Speakers

Plenary

Sanjay Kumar
Welcome & Introductory

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World
India

Frank Tierolff
Keynote

Frank Tierolff

Chair Executive Board
Kadaster
The Netherlands

Dean Angelides
Keynote

Dean Angelides

Corporate Director, International
Esri
USA

Scott Crozier
Keynote

Scott Crozier

Vice President, Survey & Mapping
Trimble
USA

Ananya Narain
Moderator

Ananya Narain

Vice President - Commercial Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Marc Carolus
Financial Services

Marc Carolus

SVP, Insights & Analytics Location Products
Mastercard
Germany

Sim Choon Cheak
Plantation

Sim Choon Cheak

VP II, Agronomy & Precision Agriculture
Sime Darby Plantation Research
Malaysia

Akshat Pipersenia
Retail & Commerce

Akshat Pipersenia

Head- Customer Strategy & Planning
Unilever
The Netherlands

Judith Ampomah Owusu
Energy

Judith Ampomah Owusu

Senior Geoscientist
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)
Ghana

Kelvin Wong
Insurance

Kelvin Wong

Divisional Director - Catastrophe Analytics, EMEA West-South
Gallagher Re
UK

Dr. Bandar Saleh Almuslmani
Environment

Dr. Bandar Saleh Almuslmani

Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Saudi Arabia

Mark Reichardt
Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Senior Consultant - Geospatial Policy and Technology
Geospatial World
USA

Paul Becker

Paul Becker

President
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
Germany

Christine Najar

Christine Najar

Co-Head of SGS Office
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Switzerland

Nigel Clifford

Nigel Clifford

Deputy Chairman
Geospatial Commission
UK

Keith Masback
Moderator

Keith Masback

Advisor
Geospatial World
USA

Miriam Daniel

Miriam Daniel

VP & GM Google Maps for Consumers
Google
USA

Jagdish Narayanan

Jagdish Narayanan

CIO
Reliance Jio Payments Bank
India

Priyanka Sharma

Priyanka Sharma

Strategic Lead | Manager - Location Intelligence
Booking.com
The Netherlands

Alessandro Annoni
Moderator

Alessandro Annoni

Advisor - Digital Twin and Metaverse
Geospatial World
Italy

Eric DesRoche

Eric DesRoche

Director, Infrastructure Business Strategy
Autodesk Inc.
USA

Serge Lupas

Serge Lupas

CEO
Cyclomedia
The Netherlands

Luc De Heyn

Luc De Heyn

Chief Commercial Officer
Merkator
Belgium

Sanjay Kumar
Moderator

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World
India

Jan Erik Solem

Jan Erik Solem

Chair, Overture Maps Foundation
Engineering Director, Maps, Meta
USA

Willem Strijbosch

Willem Strijbosch

VP, Product for Maps
TomTom
The Netherlands

Ingrid vanden Berghe

Ingrid vanden Berghe

Administrator-General
National Geospatial Institute
Belgium

Nick Land

Nick Land

Business Development Manager
Esri
UK

Alain De Taeye
Moderator

Alain De Taeye

Member of the Management Board
TomTom
The Netherlands

BVR Mohan Reddy

BVR Mohan Reddy

Founder Chairman
Cyient
India

Ronda Schrenk
Moderator

Ronda Schrenk

CEO
United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
USA

Erik Josefsson
Keynote

Erik Josefsson

CEO
R-evolution
Sweden

Basanta Shrestha

Basanta Shrestha

Former Director of Strategic Cooperation
ICIMOD
Nepal

Markku Koivisto

Markku Koivisto

Chief Business Development Officer
GLOBHE
Finland

Saurabh Rai

Saurabh Rai

Global Head Analytics, Business Process Services
Tech Mahindra
India

Dr. Greg Scott
Moderator

Dr. Greg Scott

Inter-Regional Advisor
UNGGIM
United Nations

Patty Mims

Patty Mims

Director of Global National Government
Esri
USA

Anwaar Al Shimmari

Anwaar Al Shimmari

Executive Director
Federal Geographic Information Center
UAE

Albert Momo

Albert Momo

Vice President & Executive Director, Emerging Markets and Funded Projects, Trimble
Chair, DEI Committee, World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC)
USA

Sergio Fernandez de Cordova

Sergio Fernandez de Cordova

Executive Chairman
PVBLIC Foundation
USA

Nadine Alameh
Moderator

Nadine Alameh

CEO
Open Geospatial Consortium
USA

Babatunde David Aremu

Babatunde David Aremu

Founder
The Geospatial Hub
Nigeria

Yasmeen Al Hashmi

Yasmeen Al Hashmi

Director, Spatial Data
Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport
UAE

Cristian Araneda

Cristian Araneda

CEO
GeoAdvisors
Chile

Ewa Grabska-Szwagrzyk

Ewa Grabska-Szwagrzyk

Research Assistant
Jagiellonian University
Poland

John Kedar
Moderator

John Kedar

Strategic Advisor, Geospatial Infrastructure and Agencies
Geospatial World
UK

Martin Salzmann

Martin Salzmann

Corporate Strategy Advisor
Kadaster
The Netherlands

Brig. Ali Al Shehhi

Brig. Ali Al Shehhi

Director National Space Science & Technology Centre
Board Member, Federal GIS Centre
UAE

Sean Wiid

Sean Wiid

CEO
UP42
Germany

Dr. Siva Ravada

Dr. Siva Ravada

Vice President of Development
Oracle
US

Sanjay Kumar
Moderator

Sanjay Kumar

CEO
Geospatial World
India

Motoyuki Arai

Motoyuki Arai

CEO
Synspective
Japan

Katja van den Berge

Katja van den Berge

Director, Operations
Kadaster
The Netherlands

Juan Tomas Hernani

Juan Tomas Hernani

Chief Executive Officer
SATLANTIS
Spain

GeoBIM

Ananya Narain

Ananya Narain

Vice President - Commercial Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Pieter van Teeffelen
Moderator

