DGI 2015 (past event)
19 - 21 January, 2015
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
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Day 3
08:00 - 08:50 Registration and Welcome
Receive your badge, an up-to-date agenda and spend some time breaking the ice with fellow attendees over coffee and tea to get the networking started early. Plus don’t forget to put your name against the roundtable you plan to attend later today – limited spaces available so make your choice early on!
08:50 - 09:10 Chairman’s Welcome Address and Thought-Provoker – Geo-Political Changes Shaping the Future for Location Intelligence Professionals
Start your day with an assessment of current global security challenges, likely projections for 2015, and implications to you and your organisation before the senior speaker faculty begin their interrogation of today’s theme ‘the Future of Geospatial Intelligence’. Expect opinion, experiences and real-life case studies from one of DGI’s longest supporters, former Head of the NGA Bob Murrett.
● Defense and intelligence challenges
● Collective international responses
● Geospatial implications for organisation you work for and with
Public Administration and International Affairs
● Defense and intelligence challenges
● Collective international responses
● Geospatial implications for organisation you work for and with
Vice Admiral (ret'd) Robert B. Murrett
Deputy Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCPublic Administration and International Affairs
09:10 - 09:40 Live Leadership Interview - How will the Discipline of Military Geography Evolve in the Future?
Benefit from this completely new format at DGI bringing you closer to senior geospatial experts as they discuss in a frank and open manner challenges that must be solved to support the evolution of the geospatial intelligence profession. Nowhere else will you receive insight and opinion on what might matter most to future geospatial intelligence agencies and their leaders allowing you to challenge your own thinking on this important subject. Attend to:
Public Administration and International Affairs
Royal School of Military Survey
- Learn new ways to look at the changes in the geospatial intelligence profession and what this might mean for your next projects
- Challenge your own thinking on what matters most to future generations of geospatial intelligence experts and how you can help them to develop professionally in the future
- Put your own questions to the panel to receive expert advice on concerns you have about the direction geospatial intelligence as a profession is taking today
Vice Admiral (ret'd) Robert B. Murrett
Deputy Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCPublic Administration and International Affairs
John Knight
PrincipalRoyal School of Military Survey
09:40 - 10:10 Keynote Address - Unmanned Aerial Systems at a Crossroads - What Does the Future Hold?
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NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force Command
Major General (ret'd) Stephen Schmidt
Former CommanderNATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force Command
10:10 - 10:45 Visionary Address – Geospatial Intelligence: the New Normal
10:45 - 11:30 Networking Break
Use this time to connect with new and existing contacts to update your professional network over coffee and tea before the next sessions begin. Plus this is your penultimate chance to choose the roundtable of your preference before the roundtable sessions begin in the afternoon.
11:30 - 11:55 Humanitarian Spotlight - Location Intelligence: It's Role in Solving Issues Facing the Globe
Don’t miss one of the world’s most highly regarded experts on geospatial intelligence, former Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, discuss how locational intelligence is assisting improved decision-making by both the public and private sector nationally, regionally and globally. Dr. Lawrence CB will consider the many new technological developments revolutionising our personal lives through to how the use locational information is a fundamental part of the post 2015 sustainable development agenda for the globe.
United Nations (UN-GGIM)
- Introduction and overview of the work of the United National Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management
- New technological breakthroughs bringing geospatial capability to more of the world’s population
- How developments in geospatial intelligence will shape outcomes for future humanitarian missions
Vanessa Lawrence
Co-Chair, Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information ManagementUnited Nations (UN-GGIM)
11:55 - 12:05 Innovation: Connecting Worlds
12:05 - 12:30 Contingency Focus – 42 Engineering Regiment’s Deployed Geospatial Support Role in a Contingency Environment, Post Afghanistan
Gain an understanding of how the UK’s Geographic regiment has changed over the last 12 months and the types and variety of geospatial support that the soldiers are now undertaking from the current Commanding Officer Lt Colonel Richard Blunt. New to DGI Lt Colonel Blunt offers you a fresh perspective on how MoDs plan and organise to support crises and immediate operational requirements. Attend to learn more about:
- Implications of the move of the regiment onto one site at JFC Wyton and collocating with other Joint Force Intelligence Group organizations
- Analysis of types and variety of support now provided to the whole of Defence
- Case study 1 - support to the UK flooding crisis in Feb and Mar 14
- Case study 2 - support to very high readiness forces (TBC)
12:30 - 13:00 Leaders Discussion – How to Improve GEOINT Exchange Between NATO Members and Partners
Moderator:
Brigadier General Paul Hurmuz Deputy Director, Intelligence Division, NATO International Military Staff, NATO Geospatial Board
Speakers:
Stefan Quickert GEOINT Coordinator FIS Germany
Anne Cathrine Frostrups Director General Norwegian Mapping Authority
Ric Diaz Director, Sales Operations Textron Systems
Brigadier General Paul Hurmuz Deputy Director, Intelligence Division, NATO International Military Staff, NATO Geospatial Board
Speakers:
Stefan Quickert GEOINT Coordinator FIS Germany
Anne Cathrine Frostrups Director General Norwegian Mapping Authority
Ric Diaz Director, Sales Operations Textron Systems
Keep checking on the website for more information on this session.
