GEOINT 2025 | Greater St Louis, Inc. - Geoffrey King

Adam Simmons of Project Geospatial interviews Geoffrey King, Vice President of Strategy at Greater St. Louis Inc. (GSL), at the GEOINT 2025 Symposium. Geoffrey discusses GSL's role in growing and strengthening the geospatial cluster in St. Louis through the GeoFutures Initiative. He explains GSL's various functions, including business attraction, downtown revitalization, and supporting small and diverse businesses. Geoffrey highlights NGA as a key anchor institution for the region's geospatial growth. He talks about GSL's presence at GEOINT for over five years, showcasing St. Louis's assets to attract talent and investment. He notes that St. Louis is hosting GEOINT for the third time this year and will host again in 2029, emphasizing the significant effort invested in the 2025 event. GSL aims to collaborate with partners and connect different sectors and communities to maximize the economic impact of geospatial growth in the region.

Highlights

• Geoffrey King of Greater St. Louis Inc. discusses the organization's efforts to grow the geospatial cluster in St. Louis.

• GSL's GeoFutures Initiative aims to align stakeholders and catalyze regional growth, with NGA as a major anchor.

• GSL focuses on business attraction, bringing companies and jobs to St. Louis.

• They also work on downtown revitalization and supporting the ecosystem for small, minority, and women-owned businesses.

• Greater St. Louis Inc. has been present at GEOINT for over five years, marketing the region and its assets to attract businesses.

• St. Louis is hosting GEOINT for the third time (2021, 2023, 2025) and is confirmed to host again in 2029.

• GSL aims to connect technology with manufacturing and geospatial, and connect communities for broad economic benefit.