Los Angeles Geospatial Summit 2021

2021 Los Angeles Geospatial Summit

The 2021 Los Angeles Geospatial Summit is going virtual!

Register now to join students, young professionals and industry leaders from the Southland, across the country, and even around the globe on Friday, February 26, 2021 in an online conference platform.

The 2021 program has many new features, including technical workshops, a poster competition, company presentations, and more networking opportunities.

Confirmed speakers include:

Orhun Aydin, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Spatial Statistics, Esri, and Lecturer, USC Spatial Sciences Institute

Greg Babinski, GISP, GIS Marketing & Business Development Manager, King County IT Regional Services and American Geographical Society Ethical GEO Fellow

Sarah Battersby, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Tableau

Manish Dasaur, Managing Director, Strategy & Consulting, Applied Intelligence, Accenture

COL [R] Steven D. Fleming, Ph.D., Professor of the Practice of Spatial Sciences and the Institute for Creative Technologies, USC

Tyler Gakstatter, GNSS/GIS Consultant

Este Geraghty, MD, GISP, Chief Medical Officer and Health Solutions Director, Esri

Thomas Horan, Ph.D., H. Jess and Donna Senecal Endowed Dean's Chair and Dean, School of Business, University of Redlands

Jamon Johnson, Product Manager, Esri

Susan H. Kamei, Managing Director, USC Spatial Sciences Institute

Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D., GISP, Education Manager, Esri

Kenan Li, Ph.D., Research Scientist, USC Spatial Sciences Institute

Michael Ann Lane, Global Education and Inside Sales Manager, Hexagon Geospatial

Isaiah Mack, Eclipse Mapping and GIS

Christine MacKrell, Education and Professional Development Coordinator, U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

Steven Moore, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Spatial Studies and Director of Sponsored Programs, University of Redlands

Sean O'Brien, Ph.D., Chief Technologist for Intelligence, Analytics, and Autonomous Solutions, Northrop Grumman

Darron Pustam, Product Manager, Esri

Ronda Schrenk, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

Jung Seo, Regional Planner Specialist, Modeling and Forecasting Department, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

Bradley C. Skelton, Product Line Director for ERDAS IMAGINE and M.App X, Hexagon Geospatial

Steven J. Steinberg, Ph.D., GISP, Geographic Information Officer, County of Los Angeles

Jeffrey Tessein, Ph.D., Senior Principal AI Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Barry Tilton, P.E., PMP, Technology Evangelist, Maxar Technologies

Trent Tinker, Luciad Director, Hexagon US Federal

Mark F. Turgeon, GISP, Geographer/GIS Coordinator, Hydrology & GIS Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tom Vo, Senior Regional Planner, Planning Strategy Department, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

Erica Kemp Weitzman, P.E., Chief, Hydrology & GIS Section, Engineering Division, Hydrology & Hydraulics Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

John P. Wilson, Ph.D., Professor and Founding Director, USC Spatial Sciences Institute

An-Min Wu, Ph.D., Lecturer, USC Spatial Sciences Institute, and Immediate Past President, California Geographic Information Association

See our program at a glance for more details.

Here’s what some past Geospatial Summit attendees have said about their experience:

“This summit provided me the opportunity to connect and engage on other platforms to stay ahead of the curve.”

“I especially enjoyed the presentation and poster topics that I have found missing from other recent geospatial events I’ve attended.”

“Very rewarding event. See you next year!