Barbara Ryan

Executive Director

WGIC

Participates in 5 items

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 in which Barbara Ryan participates

sexta-feira 23 abril, 2021

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

10:00

Decorative image for session Keynote: Barbara Ryan - Supporting Decision Makers: Challenges and Opportunities for the Earth Observation and Geospatial Communities

Keynote: Barbara Ryan - Supporting Decision Makers: Challenges and Opportunities for the Earth Observation and Geospatial Communities

10:00 - 10:30 | 30 minutes

The global geospatial industry is estimated at US$ 500 Billion and delivers an even more significant impact on society, with derived economic benefits estimated to be multifold. These benefits, however, are still not fully understood by key stakeholders and policy and decision-makers, ultimately hindering the global uptake of geospatial information. With decades of national spatial data infrastructure efforts around the world, how can this be? Focusing on the importance of...

Barbara Ryan

Keynote speaker

sexta-feira 30 abril, 2021

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

13:00

World Geospatial Industry Council: Leading global geospatial policy Advocacy

13:00 - 15:00 | 2 hours

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

Speaker

Prashant Shukle

Speaker

terça-feira 1 março, 2022

Time Zone: (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

Speaker

15:15

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

15:15 - 16:00 | 45 minutes

Prashant Shukle

Moderator

Barbara Ryan

Panelist

Arthur Berrill

Panelist

Dr. Kumar Navulur

Panelist

Mark Carmichael

Panelist

quinta-feira 10 março, 2022

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

10:00

Earth Observation applications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

10:00 - 12:00 | 2 hours

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

Moderator