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Steven Ramage

CEO
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
Participates in 2 items

Steven Ramage is the founder and CEO of a geospatial advisory services firm called Réseau Consulting. He has been helping to support and shape open geospatial communities for more than 20 years. For almost 7 years Steven was Chief Engagement Officer at the Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. During this time Steven led the communications and science/policy engagement teams. After winning an open tender for the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) in January 2024, Steven became the new Executive Officer (CEO) along with his CEO team from Evenflow in Brussels.

He is on the Governing Boards of Digital Earth Africa and GEO BON, the global biodiversity observation network, and was previously a member of the UK Space Agency Earth Observations Advisory Committee. Steven is a longstanding Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS).

Steven was an owner/director of 1Spatial, a private software development company, for almost ten years before taking on a role as Executive Director of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and then Managing Director of Ordnance Survey International. Since 2016 he has been a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Future Cities, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He recently completed a diploma in sustainable finance at the University of Cambridge and a diploma in digital transformation at Stanford University. He enjoys skiing, plays badminton and is a part-time DJ (blending 50s and 60s music with hip hop and house).

Sessions in which Steven Ramage participates

Tuesday 14 May, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | 30 minutes
Plenary

Connecting the knowledge economy to the emerging relationship economy in a geospatial context. This talk will emphasize the growing importance of social skills and human connectivity in harnessing the power of data and technology. His talk, titled "Human Interoperability: Enhancing Geospatial Effectiveness in the Relationship Economy," explores the notion of valuing existing resources and optimizing the use of data and technology, particularly in the geospatial sector. As the Executive Office...

Steven Ramage

Keynote speaker
3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour
Plenary

GeoIgnite is excited to present an all star panel discussion on earth observation in Canada. This panel brings together a trifecta of esteemed experts from various Canadian government agencies, with Steven Ramage, CEO of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), serving as the moderator.Moderator: Steven Ramage, in his role as CEO of CEOS, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in satellite earth observation. His expertise in coordinating international satellite earth ...