Faiza A

Teacher, Aspiring GIS Professional
CRA, Penn State World Campus
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Sessions in which Faiza A attends

Wednesday 14 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Keynote: MDA, Talk: The Past, Present and Future of Talent Needs in the Geointelligence Domain
10:00 - 10:30 | 30 minutes
Hiring: Sparkgeo, Jobs for Technical Project Managers
10:45 - 11:15 | 30 minutes
Are You Ready For Public Sector Contracting?
11:30 - 12:00 | 30 minutes
The Geospatial Career Coach presents jobs from GeoIgnite Sponsors
12:30 - 13:00 | 30 minutes
Hiring: David Mann, The Director of Talent Acquisition for MDA
13:15 - 13:45 | 30 minutes
GeoIgnite Diversity Leadership Panel: Taking Action for the next generation
14:00 - 15:00 | 1 hour

Wednesday 21 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
GeoIgnite Welcome & Keynote: MDA and the Future of SAR - Dr. Minda Suchan, VP of Geointelligence
10:00 - 10:30 | 30 minutes
Talk: "The Geospatial Product Trap," SparkGeo's CEO - Will Cadell
10:45 - 11:15 | 30 minutes
Canada's DEM: The National Canadian Elevation Data Strategy Update from NRCan
11:30 - 12:00 | 30 minutes
Talk: "Why is an AI company designing Canada's hydro database?" Minerva Intelligence's COO - Jake McGregor
12:30 - 13:00 | 30 minutes
Talk: "Beneath the Surface: A closer look at the 2020 aerial topobathymetric lidar survey of Montreal" NV5 Geospatial & CMM
13:15 - 13:45 | 30 minutes
Talk: "Making Corporate Decisions using Geospatial Data and the Power of Location Intelligence!" Agriculture Agri-Food Canada's Agri-Geomatics Manager - James Ashton
14:00 - 14:30 | 30 minutes
Optimizing and Accelerating the Globe in 3D
14:45 - 15:15 | 30 minutes

Thursday 22 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Keynote: Address by Vice-President of the Canadian Space Agency - Luc Brulé
10:00 - 10:30 | 30 minutes
Talk: "Building Software Solutions for Climate Change: Closing the communication gap between citizens & trusted authorities before, during, or after a disaster," Deploy Solutions's CEO - Nick Kellett
10:45 - 11:15 | 30 minutes
Special Event: Fire Side Chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder & CTO of SensorUp & Dr. Nadine Alameh the OGC’s CEO
11:30 - 12:00 | 30 minutes
Lunch Keynote: "Why it Takes a Legion" MAXAR's Executive Vice President & CTO Dr. Walter Scott
12:00 - 12:45 | 45 minutes
Talk: "Analyzing Canadian Communities with POI Data" Tabulae Spatial Services Principal -Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit
13:15 - 13:45 | 30 minutes
Talk: Canadian Council on Geomatics - Fostering collaboration across jurisdictions
14:00 - 14:30 | 30 minutes
Canadian Geodetic Survey – Supporting Accurate Geospatial Positioning in Canada
14:45 - 15:15 | 30 minutes
Spatial Finance, New Markets For Earth Observation
15:30 - 16:30 | 1 hour

Friday 23 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Keynote: Barbara Ryan - Supporting Decision Makers: Challenges and Opportunities for the Earth Observation and Geospatial Communities
10:00 - 10:30 | 30 minutes
A Tale of Two Cities - Quality cartographic output for your data with Adobe Illustrator and MAPublisher
10:45 - 11:15 | 30 minutes
GIS & beyond – smart software solutions made in Poland
11:30 - 12:00 | 30 minutes
Lunch Break, Awards and Announcements
12:10 - 12:30 | 20 minutes
Advances in Earth Observation & Analytics Technologies + Deployment in Forest & Climate Solutions - Tara O'Shea, Planet
12:30 - 13:00 | 30 minutes
Metadata, the ties that bind
13:15 - 13:45 | 30 minutes
Talk: "Locating the Blockchain"- Bilyana Anicic CEO, Aurora Consulting
14:00 - 14:30 | 30 minutes
Canada’s Provincial & Territorial Geospatial Leadership Panel
14:45 - 15:45 | 1 hour

Thursday 29 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
From Imagery Purchasing to Final Product Workshop
13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes