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21-23 April | Florence, Italy
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Monday, April 20
 

08:00 CEST

Registration + Badge Pick-Up
Monday April 20, 2026 08:00 - 17:00 CEST
Machiavelli A

Monday April 20, 2026 08:00 - 17:00 CEST
Machiavelli A
  Registration

18:00 CEST

Opening Reception
Monday April 20, 2026 18:00 - 21:00 CEST
The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini
The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini - Meet us on the Rooftop! V.le Spartaco Lavagnini, 70-72, 50129 Firenze FI, ItalyMenu: Zucchini and feta frittata with mint mayonnaise – Vegetarian, Gluten-FreeBraised pork meatballs with chicory and black garlic saucePrawn skewers with seasonal vegetables – Gluten-FreePotato and leek croquettes with mixed herbs – VeganCheese and Salami Corner...
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Monday April 20, 2026 18:00 - 21:00 CEST
The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini
  Special Events
 
Tuesday, April 21
 

08:00 CEST

Registration + Badge Pick-Up
Tuesday April 21, 2026 08:00 - 17:00 CEST
Machiavelli A

Tuesday April 21, 2026 08:00 - 17:00 CEST
Machiavelli A
  Registration

09:00 CEST

Welcome + State of Overture - Will Mortenson, Executive Director, Overture Maps Foundation
Tuesday April 21, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 CEST
Michelangelo

Speakers
avatar for Will Mortenson

Will Mortenson

Executive Director, Overture Maps Foundation

Tuesday April 21, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

09:30 CEST

Steering Committee Live Q&A
Tuesday April 21, 2026 09:30 - 10:00 CEST
Michelangelo

Tuesday April 21, 2026 09:30 - 10:00 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions
  • about <br>

10:00 CEST

Coffee Break & Networking
Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 CEST
Foyer
Menu:  Buffalo milk cherry mozzarella pearls with truffle and citrus zest (V, GF)Mini bruschettas with avocado and toasted seeds (V, VN)Mini farro salad bowls with seasonal vegetables (V, VN)Homemade cake (V)Homemade apple crostata with crumble topping (V)Fresh fruit skewers (V, VN, GF)Espresso Coffee, Our Selection of Fine Teas (V, VN, GF)Still and Sparkling Mineral Water (V, VN, GF)Fruit...
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Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 CEST
Foyer
  Breaks

10:30 CEST

Overture Adoption at Esri - Steve Moore & Robert Jensen, Esri
Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:30 - 10:40 CEST
Michelangelo
In this session we will cover the ways in which Overture data is being adopted and used within Esri. We will provide an update on the products covered in last year's Member Summit as well as provide details on new efforts in 2026.
Speakers
avatar for Steve Moore

Steve Moore

GIS Engineer, Esri
GIS Engineer at Esri
avatar for Robert Jensen

Robert Jensen

Sr. Product Manager, Esri
Robert is a Senior Product Manager for Esri's Data & Location Services. Robert is focused on Geocoding, Routing and the ArcGIS Network Analyst solvers. Robert also supports many services in the ArcGIS Location Platform portfolio.
Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:30 - 10:40 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Use Cases
  • Content Experience Level Any

10:45 CEST

Assessing Overture POI and Address Data: An Uber Perspective - Ran Li, Uber
Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:45 - 10:55 CEST
Michelangelo
In this talk, we share Uber’s approach to evaluating Overture’s global POI and address datasets from a production maps perspective. We will describe the goals and scope of our evaluation, including the international markets we focused on and the practical questions we aimed to answer as a downstream consumer of open geospatial data. The talk will outline how we assessed net-new coverage,...
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Speakers
avatar for Ran Li

Ran Li

Senior Geospatial TPM, Uber
Ran Li is a Senior Geospatial Technical Program Manager on the Uber Maps team, where he evaluates and operationalizes large-scale third-party POI and address data across global markets. His work focuses on map data coverage, quality, freshness, and real-world performance, including... Read More →
Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:45 - 10:55 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Use Cases