NATO Geospatial Board
FIS Germany
Textron Systems
Brigadier General Paul Hurmuz
Deputy Director, Intelligence Division, NATO International Military Staff,NATO Geospatial Board
Stefan Quickert
GEOINT CoordinatorFIS Germany
Ric Diaz
Director, Sales OperationsTextron Systems
13:00 - 13:55 Networking and Lunch Break
Use this time to connect with new and existing contacts to update your professional network over lunch, coffee and tea before the next sessions begin.
FUTURE CONCEPTS FOR GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE LEADERS TO KEEP FRONT OF MIND
13:55 - 14:00 Chairman's Introduction
Welcome to the future of geospatial intelligence as you spend time learning how industry, government and academia openly discuss the evolution of technology and the profession in 3, 5 and 10 years from now. Don’t miss the introduction to these sessions from one of the UK’s leading thinkers on intelligence fusion, Group Captain Jonathan Rolf.
NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force Command
Major General (ret'd) Stephen Schmidt
Former CommanderNATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force Command
MANAGING AND SECURING KNOWELDGE TO SUSTAIN CAPABILITY
13:55 - 14:00 Chairman's Introduction
Find out government agencies top concerns around managing geospatial knowledge, specifically in security, storage, presentation and sharing from Brian Parish, one of the UK’s leading experts on knowledge management.
UK MoD
Brian Parish
Joint GEOINT Future Capability, Permanent Joint Headquarters,UK MoD
LOCATION INTELLIGENCE FOR HUMANITARIAN, EMERGENCY, DISASTER
13:55 - 14:00 Chairman's Introduction
Relief operations include humanitarian missions, disaster management, crisis response and emergency control all of which increasingly benefit from the power of location intelligence tools. Attend this introductory session from Dr Lawrence as she highlights the major challenges facing agencies conducting relief operations and how location intelligence can help in the future.
United Nations (UN-GGIM)
Vanessa Lawrence
Co-Chair, Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information ManagementUnited Nations (UN-GGIM)
IMPROVING NATIONAL SECURITY AND SOLVING CRIME USING LOCATION INTELLIFENCE
13:55 - 14:00 Chairman's Introduction
Identify the major challenges facing security and crime leaders as they increasingly adopt geospatial intelligence capabilities during this introductory session led by an expert in the field. Attend this scene-setting opener to prepare properly for the exclusive sessions ahead.
