21 - 24 January, 2013
QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London

Main Conference Day 2

January 25th, 2012

 

8.00 Coffee & Registration
Coffee & Registration
8:25 Chair’s Opening Remarks
John Kedar, Chief of Staff Headquarters Engineer in Chief (Army), MOD UK
Chair’s Opening Remarks
John Kedar

John Kedar
Chief of Staff Headquarters Engineer in Chief (Army), MOD UK

Colonel Kedar (John) is Commander Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation, part of the Intelligence Collection Group and responsible for the delivery of ‘geo’ force elements to operations and for aeronautical information to Defence. In addition he holds functional responsibility for the RE (Geo) capability and its people spread across Defence. Educated at Norwich (King Edward VI) School, So [read more]
8:30 Ordnance Survey: Supporting The Geoint Community In Their Operational Delivery Of The 2012 Olympics
Vanessa Lawrence, CEO, Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey: Supporting The Geoint Community In Their Operational Delivery Of The 2012 Olympics
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Vanessa Lawrence
CEO, Ordnance Survey

Vanessa Lawrence is the Director General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency.  Vanessa is the adviser to the British Government on mapping, surveying and geographic information and was instrumental in the delivery of Place Matters: The Location Strategy for the United Kingdom which was published and endorsed by Ministers in November 2008. She received he [read more]
9:00 Bringing The Engineering & Intelligence Communities Together: Update On The Latest Changes At The US Army Geospatial Centre
Richard Herrmann, Deputy Director, Army Geospatial Center
Bringing The Engineering & Intelligence Communities Together: Update On The Latest Changes At The US Army Geospatial Centre
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Richard Herrmann
Deputy Director, Army Geospatial Center

On 9 May, 2011, Mr. Richard A. Herrmann became the Deputy Director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center. In this role, he assists the AGC Director in managing the execution of the center’s topographic, imaging science and geospatial programs and assumes the Director’s authority and duties in his absence. In his additional capacity as Chief Operating Officer, he facilitates the direction of the cente [read more]
9:30 The Critical Role Of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) In NATO Coalition Operations
Bert Tiems, Chief C2 and Operations Services, C3 Agency, NATO
The Critical Role Of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) In NATO Coalition Operations
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Bert Tiems
Chief C2 and Operations Services, C3 Agency, NATO

Mr Tiems assumed his current position as Chief CAT 6 on 1 February 2009. CAT 6 is one of the three “Community of Interest” CATs in DOP, together with CAT 4 and 5. The portfolio of CAT 6 addresses key C4ISR capabilities such as: Geo Spatial and Metoc, Logistics, Situational Awareness, and CIMIC. Projects are run for all DSAs focusing on short, medium and long term improvement. Many CAT 6 products a [read more]
10:00 Global Insecurity: Using Geo Int To Develop & Broaden The Analytic Expertise Of Intelligence
Global Insecurity: Using Geo Int To Develop & Broaden The Analytic Expertise Of Intelligence
10:30 Networking & Morning Coffee
Networking & Morning Coffee
11:00 Panel Discussion: Enhancing Your Surveillance & Response Capability
Jim R Hill, Director, Geospatial Intelligence Directorate, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, USA
Steve Thornber, Officer Commanding, The National Imagery Exploitation Centre (JARIC), UK MOD
Marcello Maranesi, Senior Vice President TELESPAZIO group of Geo Information Business Unit & e-GEOS Chief Executive Officer , e-GEOS
Panel Discussion: Enhancing Your Surveillance & Response Capability
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Jim R Hill
Director, Geospatial Intelligence Directorate, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, USA

Jim is the Director of the Geospatial Intelligence Directorate (GID), Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) located in Quantico, VA. He manages a staff of 100 professionals providing GEOINT support to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Operational Marine Forces, and the Intelligence Community. Jim provides strategic direction, technical mentorship, resource management, and is re [read more]
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Steve Thornber
Officer Commanding, The National Imagery Exploitation Centre (JARIC), UK MOD

Group Captain Thornber has had tours in strategic imagery analysis, support to special operations, tactical reconnaissance and collection management. He has taught at the UK’s Joint School of Photographic Interpretation and was Branch Chief on the US DoD’s Defense Sensor Imagery Analysis Training Program. His operational experience has been focused on Afghanistan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Iraq and Koso [read more]
10980_006 Marcello Maranesi

Marcello Maranesi
Senior Vice President TELESPAZIO group of Geo Information Business Unit & e-GEOS Chief Executive Officer , e-GEOS

