Summit Day (all times PT)

8:00 – 8:30 am
Pre-Registration Check-In | On-site Registration, Galleria Lobby (second floor)

8:30 – 9:30 am
Welcome
John P. Wilson, Ph.D., Professor and Founding Director, USC Spatial Sciences Institute

Opening Keynote
Sean O’Brien, Ph.D., Vice President, Intelligent Systems, HRL Laboratories
What’s Coming With GeoAI?
What are the opportunities, limitations, and challenges with AI in the geospatial world? How will GeoAI impact the role of the geospatial analyst?

Panel and Audience Discussion

  • Courtney Fassett, GPS Strategy & Analytics Consultant, Deloitte Consulting
  • Sean O’Brien
  • John P. Wilson

9:30 – 10:15 am
Student Lightning Talk Session
Three students from participating Southern California GIS academic programs will present 5-minute lightning talks.

Following their presentations, a panel of industry professionals will engage them in a lively discussion.

  • Cora Chong, GIS Specialist, Innovation, CBRE
  • Christy Monaco, Vice President, Programs, United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

10:15 – 10:30 am
Snap AR
Stacey Long-Genovese, Ph.D., Global Head of Education, Learning and Training, Snap AR

10:30 – 11:30 am
ArcGIS StoryMap Competition
Talk with students from participating universities as they present their research through ArcGIS StoryMaps. Esri is awarding prizes for the most innovative use of technology, most compelling communication using maps, and the most suitably applied methodology or analysis.

11:30 am – 1 pm
Buffet Lunch and Knowledge Network
Network with representatives of these companies and organizations:

1 – 1:15 pm
Isaiah Mack, Eclipse Mapping and GIS
High-Accuracy GNSS in California is Changing

1:15 – 2 pm: “Ensuring Safe and Secure Communities”
Moderator: Yi Qi, Ph.D., Associate Professor (Teaching), Spatial Sciences Institute

Panelists:

  • Jason Knowles, CEO/Founder, GeoAcuity

2- 2:45 pm: “Empowering the Geospatial Workforce of the Future“
Moderator: Thomas A. Horan, Ph.D., H. Jess and Donna Senecal Endowed Dean’s Chair and Dean, School of Business, University of Redlands

Panelists:

  • Canserina Kurnia, Senior Solution Engineer | Education, Esri

2:30 – 3:30 pm: Closing Remarks and Networking Reception

  • John P. Wilson, Ph.D., Director and Professor, USC Spatial Sciences Institute
  • Announcement of the ArcGIS StoryMap Competition winners: Andrew Haglund, Higher Education Account Manager, Esri