Jim Hill

Director Geospatial Intelligence Directorate
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, USA

Jim is the Director of the Geospatial Intelligence Directorate (GID), Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) located in Quantico, VA. He manages a staff of 100 professionals providing GEOINT support to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Operational Marine Forces,and the Intelligence Community. Jim provides strategic direction, technical mentorship, resource management, and is responsible for fostering collaborative relationships within the international GEOINT community. He is currently providing oversight of geospatial reach back for Marine Corps operations in Afghanistan.

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Day 1

Friday, July 1st, 2016

11:00 How the Marine Corps GEOINT Teams Collaborate Internationally

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12:00 Panel Discussion : What are the New Requirements and Solutions for Geospatial Capabilities?

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Discover new ways to develop a world-class geospatial capability during this interactive panel discussion by exchanging ideas and views with a panel of experts assembled from agencies in North America for your benefit. During this open and frank discussion you will hear how different agencies are generating requirements and exploring new solutions as well as receiving ample time to ask your own questions and challenge answers offered. As the central panel of the day this is one session you can’t afford to miss! Topics to be discussed include:

● New capabilities and data and analysis tools
● A five year outlook on user requirements
● What is the current demand spike for imagery doing to user experience?
● What are the new applications to be aware of?
● What does the move into mass market mean for satellite imagery?
● Future sensor capabilities

Day 2

Monday, August 1st, 2016

11:30 United States Marine Corps GEOINT – A Proven Formula for Success

17:50 High-Level Panel – GEOINT – What has Changed and What to Expect Next?

Plus senior leaders from major commercial businesses currently blazing a trail in analytics and 3D modeling

With commercial organisations adopting geospatial capabilities to solve everyday challenges at unprecedented rates, what can the defence and security community learn when designing future intelligence strategies? Find out with the help of input from senior leaders from some of the biggest, fastest-growing commercial sector businesses during this new and exclusive panel!

● Challenges facing commercial organisations today
● How geospatial capability is enabling business in the commercial sector today?
● Lessons that can be applied in defence and security environments