The Most Powerful Room in GeoSpatial

Cape Town I March 11-12, 2026

GeoSpatialNext Africa Connect ’26

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Innovators

Bringing forward the latest geospatial solutions and breakthroughs.
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Decision Makers

Best platform to address regional challenges and shape policy.
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Distribution Networks

Building bridges for technology adoption and market access across the Middle East & Africa.

GeoSpatialNext Africa Connect’26 Speakers

Liezel Ahjum

Director: Spatial Planning and Land Use Management
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform

Mfanafuthi Gama

Director: Spatial Information Services
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Siyabonga Mdubeki

Chief Surveyor - General
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform

Stephanus Minnie

Director
Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Services - DLRRD

Sharon Lindsey

Co-Founder
SidMay Consulting

Sam Osei

Director
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform

Nozipho Madlala

Chief Directorate
National Geospatial Information - DLRRD

Rudorwashe (P) Mutepfa

Geospatial Analyst
Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency

Abdelrahman Abbas

CEO
3D Geoscan

Zuko Xalisa

Engineering Surveyor
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Swatismita Sahoo

HR Manager
TCPL

Alper Dinçer

GeoSpatial Developer & Climate Change Consultant
Geospatial Consulting

Kamal Outghouliast

Head of Modeling & Database Management Division, Directorate of Cartography, Morocco & Chair
ANCFCC & UN-GGIM: Africa

Dean Ngara

Enviromental, Health & Safety Program Coordinator
US Embassy Pretoria

Özge Acar

Deputy General Manager
Needsmap

Attie Combrink

Technology Manager
Tallow Africa Holding Limited

Dr. Siphiwe Mphuthi

Geoscience Researcher
University of CapeTown

Ayushi Goyal

Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services

Philippa Burgess

Geospatial & GRC Analyst + Developer
GeoCyber Systems LLC

Cecilia (Mulukwane) Masemola

Principal Scientist
South African National Space Agency

Marko Mesarič

Product Manager
3Dsurvey

Joshua Weiss

Head of Geospatial Unit
African Parks Network

Lenah Kitenge

Global Innovation Project Manager
World Vision

Kabelo Moshoeu

Corporate Services/Chief Operations Officer
South African Geomatics Council

Dr Derek Clarke

Director - Professional Consultant and Coach
AIC Mindful Ltd

Mahlatse Kganyago

Earth observation Expert
University of Johannesburg

Rochelle Mountany

CEO
AfriGIS

Divan De Bruyn

Chief Executive Officer
Geo Arc Ltd.

Dorman Chimhamhiwa PhD

Chief Executive Officer
ThirdEye GeoAnalytics

Jony Ji

Overseas Sales Director
WindRise

Sibabalwe Mpukuzela

Bsc Geomatics
University of CapeTown

Camryn Oschger

Global GIS Lead
IRL Consulting

Mariam Shai

Senior Regional Coordinator
CBL Holding

Giorgia Rossi

Worldwide Sales Manager
GEXCEL

Richard Estephan

Senior Director
The Open Geospatial Consortium

Faiz OUMGHAR

Senior Manager – Business Development, Smart Solutions
Space 42

Agenda

Focused sessions on the future of geospatial, addressing both regional and global challenges.

Geospatial Technologies & AI 

Geospatial technologies and AI for next-generation solutions.

Climate Action
& Resilience

Turning geospatial insights into action for a more resilient future

Land Management
& Urban Planning

Shaping sustainable cities and land use with geospatial intelligence

Mining

Mapping, volume calculation, and inspection for smarter mining operations.

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