Speakers

Guest of Honor

Annette Baerveldt Deputy Mayor of Zaanstad, The Netherlands

Plenary

Sanjay Kumar

Geospatial World

Sanjay

Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World

Annette Baerveldt

Annette

Baerveldt

Deputy Mayor of Zaanstad

Frank Tierolff

Kadaster

Frank

Tierolff

CEO
Kadaster
The Netherlands

Olivier Casabianca

Trimble

Olivier

Casabianca

Vice President, GeoInstruments
Trimble
France

Dean Angelides

Esri

Dean

Angelides

Corporate Director, International
Esri

Stefan Schweinfest

United Nations

Stefan

Schweinfest

Director of the Statistics Division
United Nations

Lea Bodossian

EuroGeographics

Lea

Bodossian

Secretary General & Executive Director
EuroGeographics
Belgium

Manali Kumar

University of St Gallen

Manali

Kumar

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of St Gallen
Switzerland

Moderator

Pacome Revillon

Euroconsult

Pacome

Revillon

CEO
Euroconsult
France

Christian Heipke

International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

Christian

Heipke

President
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

Moderator

Kasirajan Mahalingam

Geospatial World

Kasirajan

Mahalingam

Industry Manager - AEC
Geospatial World

Chris Tucker

American Geographical Society

Chris

Tucker

Cesium Board of Advisers
Chairman
American Geographical Society

Jochen Eid

Autobahn

Jochen

Eid

Head of Planning & Construction
Autobahn
Germany

Robert Cardillo

U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)

Robert

Cardillo

Chairman
U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
USA

Moderator

Aaron Addison

Geospatial World

Aaron

Addison

Vice President - Americas
Geospatial World

Bjoern Bremer

Ogilvy Group

Bjoern

Bremer

CEO & Chief Creative Officer
Ogilvy Group

Moderator

Rob van de Velde

Geonovum

Rob

van de Velde

Director
Geonovum
The Netherlands

Frank Pauli

Cyclomedia

Frank

Pauli

CEO
Cyclomedia
The Netherlands

Robert Hoddenbach

Fugro

Robert

Hoddenbach

Global Business Line Director Land Asset Integrity
Fugro
The Netherlands

Rob Agelink

Kadaster

Rob

Agelink

Chief Data Officer
Kadaster
The Netherlands

Tirza van Daalen

TNO

Tirza

van Daalen

Director, Geological Survey of the Netherlands
TNO
The Netherlands

Dorine Burmanje

Municipality of Ermelo

Dorine

Burmanje

Mayor
Municipality of Ermelo
The Netherlands

Hanneke van der Klis

Deltares

Hanneke

van der Klis

Director Digital Transformation
Deltares
The Netherlands

Noud Hooyman

Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

Noud

Hooyman

Chief Geo-information Officer, Directorate for Spatial Planning
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
The Netherlands

Douwe Blanksma

Ruimteschepper

Douwe

Blanksma

Geospatial Serial Entrepreneur and Opiniator
Ruimteschepper
The Netherlands

AEC & Digital Cities

Kasirajan Mahalingam

Geospatial World

Kasirajan

Mahalingam

Industry Manager - AEC
Geospatial World

Moderator

Kasirajan Mahalingam

Geospatial World

Kasirajan

Mahalingam

Industry Manager - AEC
Geospatial World

Ingo Simonis

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

Ingo

Simonis

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Germany

Amr Raafat

Windover Construction

Amr

Raafat

Vice President, VDC & Technology
Windover Construction
USA

Daniel Pierre

Antea Group

Daniel

Pierre

Group Innovation Director
Antea Group
France

Moderator

Jan Roodzand

Ruimteschepper

Jan

Roodzand

Partner
Ruimteschepper
The Netherlands

Marcel Reuvers

Kadaster

Marcel

Reuvers

Senior Advisor, Strategy and Policy
Kadaster
The Netherlands

THOMAS PELZER

Cyclomedia Technology

THOMAS

PELZER

Product Manager - Aerial & Street LiDAR, Aerial Imagery, Street Ortho, 3D & Digital Twins
Cyclomedia Technology
The Netherlands

