Geovation IWD2019 London, UK BalanceforBetter

1. Women in Geospatial
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2019

2. Thank you to hosts and partners
 Venue Host: Geovation
 Partners: AGI & Geospatial Commission
 Breakfast: OGC

3. Welcome
Today is about celebrating what is great about our industry and the
positive progress we have made
Today is also about sharing what we can still do to help increase the
numbers of not just women but diversity in our industry
Add your thoughts
Share your experience
Ask questions
Please tweet!

4. Take a selfie!
 #IWD19
 #WomenInGeospatial
 #BalanceforBetter

5. Dreamworks Video
 https://youtu.be/vOosnk60-MQ

6. We have some great role models
 Corinne Vigreux, TomTom
 Barbara Ryan, former head of Group on Earth
Observations
 Jacqueline McGlade, former head of European
Environment Agency, UNEP Chief Scientist
 Dr Vanessa Lawrence, former CEO of Ordnance Survey,
Chair UNGGIM
 Nadine Alameh, first female CEO of the OGC

7. 62% of young women do not see
themselves staying in the GIS
industry for more than ten years, this
is related to the fact that at
management level women are
outnumbered four to one.

8. Questions to ponder…..
 Why did I chose this industry to work in? What pathways in my career led me to
the position I am in today?
 Who has positively helped you in your career to get you where you are today?
What actions did they undertake and can others do the same to help
encourage/promote women in the industry?
 Given that I am now in a position in the industry of influence. What do I feel are
the actions I can take to positively improve diversity in the industry?
 What would be the career advice I would give to my self when I was finishing
secondary schooling?

9. Caroline Bellamy
 Chief Data Officer, Ordnance Survey

10. Catherine McGrath
 Deputy Director, Implementation, Geospatial Commission

11. Elizabeth Stutchbury
 Project Services, Digital Leadership Team, Informed Solutions

12. Early Careers Panel
Tally Bodnarac, Portfolio
Development Lead,
Geospatial Commission
Holly Smith, GIS Support
Officer, City of London
Rose-Ellen Minchew, GIS
Analyst, Jacobs Engineering
Elaine Nicholls, Spatial Data
Analyst, GeoPlace

13. Thank you to hosts and partners
 Venue Host: Geovation
 Partners: AGI & Geospatial Commission
 Breakfast: OGC

14. Happy
International
Women’s Day