Prashant has worked in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in a variety of roles and sectors. In the past decade, he provided the vision and worked to establish the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation and then managed all aspects of its operations as its first Director-General. He also led CCMEO through deep reductions in the early 2010s and then led its renewal and subsequent large scale successes in delivering the highly successful Federal Geospatial Platform (GeoDiscovery); the science and satellite renewal elements of the 2019 Radarsat Constellation Mission; and after two years of consultation and negotiation, the launch of Canada's Flood Hazard Information Mapping Program.
Since 2019, he has been working with a variety of private sector companies where is an investor and he continues to advise Canadian geospatial and space startups. He is the Board Chair of the Open Geospatial Consortium; a Board Member of Building Smart Canada, and Ottawa's Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre.
Sessions in which Prashant Shukle participates
Monday 12 May, 2025
This open forum invites all attendees to engage in discussions on Canada’s path toward greater self-reliance in the geospatial sector, particularly in light of emerging trade conflicts, including the recent U.S. tariffs, and evolving global geopolitical shifts. The forum will explore strategies to strengthen Canada’s technological capabilities and reduce reliance on external sources, with a focus on fostering innovation, security, and growth.
Tuesday 13 May, 2025
In 2006, British mathematician Clive Humby declared that data was the new oil. Soon after there was a significant rush around the world to embrace a data revolution to try and improve humanity’s social, economic and environmental well being. Twenty-years later, the hard work of data continues. Like Canadian oil and gas, it is for the most part – a landlocked asset; unable to push us to the next levels of productivity and innovation. This keynote looks at ...
Wednesday 14 May, 2025
Spatial data and related technologies have long powered the disciplines of geomatics (and its many names likes geospatial, hydrospatial) and buiilding information management. These disciplines have enabled people to better understand the natural world, the built infrastructure we place upon it, and, increasingly, the relationships between the two. The various goods and services provided by these different "spatial" communities has been global in nature and have provided eco...
Sessions in which Prashant Shukle attends
Monday 12 May, 2025
Join us for a thought-provoking lunchtime discussion where we explore the evolving landscape of Canada’s geospatial industry while enjoying a delicious meal.The concept of Two Solitudes has long symbolized the cultural and linguistic divide between English and French Canada, but how does this idea still resonate within our geospatial ecosystem to...
BUY YOUR TICKETJoin SolidCAD and EllisDon for an in-depth overview of the buildingSMART Certification plus additional information on ISO 19650 compliance and BIM Executive Management using Plannerly.All stakeholders in the construction and real estate industry who are eng...
📅 Date: Monday, May 12, 2025📍 Location: Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street, ByWard Market, Ottawa⏰ Time: Networking at 6:30 PM | Panel begins at 7:00 PM | Live music to follow🍽 Details: Cash bar and hors d’oeuvres providedEvent OverviewJoin us for an evening of high-level discussion, networking, and live music in the heart of Ottawa’s historic ByWard Market
