DGI 2017 (past event)
23 - 25 January, 2017
44 (0) 207 368 9836
Geospatial Intelligence for Regional and Global Security
8:00 am - 8:30 am Welcome Coffee
Collect your programme and grab a coffee,tea or soft drink in the exhibition halls.
8:30 am - 8:45 am Geo-Political Change Shaping Threats to Global Security Today
Find out how world-leading expert on geo-politics Mr Murrett sees the threat environment in Europe and farther afield evolving during this opening scene-setter. A highlight at DGI this must-attend session will equip you with the strategic perspective to get even more from subsequent presentations and panel discussions
8:45 am - 9:15 am Coin of the Realm
Find out more about NATO’s current status and posture for defensive readiness vis-à-vis its application of JISR capabilities and intelligence contributions. Explore how the intrinsic value of the “responsibility to share” based on a need to know is enabling collective defense and a better-informed, shared understanding of security.
- Update on NATO’s ISR assets including the Allied Ground Surveillance (AGS) system
- How AGS will be complemented by imagery and other intelligence inputs to NATO’s JISR to vastly improve NATO’s situational awareness and direction across all echelons
- Developments in legal and proprietary parameters enabling Allies and Partners to collectively share (geospatial and imagery) data and intelligence
- How contributions from Allies and Partners are enabling the Alliance and Defense Partnerships to remain ready and appropriately strong
9:15 am - 9:45 am Threats to The Future of Security in Europe
Find out how two of the most senior intelligence leaders in Europe see the threat landscape in the region changing to get a better idea about what to prioritise in your own defence and security programmes. Drawing on operational experiences from 2016 and keeping an eye on what lies ahead in 2017 this unique session will provide you with two complimentary perspectives on how defence and safety will change next.
- What are the top threats to security in Europe from an EU Military Staff perspective?
- How EU military and security leaders are reorganising to meet a new level of threat
- How will the new threat landscape impact the role of the EU and member nations?
- Priorities for future collaboration and cooperation on defence and security in Europe
9:45 am - 10:15 am Contextualising Increasing Operational Requirements for GEOINT in Terms of Big Data Management
The international context (terrorism, migration, hybrid threats) requires a strong review of operational and situation awareness mechanisms to reinforce the credibility of the EU external action. In this context, it appears essential to rely on Earth Observation Space-based systems ensuring access to relevant pre-selected information at any time. In this regards, a real partnership with the data providers turns out crucial to focus only on useful geographic areas from an increasing amount of data coming from constellations of satellites with a higher revisit time, even a persistent coverage.
- Why strong EU political orientation is required to face current threats
- Operational capacity gaps to bridge as a priority
- How the EU Sat Centre is helping to change information into actionable intelligence
- The future role of the EU Sat Centre in delivering GEOINT to partners
10:15 am - 11:05 am Panel Discussion – How to Enable Better Sharing of Geospatial Information to Improve Mission Outcomes in Future Operations
Speakers:
Paul D. Nelson Director of Intelligence, International Military Staff NATO Headquarters
Pascal Legai Director EU Satellite Centre
Robbie Schingler Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Managing Director, Planet EU
Joe Drummey DNI Liaison/ USDI Representative to NATO NGA
Moderator:
Robert Murrett Director Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
Paul D. Nelson Director of Intelligence, International Military Staff NATO Headquarters
Pascal Legai Director EU Satellite Centre
Robbie Schingler Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Managing Director, Planet EU
Joe Drummey DNI Liaison/ USDI Representative to NATO NGA
Moderator:
Robert Murrett Director Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
Put your questions to the panel of senior intelligence leaders from NATO and the EU as they offer new thinking around how to improve exchange of geospatial information. Addressing major obstacles to overcome in policy, technology and process this discussion offers you a unique opportunity to improve your understanding of how intelligence will be shared in the future.
- How is the sharing of geospatial information making a crucial difference in current operations?
- What are the key capability gaps to bridge first when it comes to sharing geospatial information?
- What you can do in your organisation to enable greater sharing of geospatial information with your Allies
- Q&A with the panel of senior intelligence leaders from Europe
11:05 am - 11:45 am Morning Networking Break
Grab a coffee, tea or soft drink and start networking!
11:45 am - 12:10 pm From Bollywood to Hollywood – Historic Challenges and Emerging Opportunities for GEOINT in the Indo-Pacific
War fighters and decision makers have long been challenged by the sheer size, cultural issues, economic complexity and the security challenges associated with the Indo-Pacific region. As GEOINT evolves it is assuming an ever more important role in providing decision space in the Pacific to overcome some of these challenges. Find out how new methods and approaches including working more in the open will create critical partnerships to continue to address these challenges.
