Your company runs on FileMaker.
Do you know what comes next?
AI, agentic development, aging systems and real business decisions. Five days in Milan to explore the technology, challenge your assumptions and make better decisions about the systems your business depends on.
THE 5-DAY EXPERIENCE
NOVEMBER 3
ECOSYSTEM DAY @ SMAU
BEYOND THE PLATFORM
FileMaker does not exist
in isolation anymore.
AI, automation, startups
and integrations ecosystems
are reshaping what
builders need to know.
The future won't wait
for the platform
NOVEMBER 4
JURASSIC EXPERIENCE
THE GATES OPEN
Before the talks begin,
the community gathers.
Milan. Conversations.
First encounters.
The ecosystem
starts moving.
Every expedition
begins with a crew
NOVEMBER 5–6
FMExchange
WHERE CONVERSATIONS BECOME DIRECTIONS
Two days. One single track.
No filler sessions.
No endless sponsor talks.
Only the conversations
that actually matter.
In Europe, you attend events to learn.
In Milan, you come to decide.
NOVEMBER 7
FMItalia.dev
GROUND TRUTH
The Italian community day.
Real projects.
Real problems.
Real solutions.
The operational layer
of the entire week.
Less theory,
more reality
FileMaker has changed.
The questions have changed too.
This isn't a generic "AI is coming" story. The platform itself moved this year, and new technology doesn't automatically lead to better decisions. That's what we're here to discuss.
FileMaker 2026 is here
Released in June 2026: schema annotations that give AI models context, XML tooling for version control and CI/CD, and new disaster-recovery options for FileMaker Server.
Your data can talk to AI
Claris MCP connects FileMaker databases to AI assistants: ask questions, generate charts on request, trigger scripts. What does that mean for the apps you run today?
Agentic development
Claris has set agentic development as its direction. Hear how it works from the inside, from Douglas Wallis of Claris, then question it in the room.
Sources: Claris, FileMaker 2026 · Claris MCP help
FileMaker is in your business.
Not just for the people who build FileMaker. Also for the people whose businesses depend on it. You don't need to write a single script to have questions worth bringing to Milan.
Maybe you built it.
Maybe your company depends on it.
Maybe you inherited it.
Maybe you're wondering whether to keep it.
This conversation is for you.
Real systems. Real questions.
No easy answers.
One single track, so nobody misses the conversation. A few of the questions on stage:
What does AI in FileMaker actually cost?
Romain Dunand · 1-more-thingWhy did three companies decide FileMaker had to go?
Evelyn StrappavecciaWhen is rebuilding your app the wrong decision?
Albert Harum-AlvarezWill your data outlive your application?
John RenfrewHow do you run your own MCP with n8n and FileMaker?
Jeroen Aarts · ClickworksWhat happens when AI understands a real FileMaker solution?
Douglas Wallis · ClarisDon't just watch the future.
Work through it.
Five participatory AI Labs between the talks turn what you hear on stage into questions, experiments and conversations with the people in the room. Bring the problem you're trying to solve.
A conference is more than its stage.
Step outside the FileMaker bubble
Start at SMAU Milano (Allianz MiCo, November 3–4), where more than 180 startups show market-ready solutions in AI, automation and beyond.
Some dinosaurs never adapted
On November 4 the community steps into Jurassic World: The Experience at MilanoSesto, for an evening beyond code, slides and conference rooms.
The best talks happen off stage
On November 5, the gala dinner at Taverna Calabiana: regional Italian food and the whole community at one table.
SMAU is an independent event. Source: smau.it
Built by the community.
Recognised by Claris.
Each edition has brought developers and business owners from Italy and abroad together to rethink what FileMaker can do. Claris covered the 2025 edition in Naples on its official blog.
Under 25? Your FMExchange pass is free.
Students, young builders and curious problem-solvers under 25 join FMExchange for free: all conference sessions, live streaming, recordings and networking events. Because the future of FileMaker survives when new minds enter the ecosystem.
Limited places · Registration required
Not under 25? Forward this to a student or a junior colleague who should be in the room.
Fair questions.
"It's only for FileMaker developers."
The program covers AI costs, continuity, integrations and when to replace a system. If your business depends on a FileMaker solution, these conversations concern you too.
"I can learn this on YouTube."
You can watch a tutorial anytime. You can't always question the people behind the technology, compare real decisions and work through your own problem with them.
"My app doesn't use AI. Why come?"
Your app doesn't need AI to have a future problem. Maintenance, integration and modernization decisions are on the agenda too.
"I can't travel to Milan."
Follow FMExchange online: the Streaming & Recordings Pass lets you watch the conference and keep the recordings.
Join us in Milan or online.
Five days of FileMaker, AI and the future of your apps. November 3–7, 2026.
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