Speakers
Opening Session
9 OCTOBER, 2019 | 09:00-9:40 h
Secretary of Agrarian
Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU), Mexico
President
National Institute of Statistics and Geography
INEGI
Mexico
Vicepresident
National Institute of Statistics and Geography
INEGI
Mexico
International, Alliances, Partners
ESRI
EUA
General Director
Mexican Space Agency (AEM), Mexico
Director, Institute of Geography of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico

Vice President, Outreach & Business Development
Geospatial Media and Communications (GMC)
Master Conference: The Power of Geospatial Information for Sustainable Development
9:45-10:30hDirector of Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank
Plenary 1 - Geospatial Empowering Billions
11:30-13:00h
Executive Secretary
National System of Territorial Information (SNIT)
Chile
Head of External Relations
Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Scientific Coordinator
National Fund for Tourism Promotion (FONATUR)
Mexico
Chief Scientist
Climate and Land Use Change
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
General Director of National Coordinator of Civil Protection (CENAPRED) Mexico
Under Secretary
Department of Urban Development and Public Works Administration of the State of Querétaro (SDUOP)
Mexico
Master Conference: Institutional Arrangements to Enhance Geospatial Information
13:30-14:15h
Chief Executive
Singapore Land Authority
Plenary 2 - Digital Transformation through Geospatial Innovation
14:15-15:30h
Chief Geography Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Secretary General IPGH
Uruguay
Managing Director of GeoTechVision and Executive Chairman of Marlie Technology Park Ltd.
Senior Director of Americas
MAXAR
USA
Vicepresident Development
Oracle Corporation
Mobility Secretary (SEMOVI) Mexico City
PresentationPlenary 3 - Geospatial Technology as a mechanism for SDGs success
16:00 – 17:30h
Vicepresident
INEGI
Mexico
General Director of the National Committee for Sustainable Development of Sugar Cane (CONADESUCA) Mexico
Presentation
Technical director
National Administrative Department of Statistics - DANE
Colombia
Director of the Statistics Division
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Coordinator of the 2030 Agenda
Innovation Analysis Sub-Office, Office of the President of the Republic
Mexico
Executive Secretary
GEO EO4SDG Initiative
10 October, 2019 PARALLEL SESSIONS
Session Trends in geospatial data acquisition
09:00-10:30h
Cadastre Coordinator
National Property Administration System
Honduras
Head of the Technical Unit Specialized in Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR)
Mexico
Head of the Department of Implementation of Services and Technological Standards
INEGI
Mexico
Head of the Geospatial Information Systems Unit
Mexican Institute of Transportation
Mexico
Geomatics Sales Manager
EAGLE MAPPING
MSc. Research Scientist and Disaster Risk Management Coordinator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Session City management: Planning, governance
09:00-10:30h
President
National Geographic Institute of Argentina
Coordinator
State Planning Coordination of Zacatecas
Mexico
General Coordinator of Advisors and International Affairs
Mexico
General Director of Strategic Programs of the Ministry of Education of Jalisco
Mexico
Analyst
Municipal Institute of Planning of Aguascalientes
Mexico
LiDAR Technician Expert. RIEGL USA.
Cartographic Engineer (Geomatics)
BENTLEY Systems
São Paulo, Brazil.
Session Natural resources/SEAA Framework and Ecosystem Accounting
9:00-10:30hDeputy Director General of Natural Resources and Environment, INEGI, Mexico
General Coordinator in Mexico of the project "Natural Capital and Valuation of Ecosystem Services", United Nations Statistics Division
Presentation
Secretary of Tourism, Economy and Sustainability
Baja California Sur
Mexico
Deputy Director of Geosciences
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Brazil.
Consultant for the coordination
monitoring and evaluation of Forests 2020 in Mexico and Colombia
Research professor
Graduate College (COLPOS)
Mexico
Session Next frontier technologies: AI, IOT, Big data analytics, data cube
11:30-13:00h
Executive Director Federal Geographic Data Committee U.S.
Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior. USA
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Member Services-Asia & the Americas
Canadá
Head of the Systems and Information Technology Unit of the state of San Luis Potosí.
Presentation
General Director
Mexican Space Agency (AEM) Mexico
Deputy Director of Consulting and Retail
TINSA
Corporate Director International/Alliances/Partners
ESRI
EUA
Session City management: Mobility, utilities
11:30- 13:00h
Deputy director
Military Geographic Institute, Uruguay
Expert
National Mining Agency - Colombia
National Program Director LEAD-Mexico
COLMEX. Mexico
Director
Single House Registry
Mexico
Project Leader in Urban Development
Mario Molina Center for Strategic Studies on Energy and Environment
Mexico
Director of the Geographic and Cadastral Institute of the State of Quintana Roo
PresentationSession Disaster Management and Climate Change
11:30- 13:00h
Deputy Director
Canada Centre for Mapping and earth Observation
Canada

Specialized Technician in Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Management
Mexican Geological Service
Mexico
Senior GIS Administrator
NASA
Project and Business Development
KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services)
Norway
Researcher and Professor
Faculty of Engineering of the Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla
Session Location intelligence for business enterprises
14:00-15:30h
Consultant of Spatial Analysis and Remote Perception
Mexico
Geospatial Analytics Manager
Deloitte Asesoría Financiera, S.C.
Director of Electoral Cartography
National Electoral Institute. Mexico
Doctorante Investigador / PhD researcher
Presentation
Business Development Manager
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. ESRI
General Director at Bufete de Soluciones Integrales SC (BSI)
Mexico
Session Employability and career opportunities
14:00-15:30hDirector of Support and Monitoring of Research Programs, INEGI, Mexico
President UN-GGIM Academic Network AmericasDirector of the Surveying Institute, Faculty of Engineering
University of the Republic of Uruguay
Senior Research Professor
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa
Director de UNIGIS América Latina
Austria
Coordinador del Posgrado de CENTROGEO
México
Workshop: Advances in rapid delivery of satellite imagery and geospatial data to support the Energy sector in Mexico
14:00-15:30h
Project and Business Development
KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services)
Norway
Round Table Geospatial technologies for social justice and gender equality
16:00 - 17:30h
Representative in Mexico
UN Women
Co- Founder and Coordinator of GeoChicas
Mexico
Planning
Evaluation & Research Officer. W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) USA
Coordinator of Global Centre of Excellence on Gender Statistics
UN WOMEN
Managing Director of GeoTechVision and Executive Chairman of Marlie Technology Park Ltd.
Presentation
President
National Council to Prevent Discrimination (CONAPRED)
Mexico
Session GeoAgri
16:00 - 17:30h
Head of the National Geospatial Data Center of the National Geographic Institute Tommy Guardia
Panama
Director Business Development
MAXAR
USA.
Head of Department
National Service of Health
Safety and Agrifood Quality (SENASICA) Mexico
National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) Mexico
PresentationDirector of Innovation and Geospatial Development of TERRAMAPPING
Manager of Social and Productive Management
SEGALMEX
Mexico
Workshop: Geospatial technology for the Sustainable Development Goals
16:00- 19:00h