Workshop 2 of the SAGWG

1–2 Oct 2026

DLRRD Pretoria

Africa/Johannesburg timezone

Contact us

events@sagwg.org.za

Speaker List

Mulemwa Akombelwa (UKZN)
- Speaker at Geodesy Education and Research at Traditional Universities: Current Provision and Future Needs
Eugene Avenant
- Speaker at Introduction to SANSA
Roelf Botha (SARAO)
- Speaker at History - Space Geodesy
- Speaker at History of Geodesy in South Africa and Africa
- Speaker at Introduction to HartRAO
- Speaker at Remote equipment and multi-use options
- Speaker at RFI and Spectrum protection at Hart and Matjies
- Speaker at Space Geodetic Infrastructure
- Speaker at Tour of HartRAO via interactive sessions
Nicholas Brown
- Speaker at UN-GGCE and recent developments
Glenda Coetzer (SARAO)
- Speaker at Geodetic Data Stewardship through Open Access, FAIR, TRUST, CARE and Open Science
Adriaan Combrink
- Speaker at Brief overview of the current state and trajectory of aerial surveying and satellite remote sensing technology for mapping
Aletha de Witt (DSTI)
- Speaker at Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks Final Networking
- Speaker at Feedback & Overview: 2025 Workshop and Report
- Speaker at International Celestial Reference Frame and EOPs
- Speaker at One year on...
- Speaker at Overview of the SAGWG Pillars
- Speaker at Remote equipment and multi-use options
- Speaker at Summary, Highlights & Way Forward
- Speaker at Update on GGOS-Africa
- Speaker at Welcome and Opening
- Speaker at Welcome and recap of Day 1
Ruth Farre
- Speaker at Tide gauge network and hydrological systems
Franck Ghomsi
- Speaker at Strengthening the Future of Geodesy: Empowering Early Career Scientists (ECS)
Lungelo Gumede
- Speaker at Tour of HartRAO via interactive sessions
Talal Hanna (Leica GeoSystems)
- Speaker at Quality Control of CORS Stations and Data
Hayo Hase (Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie)
- Speaker at Frequency Protection for geodetic VLBI - Support for an Agenda Item at WRC-31
Tshepisho Agnecia Lefenyo (DLRRD)
- Speaker at The Next Generation of Geomatics Practitioners: Integrating Geodesy, GNSS, GIS, Remote Sensing and Geospatial Data Science
Morena Letsosa
- Speaker at Geodesy as the Foundation of a Future-Ready Geomatics Profession: Regulation, Competence and National Spatial Resilience
Laila Løvhøiden (Norwegian Mapping Authority)
- Speaker at Advocacy for geodesy: from technical need to political priority
Nozipho Madlala
- Speaker at International standards frameworks
Simphiwe Madlanga
- Speaker at Tour of HartRAO via interactive sessions
Selaelo Matlhane (SARAO)
- Speaker at Radio Frequency Spectrum Management
Siyabonga Mdubeki (DLRRD)
- Speaker at Welcome
Siyabonga Mdubeki (Chief Surveyor General, DLRRD)
- Speaker at Close & Communiqué
Dalikhaya Mdunge
- Speaker at SDI Act and Standards
Siphiwe Mphuthi (Geoscience researcher)
- Speaker at Geodesy Education and Research at Traditional Universities: Current Provision and Future Needs
- Speaker at Height reference systems
Cleotilda Nxumalo (DLRRD)
- Speaker at Evolution of South Africa’s active GNSS reference network
Patroba Odera (University of Cape Town)
- Speaker at Geodesy Education and Research at Traditional Universities: Current Provision and Future Needs
Aslam Parker (Department of Land Reform and Rural Development)
- Speaker at Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks Final Networking
- Speaker at Feedback & Overview: 2025 Workshop and Report
- Speaker at One year on...
- Speaker at Summary, Highlights & Way Forward
- Speaker at Terrestrial Reference Frames and Systems
- Speaker at UN-GGIM Africa working group on AFREF
- Speaker at Welcome and Opening
Misheck Phiri (Durban University of Technology)
- Speaker at Geodesy Education at DUT: Experiences, Challenges and Future Directions
Jon Quick
- Speaker at Tour of HartRAO via interactive sessions
Kovilen Reddy (Tshwane University of Technology, Geomatics Department)
- Speaker at Geodesy Education and Postgraduate Training at TUT: Current Provision and Future Needs
Martin Sehnal (BEV - Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying)
- Speaker at Importance of Advocacy and Outreach for Geodesy - Initiatives led under GGOS
Pieter Stronkhorst
- Speaker at Tour of HartRAO via interactive sessions
Adrian Tiplady (SARAO)
- Speaker at Welcome: SARAO
Lesiba Thomas Tsoeleng
- Speaker at Earth Observation applications using Beidou
Patrick Vorster (Personal Capacity)
- Speaker at History of Geodesy in South Africa and Africa - Terrestrial
Ningbo Wang (Aerospace Informatioin Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))
- Speaker at BeiDou High-Accuracy Services: Opportunities for Geodetic Applications
Jon Ward (SANSA)
- Speaker at SANSA and low-cost GNSS
- Speaker at SANSA geodetic infrastructure: from Africa to the polar regions