey
Finland
Bio 		Ingrid Vanden Berghe
Director General
National Geographic
Institute
Belgium
Bio
Laila Aslesen
Senior Legal Advisor
Kartverket
Norway
Bio 		Clemens Portele
Managing Director
Interactive Instruments
Germany
Bio
Olaf Østensen
Director of Strategic
and Technological
Development Kartverket
Norway
Bio
Dr.-Ing. Anja Hopfstock
Senior Engineer & Cartogrpher
BKG
Germany
Bio| Abstract
Denise McKenzie
Executive Director
Marketing and Communications
Open Geospatial Consortium
UK
Bio | Abstract
Dave Lovell
Executive Director
EuroGeographics
Belgium
Bio | Abstract
Paul Hardy
Business Development Consultant
Esri
Europe
Bio | Abstract
Premysl Vohnout
Software Analyst
WirelessInfo
Czech Republic
Bio | Abstract
Paul Smits
Scientific officer
Team Leader - INSPIRE Action
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Italy
Clare Hadley
INSPIRE and UK
Location Manager
Ordnance Survey
of Great Britain
UK
Bio | Abstract
Dr. Katleen Janssen
Postdoctoral Researcher
ICRI and Head of Unit of the Information Rights
Management KUL
Belgium
Bio | Abstract
Dr. Ir. Bastiaan van Loenen
Assistant Professor
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract
Magnus Guðmundsson
Director General
National Land Survey of Iceland
Iceland
Bio | Abstract
Chris Parker
Head of Research
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
UK
Bio | Abstract
Aaro Mikkola
Chief Expert
National Land Survey
Finland
Bio | Abstract
Ian Jackson
Independent
Consultant
UK
Bio | Abstract


Capacity Building

Karl Donert
President
EUROGEO
UK

Dr. Shahnawaz
Director (S & SE Asia)
UNIGIS International Department for Geoinformatics - Z_GIS University of Salzburg
Austria
Abstract
Leehu Loon
Associate Professor
University of
Oklahoma USA
Abstract
Dennis Devriendt
Technical Director 4C GRID
Belgium
Morishige Ota
Fellow Kokusai Kogyo
Japan
Abstract
Hendrik Westerbeek
Director
Labourmarket Geo Foundation
The Netherlands
Abstract
Paula Dijkstra
Kadaster
The Netherlands
Abstract
* Tentative