- Using GEOINT to appreciate the sheer size (52% of the earth) and physical characteristics of the US Pacific Command (PACOM) AOR
- How to consider the significant challenges to regional peace and security in the Pacific across these vast spaces of distance and time
- How timely acquisition of GEOINT historically has and continues to provide actionable information for Pacific war fighters and policy makers alike; decision space is even more compressed in the era of Twitter and Instagram
- How the coming wave of private industry-developed GEOINT offers the opportunity to partner in analytic capacity across the Pacific
12:10 pm - 12:35 pm Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation: Building Future GEOINT Capability
12:35 pm - 1:15 pm Panel Discussion – How Geospatial Intelligence will Enable Faster Resolution of Security Challenges in APAC
Speakers:
Dennis Bowerman Chief, NGA Support Team PACOM
Reece Biddiscombe Senior Analyst Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)
A. Lyston Lea II Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL), Principal Advisor National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO)
Moderator:
Robert Murrett Director Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
Dennis Bowerman Chief, NGA Support Team PACOM
Reece Biddiscombe Senior Analyst Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO)
A. Lyston Lea II Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL), Principal Advisor National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO)
Moderator:
Robert Murrett Director Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
Find out more about the complexities of APAC as an operational environment from experts leading GEOINT agencies and teams in the region. Discover where threats will come from next in the region and how Allies operating there plan to predict future events faster and develop more robust strategies too. Highly interactive this session gives you the chance to get all your questions answered by a panel of experts on GEOINT in APAC.
National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO)
- What is the threat landscape in APAC today?
- What are the major partnerships and relationships emerging in the region and how will these enable greater sharing of geospatial information in the future?
- How Allies can leverage geospatial intelligence to predict and prevent unwanted events from occurring
- What is the role of industry in supporting future requirements for GEOINT in the region?
A. Lyston Lea II
Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL), Principal AdvisorNational Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO)
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Lunch
Network and share a meal with new contacts, old friends and colleagues.
Group 11
Track A - Regional Perspectives
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm Best Practice Mission Management: Lessons Learned Partnering in North America
Track B – GEOINT at the Tactical Edge
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm Designing for the Future: How the US Army is Creating the Next Generation Communications and Network Requirements for Tactical Formation for 2040 and Beyond
Find out how the head of US Army Cyber and Communications Networks requirements sees cooperation between military and industry panning out to develop workable and affordable solutions for warfighters in future operations.
- Current requirements for cyber, communications and geospatial capability at the tactical level
- Top priorities to close gaps to deliver new networks for tactical formation
- How the US Army will focus on interoperability in partnerships with industry going forwards
- The next 3 big priorities for the US Army in cyber, network and geospatial
Track C – Interoperability & Inter-Agency Cooperation
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm Challenges for Civil-Military Cooperation in Geosciences and Geo-Intelligence
In order to conduct Effect Based Operations and to follow a Comprehensive Approach during an operation, a successful civil-military cooperation of the relevant actors in the field is necessary. Similar to the three domains identified in the EU NEC concept, the different cooperation aspects related to “people”, “technology” and “process” will be addressed.
- Framework and scenarios for civil-military cooperation in the field of “geo”
- Information/process aspect for cooperation
- Technology aspect for cooperation
- People aspect for cooperation
Track D – Environmental Change
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm Satellite-Based Information for Environmental and Climate Security Services
Track E – Future of Geospatial Analysis
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm Leaders’ Dialogue - Preparing for the Future Operating Environment Together: How Collaboration can Optimize the Training of the Future Geospatial Analyst
Moderator:
John Knight Principal, Military School of Survey UK MoD
Speakers:
Monique (Q) Yates Director National Geospatial-Intelligence College, Human Development Directorate
Claire Bramma Commanding Officer, Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) Ottawa Canada
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Haavik-Nilsen Chief Instructor Norwegian Military Academy
John Knight Principal, Military School of Survey UK MoD
Speakers:
Monique (Q) Yates Director National Geospatial-Intelligence College, Human Development Directorate
Claire Bramma Commanding Officer, Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) Ottawa Canada
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Haavik-Nilsen Chief Instructor Norwegian Military Academy
Monique (Q) Yates
DirectorNational Geospatial-Intelligence College, Human Development Directorate
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Haavik-Nilsen
Chief InstructorNorwegian Military Academy
Group 12
Track A - Regional Perspectives
2:35 pm - 2:55 pm Using the Cloud to Optimise Visualization, Analysis, and Sharing of your Mission Critical National Geospatial Data to Improve National Security
Track B – GEOINT at the Tactical Edge
2:35 pm - 2:55 pm Future Geospatial Interoperability for the ABCA Armies
Operations cannot be optimally planned and conducted without authoritative, quality GEOINT of sufficient volume and resolution. The paradigm shift from product-centric GEOINT to web services and data-centric delivery, rapidly advancing geospatial development, and emerging GIS technologies necessitate the review and update of key ABCA geospatial documents. This presentation will provide an update of ABCA Armies Doctrine and Standards and include findings following a review of Geo IERs.
