Provide executive leadership for the U.S. Census Bureau's Geographic Support Program, leading the development and maintenance a national geospatial database, the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System. This system of addresses, roads, boundaries, and imagery serves as the foundation for conducting the Census Bureau's censuses and surveys. Serve as Co-chair of the High-level Group on the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF), the highest substructure of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). Provide strategic leadership for global implementation of the UN-IGIF, an overarching strategic policy and guide for nearly 200 countries to reference when developing and strengthening their national geospatial information management systems.

Based in the United Nations Statistics Division in New York, Greg Scott has led the substantive Secretariat of UN-GGIM since 2012, providing strategic policy advice and leadership, and guiding the development, coordination and implementation of the substantive global geospatial program and content for UN-GGIM. A major focus for Greg over the past 5 years has been leading the development and implementation of global geospatial information frameworks and guides within the umbrella of UN-GGIM, specifically the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF). Greg has a Graduate Diploma in Geography from the Australian National University, and a PhD in Geomatics Engineering from the University of Melbourne.

Jill Saligoe-Simmel is the Principal Product Manager of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and INSPIRE at Esri, where she leads product requirements and strategy for next-generation SDI and geospatial ecosystems. As a Subject Matter Expert, Jill brings over two decades of geospatial technology, governance, and policy-level experience, with substantial involvement in statewide and national NSDI. Today, she focuses on integrated geospatial infrastructures to enable new distributed patterns of sharing and collaboration to address common goals and shared challenges.

Shashank Priya is the University of Minnesota's vice president for research, overseeing a $1+ billion research enterprise across five campuses. At UMN he has created the International Institute for Biosensing, a research planning initiative called Research 2030 and the UMN National Security Research Institute Task Force. He previously served as associate vice president for research and director of strategic initiatives, and professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State. He has published over 450 academic journal articles and holds 12 patents. He earned his BS from Allahabad University, his ME from the Indian Institute of Science, and his PhD in materials engineering from Penn State.

Siddharth (Sid) Pandey is a senior consultant at Deloitte in its location intelligence practice. He also currently serves as the Chair for URISA's Vanguard Cabinet. He has extensive experience helping organizations use geospatial technology to analyze, collect, manage, and visualize data within visually compelling geospatial applications to make informed decisions. In 2018, he was recognized in xyHt magazine's 40 Under 40 list of Remarkable Geospatial Professionals, Geospatial World named him one of its 50 Rising Stars in the geospatial industry in 2021 and he was also listed in xyHt magazine's list of 22 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2022.

Ashley Hitt is the Senior Vice President of Program Management at Cultivate Geospatial Solutions, a firm that provides GIS and Enterprise Asset Management expertise and services. She is a certified GISP and holds a BS in geography and MS in geoscience from Western Kentucky University. She was selected as the URISA Young GIS Professional of the Year in 2011, received the 2017 URISA Leadership Award and the 2020 URISA Service Award, and is URISA President for 2022-23. URISA is the association for GIS professionals, fostering excellence in GIS throughout geospatial professionals' careers.

Kendrick O. Faison is the CEO of SpatialGIS, a minority-owned geospatial analytics company based in Odenton, Maryland. Under his leadership, SpatialGIS has become a key player in providing comprehensive solutions tailored to the dynamic needs of data-centric organizations. The firm offers services ranging from geospatial and aerial UAV services to cybersecurity and IT support. Kendrick's vision and commitment to uncovering hidden trends have driven the company to deliver evidence-based intelligence, empowering clients to stay ahead in their respective fields. His dedication ensures that SpatialGIS remains focused on both immediate operational requirements and future innovation.

Daniel Roman graduated from the Ohio State University with a Master of Science in Geodetic Science and Surveying in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences (geophysics) in 1999. He then joined the National Geodetic Survey as a Research Geodesist leading geoid modeling efforts for 10 years. He served as Chief of Spatial Reference System Division for three years and as Chief Geodesist for seven years. He is now the Senior Leader for Geodesy involved in international collaboration and guiding U.S government agencies in implementing the new National Spatial Reference System for 2022.

Mr. Gary W. Thompson is the Deputy Hazard Mitigation Chief and Chief of the North Carolina (NC) Geodetic Survey at NC Emergency Management. He has served as president of both the NC Society of Surveyors (NCSS) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). He is an emeritus member of the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCBEES), a commission member of the ABET Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission, Chair of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee in 2023, and serves on the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board, and Hydrographic Services Review Panel.

Juliana P. Blackwell is the Director of NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS). She is responsible for the financial, administrative and programmatic performance of NGS, the lead federal agency for positioning activities in the Nation. She oversees the management and delivery of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), the nation's consistent coordinate system for latitude, longitude, height, gravity measurements and shoreline information throughout the United States. Ms. Blackwell serves as Chair of the Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee of the Federal Geographic Data Committee, exercising government-wide leadership in the development and improvement of geodetic surveying specifications, methods, instrumentation, and data transfers.

