Alex is an open geospatial technologist; a global leader in the field of Earth observation with a track record in delivering operational data infrastructure. He has extensive expertise in software development, cloud infrastructure, and program governance. Beyond all that, he is a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and former Chair of the organisation. He enjoys organising small and large events, including as Chair of last year’s FOSS4G SotM Oceania event in Hobart. And... he runs a cloud native geospatial consultancy = https://auspatious.com/
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Simon is the Geospatial Lead at Whanganui District Council, a local government organisation in New Zealand. With 35+ years in the industry, he is highly regarded throughout Australia and New Zealand as a leader in his field. He has provided GIS consulting services to organisations in the region, focusing on FOSS4G desktop and web mapping solutions. For a stand out 16 years, in the 90’s and 00’s, Simon was chair of the MapInfo User Group in New Zealand. More recently, he has been involved in organising FOSS4G SotM Oceania events.
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Elisa is a Senior Data Manager with over 15 years’ experience as a GIS specialist and database administrator. Originally from Italy, she moved to New Zealand in 2008 and has worked at Kenex Ltd, a GIS consultancy, delivering projects across mineral exploration, renewables, land management, and environmental science. She has been involved with OSGeo Oceania since 2019, serving as Board Member, Chair, and Deputy Chair. During this time, she redesigned and implemented OSGeo Oceania’s current grant scheme and has coordinated the Travel Grant Program for the FOSS4G Oceania conference for the past three years.
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Starting her professional career as a geologist/seismic geophysicist, Dawn now has more than 40 years of cartographic experience. She runs her own part-time consultancy, DH Geodata Services, compiling maps for mining, engineering and environmental companies both in Australia and overseas. Though based in Tasmania, she was a Spatial Science Teacher with TafeNSW for 5 years, a position she retired from in 2023. She has run courses using QGIS for the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI), now GeoSpatial Council of Australia (GCA), and for commercial operations with Alex Leith. She uses QGIS software with two volunteer organisations who would not have a mapping capability otherwise. Dawn attended the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference in Melbourne back in 2018 and has attended every year (except 2022 in Fiji) since then. During COVID, she organised the Hobart Hub for 2020 and 2021. In November 2024, Dawn was an Organising Committee member for the Annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference held in Hobart.
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Pierre is a seasoned Cartographer and GIS specialist with 20+ years of experience across print, digital, and spatial domains. Known for his hands-on approach and client-first mindset, he delivers impactful GIS training and guides organisations through seamless transitions to modern spatial systems. Since joining NGIS in 2022, he’s expanded his training expertise across both open-source and enterprise GIS platforms. Catch him at FOSS4G Auckland - he might just map his way into your next project.
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Kamsin is one of the creative chaos agents behind the scenes! She is helping organise the Women in Geospatial Breakfast and the Geochicas side event - two spaces extremely close to her heart. She also dips her toes into various planning bits and pieces, and proudly crafted a playful adventure guide to help attendees explore Auckland. At work, she plays at the intersection of geospatial technology and climate resilience, focusing on remote sensing, blue carbon ecosystems, and disaster risk reduction in the Pacific. Her background includes everything from writing adaptation concept notes and slum upgrading strategies to leading user engagement for digital Earth platforms; a love of using GIS and storytelling to bring technical work to life and make it accessible for communities and decision-makers alike. Outside of work, you’ll find her lost in fantasy romance novels, experimenting in the kitchen, or planning her next escape. Kamsin has been part of the FOSS4G community since 2019, which has proven itself an inspiring space to grow in. She says: 'Bringing FOSS4G to Auckland this year is such an exciting full-circle moment!'
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Leo is an all-round helper for FOSS4G 2025 - doing the odd jobs, the invaluable bits ‘n’ pieces! By day, he is a computer scientist and software engineer. His focus and experience is in artificial intelligence as a data engineer for cloud-optimised geospatial data. Split between the AI and geospatial worlds, Leo’s current project naturally includes elements of both. He is thrilled to be part of a newly-established institute for international cooperation focused on developing technological tools and building expertise in local organisations operating in at-risk states in the Indo-Pacific region. His experience with FOSS4G started in 2023 with the Oceania conference in Auckland. Followed by volunteering to be part of the organising team for the 2024 edition in Hobart, where he lives, and is now excited to head back to Auckland for his first global FOSS4G experience.
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Nick is a Technical Leader and Software Engineer specialising in building Web platforms for data visualisation. He focuses on making data accessible and understandable to all, regardless of expertise.

Nick is committed to open data and open-source tools, and actively contributes to these communities. He's driven by projects that create meaningful, positive change.

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Hamish is a software engineering manager who’s been working in and around geospatial tech for over 15 years. He’s been a committed contributor to open source software and chaired the FOSS4G Oceania committee that brought the regional conference to New Zealand in 2023. He recently started a new role as Head of Engineering for Urban Intelligence - building software for resilient communities in the face of a changing environment.
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Daniel is a data engineering product owner who works with Aotearoa’s openly available aerial imagery, elevation and bathymetry data holdings. Daniel has been working with open geospatial technologies for over 10 years and was a founding director of OSGeo Oceania. He has also previously chaired the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series, bringing it to Wellington in 2019. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking in our native forests (tramping!), tackling a long list of DIY projects and trying to keep up with three kids.

So much to say - we're still puttin the words together!

So much to say - we're still puttin the words together!

So much to say - we're still puttin the words together!

So much to say - we're still puttin the words together!

So much to say - we're still puttin the words together!

So much to say - we're still puttin the words together!

So much to say - we're still puttin the words together!

Michel works as a research fellow at the Center of Exploration Targeting (CET), at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He is a data enthusiast with a focus on building QGIS plugins for Geological and Geophysical 3D modelling. A part being an organising committee member, he is the ASEG WA Branch president and part of the MAG 24 committee. Outside work, he enjoys playing volleyball and is also a team member of Fury River Dragon boat for 4 years.