Executive Round Table on Scope and Business Models of Public Private Partnership

0830 - 0930

Networking Coffee

0930 - 1000

Opening Keynote Address

Ananyaa Narain

VP - Consultancy
Geospatial World
India

Plenary

1000 - 1030

Geodetic Infrastructure and CORs as a Service

Session Highlight

Geodetic infrastructure forms the foundational framework that supports high-precision positioning and navigation. At its core, this infrastructure includes a network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS)-permanent GNSS receivers that collect satellite data in real time. These stations provide correction data that significantly enhances the accuracy of GNSS-derived positions, reducing errors from meters to centimeters or even millimeters. The emergence of CORS as a Service (CaaS)-delivered via cloud platforms, APIs, or dedicated networks-has made access to high-precision geolocation capabilities more scalable, cost-effective, and widely available across sectors such as construction, agriculture, autonomous systems, and geospatial analytics. Topics of discussion

Modernizing national geodetic infrastructure to support land governance, rural development, and smart urban planning.
Scaling precise positioning capabilities through CORS as a Service-enabling high-accuracy applications across agriculture, construction, and mobility.
Fostering innovation through public-private collaboration in delivering reliable, cloud-based geolocation services.

Moderator

Ananyaa Narain

VP - Consultancy
Geospatial World
India

Plenary

Maroale Mimi Chauke

Director- National Spatial Information Framework
Spatial Planning and Land Use Management, National Department Land Reform and Rural Development

Plenary

Olivier Casabianca

Vice President - Positioning Services
Trimble
USA

Plenary

Guo Jun Tan

Deputy Director, Geospatial Data Science & Analytics
Singapore Land Authority
Singapore

Plenary

1030 - 1100

Earth Observation as a Service and National Mapping

Session Highlight

The session will explore how Earth Observation as a Service (EOaaS) and national mapping are essential for sustainable development, disaster management, and urban planning. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) enable governments to leverage private sector expertise in satellite technology, data processing, and analytics while sharing costs and risks. These collaborations improve efficiency, speed up data acquisition, and provide accessible geospatial services. Through PPPs, governments can access emerging technologies, reduce financial burdens, and ensure that Earth observation data serves the public interest, fostering innovation and long-term sustainability in national mapping efforts. Topics of discussion

Transforming national mapping through on-demand, high-resolution Earth observation services that enable timely, data-driven decision-making.
Enhancing cross-sectoral impact-across agriculture, land reform, environmental monitoring, and urban development-through scalable EOaaS platforms.
Driving public-private innovation in EO delivery models to ensure cost-effective, cloud-enabled access to satellite imagery and analytics.

Moderator

Javier Santos Wybenga

Business Development Director
GEOSAT
Spain

Plenary

Lena Halounova

President
International Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
Czechia

Plenary

Carlos Fernandez de la Pena

Chief Executive Officer
Telespazio Iberica
Spain

Plenary

Alicia Fernandez-Renau

Senior Advisory Member
CNIG
Spain

Plenary

1100 - 1130

Networking Coffee Break

1130 - 1200

National Geospatial Platforms through Public-Private Partnerships

Session Highlight

As the demand for real-time, high-quality geospatial intelligence increases, governments are increasingly turning to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to develop and operate national geospatial platforms. These platforms serve as integrated hubs for collecting, managing, analyzing, and disseminating geospatial data across sectors. By leveraging the innovation capacity, technical expertise, and operational efficiency of the private sector, PPPs offer a scalable and sustainable model to build geospatial infrastructure that supports national priorities-ranging from land governance and infrastructure development to climate monitoring and digital economy initiatives. These collaborations are pivotal in enabling data interoperability, ensuring service continuity, and accelerating the transition from static mapping to dynamic, user-centric geospatial services. Topics of discussion

Leveraging PPPs to scale national geospatial platforms with enhanced technical agility, cloud infrastructure, and real-time data capabilities.
Fostering innovation through collaborative governance models that integrate public mandates with private-sector R&D and service delivery.
Ensuring long-term sustainability, operational efficiency, and cost-effectiveness in platform development and maintenance.

Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Senior Consultant
Geospatial World
USA

Plenary

Michael Harrell

Senior Vice President- Engineering Maps
TomTom
Spain

Plenary

Erik Holmlund

Executive Director
Alberta Data Partnerships Ltd
Canada

Plenary

Dave Urness

Senior Product Manager
Google
Canada

Plenary

Ryan Bank

Member of the Board Advisors
Vexcel Imaging
USA

Plenary

Ryan is the Global Managing Director and Founder of the Geospatial Insurance Consortium (GIC) and serves on the Board of Advisors of Vexcel.