Mr. Simmons is OGC's Chief Standards Officer. In this role, he provides oversight and direction to the Consortium's technical and program operations and deliverables. Mr. Simmons also continues to lead the OGC Standards Program, where he ensures that standards progress through the organization's consensus process to approval and publication. Preceding his time as a member of OGC staff, Mr. Simmons was an active member of OGC, promoting best practices in 3D Information Management (3DIM) as chair of the OGC 3DIM Domain Working Group and chairing or participating in numerous OGC infrastructure, mobility, and web services working groups. His OGC-related research has focused on data lifecycle management, integration, and dissemination.

A native Arkansan, Jonathan began working with GIS while completing his Bachelor's degree in forestry at the University of Arkansas, Monticello. Following graduation, he continued on to Colorado State University, earning a Master's degree in 1999. Jonathan is also a registered forester in the state of Arkansas. Jonathan joined the Arkansas GIS Office team in 2010 as a GIS Analyst to support the ongoing development and maintenance of framework data programs, primarily road centerlines and physical address points. In October 2016, Jonathan was promoted to the role of Deputy Director wherein he assists with project management as well as the day-to-day operations and strategic planning for the agency. In 2021, Jonathan was elected to the office of NSGIC President-elect, serving one year before becoming President for 2022-2023. He will continue serving in a leadership role as Past President beginning in September 2023.

Alan Leidner completed a Master's Degree in Urban Planning from Brooklyn's Pratt Institute in 1975. He worked for thirty-five years as a planner and innovation specialist with New York City government. Starting in the late 1980's he served as IT Director of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) where he initiated the City's Enterprise GIS Program and oversaw the development of the City's digital basemap. Additionally, he serves as an advisor to Underground Mapping Services (USMI), and to New York University on their UNUM - NYC infrastructure mapping project which was awarded $1.5M in NSF grants. Among other writings, Alan's "Geo-Info CONOPS" article was published by GeoWorld Magazine in October, 2007. In 2022 a Smart Cities chapter he co-authored with OGC's George Percivall, was published in the Springer Handbook of Geographic Information, 2nd Edition.

Residing most of his life in Northern Virginia, Glen Quesenberry graduated from George Mason University in 2004. Having already spent several years at the U.S. Army Geospatial Center, Glen continued his career full-time supporting the Army and continuing his education through graduate school. After over 15 years supporting the AGC as geospatial engineer and a program management contractor Glen accepted a government position in late 2017. As the Modeling and Simulation lead, he helped shaped the development of 3D terrain technologies into both training and operational systems across the Army. In 2019 he accepted a position as the Architectures, Standards, Test and Certification team lead within the Enterprise Services Branch within AGC. Here, Glen and his team focus their efforts on the identification, development, and formalization of technology to create a more capable and cohesive U.S. Army Geospatial Enterprise. Furthermore, Glen serves as the AGCs liaison to the Synthetic Training Environment (STE). The combination of these roles positions him to rapidly evaluate cutting-edge geographic technologies, create guidance for their use across the Army, and to help integrate the future of geography within the Army.

Chris Frommann is the Senior Counselor to the Administrator for Technology, Strategy, & Delivery, and is tasked with ensuring the most critical FEMA software systems and services are built using technical best practices and with the customer experience as the highest priority. He is focused on increasing technical staffing, streamlining processes, and bringing industry-standard tooling to the agency. He is supporting a number of core initiatives, including the improvement of FEMA's individual assistance application, the building of a modern Spark-based data platform, and FEMA's ongoing cloud migration.

Prior to FEMA, he was a Senior Engineering Manager at Lyft, leading the ~50 member Mapping Experience team building "LyftMap." a complete end-to-end replacement for Google Maps in the Lyft app. He guided the SF, Kyiv, and Minsk-based team to scale from 0 to 27 of Lyft's top 30 regions and from 0 to 100+ million rides and counting.

Before that, Chris was Group VP of Engineering at 605, where he led a team of two dozen engineers and product managers developing media planning and analysis software on top of hundreds of billions of rows of second-by-second TV viewing data. Chris was a co-founder of Analytics Media Group, which was acquired by 605, and bootstrapped and led the development of AMG's suite of Spark-based media optimization tools. Previously, he served at the White House as part of the U.S. Digital Service, working to improve technology around trade (helping to launch the US import system known as "ACE"), immigration, and refugees and on the Obama '12 campaign, leading the data reporting and visualization team.

Chris lives in San Francisco with his partner. When he's not working, he enjoys photography, travel, flying lessons, and taking classes on everything from machine learning to cooking (the latter needs improvement).

