15-19 January, 2018, HICC, Hyderabad, India

Location | IoT | BigData | AI

CO-LOCATED EVENTS

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WORLD
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PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD

ROLANDO OCAMPO PETER DR SHAILESH PROF. DR.-ING.

ALCÁNTAR HEDLUND NAYAK CHRISTIAN HEIPKE
Vice President Managing Director Distinguished Scientist Professor, Institute of Photogram-
INEGI, Mexico Ordnance Survey International Ministry of Earth Science metry and GeoInformation
UK India Leibniz University, Germany

JOSEF STROBL RICHARD SOLEY GREG SCOTT ASIF KHAN

Professor, Department of Chairman & CEO Inter-Regional Advisor Founder & President
Geomatics Object Management Group UNGGIM Secretariat Location Based Marketing
University of Salzburg USA USA Association (LBMA)
Austria USA

ADITYA AGRAWAL BASANTA SHRESTHA ANNE HALE DR. ZAFFAR SADIQ

Director, Data Ecosystems
Development, Global Partnership for
Sustainable Development Data, USA
Director of Strategic Cooperation
International, Center for Integrated
Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Nepal
MIGLARESE MOHAMED-GHOUSE
Chief Executive Officer Director - NSW Business
Radiant.Earth Development, Research &
USA International Relations, CRC for
Spatial Information, Australia

ANDREAS IVAN ROB VAN JERRY

GERSTER DELOATCH DE VELDE JOHNSTON
Vice President BIM/CIM Executive Director Director Geospatial Technology Leader
and Product Design Federal Geographic Geonovum Deloitte
FARO, Germany Data Committee, USA The Netherlands USA

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 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Geospatial World Forum (GWF) is the global flagship
event produced and organized by Geospatial Media
and Communications. The conference has successfully
highlighted the true potential of geospatial technology across
3000 + Professionals

multiple sectors and industries for over a decade. It is also

known for being one of the most informative and sought-
after international forums in the geospatial industry.
Geospatial World Forum 2018 will establish the
1000 + Organizations

connection between geospatial technology and the Fourth

Industrial Revolution (4IR), a technology revolution, which will
transform the way the world functions. The event will transport
you to the era of the 4IR through informative sessions and
stimulating discussions. The platform will also host five events
300 + Speakers

– GeoBuiz Summit, Location World, Geo4SDGs, AI and IoT

Summit, NRSC User Interaction Meet.

70 + Countries
Attending

40 + Collaborative
Partners

CONFERENCE THEME
Geo-enabling 4th Industrial Revolution
Location | IoT | BigData | AI
Our future is digital! Digitization is helping businesses all around
the world to streamline and automate all processes. Digital tools
and technologies are profoundly affecting the way business is being
conducted today. This also means that citizens will demand for smarter
infrastructure, smarter utilities, smarter transportation and ultimately
smarter and sustainable cities.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution means more than just technology.
It calls for a transformation of our entire ecosystem. Geospatial and
location technologies are playing a key role in this. With geospatial
sensors being deployed everywhere and spatial data becoming big
data through its volume and velocity, Geo4IR will be a wave that the
geospatial industry won’t be able to miss out on.

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HOW WILL GWF MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Thought leadership engagement
Knowledgeable speakers from government and businesses will not only share their vision, but also
their commitment for improving the world that we live in.

Pre-planned discussion document

An insightful document will be prepared outlining the points of discussion at the forum to ensure
structure and thought-provoking deliberations.

Discussing what matters

Focusing on socio-economic growth by facilitating discussions on geospatial enablement in various
industries, including an exclusive programme on SDGs.

Bringing industries together

Geospatial World Forum is a one-of-a-kind platform that brings professionals from different industries
in the same room, and initiates collective discussions on pressing issues.

Motivating next-gen
Programs targeting startups, students, and young professionals to foster the growth of our next-
generation geospatialists.

WHY SHOULD YOU BE A PART OF IT?

Unique learning Hands on Collaborate and Keep your Look into Share
experience experience Network evening free the future Your Story

Take advantage of We don’t expect Businesses today All work no play Geospatial Do you have a
unique learning you to just listen. are all about is not our motto! World Forum is great experience
Get ready to put
experiences Get hands-on collaboration. not just another to share? Is
your best tux
from world experience and Find the right technology your geospatial
on to attend our
class speakers, live it up with the partners for your event. Our story unique?
special networking
panelists, vibrant display business ideas. theme speaks for Get ready to
receptions.
delegates, user of inventive Join the event, itself. It’s about share it with the
If you’re into
demonstrations, technology and network with the future and participants at the
delicious food,
industry and engaging training the participants, exciting crowd, we’re bringing it event, and also
technical sessions by and start and culture, our to you. to be featured
presentations. subject matter collaborating! Gala Dinner* is the on our video
experts at the place to be. and social media
exhibition. platforms.