Pieter van Teeffelen

Director
digiGO
The Netherlands

Marek Suchocki
Keynote

Marek Suchocki

Head of Industry Associations Strategy
Autodesk
UK

Roeland Allewijn

Roeland Allewijn

Chief Data Officer
Ministry of Water and Infrastructure (Rijkswaterstaat)
The Netherlands

Amr Raafat

Amr Raafat

Chief Innovation Officer
Windover Construction
USA

Marc Goldman

Marc Goldman

Director - AEC Industry Solutions
Esri
USA

Jugal Makwana
Moderator

Jugal Makwana

Global Director - Digital Engineering
Royal HaskoningDHV
The Netherlands

Kimberly Slaughter

Kimberly Slaughter

CEO
Systra USA
USA

Clive Billiald

Clive Billiald

Chief Executive
buildingSMART International
UK

Igor Starkov

Igor Starkov

VP, Digital Twin
Siemens Industry, Inc.
USA

Carlo Ruiz

Carlo Ruiz

Senior Director AI Solutions - EMEA
NViDIA
The Netherlands

Nelson Ogunshakin
Moderator

Nelson Ogunshakin

CEO
International Federation of Consulting Engineers
Switzerland

Loh Teck Hee

Loh Teck Hee

Group Director - Design and Planning Lab
Urban Redevelopment Authority
Singapore

Andres Maremae

Andres Maremae

Head of GIS, Strategic Management Office
City of Tallinn
Estonia

Roland van der Heijden

Roland van der Heijden

Program manager - Digital City Rotterdam
Municipality of Rotterdam
Netherlands

Ignasi Perez Arnal
Moderator

Ignasi Perez Arnal

CEO
BIM Academy
Spain

Simone De Gale

Simone De Gale

CEO
Simone de Gale Architects
UK

Jeroen Tishauser

Jeroen Tishauser

Information Manager and Product Owner
VolkerWessels Infrastructure
The Netherlands

Gary Cowan

Gary Cowan

Head of Digital Construction/VDC
Kane Group
Northern Ireland

Martyn Carlier
Moderator

Martyn Carlier

Program Manager
digiGO
The Netherlands

Rolf Jonker

Rolf Jonker

Project Leader BIM & Civil Engineering
Municipality of Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Marloes Graaumans

Marloes Graaumans

Geo Information Specialist
Municipality of The Hague
The Netherlands

Francesca Noardo

Francesca Noardo

Innovation Project Manager
Open Geospatial Consortium
Belgium

Eduard Loscos
Moderator

Eduard Loscos

President
Building Digital Twin Association
Spain

Alfonso Perna
Keynote

Alfonso Perna

International Product Engineering
ACCA Software
Italy

Andreas Gerster

Andreas Gerster

VP, SW Technology
Hexagon Geosystems
Germany

Jan Grobler

Jan Grobler

Business Development Manager - Building Construction
Topcon Positioning Netherlands

Nikolaus Studnicka

Nikolaus Studnicka

Terrestrial Laser Scanning Business Division Manager
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH
Austria

Ellen Klingelhoeffer

Ellen Klingelhoeffer

Technical Sales Engineer
Trimble
Germany

Asmaa Abouleish

Asmaa Abouleish

BIM Manager
EGIS Group
Saudi Arabia

Alessandro Annoni
Moderator

Alessandro Annoni

Advisor - Digital Twin and Metaverse
Geospatial World
Italy

Claudius Lieven

Claudius Lieven

Head of Stadtwerkstatt
Hamburg Department of Urban Development and Housing
Germany

Anthony Tuffour

Anthony Tuffour

Director - GIS and Digital Twins
BuroHappold Engineering
UK

Carsten Ronsdorf

Carsten Ronsdorf

Strategic Propositions Manager
Ordnance Survey
UK

Frederic Jacon

Frederic Jacon

Branch Manager
Camptocamp
France

Sri Krishna Hari

Sri Krishna Hari

Head of GIS / Staff Engineer
Beans.ai
USA

Shravan Shah

Shravan Shah

Director
TM Systems BV
Netherlands

Ramesh Kajrolkar

Ramesh Kajrolkar

Head of Operations
Tech Mahindra
India

Harry Atkinson

Harry Atkinson

Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer
Sensat
UK

Remy Ghalayini

Remy Ghalayini

Chief Technology Officer
GLOBHE
Sweden

Francois Robida

Francois Robida

President
MINnD
France

Christophe Castaing

Christophe Castaing

Former Director, Digital Engineering Program
Egis group
France

Vincent Keller

Vincent Keller

Head, Digital Engineering
Egis Rail
France

Aidan Mercer
Moderator

Aidan Mercer

Marketing Director
buildingSMART International Ltd
United Kingdom

Arisca Droog

Arisca Droog

Data Engineer, ASM / Digital, Data & Analytics / Team Information Management Services
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
The Netherlands

Rob Roef

Rob Roef

Senior Business Developer
TNO
The Netherlands

Marc Goldman

Marc Goldman

Director - AEC Industry Solutions
Esri
USA

Jugal Makwana

Jugal Makwana

Global Director - Digital Engineering
Royal HaskoningDHV
The Netherlands

Alfonso Perna

Alfonso Perna

International Product Engineering
ACCA Software
Italy

Alex Worp

Alex Worp

Asset Information Manager
Waternet
The Netherlands

Francesca Noardo

Francesca Noardo

Innovation Project Manager
Open Geospatial Consortium
Belgium

Rob Roef
Moderator

Rob Roef

Senior Business Developer
TNO
The Netherlands

Mohamed Amine Ben Rhaiem

Mohamed Amine Ben Rhaiem

Head of department, geospatial application development and scientific methodologies
National Centre of Mapping and Remote Sensing (CNCT)
Tunisia