Ms. Mims is currently the Director of Global National Government at Esri. In this role she oversees all Esri's work across the U.S. Federal Government, including Intelligence, Defense, Public Safety, & Federal Civilian; Non-Profit Programs globally, Education, Imagery/Remote Sensing; as well as International support to National Government organizations around the world. Ms. Mims also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), as well as the Chairperson for the Board of Advisors for the College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech. She was formerly on the board of United State Geospatial Intelligence Foundation for four years. She has spent her twenty-five-year career in the GIS industry supporting the missions of defense, intel, homeland security, federal and international customers. Ms. Mims graduated with a bachelor's science degree in Geography and Certification in Secondary Education, Mary Washington University, and master's science degree in Geography/GIS from Virginia Tech.

Provide executive leadership for the U.S. Census Bureau's Geographic Support Program, leading the development and maintenance a national geospatial database, the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System. This system of addresses, roads, boundaries, and imagery serves as the foundation for conducting the Census Bureau's censuses and surveys. Serve as Co-chair of the High-level Group on the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF), the highest substructure of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). Provide strategic leadership for global implementation of the UN-IGIF, an overarching strategic policy and guide for nearly 200 countries to reference when developing and strengthening their national geospatial information management systems.

Robert L. Santos was sworn in as the 26th director of the U.S. Census Bureau in January 2022. His career spans over 40 years in statistics, survey research, and executive-level management. Santos has served in academic survey research organizations and a public policy research think tank. He also co-owned a research company, Nustats in Austin, Texas. Santos held leadership positions at the nation's top research organizations, including the Urban Institute, the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center, and the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. He served as president of both the American Statistical Association and the American Association for Public Opinion Research and has received their highest awards. Santos holds a Master's degree in Statistics from University of Michigan.

Mr. Joshua Delmonico serves as the Executive Director for the Federal Geographic Data Committee providing the leadership, coordination, and communication to promote the development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data nationwide. In this role he provides executive leadership for the coordination of U.S. federal geospatial activities in collaboration with the 32 FGDC member Federal Agencies and OMB to implement the Geospatial Data Act and conduct strategic planning and visioning for the implementation of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) across Federal, State, Tribal and local government agencies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and the private sector.

Tim Johnson is the Geographic Information Officer for North Carolina and leads the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. Tim and team support the Geographic Information Coordinating Council, established in statute by the legislature in 2001 to guide development of geospatial standards, policies, and implementation strategies. The team collaborates on major statewide initiatives such as broadband mapping and next generation 911, and on statewide geospatial data programs including orthoimagery, parcels, and addresses. Active in the National States Geographic Information Council, he serves as NC state representative and in other leadership roles, and previously served on its Board of Directors.

Dr. Ram Peruvemba is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of HSR.health, a global leader in health focused geospatial analytics that enables the delivery of better healthcare outcomes while lowering costs. He is a transformational leader and a leading authority in Health Information Technology as well as in the clinical, regulatory, and policy issues shaping the delivery of healthcare. A board certified anesthesiologist and pain management physician, Ram has served on the advisory boards of QSSI corp, a Health IT firm involved in the construction of Healthcare.gov and ultimately sold to Optum, as well as Welldoc, a digital health leader that developed the first and only FDA-approved digital health solution for the management of diabetes. In 2021, he was named a 2021 Top 100 Healthcare Innovator, and in 2023, he was named a Top 10 Influential leader, for his leadership in HSR.health's efforts supporting COVID-19 pandemic response globally.

Cy was the Oregon State GIO for 21 years. He is now the Massachusetts State GIO where he started two months ago. From 2021-2023, he served as Policy Director for the National States Geographic Information Council and Consulting Director for G&H International, a geospatial company in the emergency management sector. He was a member of the FGDC's National Geospatial Advisory Committee from 2017-2023. He is a former President of the National States Geographic Information Council, a former President of the Urban Regional Information Systems Association, and founding Chair of the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations, a coalition of 13 geospatial professional organizations representing over 170,000 members.

A native Arkansan, Jonathan began working with GIS while completing his Bachelor's degree in forestry at the University of Arkansas, Monticello. Following graduation, he continued on to Colorado State University, earning a Master's degree in 1999. Jonathan is also a registered forester in the state of Arkansas. Jonathan joined the Arkansas GIS Office team in 2010 as a GIS Analyst to support the ongoing development and maintenance of framework data programs, primarily road centerlines and physical address points. In October 2016, Jonathan was promoted to the role of Deputy Director wherein he assists with project management as well as the day-to-day operations and strategic planning for the agency. In 2021, Jonathan was elected to the office of NSGIC President-elect, serving one year before becoming President for 2022-2023. He will continue serving in a leadership role as Past President beginning in September 2023.