Ravi Peters

TU Delft

Ravi

Peters

Researcher, 3D Geoinformation
TU Delft
The Netherlands

Nils Van Driessche

Merkator

Nils

Van Driessche

Account Executive Smart City
Merkator

Sjoerd van der Lee

NVIDIA

Sjoerd

van der Lee

Professional Visualization Specialist
NVIDIA

Moderator

Shivangi Somvanshi

Geospatial World

Shivangi

Somvanshi

Director - Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure
Geospatial World

Anthony Tuffour

BuroHappold Engineering

Anthony

Tuffour

Director - Global Lead GIS and Digital Twins
BuroHappold Engineering
UK

Maya Tryfona

Amsterdam Airport - Schiphol Group

Maya

Tryfona

Data Engineer, ASM / Digital, Data & Analytics
Amsterdam Airport - Schiphol Group
The Netherlands

Jim Van Rens

RIEGL

Jim

Van Rens

Strategic Advisor, Government & Industry Relations
RIEGL
USA

Lead Talk & Moderator

Cristina Savian

BE-WISE

Cristina

Savian

Founder
BE-WISE
Australia

Jan Van de Steen

Capgemini

Jan

Van de Steen

Senior Manager GIS & Asset Management
Capgemini
Belgium

Niels Reyngoud

Province Gelderland

Niels

Reyngoud

Program Manager Implementation Asset Management and BIM
Province Gelderland
The Netherlands

Heath Pritchard

Cabinet Office

Heath

Pritchard

Head of Major Projects - Geospatial Commission
Cabinet Office
UK

Moderator

Ananyaa Narain

Geospatial World

Ananyaa

Narain

Director, GW Consulting
Geospatial World

Alexander Worp

Waternet

Alexander

Worp

Asset Information Manager
Waternet
The Netherlands

Yvonne Hidding

Waternet

Yvonne

Hidding

Business Information Analyst
Waternet
The Netherlands

Frederik Boersma

GeoBIMexperts

Frederik

Boersma

Business Consultant
GeoBIMexperts
The Netherlands

Sven Reulen

StraTopo

Sven

Reulen

Founder
StraTopo
The Netherlands

Elly Perets

ASTERRA, Technology by Utilis

Elly

Perets

CEO
ASTERRA, Technology by Utilis
Israel

Abdelrahman Abouhadid

Mace

Abdelrahman

Abouhadid

BIM Manager
Mace
UAE

Henk Scholten

Spatial Informatics

Henk

Scholten

Visiting Professor
Spatial Informatics
VU Amsterdam

Asmaa Abouleish

Span Steel Construction

Asmaa

Abouleish

BIM Manager
Span Steel Construction

Moderator

Titas Roy

Geospatial World

Titas

Roy

Senior Research Analyst
Geospatial World

Niall O'Cleirigh

PAC Studio

Niall

O'Cleirigh

Architectural Technologist
PAC Studio
Ireland

Mike Sewell

Gresham Smith

Mike

Sewell

Senior Strategist
Gresham Smith
USA

Stijn Michiels

EUROGI

Stijn

Michiels

Creative Technologist, Geo Solutions
EUROGI
Belgium

Defense & Internal Security

Brig. Ali Al Shehhi

Board Member, Federal GIS Center, UAE

Brig.