11:00 CEST

From Global Maps To Local Meaning: Admin & Natural Features in Bing - Dami Onwah, Microsoft
Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:00 - 11:10 CEST
Michelangelo
Global search products break down when they treat geography as a flat and uniform monolith. This session argues that administrative boundaries and natural features are not “background/secondary data”, but core product anchors that enable search products like Bing reason about Places the way users actually think (by country, region, colloquial area, or natural landmark). Drawing from Bing’s...
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Speakers
avatar for Dami Onwah

Dami Onwah

Principal Product Manager, Microsoft
Dami Onwah is a Principal Product Manager on the Bing Places Data team at Microsoft. She works with a talented team of product managers, software engineers, and data scientists to deliver geospatial data solutions that power location intelligence across search, maps, and conversational... Read More →
Dami Onwah OMF Member Summit FINAL pdf
Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:00 - 11:10 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Use Cases
  • Content Experience Level Any

11:15 CEST

How Overture Helps GEM Perform Global Seismic Risk Analysis and How You Can Join In - Paul Henshaw & Marco Baiguera, Global Earthquake Model Foundation
Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:15 - 11:25 CEST
Michelangelo
This presentation will outline how the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation is currently using Overture data to assess risk due to earthquakes and other natural hazards around the world, the limitations of currently available data, and potential opportunities for future improvements. We will also present the outcomes of a workshop hosted by GEM earlier this year, bringing together...
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Speakers
avatar for Paul Henshaw

Paul Henshaw

Director of Technology and Development, GEM Foundation
A software engineer by training, Paul leads the GEM Foundation Software Development and IT team and is the contact point for contracts and licensing. Paul is enthusiastic about open-source software, open data, open standards and international, cross-disciplinary collaboration, particularly... Read More →
avatar for Marco Baiguera

Marco Baiguera

Exposure Analyst, Global Earthquake Model Foundation
Marco is an Exposure Analyst at the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation in Pavia, Italy. At GEM, Marco focuses on improving the spatial resolution of exposure models, collecting data on residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, and enhancing exposure models for multi-hazard... Read More →
Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:15 - 11:25 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Use Cases
  • Content Experience Level Any

11:30 CEST

How Addresscloud Are Using Overture Data (TBC) - Matt Travis, Addresscloud
Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:30 - 11:40 CEST
Michelangelo
A summary of all the cool things we've been doing with Overture Data
Speakers
avatar for Matt Travis

Matt Travis

Geospatial Data Engineer, Addresscloud
TBC
Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:30 - 11:40 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Use Cases

11:45 CEST

Connecting Data: Geospatial Insights Made Simple - Andy Bell, Precisely
Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:45 - 11:55 CEST
Michelangelo
Increase awareness of the value proposition of connected geospatial data and how companies are exploiting that capability. As geospatial data becomes increasingly critical for organisations seeking to make informed decisions, data enrichment, augmenting internal data with curated third-party data, is fast emerging as a key strategy. In this presentation, we will show how using unique and...
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Speakers
avatar for Andy Bell

Andy Bell

Senior Vice President Global Data Product Management, Precisely
Andy Bell is Senior Vice President of Global Data Product Management at Precisely, responsible for the global data portfolio. Andy has accumulated a wealth of experience over 30 years in data and analytics, leading teams involved in product development, data science and analytics... Read More →
Connecting Data Geospatial Insights Made Simple with Andy Bell Precisely pdf
Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:45 - 11:55 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Product & Business Perspectives

