Events Report Launch: Gold Rush: The 2024 Commercial Remote Sensing Global Rankings DateOctober 1, 2024 LocationCSIS HQ and OnlineMap Event Details DateOctober 1, 2024 Time1:00pm ET AddressMap This event has already taken place.Watch the event Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project (ASP), in collaboration with the Taylor Geospatial Institute, Taylor Geospatial Engine, and the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET, for the launch of their report, Gold Rush: The 2024 Commercial Remote Sensing Global Rankings. Drawing inspiration from the Olympics, the report produces a “Top 3” ranking of the world’s best commercial space-based remote sensing systems across several categories of performance. The report also explores the policy issues shaping this sector and the implications for U.S. leadership and global competitiveness. This will be a hybrid event hosted at CSIS and livestreamed from this webpage, with the opportunity for in person and online viewers to submit live questions. In-person attendance will be limited; please RSVP to secure a spot. This event is made possible by the support of Taylor Geospatial Institute, Taylor Geospatial Engine, and the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. Agenda Introduction and Welcome Remarks 1:00 pm Dr. John J. Hamre, CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership Keynote Remarks 1:05 pm The Honorable Susan M. Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Panel 1: A Discussion on the Report 1:40 pm Nadine Alameh, Executive Director, Taylor Geospatial Institute David Gauthier, Senior Associate (Non-Resident), Aerospace Security Project, CSIS Gary Dunow, Vice President for Strategic Development, United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Jennifer Marcus, Executive Director, Taylor Geospatial Engine Moderated by Robert Cardillo, Founder, The Cardillo Group, and former Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Introduction by Madeleine Chang, Horizon Fellow, Aerospace Security Project, CSIS Panel 2: Perspectives from the Private Sector 2:50 pm Todd Master, Chief Operating Officer, Umbra Space Mark Mozena, Vice President of Government Affairs, Planet Federal Kevin O’Connell, CEO Space Economy Rising, and former Director of the Office of Space Commerce Matt Tirman, President, Satellogic Moderated by Kari Bingen, Director, Aerospace Security Project, CSIS
