Planet On the Road Agenda
November 13, 2025
Times are subject to change.

Ashley Fieglein Johnson
President and Chief Financial OfficerPlanet Labs
Leaders at all levels rely on timely, accurate information to make critical decisions. This keynote will explore how Planet's solutions deliver real-time insights to enhance situational awareness, strengthen resilience, mitigate risk, and protect communities and resources. Hear how Planet is creating a foundation for a more resilient, efficient, and secure world for all.
Leaders at all levels rely on timely, accurate information to make critical decisions. This keynote will explore how Planet's solutions deliver real-time insights to enhance situational awareness, strengthen resilience, mitigate risk, and protect communities and resources. Hear how Planet is creating a foundation for a more resilient, efficient, and secure world for all.
Geopolitical instability, rapid technological change, and an ever-expanding flow of data are redefining how leaders plan and act. In this environment, decision-makers must respond with speed, precision, and confidence, even as the landscape grows more unpredictable. This opening keynote will frame the day’s focus on geospatial innovation, examining how real-time global awareness is driving strategy in defense, intelligence, crisis response, and beyond. It will explore the role of commercial satellite data in turning complexity into clarity, enabling smarter, faster decisions in moments that matter most.
Geopolitical instability, rapid technological change, and an ever-expanding flow of data are redefining how leaders plan and act. In this environment, decision-makers must respond with speed, precision, and confidence, even as the landscape grows more unpredictable. This opening keynote will frame the day’s focus on geospatial innovation, examining how real-time global awareness is driving strategy in defense, intelligence, crisis response, and beyond. It will explore the role of commercial satellite data in turning complexity into clarity, enabling smarter, faster decisions in moments that matter most.
This fireside chat, led by Robert Cardillo, former Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), will explore the strategic value of geospatial data for critical decision-making. In a conversation with a leading customer, Mr. Cardillo will share his perspectives on how the combination of emerging technology and geospatial intelligence can effectively address today’s most complex challenges.
This fireside chat, led by Robert Cardillo, former Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), will explore the strategic value of geospatial data for critical decision-making. In a conversation with a leading customer, Mr. Cardillo will share his perspectives on how the combination of emerging technology and geospatial intelligence can effectively address today’s most complex challenges.

Robert Cardillo
Chief Strategist and Chairman of the Board, Planet FederalPlanet Labs
Nov 13th is the 10 year anniversary of the first Planet image in a major news outlet, changing investigative journalism.This fireside chat will discuss how a decade of daily, global imagery has empowered journalists to expose hidden truths, leading to greater transparency and accountability worldwide.
Nov 13th is the 10 year anniversary of the first Planet image in a major news outlet, changing investigative journalism.This fireside chat will discuss how a decade of daily, global imagery has empowered journalists to expose hidden truths, leading to greater transparency and accountability worldwide.
Geospatial intelligence is changing how agencies detect and respond to activity in hard-to-monitor regions. This talk will explore how earth observation data combined with AI/ML capabilities is helping to uncover hidden patterns and identify strategic Indications and Warnings to deliver faster, more effective responses to emerging challenges and threats.
Geospatial intelligence is changing how agencies detect and respond to activity in hard-to-monitor regions. This talk will explore how earth observation data combined with AI/ML capabilities is helping to uncover hidden patterns and identify strategic Indications and Warnings to deliver faster, more effective responses to emerging challenges and threats.

Michael Dahm
Independent ConsultantSenior Resident Fellow for Aerospace and China Studies at the Mitchell Institute
Monitoring, tracking, and responding to activities at sea is increasingly challenging. This session will highlight how geospatial intelligence and AI-powered analytics are strengthening situational awareness at sea. Panelists will discuss how agencies are applying these tools to track threats, safeguard illicit activity, and enhance operational readiness in contested waters.
Monitoring, tracking, and responding to activities at sea is increasingly challenging. This session will highlight how geospatial intelligence and AI-powered analytics are strengthening situational awareness at sea. Panelists will discuss how agencies are applying these tools to track threats, safeguard illicit activity, and enhance operational readiness in contested waters.
This demo session will showcase how Planet’s Maritime Domain Awareness solution can automatically identify, monitor, and track activity at sea in order to make faster, more informed decisions in a dynamic maritime environment.
This demo session will showcase how Planet’s Maritime Domain Awareness solution can automatically identify, monitor, and track activity at sea in order to make faster, more informed decisions in a dynamic maritime environment.
Hear directly from Planet users on how they are addressing real-world challenges. From monitoring natural disasters to protecting our natural resources, our panelists will share examples of how they are leveraging Planet's data to provide new insights and inform decision making to drive real impact and positive change.
Hear directly from Planet users on how they are addressing real-world challenges. From monitoring natural disasters to protecting our natural resources, our panelists will share examples of how they are leveraging Planet's data to provide new insights and inform decision making to drive real impact and positive change.

Dr. Budhendra “Budhu’ Bhaduri
Corporate Research Fellow and the Director of Science, Programs, and PartnershipsOak Ridge National Laboratory
This session will bring together government and industry leaders to discuss real-world use cases where AI is is driving greater accuracy, enabling teams to respond to emerging situations in real time and adapting to evolving mission demands.
This session will bring together government and industry leaders to discuss real-world use cases where AI is is driving greater accuracy, enabling teams to respond to emerging situations in real time and adapting to evolving mission demands.

Kari A. Bingen
Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security DepartmentCenter for Strategic and International Studies
This demo session will showcase how Planet’s Global Monitoring Service can detect changes across thousands of sites in near real-time to detect anomalies and patterns to achieve global situational awareness.
This demo session will showcase how Planet’s Global Monitoring Service can detect changes across thousands of sites in near real-time to detect anomalies and patterns to achieve global situational awareness.
This talk will explore the key technologies defining the next generation of satellites from on-board AI compute and processing to hyperspectral imaging. You will hear how these advancements are creating a more resilient and powerful space infrastructure for the future.
This talk will explore the key technologies defining the next generation of satellites from on-board AI compute and processing to hyperspectral imaging. You will hear how these advancements are creating a more resilient and powerful space infrastructure for the future.
The Purpose Award recognizes and celebrates customers and partners who have achieved exceptional results and demonstrated innovative use of Planet products.
The Purpose Award recognizes and celebrates customers and partners who have achieved exceptional results and demonstrated innovative use of Planet products.
This discussion will examine how geospatial intelligence is enabling leaders to track planetary change with unprecedented clarity and speed. Leveraging high-frequency imagery and advanced analytics, agencies can detect emerging risks, guide long-term planning, and coordinate more effectively during crises. In an era of accelerating change, real-time insight is becoming a cornerstone of resilience and mission readiness.
This discussion will examine how geospatial intelligence is enabling leaders to track planetary change with unprecedented clarity and speed. Leveraging high-frequency imagery and advanced analytics, agencies can detect emerging risks, guide long-term planning, and coordinate more effectively during crises. In an era of accelerating change, real-time insight is becoming a cornerstone of resilience and mission readiness.

George Ohanian
Product Director, Geospatial CenterU.S. Army