Amor Laaribi joined the United Nations Statistics Division in 2000 to define and plan the priorities of the Division in geospatial information and to promote its use with census mapping in developing countries. He contributed to the foundation of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management and led the work of the UN Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information. He also acted as the secretary of UN Regional Cartographic Conferences and the UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names. Linda Peters has a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and over 20 years’ experience in the geospatial industry. In her 14 years at Esri, she has consulted with companies across many industries helping them achieve greater efficiencies through spatial and location analysis. She today works with National Statistical offices across the globe, helping them understand how to apply geographic methods and analysis to census and statistical activities. In 2014, she wrote Esri’s Massive Open Online Curriculum (MOOC) “The Location Advantage,” to teach how to apply geospatial technology to business.