The founder and CEO of Sparkgeo, a geospatial partner for some of the biggest brands in technology. Since starting Sparkgeo, Will has been helping startups, large enterprises, and non-profits across North America make the most of location and the strategic application of geospatial technology.
With an academic background in Engineering and Remote Sensing, Will has worked in government science, municipal, resources and technology sectors turning data into value. At Sparkgeo, he leads a distributed team of geospatial experts, solving interesting problems at web scale and providing geospatial advice to unicorn Startups and Fortune 500 companies alike.
Sessions in which Will Cadell participates
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
- Talk: "The Geospatial Product Trap," SparkGeo's CEO - Will Cadell
- 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Talk
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3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Spatial Finance, New Markets For Earth Observation
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
Sessions in which Will Cadell attends
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- GeoIgnite Welcome & Keynote: MDA and the Future of SAR - Dr. Minda Suchan, VP of Geointelligence
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Keynote
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Talk: "Why is an AI company designing Canada's hydro database?" Minerva Intelligence's COO - Jake McGregor
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Talk
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Talk: "Making Corporate Decisions using Geospatial Data and the Power of Location Intelligence!" Agriculture Agri-Food Canada's Agri-Geomatics Manager - James Ashton
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Talk
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2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Optimizing and Accelerating the Globe in 3D
- 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT | 30 minutes
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3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Title: Advancing Space Based Observation in Canada: The Federal Government of Canada Geospatial Directors General Panel
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Keynote: Address by Vice-President of the Canadian Space Agency - Luc Brulé
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Keynote
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Special Event: Fire Side Chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder & CTO of SensorUp & Dr. Nadine Alameh the OGC’s CEO
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Talk
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch Keynote: "Why it Takes a Legion" MAXAR's Executive Vice President & CTO Dr. Walter Scott
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT | 45 minutes
- Keynote
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Talk: "Analyzing Canadian Communities with POI Data" Tabulae Spatial Services Principal -Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit
- 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
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10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Keynote: Barbara Ryan - Supporting Decision Makers: Challenges and Opportunities for the Earth Observation and Geospatial Communities
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Keynote
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Advances in Earth Observation & Analytics Technologies + Deployment in Forest & Climate Solutions - Tara O'Shea, Planet
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Talk
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Talk: "Locating the Blockchain"- Bilyana Anicic CEO, Aurora Consulting
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Talk
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2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Canada’s Provincial & Territorial Geospatial Leadership Panel
- 2:45 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
