Events

Women+ in Geospatial are proud to be the media partner for the GenAI for Geospatial Challenge EMEA, in partnership with Amazon AWS, ThriveGeo, and Lunate AI. We joined over 100 geospatial professionals at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 8 October, with attendees travelling from across the EMEA region to be part of this exciting event.
The day kicked off with an innovative Amazon AWS Agentic AI workshop, giving participants hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools for geospatial applications. This was followed by a series of keynote presentations and diverse panel discussions, exploring the latest trends and opportunities in generative AI for the geospatial sector. The event concluded with networking drinks, offering attendees a chance to connect, share ideas, and celebrate the vibrant geospatial community.

For Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, Women+ in Geospatial brought together stakeholders in the geospatial and menstrual health fields to co-create solutions to map menstrual product access. Speakers: Chidera James-Edeh of Period Slay Initiative Angela Nguyen, Public health researcher Host: Lindsey Higgins, PhD.

Building a visible and authentic online profile has never been more important. Creating a digital presence that reflects who you are, what you’re great at and where you’re headed is now table-stakes for career building. This session is designed for early-career professionals working in geospatial fields. It’s aimed at students, graduates, and young professionals looking to grow their visibility, confidence, and career in a global, AI-accelerated job market. Speaker: Jane Franklin, Managing Director, Difference Engine Marketing Ltd.

Women+ in Geospatial’s event for International Women’s Day 2025. Featuring: Clara Ivanescu, Geographer, The World Bank; Anne-Gaëlle Carré, Co-Creator, AfriTech Fellowship; Selene Yang Rappaccioli, Sr People Growth & Belonging Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation. Moderated by: Mariam Crichton, CEO, 7Satya.

Women+ in Geospatial collaborated withh Oxygen Digital to give you first hand insights on how to set up your CV for success. hear from Sam Warwick, Earth Technology Lead at Oxygen Digital, who discusses tip and tricks on mastering your CV to help land you a job in geospatial.

Join Michelle Roby, Lilly Thomas, Christine Smit, and Tammy Glazer to learn about cloud-based GIS, software programming, and GeoAI.

Four inspirational women, Chelle Gentemann, Lauren Frederick, Melanie Abuel and Linda Stevens, shared their tips for building a career in geospatial data science.

An interactive webinar featuring Kate Edwards, discussing the geography behind world-building.

Celebrate the successes and wonderful achievements of all the members of the Women+ in Geospatial Mentorship Programme’s Cohort 5!

This interactive workshop hosted by Executive Coach Thierry Gregorius allowed participants to bring their issues on the topics of team dynamics, decision-making, or strategy to the table and discuss.

This event highlighted Julia Wagemann (Co-Founder and Director of Women+ in Geo) along with 110 women and nonbinary people working in STEM, going through a voyage of a lifetime to Antarctica.

For IWD 2024 we invited female leaders and innovators in the geospatial field who shared with us inspiring examples on how they use geospatial data and technology for social impact.

W+G Inspire Lead Mariam Crichton led the event that provides tools on crafting the perfect speech.

During this annual online tradition at W+G, we reflected on our achievements in the year, and developed New Year’s resolutions.

This is a captivating social experience where we delve into how professionals leverage ChatGPT in their work.

This event provided a safe space for all women+ in tech in senior roles or ready to grow their career. The series highlights how to navigate leadership, offer clarity and provide a supporting network.

An event where we held space and time to share our plans for the upcoming months and take notes of our next projects.

Szilvia Szilagyi, Founder of Drone Design Lab gave an insightful perspective into the UAV drone industry. This session was moderated by Esther Onyekachi Ogbu.

W+G organised a cozy Christmas meet-up for all members currently living in Western Europe.

W+G organised a guided networking event for all members currently living in North America.

Geochicas and Women+ in Geospatial teamed up and organised a meet-up during FOSS4G 2023 in Firenze.

This networking mixer was jointly organised by W+G and GRSS IDEA during the IGARSS conference

As a Woman+ in Geospatial, we juggle various responsibilities in our personal and professional lives constantly trying to find that balance. Katie Grillo and Helen Cooper share their own experiences, the different hats they wear each day of the week and some tips that may have helped them. The webinar was moderated by W+G Events Lead Esther Ogbu.

Each year for one week we are recognizing and sharing inspiring stories of women+ mapping the paths forward in our industry.

Three generations of coordinators of the W+G mentorship programme shared their highlights and experiences of the programme, during a lively panel discussion.