Ali Al Shehhi

Former Director, Space Reconnaissance Centre
Board Member, Federal GIS Center, UAE

Chris Tucker

American Geographical Society

Chris

Tucker

Cesium Board of Advisers
Chairman
American Geographical Society

Joe Morrison

Umbra

Joe

Morrison

VP of Commercial Product
Umbra
USA

Sven Weijnschenk

Ministry of Defence

Sven

Weijnschenk

Project Manager
Ministry of Defence
The Netherlands

Moderator

John Kedar

Geospatial World

John

Kedar

Strategic Advisor Geospatial Infrastructure
Geospatial World

Leendert Bal

European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

Leendert

Bal

Head of Department Safety, Security & Surveillance
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

Keith Barber

Tanzle

Keith

Barber

Chief Operating Officer
Tanzle
USA

Kammy Brun

HEAD Aerospace Technology

Kammy

Brun

Managing Director
HEAD Aerospace Technology
France

Emlyn Hagen

L3Harris Geospatial

Emlyn

Hagen

Senior Manager
L3Harris Geospatial
Germany

Peter Baumann

rasdaman GmbH & Jacobs University

Peter

Baumann

CEO & Professor of Computer Science
rasdaman GmbH & Jacobs University
Germany

Sergio Albani

European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen)

Sergio

Albani

Head of Research, Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI)
European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen)

Alexandre Costa

INESC TEC

Alexandre

Costa

Researcher
INESC TEC

Location & Business Intelligence

Pulkit Chaudhary

Geospatial World

Pulkit

Chaudhary

Industry Manager - Location & Business Intelligence
Geospatial World

Moderator

Pulkit Chaudhary

Geospatial World

Pulkit

Chaudhary

Industry Manager - Location & Business Intelligence
Geospatial World

Keynote

Bjoern Bremer

Ogilvy Group

Bjoern

Bremer

CEO & Chief Creative Officer
Ogilvy Group

Maria Graefin von Scheel-Plessen

Montblanc

Maria

Graefin von Scheel-Plessen

Global Head of Media and Advertising
Montblanc

Jaime Sanchez

Carto

Jaime

Sanchez

Customer Success Manager
Carto

Elena Rivas Ruzafa

JLL

Elena

Rivas Ruzafa

Head of Data Science
JLL

Jorge Valero

AEDAS Homes

Jorge

Valero

Director of Data and Digital Transformation
AEDAS Homes
Spain

Benoit Grouchko

Near

Benoit

Grouchko

CEO, Near EU and Global Privacy Officer
Near

Shintaro Nagaoka

Oracle

Shintaro

Nagaoka

Principal Product Sales Consultant
Oracle

Dick Ayres

Litterati

Dick

Ayres

Co-Founder & CSO
Litterati
Spain

Lead Speaker & Moderator

Anamika Das

Geospatial World

Anamika

Das

Vice President - Partnership
Geospatial World

Kaushik Yathindra Kumar

ECOLAB

Kaushik

Yathindra Kumar

BI and Digital Manager
ECOLAB

Rosalie van der Maas

Ellipsis Drive

Rosalie

van der Maas

Co-founder & CEO
Ellipsis Drive
The Netherlands

Nikhil Kumar

MapmyIndia

Nikhil

Kumar

President - Geospatial
MapmyIndia

Bart Adams

xyzt.ai

Bart

Adams

CTO
xyzt.ai
Belgium

Saurabh Rai

Tech Mahindra

Saurabh

Rai

Global Head – Analytics & Geospatial Initiatives
Tech Mahindra
India

Daniel Angel

SafeGraph

Daniel

Angel

Head of UK
SafeGraph

Ed Parsons

Google

Parsons

Geospatial Technologist
Google

Moderator

Alessandro ANNONI

President, International Society for Digital Earth

Alessandro

ANNONI

Former Head of Digital Economy Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
President, International Society for Digital Earth

