Session 1.7d Tutorial: From Data Fatigue to Decision Advantage: Agentic AI for Space Domain Awareness
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2026 |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Nicholls Theatre |
Presentation Outline
Space operations increasingly depend on the ability to rapidly interpret vast volumes of data from multiple space object catalogues, satellite registries, conjunction warning systems, and sensor networks. However, analysts often spend valuable time searching disparate systems, reconciling conflicting records, and manually producing complex assessments that support operational decision-making. Accenture's Space Sentinel addresses this challenge through an unclassified, AI-enabled proof of concept designed to serve as a trusted intelligence layer for Space Domain Awareness (SDA).
Space Sentinel continuously ingests, normalises, enriches, correlates, and reconciles data from multiple public space and satellite data sources to create a single, trusted space object truth record. At its core is an agentic AI framework comprising specialised AI agents that perform data integration, record linkage, conflict resolution, natural-language querying, automated reporting, and object characterisation. A supervising orchestration layer coordinates these functions while enforcing governance, workflow assurance, and operator-defined guardrails.
Critically, Sentinel has been designed with trust and transparency in mind. Every AI-generated insight is supported by source provenance, confidence scoring, audit trails, and human approval workflows, ensuring analysts remain in control of operational decisions.
This tutorial will demonstrate how trusted agentic AI can reduce analyst workload, accelerate the production of space intelligence, improve consistency and repeatability, and enable faster, better-informed decisions. Attendees will gain practical insights into how AI-enabled data fusion can strengthen SDA capabilities and provide a foundation for future space command, control, and intelligence systems.
Speaker
Mr Joel Dennerley
Space Lead
Accenture
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Biography
Joel Dennerley is Accenture Australia's Space Industry Lead and a Senior Manager within Accenture's AI and Data practice, where he helps government and commercial organisations harness emerging space capabilities to solve complex challenges. With expertise spanning space law, risk management, AI, and industry strategy, Joel works at the intersection of technology, policy, and innovation to advance Australia's growing space sector.
Since entering the space industry in 2020, Joel has played a key role in connecting Australian organisations with Accenture's global space ecosystem, helping clients access world-leading capabilities while supporting the development of sovereign Australian space expertise. His work focuses on translating complex space, regulatory, and technology challenges into practical outcomes that enable confident decision-making and responsible innovation.
Joel is also a recognised thought leader in space risk and governance. He is the author of Risk Management in Outer Space Activities and The Business of Outer Space, and his published research on space liability and collision risk has been widely cited across the global space community.
Passionate about the future of Space Domain Awareness and agentic AI, Joel is focused on helping organisations leverage trusted intelligence, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to strengthen Australia's position in the increasingly contested space environment.
Since entering the space industry in 2020, Joel has played a key role in connecting Australian organisations with Accenture's global space ecosystem, helping clients access world-leading capabilities while supporting the development of sovereign Australian space expertise. His work focuses on translating complex space, regulatory, and technology challenges into practical outcomes that enable confident decision-making and responsible innovation.
Joel is also a recognised thought leader in space risk and governance. He is the author of Risk Management in Outer Space Activities and The Business of Outer Space, and his published research on space liability and collision risk has been widely cited across the global space community.
Passionate about the future of Space Domain Awareness and agentic AI, Joel is focused on helping organisations leverage trusted intelligence, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to strengthen Australia's position in the increasingly contested space environment.
Mr Brendan Budworth
Lead AI Developer
Accenture
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Biography
Brendan is an experienced Senior Data Scientist and AI Developer with a strong background in Defence communications, systems engineering, and complex Defence program delivery. His career has focused on the engineering and analysis of Defence capabilities from both strategic and operational perspectives, supported by postgraduate qualifications in Data Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, and an Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering. As Accenture’s Lead AI Developer for Space Sentinel, Brendan has led key elements of the solution’s technical design and build, including its AI, data integration, and agentic capabilities.
