Esri UK's annual conference returns to London's QEII Centre after two virtual years

After two years as a virtual event, the conference returns this year to London’s QEII Centre, showcasing innovative customer examples of GIS in action – many addressing the challenges of climate change and how to create a more sustainable world. Numerous learning and training opportunities will be on offer plus the winners of the Esri UK Customer Success Awards will be announced.

Key speakers include:

• ‘Addressing the challenges of climate change with a data-driven approach’ – Professor Jason Lowe, Head of Climate Services, Met Office
• ‘Delivering a more sustainable built environment via digital twins’ – Mark Enzer, former Head of the National Digital Twin programme, Centre for Digital Built Britain
• ‘Glaciers – what does the future hold?’ – Gemma Wadham, Professor of Glaciology at the University of Bristol and the Arctic University of Norway
• ‘Protecting the nation’s countryside and heritage’ – Huw Davies and Gareth Davies, National Trust
• ‘Driving the development of the digital road network’ – Jon Drea, National Highways
• ‘Combining health, wellbeing and environmental priorities’ – Ellie Brown, Ribble Rivers Trust
• ‘Protecting patient access to community pharmacies services’ – Cliff Mwando, Clare Scarborough and James Simpson, NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

“After two years as a virtual event, it’s fantastic for the conference to be back in the physical world once more,” said Stuart Bonthrone, CEO of Esri UK. “Under this year’s theme of ‘building a sustainable future’, the conference is bringing together a vast number of the UK’s geospatial community, to share innovative and inspiring approaches to help make the planet a better place for future generations.”

Conference highlights include:

• 18 customer presentations focused on inspirational and transformational geospatial apps, maps and workflows
• A range of emerging approaches to building a sustainable future in the plenary presentation
• Winners of the Esri UK Customer Success Awards will be announced, with British Red Cross, Vodafone, Police Scotland and Royal Holloway University on the shortlist
• 20 technical sessions with updates on the latest Esri ArcGIS technology
• Free training sessions
• Esri UK partner exhibition area
• Two education tracks for schools and higher education, including sessions on careers in GIS and how best to teach about climate change
• A Developers Forum designed to give developers the knowhow to build innovative custom applications​

For the full agenda and registration please visit this link.

www.esriuk.com