12:15 CEST

Lunch
Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:15 - 13:45 CEST
Panoramic Restaurant
Menu:-Vegetable pickles and sprouts fingers (V, VN, GF)-Bruschetta with cherry tomatoes and basil (V)-Mini turkey sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, and mustard-Gourmet mini burgers-Mozzarella in carrozza (V) -Herb chicken breast-Vegan cocoa mousse (V, VN, GF)-Crispy fennel salad (V, VN, GF) -Vegetable caponata (V, VN, GF)-Cherry tomato salad with black olives (V, VN, GF)-Vegan cocoa mousse (V, VN,...
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Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:15 - 13:45 CEST
Panoramic Restaurant
  Breaks

13:45 CEST

From Advocacy To Action: Helping Governments Build National Address Systems - Thierry Jean, AddressForAll Institute
Tuesday April 21, 2026 13:45 - 13:55 CEST
Michelangelo
This presentation shares how the AddressForAll Institute advocates for national address projects worldwide.
It explores the arguments, evidence, and narratives that resonate with governments.
From pilot discussions to formal commitments, we examine what works.
Real cases show how addressing moves from idea to policy.
A practical view of advocacy in action.
Speakers
avatar for Thierry Jean

Thierry Jean

Co-Founder, AddressForAll Institute
Thierry Jean is French and living in Brazil. He is a business administrator, graduated from NEOMA Business School (France and England). For the past 20 years, he has worked in startups and large companies in the Geo industry. Thierry is the co-founder and president of the AddressForAll... Read More →
AddressForAll OvertureMemberSummit 20260420 pptx
Tuesday April 21, 2026 13:45 - 13:55 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Product & Business Perspectives
  • Content Experience Level Any

14:00 CEST

From Classroom to Contribution: Growing the Overture Ecosystem through Education - Roman Kropyvnytskyy, Intellias
Tuesday April 21, 2026 14:00 - 14:10 CEST
Michelangelo
In this session, Intellias shares how its educational initiative, InteliMapLab, brought Overture into the classroom - not just as open data, but as a product ecosystem. Students worked hands-on with Overture datasets, explored its schema and governance model, and built real engineering solutions on top of it.The program resulted in two tangible contributions: adapting the GraphHopper routing...
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Speakers
avatar for Roman Kropyvnytskyy

Roman Kropyvnytskyy

Delivery Director / Head of Unit, Intellias
I am a delivery and engineering professional with a strong background in automotive, navigation, and mapping domains. I work with complex engineering and delivery programs where structure, clarity, and long-term thinking are essential.
Tuesday April 21, 2026 14:00 - 14:10 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

14:10 CEST

Places Deep Dive - Jan Popovic, inHotel
Tuesday April 21, 2026 14:10 - 15:10 CEST
Michelangelo

Speakers
avatar for Jan Popovic

Jan Popovic

Co-Founder, inHotel

Places Surge Headliner pdf
Tuesday April 21, 2026 14:10 - 15:10 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

15:10 CEST

Coffee Break & Networking
Tuesday April 21, 2026 15:10 - 15:40 CEST
Foyer
Menu: 
-Mini seed-topped croissants with goat cheese and grilled vegetables (V)
-Mini vegetable and quinoa tartlets (V)
-Mini wraps with avocado, sprouts, and hummus (V, VN)
-Mini chocolate mousse (V, GF)
-Assorted mignon pastries (V)
-Fresh fruit salad (V, VN, GF)

Espresso Coffee, Our Selection of Fine Teas (V, VN, GF)
Still and Sparkling Mineral Water (V, VN, GF)
Fruit Juices (V, VN, GF)
Tuesday April 21, 2026 15:10 - 15:40 CEST
Foyer
  Breaks

15:40 CEST

Beyond the Dataset: Why Overture's Schema Matters - Bogdan Bebić, Microsoft
Tuesday April 21, 2026 15:40 - 16:00 CEST
Michelangelo
In the AI era, data usability matters as much as data quality. At Bing Maps, we've learned that Overture's most lasting contribution to the Addresses theme may be its schema, not its rows. This talk shares lessons from our ongoing journey: escaping closed-ecosystem formats, adopting TomTom Orbis Maps address data, migrating our pipelines toward GeoParquet and Overture-aligned schemas, and starting...
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Speakers
avatar for Bogdan Bebić