In collaboration with OGC and sponsored by Hexagon, a Women+ in Geospatial Breakfast was organised during OGC’s 123rd Member Meeting in Madrid, Spain.

This panel discussion was co-organised by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) and Women+ in Geospatial and discussed best practices on gender-responsive approaches together with women from Oceania working in the geospatial sector.

Tova Perlman, Heather Peacock and Melissa Sullivan shared useful advice on how to complete technical interviews well, what to do when you can’t complete them and how best to answer technical questions. The session was moderated by Jo Wilkin.

This networking aperitivo was jointly organised by W+G, Geochicas, Ladies of Landsat, Women in Copernicus and Sisters of SAR.

The panel discussion brought together industry experts to discuss the impact of the EO Digital Transformation and perspectives on what this transformation implies for training the next generation of EO experts.

During this Networking Breakfast at ESA Living Planet Symposium, around 70 women+ in the geospatial field had a chance to network and have breakfast at the same time.

Sandra Jitianu and Matei Stanculescu introduced us to our ‘inner saboteurs’ and shared helpful tips on how to train three specific mental muscles so that we can improve our performance, positive thinking and well-being. The session was moderated by Olive Powell.

In this coffee chat, Cyhana Williams and Alazar Tekle shared their insights how spatial analysis of buying and selling can improve productivity for a commercial enterprise.

Join Asimina Syriou, Rose Waswa, Sarah Taigel and Isaiah Blessing, when they share their experience how they built up their confidence in public speaking and a portfolio as an event and conference speaker. The webinar was moderated by W+G Events Lead Esther Ogbu.

Dr. Jennifer Whythlaw, W+G Empower portfolio lead, presented the network during the VAMLIS GIS Conference in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

During International Women’s Day 2022, we celebrated our third anniversary and had a panel discussion on how to break the bias.

Come meet Women in Geospatial+, Ladies of Landsat and Sisters of SAR and learn how these networks can support you in your career and work! All are welcome, especially women and nonbinary folks!

Anusuya Datta, Jasmine Fleming, Rhian French and Gavin Schrock joined as part of the Women in Geospatial+ webinar series and share their advice on how to make an impact with writing. The webinar was moderated by Petra Millarova.

Dr. Vanessa Collingride is author and BBC broadcaster and in this webinar, she shared how to make a personal and professional impact when pitching, presenting and communicating. The webinar was moderated by Helen Cooper and not recorded.

Thierry Gregorius from True Horizon Coaching provided insights on geospatial careers and shared his advice on how to progress professionally.

Isabella Convertini from what3words shared her tips and advice on how to overcome imposter syndrome. This webinar was moderated by Rohini Swaminathan & Sarah Temilade Adekola.

Monica Swiderska is a Toastmasters International Public Speaking Trainer and shared her top tips on how to improve your public speaking skills. The event was moderated by Alina Vizireanu and not recorded.

Cyhana Lena Williams (LinkedIn Coach and Program Manager at Microsoft) shared her expert advice on how to boost your personal branding LinkedIn. The event was moderated by Rohini Swaminathan and not recorded.

PR expert Sarah Webb from my MYCVMENTOR.CO.UK shared her top tips on how to create a CV that stands out. This webinar was for W+G members-only and not recorded.

This event will highlight the career paths, stories and wisdom from women+ in this field through a presentation of the Women in Geospatial+ network and a panel discussion on career journeys of Women+ in Earth Engine.

Listen to a panel of four experienced women from the geospatial industry who share their experience in their career choices, options and challenges they have faced.

Listen to a panel of young women who share their experiences, career advice and tips on how to approach the job market as a recent graduate.

A panel of geospatial experts discussed various ways of how to gain professional confidence.

During this webinar, we launched the Women+ in Geospatial speakers database and discussed with community leaders how to increase diversity at conferences and events.

During this online webinar, we presented the network and our activities to the FOSS4G community in the UK.

This lightning talk presented the W+G network to the German-speaking FOSS4G community.

Together with Ladies of Landsat and Servir, we presented our activities during a presentation at the Google booth at AGU 2019.

During the Geography in Government conference, we run a lunch time session presenting the network and offering networking opportunities.

Together with Ladies of Landsat, we run a networking session where both initiatives were presented and a lot of networking opportunities were created.

We had a panel of women+ in geospatial sharing their advice how to start and build up a successful geospatial career and tips on how to build up professional confidence.

During this Agora session at LPS 2019 in Milan, we introduced the W+G network and had panel discussion about which skills will matter for a successful career in space.