Prashant Shukle
Prashant Shukle currently works with select, leading-edge, private sector companies in the advanced technology, geospatial and space sector. He facilitates strategic partnerships and mergers; positions his clients for private or public funding opportunities; provides lobbying and outreach services to government and large scale multi-national entities such as the United Nations and the World Bank; and, serves as a Board Director on international bodies. Mr. Shukle also works at a national and international scale and also provides strategic advisory supports to national governments that are developing their geospatial and space capabilities. His understanding of geopolitics and economics, and unique experience working at the highest political, governmental and private sector levels, gives him unique perspectives on the role of geospatial and space investments in the global economy.
Mr. Shukle also served as the former Director-General of the Canada Centre of Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO), and Canada’s former Representative to the United Nations Global Group of Experts on Geospatial Information Management. In these roles, Mr. Shukle played a critical national and leadership role in the policy design, governance implementation, organizational visioning and implementation of Canada’s geospatial and space and in-situ based earth observation capabilities. He also was responsible for the legislative, policy and program design and implementation of Canada’s GeoConnections program, which provided CCMEO with national and international responsibility to envision and implement a leading-edge national spatial data infrastructure. In this capacity, he provided visionary leadership which anticipated the convergence between space-based earth observation and monitoring capabilities, broadband and telecommunications, traditional GIS systems, and the emerging world of artificial intelligence and 3d visualisation. He capped off his career by working on the successful launch of the Canada’s RadarSat Constellation Mission satellites.
Sessions in which Prashant Shukle participates
Tuesday 7 November, 2023
Over the past three decades, global and national economies have undergone profound transition while the governments that have tried to steer worldwide growth have been buffeted by profound changes in how citizens interact and feel about the level of services they receive. That many of them are more empowered than ever by social media, which is often said to have hastened the growth of significant divides, speaks to the need of many governmental leader to stay in touch with prevailing th...
The GoGeomatics Expo and our sponsors are proud to present the Diversity in Leadership Panel.As the common goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion become even more widespread, organizations have the daunting task of figuring out what works.It is our vision the expo will spur the grassroots of a more diverse ecosystem where diversity of thinking and knowledge w...
Wednesday 8 November, 2023
Great Leadership is central to our Industry – leaders that are adeptly able to connect and interoperate with business, government, and institutional entities. While traditional hub-and-spoke leadership structures remain, a wave of agile, resilient, and dynamic leaders are stepping up. But organizations aren’t made up simply of leaders. In our quest for the best leadership, have we overlooked or forgotten about the skills, resources, and commitment to developing and empoweri...
