Schedule

Registration, Open Breakfast & Trade Show

8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | 50 minutes

Morning Site Tour: Centre Block

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 3 hours 30 minutes

GeoIgnite 2025 Conference Chair Welcome

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM | 10 minutes

Claudia Cozzitorto (Chair)

Keynote: Beyond Borders: Charting Canada’s Geospatial Future in a Shifting World

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes

Jonathan Murphy (Keynote speaker)

Keynote: Towards a More Efficient, More Impactful Geospatial Ecosystem

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 30 minutes

Nadine Alameh (Keynote speaker)

Break & Trade Show

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes

CHS: Dynamic Products and Services in a Digital World

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | 30 minutes

Manon Larocque (Keynote speaker)

Canadian Data at the Crossroads: “The Need for Other Pipelines”.

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | 30 minutes

Prashant Shukle (Keynote speaker)

Will AI Eat Geospatial? Challenges and Opportunities for the Industry.

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 30 minutes

Peter Rabley (Keynote speaker)

The Leadership Gap: Why Technical Mastery Alone Won’t Sustain Your Organization’s Future

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | 30 minutes

Afternoon Site Tour: Centre Block

12:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 3 hours 30 minutes

Lunch Break & Trade Show

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes

Alexander Verbeek: Mapping Our Planetary Future - Geospatial Solutions for Environmental Security

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 30 minutes

Alexander Verbeek (Keynote speaker)

The Future of GEOINT: Insights from Keith J. Masback

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 30 minutes

Keith J. Masback (Keynote speaker)

Keynote: Exploring the Potential of AI and Earth Observation to Tackle Critical National Challenges

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 30 minutes

Éric Loubier (Keynote speaker)

PANEL: GEOINT Within the Canadian Government

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour

GeoIgnite Conference Social

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes

buildingSMART Canada Networking Party

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 2 hours

Canada Science & Technology Museum

Wednesday 14 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Trade Show Opens Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour

The Canada Maps & Poster Gallery Day 2

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 8 hours

Bridging Reality and Digital

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM | 20 minutes

John Hale (Keynote speaker)

WHAT is Hydrospatial, So WHAT & Then WHAT! / QU'EST-CE QUE l'Hydrospatial, alors À QUOI SERT & PUIS APRÈS!

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes

Denis Hains (Keynote speaker)

PANEL: Strengthening Canada’s GEOINT Ecosystem in a Changing Global Landscape

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour

How Space Can Help Canada in an Uncertain World

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Earth Observation

Brian Gallant (Keynote speaker)

Securing BIM Data: Digital Signatures for Trust & Integrity

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM | 20 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Empowering the Digital Workforce

Patrick Drolet (Speaker)

The New Canadian Hydrospatial Network (CHN) – Advancements in Hydrography for Improved Modelling

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM | 20 minutes

Colleen Fuss (Speaker)

Evolution of National Crop Mapping in Canada

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Advancements in Earth Observation

Leander Campbell (Speaker)

The Roadmap for the Digitalization of National Construction Codes and Development of a National Common Data Framework

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM | 20 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Empowering the Digital Workforce

Advancing the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP): Program Update

9:50 AM - 10:10 AM | 20 minutes

Maxim Fortin (Speaker)

KEYNOTE: Mapping the Future: Geospatial Technology in Times of Turmoil and Sovereignty Concerns

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes

Borys Vorobyov (Keynote speaker)

How to become a knowledgeable owner in the Digital World?

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Empowering the Digital Workforce

Ozge Kuden (Speaker)

Satellite Earth Observation for Mapping and Assessing Terrestrial Water Dynamics

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Earth Observation

Shusen Wang (Speaker)

Cutting edge Navigation Geospatial Services, international trials in Canada

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM | 20 minutes

Louis Maltais (Speaker)

Break & Trade Show

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | 45 minutes

Satellite Derived Bathymetry: A Hydrospatial Intelligence Tool for Reconnaissance Remote and Uncharted Regions

11:15 AM - 11:35 AM | 20 minutes

Kyle Goodrich (Speaker)

Satellite Earth Observation in Action: Geointelligence in Disaster Management

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | 30 minutes

Simon Tolszczuk-Leclerc (Speaker)

Panel: Future Trends & Opportunities with Spatial Data

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Empowering the Digital Workforce

PANEL: Unlocking the Power of EO and AI through Collaboration and Partnerships

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Earth Observation

Riverine Mapping Applications Using Airborne Thermal Infrared Imagery

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM | 20 minutes

Mousa Diabat (Speaker)

Leveraging a Crowd-Sourcing Model to Support Peacetime Geospatial Intelligence Requirements in Emergencies

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 30 minutes

Barry A. MacDonald (Speaker)

Analyzing Flood Insurance Claim Trends in the United States. Insights from FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program Data.

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM | 20 minutes

Matt Norton (Speaker)

Remote Hydrography: Autonomous Survey Vessels and Remote Field Processors

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM | 20 minutes

Derrick Peyton (Speaker)

Embracing Ambiguity: Designing Future GEOINT Solutions for Real-Time Decision-Making

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | 30 minutes

Mathieu Primeau (Speaker)

Accelerating permitting & housing supply with Archistar

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Empowering the Digital Workforce

Navigating the Future: Generative AI for Enhanced Geospatial Data Quality on AWS

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Earth Observation

Phil Cooper (Speaker)

Lunch Break & Trade Show

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes

PANEL/OPEN Discussion - HYDROSPATIAL Challenges & Opportunities…

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour

SIKU: The Indigenous Knowledge APP Empowers Northern Indigenous Communities to Initiate and Participate in Regional Geospatial Efforts in Support of Environmental Stewardship and Self-determination

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 30 minutes

How Aerial Thermal Infrared Mapping can Improve Monitoring the Health of Vertical Support Heat Pipes Along the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, USA

Digital Twins in Canada: Defining, Scaling, and Standardizing for the Future

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Empowering the Digital Workforce

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Earth Observation

Discover Canada’s Real-Time Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Map

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 30 minutes

Nicolas Gariépy (Speaker)

Unlocking Sustainability: AI-Ready Earth Observation Data & Foundation Models

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Earth Observation

Chris Rampersad (Speaker)

Does Canada Need a BIM Mandate? A Debate

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | 45 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Empowering the Digital Workforce

The Canadian Ocean Mapping Research and Eduction Network (COMREN)

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 30 minutes

Dr. Ian Church (Speaker)

Open Building Population Layer for Canada: A Game-Changer in High-Resolution Population Data

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 30 minutes

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre - Earth Observation

Maxim Fortin (Speaker)

Closing Toast & Group Photo on Tradeshow Floor

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 30 minutes