GIS-Pro 2026

GIS-Pro 2026

Welcome to GIS-Pro 2026 in Milwaukee! The Geospatial Professional Network is thrilled to partner with the Wisconsin Land Information Association for this event. This is where you will find the comprehensive program agenda, speaker profiles, and sponsor directory. Registration and additional conference information are located here.

We’re excited to debut a brand-new session experience at GIS-Pro: GeoSID Talks.

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7:30am CDT

Registration Crystal Ballroom Foyer, 5th Floor

8:00am CDT

Awards Breakfast: Celebration of Geospatial Excellence Crystal Ballroom, 5th Floor

10:00am CDT

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall Empire Ballroom, Lobby Level

10:30am CDT

From Maps to Games: GIS Responses to Implications of Climate Change Wright A, 4th FloorCorey Hoover, MS • Teresa Townsend, AICP • Sharon Onyango • Shu-Mei Huang Supporting Land Use and Conservation Planning with Geospatial Data and Tools Wright C, 4th FloorSteve Bert, MA, AICP • Lara O'Brien • Christina Sabochick Esri Hands-On Learning Lab Pabst, 4th Floor Code, Automate, Elevate: Smarter GIS through Innovation Wright B, 4th FloorFiona Fox • Enoch Jones, P.E. • Paul Petersen, GISP • Chris Brannin, GISP GeoSID Talk: Utility Network Journeys: Vendor Migrations, In-House Implementations, and Lessons from the Field Mitchell, 4th FloorKristen Vincent, GISP • Tyler Caulum • Kayla Coonen Panel: Data Governance and Time: Do you have a roads layer from 2000? Walker, 4th FloorMatt Gerike, PhD, GISP • Jaime Martindale • Karen Majewicz Panel: Putting Yourself on the Map: Building a GIS Portfolio That Tells Your Story Juneau, 5th FloorBrianna Zumhof, MA • Olga Tambazidis • Tito Ramirez • Madeline Tripp

12:00pm CDT

Lunch on own Esri Lunch & Learn TBA GPN Chapter Leaders' Forum TBA Lunch & Learn TBA WLIA Board of Directors Meeting TBA

1:30pm CDT

Addressing for 9-1-1: Foundations, National Standards, and What's Coming in 2027 Wright A, 4th FloorMatt Gerike, PhD, GISP • Keri Brennan, GISP, ENP • Deb Rozeboom, ENP, PMP, GISP • Ed Wells, GISP Bringing GIS to Everyone: Tools, Portals, and Workflows for Better Local Decision-Making Wright C, 4th FloorKassandra Hernandez-Galvan • Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP • Madeline Tripp • Yves Léger, M.Sc., GISP From Data to Decisions: Integrating Imagery, Cloud Workflows, and Spatial Analytics Walker, 4th FloorArup Ratan Devnath • Laura Wilson, PMP • Adam Derringer, GISP Resting Places & Data Spaces: GIS in Cemeteries, Communities, and Commemoration Mitchell, 4th FloorMonique Hassman, MS, PhD • Michael Vander Sanden, GISP • Judy Colby-George, GISP Esri Hands-On Learning Lab Pabst, 4th Floor Building Winning GIS Teams: From Individual Growth to Scalable Impact Juneau, 5th FloorLogan Stevens • Marcus Seepersad • Greg Babinski, MA, GISP, EthicalGEO Fellow • Nathan Holman Driving Effective Data Governance at the Enterprise Level Wright B, 4th FloorAbdulkader Murad, Ph.D. • Khuloud Ali, PhD • Wendy Peloquin, GISP • John Nolte, GISP

2:30pm CDT

Coffee Break & Raffle Drawings in Exhibit Hall Empire Ballroom, Lobby Level

3:30pm CDT

Wisconsin's WLIP: A Blueprint for the NSDI? Crystal Ballroom, 5th FloorMatt Gerike, PhD, GISP • Curtis Pulford • Megan Compton • Michael Friis • Howard Veregin • Eric Damkot, GISP

4:30pm CDT

GIS-Pro 2026 IGNITE Crystal Ballroom, 5th FloorNicole Dogan, GISP, MS • Zhuba Goldenlamb • Hannah Walters • Katie Godding, GISP • Colter Sikora, GISP • Adam Ratliff • Peter Croswell, PMP, GISP, CMS

6:00pm CDT

GIS-Pro 2026 Evening Social at New Fashioned The New Old Fashioned