BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.2//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:257@agi.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211130T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211201T163000 DTSTAMP:20211019T122843Z URL:https://www.agi.org.uk/events/agi-geocom21-responsible-resilient-recov ery-non-member-registration/ SUMMARY:AGI GeoCom21: Responsible Resilient Recovery (Non-Member Registrati on) DESCRIPTION:What is the new ‘normal’ and how does it align with creatin g a sustainable future? Join the conversation on Responsible Resilient Rec overy at GeoCom21 on 30 November and 1 December.\n\nOver two afternoon ses sions\, thought-leaders from Government\, industry and business will be sh aring insights on what Responsible Resilient Recovery means from a global perspective. We’ll also be discussing the environment and sustainability \, public health\, infrastructure and the economy.\n\nRegistration is now open. Not a member of AGI? Join us and sign up for free Network membership and register to attend GeoCom21.\n\nWe’re once again holding our flagsh ip event online to enable as many people as possible to participate.\n\nDe nise McKenzie (AGI Chair) says "As UK prepares to move forward from this u nprecedented moment in history\, we will explore the opportunities for geo spatial and the role of our community in setting the direction of the new normal and creating a sustainable future.  Geospatial has played a vitall y important role in our collective response to Covid and can play an even bigger role in our recovery from it.  We will consider how to shape a mor e resilient world while using making responsible use of geospatial technol ogies."\n\nThe programme covers what Responsible Resilient Recovery means form a global perspective\, as well as focusing on themes of\; Sustainabil ity\, Environment\, Public Health\, Infrastructure and the Economy.  We a re looking forward to welcoming you to the GeoCom21.\n\nFollow us on Twitt er using #GeoCom21\n\nNovember 30th \n\n12:30 - Conference Opens (Network ing)\n\n13:00 - Welcome - Denise McKenzie - AGI Chair\n\nGlobal Perspectiv es\n13:05 - Toby Wicks - CEO RE:ACT Disaster Response\nHow can data be use d ethically and responsibly to support humanitarian efforts worldwide?\n\n 13:25 – Platinum Sponsor Presentation\n\nPublic Health\n13:40 – Dr. E ste Geraghty\, Chief Medical Officer at Esri\nAwareness of health GIS appl ications expanded during the pandemic. How will GIS technology support cur rent stage pandemic response/recovery and future transformation of the hea lth sector?\n\n13:55 – Ian Maxfield – Associate Head of Geographic In telligence and Mapping- NHS South\, Central and West\nAs an NHS Geospatial team\, what have we learnt from the pandemic that will take us forward th rough the recovery and beyond?\n\n14:10 – Panel Session Q&\;A\n\n14:3 0 – Break and Open House\n\nEconomy\n14:45 – Ben Scott-Robinson\, Co- founder &\; CEO of the Small Robot Company\nFarming is facing growing a nd existential challenges to deliver sustainable\, secure and resilient fo od production in the UK. How can the commercial sector respond to these ch allenges?\n\n15:00 – Karina Grosheva\, Co-founder\, SDX Space\nHow can a lternative geospatial data stimulate responsible investment in energy and resource sectors in Global South for the EU and UK?\n\n15:15 – Panel Ses sion Q&\;A\n15:35 – Closing Remarks – Denise McKenzie – AGI Chair \n15:40 – Networking\n16:30 – Close\n\nDecember 1st\n\n12:30 – Confe rence Opens (Networking)\n\n13:00 – Welcome – Denise McKenzie – AGI Chair\n\nGlobal Perspectives\n13:05 – Cathrine Armour – Chief Custome r Officer UKHO\nDuring the Decade of the Ocean\, how can we ensure that th e power of geospatial data is harnessed to address the most significant ch allenges the planet is yet to face?\n\n13:25 – Platinum Sponsor Presenta tion\n\nEnvironment\n13:40 – Professor Jane Rickson – Professor of So il Erosion and Conservation\, Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute\nData about soils can be related to most\, if not all\, of the UN’s Sustainabl e Development Goals. How can geospatial approaches be used to help sustai n this most precious resource?\n\n\n13:55 – Rufus Howard – Policy Lea d for Impact Assessment\, IEMA\nGeospatial and digital techniques are evol ving rapidly. How are they supporting the field of environmental and socia l impact assessment?\n\n14:10 – Panel Session\n\n14:30 – Break and Ope n House\n\nInfrastructure\n14:45 – Sarah Chilcott – Managing Director at PortalPlanQuest Ltd\nWhat role can land and property data can play in transforming the planning and construction process? Where do the challenge s and opportunities lie?\n\n15:00 – Ed Parham\, Architect and Director of Innovation and Design\, Space Syntax\nSpatial analytics can show how th e built environment affects long-term social and economic outcomes. How ca n these insights be used to inform planning and design decisions?