COL [R] Steven Fleming (Ph.D.) is a Professor of Geospatial Science and Intelligence with the Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis at the University of North Georgia where he teaches courses in geospatial intelligence, military geography, and the spatial sciences. From 2015-2022, he served as a Professor at the University of Southern California's Spatial Sciences Institute and Institute for Creative Technologies. Prior to joining USC, he served on active duty for 30 years in the U.S. Army, fulfilling Joint and NATO duties on multiple deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He culminated his military career at the United States Military Academy where he was an Academy Professor of Geospatial Information Science. His research specialties focus on applications of geospatial technologies for national defense (military operations, homeland security, and disaster management).

Maggie Cawley currently serves as the Executive Director for OpenStreetMap US. Shejoined OSM US in March 2019 after 15 years as a geospatial professional. As the largest collaborative, freely editable geospatial database of the world, OpenStreetMap sits at the intersection of open data, private industry and government services. In her role, Maggie works to engage, support and grow OSM and its community across the United States through advocacy, education, and events like the annual State of the Map US conference.

Shashank Priya is the University of Minnesota's vice president for research, overseeing a $1+ billion research enterprise across five campuses. At UMN he has created the International Institute for Biosensing, a research planning initiative called Research 2030 and the UMN National Security Research Institute Task Force. He previously served as associate vice president for research and director of strategic initiatives, and professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State. He has published over 450 academic journal articles and holds 12 patents. He earned his BS from Allahabad University, his ME from the Indian Institute of Science, and his PhD in materials engineering from Penn State.

Dr. Hendrik Hamann is a Distinguished Research Staff Member and Global Lead for Climate and Sustainability in IBM Research. He received his PhD from the University of Goettingen in Germany. He is the winner of the 2016 award of Industrial Applications of Physics of the American Institute of Physics and a Fellow of American Physical Society. He is Member of the National Mapping Committee of the National Research Council and a Visiting Professor at Yamagata University. Hendrik has authored more than 160 scientific papers and holds over 190 patents.

Nima Negahban is Kinetica's Chief Executive Officer, original developer and software architect of the Kinetica platform. Leveraging his unique insight into data processing, he established the core vision and goal of the Kinetica platform. Nima has developed innovative big data systems across a wide spectrum of market sectors, ranging from biotechnology to high-speed trading systems using GPUs, as Lead Architect and Engineer with The Real Deal, Digital Sports, Equipoise Imaging, and Synergetic Data Systems. Early in his career, Nima was a Senior Consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. Nima holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.

Mr. Simmons is OGC's Chief Standards Officer. In this role, he provides oversight and direction to the Consortium's technical and program operations and deliverables. Mr. Simmons also continues to lead the OGC Standards Program, where he ensures that standards progress through the organization's consensus process to approval and publication. Preceding his time as a member of OGC staff, Mr. Simmons was an active member of OGC, promoting best practices in 3D Information Management (3DIM) as chair of the OGC 3DIM Domain Working Group and chairing or participating in numerous OGC infrastructure, mobility, and web services working groups. His OGC-related research has focused on data lifecycle management, integration, and dissemination.

Patrick Cozzi is CEO of Cesium. He is the originator of CesiumJS, an open source JavaScript library, the Cesium WebGL engine, and 3D Tiles, an OGC Community Standard for streaming massive 3D geospatial datasets. He is co-creator of glTF™, and former Chair of the Khronos 3D Formats Working Group. Patrick has authored and contributed to ten books on mapping, computer graphics, and games. He taught for 8 years at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned an MSE in computer science.

Ed is the Chief Data Officer for the nonprofit First Street Foundation, and is an Advisor to NASA's Applied Sciences as well as Treasury's Climate-related Financial Risk Advisory Committee. Ed previously served as Chief Data Officer for NOAA and the Department of Commerce. He has led NOAA's climate data records, NASA budget, archive systems, NOAA's Big Data, and Everglades restoration projects. As a professor at UMiami, he led satellite calibration and marine observing systems projects. Dr. Kearns holds a BS in Physics/Marine Science from the University of Miami (1990), and a Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from URI (1996).

Alan Leidner completed a Master's Degree in Urban Planning from Brooklyn's Pratt Institute in 1975. He worked for thirty-five years as a planner and innovation specialist with New York City government. Starting in the late 1980's he served as IT Director of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) where he initiated the City's Enterprise GIS Program and oversaw the development of the City's digital basemap. Additionally, he serves as an advisor to Underground Mapping Services (USMI), and to New York University on their UNUM - NYC infrastructure mapping project which was awarded $1.5M in NSF grants. Among other writings, Alan's "Geo-Info CONOPS" article was published by GeoWorld Magazine in October, 2007. In 2022 a Smart Cities chapter he co-authored with OGC's George Percivall, was published in the Springer Handbook of Geographic Information, 2nd Edition.

Chad has dedicated his career to designing and building geospatial solutions to solve the world's toughest problems. He is passionate about combining technology and geography to make the world a safer and more accessible place for everyone by surpassing traditional barriers and creating practical applications for map data. Chad understands the benefits open data can have on communities and has worked with large technology companies, government agencies, and small international NGOs to create and apply open data throughout the world.

