Autonomous Intelligence from Ground to Orbit
Date: August 19, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: The Forge - 1201 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
A power grid fails, a wildfire flares, or a threat emerges at the border.
A drone flags the situation and a Cube Satellite confirms if from orbit. But by the time the data reaches the ground station, the moment to act has already passed.
At the edge, outcomes are decided in seconds – seconds that can’t be wasted on disconnected datasets or bandwidth-constrained pipelines.
The solution isn’t on the ground – it's onboard the aerial and orbital systems themselves.
Join us at The Forge and explore how Accenture Federal Services builds autonomy into every layer of the stack—on-board AI, quantum-secured IoT encryption, and integrated satellite and drone data feeding predictive models for missions across government.
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What You'll Experience
Live Satellite & UAV AI
See our Cube Satellite and tactical drones perform real-time, on-board object recognition, bypassing ground intervention to instantly identify threats, wildfire hotspots, and infrastructure defects.
Predictive 3D Modeling
Explore how we mesh complex 3D geospatial data to forecast flooding, security anomalies, and resource depletion as they happen.
Quantum Security Demos
Interact with advanced cryptography and live quantum PNT (positioning, navigation, and timing) systems designed to secure IoT devices and protect GPS-dependent assets in contested environments.
Keynote Fireside Chat
Hear about the latest federal mandates and breakthroughs in IoT encryption and quantum technology from industry experts.
This is what autonomous capability looks like in action: intelligent, autonomous, and accountable.

Joshua Powell
Chief AI and Innovation Officer at CBP

Thomas Horan
AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit

Sahil Arora
FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir

Rita Waite
Partner, IQT

Andrew Black
CEO, Kovr.ai

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Josh Powell
Chief AI and Innovation Officer, CBP

Thomas Horan
AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit

Rita Waite
Partner, IQT

Garrett Berntsen
Chief AI Officer, Accenture Federal Services

Sahil Arora
FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir

Andy Black
CEO, KOVR.ai

Mandy Satterwhite
Executive Producer

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