Efren Diaz

Bufete Mas y Calvet

Efren

Diaz

Lawyer
Bufete Mas y Calvet
Spain

Daniel Angel

SafeGraph

Daniel

Angel

Head of UK
SafeGraph

Tyler Dahlberg

Booking.com

Tyler

Dahlberg

Senior Data Scientist - Geo
Booking.com

Lead Talk

Kati Packalen

PostNord

Kati

Packalen

Head of Customer Experience
PostNord Oy

Charlie Davies

TravelTime

Charlie

Davies

CEO
TravelTime
United Kingdom

Dara Keogh

EUROGI

Dara Keogh

CEO, GeoDirectory
EUROGI

SDG & Circular Economy

Moderator

Ulla Kronborg Mazzoli

Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency

Ulla

Kronborg Mazzoli

Chief Advisor
Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency
Denmark

Keynote Address

Greg Scott

United Nations

Greg

Scott

Inter-Regional Advisor
Global Geospatial Information Management
United Nations

Menno-Jan Kraak

University of Twente

Menno-Jan

Kraak

Professor, Geovisual Analytics and Cartography
University of Twente
The Netherlands

Britta Ricker

Utrecht University

Britta

Ricker

Assistant Professor, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development
Utrecht University
The Netherlands

Tim Trainor

International Cartographic Association

Tim

Trainor

President
International Cartographic Association
USA

Javier Carranza

GeoCensos

Javier

Carranza

Director
GeoCensos
Argentina

Rolando Ocampo

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Rolando

Ocampo

Director, Statistics Division
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Chile

Sandra Mayorga

National Administrative Department of Statistics – DANE

Sandra

Mayorga

Technical Director of Geostatistics
National Administrative Department of Statistics – DANE
Colombia

Moderator

Caroline Robinson

British Cartographic Society

Caroline

Robinson

Senior Editor, Maplines Magazine
British Cartographic Society
The Netherlands

Amy Coughenour Betancourt

CADASTA Foundation

Amy

Coughenour Betancourt

CEO
CADASTA Foundation

Cathrine Armour

UK Hydrographic Office

Cathrine

Armour

Chief Customer Officer
UK Hydrographic Office
UK

Christian Sevcik

RIEGL

Christian

Sevcik

Manager, Strategic Software Alliances
RIEGL
Austria

Moderator

Huib Pasman

Amsterdam Johan Cruijff ArenA

Huib

Pasman

Innovation Director
Amsterdam Johan Cruijff ArenA

Rudiger Ahrend

OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities

Rudiger

Ahrend

Head - Economic Analysis, Data & Statistics
OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
France

Marino Cavallo

Metropolitan City of Bologna

Marino

Cavallo

Head - Innovation
Metropolitan City of Bologna

Marcel Broekhaar

City of Zwolle

Marcel

Broekhaar

Program Leader Smart Society
City of Zwolle
The Netherlands

Michael Groves

Topolytics

Michael

Groves

Founder & CEO
Topolytics
UK

Alexander Gunkel

Space4Good

Alexander

Gunkel

CEO
Space4Good
The Netherlands

Sami Pippuri

MaaS Global Oy

Sami

Pippuri

CTO
MaaS Global Oy

Elspeth McIntyre

Atkins

Elspeth

McIntyre

Senior GIS Consultant
Atkins
UK

Moderator

Mark Noort

HCP international

Mark

Noort

Director
HCP international
The Netherlands

Alexandre Cabaret

Devex

Alexandre

Cabaret

Senior Director, Partnerships
Devex

Peter Rose

Orbica

Peter

Rose

Managing Director
Orbica
Germany

Lino Oliveira

INESC TEC

Lino

Oliveira

Senior Researcher
INESC TEC
Portugal

Tim Buckley

Alcis

Tim

Buckley

Chief Operating Officer
Alcis
UK

Andy Wilson

Ordnance Survey

Andy

Wilson

Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey

Moderator

Derek Clarke

World Geospatial Industry Council

Derek

Clarke

Advisor
World Geospatial Industry Council

Mila Koeva

University of Twente

Mila

Koeva

Assistant Professor
University of Twente
The Netherlands

Kasirajan Mahalingam

Geospatial World

Kasirajan

Mahalingam

Industry Manager - AEC
Geospatial World

Collaborative Space & Geospatial Value Chain

Moderator

Vivek Mukherji

Geospatial World

Vivek

Mukherji

Director & Executive Editor
Geospatial World

Juan Tomas Hernani

Satlantis

Juan

Tomas Hernani

CEO
Satlantis
Spain

Nicolaus Hanowski

European Space Agency (ESA)

