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Planet UK Conference 2026
BUILDING A RESILIENT NATION:
PLANETARY INTELLIGENCE FOR SECURITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND PROSPERITY
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89Days
21Hours
41Minutes
Join Planet for an afternoon conference exploring the power of Planetary Intelligence: the space where Earth observation (EO) technology and AI meet, delivering transformational, real-world solutions to users.
Bringing together leaders from defence and intelligence, agriculture and land use, climate change mitigation, insurance, academia, research institutions, and NGOs, the event offers attendees the opportunity to engage with policymakers and senior decision-makers while exploring how Planetary Intelligence is making change visible and actionable.
Don't miss this chance to engage with the key players accelerating sustainability, growth, and security for the UK.
As capacity is limited, we ask you to RSVP asap
Wednesday 14 October
14:00 - 19:30 BST
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Speakers
David Miliband
CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and former UK Foreign Secretary
Oleksii Reznikov
Former Defence Minister of Ukraine
James Byrne
Founder and CEO, Open Source Centre (OSC)
Nicol Sinclair
Head of the Centre for Inventory, Forecasting and Operational Support (IFOS), Forest Research
Wayne Bowden
Head of Land Mapping Team, Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Economy, Scottish Government
James Doherty, PhD
CEO & Founder, Plastic-i
Charlie Candy
Managing Director, Planet UK
Will Marshall
Co-Founder & CEO, Planet
Ashley Johnson
President & CFO, Planet
Thijs Van Leeuwen
Vice President of Product, Planet
Giles D’Souza
Sr. Business Development Manager, Planet
Darius Pirzadeh
Sr. Director of Product, Planet
Preliminary agenda (time in BST)
14:00 - 14:30
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING
14:30 - 14:45
WELCOME ADDRESS
Charlie Candy
Managing Director, Planet UK
14:45 - 15:55
AI-powered Planetary Intelligence in action
Thijs Van Leeuwen
Vice President of Product
Planet
14:55 - 15:15
Planetary Security: Earth observation in modern investigations
James Byrne
Founder and CEO, Open Source Centre (OSC)
15:15 - 15:30
Fireside chat: Planetary Intelligence for the future of government
David Miliband
CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and former UK Foreign Secretary
Will Marshall
Co-Founder & CEO, Planet
15:30 - 15:50
Networking and coffee break ☕
15:50 - 16:10
From claims to climate: Scotland’s broad-scale AMS vision
Wayne Bowden
Head of Land Mapping Team,
Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Economy, Scottish Government Riaghaltas na h-Alba
Giles D’Souza
Sr. Business Development Manager, Planet
16:10 - 16:40
Harnessing Planetary Intelligence for sustainability and prosperity
Charlie Candy (moderator)
Managing Director, Planet UK
Nicol Sinclair (panelist)
Head of the Centre for Inventory, Forecasting and Operational Support (IFOS), Forest Research
James Doherty, PhD (panelist)
CEO & Founder, Plastic-i
More speakers soon to be confirmed!
16:40 - 17:00
Networking and coffee break ☕
17:00 - 18:00
Earth observation and AI: driving sovereign capabilities
Ashley Johnson
President & CFO, Planet
Oleksii Resnikov
Former Defence Minister of Ukraine
More speakers soon to be confirmed!
18:00 - 18:10
Closing Remarks
Charlie Candy
Managing Director, Planet UK
18:10 - 20:00
EVENING RECEPTION 🥂
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