Thank You for Making Smart Maps, Smarter Markets a Success!

On June 18, 2026, BeSpatial Ontario welcomed professionals from across the commercial, retail, industrial, and geospatial sectors for our inaugural Smart Maps, Smarter Markets conference. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who attended, presented, sponsored, and volunteered to help make this event such a tremendous success.

Launching a new event always comes with uncertainty, but thanks to the enthusiasm, engagement, and expertise of our community, Smart Maps, Smarter Markets exceeded all expectations. The energy throughout the day reinforced the growing importance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a powerful tool for understanding markets, informing decisions, and creating value across industries.

BeSpatial members can re-visit the presentations here!

Thank You to Our Sponsors

A special thank you to our event sponsors for their support and commitment to advancing the geospatial community:

• Esri Canada
• Teranet Inc.
• Environics Analytics

Your partnership helped make this event possible.

Thank You to Our Speakers

We were fortunate to hear from an outstanding lineup of presenters who shared real-world applications of GIS, spatial analytics, artificial intelligence, and location intelligence across multiple industries.

Environics Analytics

Casey Price & Dave Daniels When Location Becomes Language: The Rise of AI-Driven Geo Analytics

Explored how AI-driven GeoAnalytics is transforming the way organizations use location-based data, streamlining workflows and making advanced spatial analysis more accessible and scalable.

Cadillac Fairview

Lisa Beharry & Kevin Akyeampong How Do You Prove a Physical Location's Worth in an Increasingly Digital Landscape?

Showcased how spatial intelligence is supporting data-driven retail leasing decisions and helping organizations better understand the value of physical locations.

OLG

Brad McCallum Smart Maps, Smarter Decisions: Applying Maps Where It Counts

Demonstrated how GIS serves as a framework for turning spatial insights into meaningful business and operational decisions.

Esri Canada

Paul Voegtle Apportionment for GeoEnrichment

Introduced innovative approaches for improving demographic analysis through more precise geographic apportionment techniques and finer-scale data distribution.

Colliers

Adam Jacobs Leveraging Spatial in Commercial Real Estate

Highlighted how spatial analytics, demographic data, mobility patterns, and labour market insights can help organizations better understand opportunities within commercial real estate.

Thank You to Our Volunteers

Events like this are only possible because of the dedicated volunteers who work behind the scenes to support registration, logistics, attendee experience, and event operations. Your time, effort, and commitment played a critical role in ensuring the day ran smoothly.

Most Importantly, Thank You to Our Attendees

The conversations, questions, networking, and knowledge sharing throughout the day are what truly made this event special. Your participation created a collaborative environment where professionals from different sectors could connect through a shared interest in leveraging location intelligence to solve real-world challenges.

Thank you for helping make Smart Maps, Smarter Markets 2026 a memorable and successful event. We are already looking forward to bringing this community together again next year.

Stay tuned for upcoming BeSpatial Ontario events and opportunities to connect with the geospatial community.

We look forward to seeing you again soon!