Navigation 2021

Keynote Speakers

Keynote speakers are a cornerstone of Navigation 2021 - we're proud to bring you a selection of insightful and inspiring keynotes that cover all six of our key conference themes and set the scene for the session talks.

Browse the keynotes below or click here to explore the rest of the programme.

Arlen Biersgreen

US Air Force Research Laboratory

“Navigation Technology Satellite – 3: A Vanguard Demonstration for Robust and Resilient US Satellite Navigation”

James Cochrane

what3words

"what3words: a simpler way to talk about location"

Fiammetta Diani

European Union Agency for the Space Programme

Jörg Hahn

ESA, Hd. Galileo G1 System Engineering Service

"GALILEO Global Navigation Satellite System: from Reality into the future of Navigation on Earth and beyond"

Prof Michael Hornberger

Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia

"Lost in spatial translation: The relevance of memory for real-world navigation and the effect of Alzheimer’s disease on allocentric and egocentric processing"

Rob Linham

UK Government Ministry of Defence Acquisition

"A framework for Assured PNT"

Kevin Mcloughlin

UK Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Prof Terry Moore

University of Nottingham

"40 years of PNT"

Mitch Narins

Strategic Synergies LLC

"The need to implement resilient time and frequency services"

Matteo Paonni

European Commission

"Galileo OSNMA and INAV Evolution: Improving Galileo Open Service Resilience and Performance (with No Compromise!)"

Ed Parsons

Google

"Navigating the new normal: How Google maps changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic"

Dr Michael Proulx

University of Bath, REVEAL Research Centre, CAMERA 2.0

"Human navigation without vision: seeing with our ears and tongues through advances in sensory substitution and augmented reality "

Dr Frank van Diggelen

Google

"Google's 3D Map Aiding for GNSS in urban canyons"

Prof Barbara Webb

University of Edinburgh

"From insects to robots: navigation with limited sensing and small brains"

Prof Yossi Yovel

School of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University

"The ontogeny of cognitive maps in the real world"