Bogdan Bebić

Software Engineer, Microsoft
Bogdan Bebić is a Software Engineer at Microsoft working on the data that powers Bing Maps. His work focuses on large-scale geospatial datasets and the systems used to measure and improve map data quality at scale.
Tuesday April 21, 2026 15:40 - 16:00 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

16:00 CEST

Closing the Data Gap: Human-contributed Data in Overture in the Age of AI - Paul Uithol, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Tuesday April 21, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
Michelangelo
In many areas of geospatial data, we believe human experience and interactions are what makes data usable. While AI/ML generated datasets are steadily improving in quality, these can’t capture numerous aspects of daily life.It is, however, still difficult to access and tap into the many sources of local knowledge. To improve this, HOT is introducing the “Open Mapping Marketplace”, which...
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Speakers
avatar for Paul Uithol

Paul Uithol

Interim Director, Asia-Pacific Hub, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
I've been working on geospatial systems since 2002, and leading open mapping projects and teams with HOT since 2015. Nowadays, I'm mostly working on HOT's tech products, data workflows and protection, and climate and disaster response.
2026 04 Overture Summit Florence pdf
Tuesday April 21, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

16:20 CEST

From Multiple Sources to One Map: The Challenges of Data Integration - Ksenija Bulatovic, Microsoft
Tuesday April 21, 2026 16:20 - 16:40 CEST
Michelangelo
Modern mapping systems depend on data coming from many different sources, including internal datasets, external providers, and community contributions. While each source may be valuable on its own, combining them into a single, consistent map is far from trivial. Differences in schemas, coverage, update cycles, and quality standards often lead to conflicts, duplication, and inconsistencies that...
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Speakers
avatar for Ksenija Bulatovic

Ksenija Bulatovic

Software Engineer, Microsoft
Software engineer at Microsoft on the Open Maps data team, with two years of experience working on data pipelines. Focuses on turning complex, fragmented information into reliable, high-quality maps. An active contributor to Overture, supporting the growth and improvement of its geospatial... Read More →
From Multiple Sources to One Map The Challenges of Data Integration Ksenija Bulatovic pdf
Tuesday April 21, 2026 16:20 - 16:40 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

18:30 CEST

Small Group Dinners
Tuesday April 21, 2026 18:30 - 21:00 CEST
Get ready to savor the flavors of Italy! Tonight, we’ll break into smaller groups for an intimate dining experience across the beautiful city of Florence. You’ll receive an email the day of the event with your assigned group and restaurant details. Expect phenomenal food, exquisite wine, and even better conversation as you connect with your fellow Overture members. Buon appetito!
Tuesday April 21, 2026 18:30 - 21:00 CEST
  Special Events
 
Wednesday, April 22
 

08:00 CEST

Registration + Badge Pick-Up
Wednesday April 22, 2026 08:00 - 17:00 CEST
Machiavelli A

Wednesday April 22, 2026 08:00 - 17:00 CEST
Machiavelli A
  Registration

09:00 CEST

Engineering Priorities for 2026 + Product Priorities for 2026 - Amy Rose & Albi Wiedersberg, Overture Maps Foundation
Wednesday April 22, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 CEST
Michelangelo

Speakers
avatar for Amy Rose

Amy Rose

CTO, Overture Maps Foundation

avatar for Albi Wiedersberg

Albi Wiedersberg

VP Product Management, Overture Maps Foundation
Albi Wiedersberg is the Product & Partnerships Director of Overture Maps Foundation. With over 15 years of experience driving product and technology vision, he is passionate about the future of mapping technology. Albi focuses on open data shaping collaboratives with automotive OEMs... Read More →
Wednesday April 22, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

09:30 CEST

Agentic Coding 101 - White Board Session - Mike Harrell, TomTom
Wednesday April 22, 2026 09:30 - 10:00 CEST
Michelangelo