*Separate fee applies for Gala Dinner

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EXPECTED PARTICIPATION
Geographical Distribution

12% 9%

7% 48%
18%

4% 2%

ASIA PACIFIC MIDDLE EAST AFRICA NORTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE SOUTH ASIA

Delegates Profile

35% 20% 15% 9%   Users (Government & Enterprise) 

  Geospatial Industry
  Data Providers 
 Consultants 
  Policy Makers
  Academic, Research Institutes & Students
  Professional Associations

9% 8% 2% 2%   Media & Non-Profit Organizations

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TARGET AUDIENCE
Technology Providers
­— Geospatial Technology Companies
­— Startups & SMEs
­— Business Incubators
­— Spatial Analytics Companies
­— IT and System Integrators
­— Geospatial Data/Content Providers
­— Solution Providers
­— Data Infrastructure & Services Providers

User Organisations
­— Consultants & Project Implementers
­— Development Organization
­— Non-Government Organization
­— Multilateral & International Organizations
­— Market research and consulting firms
­— Investors and venture capitalist
­— Retail & e-Commerce
­— Emergency Response System
­— Start-ups
­— Shared Economy Companies
­— BFSI sector
­— Health Industry
­— Supply Chain and Logistics
­— Social Media and Advertising
­— Funding Agencies
­— City Authorities
­— Armed Forces
­— Intelligence Agencies
­— Police Departments
­— Engineering & Construction
­— Infrastructure Authorities
­— Policy Makers
­— Universities & Research Institutions
Many more...
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S U M M I T

Convention
THEME: COLLABORATIVE CO-EXISTENCE AT THE FOREFRONT OF 4IR
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is considerably altering customer expectations,
and demanding product enhancement at every level. Evolving technologies make

of business assets more flexible, while data and analytics change the way they are maintained.
This calls for a more inclusive and collaborative approach in order to address the

leaders and diverse uncertainties this revolution is bringing with it. A collaboration of businesses,
assets and people along with a co-existence of conventional and innovative systems
is inevitable. The geospatial industry needs to perceive this as an increasingly useful
policy makers response to the competitive pressures in a global economy. GeoBuiz Summit will be
the perfect platform to discuss the role of collaborative co-existence in geospatial

of the global industry’s evolving engagement in the 4IR.

geospatial WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED?

— Geospatial Value and Im­pact in World — New Space Revolution:

industry you
Economy: Market Trends and Business Democratization, Commercialization
Directions and Monetization
— Geo-Enabling 4IR (IoT, Cloud, AI, 3D — Location Analytics and Business

wouldn’t Printing, Big Data)

— System Integration and Business
Intelligence: Leveraging Mainstream IT
and Financial Services Market

want to miss! Process Embedment Extending

Geospatial Value Chain
— Digital Engineering and Reality Mesh
— Collaborative Approach: Business
— Reorienting NGAs: Fostering Infra and Model Renaissance
Policy Imperatives

WHY ATTEND?
— Improve the way you do business: Gain
insights & make intelligent decisions
— Share the expert zone with the stalwarts
of the industry
— Hear firsthand accounts from business
leaders and plan your own path
— Learn, share, and collaborate with
people who are dedicated to the same
goals as you
— Fresh perspectives, valuable insight on
the latest trends, and predictions led by
business pioneers

Sponsors

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Addressing Agenda 2030

Get to know the role of geospatial

information and technology in achieving
Sustainable Development Goals

AGRI
THEME: GEO-KNOWLEDGE CONDUIT TO SDGS SUCCESS
The unprecedented power of ‘Where’, i.e. the location element, lies at the core of
SDGs, and geoinformation makes the invisible – visible. It helps in analyzing the past,
makes observations of the present and predicts the future to improve people’s life Geo4SDGs will host a separate track
and protect the planet. The United Nations has also corroborated the significance on GeoAgri with the theme: “The Real
of leveraging geospatial data for policy making, programming and project operations Challenge: Localizing Technology
to realize the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the 169 associated targets. Adoption and Innovation’’. The session
Geo4SDGs will discuss the increasing role of geospatial information to address the will explore new frontiers of agricultural
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. computerization in 4 sub-themes:
— Uber for Tractors: Mechanization for
Smallholder Farmers
WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED?
— ICT for Smart Agricultural Markets and
— Strategic importance of Big Data for — Land and property matter for a Value Chains
SDGs sustainable future — Innovations and Future Farming
— Data for all for monitoring SDGs — Scaling climate action for operationalising Technologies
SDGs — Knowledge based Agriculture: The
— Aligning business goals with SDGs linkages with sustainability, food security
— Accelerating role of sustainable and climate change impacts
— Legal and policy coherence for SDGs
agriculture for food security and hunger
— Establishing link between statistical and
geospatial data for SDGs
Partner

Partners
Sponsors Supported by Media Partner

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L CATION #AtMyLocale
WORLD
THEME: TRANSFORMING BUSINESS:
LOCATION ANALYTICS + BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Location is key to all aspects of business. From deciding where to locate a new
store to optimizing a supply chain or creating more engaging marketing campaigns
that resonate with customers - the demand for geographic business intelligence
and analytics solutions has increased significantly. Businesses that integrate loca-

How tion intelligence into their marketing strategy benefit by gaining accurate infor-
mation that gives them insights on their consumers, allowing them to take action

location
involving customer bases, distribution channels, networks, as well as to maximize
decision-making.

will
transform
your WORLD BOOTCAMP
A S T A R T U P D A Y
business? Theme: From pitch to concept

FOCUSED SECTORS:
— Banking, Financial Services, &
Insurance (BFSI)
— Telecommunications & IT
— Healthcare & Life Sciences
— E- commerce & Retail
— Media & Entertainment
— Logistics & Supply Chain
— Advertising & Marketing
— Data & Privacy
A marketplace to
showcase startups’ location
innovation, featuring:
Live Pitch & Demo Session
Investor Stage
Best Startup Award
Who will be there?
Business Users | Marketeers & Advertisers | Start-Ups | Investors | Incubation Hubs
Venture Capitalists | Consultants | Technology Providers | Government | Entrepreneur
Global Operations and Supply Chain | Retail and E–commerce | Healthcare and Life science
Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

Sponsor Supported by
Partners

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Enter the world of

possibilities with AI & IoT

THEME: DISRUPT OR BE DISRUPTED

The emerging paradigm of IoT has created both new smart services and
economic opportunities for industries, businesses and communities. The IoT
technology is revolutionizing healthcare, energy, security and e-governance
systems by taking connectivity, data mining and communication to the next
level. As more and more devices get interconnected via IoT, the sheer volume of
data being created will also increase. We’re talking about possibly 25 gigabytes
of data per hour! Thanks to AI, valuable insights from this chunk of data can
be accessible. Cities can predict accidents and crimes, doctors can make faster
and accurate diagnosis, industries can optimize productivity through predictive
asset maintenance, and self-driving cars can communicate. The possibilities are
pretty much endless for businesses and industries to take advantage of.

WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED?

— Emerging Integrated Industry Solutions: Merging of IoT, AI and
Analytics
— A Connected World View & the AI Revolution
— Disruptive Power of IoT that impacts Businesses and Industries:
Leaders’ Perspective
— Future of Work: Impact of AI
— Challenges and Opportunities of AI and IoT: Global Trends & Future
Roadmap

WHO WILL BE THERE?

Data Scientists Data Analysts

CTOs IT Directors

System Integrators Technology Providers

Supported by

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National Remote Sensing Centre

Indian Space Research Organisation National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) is the
premier organization for acquisition, processing,
ISO 9001:2015

USER INTERACTION
archival, and dissemination of satellite/aerial data
and its applications in national development.
The User Interaction Meet (UIM) aims to provide

MEET 2018
insight into NRSC’s activities and serves as a platform
for interaction amongst the user community.

Aims to bring together the geospatial user community

to share their experiences, and to intimate them about
the current and potential applications, introduction
of new products and services of the National Remote
Sensing Centre. This serves as an important forum for
NRSC to get feedback on the data, its quality and new
requirements, which will be an input to the future missions.
 (By invitation)

Pressurized to remain viable in delivering authoritative

TRANSFORMATION OF
geospatial data in the wake of current technology trend,
many of the National Geospatial Agencies are growing,
GEOSPATIAL AGENCIES IN while many others are eager to catch up and to leapfrog into

CONTEMPORARY ECONOMY becoming active contributors to their societies and econo-

mies in more concrete & constructive ways. The session will
discuss the need and requirement in transforming National
Geospatial Agencies.
16 January 2018

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED
Partner
— Technology Advancements in Observation and Mapping of Dynamically Changing World
— National Geospatial Information Infrastructure and Capacities
— Capacity Development and Management Strategies
— Emerging Service-delivery Models for Development, Management and Dissemination of
Geospatial Information
— Implementation of Empowering Geospatial Policies

With the theme ‘Geospatial & ICT enabling smart cities’,

the two-day program will feature experts from urban/
city planning, engineers/consultants, mobility and trans-
SMART CITIES
portation experts, technology providers and research/
academic institutes to brainstorm on the opportunities,
challenges and scope for developing a truly smart city 18-19 January 2018
through integration of ICT and geospatial technologies.

Industry Partners TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

— Role of disruptive — Towards smart & spatially- — Smart energy, water

technology in enabling
smart cities
— Collaboration: Key to
realizing technology’s
promise for smart cities
connected governance
— Value of technology
integration BIM, geospatial
and ICT for sustainable urban
design & construction
and waste management
empowering cities
— Connected city, smart city:
Using geospatial technologies
to inform & engage citizens
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CONSTRUCTION &
The track will highlight the relevance, applications, and
emerging trends in geospatial technology for infrastructure

ENGINEERING
sector. The conference will present a high level
discussion forum focused on addressing the challenges
and opportunities for construction and showcase of
solutions that can help gain more accurate, accessible, and
actionable insights.
18-19 January 2018
Partner
ts
CPD Poin y
p p rov e d b
A ring
E n g in e e
The In dia
il o f
Counc Industry Partners
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

— Addressing project delays and cost overruns — Achieving efficiencies in the infrastructure
through geospatial technology lifecycle through Geo-ICT
— Enhancing automation in the construction — Big ideas poised to disrupt construction
industry (Internet of Things, 5D BIM, etc.)
— Geospatial as the force behind digital future of — Value proposition of geospatial technology for
Supporting Organisations
construction all stages of infra – plan, design, build, operate,
— The geospatial leverage for mega projects maintain

DEFENCE & PUBLIC

As the future battlefield gets digital, the defense and
security organizations are equipping their staff with new

SECURITY
skills to able to fully capitalize on these innovations. As
the military organizations look towards minimizing human
casualties and maximize situational awareness, those
that are able to apply the benefits of next-gen digital
technologies will be in the leadership position.
18 January 2018

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

— Need for defence organisations to establish new ways to
respond to challenges
— Digital technology revolution impacting defense &
security
— Big data for enhancing military capability
— IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality as disruptive
forces
— The emerging applications with technology
advancements
— Next-gen solutions shaping the defense landscape

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 TRANS-BOUNDARY
COOPERATION IN SOUTH
The programme will focus on highlighting the role of
geoinformation for the region in leveraging opportunities

AND SOUTH EAST ASIA

and addressing challenges. Particularly for the cross-
boundary sectors, and strengthening mechanisms for

FOR GEO-INFORMATION
greater collaboration on information and knowledge
sharing. The program will focus on optimizing resources,
evolving mechanisms for data sharing and geospatial
technology transfer towards trans-boundary efficiencies.
18 January 2018

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

— Leveraging geospatial technology for
economic and social development of
the region
— Requisites for a regional SDI
— Capacity building mechanisms for
organisations across the regions
— Developing frameworks for
enhanced data sharing amongst
nations
— Business opportunities of geospatial
data for geospatial information
providers
— Optimal sharing of available
resources and enhanced
cooperation in technology transfer,
standardization and capacity
development
— Avenues for technology collaboration

EMPLOYABILITY
AND CAREER
In a field that evolves as rapidly as geospatial information
science and technologies, the idea of ‘getting a job’ may

OPPORTUNITIES
not be as straight-forward as it sounds. In order to build a
strong employability and career opportunity in the industry
need is to understand on what the majority of employers
are looking for, the new skills and achievements essential
for developing a successful career. 19 January 2018

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

— What employers are looking for — Youth’s perspectives on employment — The skill gap between the supply of
— Experiences from academia and issues job-ready skills among young people
private sector engagement in youth — How do you know that your training and the demand for skills among
employability programs and education will get you there? employers

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 PRE-CONFERENCE
15 JANUARY 2018 16 JANUARY 2018
PROGRAMME AGENDA

Hall 5 & 6 Hall 5 & 6 Hall G.01

Time (hrs) Time (hrs)
(Separate registration fee) (Separate registration fee ) (By invitation)
Transformation of Geospatial Agencies
GeoBuiz Summit GeoBuiz Summit in Contemporary Economy

0930 – 1100 Geospatial Value & Impact 0930 – 1100 New Space Revolution

1100 – 1130 Networking Tea/Coffee Break 1100 – 1130 Networking Tea/Coffee Break

1130 – 1300 Geo-enabling 4IR 1130 – 1300 Location Analytics & BI Technology Advancements

1300 – 1400 Networking Lunch 1300 – 1400 Networking Lunch

1400 – 1530 System Integration 1400 – 1530 Digital Engineering Infrastructure and Capacities

1530 – 1600 Networking Tea/Coffee Break 1530 – 1600 Networking Tea/Coffee Break

1600 – 1730 Reorienting NGIOs 1600 – 1730 Collaborative Approach Geospatial Policies

18:00- 2000 Networking Reception (By invitation)

18 JANUARY 2018

Time (hrs) Hall 4 Hall 5 Hall 6 Hall 1.05 Hall 1.01-02

Plenary Sessions Geo4SDGs Geo4SDGs: GeoAgri AI & IoT Summit

Geo4SDGs: NRSC User

0900 – 1030
Addressing Agenda 2030 Interaction Meet

1030 – 1130 Networking Tea/Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition

NRSC User
1100 – 1300 Location Analytics Uber for Tractors
Interaction Meet
1300 – 1400 Networking Lunch

ICT for Agriculture Digital Transformation

NRSC User Big Data (1400-1500)
1400 – 1530 (1400-1500) and Technology
Interaction Meet Data for All (1500-1600)
Innovations (1500-1600) Innovations

1530 – 1630 Networking Tea/Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition

NRSC User Knowledge Connected Industry and

1630 – 1800 Aligning Business Goals
Interaction Meet Based Agriculture Enterprise
19 JANUARY 2018

Time (hrs) Hall 5 Hall 2.02-03 Hall 6 Hall G.03 Hall 1.01-02

Employability & Career

Geo4SDGs AI & IoT Summit
Opportunities

Legal & Policy

Business and
NRSC User (0930-1030) Geospatial Curriculum and
0930 – 1130 NRSC User Interaction Meet Governments
Interaction Meet Statistics & Geospatial New Elements
Application
(1030-1130)

1130 – 1230 Networking Tea/Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition

1230 – 1330 Networking Lunch

Land & Property Matter

NRSC User (1330-1430)
1330 – 1530 NRSC User Interaction Meet Science-Industry Connect Disrupt or be disrupted
Interaction Meet Climate Action
(1430-1530)

1530 – 1600 Networking Tea/Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition

NRSC User Exploring Job Opportunities Future Technology

1600 – 1700 NRSC User Interaction Meet Sustainable Agriculture
Interaction Meet in the Industry Trends

1700 – 1800 Closing Session

 MAIN CONFERENCE
17 JANUARY 2018
Time (hrs) Hall 4,5 & 6

0930 – 1030 GWF & NRSC UIM Inaugural Session

1030 – 1100 Networking Tea/Coffee Break

1100 – 1300 Plenary: Geo4IR: Geo-enabling 4th Industrial Revolution

1300 – 1400 Networking Lunch

1400 – 1530 Plenary: Digital Engineering

1530 – 1600 Dr. Roger Tomlinson Memorial Lecture

1600 – 1630 Networking Tea/Coffee Break

1630 – 1800 Plenary: Business Intelligence

1800 – 1930 Exhibition Inauguration & Visit to Exhibition

1930 – 2200 Gala Dinner & Awards Night (Separate fee applies)

Hall G.05-06 Hall G.01-02 Hall 1.03-04 Hall G.03-04 Hall 1.08

Location World Smart Cities Construction & Engineering Defence & Public Security S & SE Asia Trans-boundary Cooperation

Opening & Keynotes

Next-gen Solutions

Modernization of
New Age of Emerging Military
Role of Geo-ICT Construction & Regional Challenges and Opportunities
Customer Exploration Application
Engineering

Spatially-
Power of Map and Future
Connected Resilient Plan & Design Maritime Security Avenues and Requisites
Application
Governance

Hall G.05-06 Hall G.01-02 Hall 1.03-04

Location World Bootcamp Smart Cities Construction & Engineering

Coteries talks on Advances in

technology advancement & Urban Mobility Construction Technologies
Capacity building (Airport & Ports)

Advances in
Future Entrepreneurs Smart Utility
Construction Technologies
Start-Ups Presentations Services
(Railways & Highways)

