GeoAI

Technical Track | 30 April 2026 | Hall - Tech Zone 2

(Open for Visitors)
 
 

Agenda

1030 - 1130
Session 1: Geospatial Data Quality, Trust & Human-Centred Decision Intelligence with Conversational AI
Ervin Ruci
Ervin Ruci

Founder
Geolytica INC.
Canada

I'm the founder of several bootstrapped startups working mostly in the areas of Natural Language Processing and Computational Geometry. With over two decades in geospatial technology, I specialize in developing high-performance geocoding and location intelligence solutions. As the founder of Geolytica Inc., Geocoder.ca, Geocode.xyz, 3geonames.org and Poidata.xyz, I've built APIs that process billions of geocoding requests monthly, aiding businesses in optimizing logistics, mapping, and data analysis. My work integrates open-source tools and AI to enhance global geospatial data accuracy.

Ryan Bank
Ryan Bank

Global Managing Director
Vexcel Data Program
Austria

Florian Twaroch
Florian Twaroch

Strategy and Governance
Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying
Austria

Iwona Kaczmarek
Iwona Kaczmarek

Associate Professor
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wroctawiu
Poland

1130 - 1330
Networking Coffee Break Followed by Lunch
1330 - 1500
Session 2: GeoAI in Action: Transforming Environment, Climate & Multi-Sector Analytics
Adam Iwaniak
Adam Iwaniak

CEO
The Wroclaw Institute of Spatial Information and Artificial Intelligence
Poland

Ramesh Kajrolkar
Ramesh Kajrolkar

COO
AI Infrasolutions
The Netherlands

Kwonho Lee
Kwonho Lee

Professor
Gangneung-Wonju National University
Korea-South

Yoann Mira
Yoann Mira

Solutions Engineer
Novel-T
Switzerland

Sergey Sukhanov
Sergey Sukhanov

Managing Director
FlyPix AI
Germany

Rami Alouta
Rami Alouta

Senior Solutions Engineer
Esri
The Netherlands

1500 - 1600
Networking Coffee Break
1600 - 1730
Session 3: From Earth Observation to Action: GeoAI for End-User Empowerment
Marianne Slamich
Marianne Slamich

CMO
Pointr
UK

Marianne Slamich is CMO at Pointr, the leader in AI mapping and indoor location. Trusted by 15 Fortune 100 companies, Pointr powers spatial experiences across corporate campuses, airports, hospitals, retail spaces, and convention centers. Pointr's technology transforms floor plans into interactive 3D maps, enables highly accurate blue-dot navigation, and provides real-time geospatial context for AI agents.

With 20 years across enterprise tech and startups, Marianne is helping define the next frontier of AI: bringing intelligence into the built world.

Gennadii Donchyts
Gennadii Donchyts

Staff Engineer, Geo Enterprise Sales
Google
The Netherlands

Dr. Gennadii Donchyts is a Staff Engineer at Google. He helps public and private sector customers use Google's geospatial technology across multiple industries in the EMEA region and beyond. Gennadii holds a PhD in remote sensing from Delft University of Technology and is passionate about software engineering and machine learning for geospatial applications.

Patrick Stevenson
Patrick Stevenson

Chief Product Officer
Blue Marble Geographics
USA

With two decades of experience, Patrick has a passion for driving innovation and scaling global software. He's currently the Chief Product Officer at Blue Marble Geographics, leading the charge on their digital evolution. Patrick's background includes ten years at Trimble, where he most recently served as VP of Product Management, and at Salesforce, where he led service products through a period of significant growth. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School (GMP24) and holds a degree in Human Geography and GIS from Northern Michigan University. Patrick lives in Colorado where he enjoys everything the mountains

Hans Viehmann
Hans Viehmann

Director of Product Management - Spatial and Graph Technologies
Oracle
Greater Hamberg Area

Hamed Alemohammad
Hamed Alemohammad

Geospatial Director and Professor
Clark University
USA

Overview

The Geospatial World Forum 2026 will feature a 90-minute technology program on GeoAI, highlighting its transformative impact across industries like AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction), Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure, Utilities & Network, Defence & Intelligence, Capacity Development, Space2Earth, Climate Resilience and Disaster Management, Hydrospatial Infrastructure and Blue Economy, Agriculture, Land & Property.

GeoAI is the fusion of geospatial technologies and artificial intelligence that is transforming how we analyze, predict, and manage our world. By combining satellite imagery, sensor data, and spatial analytics with machine learning, GeoAI enables automated mapping, change detection, and predictive modeling at unprecedented speed and scale. In the geospatial sector, it advances urban growth analysis, infrastructure monitoring, and environmental assessment, while in the space domain, it enhances satellite image interpretation, orbital analytics, and planetary exploration. GeoAI’s applications span smart cities, agriculture, climate resilience, transportation, defense, energy, and environmental conservation, providing actionable intelligence for sustainable development. Despite its promise, challenges such as data quality, algorithm bias, transparency, and data privacy remain.

At GWF 2026, this track will highlight emerging opportunities from edge AI and cloud-based analytics to integration with digital twins and spatial computing and showcasing how GeoAI is driving faster, smarter, and more sustainable spatial intelligence across Earth and beyond.