Hesham Gamal Gaafar

Hesham Gamal Gaafar

Digital Twin & GIS Manager
Gleeds
Egypt

Paul Becker

Paul Becker

President
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
Germany

Ananya Narain
Moderator

Ananya Narain

Vice President - Commercial Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Raitis Busmanis

Raitis Busmanis

Head of VDC
Rail Baltica
Latvia

Vaidas Ulenskas

Vaidas Ulenskas

GIS Team Leader
Rail Baltica
Latvia

Niels Reyngoud

Niels Reyngoud

Program Manager, Implementation Asset Management and BIM
Department of Roads and Traffic, Province of Gelderland
The Netherlands

Wajdi Mereb

Wajdi Mereb

Senior Manager BIM
Miral
UAE

Francois Robida
Moderator

Francois Robida

President
MINnD
France

Agustin Roldan Hernandez

Agustin Roldan Hernandez

BIM Manager
TYPSA Group
Spain

Paloma Sanchez Allegue

Paloma Sanchez Allegue

Building Engineer
TYPSA Group
Spain

B.S.Mukund

B.S.Mukund

Head - Building Information Modeling (BIM)
L&T Construction

Masashi Kojima

Masashi Kojima

Innovation Lead, Asia Digital Lab
Obayashi Corporation
Singapore

Francesca Elisa Leonelli

Francesca Elisa Leonelli

Earth Observation Green Transition Data Application Scientist
European Space Agency
Italy

Stefanie Lumnitz

Stefanie Lumnitz

DestinE EO Application Scientist
European Space Agency
Italy

Abdulaziz Faeyz Alfaeyz

Abdulaziz Faeyz Alfaeyz

Urban Planning and GIS Project Manager
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON)
Saudi Arabia

Akanksha Tyagi
Moderator

Akanksha Tyagi

Regional Director - EMEA
Geospatial World
UAE

Dan Culli

Dan Culli

GIS Consultant
Locana/TEAM2100
UK

Elnazir Ramadan

Elnazir Ramadan

Associate Professor
Sultan Qaboos Universty
Oman

Ed Parsons

Ed Parsons

Geospatial Technologist
Google Inc.
UK

Chris Smeaton

Chris Smeaton

Associate Principal - Digital Leader
InSite International
United Arab Emirates

Michael Marriott

Michael Marriott

Infrastructure Manager, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
KEO Infrastructure

Alex Worp
Moderator

Alex Worp

Asset Information Manager
Waternet
The Netherlands

Kalaiselvan Baskaran

Kalaiselvan Baskaran

Functional Consultant - BIM
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
India

Rahma Al Balushi

Rahma Al Balushi

GIS Specialist
Oman Electricity Transmission Company
Oman

Dr. Siva Ravada

Dr. Siva Ravada

Vice President of Development
Oracle
US

Rombout Verwimp

Rombout Verwimp

CEO
Geo Solutions
Belgium

Nuno Correia

Nuno Correia

Head of Sustainability
WilkinsonEyre
UK

Marino Cavallo

Marino Cavallo

Head Innovation
Metropolitan City of Bologna
Italy

Sharad Ughade

Sharad Ughade

Director (Information Technology) & Assistant Commissioner D ward
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
India

Dimitrios Mentis

Dimitrios Mentis

Project Lead for Energy Access Explorer
World Resources Institute
Greece

Alexandru Morcov

Alexandru Morcov

Expert Coordinator
Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova (CALM)
Republic of Moldova

Land and Property

Bernard Liew Chau Min

Bernard Liew Chau Min

Director
Sabah Lands And Surveys Department
Malaysia

Paula Dijkstra

Paula Dijkstra

Director
Kadaster International
The Netherlands

Brent Jones

Brent Jones

Global Manager
Land Records/Cadastre, Esri
USA

Laura Becerra

Laura Becerra

Local Project Director
Kadaster International
Colombia

Begona Verdejo

Begona Verdejo

Senior Consultant for EMEA Government, Transportation and Defense Division
Hexagon
Spain

Eng. Naif Saeed Al-Juhany

Eng. Naif Saeed Al-Juhany

Executive Director of Geospatial Products
General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information

Caroline Robinson
Moderator

Caroline Robinson

Journalist, Maplines
British Cartographic Society
UK

Jones Ofori-Boadu

Jones Ofori-Boadu

Deputy Executive Secretary - Corporate Services
Land Commissions
Ghana

Remy Ghalayini

Remy Ghalayini

Chief Technology Officer
GLOBHE
Sweden

Antoine Lefebvre

Antoine Lefebvre

CEO
KERMAP
France

Ahmed Al Fazari

Ahmed Al Fazari

GIS Specialist
Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zone
Sultanate of Oman

Najya Sultan AlHajri

Najya Sultan AlHajri

GIS Specialist
Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zone
Sultanate of Oman

Adel Alqulaiti

Adel Alqulaiti

Land Affairs Rep
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia

Yousef Al-Ghassab

Yousef Al-Ghassab

Land Affairs Rep
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Simon Musaeus
Moderator