Cy was the Oregon State GIO for 21 years. He is now the Massachusetts State GIO where he started two months ago. From 2021-2023, he served as Policy Director for the National States Geographic Information Council and Consulting Director for G&H International, a geospatial company in the emergency management sector. He was a member of the FGDC's National Geospatial Advisory Committee from 2017-2023. He is a former President of the National States Geographic Information Council, a former President of the Urban Regional Information Systems Association, and founding Chair of the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations, a coalition of 13 geospatial professional organizations representing over 170,000 members.

John Wilson offers 30+ years of expertise in Project and Program Management, focusing on GIS applications for State and Federal entities. Originating from the US Army Corps of Engineers, he evolved through diverse roles, culminating as an International GIS Solutions Consultant. He led a massive transition for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Liaison to the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency during a pivotal cleanup in Iraq. Internationally, Mr. Wilson played a crucial role in shaping GIS strategies across various allied armies. His written contributions include the essential "The DSCA Handbook." He is recognized for his innovative solutions in advancing GIS.

Josh Lieberman develops, leads, and manages OGC Innovation Program initiatives. Josh has been involved in OGC both as a member and as an initiative architect for more than two decades while serving as principal at Tumbling Walls, senior geospatial analysis manager at Deloitte, and lead architect at Traverse Technologies and Syncline. He is also a senior researcher at the Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis and has taught graduate classes at Harvard and UMBC. Josh currently leads the IP initiative Disaster Pilot 2023, tasks of Testbed 19, and OGC's participation in the NSF-funded I-GUIDE and UNUM projects. He also works to organize future IP initiatives and supports OGC standards development activities such as MUDDI, GeoPose, Analysis Ready Data, GeoDatacube, and others.

Tobias Kraft believes in market-based solutions for global sustainability and has built a career by analyzing environmental data that can solve real-world problems. He co-founded Teren to cultivate a company culture and mission to transform data into solutions for a safer and more sustainable planet. Toby extends his passion for innovation to the outdoors, where he's happy skiing on the remote mountains of Colorado.

Joe is the Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN) Coordinator. VGIN coordinates geospatial data and technologies in the commonwealth. VGIN's focus is supporting base mapping layers required for Next Generation 9-1-1 deployment and extending these datasets for use throughout Virginia.

Nima Negahban is Kinetica's Chief Executive Officer, original developer and software architect of the Kinetica platform. Leveraging his unique insight into data processing, he established the core vision and goal of the Kinetica platform. Nima has developed innovative big data systems across a wide spectrum of market sectors, ranging from biotechnology to high-speed trading systems using GPUs, as Lead Architect and Engineer with The Real Deal, Digital Sports, Equipoise Imaging, and Synergetic Data Systems. Early in his career, Nima was a Senior Consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. Nima holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.

Jed Sundwall is the Executive Director of Radiant Earth. He has over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of data, product development, cloud computing, economics, and policy. Before joining Radiant Earth, he created various data sharing and sustainability initiatives at Amazon, including the Amazon Web Services Open Data Program which makes over 100 petabytes of data available for analysis in the cloud. He helped create new patterns of sharing data in the cloud that have been adopted by NASA, USGS, Google, Microsoft, Geosciences Australia and other institutions around the world. He serves on the Board of Directors of NatureServe, is an advisor to PLACE Fund, and has served on the Landsat Advisory Group. He has a master's degree in foreign policy from the University of California in San Diego where he studied the adoption of open source software by the Brazilian federal government.

As Chief Innovation Officer at Windover Construction, Amr leverages technology to optimize project delivery. He leads the virtual design and construction team and the Innovations for Design, Engineering, and Automation, IDEA^TM platform providing leading-edge technology services to streamline the construction process. With more than 20 years of experience combining architecture, construction, and engineering, he's a champion of pioneering construction technologies to streamline project procurement. Amr received the 'Innovator of the Year' award as part of the 2019 Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards. He received his master's degree in architecture from Boston Architectural College.

Robbie Robertson is the CEO and Co-founder at Sedaro, a digital twin cloud software company. Dr. Robertson has over 15 years of experience developing space simulation software and space hardware. Robbie has held research positions at Los Alamos, AFRL, the German QUEST Center, and with the National Science Foundation installing space weather instruments on the Antarctic Plateau. He was previously the first employee at Ibeos, where he led the development of instruments and subsystems for spacecraft headed to LEO, GEO, and the Moon. Robbie received both his bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and PhD in Applied Physics and Space Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Adam has 15 years of experience in both construction and data collection, having owned two successful businesses in the past: Model Masonry & Tile and Fly4.me. As Chief Evangelist, Adam leads client success, account expansion, as well as business development and partnerships. He has a passion for all things data collection and remote sensing and holds a BS from the University of Southern Maine.

