Eyes of the Global Geospatial Sector Focus on St. Louis as City Prepares an #STLMade Welcome for GEOINT Symposium

1:00-1:50 p.m. – The Growing Impact of Geospatial Technology on Transportation & Logistics
Panel discussion on growing use and impact of geospatial in transportation and logistics.

Panel

- Matthew Geekie, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Graybar (Moderator)
- Dwight Cox, Founder and Principal, Air Refuel Tanker Transport, LLC
- Byron Porter, Founder and CEO, Hum
- Bob Elfanbaum, CEO, Object Computing, Inc.
- Asim Raza, Chief Legal Officer and Director of Corporate Affairs, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
 
2:15-2:30 p.m. – NGA & UMSL Educational Partnership Agreement Signing
- VADM Robert Sharp, Director, NGA
- Kristin Sobolik, PhD, Chancellor, University of Missouri-St. Louis
 
2:30-3:20 p.m. – Community-Led Neighborhood Planning Initiative
Panel discussion highlighting the community-led planning process for development of the neighborhoods surrounding the Next NGA West facility.

Panel

- Jason Hall, CEO, Greater St. Louis Inc. (Moderator)
- James Page, St. Louis Alderman
- Neal Richardson, Executive Director, St. Louis Development Corporation
- Otis Williams, former Executive Director of SLDC
- Zekita Armstrong-Asuquo, Gateway Global 
- Don Roe, Executive Director, St. Louis Planning and Urban Design Agency
 
4:00-5:00 p.m. – Networking Hour in front of St. Louis Ecosystem (Booth #1731)
Featuring #STLMade treats and beverages
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7
 

MAIN STAGE

11:15-11:30 a.m. – St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Keynote Address 
 

ROOM #131

11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – St. Louis Area Working Group (SLAWG) Meeting 
 

ON STAGE AT THE ST. LOUIS HUB (#1535)

1:00-1:50 p.m. – Preparing the Workforce for Tomorrow’s National Security Challenges
Panel discussion featuring government and community leaders discussing the need to collaborate with industry and academia to develop a future K-16-R STEM workforce program reaching underrepresented communities.

Panel

- Tara Mott, Account Manager, Esri/Co-chair St. Louis Area Working Group (Moderator)
- Sue Pollmann, NGA Program Director NGA West
- Dr. J. Nikki Markiel, NGA Sr. GEOINT Authority for Geomatics
- Zekita Armstrong-Asuquo, Gateway Global
- Justin Bennett, CEO, Geodata IT
 
2:30-4:00 p.m. – Expanding Geospatial Tradecraft Through Innovation; St. Louis Startup Lightning Talks (Panel 2:30-3:15 + Startup lightning talks 3:15-4:00)
Panel discussion where leaders of St. Louis geospatial innovation hubs and investment organizations talk about their experience with and support from the St. Louis geospatial innovation ecosystem and how St. Louis is growing as the center for geospatial innovation. Panel discussion followed by individual innovators presenting their products in short lightning talks.

Panel

- Nathan Rubbelke, St. Louis Business Journal (Moderator)
- Dr. Dedric Carter, Chair, Missouri Technology Corporation
- Brian Monheiser, Co-Founder, GEO261; Member, T-REX Geospatial Advisory Committee
- Sam Fiorello, CEO, Cortex
- Emily Lohse-Busch, Executive Director, Arch Grants
- NOTE: after panel ends, startups deliver lightning talks/pitches capped at 5 minutes each. Jack Scatizzi, Exec. Director, Missouri Technology Corporation, will moderate.
 
4:00-5:00 p.m. – Networking Hour in front of St. Louis Ecosystem (Booth #1731)
Featuring #STLMade treats and beverages 
 
5:00-9:00 p.m. – GeoDiscovery Experience at T-REX & The Globe Building
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8
 
1:00-2:00 p.m. – NGA Panel on N2W IT Modernization

Panel

- Mark Chatelain, Associate Chief Information Officer
- Chris Ashebranner, Associate Deputy Program Director, IT & Readiness, N2W 
- Scott Gum, N2W, Assistant Program Manager, IT, N2W
 
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