Dr. Simon Musaeus

VP, Geospatial Content Solutions | Hexagon
President | EAASI
Spain

Simon Kay

Simon Kay

Dep Head of Unit
European Commission, DG Climate Action
Belgium

Rachel Tidmarsh

Rachel Tidmarsh

Managing Director
Bluesky

Nicola De Quattro

Nicola De Quattro

Head of Innovation and Technology Governance
Telespazio Belgium
Belgium

Abhinandan Arya

Abhinandan Arya

VP, Head of Technology - Solutions
Synspective
Japan

Pier Francesco Cardillo

Pier Francesco Cardillo

Head of Commercial Development - RPAS e UTM
Telespazio
Italy

Disha Dwivedi

Disha Dwivedi

Industry Manager - National Mapping and Sustainability
Geospatial World
India

Mark Noort
Moderator

Mark Noort

Director / Owner
HCP international, Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Maria Ovdii

Maria Ovdii

Head Geodesy, Mapping and Geoinformation Department
Agency for Land Relations and Cadastre
Moldova

Golgi Alvarez

Golgi Alvarez

Founder & Editor
Geofumadas
Colombia

Matthieu Lefebvre

Matthieu Lefebvre

Head of Sales & Business Development
Wingtra
Switzerland

Luisa Bettili

Luisa Bettili

Project Manager
e-geos
Italy

Amy Coughenour Betancourt

Amy Coughenour Betancourt

CEO
CADASTA Foundation
USA

Denise McKenzie

Denise McKenzie

Partner, Community & Ethics
PLACE
UK

Jasmin Catic

Jasmin Catic

Expert for SDI Geoportal
Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs
Bosnia

Abhinandan Arya

Abhinandan Arya

VP, Head of Technology - Solutions
Synspective
Japan

Space + Spatial Value Chain

Luigi Scatteia
Moderator

Luigi Scatteia

Partner - Space Practice Leader
PwC Advisory
France

Kandasri Limpakom

Kandasri Limpakom

Deputy Executive Director
GISTDA
Thailand

Nicolaus Hanowski

Nicolaus Hanowski

Head, Mission Management & Ground Segments Department
Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, European Space Agency
Italy

Donna Lyndsay

Donna Lyndsay

Strategic Market Lead - Environment and Sustainability
Ordnance Survey
UK

Azlikamil Napiah

Azlikamil Napiah

Director General
Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA)
Malaysia

Glenn Cockerton

Glenn Cockerton

Managing Director
Spatial Vision
Australia

Gunter Schreier
Moderator

Gunter Schreier

Deputy Director
German Remote Sensing Data Center, DLR

Lena Halounova

Lena Halounova

President
ISPRS

Gianluigi Baldesi

Gianluigi Baldesi

Senior Commercialisation Officer
European Space Agency
France

Alex Gow

Alex Gow

Sales Director
SatelliteVu
UK

Motoyuki Arai

Motoyuki Arai

CEO
Synspective
Japan

Suyash Singh

Suyash Singh

Co-Founder & CEO
GalaxEye

Christian Beilschmidt

Christian Beilschmidt

Co-Founder
Geo Engine GmbH
Germany

Edward Anderson

Edward Anderson

Digital Earth Partnership Program Lead
The World Bank

Alex Chunet

Alex Chunet

ESA Representative to the World Bank
European Space Agency
USA

Emmanuel Pajot
Moderator

Emmanuel Pajot

Secretary General
EARSC

Mahsa Taheran

Mahsa Taheran

Satellite Ground Segment Systems Engineer
ConstellR
Germany

Federico Franciamore

Federico Franciamore

GIS & Remote Sensing Specialist/Project Leader
Space4Good B.V
Netherlands

Luisa Bettili

Luisa Bettili

Project Manager
e-geos
Italy

Phil Cooper

Phil Cooper

Geospatial Global Lead, Aerospace and Satellite - EMEA
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
UK

Dobrina Laleva

Dobrina Laleva

Senior Product Marketing Manager
UP42
Germany

Brig. Ali Al Shehhi
Moderator

Brig. Ali Al Shehhi

Director National Space Science & Technology Centre
Board Member, Federal GIS Centre
UAE

Saurabh Rai

Saurabh Rai

Global Head Analytics, Business Process Services
Tech Mahindra
India

Srinath Logasubramanian

Srinath Logasubramanian

Director - Commercial Space
Telespazio Germany
UK

Eiman AlShamsi

Eiman AlShamsi

Program Manager
National Space Science and Technology
UAE

Krystal Azelton
Moderator

Krystal Azelton

Director of Space Applications Programs
Secure World Foundation
USA

Sarah Erickson

Sarah Erickson

Research Assistant - Space Security and WMD Programmes
UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
USA

Kees van der Pols

Kees van der Pols

Head of Ground Segment and Mission Operations
ClearSpace
Switzerland

Dimitra Stefoudi

Dimitra Stefoudi

International Institute of Air and Space Law
Leiden University
The Netherlands

Dr Deb Jyoti Pal
Moderator

Dr Deb Jyoti Pal

Vice President - BI Platforms
Geospatial World
India

Aravind Ravichandran

Aravind Ravichandran

Founder
TerraWatch Space
France

Alexis Conte

Alexis Conte

Senior Consultant
Euroconsult
France

Solange Uwera

Solange Uwera

Product Manager, User Experience
Satellogic
Spain

Max Kampen

Max Kampen

Remote Sensing Engineer
Sentinel Hub
Austria

Hugo de Groof
Moderator

Hugo de Groof

Former Policy Officer
DG Environment, European Commission
Belgium

Chad Meley

Chad Meley

CMO
Kinetica
USA

Oscar Rojas

Oscar Rojas

Natural Resources Officer
Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nations (FAO)
Italy

Sami Murphy

Sami Murphy

Program Manager
United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Innovation Cell
USA