Based in the United Nations Statistics Division in New York, Greg Scott has led the substantive Secretariat of UN-GGIM since 2012, providing strategic policy advice and leadership, and guiding the development, coordination and implementation of the substantive global geospatial program and content for UN-GGIM. A major focus for Greg over the past 5 years has been leading the development and implementation of global geospatial information frameworks and guides within the umbrella of UN-GGIM, specifically the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF). Greg has a Graduate Diploma in Geography from the Australian National University, and a PhD in Geomatics Engineering from the University of Melbourne.

Dr. Scott Pace is the Director of the Space Policy Institute and a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He is also a member of the faculty of the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration. His research interests include civil, commercial, and national security space policy, and the management of technical innovation. Dr. Pace rejoined the faculty of the Elliott School in January 2021 after serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council from 2017-2020.

Carrie Stokes is the Chief Geographer at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, DC. She founded and directs the USAID GeoCenter, a team of geographers and data analysts who apply geospatial data, technology, and analysis to inform international development decisions. Prior to the GeoCenter, Carrie led the international SERVIR program in a joint venture with NASA. SERVIR helps countries use satellite technology to address critical challenges in food security, climate, water resources, and land use. Carrie served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger, West Africa, and holds an M.S. in Environmental Science.

Dr. Fernando R. Echavarria works at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans, and International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the nexus of S&T, environment, and foreign policy. His public private partnerships on0 applications of geospatial technologies have been showcased at World Summits on: Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002), Disaster Reduction (Kobe, 2005), and the Information Society (Tunis, 2005). He has degrees in energy resources engineering and remote sensing from Stanford University, Florida and South Carolina. His publications have appeared in multiple journals including: Ambio-Swedish Academy of Sciences, GeoCarto International, International Journal of Remote Sensing, and Revista Geografica-IPGH.

Mr. Gary W. Thompson is the Deputy Hazard Mitigation Chief and Chief of the North Carolina (NC) Geodetic Survey at NC Emergency Management. He has served as president of both the NC Society of Surveyors (NCSS) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). He is an emeritus member of the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCBEES), a commission member of the ABET Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission, Chair of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee in 2023, and serves on the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board, and Hydrographic Services Review Panel.

Karen Van Dyke serves as the Director for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and Spectrum Management in the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R). Karen was involved in navigation-related programs at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, MA before transitioning to her current role where she is responsible for overseeing the navigation program and development of policy positions on PNT and radiofrequency spectrum in coordination with DOT leadership within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation at DOT Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Karen received her BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. She served as the President of the Institute of Navigation (ION) and is a recipient of the Award for Meritorious Achievement (Silver Medal) from the Secretary of Transportation, the ION Norman P. Hays Award, and she is a Fellow of the ION.

Mr. Dana A. Goward is President of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, a scientific and educational charity dedicated to protecting GPS/GNSS signals and users. He is a lifelong practical navigator, orienteering as scout, serving as a ship's navigator at sea, and using every means available in the air as a career Coast Guard helicopter pilot. He retired in 2013 from the Senior Executive Service as the maritime navigation authority for the United States and now serves as a member of the President's National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board.

Dr. Michael Tischler is the Director of the National Geospatial Program (NGP) at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The NGP provides the digital geospatial foundation for the United States, including The National Map, the 3D Elevation Program, the National Hydrography Datasets, the USTopo and OnDemand Topo Map products, and research activities performed at the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS). Dr. Tischler holds a B.S. in Soil Science from North Dakota State University, a M.S. in Soil and Water Science from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D in Earth Systems and Geoinformation Science from George Mason University.

Dr. Budhendra "Budhu' Bhaduri is a Corporate Research Fellow and the director of the Geospatial Science and Human Security Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). In that capacity he is responsible for a research portfolio focusing on novel implementation of geospatial science and technology across energy, environment, and national security missions. His research has had global impact and has benefited the U.S. federal missions, international organizations, and private foundations. He serves on the Geographical and Geospatial Sciences Committee of the national academies and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Association of Geographers.

Dr. Dominique Duval-Diop is an accomplished policy analyst, data scientist, and economic geographer. As U.S. Chief Data Scientist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, she works at the nexus of data, tech and equity, building the capacity of federal agencies to use data to drive equity in federal assistance to communities and people. Prior to this role, Dominique was an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, where she used data science and geospatial analytics to ensure the equitable impact of international infrastructure investments in the Pacific and African continent.

Dr. Hendrik Hamann is a Distinguished Research Staff Member and Global Lead for Climate and Sustainability in IBM Research. He received his PhD from the University of Goettingen in Germany. He is the winner of the 2016 award of Industrial Applications of Physics of the American Institute of Physics and a Fellow of American Physical Society. He is Member of the National Mapping Committee of the National Research Council and a Visiting Professor at Yamagata University. Hendrik has authored more than 160 scientific papers and holds over 190 patents.