Marcello Maranesi is the Chief Executive Officer of e-GEOS, a joint company between the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio (a Finmeccanica/Thales company) which plays a leading role in the Earth Observation market. Mr. Maranesi has en Engineering degree. He joined Telespazio in 1982, when the company was starting up the Matera Space Centre for geodesy operations. He became Commercial Direct [read more]
11:30 Using GeoInt To Win The Confidence Of The People On The Ground In Helmand: Challenges, Requirements & Future Needs
Matthew H Jones, MOD Operations Directorate – Afghan CCT, UK MOD
Using GeoInt To Win The Confidence Of The People On The Ground In Helmand: Challenges, Requirements & Future Needs
10980_006 Matthew Jones

Matthew H Jones
MOD Operations Directorate – Afghan CCT, UK MOD

Matthew Jones is a Major in the British Army. After graduating in History from Cambridge University he attended RMAS and was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in August 1998. Following training he served in a number of regimental and staff appointments in the UK and Germany. Operationally he has deployed to East Timor working alongside Australian forces and to Turkey and Saudi Arabia workin [read more]
12:00 Enhancing Multi-int Exploitation
Michael Maples, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (ret), Chairman of the Board, Intergraph Government Solutions
Enhancing Multi-int Exploitation
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Michael Maples
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (ret), Chairman of the Board, Intergraph Government Solutions

Lieutenant General Michael Maples, U.S. Army (Retired), is the Chairman of the Board of Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS). IGS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intergraph and provides a variety of geospatially powered solutions to the U.S. government and defense, intelligence and security agencies. LTG Maples served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2005 to 2009 and simult [read more]
12:30 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Bert Tiems, Chief C2 and Operations Services, C3 Agency, NATO
Richard Herrmann, Deputy Director, Army Geospatial Center
Jim Hockenhull, Head Military Strategic Planning, MOD UK
Neil Marks, Chief Geospatial Officer, NATO Joint Force Command Naples, NATO
Looking Into The Future Requirements & Growth Of Multi-Int – Collaborating With Industry To Integrate GeoInt Into The Wider ISR Environment & Bring Users Powerful GeoInt & Analytic Expertise
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Bert Tiems
Chief C2 and Operations Services, C3 Agency, NATO

Mr Tiems assumed his current position as Chief CAT 6 on 1 February 2009. CAT 6 is one of the three “Community of Interest” CATs in DOP, together with CAT 4 and 5. The portfolio of CAT 6 addresses key C4ISR capabilities such as: Geo Spatial and Metoc, Logistics, Situational Awareness, and CIMIC. Projects are run for all DSAs focusing on short, medium and long term improvement. Many CAT 6 products a [read more]
10980_006 Ric Herrmann

Richard Herrmann
Deputy Director, Army Geospatial Center

On 9 May, 2011, Mr. Richard A. Herrmann became the Deputy Director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center. In this role, he assists the AGC Director in managing the execution of the center’s topographic, imaging science and geospatial programs and assumes the Director’s authority and duties in his absence. In his additional capacity as Chief Operating Officer, he facilitates the direction of the cente [read more]
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Jim Hockenhull
Head Military Strategic Planning, MOD UK

Brigadier Hockenhull was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1986 after reading Politics at the University of York on a University Cadetship. His early postings were as a platoon commander with KORBR in Northern Ireland and in intelligence appointments in the UK, Cyprus and Berlin. Between 1991 and 2003 he served for eight years over three tours in Joint Support Group (Northern Ireland) as [read more]
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Neil Marks
Chief Geospatial Officer, NATO Joint Force Command Naples, NATO

Neil Marks joined the British Army eighteen years ago. He has a strategic and operational planning and support background. Initially completing his officer training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst he then joined the Corps of Royal Engineers and served for six years in Germany, which included two tours in the Balkans and a number of overseas detachments. Returning to the United Kingdom t [read more]
13:15 Networking Lunch
Networking Lunch
15:15 Afternoon Coffee
Afternoon Coffee
16:15 Closing Presentation:
John Kedar, Chief of Staff Headquarters Engineer in Chief (Army), MOD UK
Closing Presentation:
John Kedar

John Kedar
Chief of Staff Headquarters Engineer in Chief (Army), MOD UK

Colonel Kedar (John) is Commander Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation, part of the Intelligence Collection Group and responsible for the delivery of ‘geo’ force elements to operations and for aeronautical information to Defence. In addition he holds functional responsibility for the RE (Geo) capability and its people spread across Defence. Educated at Norwich (King Edward VI) School, So [read more]
16:45 End of Main Conference
End of Main Conference
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