Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya is a Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant with the United Nations with expertise in Geospatial and Climate Change in the Pacific region. Previously, she worked at a prominent regional organization where she focused on forest mapping with remote sensing and managing spatial data.

Lanieta earned her bachelor's degree in Geography and Marine Affairs from the University of the South Pacific and is currently pursuing her Postgraduate Diploma in Islands and Ocean Stewardship from the same institution. She is also a board member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council and Geospatial Insights Support Team Advisory Panel at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). She is a Réseau Associate, Réseau aims to amplify the voices of professional women working in the global geospatial arena.