Dewberry Senior Vice President Amar Nayegandhi leads the geospatial and technology services and the technology solutions market segment at Dewberry. He provides program oversight for the execution of all remote sensing projects for Dewberry’s federal, state, and local clients. Amar has authored 16 refereed manuscripts in various international journals and 65+ published reports to support the U.S. Geological Survey and other federal agencies. He co-edited the ASPRS DEM Users Manual, 3rd Edition and authored the chapters on Airborne Topographic Lidar and Airborne Lidar Bathymetry. Amar co-authored the USACE EM 1110-1-1000 Manual on Photogrammetric and Lidar Mapping. Amar has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Mumbai and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from University of South Florida. He has over 24 years of experience in the geospatial industry and is a former Director of the ASPRS Lidar Division. He is an ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist and Certified Mapping Scientist – Remote Sensing, and a GIS Professional.

Michael Zentner, Ph.D., MBA, is the Director of the Sustainable Scientific Software Division at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), where he is also leads the NSF-funded SGX3 Center of Excellence for Science Gateways. His work focuses on web-based platforms called Science Gateways that provide simplified access to otherwise complex to use resources like high-performance computing, large-scale data, and scientific instruments. He also leads the effort to financially sustain software created at SDSC. Prior to academia, Michael was a co-founder and/or senior team member of several technology startups in the areas of supply chain optimization, collaboration, and data analytics.

Kim Valentine serves as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geospatial Information Officer (GIO). As the NOAA GIO, she is responsible for leading NOAA's annual GIS priorities to include ensuring NOAA meets the requirements under the Geospatial Data Act, overseeing NOAA's enterprise geospatial software and services contracts, and facilitating an open and inclusive NOAA geospatial community of users. As the NOAA GIO, she collaborates across the organization, at the Department of Commerce level, and across federal agencies to develop policies, and provide direction on enterprise geospatial software applications and solutions to meet the mission. Kim is passionate about open data and open science as well as establishing meaningful relationships and growing partnerships with other federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and industry. Kim holds a B.S. in Geology and Environmental Science and a M.Ed. in Mathematics and Science Education.

Brandon Palin is the Senior Director of Public Sector & International Development at Ecopia AI. A geospatial data company that leverages ground-breaking advancements in artificial intelligence to convert high-resolution imagery of our earth into HD Vector Maps. These datasets are embedded into critical applications around the world, providing foundational information for critical decision-making, and improving the welfare of societies, efficiency of economies, and health of environments. His main responsibilities are to lead the development of Ecopia's global solutions in developing markets and oversee North American public sector clients. Brandon holds a Master of Science in International Business from the Richard Ivey School of Business in Toronto, Canada, and a CEMS Master in International Management from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Under Ryan's leadership, millions of satellite images have been made available to the general public at no charge, allowing scientists, planners, and policy makers to make better-informed decisions on a range of environmental problems. Her advocacy for revamping the 36-year-old Landsat Data Policy (in 2008) has resulted in $2.1B of annual economic benefits globally. Barbara's career began in 1974 at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) where she spent the next 34 years working in seven States and Washington, D.C. From 2008 to 2012, she was Director of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Space Programme, and from 2012 to 2018, Ryan was the Secretariat Director of the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) in Geneva, Switzerland. In January 2021, Barbara became the second Executive Director of the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC), a global not-for-profit trade association of private-sector companies working in the geospatial and Earth observation ecosystem. Her interests build on a long career in environmental governance, science and technology, and international collaboration. She is a strong advocate for open data policies, the integration of Earth observations, and hyper-partnering to ensure that existing and planned resources can be more effectively used to address the significant environmental and social issues facing the world today.

Judy Lai-Norling is Chief Operating Officer for Carbon Mapper responsible for overall operations and implementation. Prior to Carbon Mapper, she spent 14 years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with an array of experience in program management, spaceborne and airborne business development, project planning, systems engineering, and business management. Judy holds a M.A. in Mathematics from the University of Texas-Austin, M.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin Madison, and B.A. Mathematics and B.S. Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Nancy Colleton, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) strongly supports government-sponsored Earth observation and related policies that encourage private sector and non-governmental organization application and action. She is currently researching private sector use of NASA, NOAA and other USG data for climate risk, wildland fires, agriculture, insurance, finance, health, and water. In December 2022, she was appointed by Vice President Harris to the National Space Council Users' Advisory Group, serves on the Fairfax Water Board of Directors, and has been quoted and published in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Huffington Post, Physics Today and numerous other publications.

Allison Crimmins is the Director of the National Climate Assessment. She is a climate scientist on detail from EPA's Office of Air and Radiation to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she is leading the fifth National Climate Assessment at the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Allison has expertise in assessing climate impacts and risks, particularly on health and economic damages, and led the 2016 U.S. Climate and Health Assessment.

