The Graphisoft IGNITE Conference 2025 will take place in Budapest in early October (dates: 6-8) at the historic Corinthia Hotel in Budapest, Hungary.
The three-day event unites architects, designers, and industry leaders to explore innovation, collaboration, and the future of design.
Graphisoft IGNITE 2025
IGNITE builds on the previous successes of past IGNITE conferences, which continue to gain popularity among partners and customers. The event will open with a welcome reception on 6 October 2025, followed by two full days of keynotes, product showcases, and interactive sessions led by experts from Graphisoft, its partners, and the broader AEC/O industry.
Graphisoft IGNITE 2025 takes place starting October 6th through the 8th in Budapest.
Graphisoft CEO Daniel Csillag says:
We designed IGNITE to inspire, connect, and empower our community. This year’s conference is not only about technology — it’s about collaboration, creativity, and reimagining what’s possible in design. We’re excited to welcome participants from around the world to our hometown, Budapest.
There are several highlights planned for the event, including all of the following:
- Yves Padrines, CEO, Nemetschek Group, on how the Group’s vision fosters innovation in the AEC/O industry.
- Graphisoft keynote from Daniel Csillag, CEO, on the company’s vision for empowering architects and designers worldwide.
- AEC industry keynote from Fred Mills, Founder, The B1M, the world’s largest, most subscribed-to video channel for construction.
- Graphisoft Product Strategy and how the 2025 product lineup is delivering the first results of the new product strategy, including innovative solutions like Graphisoft MEP Designer and Graphisoft AI Assistant.
- Graphisoft Product Launch, introducing Archicad 29, Graphisoft MEP Designer, Graphisoft AI Assistant, and ‘Project Aurora.’
- Industry-leading speakers sharing insights on the future of sustainable design, digital transformation, and collaboration in architecture.
- Networking opportunities in one of Europe’s most beautiful capital cities, including evening events and informal meetups.
“International Graphisoft events allow us to engage with other users on a global scale,” said Jake Timmons, P.E., at Riverstone Structural Concepts. “We’re able to meet, dialogue, and learn with the best Archicad users in the world. These events also open up opportunities with potential new clients and collaborators.”
“Graphisoft events have been great for networking with others and for strengthening our own team as we share ideas and discuss opportunities to leverage the power of Archicad more deeply,” said Graham Whipple, Architect, at Resin Architecture. “These events have also included some great after-hours experiences to interact with members of the Graphisoft team and other attendees.”
Attending IGNITE 2025
Registration for the IGNITE Conference is now open. For more information, to register, and to purchase a ticket, visit Graphisoft IGNITE 2025.
Architosh Analysis and Commentary
Graphisoft’s conference events continue to evolve with the times. In the past, a key client conference (KCC) was an amazing conference to attend, especially when held in Japan, as impressive and large architecture customers using Archicad demonstrated bleeding-edge implementations of Archicad, creating globally significant architecture. In recent years, Graphisoft has hosted a special launch event in the fall, primarily for press and select key partners. The event typically coincided with a live product unveiling and press day.
The IGNITE Conference is an invitation to customers and key partners to attend a true conference, which will undoubtedly coincide with the release of information about—and possibly the release—of the next version of Archicad (version 29), due in October.
The IGNITE Conference 2025 will also feature exhibitors, including a large collection of fellow Nemetschek Group companies, including dRofus, dTwin, Solibri, the Nemetschek Group itself, and, surprisingly, Vectorworks, a fellow Group BIM competitor. It is quite interesting to see that Vectorworks will have a booth at this Graphisoft conference. Does this hint at possible future integrations between Archicad and Vectorworks? Interoperability with the ability to directly access each other’s file formats could actually be an interesting development.
Others at IGNITE include Chaos, Lumion, Land Software A/S, Velux, ArchiXT, Epic Games, BIMM Solutions GmbH, Enzyme, Epstar, Rhinoceros (McNeel), Volum3 (a CDE), and Zenesis. We have highlighted some of these lesser-known companies, allowing readers to learn more about them.