Alina Game

Alina Game

GIS Expert
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Switzerland

Alberto Meroni

Alberto Meroni

Business Development Manager, Europe
Esri
Italy

Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Summit

Part I: Future Users



Marcos Martinez
Moderator

Marcos Martinez

Secretary General
EAASI
Spain

Thalia Baldwin

Thalia Baldwin

Director
Geospatial Commission
UK

Dr. Bandar Saleh Almuslmani

Dr. Bandar Saleh Almuslmani

Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Simon Musaeus

Dr. Simon Musaeus

VP, Geospatial Content Solutions | Hexagon
President | EAASI
Spain

Dr. Karsten Pippig

Dr. Karsten Pippig

Project Coordinator
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Switzerland

Raphaele Heno

Raphaele Heno

Head of Innovation
IGN
France

Part II: Future Digital Ecosystem



Ed Parsons
Moderator

Ed Parsons

Geospatial Technologist
Google Inc.
UK

Dr. Jill Saligoe-Simmel

Dr. Jill Saligoe-Simmel

Principal Product Manager
Esri
USA

Dr. Siva Ravada

Dr. Siva Ravada

Vice President of Development
Oracle
US

Albert Momo

Albert Momo

Vice President & Executive Director, Emerging Markets and Funded Projects, Trimble
Chair, DEI Committee, World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC)
USA

Abigail Coholic

Abigail Coholic

Senior Director - Channel Partnerships
Ecopia AI
Canada

Dr. Raj Kumar Khatri

Dr. Raj Kumar Khatri

Principal SCO-Karnataka
Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Ltd.

Colin Bray
Moderator

Colin Bray

CEO, Ordnance Survey Ireland
President, EuroGeographics

David Henderson

David Henderson

Chief Geospatial Officer
Ordnance Survey
UK

Ingrid vanden Berghe

Ingrid vanden Berghe

Administrator-General
National Geospatial Institute
Belgium

Darko Vucetic

Darko Vucetic

Director of Development and Innovation
Republic Geodetic Authority of Serbia

Sallie Payne Snell

Sallie Payne Snell

Acting Secretary General and Executive Director
EuroGeographics

Part I: Presentations on Global Frameworks



Dr. Greg Scott

Dr. Greg Scott

Inter-Regional Advisor
UNGGIM
United Nations

Dr. Shivangi Somvanshi

Dr. Shivangi Somvanshi

Director - GKI
Geospatial World
India

Francesco Pignatelli

Francesco Pignatelli

Strategic Advisor
European Commission - DG JRC

Part II: Knowledge-centric future geospatial ecosystem



Dr. Nagy-Rothengass Marta
Moderator

Dr. Nagy-Rothengass Marta

Deputy Director and Head of Unit
European Commission
Luxembourg

Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop

Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop

Chief Geography Division
U.S. Census Bureau
USA

Paul Janssen

Paul Janssen

Expert Geo-standards
Geonovum
The Netherlands

Darcee Killpack

Darcee Killpack

Deputy Associate Director for Core Science Systems
U.S. Geological Survey
USA

Sumit Gera

Sumit Gera

Senior Director of Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI)
CCMEO, Department of Natural Resources
Canada

Carlo Cipolloni

Carlo Cipolloni

Information System & INSPIRE Unit Head
ISPRA DG-SINA (Division for the National Environmental Information System)
Italy

Dmytro Makarenko

Dmytro Makarenko

Deputy Chairman
StateGeoCadastre
Ukraine

Mohamed Amine Ben Rhaiem

Mohamed Amine Ben Rhaiem

Head of department, geospatial application development and scientific methodologies
National Centre of Mapping and Remote Sensing (CNCT)
Tunisia

John Kedar
Moderator

John Kedar

Strategic Advisor, Geospatial Infrastructure and Agencies
Geospatial World
UK

Dr. Greg Scott

Dr. Greg Scott

Inter-Regional Advisor
UNGGIM
United Nations

David Henderson

David Henderson

Chief Geospatial Officer
Ordnance Survey
UK

Dr. Michael Tischler

Dr. Michael Tischler

Director of the National Geospatial Program (NGP)
U.S Geological Survey (USGS)
USA

Mari Khardziani

Mari Khardziani

Head of International Relations Service
National Agency of Public Registry
Georgia

Dr. Lesley Arnold

Dr. Lesley Arnold

Director
Geospatial Frameworks Pty Ltd
Australia

Tim Trainor
Moderator

Tim Trainor

President
International Cartographic Association
USA

Shri Sunil Kumar
Keynote Address on National Geospatial Policy of India

Shri Sunil Kumar

Joint Secretary | Surveyor General of India
Department of Science and Technology
India

Ruud van Rossem

Ruud van Rossem

General Programme Manager DiS / Policy Coordinator Geo-information
Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Affairs
The Netherlands

Mr. Buyandelger Myagmarsuren

Mr. Buyandelger Myagmarsuren

Centre for Policy Research & Analysis
Mongolia

Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed Ghouse

Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed Ghouse

Director, Advisory & Innovation
AAM, a Woolpert Company
Australia

Claudia Baranzelli

Claudia Baranzelli

Program Manager
OECD
Italy

Tomaz Petek

Tomaz Petek

General Manager
Surveying and Mapping Authority
Republic of Slovenia

Olive Powell

Olive Powell

Head of Geography & Geospatial
Office for National Statistics
UK

Dr. Hala Bayoumi
Moderator Opening Remark

Dr. Hala Bayoumi

Head of Digital Humanities Department
National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
France

Benjamin Wuerzler

Benjamin Wuerzler

Innovation Manager
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy
Germany