Speakers
avatar for Michael Harrell

Michael Harrell

SVP Maps Engineering, TomTom

Wednesday April 22, 2026 09:30 - 10:00 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

10:00 CEST

Coffee Break & Networking
Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 CEST
Foyer
Menu
-Assorted Mini Croissants (V, GF/VN)
-Selection of Homemade Cakes (V, Tweakable to GF/VN)
-Assorted Roman-Style “Pinza” Flatbread (V, VN/GF topping)
-Mini Hot Dogs
-Vegetarian Mini Club Sandwiches (V, Tweakable: Use GF Bread)

Beverages:
Espresso Coffee, Selection of Fine Teas, Water (V, VN, GF)
Fruit Juices (V, VN, GF)
Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 CEST
Foyer
  Breaks

10:30 CEST

Overture's Release Artifacts: STAC, GERS Registry, Changelogs, & More - Jennings Anderson, Meta
Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:30 - 10:50 CEST
Michelangelo
While Overture's regular release of more than 4B map features is the main character, each release also includes a number of other data artifacts that play significant supporting roles in making it easier to find, consume, and understand the larger Overture ecosystem. This talk will cover each of the items in the GERS Ecosystem and show how the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) is a powerful,...
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Speakers
avatar for Jennings Anderson

Jennings Anderson

Software Engineer, Meta
Jennings Anderson is a Software Engineer at Meta working on Overture and Overture-adjacent technologies since 2020. Before that he was a GeoInformation Scientist & Researcher exploring all things OpenStreetMap.
Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:30 - 10:50 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics
  • Content Experience Level Any

10:50 CEST

Introducing the Places+Imagery Task Force and Vector Map Embedding Tiles - Sean Gorman, Zephr.xyz
Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:50 - 11:10 CEST
Michelangelo
At the beginning of 2026 Overture kicked off a new task force with a mission of improving places data using imagery. Initially this work has been focused on using street level imagery to improve the geolocation accuracy of POIs, and in the process confirming their existence. This session will share the early benchmark results from this work; testing the accuracy of POI placements to real world...
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Speakers
avatar for Sean Gorman

Sean Gorman

CEO, Zephr.xyz
Sean is a co-founder of Zephr.xyz Inc. with a background in computational simulation and modeling for geospatial phenomena. Previously he was an Engineering Manager at Snap working on mapping and visual positioning systems (VPS).
Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:50 - 11:10 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics

11:10 CEST

Deep Dive: Overture Place Categories Taxonomy - Ron Rice, Meta
Wednesday April 22, 2026 11:10 - 11:30 CEST
Michelangelo
Let's dig into the Overture Place Categories taxonomy, covering its history, evolution, and plans for ongoing governance. We'll explain how the taxonomy is organized, introduce the concept of "basic level categories", and describe some of the ways the taxonomy can be used. The Overture Places theme is focused on points of interest (POI)--real-world entities such as hospitals, museums, parks, and...
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Speakers
avatar for Ron Rice

Ron Rice

Taxonomist/Ontologist, Meta
For the past two decades, Ron has been building knowledge models (taxonomies, ontologies, knowledge graphs) for public sector companies and institutions. He studied Information Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (MLIS) and also has a background in Fine Arts (BA) and... Read More →
Overture Place Categories Taxonomy pdf
Wednesday April 22, 2026 11:10 - 11:30 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics

11:30 CEST

Networking Break
Wednesday April 22, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 CEST
Foyer

Wednesday April 22, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 CEST
Foyer
  Breaks

12:00 CEST

Confidence Model - Felix Wagner, Overture Maps Foundation & Florian Nachtigall, The Linux Foundation
Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:00 - 12:20 CEST
Michelangelo
A deep dive on the confidence model developed for assessing the quality of every input record.
Speakers
avatar for Florian Nachtigall

