2025 Cesium Developer Conference Session Recordings Now Available
The 2025 Cesium Developer Conference was a celebration of the accomplishments of the 3D geospatial community, a look into the future of developing digital twins for the built and natural environment, and a chance to hang out with hundreds of kindred spirits in Philadelphia, our hometown. I appreciate the knowledge and enthusiasm everyone brought to this inaugural event, and I’m happy to share that the session recordings are now available.
Kicking off the 2025 Cesium Developer Conference.
Some of Dr. Norm Badler’s former students gathered as we presented the Bentley Lifetime Achievement Award to Norm’s wife, Ginny Badler.
Ronda Schrenk, CEO, USGIF, joined us to talk national security as part of the opening keynote.
Lightning talk by Sharel Liu, architectural designer and technologist.
Panel: Pragmatic Approach to Open Standards with Emily Stearns, executive director, Metaverse Standards Forum; Scott Simmons, chief standards officer, OGC; Neil Trevett, VP, developer ecosystems, NVIDIA; David Rees, senior director for ground combat modeling and simulation, Maxar; and Amy Rose, CTO, Overture Maps Foundation.
Andrew Lunstad, CTO, Terradepth, discussed undersea data after leading attendees in singing sea shanties.
Community partners and attendees connected during meals.
When we said this was by and for the community, we meant it.
Eighty-seven of the 101 speakers were from the community, with sessions spanning 3D, AI, and Data Technology; AEC and Digital Twins; Aerospace and Defense; Cesium, iTwin, and 3D Tiles; Climate and Disaster Resilience; and Market and Education. We honored Dr. Norm Badler, hosted the Khronos glTF Ecosystem Forum, welcomed community partners, and heard from people doing meaningful work across the ecosystem in talks, keynotes, panels, and fireside chats.
The sold-out pre-conference Cesium Deep Dive workshop accommodated 50 engaged learners, and I got to spend time with a number of our Certified Developers at their reception. With so much going on, I wish I could have been in multiple places at once.
Plus we love a good party.
We closed out the conference with a party at The Franklin Institute.
We're grateful to our knowledge partner, Geospatial World, our technology sponsor, Google Cloud, and Bentley for their support in bringing the conference to life.
Thank you and congrats to everyone who joined us. I was blown away by the energy of the community as we came together to share, learn, and connect. Let’s do it again—we’ll share details in the fall. In the meantime, check out the recordings and let us know your favorites on LinkedIn.