[OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G:UK 2025 Leeds: Keynotes announced!

[Nick Bearman]

We are excited to announce today our amazing keynote speakers for 
#FOSS4G:UK 2025 in Leeds.
https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2025/keynotes/

Kathryn Berger is a Lead Data Scientist within the UK government's 
Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT).
She joined the civil service earlier this year, after spending over 15 
years working across academia and the private sector, building and 
leading projects that use geospatial models to better understand disease 
risk and turn complex data into something people can actually use.
She is passionate about harnessing geospatial data to solve the 
challenges of global health and food security. Kathryn believes in 
making machine learning tools, data, and resources more accessible for 
social good through open data and open science.

Mariam Crichton: With a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit spanning 17 
years, Mariam has been the driving force behind the growth of numerous 
tech startups. Mariam’s roles as CEO, Board Member, and Strategist have 
consistently led to the transformation of innovative technology 
companies from startup to scaleup.
As a purpose-driven leader, her career has been dedicated to delivering 
global technology solutions that make a positive Environmental and 
Social Impact, particularly in the realms of Geospatial and 
International Development. At 7 Satya, she brings invaluable locational 
insights, emphasising Environmental and Socioeconomic (ESG) factors, to 
businesses worldwide.
At Women+ in Geospatial she leads the Newsletter, Events and External 
Communications team and sits on the board.

Alasdair Rae is the Head of Data and Spatial Analysis at Lanpro. 
Alasdair leads the GIS and spatial analysis team at Lanpro and has 
worked in geographic data analysis for more than 20 years. Before 
joining Lanpro he founded Automatic Knowledge – a spatial data, analysis 
and training company. Prior to this he worked in academia as a Professor 
in Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield. He has 
worked with clients of all sizes, from Google and the BBC, to national, 
regional and local governments – as well as small non-profits and charities.
He has long been an advocate for open data in the GIS world and has 
co-authored three books and more than 20 academic papers on topics such 
as spatial planning, housing, deprivation, urban policy and transport. 
Alasdair has a PhD in urban and regional analysis, and his work has 
featured regularly in the national and international press.

We hope you will be able to attend the event in October with our early 
bird registration still open until the end of this month.

https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2025/registration/

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