Name: Geospatial World Forum 2026
Start: 2026-04-27T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-01T16:45:00+02:00
Location: RAI Amsterdam

Program Schedule Draft Agenda (Timings Subject to Change)

27 April, 2026 // Venue: Hotel Novotel Amsterdam City

Time (hrs)	Agenda
0800 – 1730	CXO Summit: Space and Geospatial Industry Growth Forecast and Business Directions (By Invitation Only)
1300 – 1400	Lunch
1400 – 1730	India Europe Space and Geospatial Business Summit
1730 – 1930	Welcome Reception hosted by IN-SPACe, Government of India

28 April, 2026 // Venue: RAI Amsterdam

Time (hrs)	Agenda Hall: Forum
0800 – 0900	Registration
0900 - 1045	Opening Plenary and Ministerial Address
1045 – 1130	Networking Coffee Break
1130 - 1215	Mainstage Plenary Session 2: Spatial Computing and Digital Twins: Augmenting Space and Geospatial Value Chain
1215 - 1315	Mainstage Plenary Session 3: Optimizing GeoAI and Digital Twins Towards Utilities and Network Management
1315 – 1430	Networking Lunch
1430 - 1530	Mainstage Plenary Session 4: Space Infrastructure as a Service: Enriching Geospatial Platforms and Spatial Intelligence
1530 - 1640	Mainstage Plenary Session 5: High-Definition Mapping and Visual Positioning Systems: NextGen Geospatial Platforms for Business Enterprises and Location Intelligence
1640 - 1800	Mainstage Plenary Session 6: Digital and Geospatial Infrastructure: Backbone for Resilient and Sustainable Development in Digital and Autonomous Age

29 April, 2026 // Venue: RAI Amsterdam

Time (hrs)	Agenda Hall: Forum
0900 - 1115	Mainstage Plenary Session 7: National Mapping Agencies: Anchoring Geospatial Industry Ecosystem and its Value Impact in National Development Priorities through Public-Private Partnership
1115 - 1200	Mainstage Plenary Session 8: Hydrospatial Infrastructure and Blue Economy
1200 - 1400	Lunch and Visit to Tech Show
1400 - 1500	Mainstage Plenary Session 9: Geo-Technical Engineering and GeoBIM: Advancing Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure
1500 - 1615	Mainstage Plenary Session 10: Sovereign Space and Geospatial Infrastructure for National and Regional Security
1615 - 1700	Mainstage Plenary Session 11: Policies and Legal Framework: Realigning National Strategies and Business Models in times of Geo-political Transition and Trade Practices
1700 - 1800	Networking Reception (Tech Show Area Hall 10)
1900 - 2200	Awards Ceremony and Gala Night (Venue: Hotel Novotel Amsterdam City)

30 April 2026 // Venue: RAI Amsterdam

								Open for Visitors
Time (hrs)	Hall E 102	Hall E 103	Hall E 104	Hall E 105	Hall E 106	Hall E 107	Hall E 108	Tech Zone 1	Tech Zone 2	Tech Zone 3
0930 - 1130	AEC Summit	GKI Summit & Geodesy Seminar Opening Session (Starts at 0900 Hrs)	Defence & Intelligence Summit	Utilities & Networks Seminar (0930 - 1200)	Hydrospatial Infrastructure and Blue Economy Seminar	Global Geodesy Supply Chain Seminar (Co-host UNGGCE) (Starts at 1015 Hrs)	Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Seminar	Space2Earth Seminar (Starts at 1030 Hrs)	GeoAI (Starts at 1030 Hrs)	GeoBusiness Nederland (1030 - 1200)
1130 - 1330	Workshop: AECO Industry Outlook - Global Perspective (1145 - 1245)	Networking Coffee Break Followed by Lunch	Leadership Forum (Organized by Esri) (1145 - 1245)	Networking Coffee Break Followed by Lunch			Interactive Workshop: Nature-Based Coastal Protection for SIDS (1145 - 1245)	Networking Coffee Break Followed by Lunch
1330 - 1500	AEC Summit	GKI Summit	Defence & Intelligence Summit	Utilities & Networks Seminar	Hydrospatial Infrastructure and Blue Economy Seminar	Global Geodesy Supply Chain Seminar (Co-host UNGGCE)	Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Seminar	Space2Earth Seminar	GeoAI	Agriculture Seminar (1330 - 1530)
1500 - 1600	Networking Coffee Break
1600 - 1730	AEC Summit (Ends at 1800 Hrs)	GKI Summit	Defence & Intelligence Summit	Utilities & Networks Seminar	Hydrospatial Infrastructure and Blue Economy Seminar	Global Geodesy Supply Chain Seminar (Co-host UNGGCE)	Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Seminar	Space2Earth Seminar	GeoAI	LiDAR & Scanning (Starts at 1545 Hrs)
1730 - 1900								Rising Star Certificate Felicitation

01 May 2026 // Venue: RAI Amsterdam

						Open for Visitors
Time (hrs)	Hall E 107	Hall E 108	Hall E 103	Hall E 104	Hall E 106	Tech Zone 1	Tech Zone 2	Tech Zone 3
0930 - 1130	Urban Infrastructure	Transport Infrastructure	GKI Summit	Defence & Intelligence Summit	Climate Resilience and Disaster Management Seminar	Business Intelligence Seminar (Starts at 1030 Hrs)	HD Mapping & Autonomy (1030 - 1200)	Data Science (Starts at 1030 Hrs)
0930 - 1130	AEC Summit	AEC Summit	GKI Summit	Defence & Intelligence Summit	Climate Resilience and Disaster Management Seminar	Business Intelligence Seminar (Starts at 1030 Hrs)	HD Mapping & Autonomy (1030 - 1200)	Data Science (Starts at 1030 Hrs)
1130 - 1300	Networking Coffee Break Followed by Lunch
1300 - 1400	AEC Summit	AEC Summit	GKI Summit	Defence & Intelligence Summit	Climate Resilience and Disaster Management Seminar	Business Intelligence Seminar	Spatial Computing & Digital Twin	Data Science
1400 - 1500	AEC Summit	AEC Summit	GKI Summit	Defence & Intelligence Summit	Climate Resilience and Disaster Management Seminar	Business Intelligence Seminar	Spatial Computing & Digital Twin
1500 – 1515	Networking Coffee Break
1515 - 1645	Closing Plenary and Excellence Awards (Hall E 102)