- ABCA Armies Geo Interoperability Five Year Plan
- Current and Future ABCA Armies Geo Standards
- Ground-Warfighter Geospatial Data Model (GGDM)
- Geospatial information exchange requirements within an ABCA Headquarters
Track C – Interoperability & Inter-Agency Cooperation
2:35 pm - 2:55 pm All Data Was Not Created Equally
Find out about the challenges and opportunities related to leveraging an ever growing spectrum of data sources to create information which accelerates informed decision-making in national security, defense and commercial environments.
Illuminate
- Nature of the beast – how to cope with the ever increasing volumes of geo data
- Rethinking how you manage your geo data to make better informed decisions
- Applications of good geo data management in the defense, security and commercial environments
- Key emerging challenges for managers of geospatial information to prioritise early on
Jim Dolan
Vice President, Strategy and Business DevelopmentIlluminate
Track D – Environmental Change
2:35 pm - 2:55 pm Using Meteorological Geospatial Understanding to Support UK Cross-Departmental Contributions to Multi-National Crisis Preparedness and Humanitarian Relief
The Met Office perspective on the power and value of partnerships across the community of interest in supporting environmental security preparedness, resilience and disaster relief and humanitarian responses.
- Current / recent Met Office support to UK Cross-Departmental extreme weather event & environmental impact horizon scanning, engagement with multi-national resilience planning and capacity building.
- Met Office support to humanitarian operations in the Eastern Mediterranean.
- Met Office support to World Food Programme operations in the Middle East.
- Possible next steps.
Track E – Future of Geospatial Analysis
2:35 pm - 2:55 pm Session ContinuedGroup 13
Track A - Regional Perspectives
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm European Cooperation to Find New Ways to Effectively Exploit Radar Imagery for Actionable Intelligence at the Tactical Level
Find out how the EDA study dedicated to radar imagery exploitation discovered more effective solutions to assist the imagery analyst in managing this complex technology with the relevant tools and algorithms. Run in partnership with the EU Satellite Centre and military analysts from EDA member states this is a unique opportunity to understand a new and exciting development in the exploitation of radar imagery.
- How the EDA is organized and structured to support research and development into the future of geospatial intelligence
- Background to the EDA radar imagery project: objective, funding, timelines, partners
- Key findings from the study that can be easily implemented by geospatial analysts in the short term
- How technology is evolving to enable even greater exploitation of radar imagery for actionable intelligence
Track B – GEOINT at the Tactical Edge
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm Session ContinuedTrack C – Interoperability & Inter-Agency Cooperation
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm Information Management in Humanitarian Disaster Response
Based on experience of more than 70 field missions over 12 years, MapAction have a unique operational knowledge-bank that has helped define a procedural model applicable to disaster scenarios. We will describe this approach to getting appropriate data into the hands of responding agencies.
- Typical operational conditions in humanitarian disasters including no reliable internet access
- Key challenges of sharing complex data amongst a wide range of users from different backgrounds
- How to control data collection before and during events
- Examining the needs and requirements of non-specialists who often don’t know what they need, but require simple but informative products
Track D – Environmental Change
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm Operationalising Shared Environmental Intelligence
Forward-deployed to the National Space Science & Technology Center (NSSTC) Mr Spehn serves as the USEUCOM Liaison to the technology development community including the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), and the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC). This role positions him perfectly to discuss the challenges and opportunities of working on Arctic research and operations. Keep visiting the DGI agenda website page for more information about Mr Spehn’s presentation.
NASA MSFC
Joseph C. Casas
Missions Formulation Manager, Science and Space Technology Projects OfficeNASA MSFC
Track E – Future of Geospatial Analysis
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm Explaining the Benefits of Object-Based Analysis (OBA) To Enable Richer Geospatial Intelligence Now and in the Future
The science and art of geospatial analysis are changing. Object-Based Analysis (OBA) moves the analyst’s thinking from differences between maps and images to a knowledge-dialog where the analyst examines data changes in space and time. This departs from the conventional GEOINT approach where the map layer is the organizing construct.
