Chief Guest
(Inaugural Address on 17th January) DR HARSH VARDHAN Hon'ble Minister of Science & Technology
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of Earth Science, India
Guest of Honor
(Guest Address on 17th January) Dr Jitendra Singh Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Prime Minister Office
Department of Atomic Energy & Department of Space, India
Guest of Honor
(Guest Address on 18th January) Hardeep Singh Puri Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India
Guest of Honor
(Closing Address) Y S CHOWDARY Hon’ble Minister of State
Ministry of Science & Technology & Earth Sciences, India

Plenary

Plenary 1: Conversation on “Space Technology for National Development"
ModeratorSiddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor, The Wire,
ModeratorSiddharth Varadarajan Founding Editor
The Wire
A. S. Kiran Kumar, Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, India
A. S. Kiran Kumar Former Chairman
Indian Space Research Organisation
India
Ron Bisio, Vice President - Geospatial, Trimble, USA
Ron Bisio Vice President - Geospatial
Trimble
USA
Plenary 1: Geo4IR: Geo-enabling 4th Industrial Revolution
ModeratorSanjay Kumar, CEO</br>Geospatial Media and Communications</br>India
ModeratorSanjay Kumar CEO
Geospatial Media and Communications
India
Dean Angelides, Corporate Director, International/Alliances/Partners, Esri, USA
Dean Angelides Corporate Director
International/Alliances/Partners, Esri
USA
Presentation on:
GeoEnabling the 4th Industrial Revolution
Amy Minnick, Sr. Vice President, DigitalGlobe, USA
Amy Minnick Sr. Vice President
DigitalGlobe
USA
Presentation on:
Geo-Enabling the 4th Industrial Revolution from Space
Nigel Clifford, CEO, Ordnance Survey, UK
Nigel Clifford CEO
Ordnance Survey
UK
Presentation on:
National Geospatial Agencies as digital catalysts
Plenary 2: Digital Engineering
S. Anantha Sayana, Vice President & Head – Digital, L&T Construction, India
S. Anantha Sayana Vice President & Head – Digital
L&T Construction
India
Andreas Gerster, VP, BIM/CIM and Product Design, FARO, Germany
Andreas Gerster VP, BIM/CIM and Product Design
FARO
Germany
Presentation on:
Enabling BIM for the broad industry
Mark Freeburn, CEO, AAM Group, Australia
Mark Freeburn CEO
AAM Group
Australia
Presentation on:
Digital Engineering
John Kizior, Global Director, Project Technologies, AECOM, USA
John Kizior Global Director, Project Technologies
AECOM
USA
Presentation on:
The future of Digital Engineering
Bhupinder Singh, Chief Product Officer, Bentley Systems, USA
Bhupinder Singh Chief Product Officer
Bentley Systems
USA
Bio
Presentation on:
Going Digital: Advancing Infrastructure Through Digital Workflows
Plenary 3: Business Intelligence
ModeratorTANUJA VASHISTHA, Vice President, Geospatial Media and Communications, India
ModeratorTANUJA VASHISTHA Vice President
Geospatial Media and Communications
India
Fabrizio Pirondini, CEO, Deimos Imaging, Spain
Fabrizio Pirondini CEO
Deimos Imaging
Spain
Presentation on:
Big Data for Daily Spatial Analytics on a Global Scale, enabled by GEO4IR
JAMES STEINER, Vice President, Product Management, Oracle Corporation, USA
JAMES STEINER Vice President, Product Management
Oracle Corporation
USA
Presentation on:
Geospatial World Forum Business Intelligence Panel
Francois Lombard, Head of Intelligence, Airbus Defence and Space, France
Francois Lombard Head of Intelligence
Airbus Defence and Space
France
Presentation on:
More Value from Data
Andy Wild, Chief Revenue Officer, Planet, USA
Andy Wild Chief Revenue Officer
Planet
USA
Presentation on:
SEE CHANGE. CHANGE THE WORLD
Plenary 4: Geo4SDGs: Addressing Agenda 2030
ModeratorDorine Burmanje, Chair of the Executive Board, Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, The Netherlands
ModeratorDorine Burmanje Chair of the Executive Board, Cadastre
Land Registry and Mapping Agency
The Netherlands
Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division, United Nations
Stefan Schweinfest Director
Statistics Division
United Nations
Bio
Presentation on:
Addressing the Data Demands of the 2030 Agenda: Some perspectives!
Dr. Virginia Burkett, Chief Scientist, Geological Survey, United State
Dr. Virginia Burkett Chief Scientist
Geological Survey
United State
Bio
Presentation on:
EO4SDGs and Disaster Risk Reduction
Prashant Shukle, Director General, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
Prashant Shukle Director General
Natural Resources Canada
Canada
Presentation on:
Geo4SDGs: Addressing Agenda 2030
HE Michael A.N.N. Oquaye Esq., High Commissioner, Ghana,
HE Michael A.N.N. Oquaye Esq. High Commissioner
Ghana
Bio
Plenary 5: Location Analytics
Pallava Bagla, Journalist, NDTV, India
Pallava Bagla Journalist
NDTV
India
Bio
Lakshmi Narayan Rao, Director & Leader - Digital Transformation, CISCO, India & SAARC
Lakshmi Narayan Rao Director & Leader - Digital Transformation
CISCO
India & SAARC
Bio
Hitesh Upadhyay, Asia-Pacific Leader</br>The Weather Company</br>an IBM Business
Hitesh Upadhyay Asia-Pacific Leader
The Weather Company
an IBM Business
Bio
Presentation on:
Power of Location, Weather, and Cognition
Manoj Mishra, General Manager - India, Ground Truth, India
Manoj Mishra General Manager - India
Ground Truth
India
Bio
Presentation on:
Importance of Location-Based Advertising
Nitin Chugh, Country Head - Digital Banking, HDFC Bank Limited, India
Nitin Chugh Country Head - Digital Banking
HDFC Bank Limited
India
Bio