TLDR: OutSystems, a leader in AI-powered low-code development, honored global brands and innovators at its 2025 ONE Conference in Lisbon. The event recognized winners of the 2025 Innovation Awards, including Roche, Clarins, and The Pokémon Company International, for their transformative use of AI in application and agent development. Additionally, the ‘Build for the Future’ Hackathon showcased AI-driven solutions for social good, with Persistent Ecovison winning first place for a smart waste management app. The conference highlighted the significant impact of AI and low-code on software innovation and agentic development.
LISBON, Portugal – OutSystems, the foremost AI-powered low-code development platform, recently concluded its 2025 ONE Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, celebrating groundbreaking achievements in AI and software development. The event, held from September 30 to October 1, served as a global gathering for thousands of IT and business leaders, developers, and partners, all converging to explore the latest advancements in AI innovation.
Central to the conference were the prestigious 2025 Innovation Awards, which set an industry benchmark for demonstrating how organizations are effectively leveraging AI to create tangible real-world impact. Global powerhouses such as Roche, Clarins, and The Pokémon Company International were among the distinguished recipients. These brands were lauded for their pioneering efforts in redefining application and agent development within the rapidly evolving age of AI, delivering digital solutions that significantly advance their businesses, empower their people, and benefit communities worldwide.
Woodson Martin, CEO at OutSystems, underscored the significance of these accolades, stating, “The 2025 Innovation Awards winners are a testament to the incredible impact organizations can achieve when they combine vision with the power of low-code and AI. They are not only accelerating transformation within their own businesses, but are also leading the way into the next era of agentic development and redefining how the world builds software.”
Beyond the Innovation Awards, the ONE Conference also spotlighted the winners of the ‘Build for the Future’ Hackathon. This competition, which ran from September 15-22, brought together 84 teams from 22 different nationalities and countries. The hackathon was a powerful demonstration of how AI and low-code technologies can be harnessed for social good through innovative application development, specifically benefiting nonprofit organizations globally. The top honor went to Persistent Ecovison for their application designed for smart and effective waste management, incorporating systems of agents from collection to recycling.
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The conference itself delved deep into the transformative potential of generative software development and Agentic AI, showcasing how OutSystems continues to empower enterprises to drive business impact with these advanced systems. OutSystems has consistently been recognized as a leader in the field, including being named a leader in the IDC MarketScape for Low-Code and No-Code Developer Technologies 2025 Vendor Assessment and for the ninth consecutive year in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms, further solidifying its role in paving the way for agentic AI innovation.
