Plenary Session

GIS—Integrating Everything, Everywhere

July 14, 2025 | San Diego, California

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GIS—Integrating Everything, Everywhere

GIS technology serves as the universal language of our interconnected world. It offers a vision where spatial data transcends boundaries, seamlessly integrating information from all corners of the globe to provide a comprehensive understanding of our environment.

  • Learn from leaders and visionaries

    Join Esri president Jack Dangermond and global innovators as they share stories of how GIS is being used to reveal patterns, solve problems, and drive progress across enterprises.

  • Experience live demonstrations

    Explore the latest advancements in ArcGIS through real-world use cases and product demos. Discover how new tools and capabilities can enhance workflows and support better decision-making.

  • Gain insights from your peers

    Fellow GIS users share how they’re leveraging GIS to tackle problems in innovative ways. Use their examples to inform and elevate your own work.

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Portrait of Jack Dangermond

Jack Dangermond

President | Esri

A landscape architect by training, Jack Dangermond founded Esri in 1969 with a vision that computer mapping and analysis could help design a better future. Under Jack’s leadership, that vision has continued to guide Esri in creating cutting-edge geographic information system (GIS) and geodesign technologies that are used in every industry to make a difference worldwide.

Portrait of Kirk Johnson

Dr. Kirk Johnson

Sant Director | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Explore the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History—home of the largest natural history collection in the world, with Dr. Kirk Johnson. Focusing his research on fossil plants and the extinction of the dinosaurs, Johnson has discovered over a thousand fossil sites and done mobile work on all continents.

Throughout his career, he has championed the role natural history museums play in addressing challenges that face humanity. Uncover this amazing journey of our planet, the critical role of museums in our scientific knowledge, and the intersection with GIS.

Photo montage depicting a helicopter dropping water on a fire, a surveyor using a theodolite, and an overhead view of an airport

Special guests

Discover powerful examples of how organizations are using geospatial tools and location intelligence to address local and global challenges, including infrastructure, transportation, health, emergency management, and more.

Enjoy special presentations led by guests from the following organizations:

San Francisco International Airport: Where Integrated Real-Time GIS Delivers an Extraordinary Airport Experience
Aurecon: Innovating with Purpose, Designing with GIS
CVS Health: When Health Meets Location
CAL FIRE: GIS at 12,000 Feet:  Behind the Fire Perimeter and Beyond
Colegio Agustiniano – Chitré: The Power of Geospatial Science to Build the Education We Dream Of

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Dates and location

July 14–18, 2025

San Diego Convention Center

111 W Harbor Drive | San Diego, CA 92101

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