Track A
14:00 - 14:20 New and Innovative Sensors for Decision Support from the International Space Station
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Track B
14:00 - 14:20 Knowledge and Information Management NATO’s ISR Capability RoadmapLudwig Decamps
ISR Capability ManagerNATO
Track C
14:00 - 14:20 Exploiting Open Source Data for Civil-Military MissionsTrack D
14:00 - 14:20 Maryland Re-Offenders Case Study: Leveraging Location Intelligence to Prevent Crime
Learn how the State of Maryland is utilizing data-driven analysis tools to assist local law enforcement in understanding the spatial environment of the communities they are sworn to protect. These tools include the Maryland Offender Management System which provides situational awareness of offender populations along with other georeferenced criminal justice datasets connected with the Maryalnd Intelligence Analysis Platform that provides linkage analysis tools to identify co-location and other criminal relationships. You will find out more about the following areas of focus:
- Situational Awareness
- Offender Surveillance
- Co-Location Identification
- Linkage Analysis
14:20 - 14:25 Transit Time
Track A
14:25 - 14:45 How Trials Today are Defining Capability for Tomorrow
Learn how international trials to improve joint ISR and coalition information and intelligence sharing are shaping the future of geospatial intelligence directly from one of the most senior trial leaders Rob Munday. As a senior member of one of NATO’s most important groups enabling multinational government and industry collaboration today Rob is best placed to help you understand:
NATO Industrial Advisory Group SG177
- How international trials help to define future geospatial capabilities and impact the quality of decision support
- Outcomes from recent trials and what will be included in future trials to identify the next generation of geospatial capability
- Major challenges to solve in intelligence sharing to enable geospatial intelligence leaders to rapidly improve capability for their forces
Rob Munday
ChairmanNATO Industrial Advisory Group SG177
Track B
14:25 - 14:45 Managing Dynamic Data in an Enterprise Environment for Decision Support
Track C
14:25 - 14:45 NATO AGS Programme Update and the Full Spectrum of OperationsBodgan Horvat
Executive OfficerNATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency
Track D
14:25 - 14:45 Effective Geospatial Mission Management Operations to Enhance National Security14:45 - 14:50 Transit Time
Track A
14:50 - 15:10 10-Minute Technology Breakthroughs with 5 minutes for Q&A
The Value of Enterprise Data Search for Defense and Intelligence Agencies
Jon Polay, Business Development Director, Voyager Search
Lessons in Extracting and Analysing OSINT/SOCMINT in Real-time to Map and Forecast Global Security Threats and Social Unrest
Andrzej Czapiewski, Co-Founder, Cytora
Voyager Search
Jon Polay, Business Development Director, Voyager Search
Lessons in Extracting and Analysing OSINT/SOCMINT in Real-time to Map and Forecast Global Security Threats and Social Unrest
Andrzej Czapiewski, Co-Founder, Cytora
Jon Polay
Business Development DirectorVoyager Search
Track B
14:50 - 15:10 Spreading Geospatial Intelligence – All Source Analysis and Decision Making
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FIS Germany
Stefan Quickert
GEOINT CoordinatorFIS Germany
Track C
14:50 - 15:10 Contribution of Geo Intelligence to Environmental Protection
Track D
14:50 - 15:10 Using Geospatial Big Data for Border Surveillance
15:10 - 15:15 Transit Time
Track A
15:15 - 15:35 Future UK Geospatial R&D
Be among the first to find out how plans to invest in geospatial capabilities in the future.. Led by DSTL’s leader on geospatial programmes James Prain, you will receive:
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- An update on the organisation, objectives and priorities of DSTL’s information and intelligence projects so you have visibility on future technology and policy roadmaps
- An explanation about how lessons from ongoing operations are informing investment decisions for future UK geospatial capability
- News and details relating to DSTL’s upcoming research and development programmes supporting UK geospatial capability development including budgets and timelines
James Prain
Group Principal Information and IntelligenceDefence Science and Technology Laboratory
Track B
15:15 - 15:35 Cyber - The Increasing Impact on Geospatial Intelligence of Cyber Threats
Spend time with one of the US Army’s leading experts on managing intelligence in cyber space as he identifi es the major risks facing intelligence sharers today. Focusing on the impact on geospatial intelligence specifi cally Lt Colonel Thomas will provide you with new strategies to understand the risks and deal with the threats. Don’t miss this session to:
Naval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR)
- Understand the full range of threats to your geospatial intelligence enterprise so you can respond more precisely
- Rethink how to protect geospatial intelligence as you share it in cyber space to drive down risks and increase access
- Improve your knowledge about managing and securing your geospatial intelligence data sets to protect data supply to users regardless of the environment
Lt Colonel (Dr) Michael Thomas
USAF, Communications and Networks DivisionNaval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR)
Track C
15:15 - 15:35 10-Minute Technology Breakthroughs with 5 minutes for Q&A
Exploring the Potential for Augmented Reality and 3D Visualisation in Mobile Operations
Mike Reynolds, Owner, Augmented Technologies
Predicting and Preparing for Disasters Before they Happen
Kuo-Yu Chuang, Founder, Geothings
Mike Reynolds, Owner, Augmented Technologies
Predicting and Preparing for Disasters Before they Happen
Kuo-Yu Chuang, Founder, Geothings
Track D
15:15 - 15:35 Use of IMINT/GEOINT Products and Services in Support of the EU Common Security and Defence PolicyAdriano Baptista
Head of Operations DivisionSatCen
15:35 - 16:05 Networking Break
Use this time to connect with new and existing contacts to update your professional network over coffee and tea before the next sessions begin. Plus this is your penultimate chance to choose the roundtable of your preference before the roundtable sessions begin in the afternoon.
