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Speaker Spotlight

Bryn Fosburgh, Senior Vice President of Trimble, stands out as an exemplary leader in the geomatics and construction industries, with a career spanning 36 years marked by significant global and strategic achievements. He has expertly managed large-scale operations, including profit and loss centers with turnovers exceeding $1 billion U.S. dollars, and led over 4,000 employees in thirty countries. This extensive background makes him an ideal keynote speaker for Canada’s National Geomatics Expo in Calgary for 2024.

Fosburgh’s deep understanding of global market dynamics and his firsthand experience in various international settings equip him to provide valuable insights into the evolving landscape of geomatics and construction technology. His current focus on mentoring emerging leaders aligns perfectly with the expo’s goals to inspire and educate professionals in the field.

Additionally, his proven track record of transformative leadership and his commitment to fostering innovation through mentorship are particularly relevant for an audience seeking to understand future trends and opportunities in geomatics. Fosburgh’s ability to convey complex ideas clearly and his inspirational career journey enhance his suitability as a speaker who can both engage and motivate industry professionals at the expo.

Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski is a Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He holds a PhD from the University of New Brunswick  and a BSc (Hons) from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, both in Geology.

Dr. Osinski was the founding Director of the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration at Western, is the Principal Investigator of the Canadian Lunar Research Network, and is the founder and Chair of the Planetary Sciences Division of the Geological Association of Canada. He also co-directs the Earth and Planetary Materials Analysis Laboratory at Western with Dr. Robert Linnen.

Dr. Osinski’s main focus is on understanding impact cratering as a planetary geological process, on the Earth, Moon and Mars. He has conducted fieldwork on 6 continents. Dr. Osinski has received numerous awards for this research, including the Barringer Medal of the Meteoritical Society (2021).

Dr. Osinski is also involved in several past and ongoing planetary exploration-related activities. From 2020 to 2022 he was the Principal Investigator (PI) for a Canadian Space Agency Concept Study to develop an Integrated Vision System. He is also a Co-I on the PanCam instrument on the European ExoMars mission to Mars and in November 2022 was named as PI of the Canadian Lunar Rover Mission – Canada’s first ever rover mission to the Moon. Dr. Osinski is involved in providing geology training to Canadian and US astronauts. He was also recently named to be part of the Geology Team for the Artemis III mission, the first mission to return to the Moon in over 50 years.

Pete Kelsey spent over 25 years in the AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) industry specializing in civil engineering, land surveying, and remote sensing technology. He has led strategic projects all over the world documenting historic, cultural, archaeological sites and artifacts including the moai of Easter Island, and the USS Arizona using reality capture / digital twin technology.

For the last 15 years Pete has been providing 3D, photorealistic, survey grade data that provides credibility and context for documentary film series including The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Expedition Bigfoot, Buried Secrets of World War II, Expedition Unknown, and Drain the Oceans.

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Expo Education Partners

Another strong factor inaugurating this event in Calgary is the city boasts two of the largest and most successful geomatics education programs in Canada. The University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Geomatics Engineering is one of only three Canadian schools at the university level offering this advanced and specialized education. The other program is the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Geomatics Engineering Technology, and the Bachelor of Applied Technology Geographic Information Systems.

The Expo is working closely with both schools to create opportunities for leadership, learning, and engagement for students, faculty, and partners by bringing a premier-level trade show to Calgary.

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