Bilyana Anicic has been delivering solutions that meet client's business needs for over twenty years. She applies innovative architecture solutions, interoperability standards, and enterprise architecture best practices while working with clients to identify issues they may not recognize and recommend architectural solutions appropriate for mitigating those issues.
Bilyana is passionate about Geomatics and leveraging location as the interoperability “glue" for Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT). She has applied her passion for geospatial data and location intelligence to many initiatives, both here in Canada and internationally, in different industry verticals, including environmental, health, mining, utilities, oil and gas, and transportation, as well as for the federal, state, provincial, and local governments.
She achieves results through an extensive understanding of business architecture, strategy, people, processes, and systems. As an Enterprise Architect, she has led major digital transformation initiatives, including the Government of Canada’s Federal Geospatial Platform (FGP) and Open Government Open Maps.
Bilyana is presently helping GC departments with their Data and Digital Strategies (DFO, OPC and OAG) and leading Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) MDSD Enterprise Architecture efforts. Before this, she completed work on Canada's Privy Council Office (PCO) IM-IT Modernization initiative, including e-Cabinet as Enterprise Architect - IM Lead, and serves on the Board of Directors of The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), Transforming Data with Intelligence.
Having recently completed MIT’s Digital Transformation programme "From AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity", she keeps abreast of the latest technologies and leverages those technologies in Digital Transformations. Bilyana recently served as one of the judges on the innovative #CANDEV Data Challenge, a hackathon organized by Statistics Canada and the University of Ottawa. Bilyana has recently joined the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Canada’s SCC Mirror Committee/ISO/TC 211 - Geographic Information/Geomatics.
As one of the founding members of the GeoIgnite Advisory Committee, she is leading the "Leadership in Diversity" and "Digital Transformation" tracks.
Sessions in which Bilyana Anicic participates
terça-feira 18 junho, 2019
Today, geospatial technologies are embedded in many of the workflows that support the Fourth Industrial Revolution and therefore invaluable to users. This means that geospatial information is no longer the domain of specialists and suddenly has become a context for the rest of our augmented existence.From Pokémon Go, to Uber and autonomous vehicles (AV), Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), smart applications and on-line mapping tools give the public almost insta...
quarta-feira 19 junho, 2019
The GeoIgnite Conference and our sponsors are proud to present the inaugural Diversity in Leadership Summit (DILS). It is our vision that GeoIgnite will spur the grassroots of a more diverse ecosystem where diversity of thinking and knowledge will ignite innovation and better outcomes for us all. The DILS is the flagship forum for of geo professionals of all ages and stages in...
quinta-feira 23 julho, 2020
A new era of human experience is upon us. The current disruption brought by the COVID-19 crisis has thrust us from a mere “digital transformation” into a new digital reality.The COVID-19 crisis is rapidly reshaping the "what" and "how" of digital transformation agendas. Through leveraging IoT, Big Data, blockchain, AI, location intelligence, etc., organizations are improving their operations and business decisions.We reached a turning point in ...
The GeoIgnite Conference and our sponsors are proud to present the second Diversity Leadership panel. Our inaugural Summit was a great success featuring relevant diversity and inclusion topics, a powerful panel of speakers, and a "full house" of engaged participants.Increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusiveness of the Geomatics community is essential to our mission. There can be no barrier to talent at Geospatial organizations as solving the world’s most intractable proble...
quarta-feira 14 abril, 2021
The GeoIgnite Conference and our sponsors are proud to present the third annual Diversity in Leadership Panel.As the common goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion become even more widespread, organizations have the daunting task of figuring out what works.It is our vision that GeoIgnite will spur the grassroots of a more diverse ecosystem where diversity of thinking and knowledge will ignite innovation and better outcomes for us all.The next generation o...
sexta-feira 23 abril, 2021
This talk will be bringing together the power of location intelligence and blockchain technology for an increased speed and accuracy of transactions and improved decision-making.The value that blockchain brings to geospatial technology is security, immutability, and trusted data. On the other hand, geospatial technology provides the power of location to the blockchain. Together, they represent a game-changer both for their utility and disrupt...
terça-feira 1 março, 2022
Join Jonathan Murphy, Nicholas Kellett and John Roos as they kick off the start of Winter Geo:GeoIgnite 2022.
quinta-feira 3 março, 2022
Climate change affects everybody. Solutions will be successful when everyone can get involved. An examination of the Diversity of viewpoints, needs, wants, and must haves is vital when approaching this topic. This panel will discuss and engage each other as well at the audience.
terça-feira 14 maio, 2024
GeoIgnite is thrilled to present its keynote session, "Canada's Geospatial Leadership Panel," a gathering of some of Canada's most influential figures in the field of geospatial technology in Canada. Panelist: Melanie Desjardins, Director of the NWT Centre for Geomatics, showcases the application of geospatial technology in public sector management and natural resource governance. Her leadership in geomatics plays a significant role in shaping policies and strategies that utilize ...
quarta-feira 15 maio, 2024
GeoIgnite is excited to present a high-profile panel discussion, "Navigating New Frontiers: The Role of Geospatial AI in Shaping Our World." This session brings together three influential leaders in the field: Bilyana Anicic, President of Aurora Consulting, Jon Lipinski, Co-Founder and President of Ecopia Tech; Abe Tarapani, CEO of Atlas AI; and Will Cadell, CEO of Sparkgeo.Bilyana Anicic, President of Aurora Consulting and the architect of the Federal Geosp...
Sessions in which Bilyana Anicic attends
quinta-feira 23 julho, 2020
Join space specialists Nick Kellett, CEO of Deploy Solutions and Kevin Jones, VP Product at PCI Geomatics for this informal, fun and insightful event! Nick and Kevin, both big hackathon advocates, will share their recent experiences of working together on exciting challenges, as well as looking at some of the coolest moments in recent space history. The session will be interactive and include a quiz and a prize giveaway, so be sure to join us for a great hour of space chat and socializing!
quarta-feira 21 abril, 2021
Join us for the the launch of GeoIgnite with Jonathan Murphy, the Chair of GeoIgnite, and Dr. Minda Suchan of MDA.Abstract of MDA Keynote: Canada is the world leader in wide area space-based radar Earth observation through the highly successful RADARSAT program, supporting numerous operational and scientific uses for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. MDA, in conjunction with the Canadian government, has created an internationally recognized brand and reputation for...
Title: Advancing Space Based Observation in Canada:The GeoIgnite 2021 Directors General Geospatial Panel, part of Canada's National Geospatial Conference.Title: Advancing Space Based Observation in CanadaThis is a must attend panel for anyone interested in learning the direction Canada's Federal government geospatial leadership is taking.Join our panelists for an exploration of Canada's geospatial priorities and mission in this exciting discuss...
