Helli Kotasek

Digital Urban Infrastructure Program Lead, City of Melbourne

Melbourne

Helli has over 30 years’ experience, centred on geospatial and general data solutions starting 'on the tools' in the early 90's and making her way to strategic roles that help organisations realise the value in their data. She has five key areas of expertise; geospatial strategy development and implementation, data governance, solution design for projects, engagement (customer, stakeholder and executive) and people leadership. She has mainly worked in professional consulting services firms and has delivered data-driven solutions to clients in sectors such as mining, agriculture, transport, urban planning and many more. Today she works at the City of Melbourne to test and pilot new / emerging technology to understand what it can mean for the city and how it can change the way Council operates. She believes that when an experts knowledge is augmented with data and the findings delivered using engaging visualisations, its a powerful driver of change. She enjoys sharing her experiences of working across sectors, for multiple clients and at a strategic level to inspire data practitioners to think more broadly about where their data career can take them.