Dr. Benedikt Graler

Dr. Benedikt Graler

ExCom Member
EUROGI, DDGI | 52°North GmbH
Germany

Glenn Cockerton

Glenn Cockerton

Managing Director
Spatial Vision
Australia

Dr. Antti Jakobsson

Dr. Antti Jakobsson

Chief Engineer
National Land Survey
Finland

Nathalie Delattre

Nathalie Delattre

Senior Manager
National Geographic Institute
Belgium

Patrick Mottram

Patrick Mottram

Senior Director of Product
Precisely
USA

Victoria Persson

Victoria Persson

Project Manager - Data Access and Integration
EuroGeographics
France

Hydrography and Maritime

Maroale Martha Chauke

Maroale Martha Chauke

Director - National Spatial Information Framework
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
South Africa

Dean Page

Dean Page

Postgraduate Researcher
University of Hull
UK

Saiful Nizam Mustafa

Saiful Nizam Mustafa

Manager Geomatics
PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd
Malaysia

Piotr Zaborowski

Piotr Zaborowski

Program Manager Innovation Europe
Open Geospatial Consortium
Poland

Eng. Zeyad Ashanqity

Eng. Zeyad Ashanqity

Marine Science Specialist
General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information
Saudi Arabia

Jean Felipe Teotonio

Jean Felipe Teotonio

Lead Public Health Analyst
HSR.health
USA

Hannah Brocke

Hannah Brocke

Chief Strategy Officer
Planblue
Germany

David Monetti

David Monetti

CEO
Skyability GmbH
Austria

Ivos Gajdorus

Ivos Gajdorus

Co-founder & CEO
Mapotic
Czech Republic

Francesca Adrienne

Francesca Adrienne

Project Manager
UNDP
Mauritius

Ruban Jacob

Ruban Jacob

Associate Director - GKI
Geospatial World
India

Geo4SDGs: Relevance to The Digital Age

V.S. Subrahmanian
Moderator

V.S. Subrahmanian

Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science
Buffett Faculty Fellow at Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois
USA

Guillermo Rosello

Guillermo Rosello

Director of International Expansion
Satlantis

Barbara Ryan

Barbara Ryan

Executive Director
World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC)
USA

Timothy Fella

Timothy Fella

Team Lead, Geospatial Authorities
Esri

Boudewijn Van Silfhout

Boudewijn Van Silfhout

CEO
eLEAF
The Netherlands

Andreas Littkopf

Andreas Littkopf

Manager - The European Topic Center Data integration and digitalization
European Environment Agency
Austria

Yury Sakovich

Yury Sakovich

Business Development Manager
Trimble
Germany

Barbara Ryan
Moderator

Barbara Ryan

Executive Director
World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC)
USA

Shinichi Sobue

Shinichi Sobue

Deputy Chief Officer of Earth Observation Applications
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan

Pooja Mahapatra

Pooja Mahapatra

Global Lead - Geospatial for Climate
Fugro
The Netherlands

Mikael J.A. Maes

Mikael J.A. Maes

Environmental Data Scientist at the Environment Directorate
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Taras Matselyukh

Taras Matselyukh

CEO and Founder
OPT / NET BV
The Netherlands

Javier Alexander Santos

Javier Alexander Santos

Business Development Director
GeoSAT
Spain

Alex Sweeney

Alex Sweeney

Senior Geospatial Data Analyst
Locana
USA

Tomaz Petek
Moderator

Tomaz Petek

General Manager
Surveying and Mapping Authority
Republic of Slovenia

Francisco Vala

Francisco Vala

Director for the Coordination of Territorial Statistics
Statistics Portugal

Nathalie Delattre

Nathalie Delattre

Senior Manager
National Geographic Institute
Belgium

Janusz Dygaszewicz

Janusz Dygaszewicz

Director of the ICT Systems
Geostatistics and Census Department
Statistics Poland

Rhian French

Rhian French

Director
Three Trees and a Map PR
UK

James Norris

James Norris

International Policy Lead
OSGB

V.S. Subrahmanian
Moderator

V.S. Subrahmanian

Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science
Buffett Faculty Fellow at Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois
USA

Amy Coughenour Betancourt

Amy Coughenour Betancourt

CEO
CADASTA Foundation
USA

Stella Chelangat Mutai
Moderator

Stella Chelangat Mutai

Geospatial Consultant
UN World Food Programme
Italy

Clinton Heimann

Clinton Heimann

Deputy Director General, Spatial Planning and Land Use Management
National Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development
South Africa

Francesca Piatto

Francesca Piatto

Project Officer
European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)

Nathan Vercruyssen

Nathan Vercruyssen

Senior Scientist Engineer
cosine
The Netherlands

Peter Navratil

Peter Navratil

Project Manager, Agriculture Information System
GAF
Germany

Karen Van Ruiten
Moderator & Speaker

Karen Van Ruiten

Director
Institute for Positive Health
The Netherlands

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

GIS Head
WHO
Switzerland

Henk Scholten

Henk Scholten

Director Innovation
Geodan
The Netherlands

Doria Tai

Doria Tai

Director, Digital Government
Sabah State Public Service Department
Malaysia

Jean Felipe Teotonio

Jean Felipe Teotonio

Lead Public Health Analyst
HSR.health
USA

Location Intelligence + FinTech Reshaping BFSI

Mark Reichardt
Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Senior Consultant - Geospatial Policy and Technology
Geospatial World
USA

Prateep Basu
Industry Keynote

Prateep Basu

CEO
SatSure
India

Nollie Maoto

Nollie Maoto

Chief Data and Analytics Officer - Merchant Services
First National Bank
South Africa