Florian Nachtigall

Spatial Data Scientist, The Linux Foundation


avatar for Felix Wagner

Felix Wagner

Data Scientist, Overture Maps Foundation
PhD in Spatial Data Science, MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development and MEng in Engineering and Computer Science
Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:00 - 12:20 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics

12:20 CEST

Building a Self-Healing Places Dataset With Signals - Greg Nieuwenhuis, Sparkgeo
Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:20 - 12:40 CEST
Michelangelo
Modern maps cannot be static. Places open, close, change sentiment, and shift relevance constantly. A single data point can be useful, but it is rarely trustworthy on its own. The real value emerges when signals are observed over time and in aggregate. This session explores how historical and regular signals help create a self-healing Places dataset. Weekly signal updates allow the system to...
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Speakers
avatar for Greg Nieuwenhuis

Greg Nieuwenhuis

Senior Data Science Engineer, Sparkgeo
Greg Nieuwenhuis, M.Sc., P.Geo., is a Senior Software Developer at Sparkgeo with a strong background in geospatial development. He currently leads technical project teams of geospatial developers and data scientists to create scalable analytics and data processing systems.
Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:20 - 12:40 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics

12:40 CEST

Project Terraforma - Sridhar Rao, University of California Santa Cruz
Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:40 - 12:50 CEST
Michelangelo
The Overture Maps Foundation and UC Santa Cruz have launched Project Terraforma, a collaborative research initiative to explore the feasibility of leveraging modern-day foundation models and AI to address the complexities in creating, and maintaining geospatial data at a global scale.
Speakers
avatar for Sridhar Rao

Sridhar Rao

Professor of Innovation and Entreprenuership, University of California Santa Cruz
With extensive experience spanning academia, venture capital, startups, and corporate innovation, I specialize in identifying commercial opportunities that leverage machine intelligence as a core strategy. My work is driven by a focus on product development and human-centric design... Read More →
Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:40 - 12:50 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Use Cases
  • Content Experience Level Any

12:50 CEST

Lunch
Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:50 - 14:20 CEST
Panoramic Restaurant
Menu:-Legume hummus with vegetable crudités (V, VN, GF)-Caprese salad with light pesto (V, Likely GF)-Mini bagels with marinated salmon and avocado-Crostini with burrata and anchovies in parsley oil-Mini turkey sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, and mustard-Roasted turkey with white wine -Crispy baby spinach with lemon (V, VN, GF)-Roasted new potatoes (V)-Crunchy purple cabbage salad-Homemade cake...
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Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:50 - 14:20 CEST
Panoramic Restaurant
  Breaks

14:20 CEST

Places Matching: Labels, Blocking, Feature Engineering - Dominik Weckmueller & Felix Wagner, Overture Maps Foundation
Wednesday April 22, 2026 14:20 - 14:40 CEST
Michelangelo
This session will give an overview about ongoing efforts to increase the quality of our Places matching pipeline. Key topics:
1. Labeling with LLMs - Evaluating human alignment
2. Blocking Strategy
3. Feature Engineering - New features under development
Speakers
avatar for Dominik Weckmüller

Dominik Weckmüller

Data Scientist, Overture Maps
Dominik Weckmüller is a GIS expert and data scientist specialized in geospatial AI and NLP. He is an open source advocate with a mission to democratize knowledge.
avatar for Felix Wagner

Felix Wagner

Data Scientist, Overture Maps Foundation
PhD in Spatial Data Science, MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development and MEng in Engineering and Computer Science
Wednesday April 22, 2026 14:20 - 14:40 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics

14:40 CEST

Agents for Places Data Evaluation - Sajjad Anwar, Development Seed
Wednesday April 22, 2026 14:40 - 15:00 CEST
Michelangelo
I'd like to present on our ongoing project to build a toolkit that uses agents and LLMs to evaluate places data sources quickly. This process can prepare a QA report about potental places data to decide if they are worth considering for ingesting to Overture Places. LLMs are somewhat good at these evaluation tasks. Combined with good instructions, evals, and deterministic tools the toolkit can...
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Speakers
avatar for Sajjad Anwar