Citizen Effective Operations

Closing & Award Ceremony
Engagements and Maintenance
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Geo4IR: Geo-enabling 4th Industrial Revolution

A. S. KIRAN RON BISIO R CHANDRA DEAN ANGELIDES JUERGEN DOLD DAN JABLONSKY
KUMAR Vice President SHEKHAR Corporate Director, President President
Chairman Geospatial, Trimble President International / Hexagon DigitalGlobe
Indian Space USA NASSCOM Alliances / Partners, Geosystems USA
Research India ESRI, USA Switzerland
Organisation
India

Digital Engineering

ANDREAS BHUPINDER S. ANANTHA JOHN KIZIOR MARK FREEBURN

GERSTER SINGH SAYANA Global Director CEO, AAM
VP, BIM/CIM and Chief Product Vice President & Project Australia
Product Design, Officer Head – Digital Technologies
FARO Bentley Systems L&T Construction AECOM
Germany USA India USA

Business Intelligence

PRASHANT FABRIZIO STEVEN HAGAN FRANÇOIS NIGEL CLIFFORD MARC MELVIEZ

SHUKLE PIRONDINI Vice President - LOMBARD Chief Executive Chief Executive
Director General Chief Executive Server Technologies Head of Intelligence Officer Officer
Natural Resources Officer Oracle Airbus Defence and Ordnance Survey Luciad
Canada Deimos Imaging USA Space UK Belgium
Spain USA

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KAMAL KISHORE PROF TCA ANANT DR. VIRGINIA DR. M. RAJEEVAN STEFAN DORINE BURMANJE
Member Secretary BURKETT Secretary SCHWEINFEST Chair of the
National Disaster Ministry of Statistics Chief Scientist Ministry of Earth Director Executive Board,
Management & Programme Geological Survey Sciences Statistics Division Cadastre
Authority India Implementation USA India United Nations Land Registry and
India Mapping Agency
The Netherlands

Location Analytics

STEVE COAST LUX RAO MARY GLACKIN TAPAN SINGHEL

Founder Director & SVP, Science & MD & CEO
OpenStreetMap Leader – Digital Forecast Operation Bajaj Allianz
USA Transformation IBM - The Weather India
CISCO Company
India & SAARC USA

Prof. Josef Strobl

Professor and Head, Department of Geoinformatics
University of Salzburg, Austria

Dr. Roger Tomlinson

Memorial Lecture
Instituted by

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SPEAKERS
Technology Providers

STEVEN W. KK SINGH DR. BVR MOHAN RAJ ALLA JIM STEINER TED LAMBOO
BERGLUND Chairman & CEO REDDY CEO Vice President, SVP, Reality Modeling
President & CEO Rolta Founder & IIC Technologies Product Management Bentley Systems
Trimble India Executive Chairman India Oracle Corporation The Netherlands
USA Cyient USA
India

GOPALAKRISHNA PANKAJJ P GHODE PRAKASH IYER MAGESH VALRIE GRANT CHRIS GIBSON
KUPPUSWAMY Blockchain & Cyber Senior Vice President, SRINIVASAN Managing Director Vice President
Vice President, Security Expert Software Architecture Global Sales Director GeoTechVision Trimble
Global Solutions and Founder – Global & Strategy - Connected Cars Jamaica USA
Innovation Blockchain Trimble, USA HCL Technologies
Hitachi Consulting Foundation India
India India

SIVA RAVADA JOHN WHITEHEAD AGENDRA KUMAR PRUKALPA DR. MARTIN DR. KEN TSUTSUI
Senior Director of Director of Sales and President SANKAR PFENNIGBAUER Technical Manager
Development Distribution, APAC, Esri India Founder Director Research & NTT DATA Corporation
Oracle Corporation Trimble India Social Cops Intellectual Property Japan
USA Singapore India RIEGL
Austria

JONATHAN DAVIS VENKATESH SAI SANGHEE SHIN ARUN KAPURIA DR. MANOHAR TOM COUNTS
Business Chief Technical President Founder & CEO VELPURI Chief Executive Officer
Development Manager Officer Gaia3D, Inc. iTech Mission (iTM) Director & Partner 3-GIS
Trimble ZUPPA Big Data South Korea India TLF Consortium USA
New Zealand Acquisition Denmark
India

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 SAI PATTABIRAM MANOSI LAHIRI JOHN RENARD BRETT DIXON JOHANNES RIEGL ASHUTOSH CHADHA
Chief Executive Founder, MD and CEO President - Utilities General Manager JR. Group Director
Officer ML Info Map & Geospatial BU & Asia Pacific, Esri Chief Marketing Government Affairs
ZUPPA Big Data India President EMEA Singapore Officer and Public Policy
Acquisition Cyient RIEGL Microsoft
India UK Austria India

VISHAL DHUPAR JAYANT SHARMA CHRISTOPH FÜRST MUSTAFA DINESH TERRY MOLONEY
Managing Director Director Spatial Manager International ALMUSAWA CHANDRASEKAR President & CEO
ALHASHEMI Director - Global PCI Geomatics
NVIDIA and Graph Product Sales
India Management RIEGL Founder & CEO Solutions & Canada
Oracle Corporation Austria Smart Navigation Innovation (GSI),
USA Systems Hitachi Consulting
UAE India

NIRAJ PRAKASH RANVEER RAVI KUMAR ANAND BHANDARI WILLIAM VETETO HANS VIEHMANN
Senior Director - CHANDRA MEDURI Practice Head - IoT GIS Analyst Product Manager
Solution Consulting, Principal Researcher Vice President - Thoughtworks Textron Systems EMEA
Digital Innovation Microsoft Analytics India USA Oracle
Oracle USA Innominds Software Germany
India India