\n\n15:15 – Panel Session\n\n15:35 – Closing remarks – Denise McKenzie – AG I Chair\n\n15:40 – Networking\n15:40 – Early Careers Network Event\n16 :30 – Close\n\n*Schedule may be subject to change before the event\n\nPr int friendly programme\n\nGeoCom21 confirmed speakers\n\nToby Wicks\, CEO RE:ACT Disaster Response \n\n\nToby is a geographer and humanitarian. His career has focused on introducing and applying innovations in data and te chnology to some of the world’s biggest challenges. He is currently lead ing a transformational change programme as the Chief of Data and Analytics at UNICEF. Prior to his current role\, Toby led the Management Informatio n team at the Department for International Development and in previous reg ional humanitarian roles at UNICEF\, he managed responses in the Central A frican Republic\, Cameroon\, Chad\, Libya\, and Yemen. Toby’s early care er was focused on geospatial data\, including roles with the World Health Organisation\, Ordnance Survey\, and as a volunteer and board member with the NGO MapAction. He holds a PhD in remote sensing and an MBA from INSEAD .\n\nDr. Este Geraghty\, Chief Medical Officer at Esri \n\n\nDr. Este Gera ghty\, MD\, MS\, MPH\, CPH\, GISP\, is the Chief Medical Officer at Esri w here she leads strategy and messaging for the Health and Human Services se ctor. Dr. Geraghty has been with Esri since 2014 and has led business deve lopment and solution development in the market. During her time at Esri\, Dr. Geraghty has helped organizations around the world use location intell igence to combat Zika virus\, finish the fight against polio\, grapple wit h the opioid crisis\, combat homelessness\, enhance health preparedness an d response\, inform strategic planning\, optimize healthcare access\, and traverse the COVID-19 pandemic while tackling inequity.\n\nFormerly the De puty Director of the Center for Health Statistics and Informatics with the California Department of Public Health\, Dr. Geraghty led the state vital records and public health informatics programs. There she engaged in stat ewide initiatives in meaningful use\, health information exchange\, open d ata and interoperability. While serving as an Associate Professor of Clini cal Internal Medicine at the University of California at Davis she conduct ed research on geographic approaches to influencing health policy and adva ncing community development programs. In addition to her degrees in Medici ne\, Medical Informatics and Public Health\, Dr. Geraghty is also a board- certified public health professional (CPH) and a Geographic Information Sy stems Professional (GISP).\n\nBen Scott-Robinson\, Co-founder and CEO of t he Small Robot Company \n\n\nBen co-founded the Small Robot Company in 201 7 with a vision to transform food production with accurate\, smart\, light weight robots. He is an accomplished digital entrepreneur focused on geosp atial and mobility technologies with a background in user experience desig n. He worked on the digital transformation of the Ordnance Survey maps\, i ncluding shaping the technology behind the autonomous vehicles soon to bec ome commonplace on roads. Ben is an early mobile technology innovator\, in his time founding two agencies\, two consultancies\, an app startup and a phone for blind people. He was in the Drum Magazine’s Mobile Top 50 for two years running\, in the Digerati Top 100 and won Experience Innovator of the Year.\n\nIan Maxfield\, Associate Head of Geographic Intelligence a nd Mapping\, NHS South\, Central and West \n\n\nIan is a Geographer with o ver 18 years’ experience working in the geospatial industry. He is Assoc iate Head of Geographic Intelligence for NHS South\, Central and West Comm issioning Support Unit – a role he is proud of\, using GIS to support th e NHS and improve the health of the general public. He also has extensive experience of GIS within the Renewable Sector as well as with Local Govern ment. Moreover he has lectured at a number of universities\, in addition t o a previous life as a secondary school Geography teacher. He has a genera l passion for all things geospatial\, with a particular focus on the devel opment of GIS as a career for students.\n\nKarina Grosheva\, Co-founder\, SDX Space\n\n\nKarina Grosheva is an impact tech innovator and sustainable data expert. She brings expertise in designing innovative data products t o complex challenges posed by targets on sustainable development and human itarian response. Karina is former CEO of Taqadam - startup on geospatial data processing and serves as CTO for SDX space. Karina spent 8 years in t he UN\, designing data solutions\, and in-country innovations\, and before that worked in management consulting for digital transformation using AI and Big data innovation.