Five things you know about Realize LIVE 2025 and five things you don’t…

The Digital Transformation Conference, hosted by Siemens, is open for registration. This event for leaders, thinkers and doers is in new locations for 2025 and will see even more content showcasing digital transformation. ??In this article, we dive into some of the lesser known facts about this engineering-led conference.

Diverse content…on Mars

Diverse content is at the heart of digital transformation, we are all heading in a similar direction, but the start points, and obstacles will be different.? Customer-content in 2024 took in 10 industries and looked at the smallest components to the longest digital threads.?

Amongst all that exciting content, we had some hidden gems, did you hear Josefina Torres speak about understanding the weather on Mars, or Blendhub sharing their experience with transforming the food industry, or Novensis discussing the fast-track of drug development?? The content catalogue is launched in March, in the meantime, you can see the technical tracks for Americas and Europe here.

"The most valuable thing for us is the exchanges with peers that have similar issues and similar kinds of tools." -- Simone Bergamo, Thales Corporate Engineering

Networking opportunities…and lots of coffee

Networking opportunities, that’s what live events are about so that isn’t a surprise.? In both Americas and Europe, you can make use of the Connection Lounge, the evening events, the Innovation Hub, and the Solutions Center Americas / ?Europe to find engineers and leaders facing similar challenges.?

It would seem our colleagues in America are particularly fond of coffee and networking, in Las Vegas last year they consumed almost 25,000 cups across the event.

Hands-on training…2,000+ hours

Hands-on training at Realize LIVE is an excellent opportunity to explore new parts of the portfolio or sharpen your skills on a regularly used platform. ?You can gain access to exclusive training at the event and additional training is available for 60 days afterwards via the Siemens Xcelerator Academy.

At Realize LIVE Americas in 2024, 73 sessions were attended, and 48 trainers guided 2,745 hours of training in Siemens Software. And due to high demand, this year it comes to Realize LIVE Europe too!

Innovative insights…running on long cables

Innovative insights, throughout the event you can hear how customers face challenges and offer insights into how you might tackle yours, with a range of keynotes set out to ensure you leave feeling inspired and empowered.? See mainstage speakers at ?Americas / ?Europe.

The mainstage requires 3000m / 3520 yds of cabling and each event takes five days to load in, set up and rehearse!

Space and time to think…and connect

Space and time to think, stepping away from the day job is difficult since the work doesn’t go away but Realize LIVE is a chance to refresh your perspective. ??Alongside the keynotes and technical tracks we also offer a chance to refresh your outlook and share your knowledge. ?The Innovation Hub is a space apart to explore new paths to digital transformation with peers and Siemens experts, the Design Hack see groups of students compete on a challenge revealed at the event and you can offer them guidance and support, and the Connections Lounge is well a space for connections, both existing and new.

"The conversations and connections were actually really, really good. I personally try to go and see like-minded companies to see what they are doing to make sure we’re not doing stuff in a vacuum and just to see if we’re lagging behind in industry." --Matthew Foister, GE Aerospace

Realize LIVE 2025 promises to be a pivotal event for anyone invested in the future of digital transformation. We've explored some of the key details, highlighting both what we know and what remains to be discovered. Attending Realize LIVE offers a chance to be at the forefront of innovation, and as more information becomes available, the picture of this transformative conference will become even clearer. Keep up to date with all things event related for Realize LIVE Americas and Realize LIVE Europe here!