Safe Software’s Peak of Data and AI 2025 was the company’s largest conference ever, featuring expert-led sessions, inspiring keynotes, and major announcements that will change what’s possible with data and AI. Here’s what you might have missed during this three-day event in Seattle.
1. Product Unveiling: FME Realize
FME Realize is a new Augmented Reality (AR) solution designed with field workers in mind, such as city workers, utility workers, and site engineers. It allows users to interact with an organization’s data and digital twins from any iOS device. FME Realize lets you:
- Visualize 3D infrastructure assets in context, like water pipes and electrical networks
- Update and modify data in real-time based on on-site assessments
- Invoke AI agents to analyze and deliver insights on demand
This technology is expected to greatly enhance cross-team collaboration, accelerate decision-making, reduce time and effort, and enhance safety.
FME Realize is now available to FME Flow users.
2. Product Unveiling: FME Data Virtualization
FME Data Virtualization is a new capability for exposing secure APIs on top of any system or data source. It’s designed to facilitate seamless, governed access to enterprise data and systems. With this functionality, organizations can turn their data integration workflows into query-ready API endpoints, which enables applications and AI to interact with their enterprise data in real time. FME Data Virtualization lets you:
- Expose APIs on top of existing systems (no need to move or duplicate data)
- Enable AI platforms to securely interact with enterprise data
- Govern exactly which data gets shared and how, via filters, authentication, and permissions
- Empower teams to create APIs and apps without custom scripts or complex infrastructure
FME Data Virtualization is now available in beta to all FME Platform users.
3. 80+ Insightful and Groundbreaking Technical Sessions
The event was packed with sessions highlighting innovative projects, live demos, technical deep dives, and more, giving attendees a chance to learn from Safe Software experts, partners, and customers.
Sessions covered a wide range of topics from beginner to expert. Track topics included:
- AI & Beyond
- FME Master Class
- FME Out of the Box
- GIS & Data Nexus
- Public Sector 4.0
- Skyways & Highways
- Smart Utilities & Energy
Access the session recordings online to catch up on anything you missed, whether or not you attended in person. (Note: Most, but not all, sessions were recorded.)
4. Thought Leadership in Inspiring Plenary Sessions
The event featured four inspiring keynote speakers:
- Mark Sanborn, bestselling author and award-winning keynote speaker on leadership, customer service, business growth, and organizational performance.
- Brian Evergreen, tech visionary whose insights are sought after by companies that are changing the world as they explore new ways to transform their organizations in the changing world of Artificial Intelligence.
- Hillary Palmer, GIS expert specializing in developing geospatial solutions for state and local governments, federal programs, and industry.
- Jesse Hamlin, Senior GIS Officer for The HALO Trust, responsible for GIS and IM globally.
Plenary sessions also included experts from Safe Software’s partner companies, as well as a fireside chat with our CEO Don Murray. Recordings for a few of these plenary sessions are also available in the on-demand recording gallery.
5. Community Recognition: Partner Excellence Awards
In addition to sessions and keynotes, the event offered a chance for users to network and connect, and for Safe Software to recognize its community’s contributions.
Safe Software presented awards to eight partner organizations, specially selected for their excellence, innovation, initiatives, and FME product development efforts. The 2025 Partner Excellence Award winners were:
- Amazon Web Services
- Avineon Tensing UK
- con terra
- Locus Australia
- Sweco
- Consortech
- Globema
- IMGS
Read more about our Partner of Excellence Award winners, including who they are and why they were selected.
Learn more about our network of 160+ global partners.
6. Social Events and the FME Hackathon
It wouldn’t be an FME conference without fun social events! In the Hackathon, participants were given a chance to show off their FME skills in creative ways. The entrants were truly amazing, incorporating ChatGPT, live maps, and even AI-generated rock music. Winning teams were chosen by judges and a popular vote.
Check back—we’ll share the incredible projects that emerged from the hackathon in the next blog post!
7. The FME Lizard
We unveiled an enormous FME LEGO Lizard, crafted by the talented Sean Kenney! The sculpture happily participated in many photo ops and brought a lot of joy to the Lizard’s long-time fans.
It’s now found a permanent home in the Safe Software headquarters. If you find yourself at the Safe Software headquarters in Surrey BC, be sure to snap a photo with our most iconic new team member.
That wraps up our top highlights from the 2025 Peak of Data and AI! We hope to see you a future FME event!
