Barbara Ryan

Executive Director

WGIC

Participe à 5 sessions

Ms. Ryan, an executive with passion, integrity, and compassion, has stepped up as the new Executive Director of WGIC. She brings with her immense leadership experience in managing and advocating for greater collaboration among national and international organizations such as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). Ms. Ryan also serves on several boards and advisory committees at various national and international organizations such as the Jane Goodall Institute. She has been a Policy Advisor at WGIC since January 2019. 

Sessions auxquelles Barbara Ryan participe

Vendredi 23 Avril, 2021

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

10:00

Decorative image for session Discours principal: Barbara Ryan - Soutenir les décideurs: défis et opportunités pour les communautés d'observation de la Terre et géospatiales

Discours principal: Barbara Ryan - Soutenir les décideurs: défis et opportunités pour les communautés d'observation de la Terre et géospatiales

10:00 - 10:30 | 30 minutes

L'industrie géospatiale mondiale est estimée à 500 milliards de dollars américains et a un impact encore plus significatif sur la société, avec des avantages économiques dérivés estimés à être multiples. Ces avantages, cependant, ne sont toujours pas pleinement compris par les principales parties prenantes et les décideurs politiques, ce qui entrave en fin de compte l'adoption mondiale des informations géospatiales. Avec des décennies d'efforts d'infrastructure nationale de données spatial...

Barbara Ryan

Invité.e d'honneur

Vendredi 30 Avril, 2021

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

13:00

World Geospatial Industry Council: Leading global geospatial policy Advocacy

13:00 - 15:00 | 2 heures

World Geospatial Industry Council: Leading global geospatial policy AdvocacyApril 30 2021, 13:00 - 14:30 EDTVirtual Workshop at GeoIgnite 2021: Canada's National Geospatial Conferencehttps://sites.grenadine.co/sites/goge...

Barbara Ryan

Conférencier.ère

Prashant Shukle

Conférencier.ère

Mardi 1 Mars, 2022

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

10:45

GHG Monitoring from Space – Leveraging Commercial Capabilities with Barbara Ryan, Executive Director of WGIC

10:45 - 11:15 | 30 minutes

"GHG Monitoring from Space: A mapping of capabilities across public, private and hybrid missions" was a collaborative effort undertaken by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), WattTime, and the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC).This report, presented at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Earth Information Day at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26), was the first syst...

Barbara Ryan

Conférencier.ère

15:15

Panel: Using GeoIntelligence & AI to solve real world problems Sponsored by MAXAR

15:15 - 16:00 | 45 minutes

Prashant Shukle

Modérateur.rice

Barbara Ryan

Panéliste

Arthur Berrill

Panéliste

Dr. Kumar Navulur

Panéliste

Mark Carmichael

Panéliste

Jeudi 10 Mars, 2022

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

10:00

Earth Observation applications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

10:00 - 12:00 | 2 heures

Taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts" is a crucial goal set forward under Goal 13 – Climate Action as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Climate action requires global efforts related to climate change mitigation – reducing the flow of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, or enhancing the "sinks" that accu...

Barbara Ryan

Modérateur.rice