Our 2025 Presenters
Daniel
Wiederkehr
Daniel, the New Zealand and Pacific Survey Manager for McConnell Dowell Constructors Ltd, has over 30 years of survey experience across New Zealand and Switzerland. With a passion for engineering surveying, Daniel has spent the last 13 years in the construction industry.
Daniel’s expertise includes land transfer, unit title, engineering, monitoring, and topographical surveys. In recent years, he has obtained a Part 101 Remote Pilot Certificate and completed multiple scanning projects.
Mehrdad Rafiepourgatabi, is a dedicated Surveyor at Waste Management NZ, holds a Ph.D. in Air Pollution Modeling and a Master's in GIS Engineering (Air Pollution Modeling), alongside a Bachelor's in Surveying. With a Survey Spatial NZ Associate Membership, Mehrdad brings a wealth of expertise to the field. Proficient in drone surveying, gas inspection using drones, and spatial data analysis with ArcGIS, 12d, Autocad, and QGIS, his contributions to waste management optimization are invaluable.
Mehrdad Rafiepourgatabi
Anselm is the Surveyor-General at Land Information NZ. He holds a Master of Surveying degree from the University of Otago and has worked in various technical capacities since joining the Department of Lands and Survey in 1978. He has been heavily involved in the development of Landonline and helped develop the Cadastre 2034 strategy.
Anselm
Haanen
Dr Francesca Marzatico
Francesca joined the University of Otago in November 2021 as a Land Tenure and Land Administration lecturer, after more than 20 years spent working in post-conflict and countries in transition on human rights, natural resources governance, indigenous people’s land rights and traditional governance. She has worked for several United Nations (UN) agencies (UNFAO, UNDP, UNHABITAT, IOM), multilateral development banks (ADB and WB) and non-governmental organisations, in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.