July 13, 2025 | San Diego, California
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 GIS and geodesign technologies that are used in every industry.
National Book Award winner
James Fallows is a book and magazine writer. The most recent of his 12 books is Our Towns, coauthored with his wife, Deborah Fallows. They started the Our Towns Foundation to promote storytelling through journalism, mapping, broadcasts, and more, to increase awareness of local-level innovation in the US.
Director of Professional Services | Esri
Brian Cross is the director of Esri's Professional Services division and a member of Esri's corporate management team. Professional Services works with over 3,000 clients each year, helping users around the world achieve success as they apply Esri’s technology to their business and mission challenges.
President and CEO | MITRE
Mark Peters, PhD, is the CEO of MITRE, a global not-for-profit technology company. He leads a 10,000-person team dedicated to solving problems for a safer world and oversees MITRE’s diverse markets, including AI, aerospace, telecommunications, homeland security, and transportation.
