CXO Summit Agenda

Theme: Space and Geospatial Industry Growth Forecast and Business Directions

Monday, 27th April

0800 - 0900

Check-In & Getting Together over Coffee and Cakes

0900 - 0930

Opening Keynote

Ananya Narain
Ananya Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World
India

0930 - 1015

Session1: Space and Geospatial Market Size, Growth Forecast, and Industry Trends: Navigating through Geopolitical Transition

Ananya Narain

Moderator

Ananya Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Luis Sanz
Luis Sanz

CEO
Carto
Spain

Peter Rabley
Peter Rabley

CEO
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
USA

Motoyuki Arai
Motoyuki Arai

CEO
Synspective
Japan

Prateep Basu
Prateep Basu

CEO
Satsure
India

Anupam Anand
Anupam Anand

Joint Secretary
IN-SPACe

1015 - 1100

Session 2: Evolving Role of Government in Space and Geospatial Industry Development

Greg Scott

Moderator

Greg Scott

Executive Director, SDG Data Alliance
PVBLIC Foundation
Australia

Hirokazu Mori
Hirokazu Mori

Chief Strategy Officer
WARPSPACE
Japan

H.E. Eng. Anwaar Al Shimmari
H.E. Eng. Anwaar Al Shimmari

Executive Director
Federal Geographic Information Center
UAE

Krishna Bodanapu
Krishna Bodanapu

Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director
Cyient

Darcee Killpack
Darcee Killpack

Deputy Associate Director for Core Science Systems
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
USA

1100 - 1130

Networking Coffee Break

1130 - 1215

Session 3: Earth Observation from Space to Surface: Enriching Near Realtime Geospatial Platforms

Ananya Negi

Moderator

Ananya Negi

Asset Manager - Business Analytics
Geospatial World
India

Hasan Al Hosani
Hasan Al Hosani

CEO
Spatial Solutions, Space42
UAE

Geert De Coensel
Geert De Coensel

CEO
Merkator Group
Belgium

Abhay Mittal
Abhay Mittal

CEO
Aetosky
Singapore

Willy Govender
Willy Govender

CEO
Vast Point
South Africa

Milena Lerario
Milena Lerario

CEO
e-GEOS
Italy

Javier Alexander Santos Wybenga
Javier Alexander Santos Wybenga

Business Development Director
GEOSAT
Portugal

1215 - 1300

Session 4: Sovereign and Resilient PNT and Geospatial Infrastructure and its Value for Geospatial Industry

Ananya Narain

Moderator

Ananya Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Nicholas James Brown
Nicholas James Brown

Head of Office
United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence
Germany

Greg Scott
Greg Scott

Executive Director, SDG Data Alliance
PVBLIC Foundation
Australia

Siva Ravada
Siva Ravada

Vice President
Oracle
USA

1300 - 1400

Networking Lunch

1400 - 1430

Session 5: Gaussian Splatting and GeoAI: Enabling NextGen Spatial Intelligence

Vaishali Dixit

Moderator

Vaishali Dixit

VP - Major Account Management & Americas
Geospatial World

Erik Jorgensen
Erik Jorgensen

Chairman
Vexcel Group
USA

Will Mortenson
Will Mortenson

Executive Director
Overture Maps Foundation
USA

Vinay Simha
Vinay Simha

CEO
SkyServe
India

Jeremy Parker
Jeremy Parker

CEO
Blue Marble Geographies
USA

1430 - 1500

Session 6: High-Definition Mapping: Empowering Autonomy and Robotics

Brittany Donald

Moderator

Brittany Donald

Program Management- Americas
Geospatial World

Jeroen Zanen
Jeroen Zanen

CEO
AI InfraSolutions
The Netherlands

Ramakrishna Mulukutla
Ramakrishna Mulukutla

AVP Practice Leader GIS/ LBS
Cognizant
India

Amar Nayegandhi
Amar Nayegandhi

Executive VP, Geospatial & Global Head of Technology
Woolpert
USA

1500 - 1530

Session 7: Transformation of Map Production Business in AI and Autonomous Age

Archita Shaktawat

Moderator

Archita Shaktawat

Director - Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Avinash M.V.
Avinash M.V.

Senior Vice President
DSM Soft
India

Piers Dormeyer
Piers Dormeyer

CEO
EagleView
USA

Ram Reddy
Ram Reddy

CEO
JSAN Consulting
UK

Frederic Depuydt
Frederic Depuydt

VP - Geospatial Data Engineering
TomTom

1530 - 1600

Session 8: Convergence and Integration of IT, Engineering, Space, and Digital Twins Technologies: Geospatial Value for Enterprises and Consumer Markets

Titas Roy

Moderator

Titas Roy

Industry Manager - Infrastructure
Geospatial World
India

Miriam Daniel
Miriam Daniel

VP and GM
Google Maps
USA

Dhananjay Deshmukh
Dhananjay Deshmukh

CTO
Tech Mahindra
USA

Cenk Sen
Cenk Sen

CEO
MipMap
Turkey

Anup Jindal
Anup Jindal

CEO
RMSI
India

1600 - 1630

Networking Coffee Break

1630 - 1730

Session 9: Geospatial Policies and Legal Frameworks: Redefining Future of Geospatial Industry and Unlocking Potential for Public-Private Partnerships

Mark Reichardt

Moderator

Mark Reichardt

Senior Consultant
Geospatial World

Srikant Sastri
Srikant Sastri

Chairman
Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committee, Dept of Science and Technology
India

Sallie Payne
Sallie Payne

Secretary General
EuroGeographhics
Belgium

Saurabh Rai
Saurabh Rai

Chief Strategy Officer
NeoGeoinfo Technologies
India

Dean Angelides
Dean Angelides

Managing Director, International
Esri
USA

David Lewin
David Lewin

Head of International Strategy, Governance and Strategic Partnerships
DSIT
UK

Ron S. Jarmin
Ron S. Jarmin

Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer
US Census Bureau
USA

Marcos Martinez
Marcos Martinez

Secretary General
EAASI
Spain

Cora Smelik
Cora Smelik

Member of the Executive Board
Kadaster
The Netherlands

1730 - 1900

Welcome Reception hosted by IN-SPACe, Government of India