--- eventsindex_id: EI-07093 slug: world-space-business-week title: World Space Business Week title_alt: - WSBW - World Satellite Business Week canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/world-space-business-week.html next_edition_dates: 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-17 next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: '2026-09-14' date_end: '2026-09-17' venue: "Hôtel du Collectionneur, 51-57 rue de Courcelles, 75008 Paris, France" city: Paris country: France organiser: Novaspace organiser_url: https://wsbw.com/ b2b: true vector: sector: - space-tech audience: - investor - industry - government - technology format: - summit - conference purpose: - deal-making - networking - benchmarking geography_scope: - global season: autumn meta_description: 'World Space Business Week 2026, 14-17 September in Paris: the space industry''s executive summit, 600 organisations, delegate passes from 3,080 euros.' editorial_take: The space industry's boardroom week, small, expensive and senior, where operators and manufacturers set commercial direction before the trade fairs see it. generated_by: cowork-vertical-build last_verified: 2026-07-31 schema_version: v8.0 language: en --- # World Space Business Week > *Four days of executive summits in central Paris run by Novaspace, where satellite operators, manufacturers, launch providers, investors and defence buyers meet at chief executive level.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | SCALE | |---|---|---|---| | 14–17 September 2026 | Hotel du Collectionneur, 51-57 rue de Courcelles, Paris | Novaspace | 600+ organisations, 60+ countries, 200+ speakers | ## Definition World Space Business Week, formerly World Satellite Business Week and still widely known as WSBW, is the annual executive gathering of the commercial space industry, held in Paris in September. The 2026 edition runs from 14 to 17 September at the Hotel du Collectionneur. It is organised by Novaspace, the consultancy formed from the merger of Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners. The organiser reports participation from more than 600 organisations across 60 countries with over 200 speakers. Two attached summits run inside the week: the Space Defense and Security Summit on 15 and 16 September and the Space Innovation Summit on 16 September. ## What WSBW is for This is a deal and strategy week, not a trade show. There is no exhibition floor of any size. Delegates come to hear satellite operators, launch providers, manufacturers and constellation owners state their commercial position for the coming year, and to hold meetings around those statements. Novaspace's own market forecasts are released and debated during the week, which gives the event an analytical spine that a purely commercial conference lacks. Pricing enforces the format: a full pass costs several thousand euros, which filters attendance to decision level. ## Who attends - Satellite operators and constellation owners - Manufacturers, integrators and launch service providers - Space agency and defence procurement executives - Investors, bankers and insurers active in space finance - Ground segment, connectivity and Earth observation service companies - Analysts and consultants covering the sector ## The three summits - World Space Business Week: the main executive programme across the four days - Space Defense and Security Summit, 15 to 16 September: defence and security applications, now a growing share of European space budgets - Space Innovation Summit, 16 September: emerging companies and technologies, including a pitch competition ## How it compares with the European space fairs WSBW sits at the opposite end of the circuit from Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen. Bremen is a supply chain exhibition with hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of engineers. Paris is a few hundred executives in hotel conference rooms with no stands at all. A company doing both is buying market direction in September and supply chain contracts in November. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Why did the name change? The event was called World Satellite Business Week for most of its history. Novaspace rebranded it to World Space Business Week to reflect a scope that now includes launch, defence, exploration and in-orbit services rather than satellites alone. ### Is there an exhibition? No exhibition floor in the trade-fair sense. The format is conference sessions, private meetings and hosted social events. ### Who is it not for? - Engineers and technical buyers, who belong at Bremen or at the small satellite forums - Startups without funding, given the delegate pricing - Anyone looking for public sector procurement contact, better found at ESA Industry Space Days ## The organiser: Novaspace Novaspace was formed by merging Euroconsult, the long-established French space consultancy that founded the event, with SpaceTec Partners. Its market research on satellite manufacturing, launch and connectivity underpins much of the programme. --- ## Editorial take *The space industry's boardroom week, small, expensive and senior, where operators and manufacturers set commercial direction before the trade fairs see it.* ## How to register and what it costs Delegate passes are sold on the official website. Published 2026 rates include a full World Space Business Week pass at 3,740 euros with access to all summits and social events, a 3,080 euro pass without lunches and cocktail access, and a combined pass covering the week plus the Space Innovation Summit and the Space Defense and Security Summit at 4,532 euros. Sponsorship packages are quoted separately. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### When and where does the 2026 edition take place? 14 to 17 September 2026 at the Hotel du Collectionneur, 51-57 rue de Courcelles, 75008 Paris. ### How much does a pass cost? Published 2026 rates run from 3,080 euros to 4,532 euros depending on inclusions and attached summits. ### Is the event in English? Yes. The programme runs in English throughout despite the Paris location. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://wsbw.com/ | | Tickets and registration | https://wsbw.com/attend/tickets-registration/ | | Organiser | https://nova.space/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-07-31 **Next review:** 2026-08-31 **Notes:** Delegate prices are the published 2026 rates and exclude applicable taxes. Organisation and speaker counts are organiser-reported. **Variables:** 41/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable