Main Conference Day 2

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 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 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 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 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 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] 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] 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 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 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 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] 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] 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] 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

STREAM A Strategy WBR_AMPE...STREAM B In-Theatre Operat...STREAM C Creating New Valu...STREAM D Seamless Integrat... 14:15 Mission Management: Mission Success STREAM A Strategy & Policy Colonel Neil Thompson OMM CD (retired), Managing Director, WCGroup Mission Management: Mission Success Colonel Neil Thompson OMM CD (retired) Managing Director, WCGroup Neil Thompson had a long and distinguished career in the Canadian Forces with more than 30 years in various command and staff positions in the defence, civilian and international intelligence communities. These included a secondment to the Government of Canada Privy Council Office and a Branch Chief on the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters. He was the first Commanding Officer of th [read more] 14:15 Delivering Online On Demand GeoInt Services To War fighters In Libya and Helmand STREAM B In-Theatre Operations: Empowering The War fighter Mark Burrows, Commander, JAGO, UK MOD Delivering Online On Demand GeoInt Services To War fighters In Libya and Helmand Mark Burrows Commander, JAGO, UK MOD Colonel Burrows, trained originally as a chemical engineer but joined the Royal Engineers in 1980 and served in a range of appointments in Germany, Northern Ireland and Great Britain. He was attached to what was then the Defence Mapping Agency and Hydrographic and Topographic Center and carried out a number of surveys in the Caribbean, East Africa and the Maldives. On returning to UK, he was poste [read more] 14:15 Ensuring Full Interoperability Of Agency Multi-Int Support In British Transport Police: Challenges, Requirements & Progress STREAM C Creating New Value Through Effective Use Of Multi-Int Richard Smith, Force Information Manager, British Transport Police Ensuring Full Interoperability Of Agency Multi-Int Support In British Transport Police: Challenges, Requirements & Progress Richard Smith Force Information Manager, British Transport Police Richard is currently the Force Information Manager for British Transport Police (BTP) where he has responsibility for Information Management, including the technical management of the Transport Security Spatial Information Infrastructure Project for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Richard has over 20 years experience within the Intelligence and Geospatial areas having spent much of his care [read more] 14:15 Panel Discussion: STREAM D Seamless Integration Of GeoInt With C2 & All Parts Of Your Organisation Martin Jones, Head, Joint Geospatial Intelligence Branch, UK MOD Marcello Maranesi, Senior Vice President TELESPAZIO group of Geo Information Business Unit & e-GEOS Chief Executive Officer , e-GEOS Making Near Real Time Maritime GeoInt An Integral Part Of Your Multi-Int Strategy: Going Beyond The Coast Line Martin Jones Head, Joint Geospatial Intelligence Branch, UK MOD Martin Jones was educated in Hull and then Aberdeen University gaining a degree in Geology. He joined the Royal Navy in 1984 and after a short period as the Gunnery Officer in HMS CYGNET on patrol off Northern Ireland, he specialised as a Hydrographic Surveyor. His early military data gathering experiences ranged from collecting bathymetry, oceanography and geophysical data from the Atlantic (both [read more] 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]