FUTURE CONCEPTS FOR GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE LEADERS TO KEEP FRONT OF MIND
16:05 - 17:05 Roundtable Sessions
Benefit from structured roundtable sessions facilitated by GEOINT experts from a wide range of backgrounds providing you with the chance to exchange ideas, challenge current thinking and come to new conclusions. Each table will run as follows:
NATO Industrial Advisory Group SG177
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
US Marine Corps Information Assurance
- 5 mins introductions
- 40 mins discussion
- 5 mins summary
- 10 mins for 3 tables to share 3 key take-aways
Roundtable 1 - Creating MULTI-INT by fusing Open Source and Location Intelligence
Richard Evans, IHS Director, Aerospace And Defence
David Hunt, IHS Senior Manager, Country Risk
Roundtable 2 – Trends in GEOINT R&D to Watch in the Future
James Prain, Group Principal Information and Intelligence, DSTL
Roundtable 3 – How to Leverage C2 to Overcome Challenges in JISR Information Sharing
Rob Munday, Chairman, NATO Industry Advisory Group SG-177
Roundtable 4 -Imagining Future Data Sourcing: Exploiting Open Source Data
Craig Clarke, Senior Open Source Analyst, US Marine Corps Information Assurance
Rob Munday
ChairmanNATO Industrial Advisory Group SG177
James Prain
Group Principal Information and IntelligenceDefence Science and Technology Laboratory
Craig Clarke
Senior Open Source AnalystUS Marine Corps Information Assurance
MANAGING AND SECURING KNOWLEDGE TO SUSTAIN CAPABILITY
16:05 - 17:05 Roundtable Sessions
Speakers:
Lt Colonel (Dr) Michael Thomas USAF, Communications and Networks Division Naval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR)
Stefan Quickert GEOINT Coordinator FIS Germany
Anne Cathrine Frostrups Director General Norwegian Mapping Authority
Brian Parish Joint GEOINT Future Capability, Permanent Joint Headquarters, UK MoD
Lt Colonel (Dr) Michael Thomas USAF, Communications and Networks Division Naval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR)
Stefan Quickert GEOINT Coordinator FIS Germany
Anne Cathrine Frostrups Director General Norwegian Mapping Authority
Brian Parish Joint GEOINT Future Capability, Permanent Joint Headquarters, UK MoD
For the first time at DGI benefit from structured roundtable sessions facilitated by GEOINT experts from a wide range of backgrounds providing you with the chance to exchange ideas, challenge current thinking and come to new conclusions. Each table will run as follows:
Brian Parish, Joint GEOint Future Capability, Permanent Joint Headquarters, UK MoD
Roundtable 2 – Understanding Cyber Threats
Lt Col (Dr) Michael L. Thomas, USAF, Communications and Networks Division within the Naval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR) Charleston, USA
Roundtable 3 – Overcoming Challenges of Sharing GEOINT Across Multiple Agencies
Stefan Quickert, GEOINT Coordinator, FIS, Germany
Roundtable 4 – Managing Knowledge Sharing Across Multiple Agencies
Anne Cathrine Frøstrups, Director, Kartverket
Naval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR)
FIS Germany
UK MoD
- 5 mins introductions
- 40 mins discussion
- 5 mins summary
- 10 mins for 3 tables to share 3 key take-away
Brian Parish, Joint GEOint Future Capability, Permanent Joint Headquarters, UK MoD
Roundtable 2 – Understanding Cyber Threats
Lt Col (Dr) Michael L. Thomas, USAF, Communications and Networks Division within the Naval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR) Charleston, USA
Roundtable 3 – Overcoming Challenges of Sharing GEOINT Across Multiple Agencies
Stefan Quickert, GEOINT Coordinator, FIS, Germany
Roundtable 4 – Managing Knowledge Sharing Across Multiple Agencies
Anne Cathrine Frøstrups, Director, Kartverket
Lt Colonel (Dr) Michael Thomas
USAF, Communications and Networks DivisionNaval Space and Warfare Center (SPAWAR)
