Keynote & Plenary Speakers



	Gary Nairn After a 25 year career as a Surveyor in Australia, the UK and Europe, including 13 years running his own surveying and mapping business, the Hon. Gary Nairn served as the Member for Eden-Monaro in the Australian Parliament from 1996 until 2007. His Parliamentary career included being the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with responsibility for water reform and the Science, Engineering and Technology unit within the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and as Special Minister of State, during which time his responsibilities included e-Government. He now operates his own consultancy business specialising in business development, spatial information and property matters, and is a member of the SIBA Board of Directors.
	Kevin Sweeney, NZ Geospatial Office Kevin is the Geospatial Custodian, directing the work programme of the New Zealand Geospatial Office within Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). The Geospatial Office is responsible for implementing the New Zealand Geospatial Strategy to facilitate and expand the contribution that spatial information and technologies make to New Zealand’s economic growth agenda. During his seventeen years in the geospatial industry, Kevin has served in both managerial and technical roles throughout the public, private and academic sectors. Prior to immigrating to New Zealand, Kevin worked as a senior consultant and geospatial division manager in the United States. In these roles, he administered staff and operations, managed programmes and projects, and coordinated business development efforts. He has also worked in government in multiple leadership roles, including as a municipal Director of Technical Services. Kevin has long been an advocate of geospatial education and has led government and academic partnerships to develop tertiary and secondary GIS curricula. Throughout his career, he has delivered geospatial information sessions and presentations for a wide range of audiences. Kevin holds both a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and is certified as a GIS Professional.
	Brett Burton, Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Fitness Solutions Brett Burton has been a regular fixture on AFL highlight reels since his debut in 1999. A first round selection at the 1998 National AFL Draft, Burton finished runner up in the AFL Rising Star award in his debut year and stamped himself as a favourite among Crow’s fans, who have enjoyed his high leaping marks and accuracy around goals. His career has seen him as the leading goal kicker for the Crows in 2002 and 2008, and awarded the AFL Mark of the Year in 2009. Brett Burton has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) – Human Movement and is currently developing his business at Adelaide Fitness Solutions where his knowledge of Sports Science is applied to health and fitness solutions.