Australia’s Leading Geospatial Conference, Locate23 has announced a captivating display of speakers, exhibitors and workshops for its upcoming 2023 event. With seasoned professionals from both the government and private sectors speaking at the event, it is set to exceed not only the expectations of the delegates but the number of delegates themselves.
The organisers landed in the Space Capital for Locate23; Adelaide. With the theme for this year being ‘Geospatial Evolutions: from land to sea to stars’, there is a clear reflection on the state’s notable aspects, as well as the continuous goals of the conference; to stretch across the broader industry.
Locate has been proven to provide guests with a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends and applications in geospatial technologies, and this year’s program gives us no doubt that they once again will not miss that mark. The plenary topics around diversity, evolution, and the future of our industry, will pique the interest of all who attend.
The keynote speakers include:
- Alan Smart Senior Associate at ACIL Allen, Chair of the Tasmanian Spatial Information Council
- Bradley Slape, Surveyor-General of SA
- Enrico Palermo, Head of the Australia Space Industry
- Geoffrey Smith, CEO of Australian Spatial Analytics
- Jennifer Brindle, Operations Manager for Precision Hydrographic Services
- Joseph Seppi, Senior Vice President at Woolpert
- Melissa Harris, Chair of Australia and New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC)
- Monica Wachowiz, Associate Dean, Geospatial Science, RMIT University
- Sandy Carruthers, Deputy Chair and space representative, The Australia and New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC)
- Lisa Bush, Geoscience Australia
- Dave Gerner, Program Manager – Regional Innovation, Wine Australia
- Hilary Thompson, Acting Executive Director, Australian Hydrographic Office, Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
- Maurits van der Vlugt, Chair, Space, Spatial and Surveying Diversity Leadership Network (SSSDLN)
The conference has also been busy announcing an assembly of sponsoring companies from Australia and across the globe. Companies such as Esri Australia, Woolpert, Onneer, Precision Hydrographic Services, Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, DSM Geodata, Geoscape Australia, Mapgear, Nearmap and Vexcel Imaging, plus many others are joining forces to concur Adelaide for (what’s predicted to be) Locate’s best event to date.
Additionally, Locate has secured multiple Young Professional grants to give away from the following companies; Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, Mercury Project Solutions, Defence SA, The Surveyors Trust, Kurloo and Smartsat CRC. If you’re a YP, the prospects of attending this event and highly commendable and beneficial. YP’s are provided with the opportunity to meet with the company/representative that provided the support at the conference, as well as attend a dedicated networking and mentoring event as part of the Locate Symposium. If you would like to apply for the grant, submissions close on Monday the 3rd of April. Guidelines for applications are on the Locate website.
Overall, the Locate23 Conference is set to be the Geospatial Conference of the year, and if you would like to register, we encourage you to do so. Standard registration is now available until the 17th of April.
We will see you at Locate, at the Adelaide Convention Centre, on the 10-12 May.
