In a short ceremony, the outgoing president of FIG (International Federation of Surveyors), Rudolf Staiger, handed his presidency over to incoming president Diane Dumashie. The symbolic event took place at Intergeo, last week in Essen, Germany. Diane Dumashie was elected at the last FIG Congress in Warsaw in early September and her four-term presidency officially starts on 1 January 2023.
Many representatives of several commissions of FIG were present at the event in Essen. President-elect Dumashie pointed out in her speech that we are experiencing times of transformation and that she will serve FIG and through that society with a focus on people and planet. Sustainability will be key, and the SDGs the leading motto, said Dumashie, who promised to develop a strategic agenda at the beginning of next year. Honorary president Stig Enemark (Denmark) supported the handover with a speech in which he reflected on the last 20 years of FIG.
Who is Diane Dumashie?
Diane is focussed, dynamic, independent and inspirational; she leads and manages change drawing on 20 years global multi-disciplinary consultancy experience in technical, policy, environmental and land governance. Her expertise ranges from securing land rights, equality in gender rights, sustainable Land use approaches, proactive land and property regeneration, analytical yet innovative business cases, fostering SME growth and trade, monitoring and evaluation alongside due diligence through to risk analysis, global trends and thought leadership.
After a career in the corporate sector, Diane now works across the UK and commonwealth countries, supporting public sector client organisation’s to innovate in land governance and generate triple bottom line benefits to society to encourage sustainable economic livelihood opportunities. In particular Diane is passionate about her commitment to sub Saharan African, by linking land to economic livelihoods and building institutional capacity across the continent.
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Kumbirai is a GIS & MEAL specialist using geospatial analytics to advance global health and social impact. A certified Data Protection Officer (DPO), an open-data advocate and self-taught software developer, he builds web GIS tools that turn field data into decisions. He lectures in GIS/Remote Sensing and mentors emerging practitioners. Founder of a geospatial startup and nonprofit, he believes, “Real geospatial innovation happens when we empower communities with the right tools and knowledge.” Open to consulting and collaborations.