John Day

Director for National Security Business Development
Esri

A former British Army officer with over 30 years of experience in military engineering and geospatial technology including counter-terrorism activities in Northern Ireland, maneuver warfare in West Germany, and geospatial support in the NATO Corps headquarters Mr Day is highly qualified to contribute to some of the most high-level discussions at DGI in 2015.

Since joining Esri he has been advising the US Defense and Intelligence Community on how commercial GIS technologies and solutions translate to defense and intelligence systems. Mr. Day led Esri's activities with the Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit, to provide geospatial tools for USC2I programs. Now a U.S. citizen, Mr. Day is Esri’s Director for National Security Business Development, managing relationships with Esri’s global defense and intelligence customers.

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Day 2

Monday, August 1st, 2016

12:00 Expert Insight - Transforming Intelligence for the Complete National Security Community

Attend this session to understand how Esri, a world leader in providing geographic information systems, is focusing on developing new capabilities for national security leaders. Led by one of Esri’s foremost experts on national security this briefing will provide you with:

● Reasons why intelligence for national security is quickly rising up the agenda
● Recent examples of how intelligence is transforming national security around the world
● New thinking about the future of location intelligence and the communities it will serve

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