Speakers

Clint Brown

Director, Product Engineering, Esri

Clint has been at Esri since 1983. During that time, he pursued a passion for GIS-based best practices and guidance that enable our users to make a difference in our world by effectively applying GIS. Through the years, Clint has led these efforts in the role of the Director of Product Engineering at Esri. He established and grew a division of hundreds of applied GIS analysts and practitioners, app developers, cartographers, educators, data scientists, writers, and story tellers – all of whom share a passion for enabling the hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide to support the effective application of GIS in virtually all aspects of human endeavor. Clint’s teams also work directly with Esri’s ArcGIS Development teams, along with chief software developer Sud Menon, to build and engineer the comprehensive ArcGIS system. In addition, his teams also envision and build Story Maps, the Living Atlas of the World, Learn.ArcGIS.com, guidance on best GIS practices, and most recently the implementation of Community and Collaborative GIS.

Douglas Muchoney

Senior Environment Officer, Head of the Geospatial Unit, FAO

Douglas Muchoney is the Senior Environment Officer and Head of the Geospatial Unit in the Land and Water Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Prior to this position, he was Chief of Forestry Policy and Resources at FAO Rome and responsible for Climate Change and Resilience, Global Forest Resources Assessment and Forest Resources Management teams. Before coming to FAO, Douglas was Head of the USGS Geographical Analysis and Monitoring Program. Previously, Douglas was a Senior Scientist for Forests, Carbon and Climate in the U.S. Geological Survey in Washington, and served as the U.S. representative to the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and Co-Lead of the U.S. SilvaCarbon program. Douglas holds a B.S. in Forestry from Virginia Tech, a M.S. in Geographic and Cartographic Sciences from George Mason University and a Ph.D. in Geography from Boston University.

Sarah Muir

Earth Observation and Climate Analyst, WFP

Sarah joined the UN World Food Programme in 2014 after completing her post graduate studies in GIS at Algonquin College, Canada. She is responsible for managing the organization's Asset Impact Monitoring from Space (AIMS) Service. AIMS leverages the power of satellite imagery to evaluate WFP projects constructed or rehabilitated through WFP’s Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) activities, building evidence of the positive impact assets can have on the environment.

Catherine Cheney

Senior Reporter, Devex

Catherine Cheney is a Senior Reporter for Devex. She covers the West Coast of the U.S., focusing on the role of technology, innovation, and philanthropy in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. And she frequently represents Devex as a speaker and moderator. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, worked as a web producer for POLITICO and reporter for World Politics Review, and helped to launch NationSwell. Catherine has reported domestically and internationally for outlets including The Atlantic and the Washington Post. Catherine also works for the Solutions Journalism Network, a non profit that trains and connects reporters to cover responses to problems.

Carolina Reynoso Pieters

Country Director, NCBA CLUSA Mozambique

Carolina Reynoso Pieters is a development professional with more than a decade of designing and implementing programs that promote conservation agriculture, formal land tenure, and increasing market linkages for smallholder farmers. She is currently NCBA CLUSA Mozambique´s Country Director, based in Maputo.