Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Summit

4-5 December 2024

Theme: Advancing Value Impact of National Mapping in Economy, Society, and Environment

Topics to be Discussed

  • Spatial Data Infrastructure to Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure: Value Impact for Economy, Society, and Environment
  • Technology Innovation and Maturity Models of Transformation of National Mapping Organisations
  • National Geospatial Platform: Fundamental Data Themes to 3D Digital Twins
  • Cross Industry Collaboration: Augmenting Socio-Economic Value of National Mapping
  • National Geospatial Strategy through Public Private Partnerships – The Way Forward

Agenda

1000 - 1200 Session 1: Spatial Data Infrastructure to Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure: Value Impact for Economy, Society, and Environment
Srikant Sastri

Opening Keynote Address

Srikant Sastri

Chairman
Geospatial Data Promotion & Development Committee (GDPDC)

Ananyaa Narain

Opening Keynote Address

Ananyaa Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World

Josh Coutts

Keynote Address

Josh Coutts

International & National Engagement Branch Chief
US Census Bureau
USA

Dr Sanjay Srivastava

Dr Sanjay Srivastava

Chief of DRR United Nations Economic and Social Commission Asia Pacific
UNESCAP
Thailand

Vijay Kumar

Vijay Kumar

Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Esri India

1200 - 1300 Tea/ Coffee Break and Visit to Exhibition
1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
1400 - 1530 Session 2: Technology Innovation and Maturity Models of Transformation of National Mapping Organisations
Dean Angelides

Keynote Address

Dean Angelides

Corporate Director
Esri

Siva Ravada

Siva Ravada

Vice President - Development
Oracle

Phil Cooper

Phil Cooper

Global Geospatial Business Development
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Puen INTARAWONGSAK

Puen INTARAWONGSAK

Royal Thai Survey Department, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, Ministry of Defence

Hazri bin Hassan

Hazri bin Hassan

Director General
Department of Survey and Mapping
Malaysia

Tandang Yuliadi Dwi Putra

Tandang Yuliadi Dwi Putra

Associate Mapping Surveyor
Geospatial Information Agency, Indonesia

Arlene Brillantes

Arlene Brillantes

National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Philippines

1530 - 1630 Tea/ Coffee Break and Visit to Exhibition
1630 - 1800 Session 3: National Geospatial Platform: Fundamental Data Themes to 3D Digital Twins
V. Uday Kumar

V. Uday Kumar

Deputy Director General/ Scientist G
Geospatial Technology and Services, National Informatics Centre (NIC), GoI

Pradeep Singh

Pradeep Singh

Deputy Surveyor General (Tech)
Survey of India, GoI

Col. Pankaj Fotedar, VSM

Col. Pankaj Fotedar, VSM

Chief Executive Officer
Geokno

Dr Debapriya Dutta*

Dr Debapriya Dutta*

Adviser/Scientist 'G
Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI

Dr KS Rajan*

Dr KS Rajan*

Professor
Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad

1000 - 1130 Session 1: Cross Industry Collaboration: Augmenting Socio-Economic Value of National Mapping
Sujeet Kumar

Sujeet Kumar

General Manager (Technical)
National Highway Authority of India

Dr Shubha Pandey

Dr Shubha Pandey

Scientist E
Department of Science & Technology (DST), GoI

Thanh Trung Nguyen

Thanh Trung Nguyen

Vice Director
Center of Sea Survey and Mapping, Department of Survey, Mapping and Geographic Information, Vietnam

Prakash Joshi

Prakash Joshi

Director General
Survey Department,Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Government of Nepal

HOK Kimthourn

HOK Kimthourn

Deputy Director
Department of Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Cambodia

1130 - 1200 Tea/ Coffee Break
1200 - 1300 Session 2: National Geospatial Strategy through Public Private Partnerships - The Way Forward
1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
1530 - 1600 Tea/ Coffee Break

All timings of programs listed above are subject to change*
*tentative speaker
GoI – Government of India

CORE OBJECTIVES

To advance national development through Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI)

To harness emerging technologies to enhance Geospatial Knowledge

To foster collaborative and innovative business models for GKI

To address the evolving needs of next-generation digital consumers in the GeoAI ecosystem

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