\n\nCathrine Armour\, Chief Customer Officer at th e UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO)\n\n\nCathrine is responsible for the devel opment of marine data solutions that support safe\, secure and thriving oc eans. With expertise from research and innovation\, to product development \, global sales and marketing Cathrine’s teams deliver a range of leadin g products\, services and programmes that are helping to stimulate blue ec onomic growth by unlocking access to marine geospatial data. This includes working in partnership with maritime organisations globally\, to deliver a range of world-leading navigational products that are found on board ove r 90% of ships trading internationally.\n\nCathrine joined the UKHO having led innovative projects that have not only utilised geospatial data to ge nerate economic growth\, but also create significant positive change. This includes Ordnance Survey’s award-winning ‘Geovation’ Accelerator an d Hub\, and leading the international Eye on Earth programme to improve gl obal cooperation addressing the availability\, accessibility and usability of environmental data for sustainable development.\n\nDr Jane Rickson\, P rofessor of Soil Erosion and Conservation\, Cranfield Soil and AgriFood In stitute\n\n\nJane Rickson is Professor of Soil Erosion and Conservation at Cranfield University. Trained as a physical geographer and geomorphologis t\, she has over 35 years’ experience of research\, consultancy and teac hing in sustainable land management in the UK and abroad. Her work applies the geospatial information in Cranfield University’s national soil map and land information system (LandIS) to address sustainability issues\, in particular how soils data relates to most of the UN’s Sustainable Devel opment Goals\, including food security\, climate change mitigation and pro tection of natural capital. She works with farmers\, land-based charities\ , and Government to find cost effective\, practical solutions for sustaina ble land resource management. She is past President of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers\, a Chartered Environmentalist and a member of the Institute of Professional Soil Scientists. In 2020\, Jane was awarded the Sydney Andrew Medal for encouraging the application of science for public benefit. In 2021\, Jane was named as one of the top 50 Women in Engineerin g by the Women's Engineering Society.\n\nSarah Chilcott\, Managing Directo r at PortalPlanQuest Ltd\n\n\nSarah Chilcott is Managing Director at the n ational Planning Portal\, where she has spent the last 12 years. Prior to that she worked in and with various science and technology businesses\, as well as spending some time working in the public sector.\n\nPlanning Port al supports the planning and development process by providing information\ , guidance and services for homeowners\, professionals and local authoriti es across England and Wales. It receives approximately 1 million visits ev ery month and processes around 2\,200 planning applications each working d ay.\n\nPlanning Portal is a joint venture between data and technology comp any TerraQuest Solutions and MHCLG.  Its mission is to transform planning and building and it is at the forefront of driving forward the digitalisa tion of the planning process.\n\nEd Parham\, BA(hons) DipArch RIBA\, Direc tor \n\n\nEd is an Architect and Director of Innovation and Design at Spa ce Syntax.\n\nThese roles combine the development of tools to analyse citi es with their application to real-world design and planning projects. The overarching objective behind these activities is to create better cities f or people by understanding the interactions between urban systems.\n\nIn h is time at Space Syntax he has led international multi-disciplinary design teams to masterplan capital cities\, improve health outcomes in UK cities and shape the development of digital tools that enable untrained users to make evidence-informed decisions.\n\nRufus Howard\, Policy Lead for Impac t Assessment\, IEMA\n\n\nDr Howard is the IEMA Policy Lead for Impact Asse ssment\, an Environmental and Social Expert at the International Finance C orporation\, and the Managing Director of Greenfriars sustainability consu ltancy. A leading professional focusing on sustainable development\, Rufus specialises in providing strategic advice for public\, private and NGO cl ients across the UK and internationally.\n\nA trusted advisor\, Rufus is a Fellow of IEMA\, a Chartered Environmentalist and has over two decades ex perience across major renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Over h is career\, Rufus has led high profile projects for clients such as the Wo rld Bank\, The Crown Estate\, National Grid and the Environment Agency. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.agi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/0 9/agi_logo_rgb.jpg CATEGORIES:AGI,Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR