The region’s first Defence Geospatial Intelligence conference, taking place under the patronage of UAE’s Ministry of Defence, opens on Sunday April 27th at Grand Hyatt Dubai, with participation from over 20 countries and a broad spectrum of international experts leading the world’s most active organizations in the field.
The conference held by International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), the global provider of tailored, industry-driven conferences, will see 3 days of interactive sessions bringing together stalwarts from the military, government and the industry in a bid to evaluate evolving geospatial intelligence requirements.
Hugh James, Divisional Director of Defence IQ, IQPC Middle East says, "Defence Geospatial Intelligence Middle East allows for insightful assessments of the latest technology developments in the sector. It will also feature exclusive international case studies on military implementation, national security applications and crisis response.
“With a number of high profile, hands-on international and regional speakers sharing their knowledge and experiences in Dubai for the first time, the conference pools valuable resources and thus provides an unmatched networking platform for the region’s geospatial intelligence community."
Speakers include representatives of the world’s leading geospatial intelligence organizations, such as Frank Asbeck, Director of European Union Satellite Centre; Mark Sorensen, AD-SDI Program Coordinator at Abu Dhabi Spatial Data Infrastructure and Professor Mike Jackson, Board Director of Open Geospatial Consortium, among others.
Noteworthy, the conference will be chaired by Commodore Pat Tyrrell, Former Commandant, Defence Intelligence and Security School and Deputy Chief Executive of Defence Communication Services Agency of the UK Ministry of Defence. A keynote speech will be delivered by representative of UAE’s Ministry of Defence, Colonel Adel Mohammed Sultan.
About IQPC Middle East:
For over thirty years, IQPC has helped the world's leading corporations solve their business challenges through the sharing of practical industry solutions and global best practice. In the process, the company has built a formidable reputation for quality and value. During this time, the Middle East's most progressive companies have benefited from IQPC’s unrivalled global reach, which has connected international expertise with regional and local leaders.
About Defence IQ:
Since 2001 Defence IQ has been helping deliver critical information to senior decision makers in the defence, aerospace and technology sectors, tackling issues relating to the latest defence plans, requirements, programmes and technologies and how they affect you. Defence IQ provides senior military, government and industry representatives with informative conferences in an informal environment, discussing the very latest plans, requirements, programmes and technologies.
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