Geospatial World Forum 2020 : 7-9 April, Amsterdam

DORINE

"Geospatial community needs more diversity – students, start-ups, women and initiatives from the developing nations to tap the true potential of this technology and make the #GeospatialByDefault movement a success"

DORINE BURMANJE Chair of Executive Board, Kadaster

JACK

"We are moving towards exponentially changing world, creating many problems and threatening our life support. Geospatial technology provides the best platform to rapidly scale this work and make our world the better living place."

JACK DANGERMOND President, Esri | Chairman, WGIC

SYBILLA

"Reality of climate change and natural disasters has only escalated in recent times. The answer to all these challenge is difficult to find. But at the root of all lies the need for good spatial data."

SYBILLA DEKKER Honorary Minister of State | Former Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, The Netherlands

VENU

"Indian sees the development as the primary goal and to make it real there is a need to leapfrog in terms of technology and geospatial has the biggest role to play in it."

VENU RAJAMONY Indian Ambassador to The Netherlands

BENITO

"Ghana is integrating the technology everywhere for holistic development of the nation and the Government of Ghana is committed to work with private geospatial players"

BENITO OWUSU-BIO Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana

STEVE

"Spatial Data has been deeply integrated into real-time model centric solutions. A workflow exists between "as-in data" capture to modeling to physical action and back again. The constructible model is enabled by precision spatial data."

STEVE BERGLUND President and CEO, Trimble

B.V.R.

"Digital engineering is 'renewing the old' and 'building the new' and it is the new growth engine for AEC market, transforming industries."

B.V.R. MOHAN REDDY Executive Chairman, Cyient

CHRISTOPHER

"We have more dynamic data coming for which you need more dynamic technologies. Transformation or re-projection causes errors if the technology is not smart"

CHRISTOPHER DE PRETER Chief Sales Officer, Hexagon Geospatial

MOHAMED

"For public transport, location is key to planning and monitoring especially for navigation, geospatial is important for land use information, autonomous vehicles and policy making for development."

MOHAMED MEZGHANI Secretary-General, International Association of Public Transport

MALCOLM

"ITU has a crucial role to play in the digital economy; the participants of ITU are looking to collaborate with diverse industries. We need to work in collaboration especially in terms of technology and standardization"

MALCOLM JOHNSON Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union

JEFF

"For 5G we need a multi-sensor approach. It is important to add the human element on the physical element for innovation."

JEFF GLUECK CEO, Foursquare

Overview

Best-known for its futuristic themes, engaging content, and top-level attendees, Geospatial World Forum will be back in Amsterdam this coming 7-9 April 2020. With the theme ‘Transforming Economies in 5G Era – The Geospatial Way’, the 12th edition of the conference will continue to initiate thought-provoking discussions and advocate for technology innovation and practices in the geospatial industry.

The conference shall highlight the value of geospatial technology in digital economy and its integration with emerging technologies such as 5G, AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud, IoT and LiDAR in various user industries, including digital cities...

In the emerging digital economy, geospatial is not just about location. It is more about how the information revolution will affect human livelihood and the surrounding environment. With 5G as the backbone, new trends in geospatial technologies such as advancements in data analytics; miniaturization of sensors...

Fact File

1500+ Delegates

500+ Organizations

250+ Speakers

70+ Countries

Conference Program

HEAR FROM THE

THOUGHT LEADERS

High-level dialogues featuring thought leaders from key economic sectors, 5G technology leaders and geospatial industry leaders sharing ideas and insights in 5 informative plenary sessions.

Geospatial Economy in 5G Era
AEC & Digital Economy: Enabling Connected Infrastructure of Tomorrow
5G+Location Analytics: The Next Generation BI
Bridging Digital Divide: The Geospatial Way
AI+5G: Co-creating an Unmanned Ecosystem

CROSS-INDUSTRY USER

ECOSYSTEM IN ONE PLACE

Thematic symposiums focusing on major industry segments enabling pro-active engagement between geospatial community andrespective user community.

5G+Geospatial for Digital Cities
Construction & Engineering
Defence & Security
Geo4SDGs
Geo4Telcos: Geo-enabling 5G Operators
Location Analytics & Business Intelligence

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INTEGRATION SHOWCASE

Geospatial innovations, solutions, and services capabilities, in integration with emerging technologies, will be presented in user symposiums, technology tracks and the showcase area.

5G
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Vehicles
Big Data
Blockchain

Cloud
Data Science
Internet of Things
LiDAR

BE A SPEAKER

If you’re an opinion leader, innovator, or enthusiastic user of geospatial information, we want you at the podium!

Submit your abstract online before 31 October 2019

Submit Abstract

EXHIBIT

Engage with the who’s who of the industry, establish your position as a leader in the marketplace, and reach your top prospects at GWF 2020.

Key decision makers visit our exhibition, make the most of it!

Become An Exhibitor

PARTICIPATE

Learn best practices, find out new innovations, network with experts, and be a part of the conversation.

Registration opens 20 September 2019

Past Speakers

JACK DANGERMOND President, Esri Chairman
World Geospatial Industry Council
USA

Carola Verschoor Chief Digital Officer
Royal HaskoningDHV
The Netherlands

Fabian Maingain Deputy Mayor, Smart City
City of Brussels
Belgium

Virginia Burkett Chief Scientist, Climate and Land Use Change
Geological Survey, USA

STEFAN SCHWEINFEST Director
Statistics Division
United Nations

Katherine Broder President, Construction Tools Division
Hexagon, Switzerland

Tan Boon Khai Chief Executive
Singapore Land Authority
Singapore

Paloma Merodio Gomez Vice President
INEGI
Mexico

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Who Attend

Technology providers
Service and solution providers
Market research and consulting firms
Investors and venture capitalist
Industry segments – government, multilateral, business enterprise, development agencies and academia