Philip Mott

Philip Mott

General Manager
Esri Europe
The Netherlands

Bernhard Rannegger

Bernhard Rannegger

Head Sustainability Solutions
Swiss Re
Switzerland

Marc Carolus

Marc Carolus

SVP, Insights & Analytics Location Products
Mastercard
Germany

Emanuele Colonnella

Emanuele Colonnella

Innovation Activation Manager
Generali
Italy

Bernhard Rannegger
Moderator

Bernhard Rannegger

Head Sustainability Solutions
Swiss Re
Switzerland

Tina Thomson

Tina Thomson

Head of Catastrophe Analytics EMEA WS
Gallagher Re
UK

Chris Weller

Chris Weller

Head of Catastrophe Modelling
Inigo Insurance
UK

Phil Cottle

Phil Cottle

Head of Forestry
ForestRe
UK

Arindom Datta
Moderator

Arindom Datta

Senior Advisor, Satsure and Former Executive Director
Rabobank
India

Jagdish Narayanan
Keynote : e-wallets and Digital Payments

Jagdish Narayanan

CIO
Reliance Jio Payments Bank
India

Jaskaran Lamba

Jaskaran Lamba

VP, Compliance Analytics, ASP Risk and Compliance
HSBC
Hong Kong

Chandru Badrinarayanan

Chandru Badrinarayanan

Chief Operating Officer
Blue Sky Analytics
India

Darell van der Voort

Darell van der Voort

Senior Data Engineer
VIDA
The Netherlands

Danny Haynes

Danny Haynes

Head of Product
Kroo Bank
UK

Mariam Crichton

Mariam Crichton

CEO & Co-founder
7 Satya
UK

Neena Priyanka

Neena Priyanka

Product Manager-Location Intelligence
Precisely
India

Retail & Commerce: Driving Innovation with Location Intelligence

Dr. Beth Crane

Dr. Beth Crane

VP, Data Operations
DataPlor
US

Asif Khan
Keynote & Moderator

Asif Khan

Founder and CEO GroundLevel Insights and Founder LBMA

Canada

Carsten Szameitat

Carsten Szameitat

Sr. Director Global Partnerships
Svarmony
Germany

Kacy Harding

Kacy Harding

Former VP
Culligan International & Philips
The Netherlands

Bas Jansen Venneboer

Bas Jansen Venneboer

Managing Partner
Local Eyes
The Netherlands

Krishen Joshi
Moderator & Speaker

Krishen Joshi

Head of Marketing Science
Mindshare
UK

Hannah Babineau

Hannah Babineau

Head of Partnerships
The Data Appeal Company
Italy

Rakesh Rana

Rakesh Rana

Head of Data
Haypp Group
Sweden

Ana Coman Bastarrica

Ana Coman Bastarrica

GIS Specialist
Booking.com
Spain

Thomas Waddington

Thomas Waddington

Senior Manager Geospatial & Market Intelligence
ASDA
UK

Akshat Pipersenia
Moderator & Speaker

Akshat Pipersenia

Head- Customer Strategy & Planning
Unilever
The Netherlands

Anna Baecklund

Anna Baecklund

Head of Data Science
ICA Sverige AB
Sweden

Sesillia Pongoh

Sesillia Pongoh

CEO - Founder
Locator Logic Solutions
Indonesia

Sanket Gupta
Moderator & Speaker

Sanket Gupta

Group Product Manager
Google
USA

Michael Ashmore

Michael Ashmore

Sr Director, Product Management
Precisely
USA

Clemens Schotte

Clemens Schotte

Sr Program Manager
Microsoft Maps & Geospatial
The Netherlands

Gladis Araujo

Gladis Araujo

VP Global Quality Systems & Supply Chain
Mattel
The Netherlands

Geo4Telcos: Geo-enabling 5G Operators

Bert Klaassens
Moderator

Bert Klaassens

Senior Economic Advisor
Authority for Consumers and Markets
The Netherlands

Tomaz Sturm

Tomaz Sturm

Undersecretary, Telecommunications
Agency for Communication Networks and Services
Slovenia

Ronald van Coevorden

Ronald van Coevorden

Senior Key Account Manager
Trimble
The Netherlands

Fourat Haider

Fourat Haider

Network Strategy and Architecture Manager
Three UK
UK

Bharadwaj Pulugundla

Bharadwaj Pulugundla

Business Development Partner
Verizon Business Group
Netherlands

Andrie Singh

Andrie Singh

Product Manager
Jio Platforms Limited
India

Colin Newman

Colin Newman

Director of Antenna Business Development
Quectel
UK

Matt Hawkins

Matt Hawkins

Principal Solution Engineer
Kinetica
USA

Climate & Disaster Resilience

JAN SLAATS
Moderator

JAN SLAATS

Geospatial Application Engineer
The Nature Conservancy
USA

Matthew Pennells

Matthew Pennells

Global Community Engagement Director
Esri
UAE

Michael Breetzke

Michael Breetzke

Director, Business Development
Swift Geospatial
South Africa

Chuen-Fa Ni

Chuen-Fa Ni

Professor and Director
Center for Environmental Studies, National Central University
Taiwan R.O.C.

