NVIDIA has announced that GTC 2025, the world’s leading artificial intelligence conference, will be held from March 17-21 in San Jose, California. The event will bring together leading figures in the AI field to showcase the latest breakthroughs in physical AI, agentic AI, and scientific discovery.
GTC 2025 expects to draw 25,000 in-person attendees and 300,000 virtual participants for an in-depth look at the technologies poised to reshape the future. NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang will deliver the keynote address from the SAP Center on Tuesday, March 18, at 10 a.m. PT. It will be livestreamed and available on demand at nvidia.com. Registration is not required to view the keynote online.
Onsite attendees can arrive early to enjoy a live pregame show hosted by the “Acquired” podcast and other special events. Virtual attendees can watch the pregame show live online.
“AI is pushing the limits of what’s possible — turning yesterday’s dreams into today’s reality,” Huang said. “GTC brings together the brightest scientists, engineers, developers, and creators to imagine and build a better future. Come and be first to see the new advances in NVIDIA computing and breakthroughs in AI, robotics, science and the arts that will transform industries and society.”
With AI technology being widely adopted and integrated into everyday life, GTC will explore its transformative impact across various industries. The event will feature over 1,000 sessions, 2,000 speakers, and approximately 400 exhibitors. Attendees will learn how NVIDIA’s AI and accelerated computing platforms are being used to address global challenges, from climate research and healthcare to cybersecurity, humanoid robotics, and autonomous vehicles.
NVIDIA’s full-stack platform is driving the next industrial revolution, spanning large language models, physical AI, cloud computing, and scientific discovery. The conference will also include curated experiences, such as demonstrations, hands-on training, autonomous vehicle displays, and a new GTC Night Market featuring street food and crafts from local vendors.
Notable speakers will include: Pieter Abbeel (UC Berkeley), Drago Anguelov (Waymo), Frances Arnold (Caltech), Gülen Bengi (Mars Snacking), Esi Eggleston Bracey (Unilever), Noam Brown (OpenAI), Nadia Carlsten (Novo Nordisk Foundation), Max Jaderberg & Sergei Yakneen (Isomorphic Labs), Athina Kanioura (PepsiCo), Jeffrey Katzenberg (WndrCo), The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP (UK government), Yann LeCun (Meta), Arthur Mensch (Mistral AI), Joe Park (Yum! Brands), Rajendra “RP” Prasad (Accenture), Raji Rajagopalan (Microsoft), Aaron Saunders (Boston Dynamics), RJ Scaringe (Rivian), Clara Shih (Meta), Alicia Tillman (Delta), and Pras Velagapudi (Agility Robotics.
More than 900 organizations are set to participate, including leading companies such as Accenture, Adobe, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.
NVIDIA will host its first Quantum Day on March 20 at GTC. The event will focus on quantum computing and bring together industry leaders, including Alan Baratz (D-Wave), Ben Bloom (Atom Computing), Peter Chapman (IonQ), Rajeeb Hazra (Quantinuum), Loïc Henriet (Pasqal), Matthew Kinsella (Infleqtion), Subodh Kulkarni (Rigetti), John Levy (SEEQC), Andrew Ory (QuEra Computing), Théau Peronnin (Alice & Bob), Rob Schoelkopf (Quantum Circuits), Simone Severini (AWS), Pete Shadbolt (PsiQuantum), and Krysta Svore (Microsoft).
GTC attendees can participate in over 80 hands-on workshops and training labs, and for the first time onsite, can take certification exams for free. New certifications will be available in areas such as accelerated data science and AI networking. More information on the training programs can be found on the event webpage.
GTC will also feature an AI Day for startups and VCs, with expert panels, live demos, and networking opportunities. The NVIDIA Inception Pavilion will spotlight cutting-edge innovation from participating startups. NVIDIA will hold a Q&A session for investors on March 19.
