Geospatial World Forum 2025 will take place from April 22-25, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Join industry leaders, innovators, and geospatial professionals to experience what’s next in collaborative mapping, open data solutions, and spatial data integration.
Overture will have a significant presence at GWF 2025 with multiple sessions across all four days. Meet our team and representatives from our member organizations including Meta,, TomTom, and Precisely. Learn about GERS implementation, and discover how Overture’s collaborative and open data approach is transforming the mapping ecosystem.
Tuesday, April 22
12:15 – 13:00 | PANEL
Scope and Business Models of Public-Private Partnership
Panelists
- Moderator: Greg Scott – Executive Director, SDG Data Alliance, Pvblic Foundation
- Marc Prioleau – Executive Director, Overture Maps Foundation
- Alexandre Caldas – Director and Chief of Early Warning and Data Analytics Branch, United Nations Environment Program
- Lorant Czaran – Scientific Affairs Officer, UNOOSA
- Prateep Basu – Chief Executive Officer, Satsure
Wednesday, April 23
14:30 – 15:15 | MAINSTAGE PANEL
Managing the explosion of spatial data: How open data can help structure data for government and enterprises
Speakers
- Moderator: Marc Prioleau – Executive Director, Overture Maps Foundation
- Amy Rose – Chief Technology Officer, Overture Maps Foundation
- Jan Erik Solem – Director – Maps, Meta
- Michael Harrel – Sr. Vice President – Engineering Maps, TomTom
- Lali Parikh – Sr. Manager, Business Development, Uber
Thursday, April 24
13:30 – 15:00 | GERS WORKSHOP
Connecting Spatial Data at Scale: Implementing GERS for Seamless Data Integration
Moderators
- Albi Wiedersberg – VP of Product, Overture Maps Foundation
- Amy Rose – Chief Technology Officer, Overture Maps Foundation
Presenters
- Pietro Florio – Scientific Research Project Officer, JRC
- Dmitry Kuzhanov – Group Product Manager, Uber
- Andy Bell – Senior Vice President, Product Management, Precisely
- Ankur Sharma – Product Manager, TomTom
Friday, April 25
09:30 – 11:30 | GKI SUMMIT PANEL
Cross Industry Collaboration: Augmenting Socio-Economic Value of National Mapping
Speakers
- Moderator: Greg Scott – Executive Director, SDG Data Alliance, Pvblic Foundation
- Ananya Narain – Geospatial World
- Ahmad Aswadi Yusof – Head, Geospatial and Data Management Division, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
- Amy Rose – Chief Technology Officer, Overture Maps Foundation
- Leslie Anne Jones – Executive Director, Alaska Geospatial Office
- Thomas Schulz – Secretary-General and Treasurer, International Cartographic Association
Meet the Overture Maps Team
Connect with our team members at GWF 2025:
- Marc Prioleau, Executive Director
- Amy Rose, Chief Technology Officer
- Albi Wiedersberg, VP of Product
- Nora Anwar, Marketing Lead
Plus representatives from our member organizations including Meta, TomTom, and Precisely.