Beyond his role with the GIC and Vexcel, Ryan serves several intergovernmental organizations including the UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction as a Private Sector Representative. There, he represents insurance industry interests in determining risk and expanding insurance access to the most vulnerable populations. He�s also a member on the US National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC).

Dean Capobianco

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Geoscape
Australia

Plenary

1200 - 1230

Global Geospatial Information Management for Sustainability and Climate Resilience

Session Highlight

Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM) plays a vital role in promoting sustainability and climate resilience by leveraging geospatial data for informed decision-making. From a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) perspective, this session will explore the collaboration between governments, businesses, and technology providers and how they can enhance the development and deployment of geospatial tools and infrastructure. This partnership fosters data-sharing, innovation, and resource mobilization, contributing to climate risk assessment, disaster management, and sustainable development initiatives. Topics of discussion

Enabling integrated climate action through PPP-driven geospatial platforms that support real-time monitoring, early warning systems, and disaster response coordination.
Fostering innovation and scalability by aligning private-sector technology development with national and global sustainability agendas through collaborative geospatial initiatives.
Enhancing data accessibility and interoperability by institutionalizing PPP frameworks that facilitate cross-sectoral data sharing for climate risk assessment and sustainable development planning.

Moderator

Greg Scott

Executive Director, SDG Data Alliance
PVBLIC Foundation
USA

Plenary

Marc Prioleau

Executive Director
Overture Maps Foundation
USA

Plenary

Alexandre Caldas

Chief - Early Warning and Data Analytics Branch
United Nations Environment Programme
Kenya

Plenary

Lorant Czaran

Scientific Affairs Officer
UNOOSA
Austria

Plenary

Ravi Shankar Santhana Gopala Krishnan

Data, Analytics, and Delivery for Impact World Health Organization Geneva
Head, WHO GIS Centre for Health
Switzerland

Plenary

Randall E. Billy

Director, International Government Sector
Esri
USA

Plenary

Randall Billy is Esri's Sector Director for International Government. Leading a diverse team of National Security, Government, and NGO-focused professionals working around the globe, Randall is a recognized leader in evangelizing the use of location intelligence services to enhance all of government operations. His business portfolio includes Esri's global Education and Nonprofit Programs. Randall is a former U.S. Naval Officer and certified acquisition professional. In his twenty years in industry, he has held sales and operations leadership positions with Esri's National Security Team, MarkLogic, Systematic US, and Exelis VIS (now NV5). In that time his focus has been on geospatial intelligence and commercial technology insertion into the Defense and Intelligence communities.

1230 - 1300

Geospatial Law: Public-Private Partnership

Session Highlight

As geospatial data becomes central to AI-driven decision-making and smart governance, robust legal frameworks are crucial. This session will explore the role of laws in the responsible use of geospatial information, focusing on data governance, privacy, security, intellectual property, and ethical considerations. It will also highlight the importance of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in developing policies that balance innovation with security and individual rights. Through PPPs, the session will address maximizing the socio-economic and environmental value of geospatial data for sustainable solutions. Topics of discussion

Establishing comprehensive legal and regulatory frameworks that safeguard privacy, security, and intellectual property while enabling the responsible use of geospatial data in AI-driven governance.
Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to co-develop adaptive data governance models that balance innovation with accountability, ethical standards, and individual rights.
Aligning legal instruments with sustainability goals by ensuring geospatial data usage under PPPs delivers transparent, equitable, and high-impact socio-economic and environmental outcomes.

Moderator

Ananyaa Narain

VP - Consultancy
Geospatial World
India

Plenary

Kevin Pomfret

Partner
Williams Mullen
USA

Plenary

Eric Bayers

General Counsellor
National Geographic Institute
Belgium

Plenary

Efren Diaz

Head of the Department of Technology and Geospatial Law
Mas y Calvet Law Firm
Spain

Plenary

Efren Diaz is a Lawyer and Doctor of Law, Senior Associate at Mas y Calvet Law Firm (Madrid), where he leads the Technology and Space Law departments. A specialist in Administrative, Technological, and Geospatial Law, he serves as a Data Protection Officer in Europe across sectors such as finance, legal, and healthcare. Author of Spain's Geospatial Code (BOE), he holds an award-winning Master's in Data Protection and is a member of organizations like INSPIRE (European Commission), ISO/TC 211, and the Spanish Association of Aeronautical and Space Law, where he is Secretary General. He also teaches at universities such as Navarra and Comillas and conducts research with institutions like the Open Data Institute (UK).

Asim AlGhamdi

Assistant President
GEOSA
Saudi Arabia

Plenary

1300 - 1320

Summary and Recommendations

Ananyaa Narain

VP - Consultancy
Geospatial World
India

Plenary

1320 - 1400

Lunch