STREAM A Strategy WBR_AMPE...STREAM B In-Theatre Operat...STREAM C Creating New Valu...STREAM D Seamless Integrat... 14:45 Strategy & Programme Update: STREAM A Strategy & Policy Brian Sloan, Acting Director of the Office of the Capability Coordinator - Geospatial Information, Department of Defence, Australia DIGO's Current Capability Requirements For Major Projects Under Development Delivery To Enhance Multi-Int Capability And The Management Brian Sloan Acting Director of the Office of the Capability Coordinator - Geospatial Information, Department of Defence, Australia Brian Sloan is the acting Director, Office of Capability Coordination for Geospatial Information, Australian Department of Defence. Brian graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1986 joining the Royal Australian Survey Corps and later transferring to the Royal Australian Engineers. His service included appointments to operational, training, staff and advisory positions including post [read more] 14:45 Latest Update On The Use Of Geospatial Information In Ice Flow Monitoring: STREAM B In-Theatre Operations: Empowering The War fighter David Jackson, Director, Ice Service, Weather and Environmental Prediction & Services Meteorological Service, Canada Projects, Programmes and Plans David Jackson Director, Ice Service, Weather and Environmental Prediction & Services Meteorological Service, Canada David is a graduate of the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney NS, receiving his diploma in Nautical Sciences in 1981. After spending the next 10 years in the CCG Fleet, based in Dartmouth NS, and gaining his Ocean Navigator 1 (ON 1) certificate of competency, he took a stint ashore in the National HQ subsequently working in the Fleet group defining the navigation equipment suite for the Canadi [read more] 14:45 GEOINT as a key component of Multi-Int and Multi Agency Collaboration: STREAM C Creating New Value Through Effective Use Of Multi-Int Steve Thornber, Officer Commanding, The National Imagery Exploitation Centre (JARIC), UK MOD Potential Conceptual Implications 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] 14:45 Panel Discussion: STREAM D Seamless Integration Of GeoInt With C2 & All Parts Of Your Organisation Martin Jones, Head, Joint Geospatial Intelligence Branch, UK MOD Marcello Maranesi, Senior Vice President TELESPAZIO group of Geo Information Business Unit & e-GEOS Chief Executive Officer , e-GEOS Making Near Real Time Maritime GeoInt An Integral Part Of Your Multi-Int Strategy: Going Beyond The Coast Line Martin Jones Head, Joint Geospatial Intelligence Branch, UK MOD Martin Jones was educated in Hull and then Aberdeen University gaining a degree in Geology. He joined the Royal Navy in 1984 and after a short period as the Gunnery Officer in HMS CYGNET on patrol off Northern Ireland, he specialised as a Hydrographic Surveyor. His early military data gathering experiences ranged from collecting bathymetry, oceanography and geophysical data from the Atlantic (both [read more] 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]

15:15 Afternoon Coffee Afternoon Coffee

STREAM A Strategy WBR_AMPE...STREAM B In-Theatre Operat...STREAM C Creating New Valu...STREAM D Seamless Integrat... 15:45 Using Common Standards For Synchronising Data On & Off Line STREAM A Strategy & Policy Steven Ramage, Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Using Common Standards For Synchronising Data On & Off Line Steven Ramage Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Steven Ramage is Executive Director, Marketing and Communications at the Open Geospatial Consortium. Steven is responsible for the planning and execution of a broad range of marketing, communications and education program activities. These are to raise awareness and increase application of OGC standards by technology providers and users worldwide. His activities include encouraging membership part [read more] 15:45 Adapting GeoInt Support To Soldiers In A Wide Range Of Different Situations STREAM B In-Theatre Operations: Empowering The War fighter John Knight, Principal, Royal School of Military, UK MOD Adapting GeoInt Support To Soldiers In A Wide Range Of Different Situations John Knight Principal, Royal School of Military, UK MOD After graduating from London University in 1973 John Knight was responsible for the computation of the British Antarctic Survey control network. He then spent two years lecturing in Geodesy at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria before taking up a post at North East London Polytechnic. In 1986 he was seconded to the Ordnance Survey to carry out research and write applications software for the adjus [read more] 15:45 Using Location Intelligence To Provide The User With On Time On Demand Tools For Effective Decisions STREAM C Creating New Value Through Effective Use Of Multi-Int Andy Marles, Chief Fire Officer, South Wales Fire & Rescue Using Location Intelligence To Provide The User With On Time On Demand Tools For Effective Decisions Andy Marles Chief Fire Officer, South Wales Fire & Rescue Andy Marles has been Chief Fire Officer of South Wales Fire & Rescue Service since September 2008, and previously was Deputy Chief Fire Officer for six and a half years. He has worked for the Fire and Rescue Service for over 32 years, starting off as a Firefighter and working his way up through the ranks in areas as diverse as Fire Safety, Communications, Operations, Training and R [read more] 15:45 Effectively Integrating & Using Geospatial Analysis Tools In Defence Estates & Facilities Management STREAM D Seamless Integration Of GeoInt With C2 & All Parts Of Your Organisation Martin Meggs, Senior Geospatial Officer (North), Defence Infrastructure Organisation, UK MOD Effectively Integrating & Using Geospatial Analysis Tools In Defence Estates & Facilities Management Martin Meggs Senior Geospatial Officer (North), Defence Infrastructure Organisation, UK MOD While I studied as a geographer and trained as a town planner I have spent the bulk of my career working with property and land information systems both in the UK and overseas. Currently one of two Senior Geospatial Officers with the MOD Defence Infrastructure Organisation where I have worked for the past 9 years developing and providing geospatial solutions to the organisation and its predecessor [read more]

16:15 Closing Presentation: John Kedar, Chief of Staff Headquarters Engineer in Chief (Army), MOD UK Closing Presentation: 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