Penn State University
- Object-Based Analysis (OBA) is driven by the move to Object-Based Intelligence (OBI)
- In OBA, the geospatial analyst thinks in terms of a narrative in space and time
- Activity-based intelligence (ABI) is OBA
- Implications of OBA to the tradecraft and learning are far reaching
Todd Bacastow
Professor of Practice for Geospatial Intelligence College of Earth and MinePenn State University
Group 14
Track A - Regional Perspectives
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm NORAD-USNORTHCOM GEOINT and the Arctic
As the Arctic continues to be a key region of interest to all nations, especially those in close proximity or involved in trade in the region, it is crucial to understand how GEOINT is enabling greater security and stability there. Find out about the latest developments and possible future scenarios from Colonel Hamilton:
- NORAD NORTHCOM Arctic Defence Strategy and Concepts
- N-NC GEOINT Arctic process
- Possible arctic scenarios
- Current findings working defense in the Arctic
Track B – GEOINT at the Tactical Edge
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Experiences of a Small Geo-organization Meeting National Requirements for Better Geospatial Intelligence
Colonel Tore Brendan
Commanding Officer, Norwegian Military Geographic ServiceNorwegian Army
Track C – Interoperability & Inter-Agency Cooperation
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Panel Discussion: Civil-Military Co-operation on Geospatial Information Sharing for Emergencies and Crisis Response
Find out how to influence the way you cooperate with different agencies in future operations by hearing lessons learned from experts from different operational backgrounds. Drawing on recent experiences in the Europe and the Middle East representatives from the UN, an NGO and the EU will provide up-to-date technical, human and policy perspectives.
- Lessons learned from operations where military and non-military organisations have succeeded and failed
- How relationships between military and non-military organisations are being refashioned to enable greater interoperability and trust
- What is missing from the relationships that you can personally influence from your organisation?
- How can technology play a role in future cooperation and collaboration?
Track D – Environmental Change
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Biological Effects on Geo-Acoustics
Track E – Future of Geospatial Analysis
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm The Joint Military / Civilian Program Delivery Approach – How Algonquin College works alongside the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) to keep their members at the cutting edge of Geomatics Technology and Tradecraft
The audience will learn about the mechanics of how Algonquin College successfully delivers value for money to the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) of the Canadian Armed Forces. These methods will include details curriculum planning methodologies, curriculum QA / QC processes, new technology and tradecraft integration and the setup of the physical instructional environment. This information can be used as a benchmark by other Armed Forces that are interested in pursuing a similar type of business model with respect to their Geomatics / GIS / GEOINT training programs.
- Successful strategies to improve quality assurance and quality control aspects of the program
- Lessons learned delivering military trade occupational education and training with economies of scale such as Academic Licensing for program related software
- How students are taught to find, assess, rate and exploit a wide range of open data sources
- Benefits of embedding military members of the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) in a tight coupling that brings together military training plan requirements, provincial curriculum requirements and the actual delivery of the curriculum
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Afternoon Break
4:15 pm - 4:50 pm Lessons Learned Sharing Geospatial Information in Diverse Collaborative Operations
Speakers:
Nicky Bell Royal Engineers Commander, 42 Engineering Regiment Joint Forces Intelligence Group, UK MoD
Staff Sgt David Havenhand 2IC Special Support Team (SST), 42 Engr Regt (Geo) UK MoD
Sgt Scott Vickery Special Support Team (SST), 42 Engr Regt (Geo) UK MoD
Cpl Will Greene Special Support Team (SST) 42 Engr Regt (Geo)
Nicky Bell Royal Engineers Commander, 42 Engineering Regiment Joint Forces Intelligence Group, UK MoD
Staff Sgt David Havenhand 2IC Special Support Team (SST), 42 Engr Regt (Geo) UK MoD
Sgt Scott Vickery Special Support Team (SST), 42 Engr Regt (Geo) UK MoD
Cpl Will Greene Special Support Team (SST) 42 Engr Regt (Geo)
Nicky Bell Royal Engineers
Commander, 42 Engineering Regiment Joint Forces Intelligence Group,UK MoD
Cpl Will Greene
Special Support Team (SST)42 Engr Regt (Geo)
4:50 pm - 5:15 pm UN Deployment of Geospatial Intelligence for Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Missions
Find out how the United Nations is organising and prioritising the use of satellite imagery to protect and save more lives in humanitarian and disaster relief missions. Returning to DGI after 3 years Dr Bjorgo will offer the latest developments from the UNOSAT project as well as lessons learned from recent UN operations.
- How UNOSAT fits into the UN approach to cooperation and collaboration to protect and save more lives
- How UNOSAT has evolved to offer essential capability
- Lessons learned deploying geospatial intelligence in HADR missions
- How developments in satellite imagery will make a difference to future operations
5:15 pm - 5:40 pm Lessons Learned Responding to the Migration Crisis in Europe
Find out how Europe’s border security agency is addressing the ever changing challenges of managing the migration crisis in the region. Balancing conflicting political opinions, humanitarian needs and requirements and multiple agencies Frontex has to tread a careful path to support security and stability where it is needed most.
- How Frontex fits into regional security networks in Europe
- How Frontex balances multiple demands to help deliver security and stability in Europe
- How Frontex manages geospatial information to enhance situational awareness along Europe’s borders
- New challenges emerging from the migration crisis in Europe for nations to acknowledge and prioritise
