2026 ALASKA GEOSUMMIT
2026 ALASKA GEOSUMMIT
When: September 21–23, 2026
Where: Alyeska Resort — Girdwood, Alaska
The 2026 Alaska GeoSummit will be held at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, one of the state’s iconic destinations, located just 40 miles south of Anchorage and surrounded by the Chugach Mountains, glaciers, and coastal rainforest. This year, the GeoSummit moves to Alyeska Resort to provide a more immersive setting that reflects Alaska’s scale, complexity, and opportunity as a proving ground for next-generation geospatial technologies.
This year’s venue is deliberately smaller in scale and richer in character, designed to foster focused exchange, spontaneous collaboration, and meaningful connection among attendees.
Full refunds are available for cancellations made more than 60 days before the event. Ticket transfers anytime prior to the event.
Please note: Your confirmation email contains a direct link to book your hotel room at Alyeska Resort at the discounted rate of $229/night. If you don’t receive the email or can’t find the link, please contact Sue at akgeosummit@gmail.com.
Visit the 2026 Alaska GeoSummit website for more information.
Navigating the Paradigm Shift in Geospatial
AI and autonomous systems are rapidly transforming how we understand, interact with, and make decisions about the world. At the core of these advances are location-based technologies and geospatial data, which provide the critical context that makes these systems actionable. Earth observation, cloud-native infrastructure, Geo/AI, and emerging agentic systems are converging at an unprecedented pace.
The 2026 Alaska GeoSummit focuses on what this convergence means in practice—organizational readiness, workforce implications, and how these technologies reshape decision-making across sectors.
The technology is here, and innovation is accelerating. Yet many organizations remain caught between recognizing the need to adopt and lacking the operational, technical, or governance readiness to do so. This conference is designed to close that gap—moving beyond awareness to actionable pathways for implementation.
Join us for keynotes from global technology leaders—Dr. Nadine Alameh (founder of LunateAI and former CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium) and Dr. Amy Rose (CTO of the Overture Maps Foundation)—alongside Alaska explorer and wilderness safety expert Luc Mehl, who will frame how he uses geospatial technologies to enables safe adventuring and discovery in remote Alaska. Conference sessions and strategic discussions will move past talking about innovation to tackling real readiness gaps.