Nicolaus

Hanowski

Head, Mission Management & Ground Segment Department
European Space Agency (ESA)
Italy

Eduard Escalona

EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

Eduard

Escalona

Space Downstream Market Officer
EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Czech Republic

Eric Perez

Managing Director, Airbus DS GEO SA

Eric

Perez

Head of Geospatial Imagery & Services, Airbus Intelligence
Managing Director, Airbus DS GEO SA
France

Willie Smits

Arsari Group

Willie

Smits

Chief Science Officer
Arsari Group
Indonesia

Anthony Baker

Satellite Vu

Anthony

Baker

CEO
Satellite Vu
UK

Lauren Guy

ASTERRA, Technology by Utilis

Lauren

Guy

Founder & CTO
ASTERRA, Technology by Utilis
Israel

Moderator

Ananyaa Narain

Geospatial World

Ananyaa

Narain

Director, GW Consulting
Geospatial World

Keynote

Lt. Gen. Girish Kumar

Former Surveyor General of India

Lt.

Gen. Girish Kumar

Former Surveyor General of India

Arnout Desmet

TomTom

Arnout

Desmet

Vice-President Maps
TomTom

Tamme van der Wal

AeroVision

Tamme

van der Wal

Partner
AeroVision

Lead Speaker & Moderator

Ines Kuhnert

AZO - Space of Innovation

Ines

Kuhnert

Head of Galileo & Copernicus Competitions
AZO - Space of Innovation
Germany

Max Gulde

ConstellR

Max

Gulde

CEO
ConstellR
Germany

Hannah Brocke

Planblue

Hannah

Brocke

Co-founder & COO
Planblue
Germany

Kathrin Lenvain

AZO - Space of Innovation

Kathrin

Lenvain

Business Development Manager
AZO - Space of Innovation
Germany

Hans van 't Woud

BlackShore

Hans

van 't Woud

CEO
BlackShore
The Netherlands

Mykola Kozyr

UP42

Mykola

Kozyr

Product Manager
UP42
Germany

Courtney Layman

Orbital Insight

Courtney

Layman

Computer Vision Scientist
Orbital Insight
USA

Moderator

Aaron Addison

University Consortium for Geographic Information Science

Aaron

Addison

Executive Director
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science

Barbara Ryan

World Geospatial Industry Council

Barbara

Ryan

Executive Director
World Geospatial Industry Council
USA

Sylvain Driholle

Euroconsult

Sylvain

Driholle

Earth Observation Consultant
Euroconsult
France

Ingo Baumann

BHO Legal

Ingo

Baumann

BHO Legal
Germany

Adina R. Gillespie

GHGSat

Adina

R. Gillespie

Director, Business Development (Europe)
GHGSat
UK

Bujed Pamungkas

Synspective

Bujed

Pamungkas

Global Sales Manager
Synspective
Japan

Lison Leonetti

Airbus Defence and Space Intelligence

Lison

Leonetti

Product Manager
Airbus Defence and Space Intelligence

Technical Sessions

5G, Cloud & IoT

Moderator

Remco Takken

World Geospatial Industry Council

Remco

Takken

Associate Director - Industry Engagement and Partnerships
World Geospatial Industry Council
The Netherlands