CHARLES BRIGHAM BHOOPATHI RAPOLU BRIAN NICOLLS VIJAY CHOWDHARY HANUMAN LT GEN DR RAJESH
Account Executive Head of Executive Director, Sales Engineer, CHODAGAM PANT PVSM
Deputy General AVSM, VSM
Esri Analytics-EMEA AAM Const. BIM / CIM,
USA Cyient Australia FARO Business Manager-Smart City Chairman
UK Technologies, India Solutions Cyient, India Precision Electronics
Ltd, India

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SPEAKERS

AMIT GANJOO PAVAN KUMAR C V WILLY GOVENDER DINAKAR MANAN PATEL HARPREET SINGH
CEO, Managing Director Chief Executive DEVIREDDY President Head of Marketing
Anra Technologies, Altair Engineering Officer Head of Innovation Special Operations Esri India
USA India DataWorld Program Solutions, LLC (SOS) India
South Africa Cyient, India USA

DR PRAPHUL
CHANDRA
Founder & CEO
Koinearth
India

Research and Academia

PROF. DR. DIETER BUDHENDRA L. DR. ZAFFAR SADIQ PROF. DR.-ING. DR SHAILESH PROF. DR. N.
FRITSCH BHADURI MOHAMED-GHOUSE CHRISTIAN HEIPKE NAYAK SRIDHARAN
UNGGIM-PSN Hexagon Director, Urban Director - NSW Professor, Institute of Distinguished Director
Representative Dynamics Institute Business Development, Photogrammetry and Scientist School of Planning
Research Professor and Oak Ridge National Research & GeoInformation and Architecture,
Professor Emeritus International Relations Ministry of Earth
Laboratory Leibniz University, Science, India Bhopal
University of Stuttgart, CRC for Spatial
Germany USA Information, Australia Germany India

PROF. CHRIS PETTIT DR. SWARNA PROF. VENKATESH DR AMIT MUKHERJEE P G DHAR
Director, City Futures SUBBA RAO PANCHAPAGESAN CHANDRASHEKHAR Assistant Professor CHAKRABORTY
Adjunct Professor Associate Professor of BIRADAR Distinguished Fellow
Research Centre School of Conflict
Australia National Law Finance and Head, IIMB Principal Scientist & Security Studies, The Energy and
University Real Estate Research Head-Geoinformatics National Institute of Resources Institute &
India Initiative, IIM Bangalore, Unit, ICARDA Advanced Studies Team Leader, UNDP-
India Egypt India MHA Disaster Score Card
Project,India

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Data Providers

MAJOR GENERAL RESHAD MD. IVAN AMY MINNICK ARNOUT DESMET PETER HAWKINS
GIRISH KUMAR EKRAM ALI DELOATCH Vice President, Vice President, Regional Director
Surveyor General Director General Executive Director DigitalGlobe, USA TomTom Maps, Digital Content,
Survey of India Geological Survey of Federal Geographic Belgium HERE Asia Pacific,
Bangladesh Data Committee Singapore
USA

DR ORBITA ANNE HALE NICOLAS ANDY WILSON ANDY WILD SHIVALIK PRASAD
ROSWINTIARTI MIGLARESE PAPARODITIS Director, Strategic Chief Revenue Officer Executive Director
Deputy Chairperson Chief Executive Director of Research Relationships Planet MapmyIndia
for Remote Sensing Officer & Education Ordnance Survey USA India
National Institute of Radiant Earth IGN UK
Aeronautics & Space USA France
(LAPAN), Indonesia

LILY XU SAPNA AHUJA FABRIZIO JOHN KEDAR BARBARA RYAN DR. Y.V.N. KRISHNA
CEO Chief Operating PIRONDINI Director, Strategic Secretariat Director MURTHY
Beijing Space View Officer Chief Executive Relationships Group on Earth Director
China MapmyIndia Officer Ordnance Survey Observations (GEO) National Remote
India Deimos Imaging International Switzerland Sensing Centre
Spain UK India

JOHN ALLISON LEIBER ROB VAN DE VELDE SAUD AL-NOFALI MAJID AL-BUSAIDI PETER HEDLUND
CARTWRIGHT Program Manager Director Director of Spatial Section Head – Managing Director
Vice President Google Earth Outreach Geonovum Information, ONSDI Technology and Ordnance Survey
Defense and USA The Netherlands National Centre Operations, ONSDI International
Intelligence for Statistics & National Centre UAE
DigitalGlobe Information for Statistics &
USA Oman Information, Oman

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RAKESH VERMA CARSTEN RAKESH S PALOMA MERODIO DR HASANUDDIN Z S.D.P.J.

