The Association of Geographic Information’s Early Career Network have joined forces with Geovation, the geospatial data innovation hub, to invite those who are in the early stages of their geospatial and geographic information careers to join an panel discussion event, followed by informal online networking opportunities on Wednesday 3 June at 2.30pm.

Our panel of professional experts in the field will be exploring topics such as the impact of technology advancement on workforce skills, the potential impacts of Covid-19 on the geospatial jobs market, and learning and development in the sector to build and shape careers. On the panel will be:

Denise McKenzie, Chair AGI, Director Geovation Benchmark Initiative, Spatial Red and Women in Geospatial group

Geovation representative

Matt Leaver, Technical Director GIS & Geospatial, Arcadis

Tom Perks, Senior GIS Specialist, Thomson Environmental Consultants & AGI Early Careers Network Event Coordinator

Charlotte Bishop, Project Manager KSAT and Chairman, Geological Remote Sensing Group

The panel discussion will be followed by Q&A from the audience. You can email any questions you would like to be asked in advance to the AGI’s Early Careers Network at ecn@agi.org.uk

This event will give you the opportunity to meet others working in the sector in small breakout groups, where you can learn about and share experiences of starting and building a career in the geospatial sector.

Register now, and we will share the access instructions two hours ahead of the webinar, on 3 June at 12:30.