Conference Speakers
Omar Maher
Esri Inc., US
Director, Artificial Intelligence
Omar Maher is a machine learning specialist with more than a decade of experience in analytics and AI.
Kellen Crouse
New York State Police , US
Senior Intelligence Analyst
Kellen provides tactical and strategic intelligence products to support major case investigations.
Lauren Bennett
Esri Inc., US
Spatial Analysis and Data Science Development Lead
Lauren leads the Spatial Analysis and Data Science software development team at Esri, overseeing the R&D of the ArcGIS analytical framework.
Ankita Bakshi
Esri Inc., US
Product Engineer
Ankita Bakshi is a Technical Product Engineer on Spatial Statistics Team at Esri.
Kim Valentine
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Geospatial Information Officer
A Geospatial Information Officer overseeing the execution of the NOAA GIS Committee's annual operating plans.
Mark Finkbeiner
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Physical Scientist, Office for Coastal Management
Mark has led numerous projects across the US in his 25 years at NOAA.
Randy Warren
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data Manager, Office for Coastal Management
NOAA's resident expert on Esri software.
John Benstead
Norman, Disney & Young, Sydney
BIM & Data Services Manager
John specialises developing and executing implementation strategies for digital engineering, BIM, CAD, geospatial data management, and IPD processes for clients worldwide.
Andres Echeverri Londono
Beach Energy Limited
GIS Coordinator
Andres leads Beach Energy's ArcGIS Enterprise implementation as part of the company's digital transformation to increase efficiency.
Justin Madex
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Melbourne
Manager Spatial Services
Justin helps organisations develop mapping solutions to get the most our of the ArcGIS technology stack.
Tim McGinnes
Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Sunshine Coast
GIS/Data Scientist
A highly experienced spatial professional with more than 30 years of global experience.
John Tasker
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (Queensland), Brisbane
Senior Spatial Information Officer
John is responsible for developing innovative solutions to manage and derive value from Queensland's extensive archive of drone, aerial and satellite imagery.
Adam Carnow
Esri, US
Community Evangelist
Working to change the world's understanding of GIS.
Shaun Copley
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Adelaide
Assistant Director, Geospatial Solutions
Shaun works to maximise the value of ABS statistics through the analysis and visualisation of geospatial datasets.
Briony Ankor
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Geospatial Specialist - Analysis and Visualisation, Geospatial Solutions
Jade Kite
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Senior Spatial Analyst - Geospatial Analysis and Visualisation, Geospatial Solutions
A geospatial analyst for physical environment and agricultural statistics.
Partha Ghosh
Planet Labs Inc
Pre-Sales Director
Providing technical expertise to drive business opportunities.
Philip Mogavero
Cityworks, A Trimble company
Director of International Business
An experienced GIS and asset management leader with over 20 years' experience.
Shaun Canning
Australian Cultural Heritage Management
Managing Director and Principal Heritage Advisor
One of Australia's leading minds in Indigenous and historic cultural heritage management.
Esri Australia Speakers
Mathew Linnane
Guest contributor
Houtan Emad
Esri Australia, Melbourne
Senior Consultant, Solution Engineering
Bridging the gap between business needs and technical capability.
Katherine Green
Esri Australia, Canberra
Head of Solution Engineering
Katherine's longstanding experience in the public sector includes more than a decade across several Australian Public Service (APS) departments including health and welfare analysis, cartography, climate change analysis, data capture and remote sensing.
Gordon Sumerling
Esri Australia, Adelaide
Principal Consultant, Imagery and Remote Sensing
Leveraging imagery to face current and future strategic and operational challenges.
Irina Rakhimova
Esri Australia, Melbourne
Senior Lead Consultant, Client Care
Irina has more than five years of experience working with Esri technology and specialises in the ArcGIS Enterprise space.