United by Geospatial Passion
A Global Network of Innovators fostering Geospatial Solutions and Impactful Change
PATRONS
WGIC BOARD
COMMITTEES
SECRETARIAT
PATRONS
CHAIR
Jack Dangermond
Founder & President
Esri
VICE CHAIR
Alain De Taeye
Member of Management Board
TomTom
Theo Agelopoulos
Senior Director, Business Strategy & Marketing
Autodesk
Francois Martin
Vice General Manager – International Division
CHC Navigation
Hasan Al Hosani
Managing Director
Space 42
Francois Valois
SVP, Open Applications
Bentley Systems
Leonard Sands
Global Director, Land
Fugro
Eva Carranza
ESG & Sustainability Global Director
Hexagon Geosystems
Rajesh Alla
Chairman & Managing Director
IIC Technologies Ltd
Dr. Minda Suchan,
VP Geointelligence
MDA
Dr. Siva Ravada
Vice President of Development
Oracle Corporation
Ronald Bisio
Senior Vice President
Trimble
Amar Nayegandhi
Global Head of Technology and Innovation
Woolpert
WGIC BOARD
PRESIDENT
Zubran Solaiman
Director of Product Strategy & Innovation (Energy Utilities)
Bentley Systems
SECRETARY GENERAL
Marius Swanepoel
Director of Geospatial Engineering
TOMTOM
TREASURER
Matthew Pennells
Director for Global Community Engagement
Esri
MEMBER
Eric DesRoche
Sr. Manager Infrastructure Strategy, AEC Design
Autodesk
Francois Martin
Vice General Manager – International Division
CHC Navigation
Zubran Solaiman
Director of Product Strategy & Innovation (Energy Utilities)
Bentley Systems
Dean Angelides
Corporate Director, International Operations
Esri
Matthew Pennells
Director for Global Community Engagement
Esri
Leonard Sands
Global Director, Land
Fugro
Adina Gillespie
Vice President – Strategic Initiatives
Hexagon Geosystems GCS, USA
Steven Sawdon
Managing & Operations Director
IIC Technologies Europe
Kathleen Martin
Geospatial Services and Data Analytics Practice Lead
MBS
John Bowers
Head Geointelligence New Business
MDA
Jae-Pil Park
Chief Executive Officer
Naraspace
Dr. Siva Ravada
Vice President of Development
Oracle Corporation
Hannah Brocke
Co-founder & CEO
PlanBlue
James Van Rens
Senior Vice President
RIEGL International
Dr. Prashanth Marpu
VP R&D
Space 42
Will Cadell
Founder & CEO
SparkGeo
Willy Govender
CEO
Vastpoint
Marius Swanepoel
Director of Geospatial Engineering
TomTom
Stephanie Michaud
Director of Product Management, Field Software
Trimble
Brian Nicholls
Vice President
Woolpert
STATUTORY DIRECTORS
Arnout Desmet
John Renard
Airedale Advisory Limited
Ken Mooyman
EVP
Hexagon Geosystems
COMMITTEES
Data
chair
John Renard
Airedale Advisory Limited
Dr. Ramesh Kajrolkar
COO & Chief of International Partnerships
AI-InfraSolutions
Deniz Karagulle
Global Community Engagement Technical Lead
Esri
Shelby Coder
Global Solutions Manager
Fugro
Ryan Burley
Director of Sales and Business Development – North America
GeoSolutions
Adina Gillespie
Vice President – Strategic Initiatives
Hexagon Geosystems GCS, USA
Guillermo Gutiérrez
Geospatial Technical Manager
IIC Technologies Europe
Steven Sawdon
Managing & Operations Director
IIC Technologies Europe
Arjen Crince
Technical Director
iSpatial Techno Solutions (IST)
Kathleen Martin
Geospatial Services and Data Analytics Practice Lead
MBS
John Bowers
Head Geointelligence New Business
MDA
James Van Rens
Senior Vice President
RIEGL International
James Banting
VP Research and Strategic Projects
Sparkgeo
Philip Chisholm
Manager Software Engineering
TomTom
Chantal Jorawsky
Product Marketing Manager, Geospatial
Trimble
Willy Govender
CEO
Vastpoint
Brian Nicholls
Vice President
Woolpert
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
chair
Valrie Grant
Caribbean Lead – Climate & Nature
Fugro
Phil Cooper
Geospatial Tech Business Development, World Wide Public Sector
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Andres Abeyta
Executive Director
Bootcamp GIS
Menghestab Haile
Regional Director
GeoSaS
Eva Carranza
ESG & Sustainability Global Director
Hexagon Geosystems
FINANCE, AUDIT & RISK
chair
Matthew Pennells
Director for Global Community Engagement
Esri
James Van Rens
Senior Vice President
RIEGL International
Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse
Vice President and Director Advisory & Innovation
Woolpert
INDUSTRY / ACADEMIA
chair
Dr. Siva Ravada
Vice President of Development
Oracle Corporation
Dr. Nikolas Smilovsky
Geospatial Solutions Director
Bad Elf, LLC
Andres Abeyta
Executive Director
Bootcamp GIS
Dr Bushra Zaman
Chief AI Officer
Deepspatial.ai
Prof Michael Gould
Global Education Manager
Esri
Valrie Grant
Caribbean Lead – Climate & Nature
Fugro
Vattem Narendra Babu
CEO
iSpatial Techno Solutions
Anthony Paturzo
Segment Manager – Survey Ground US/CAN
Leica Geosystens Inc.
