The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), in collaboration with the Government of México through Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) will convene the Seventh High-level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management with the theme "Accelerating Implementation: Achieving Resilience" in México City from 8 - 10 October 2024. This seventh edition of UN-GGIM's High-level Forums will continue UN-GGIM's regular high-level, multi-stakeholder discussions on global geospatial information management, through the convening of global forums, aimed at promoting comprehensive dialogue among Member States, and between Member States and relevant international organizations, UN system entities, and stakeholders.
At its thirteenth session in August 2023, the Committee of Experts, with decision 13/101, welcomed the offer of the Government of México, through its National Institute of Statistics and Geography, to host the Seventh High-level Forum in México City in October 2024 and confirmed the support of the Committee of Experts in the development and implementation of the programme of the Forum. The Seventh High-level Forum has the substantive support from each of the five Regional Committees of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM: Africa, UN-GGIM: Americas, UN-GGIM: Arab States, UN-GGIM: Asia and the Pacific, and UN-GGIM: Europe), as well as the functional groups and thematic networks of the Committee of Experts.
An advisory committee has been established to develop and promote a compelling substantive agenda for the High-level Forum with high-level keynote and plenary presentations for the three days. Additional information including an outline of the substantive programme, local arrangement and logistical information will be provided on this website when available.
High-level and senior policy makers, government officials, scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and representatives of geospatial, science and technology communities, the UN system and international organizations are welcomed, on verification of their credentials.
Interested participants are to submit their request to participate online via the link below.
The 7th HLF will take place at the Sheraton María Isabel Hotel located at Av. Paseo de la Reforma 325, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Mexico City, CDMX.
Luis Gerardo Esparza Róos, Geography and Environmental General Director, INEGI
Paloma Merodio Gómez, Vice-President, INEGI / UN-GGIM Co-Chair
Fernand Bale, Subcommittee on Geodesy Co-Chair/UN-GGIM Co-Chair
Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Administrateur-general, NGI Belgium / UN-GGIM Co-Chair
Stefan Schweinfest, UNSD / UN-GGIM Secretariat
The objective of the advisory committee is to develop and promote a compelling substantive agenda for the High-level Forum with high-level keynote and plenary presentations for three days.
Paloma Merodio Gómez
Vice President, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico
Gabriela Garcia Seco
Deputy Director in the Vice Presidency, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico
Luis Gerardo Esparza
General Director of Geography and Environment, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico
Ingrid Vanden Berghe
Administrator General, National Geographic Institute, Belgium
Fernand Eanes Bale
Director, Geographical and Digital Information Center,
Cote d’Ivore
Kamal Outghouliast
Head of the Modeling and Data Backup Service, National Agency of Land Conservation, Land Registry and Mapping, Morocco
David McCollin
Chief Surveyor The Lands and Survey Department/Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, Barbados
Sofia Nilo Crisóstomo
Executive Secretary, National Territorial Information System, Chile
Frank Tierolff
Chair Executive Board, Kadaster, Netherlands
Maroale Chauke
Director, National Spatial Information Framework Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development and Land Reform, South Africa
Antonius Wijanarto
Deputy Chairman of Thematic Geospatial Information, Geospatial Information Agency, Indonesia
Viliami Folau
Deputy CEO, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Tonga
David Henderson
Chief Geospatial Officer, Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom
Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop
Chief, Geography Division United States Census Bureau, United States
Céline Rozenblat
Vice President, International Geographical Union, Geospatial Societies
Maria Antonia Brovelli
Politecnico di Milano Academic Network
Mohamed-Ghouse Zaffar
Woolpert Private Sector Network
Alexandre Caldas
Director, Chief Early Warning and Data Analytics, UNEP, UN Geospatial Network
Tim Trainor
Past President, International Cartographic Association, Geospatial Societies
Stefan Schweinfest
Director, Statistics, DESA United Nations