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10/17/25, 1:23 PM AI is poised to transform infrastructure: Bentley Systems opens the Year in Infrastructure 2025

During the keynote, Moutte announced Bentley Infrastructure Cloud
Connect, a new foundational layer that unifies project and asset data across
the infrastructure lifecycle. “Infrastructure data lives everywhere—in models,
PDFs, inspection forms, photos, IoT sensors, and more—and it’s rarely
connected,” he said. “That changes with Bentley Infrastructure Cloud
Connect. Infrastructure professionals can access and manage all project and
asset data in one place—fully contextualized and connected—from design
through construction to operations.”

Bentley also announced the integration of reality modeling services into Cesium, advancing its
open platform for the built and natural environment. “Our vision for infrastructure engineering
is built on openness,” said Patrick Cozzi, Chief Platform Officer. “With the integration of iTwin
and Cesium capabilities, we are creating the open platform for the built and natural
environment—providing all the necessary data for infrastructure professionals to design, build,
and operate in a real-world context.” The addition of iTwin Capture’s reality modeling to
Cesium ion enables automated 3D visualization and AI-driven feature detection, improving
decision-making with accurate digital twins of real-world conditions. Bentley also unveiled
iTwin Engage, an immersive application for presenting and reviewing digital twins.

The day continued with thematic sessions exploring how digital transformation is reshaping
specific sectors. The Connected Cities session examined how AI, geospatial insights, and
open data are helping urban areas build resilience and optimize operations, with speakers
including Andrius Jurelionis of Kaunas University of Technology, Yuan Lei from China Baowu
Engineering & Technology Group, James Moore of Hatch, Richard Vestner of Bentley, and
Rebeca Herrera from the City of Madrid.

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