Managing Director ROENSDORF Chairman Vice President ABIDIN DAMPEGAMA
MapmyIndia Head of Advisory Antrix Corporation INEGI Head, Geospatial Additional Surveyor
India Services India Mexico Information Agency General
Ordnance Survey Indonesia Survey Department
UK Sri Lanka

KUMAR NAVULUR BOON KHAI TAN KRISHANU ARCHAYA YASUSHI DR. RAO VU TIEN QUANG
President Chief Executive, Regional Sales SHIMOYAMA RAMAYANAM Chief of Division-
DigitalGlobe Singapore Land Manager for South Director-General, Vice President Sales, Technology, Surveying
Foundation Authority Asia, Deimos Imaging Geospatial Middle East, Africa Mapping and
USA India Information and South Asia Geoinformation
GeoSpatial Urthecast - Deimos Viet Nam Department
Information Authority Imaging of Surveying, Mapping
Japan Canada and Geoinformation
Vietnam

DR. DEBAJIT MISHRA DR. SANDEEP LAURA ABUJA

Scientist/Project TRIPATHI Senior Sales
Coordinator Principal Chief Coordinator for Asia
Odisha Space Conservator of Forests Pacific
Applications Centre Chief Executive- Deimos Imaging
India ORSAC, Government of Spain
Odisha, India

Business Enterprises

ROHIT SHARMA ANUPAM DIKHIT SHYAM P MARDIKAR SAUVIK MANJUNATH DR. AHMED
VP - Supply Chain and Digital Marketing CTO - Mobile Network BANERJJEE TALWAR ABUKHATER
Operations Expert Airtel Chief Technology Vice President Digital Aviation
Flipkart Twitter India Officer Quikr Leadership
India India Tata Cliq India Boeing
India USA

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 SAMAR SINGLA SHUBHAM KUMAR DHAVAL DOSHI DR KABIR RUSTOGI NITIN CHUGH MIKHEIL
CEO Co-Founder and Head Founder Principal Data Country Head - NADAREISHVILI
Jugnoo of Strategy Smarthome NX Scientist Digital Banking Head of Data Science
India Atithi Pleasure India Delhivery HDFC Bank Limited Unit
India India India TBC Bank
Georgia

GURUPRASAD S TRIPTI LOCHAN MANOJ MISRA ARCHANA SUNIL DAVID SUBODH DUBEY
Senior General Chief Executive General Manager, JAHAGIRDAR Regional Director - Group CIO, Shapoorji
Manager, Healthcare Officer, VML - Ground Truth CEO & Director, IoT − India & ASEAN Pallonji
Business, Robert Southeast Asia & India AngelWorks AT&T Global Network India
Bosch Engineering and India India Services India
Business Solutions Singapore India
(RBEI), India

RAINER DIRK MALCOLM TAYLOR WOLFGANG HALLER MA XIAOYU DR. Y. PARI AYUSH SAYAL
EBERSBACH Head of Technical Head of Competence Founder Head - GeoSpatial Co-Founder
Managing Director, Information Center of Technical Tianhe Construction Technologies, Digital, Dipper
Lehmann + Partner Crossrail Documentation China Divisional Corporate, India
GmbH UK Munich Airport L&T Construction,
Germany Germany India

ABHINAV MOHAMMED DR.IR. FRANK RYAN LEE ALEXANDER WORP

TANDON AL-QAHTANI CREMER Director Strategic Advisor BIM
Founder Senior Expert Big Data Architect IFEZ Smart-City Asset Management
Kaha Ho Transmission Port of Rotterdam Integrated Operation Department
India Engineering The Netherlands Center Schiphol Airport
National Grid Saudi Korea The Netherlands
Arabia, Saudi Arabia

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Development Agencies

GREG SCOTT VINCENT SEAMAN BASANTA AIDA OPOKU-MENSAH ADITYA AGRAWAL KIRAN PANDEY
Inter-Regional Advisor Deputy Director SHRESTHA Special Advisor to the Director, Data Programme Director
Global Geospatial (Interim) - Strategy, Director of Strategic Executive Secretary Ecosystems Environment
Information Data and Analytics, Cooperation – SDGs & Special Development, Resources Centre and
Management Global Development, ICIMOD Initiatives Global Partnership Information Services
United Nations Bill and Melinda Gates Nepal UN Economic for Sustainable Centre for Science
Foundation, USA Commission for Africa, Development Data, USA and Environment
Ethiopia India

PETER SUNISH ROHINI ANDRE DAVID RUCHI VARMA

RABLEY JAUHARI CHATURVEDI LEPARRIRE BERGVINSON Manager - Urban
Venture Partner India Leader Strategic Head, Executive Director Director General Development
Omidyar Network Ashoka Foundation Forest and Landscape GODAN ICRISAT Program, Open Cities
USA India Restoration, WRI, UK India Institute, India
India

Government Users

DAVID ROGELIO HE MICHAEL A.N.N. DOUGLAS B.P. AWASTHI MARCELA DR KJ RAMESH

CAMPOS OQUAYE ESQ. HURDELBRINK Executive Director FLORES PONCE Director General
Director General High Commissioner IT Director, Software (Track) Head of Territorial India Meteorological
Institute of Statistical of Republic of Ghana Development & GIS Railway Board Information Department
and Geographic to India City of Chicago  India Management Unit UGIT, India
Information, Mexico USA Los Lagos Regional
Government, Chile

TULIKA PANDEY JARMO SUOMISTO MAJ PUJA JHA SRIKANTH KOMMU DR BHOOP SINGH IR NILFA RASHID
Director, NeGD DEITY Helsinki 3D+ Project Intelligence Corps General Manager - Head, NRDMS & Head, National Ocean
Ministry of Electronics Manager Indian Army Technical / Projects, NSDI Division Spatial Planning
and Information City of Helsinki Delhi Mumbai Department of Division
Technology Finland Industrial Corridor Science & Technology Ministry of Marine
India Development India Affairs & Fisheries
Corporation Ltd, India Indonesia

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AMIT SANJAY KARTHIK VANESSA PURUSHOTTAM REJI KUMAR

SINGH SINHA RAMAMURTHY LAWRENCE CB KAUSHIK PILLAI
Director Knowledge Expert Regional Director & Senior Strategic Global Advisory President - India
PwC Smart Cities Boston Consulting Head, Middle-East, Geospatial Advisor, McKinsey Smart Grid Forum
India Group Africa, India Governments and India Chairman - Global
India Ipsos Business Inter-Governmental Smart Grid Federation
Consulting, UAE Organisations, UK India

