Accenture Joins inaugural spacenext as pioneer sponsor
Accenture brings enterprise readiness, trust, and real-world use cases to spaceNEXT, February 18-20th at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia
Today, Connected DMV, the operator of spaceNEXT, announced that Accenture will serve as a Pioneer Sponsor of spaceNEXT 2026, taking place February 18–20, 2026, at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia.
spaceNEXT is built on the proven format of Quantum World Congress (QWC)—Connected DMV’s flagship global convening—which took place September 16–18, 2025, bringing together more than a thousand cross-sector leaders from industry, government, and academia. QWC 2025 featured participation from organizations including Boeing, Microsoft, IBM, IonQ, Infleqtion, Quantinuum, Accenture, and Booz Allen, alongside senior public leaders such as Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Virginia Senator Mark Warner, and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios.
Click here to read more about Accenture’s main stage presentation at Quantum World Congress 2025.
Accenture’s role at spaceNEXT reflects its growing body of work at the intersection of space-enabled data, enterprise platforms, and commercialization readiness. Rather than operating spacecraft or launch systems, Accenture focuses on a critical layer of the space economy: helping organizations integrate satellite-derived data and space-based capabilities into real operational, commercial, and policy environments.
Accenture has published extensive research on the “new space economy,” emphasizing space as a source of enterprise value through Earth observation, connectivity, analytics, and decision intelligence. The firm has worked with commercial and public-sector partners to design scalable cloud and data platforms that transform satellite data into usable insights for customers across sectors such as infrastructure, sustainability, insurance, logistics, and national security.
In 2023, Accenture announced an investment and collaboration with Open Cosmos, aimed at expanding access to high-quality satellite data and analytics through data services platforms. The collaboration focuses on lowering barriers to entry for organizations seeking to use satellite data operationally—an essential step in scaling commercial space applications beyond specialized users.
Accenture has also highlighted work supporting the Earth observation ecosystem, including platform design and analytics that help convert raw satellite imagery into actionable intelligence. These efforts align directly with spaceNEXT’s focus on space as infrastructure—powering new supply chains, data-driven services, and market-ready applications rather than remaining confined to bespoke missions.
“Accenture brings a disciplined, real-world lens to these questions. We saw that clearly at Quantum World Congress, and we’re excited to extend that leadership into the space economy through spaceNEXT.”
At Quantum World Congress 2025, Accenture reinforced this commercialization-first perspective. On the main stage, Edy Liongosari, Accenture’s Chief Research Scientist and Managing Director, addressed how emerging technologies—including quantum, AI, and advanced analytics—move from research into enterprise deployment. His remarks emphasized trust, real-world use cases, and organizational readiness, themes that carry directly into the space economy as satellite data and space-based systems become business-critical inputs.
“spaceNEXT is about what it takes to make space technologies operational at scale,” said George Thomas, President and CEO of Connected DMV. “Accenture brings deep experience in turning advanced technologies into enterprise capabilities—building the platforms, governance, and readiness organizations need to actually use space-derived data and infrastructure. That perspective is essential as the space economy moves from experimentation to execution.”
spaceNEXT 2026 will convene leaders from industry, government, investment, and academia to explore how space-based capabilities—from satellite data and analytics to infrastructure, security, and policy—are reshaping global markets. Accenture’s participation as a Pioneer Sponsor underscores the importance of commercialization, integration, and readiness in defining the next phase of the space economy.