Ahmed Abukhater
Senior Director
Global Enterprise GIS, Trimble
USA

Biography
Dr. Ahmed Abukhater, GISP, is an architect, designer, and planner by trade. As the Director of GIS at Trimble Navigation, he is dedicated to advancing the application of enterprise geospatial solutions and delivering global access to knowledge of GIS by promoting geospatial intelligence as the industry standard technology. Throughout his career, he served in a variety of senior positions in both governmental and nongovernmental organizations, including the Global Director of Product Management at Pitney Bowes Software, Esri's Global Industry Manager for Planning and Community Development and Director of PLACES in California and a GIS Manager and instructor at the University of Texas at Austin.

With over fifteen years of proven leadership in various executive management roles in the US and overseas, he is a noted expert in a number of areas including GIS solutions and strategic marketing in planning and community development, environmental science and sustainable development, and trans-boundary water resources management and conflict resolution. Dr. Abukhater holds a Ph.D. in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin, a dual Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering. Throughout his career, he has authored numerous publications, served on many governing and advisory boards, and received over 20 prestigious awards for his work. He is married and a proud father of three children.

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