Stephanie Michaud
Director of Product Management, Field Software
Trimble
Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse
Vice President and Director Advisory & Innovation
Woolpert
Partnerships & Industry Engagement
co-chair
Patricia Cummens
Government Policy & Strategy
ESRI
co-chair
Adina Gillespie
Vice President – Strategic Initiatives
Hexagon Geosystems GCS, USA
Phil Cooper
Geospatial Tech Business Development, World Wide Public Sector
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Francois Martin
Vice General Manager – International Division
CHC Navigation
Remko Lugten
CCO
AI-Infrasolutions
Eric DesRoche
Sr. Manager Infrastructure Strategy, AEC Design
Autodesk
Larry Fox
VP Marketing and Business Development
Bad Elf, LLC
Louis-martin Losier
Product Manager
Bentley Systems
Darlene Magold
Chief Executive Officer
Etch, LTD
Rodrigo Fernandes
Director of ES(D)G
Bentley Systems
Richard Budden
International Cities and Local Government Lead
Esri
Leonard Sands
Global Director, Land
Fugro
Menghestab Haile
Regional Director
GeoSaS
Valrie Grant
Caribbean Lead – Climate & Nature
Fugro
Guillermo Gutierrez
Geospatial Technical Manager
IIC Technologies
John Bowers
Head Geointelligence New Business
MDA
Hannah Brocke
Co-founder & CEO
PlanBlue
Chris Newlands
CEO
Space Aye
Hervé Clauss
Director MAPS Global Sourcing
TomTom
Policy Development & Advocacy
chair
Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-ghouse
Vice President and Director Advisory & Innovation
Woolpert
Matthew Pennells
Director for Global Community Engagement
Esri
Darlene Magold
Chief Executive Officer
Etch, LTD
Hans Viehmann
Director of Product Management
Oracle
Kevin Pomfret
Partner
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
James Van Rens
Senior Vice President
RIEGL International
Marius Swanepoel
Director of Geospatial Engineering
TomTom
Project Funding & Sustainability
chair
Willy Govender
CEO
Vastpoint
Andrew Coote
Owner & CEO
ConsultingWhere
Matthew Pennells
Director for Global Community Engagement
Esri
Menghestab Haile
Regional Director
GeoSaS
Adina Gillespie
Vice President – Strategic Initiatives
Hexagon Geosystems GCS, USA
Vattem Narendra Babu
CEO
iSpatial Techno Solutions
Kathleen Martin
Geospatial Services and Data Analytics Practice Lead
MBS
Chris Tanner
Director
Woolpert
Sr. Advisors
Sr. Advisor Membership
Dean Angelides
Corporate Director, International Operations
Esri
Sr. Advisor Membership
Matthew Pennells
Director for Global Community Engagement
Esri
UN Engagement
Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-ghouse
Vice President and Director Advisory & Innovation
Woolpert
SECRETARIAT
Aaron Addison
Executive Director
Helen Gilmartin
Associate Director
Kuhelee Chandel
Associate Director – Research
Aarti Iyer
Executive Assistant
Andre Head
IT Consultant
Bhanu Rekha
Communication Strategist
Nadine Alameh
Advisor – Partnerships and Industry Engagement
Margarita Dadyan
Digital Marketing Specialist