Sajjad Anwar

Engineering and Growth, Development Seed
Sajjad leads engineering and growth at Development Seed. He plays a cross-functional role across engineering, partnerships, and strategic operations to develop technical vision for our partners, build geospatial data tools, and support our team. Sajjad cares deeply about the impact... Read More →
Wednesday April 22, 2026 14:40 - 15:00 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics
  • Content Experience Level Any

15:00 CEST

DuckDB + H3 for Fast Entity Conflation in the Browser - Max Lenormand, Fused
Wednesday April 22, 2026 15:00 - 15:20 CEST
Michelangelo
DuckDB is rapidly becoming the FOSS tool of choice for fast, local analytics. Beyond being the onboarding tool for many to explore Overture data, DuckDB can also be used to build more powerful analytical tools. In this talk, we will discuss our experience at Fused using DuckDB and open source extensions like h3-duckdb to perform interactive cross-filtering and aggregation. H3, an open source...
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Speakers
avatar for Max Lenormand

Max Lenormand

Developer Advocate, Fused
Maxime Lenormand is a geospatial data scientist and Developer Advocate at Fused.io, focused on helping teams work with massive geospatial datasets more efficiently. Based in the Netherlands, he specializes in Earth observation and satellite imagery analysis (including deforestation... Read More →
Wednesday April 22, 2026 15:00 - 15:20 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics

15:20 CEST

Coffee Break & Networking
Wednesday April 22, 2026 15:20 - 15:50 CEST
Foyer
Menu:
-Assorted Mini Ring Doughnuts (V, Tweakable to GF/VN)
-Mini Quiche Lorraine (V)
-Herb Focaccia (V, VN, Tweakable: Serve with VN/GF topping)
-Multigrain Bread with Legume Hummus (V, VN,)
-Mini Club Sandwiches (V)

Beverages:
Espresso Coffee, Selection of Fine Teas, Water (V, VN, GF)
Fruit Juices (V, VN, GF)

Wednesday April 22, 2026 15:20 - 15:50 CEST
Foyer
  Breaks

15:50 CEST

Breakout Session: Places Deep-Dive
Wednesday April 22, 2026 15:50 - 16:40 CEST
Michelangelo

Wednesday April 22, 2026 15:50 - 16:40 CEST
Michelangelo
  Breakout Sessions

15:50 CEST

Breakout Session: Transportation
Wednesday April 22, 2026 15:50 - 16:40 CEST
Giotto

Wednesday April 22, 2026 15:50 - 16:40 CEST
Giotto
  Breakout Sessions

16:40 CEST

Lightning Talks
Wednesday April 22, 2026 16:40 - 17:40 CEST
Michelangelo

Wednesday April 22, 2026 16:40 - 17:40 CEST
Michelangelo
  Lightning Talks

18:00 CEST

Florence Walking Tour
Wednesday April 22, 2026 18:00 - 20:30 CEST
Meeting Location: Grand Hotel Baglioni Lobby Let’s ditch the shop talk, leave the laptops behind, and hit the cobblestones for some pure fun.Join us for a guided stroll through the beautiful streets of Florence to check out the iconic sights, enjoy the fresh air, and unwind with fellow members.Our route includes: Piazza della Repubblica: Starting at the city's historic center.Piazza...
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Wednesday April 22, 2026 18:00 - 20:30 CEST
  Special Events
 
Thursday, April 23
 

08:30 CEST

Registration + Badge Pick-Up
Thursday April 23, 2026 08:30 - 17:00 CEST
Machiavelli A

Thursday April 23, 2026 08:30 - 17:00 CEST
Machiavelli A
  Registration

09:00 CEST

Welcome Back + Opening Remarks - Will Mortenson, Executive Director, Overture Maps Foundation
Thursday April 23, 2026 09:00 - 09:05 CEST
Michelangelo