David Herring is an award-winning science communicator with 31 years of experience working within the Earth system science community at NOAA and NASA. He is currently Chief of the Communication, Education, and Engagement Division within NOAA's Climate Program Office, where he also serves as Program Manager for NOAA Climate.gov and the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. Before joining NOAA, David worked for 16 years at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where he served as Outreach Coordinator for the Terra satellite mission and led development of NASA's Earth Observatory website. David is a co-chair of the US Global Change Research Program's Federal Adaptation & Resilience Group, and he is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received his Masters Degree in Science & Technical Communication from East Carolina University in 1992.

Don Berchoff is the CEO of TruWeather Solutions, a micro-weather analytics company that is building weather resiliency into UAS and e-VTOLs operations. A highly successful military leader and business entrepreneur, Don has 40 years-experience in weather, aviation and logistics, during which he designed and led regional and global aviation weather operations centers, co-authored the FAA NEXGEN Weather CONOPS and led all ground operations at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan (2007-2008.) As a Senior Executive Service member, he led the NWS Science and Technology Directorate (2008-2012) and was responsible for the transition of over $500M in new S&T infrastructure and software applications into NOAA operations.

Over a 20-year career in cybersecurity and information technology, Ajay has seen companies create true competitive advantage from successful management of security and technology initiatives. At the same time, healthcare is burdened with outdated technology infrastructure and inefficiencies - which are often measured in human lives. Ajay decided to take his understanding of technology and implementation to disrupt and innovate healthcare. In launching HSR:health, Ajay leverages the best of tech to transform American healthcare into a system that innovates healthcare delivery achieving improved quality, lower costs, and health equity. The company is developing a digital Pandemic Early Warning and Response Platform to identify and mitigate impact of future pandemics.

Meredith Gibson is the GIS director at the Institute for Public Strategies (IPS), a non-profit that works alongside communities to promote healthy, safe, and equitable neighborhoods. Through web maps, story maps, and data dashboards, she advances IPS' advocacy efforts, and provides applied GIS technical assistance and training to community coalitions and other health agencies through IPS' policy mapping lab. She leads a multi-agency initiative in delivering harm reduction strategies through the San Diego County Opioid Prevention, Safe Disposal, and Treatment Resource Map. Meredith is also an adjunct professor at Hudson County Community College, Division of Nursing and Health Sciences in Jersey City, NJ.

Lain Graham, Ph.D. RPA, is the Solution Engineer Team Lead for National Government Health & Sciences at Esri. Lain has a passion for science and GIS applications, she supports federal science agencies like NASA, NOAA, EPA, CDC, HHS, U.S. Census Bureau and others in the utilization of geospatial technology to drive meaningful solutions to address real-world problems.

Dr. Enbal Shacham is a professor in the Department of Behavioral Science and Health Equity and the Associate Dean for Research at the College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University. Her research is focused on the intersection of health and geospatial research throughout her career. She has explored social and physical environmental factors and their impact on infectious and chronic diseases while leveraging the use of geospatial technological advancements and data to reveal drivers of health inequity. The research she conducts is committed to growing insightful methods to better know and provide real-time data, analyses, and interventions for improving health equity within clinical and community settings both domestically and internationally. She serves on the St. Louis City Board of Health and Hospitals and the Board of Directors of the USGIF.

David has 10+ years of experience in the aerospace industry, having led various teams at Airbus in France, Spain, and China. As CEO, David spearheads the development of our autonomous technology to advance the applications of aerial intelligence and transform industries, including AEC. David holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Business and MS in Aircraft Systems Engineering from the Technical University of Hamburg.

Mr. Vattem, with over 23 years in the geospatial sector, is a seasoned expert in harnessing transformative technologies to deliver robust enterprise GIS solutions across diverse global landscapes, including the USA, Singapore, the Middle East, and India. His leadership vision is pivotal in sculpting iSpatial's business strategy, enhancing operational effectiveness, and fostering innovation-driven growth. Under his guidance, the company has consistently delivered pioneering GIS, AI, IoT, and Data Analytics solutions for leading global clientele. As a visionary leader, Narendra is instrumental in identifying market potential, forging strategic enterprise alliances, and shaping the future trajectory of solutions and products in the geospatial realm. As the driving force behind iSpatial, he has overseen the successful execution of significant projects in Smart Cities, National Mapping, Spatial Data Infrastructure, Utilities, and Energy. Narendra's forte extends beyond Enterprise Strategy Implementation; he is renowned for fostering an innovation-driven culture, championing new product development, and steering iSpatial towards groundbreaking solutions that address the intricate challenges of today. Armed with an EMBA degree and fortified by PRINCE2 and TOGAF certifications.