Bhavyata Jethva

Bhavyata Jethva

Secretary, National Director
River Rejuvenation Projects, VVKI, The Art of Living
India

Brooke Hatcher

Brooke Hatcher

Geospatial Data Lead
New Light Technologies
USA

Chiranjit Guha

Chiranjit Guha

Principal Consultant, Analytics
Foundation for Ecological Security
India

Technology Session: Lidar

Clint Graumann

Clint Graumann

CEO
NUVIEW, Inc
USA

Peter Rieger

Peter Rieger

Airborne Laser Scanning Business Division Manager
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH
Austria

Steven McArdle

Steven McArdle

Chief Innovation Officer
VeriDaaS Corporation
Canada

Ana Puttonen

Ana Puttonen

Software Support Engineer
Terrasolid
Finland

Eduard  Roccatello

Eduard Roccatello

CTO
3DGIS srl
Italy

Prashant Alatgi

Prashant Alatgi

Owner
Prashant Advanced Survey LLP
India

Arnout van Raaij

Arnout van Raaij

Product Manager
Cyclomedia
The Netherlands

Technology Session: AI/ML

Steffen Kuhn
Moderator

Steffen Kuhn

Head of Consulting
Elektrobit Automotive GmbH
Germany

Pascal Van Dalen

Pascal Van Dalen

Chief Growth Officer
Picterra
Switzerland

Aaron Su

Aaron Su

Software Engineer
Element 84
USA

Julia Gottfriedsen

Julia Gottfriedsen

Data Science Team Lead
OroraTech GmbH
Germany

Jeroen Brouwer

Jeroen Brouwer

Senior Manager, Customer Program Management
TomTom
The Netherlands

Johannes Rahlfs

Johannes Rahlfs

Research and Development Scientist
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Norway

Robert  Carroll

Robert Carroll

VP, Products and Business Operations
Vexcel Imaging
USA

Adam Knaze

Adam Knaze

Senior Consultant, Geoanalytics Lead
PwC Advisory
Slovakia

Khadija Al-Falahi

Khadija Al-Falahi

Geospatial Consultant
Petroleum Development Oman
Oman

Ahmed Al-Mandhari

Ahmed Al-Mandhari

Geospatial Consultant
Petroleum Development Oman
Oman

Jani Kylmaaho
Moderator & Speaker

Jani Kylmaaho

Director of Development and Digitalization
National Land Survey of Finland
Finland

Roland Degelmann

Roland Degelmann

CEO
Takatoa
Germany

Gosia Wrzesinska

Gosia Wrzesinska

CEO
Coders Co.
The Netherlands

Jason Arnold

Jason Arnold

Distinguished Engineer
Ocient
USA

An Heirman

An Heirman

Team Lead
GIM, a Merkator company
Belgium

Katya Soueid

Katya Soueid

Head of Product and Strategy
B.O.T
Lebanon

Technology Session: HD Mapping

Abdelrahman Abou Hadid

Abdelrahman Abou Hadid

Digital Transformation Manager
Mace
Saudi Arabia

Steffen Kuhn

Steffen Kuhn

Head of Consulting
Elektrobit Automotive GmbH
Germany

Rollo Home

Rollo Home

Head of Product
Ordnance Survey
UK

Antonio Mendes

Antonio Mendes

Mobile Mapping Solutions Manager, Reality Capture Division
Hexagon Geosystem
UK

Technology Session: SAR

Meenal Dhande
Moderator

Meenal Dhande

Associate Editor - EMEA
Geospatial World
India

Sylvain Drilholle

Sylvain Drilholle

Senior Consultant
Euroconsult
France

Nicolai Holzer

Nicolai Holzer

Sr. Solutions Engineer EMEA
L3Harris
Germany

Laxmi Balami

Laxmi Balami

Software Engineer
LiveEO GmbH
Germany

Dietrich Heintz

Dietrich Heintz

Founder & CEO
cropix
Switzerland

Parthasarathy Subashini

Parthasarathy Subashini

Professor of Computer Science
Avinashilingam University for Women
India

Matteo Emanuelli

Matteo Emanuelli

Manager Future SAR Programs
Airbus Defence and Space
Germany

Technology Session: Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)

Rupak Deore
Moderator

Rupak Deore

Senior Research Manager
Geospatial World
India

Prof. Jarkko Koskinen

Prof. Jarkko Koskinen

Deputy Director General
FGI

Prof. Dinesh Manandhar

Prof. Dinesh Manandhar

Associate Professor (Project)
The University of Tokyo
Japan

Catherine GABAY

Catherine GABAY

Deputy Director of Spectrum Monitoring, Spectrum Control Directorate
National Frequency Agency (ANFR)
France

Bert Klaassens
Moderator

Bert Klaassens

Senior Economic Advisor
Authority for Consumers and Markets
The Netherlands

Nikolas Smilovsky

Nikolas Smilovsky

Geospatial Solutions Director
Bad Elf
USA

Dylan Murphy

Dylan Murphy

Director of Product Management
Ocient
USA

Asif Khan

Asif Khan

Founder and CEO GroundLevel Insights and Founder LBMA

Canada

Gillian Smith

Gillian Smith

Vice President Marketing
NextNav
USA

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)

Akanksha Tyagi

Akanksha Tyagi

Regional Director - EMEA
Geospatial World
UAE

Hazel Hendley

Hazel Hendley

Director of People
Ordnance Survey
UK

Miriam Gonzalez

Miriam Gonzalez

Partnerships & Outreach | UP42
Co-Founder | GeoChicas
Germany

Stella Chelangat Mutai

Stella Chelangat Mutai

Geospatial Consultant
UN World Food Programme
Italy

Simon Navin
Moderator & Lead Speaker

Simon Navin

EDI Council Chair
Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
UK

Maarit Kahila

Maarit Kahila

CEO
Maptionnaire
Finland

Philipp  Meschenmoser

Philipp Meschenmoser

Research Associate
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Switzerland

Ann Johnson

Ann Johnson

Associate Director, GeoTech Center
Jefferson Community and Technical College
USA

Keith Masback
Moderator

Keith Masback

Advisor
Geospatial World
USA

Andrea Krupa

Andrea Krupa

President
PhotoSat
Canada

Mariam Crichton

Mariam Crichton

CEO & Co-founder
7 Satya
UK

Rachel Tidmarsh

Rachel Tidmarsh

Managing Director
Bluesky