NORTH51 x Geospatial Risk Summit: Big Conversations on Risk, Climate, and Spatial Intelligence
We’re proud to announce a new collaboration between NORTH51 and the Geospatial Risk Summit (GRS) at the upcoming NORTH51 Conference, taking place January 21–23, 2026, in Canmore, Alberta.
As the geospatial industry matures, so do the conversations we need to have, about how we define value, how we measure risk, and how we bring spatial tools into the systems that shape society. The Geospatial Risk Summit, known for tackling those conversations head-on, will join the NORTH51 program this year through a curated series of sessions led by Priscilla Cole.
Priscilla is working to expand the reach and impact of the summit's ideas by embedding smaller, topic-driven programs into partner events across the community. “This is a moment to go deeper, not bigger,” says Priscilla Cole. “By bringing Geospatial Risk into spaces like NORTH51, we can continue to push critical conversations forward, connecting with new audiences and grounding the topic in real-world applications. Risk is the lens through which much of our work is now being evaluated. It’s time we explore it more intentionally.”
What to Expect in Canmore
The GRS sessions at NORTH51 will explore geospatial risk through three central themes:
Reality vs. Hype: What’s real, what’s inflated, and what’s misunderstood in AI, EO, and modeling.
Systems Under Pressure: How legacy infrastructure, insurance tech, and real estate markets are colliding with climate data and spatial signals.
Product and Practice: What it means to build, sell, and operationalize spatial tools in high-stakes environments, from vectorizing dots to designing with ethics in mind.
These are grounded, real-world topics drawn from the lived experience of practitioners. And they're exactly the kind of questions NORTH51 is built to explore.
Join Us at NORTH51
With the Geospatial Risk Summit joining the program, NORTH51 will offer a space for sharper thinking on how geospatial tools intersect with risk, resilience, and responsibility.
From fireside chats and focused panels to keynote provocations and informal networking, the three-day experience in Canmore is designed to encourage perspective, community, and clarity in an increasingly complex world.
Follow NORTH51 and Geospatial Risk on LinkedIn to stay updated on the program.