GEOFF MARK REICHARDT GEOFF PROF. NIRANJAN ASWANI KUMAR PROF. DR. M.
ZEISS Chief Executive SAWYER SWARUP AKELLA MONOWAR HOSSAIN
Principal Officer Secretary General Director Founder Executive Director
Between The Poles Open Geospatial EARSC Construction Industry Latgeo Consulting Institute of Water
Canada Consortium (OGC) Belgium Development Council India Modelling
USA India Bangladesh

AVINASH JHANGIANI GEORGE GUY SLOANE JOIE TRUGMAN ANDREAS LITTKOPF KUNAL ROB ROEF
THOMAS Founder, Amunet Insights Manager - European WALIA Co-Leader,
Founder & CEO
Play2Transform Group Managing Director LLC, Chief of Research, Topic Centre on Urban Associate Partner AirportRoom
India C-SIGMA LLC Programs, and Initiatives, Land and Soil Systems, Dalberg buildingSMART
USA UPDATAD Project European Environment India International
USA Agency Austria The Netherlands

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AWARDS
THE TECHRUPTORS
In 2017, Geospatial Media and Communications instituted Geospatial Hall of Fame wherein we celebrated
and honoured the founding fathers of the geospatial industry. At 2018 edition of Geospatial World Forum we
wish to recognize and honor the Geospatial Techruptors — the Technology Disruptors — who have built new
businesses, broken technology barriers and, in many cases, are making positive and lasting contributions to
the geospatial community and beyond.
Join us at Geospatial World Forum 2018 as we bring to you the innovative and enterprising disruptors
who are pushing the boundaries and transforming the world around them.

Recognizing disruption under:

Technology Business model & Social Disruption in

disruption  value chain disruption disruption  the making

GEOSPATIAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS GEOSPATIAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

As the geospatial industry undergoes a drastic
process of transformation, disrupting established
business models, creating new business processes
and influencing economies across the world, there are
some individuals and organizations whose enthusiasm
and innovative thinking in their area of expertise have
brought dramatic advancements in technologies,
driving our industry towards the future.
Geospatial Leadership Awards acknowledge
such champions. These are the individuals and
organizations behind remarkable innovations and
ideas, who are constantly experimenting and breaking
barriers, who are always looking for new solutions
to address critical challenges, and in the process
create a huge impact on the society. Geospatial
Leadership Awards are drawn from various categories
to recognize the undisputed leader of the year in
selective fields. These are the champions who are
making a difference in our industry as well as our lives.
Initiated in 2009, Geospatial World Awards
is an internationally-acclaimed private award
recognizing exemplary innovations and practices in
the global geospatial industry. With the ceremony
taking place at Geospatial World Forum every year,
Geospatial World Awards have recognized over
150+ individuals and organizations till date.
GEOSPATIAL APPLICATION
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
For exemplary usage of geospatial tools in fields like
Agriculture, Smart Cities, Transport Infrastructure, Location
Intelligence, Land Administration, Defence & National
Security, Health, Water Resources and Energy Resources
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION AWARDS
For innovations and integration of geospatial technologies
with mainstream technologies such as Artificial Intelligence,
Internet of Things, Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Cartography,
e-Commerce, Cloud, Big Data Analytics, Indoor Mapping, etc.

GEOSPATIAL POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION AWARDS
For policy makers and implementers whose work directly
impacts in development of geospatial science, technology,
and business

Write to awards@geospatialworldforum.org for any queries.

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Why Exhibit
Gain exposure for your products and services
The event offers unique opportunity to meet the leaders
and avid users of geospatial technology from different
parts of the world.
Product launch and demonstration platform
Use the opportunity to introduce new products in a high
profile environment, witnessed by global delegations at a
dedicated ‘demonstration area’ within the exhibition hall.
Market research
Get first-hand feedback from your target audience on new
ideas and upcoming products.
Business development
There are going to be ‘n’ number of opportunities to network
with peers, formulate new partnerships, and discuss ideas.
Online visibility
Your company profile and website will be included
on our official website, and it will be accessible by our
website visitors.
Why Visit?
Get a sneak peek of the latest geospatial
technologies, products, and solutions.
With more than 60 exhibitors from all over the
world showcasing the latest advancements in
the geospatial industry, visitors will witness a
plethora of cutting-edge technologies, newest
products, and solutions at one venue.
Connect and network
More than 4000+ delegates are expected to
attend the conference. The exhibition will serve
as an excellent platform to network with peers,
discuss ideas, and add value to your business.
Best practices on showcase
Large-scale public and private user organizations
from across the globe will showcase how
geospatial technologies contribute in various
projects and their everyday operations.

We understand your needs… EXHIBITION EXHIBITION

We value your money… RATE DATES
Find out our unique offerings at Geospatial World Forum
2018 and why you should exhibit with us! USD 450 per sqm 17-19 January 2018

Request for floor plan and sponsorship options at: exhibition@geospatialworldforum.org

VENUE: HICC
Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC)
is managed by AccorHotels, one of the world’s
leading hotel operators, and is jointly owned by
Emaar Properties PJSC Dubai and Telangana State
Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. HICC is a
purpose-built, state-of-the-art convention facility,
the first of its kind in South Asia. It features an
internal hall measuring 6,480 square meters that can
be partitioned into six smaller halls.

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Regular Registration Late Registration

GEOSPATIAL Till 31st Dec/Inclusive of Taxes 1st Jan onwards/Inclusive of Taxes
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