AfricaGIS 2021
Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | Nov 22 – 26, 2021
Geospatial Innovation & Science for Africa’s growth & sustainable development
AfricaGIS Hosts
AfricaGIS Hosts
The AfricaGIS Conference and Exhibition series have become a flagship Geospatial Information marketplace in Africa. For the past 20 years, the series have contributed immensely to the development of skills and institutional capacity in geo-information across the continent. These fora have served as platforms for bringing together hundreds of key stakeholders including professionals, government officials, development agencies, policy and decision makers to deliberate on innovations in the field of geospatial information technology and its potential contribution to development, share knowledge and experience on applications, and advancements in assisting to address developmental challenges. Hosted by EIS Africa and BNETD.
Keynote Speakers
Mr. Patrick Achi
Prime Minister, Head of Government, Republic of Cote d’Ivoire.
Andre Nonguierma
Andre Nonguierma is currently the Chief of the Geospatial Information Section at the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
Dr. Tidiane Ouattara, PhD
Dr. Tidiane Ouattara is a distinguished space expert in various domains. Although his education is biased towards Earth Observation, his experience cuts across other disciplines such as Satellite Communication, Navigation and Positioning as well as Astronomy and Space Sciences.
Matthew Pennells
Matthew Pennells is a digital transformation professional, specialising in location intelligence.
Peter Rabley
Pauline Okeyo
Pauline Okeyo is a GIS Professional with over 10 years’ experience, currently working for Esri as a Solution Engineer in Africa.
Albert H. Anoubon Momo
Albert Momo is the Vice President and Executive Director of Trimble’s Emerging Markets and Funded Projects.
Roberto Schinazi
Roberto Schinazi joined Geo Data AG and Mitrelli Group AG last year and is responsible for developing and executing strategic long-term GIS solutions.
Raphael Aminov
Raphael Aminov is leading the geospatial department in Geo Data AG and Mitrelli Group AG since 2014.
Kinapara Coulibaly
Graduated in Executive MBA from the French Business School, INSEAD, Kinapara COULIBALY is also graduated from both prestigious engineering french Schools like Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace in Toulouse.
Barbara J. Ryan
Under Ms. Ryan’s leadership, millions of satellite images have been made publicly available.
Sub Themes
Smart geospatial solutions for sustainable development
Sustainable Agriculture and Food security
Geo-ICT for Land Administration and management
Environment, Climate Change and marine resource management
Leveraging cooperation to fund geospatial activity in Africa
Innovation geospatial technologies for fighting COVID-19 pandemic
Globally significant geospatial applications for private sector development
Ethical use of geospatial information
Submit your abstract to abstracts@africagis2021.org
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