Salvatore Amaduzzi

University of Udine

Salvatore

Amaduzzi

Professor
University of Udine
Italy

Brian L. Soliday

Voxelmaps

Brian

L. Soliday

Chief Revenue Officer
Voxelmaps
USA

Gerhard Deiters

BHO Legal

Gerhard

Deiters

Partner
BHO Legal
Germany

Data Science

Moderator

Douwe Blanksma

Ruimteschepper

Douwe

Blanksma

Founder
Ruimteschepper
The Netherlands

Otto Huisman

Tensing

Otto

Huisman

International Business Director
Tensing
The Netherlands

Ivo de Liefde

Tensing

Ivo

de Liefde

Data Scientist
Tensing
The Netherlands

Arnoud Wessel

Evides

Arnoud

Wessel

Senior Process Technologist
Evides
The Netherlands

Stefanie Supper

Pointly

Stefanie

Supper

CEO & Founder
Pointly
Germany

Speaker

Weigang Yan

Cambridge City Council

Weigang

Yan

Senior Data Scientist
Cambridge City Council
United Kingdom

SDI & Digital Cadaster

Moderator

Ewa Surma

Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography

Ewa

Surma

Director of Strategy, International Cooperation and Public Information
Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography
Poland

Uche O. Ajene

eHealth Africa

Uche

O. Ajene

Senior Communications Manager
eHealth Africa
Nigeria

Hala Bayoumi

CEDEJ-CNRS

Hala

Bayoumi

Head of Digital Humanities Department
CEDEJ-CNRS
Egypt

Sampo Savolainen

Spatineo

Sampo

Savolainen

CTO
Spatineo
Finland

Miriam Gonzalez

UP42

Miriam Gonzalez

Partnership Manager
UP42
Germany

Eduard Roccatello

3DGIS

Eduard

Roccatello

CTO
3DGIS
Italy

Quadri Adebayo

Sambus Geospatial

Quadri

Adebayo

HChief Manager (Technical)
Sambus Geospatial
Austria

Ruben Van De Kerchove

Vito

Ruben

Van De Kerchove

Project Manager
Vito
Belgium

Begad Adel

Vamp Up

Begad

Adel

Co-Founder & CEO
Vamp Up
The Netherlands

Disaster Management

Moderator & Lead Speaker

Milan Konecny

Masaryk University

Milan

Konecny

Professor, Cartography and Geoinformatics
Masaryk University
Czech Republic

Richard Delf

Orbital Micro Systems

Richard

Delf

Remote Sensing Scientist
Orbital Micro Systems
UK

Mikael Stern

I-CONIC Vision

Mikael

Stern

CEO
I-CONIC Vision
Sweden

Fabio Villa

Imageo srl

Fabio

Villa

Geospatial Data Manager
Imageo srl
Italy

R. Ramakrishnan

Geokno

Ramakrishnan

Managing Director
Geokno
India

Samy Ismail Elmahdy

American University of Sharjah

Samy

Ismail Elmahdy

Geospatial Scientist, Geospatial Analysis Center (GAC)
American University of Sharjah
UAE

Geo4Telcos

Moderator

BERT KLAASSENS

Authority for Consumers and Markets

BERT

KLAASSENS

Senior Economic Advisor
Authority for Consumers and Markets
The Netherlands

John van Luijk

KPN

John

van Luijk

IT Architect Inventory Management GIS
KPN

Luc De Heyn

Merkator

Luc

De Heyn

Chief Commercial Officer
Merkator

Edward Bagnall

3-GIS

Edward

Bagnall

Sales Executive
3-GIS
Switzerland

Romain Charlon

LuxCarta

Romain

Charlon

Product Manager
LuxCarta
France

LiDAR System & Application

Falco Joosten

Cyclomedia

Falco

Joosten

Product Manager
Cyclomedia
The Netherlands

Stefan Oeldenberger

Schneider Digital

Stefan

Oeldenberger

Partner Network Manager
Schneider Digital
Germany

Prashant S. Alatgi

Prashant Advanced Survey

Prashant

S. Alatgi

Managing Director
Prashant Advanced Survey
India

Jordan Bates

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Jordan

Bates

Doctoral Researcher
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Germany