Global Monitoring for the Environment & Security roundtable

Logica hosted a roundtable forum on 8th November 2007 in London, to discuss UK involvement in a major European satellite initiative to address climate change – Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security (GMES).  The panel was chaired by John Higgins, Director General of Intellect, and included some renowned experts from a range of industries:

Rt Hon Michael Jack MP – the Conservative MP for Fylde and Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee.

Professor Alan O’Neill – Professor of Meteorology at Reading University and director of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO).

Stuart Martin – Director of Logica’s Space and Satellite Communications business

Professor David Crichton – consultant, author and lecturer specialising in the impact of climate change on insurance.

A video recording the highlights of the discussion can be viewed HERE.  This video is in Windows Media Player format.   If you are unable to view it, you can download Windows Media Player for free HERE.