Stefan Quickert
GEOINT CoordinatorFIS Germany
Brian Parish
Joint GEOINT Future Capability, Permanent Joint Headquarters,UK MoD
LOCATION INTELLIGENCE FOR HUMANITARIAN, EMERGENCY, DISASTER
16:05 - 17:05 Roundtable Sessions
For the first time at DGI benefit from structured roundtable sessions facilitated by GEOINT experts from a wide range of backgrounds providing you with the chance to exchange ideas, challenge current thinking and come to new conclusions. Each table will run as follows:
Marlene Meyer, Chief, Geospatial Branch, Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Roundtable 2 - Leveraging ICT Tools for Knowledge Sharing in Joint Environments
Kuo-Yu Chuang, Founder, Geothings
Roundtable 3 - Exploring the Potential for Augmented Reality and 3D Visualisation in Mobile Operations
Mike Reynolds, Owner, Augmented Technologies
Roundtable 4 – Contribution of GEOINT to Environmental Protection
Professor George Zalidis, Director, InterBalcan Environmental Center (Thessaloniki, GRC)Charalampos (Babis)Paraschou,Scientific Advisor, Interbalkan Environment Center
- 5 mins introductions
- 40 mins discussion
- 5 mins summary
- 10 mins for 3 tables to share 3 key take-aways
Marlene Meyer, Chief, Geospatial Branch, Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Roundtable 2 - Leveraging ICT Tools for Knowledge Sharing in Joint Environments
Kuo-Yu Chuang, Founder, Geothings
Roundtable 3 - Exploring the Potential for Augmented Reality and 3D Visualisation in Mobile Operations
Mike Reynolds, Owner, Augmented Technologies
Roundtable 4 – Contribution of GEOINT to Environmental Protection
Professor George Zalidis, Director, InterBalcan Environmental Center (Thessaloniki, GRC)Charalampos (Babis)Paraschou,Scientific Advisor, Interbalkan Environment Center
IMPROVING SECURITY AND SOLVING CRIME USING LOCATION INTELLIGENCE
16:05 - 17:05 Roundtable Sessions
Benefit from structured roundtable sessions facilitated by GEOINT experts from a wide range of backgrounds providing you with the chance to exchange ideas, challenge current thinking and come to new conclusions. Each table will run as follows:
Neil Thompson OMM CD, Former Director Geospatial Intelligence Canadian Armed Forces
Roundtable 2 - Crime Offender Tracking Using Geospatial Capabilities
Stewart Bruce, Society GIS Program Coordinator, Washington College
Roundtable 3 - Lessons in Extracting and Analysing OSINT/SOCMINT in Real-time to Map and Forecast Global Security Threats and Social Unrest
Andrzej Czapiewski, Co-Founder, Cytora
Roundtable 4 – Rethinking Co-ordinates for Location Intelligence
Chris Sheldrick, Founder, what3words.com
- 5 mins introductions
- 40 mins discussion
- 5 mins summary
- 10 mins for 3 tables to share 3 key take-aways
Neil Thompson OMM CD, Former Director Geospatial Intelligence Canadian Armed Forces
Roundtable 2 - Crime Offender Tracking Using Geospatial Capabilities
Stewart Bruce, Society GIS Program Coordinator, Washington College
Roundtable 3 - Lessons in Extracting and Analysing OSINT/SOCMINT in Real-time to Map and Forecast Global Security Threats and Social Unrest
Andrzej Czapiewski, Co-Founder, Cytora
Roundtable 4 – Rethinking Co-ordinates for Location Intelligence
Chris Sheldrick, Founder, what3words.com
17:05 - 17:10 Transit Time
17:10 - 17:20 Final Visionary Statement – Horizon Scanning to Identify Future Trends in Location Intelligence
Capture the major themes and findings from today’s sessions during this keynote closing speech from the chairman so you leave DGI 2015 equipped with a strategy to better tackle the challenges ahead.
Public Administration and International Affairs
Vice Admiral (ret'd) Robert B. Murrett
Deputy Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCPublic Administration and International Affairs