Conference Day Two: Tuesday 12th May 2009

08:50 Chair’s Opening Comments

Commodore Pat Tyrrell OBE (Ret’d) Former Commandant Defence Intelligence and Security School and Deputy Chief Executive Defence Communication Services Agency, UK Ministry of Defence

John Mabberley Former Head QinetiQ USA

09:00 SECURITY CASE-STUDY: Exploiting Geospatial Technology To Investigate Criminal And Terrorist Activities And Improve Civil Defence: The D-SCENT Project

Dr James Goulding
D-SCENT Project Leader
Centre for Geospatial Science

09:40 TECHNICAL INSIGHT: Making Sense Of The Deluge: Integration Of Data, Accessibility To The Information And Exploitation Of The Geospatial Intelligence

George Smith
Chairman
Openkast Ltd.

11:00 GOVERNMENT CASE-STUDY: Geographic Information: A Key Driver For Modern Regional Development

Mustafa Almusawa
Head of Spatial Data Directorate
Abu Dhabi Municipality

11:40 REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Training Transformation: Building A GEOINT Knowledge Environment In The GCC Countries

Saif Al Qaydi
Associate Professor of GIS, Department of Geography; Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
United Arab Emirates University

12:20 GOVERNMENT CASE-STUDY: The Impact Of Spatial Data Quality On Decision Making

Mohamed R. Bualhamam
Deputy Manager GIS
Ras Al Khaima Municipality

14:00 Enhancing Interoperability: Heading For The ‘Too Hard’ Basket?

John Bruni
Former Researcher in Strategic Studies
Emirates Centre for Strategic & Security Studies
and Director
Sage International

14:40 Addressing The Challenge Of Achieving True Interoperability

Sam Bacharach
Executive Director, Outreach
Open Geospatial Consortium

16:00 REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Assessing The Possibilities Of Establishing A Regional Space Agency To Develop Intelligence Capabilities

Dr. Omar Al-Emam Bsc, MSc, MIET
Space Technology Consultant
Arab Science And Technology Foundation

16:40 Chair’s Conclusions And Close Of Main Conference

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