Neil Thompson OMM CD

Former Director Geospatial Intelligence
Canadian Armed Forces

Neil Thompson is the Managing Partner of WC Group before that he had a long and distinguished career in the Canadian Forces with more than 30years in various command and staff positions in the defence, civilian and international intelligence communities. These included a secondment to the Government of Canada Privy Council Office and a Branch Chief on the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters.

He was the first Commanding Officer of the Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre. He was also a Defence Intelligence Attaché in the United Kingdom. Upon returning to Canada, he became Director Intelligence Operations within the Chief of Defence Intelligence Staff. He completed his career as the Director of Geospatial Intelligence. He was responsible for all aspects of Geospatial Intelligence in the Canadian Forces.

Neil has kept active in the Intelligence and Geospatial Intelligence fields by accepting the position of Managing Director of the WCGroup. Neil has maintained his contacts in the Canada, the United States and Europe brings a unique perspective to this focus day.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Neil.

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Day 1

Friday, July 1st, 2016

08:30 Chair’s Opening Remarks (including introducing Tom Webber, Director, DGI)

Prepare yourself for all the day’s sessions during this introductory speech from a world renowned expert on defence intelligence Mr Neil Thompson who will help you navigate the complexities of geospatial intelligence development in North America and the Arctic region.

13:25 The Close Alliance that Encourages Innovation and Helps to Ensure Security

16:50 Chair's Summary

Benefit from a wrap-up of today’s sessions during this summary offered by the chairman to ensure you capture key points to share with colleagues back in the office.

Day 3

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

13:55 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.

14:25 Effective Geospatial Mission Management Operations to Enhance National Security

16:05 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:

5 mins introductions
40 mins discussion
5 mins summary
10 mins for 3 tables to share 3 key take-aways

Roundtable 1 – Leveraging Mission Management for Counter Terrorism Operations
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