Speakers
avatar for Will Mortenson

Will Mortenson

Executive Director, Overture Maps Foundation

Thursday April 23, 2026 09:00 - 09:05 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

09:05 CEST

Graphlication: Making Overture Themes AI-Ready With a Provenance-Aware Spatial Knowledge Graph - Daniel Smith, Wherobots
Thursday April 23, 2026 09:05 - 09:25 CEST
Michelangelo
Large language models are improving quickly, but place understanding still breaks in predictable ways: unclear building/POI containment, conflicting addresses, and duplicate or near-duplicate POIs. Graphlication turns Overture themes (Buildings, Places, Addresses, Transportation) into a provenance-aware spatial knowledge graph and retrieves small, evidence-bearing subgraphs for a specific query so...
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Daniel Smith

Sr. Solution Architect, Wherobots
Geo nerd
Thursday April 23, 2026 09:05 - 09:25 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics

09:25 CEST

Visualizing Places - Interactively Exploring Millions of Points in Your Browser - Dominik Weckmueller, Overture Maps Foundation
Thursday April 23, 2026 09:25 - 09:45 CEST
Michelangelo
Overture's Places database counts more than 72 million places (02/2026). Interactively exploring geospatial databases of this size is a challenging task. This session presents an open source tool based on DuckDB, Mosaic and WebGPU to discover artifacts in a playful way.
Speakers
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Dominik Weckmüller

Data Scientist, Overture Maps
Dominik Weckmüller is a GIS expert and data scientist specialized in geospatial AI and NLP. He is an open source advocate with a mission to democratize knowledge.
Thursday April 23, 2026 09:25 - 09:45 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions, Advanced Topics

09:45 CEST

Coffee Break & Networking
Thursday April 23, 2026 09:45 - 10:15 CEST
Foyer
Menu:
-Homemade Torta della Nonna (V,)
-Chocolate Brownies (V, GF/VN)
-Dried Fruit Selection (V, VN, GF)
-Mini Pizza Bites (V,)

Beverages:
Espresso Coffee, Our Selection of Fine Teas, Water (V, VN, GF)
Fruit Juices (V, VN, GF)
Thursday April 23, 2026 09:45 - 10:15 CEST
Foyer
  Breaks

10:15 CEST

Interactive Session
Thursday April 23, 2026 10:15 - 12:15 CEST
Michelangelo

Thursday April 23, 2026 10:15 - 12:15 CEST
Michelangelo
  General Sessions

12:15 CEST

La Dolce Geo: Connecting the Women of Overture
Thursday April 23, 2026 12:15 - 13:45 CEST
Panoramic Restaurant
Join us for a special La Dolce Geo: Connecting the Women of Overture Luncheon! We’ve reserved a designated spot in the restaurant specifically for the women of the Overture Maps community to connect, unwind, and share ideas. Whether you want to network with fellow professionals or simply take a relaxing break from the day's sessions over some great food, we’d love to see you there. Grab your...
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Thursday April 23, 2026 12:15 - 13:45 CEST
Panoramic Restaurant
  Breaks

12:15 CEST

Lunch
Thursday April 23, 2026 12:15 - 13:45 CEST
Panoramic Restaurant
Menu:-Potato salad with olives and whole grain mustard (V, VN, GF)-Vegetable pickles and sprouts fingers (V, VN, GF)-Mini quiche Lorraine (V)-Mini bagels with marinated salmon and avocado-Bruschetta with cherry tomatoes and basil (V)-Meat chicken skewer with salmoriglio sauce-Cherry tomato salad with black olives (V, VN, GF)-Mixed vegetables sautéed with coriander (V, VN, GF)-Mini vegan red berry...
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Thursday April 23, 2026 12:15 - 13:45 CEST
Panoramic Restaurant
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