Defense Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) 2027
23 February 2027 – 25 February 2027
Olympia London, London, United Kingdom
DGI 2027 is an international geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) conference for military, civilian and industry leaders, held over three days at Olympia London's new International Convention Centre. The 2027 theme is operationalising AI-enabled multi-source GEOINT at the tactical level, bringing together allied nations' defence and intelligence organisations, commercial providers and academia. The organiser, Worldwide Business Research, describes DGI as the longest-running international geospatial intelligence conference.
58 speakers
Organiser (1)
Worldwide Business Research Limited
Media Partners (8)
Baltic Defence Weekly · SpaceWatch.Global · Coordinates · SatNews · Defence Industries · Defense News · Cyber Defense Magazine · Applied Technology Review
Sponsors (43)
Japan Space Imaging · Satellogic · Safran · Remondo · EMDYN · Seerist · BlackSky · Umbra · Open Cosmos · Thales · HawkEye 360 · Synspective Inc. · Leidos · EarthDaily · UP42 · iQPS · UNSEENLABS · European Space Imaging · Satim · Northrop Grumman · Helyx Secure Information Systems · Safe Software Inc · esri · Eternix Ltd · Vantor · Constellr · TomTom · Airbus · Blackshark.ai · Textron Systems · Ordance Survey · T-Kartor · University of Exeter · BAE Systems · Fraym · SynMax · Ecopia · MDA Space · NV5 Geospatial · ICEYE · Reflex Aerospace · MapLarge · Skynopy
Association Partners (4)
World Teleport Association · Satellite Innovation Group · OGC · British Cartographic Society
Speakers (58)
- Mike Gildersleeves Deputy Chief Executive / Corporate Diector of Place, Huntingdonshire District Council
- John Cartwright SVP & Head of Data Product, ICEYE
- Wing Commander Ed Ackland Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, Ministry of Defence
- Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone Chair of the Military Committee, NATO
- Admiral Sabine Reppin Commander, Geoinformation Centre and Chief Geoinformation Services, German Armed Forces
- Air Commodore Sally Courtnadge Commander, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI)
- Air Commodore Vincent Lengkeek Chair, NATO Advisory Committee on GEOINT and IMINT (NACGI), NATO HQ
- Air Vice-Marshal Adam M Bone Director Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ( Dir ISR), Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD
- Allison Patrick Assistant Secretary Foundation Geospatial, Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation
- Anjali Ramachandra VP Strategy and Business Development, Reflex Aerospace
- Brigadier General Chris Horner Commander, 3rd Space Division, Canadian Armed Forces
- Brigadier General David Andreassen ACOS J2 SHAPE, NATO Shape
- Brigadier General Markus Hoeoek Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence Joint Forces Command Norfolk, NATO
- Brigadier General Matt Smith Head, Mission Information Exploitation (MIX), Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD
- Brigadier General Neil Lakin Head of Capability, UK Space Command
- Brigadier General Yannick Michaud Director General Intelligence Entearprise (DGIE), Canadian Armed Forces
- Callum Peebles Director, Blue Shield
- Chief Warrant Officer James Marshall 3 Canadian Space Division, Canadian Armed Forces
- Clayton Williams Managing Director, In-Q-Tel
- Colonel Alex Harris Department Head Plans and CRE Geo, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
- Colonel Dan Pomirleanu Deputy Chief for Geospatial Information, Defence Information Agency, Romania MoD
- Colonel James Black Director, Canadian Geospatial Intelligence Centre Implementation Team, Canadian Armed Forces
- Colonel Oliver Esdar DCOS Joint Intel, Cyber and Information Domain Service Command, Bundeswehr
- Colonel Sam Gelzer Head of Imagery and Intelligence Centre, Swiss Armed Forces
- Craig Brower President & CEO, Unseenlabs US
- Dan Smoot Chief Executive Officer, Vantor
- Dave Gauthier Chief Strategy Officer, GXO Inc.
- Diana Lunca Unlocking Space for Dual Use Senior Project Lead, UK Space Agency
- Dominique Price Partnerships & Engagements Officer, Canadian Geospatial Intelligence Centre Impl, Canadian Armed Forces
- Dr. Marlene Meyer National Geospatial Officer, Joint GEOMETOC Support Centre, Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
- General Seán Clancy Chair of the Military Committee, European Union
- Iris Raith GIS OSINT Specialist SITCEN – Geo & Space Services Section, NATO
- Kathryn McMullan Director, Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)
- Leanne Sulewski Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania State University
- Leslie Babich Director, SOFWERX
- Lt Colonel Andy Mangan Commanding Officer, 42 Engineering Regiment, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
- Lt Colonel Ilka Ocker Chief Geospatial Officer, EU Military Service
- Lt Colonel Nicolas Gérôme Commander, Belgian Defence Geospatial Centre
- Lt. Col. Michael Thomas Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, DARPA IPT, US Navy
- Lt. General Matthew Jones Chief of Defence Intelligence, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD
- Luke DeCoffe Information Technology Architect, Canadian Armed Forces
- Major General Dr. Volker Pötzsch Chief of Staff, Cyber and Information Domain Service Command, Bundeswehr
- Major General Friedrich Teichmann Director CIS, Geo, EW and Cyber Centre, Austrian Armed Forces
- Major General Michael Traut Commander, German Space Command
- Major General Pascal Legai Senior Advisor to the ESA DG - Security Coordinator, European Space Agency
- Makoto Higashi Chief Executive Officer, BlazEast
- Michael Lanini Head of Military Geography Institute, Federal Office of Topografy swisstopo
- Michael Robison Head of Industry Engagement, Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)
- Mihaela Sorostinean GIS Project Manager, Geospatial Section, NATO HQ
- Peter Hanley Head of Data and Collection Branch, Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)
- Professor Todd Bacastow Academy Professor and Teaching Professor Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University
- Professor Zena Wood Associate Professor in Digital Economy, University of Exeter
- Rob Palm Senior Director International Business Development, Hawkeye 360
- Robert Cardillo Executive Chairman, IonQ
- Roly Cockwell Head, Technology, National Centre of Geospatial Intelligence, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, UK MoD
- Scott Bray Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security, NATO
- Shirkou Moradi Project Coordinator, Product Owner KADAS, Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Taishi Ezaki Chief Operating Officer, JAPAN SPACE IMAGING