Upcoming Events:15 March 2026 - 19 March 2026
Location:San Jose, CA
About the Event
Right, then, mark your calendars and perhaps start saving for that inevitable, slightly-too-pricey leather jacket. NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC), the annual pilgrimage for absolutely anyone who’s anyone in the hallowed halls of artificial intelligence, is set to descend upon San Jose, California, from 16-19 March 2026, with workshops helpfully kicking things off a day earlier on 15 March. After a few years languishing in the digital ether, GTC has roared back to its in-person glory, firmly re-establishing itself as the premier stage for the future of accelerated computing.

Now, let’s be clear: this isn’t merely another tech conference. Oh no. This is the platform where NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, resplendent in his signature leather jacket – because, honestly, what else? – pulls back the curtain on the next silicon heart of the burgeoning AI revolution. GTC is where the world’s sharpest developers, most audacious researchers, and the industry’s undisputed titans converge to witness the definitive roadmap for the technology that will power everything from the wildest generative AI dreams and the eerily lifelike humanoid robots to intricate digital twins and, naturally, the next generation of autonomous vehicles. If your crystal ball is a bit foggy and you genuinely want to grasp what the bleeding edge of AI will look like a full two years from now, then San Jose is, unequivocally, the only place to be.
Key Themes
While the official agenda remains, as ever, tantalisingly under wraps, one can certainly make a few highly educated guesses – bordering on prophecies, frankly – based on NVIDIA’s utterly relentless, almost clockwork-like one-year rhythm of innovation. Expect the hallowed halls to be absolutely buzzing with fervent discussions and dazzling demos, all neatly orbiting these core pillars:
- The Rubin Architecture: Hot on the heels of the Blackwell platform – which, let’s be honest, is still barely out of its wrapper – the undisputed star of the show will undoubtedly be the “Rubin” GPU architecture, firmly slated for a 2026 release. Prepare for exhaustive deep dives into the brand-new Vera CPU and a thorough exploration of precisely how this combined platform will utterly push the very boundaries of large-scale AI training and inference, almost certainly featuring next-generation HBM4 memory. Because, naturally, more memory is always the answer.
- Embodied AI and Robotics: With a name that subtly echoes a certain sentient tree, Project GR00T, NVIDIA’s foundational model for humanoid robots, is poised to be a truly major focus. We’re anticipating nothing short of significant, perhaps even paradigm-shifting, updates to the Isaac robotics platform, meticulously showcasing precisely how these general-purpose robots can learn, adapt, and interact with our messy, unpredictable real world through the potent combination of advanced simulation and, of course, generative AI.
- Generative AI at Scale: From the grand ambition of building colossal ‘AI factories’ to the granular deployment of NVIDIA NIM inference microservices, the overarching theme here will be an unwavering commitment to making generative AI not just powerful, but genuinely more accessible and astonishingly efficient. This capacious umbrella covers everything from the mind-boggling feat of running trillion-parameter models to the uncanny artistry of creating hyper-realistic digital humans with NVIDIA ACE. It’s about bringing the magic to the masses, albeit the very well-funded masses.
- Digital Twins and the Industrial Metaverse: Naturally, NVIDIA’s Omniverse platform is set to feature prominently, serving as the digital canvas demonstrating precisely how large-scale, physically accurate simulations are not merely optimising, but fundamentally transforming entire industries. Keep a keen eye out for groundbreaking applications spanning everything from precision manufacturing and rigorous autonomous vehicle training to the critical realm of climate science, powered by innovative platforms like Earth-2. Because who needs reality when you can simulate a better one?
Highlighted Speakers
While the full, illustrious speaker list remains tantalisingly unconfirmed, one name is absolutely guaranteed, etched in silicon and legend: Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA. His legendary keynote address is less a presentation and more a multi-hour, often shirt-sleeved, marathon that doesn’t just set the tone for the conference itself, but quite literally dictates the trajectory for the entire AI industry for the year to come. Beyond the sage of Santa Clara, expect a formidable supporting cast featuring leading researchers from the world’s most prestigious academic institutions and high-flying executives from virtually every major cloud provider and enterprise AI company worth its salt, all converging to showcase their groundbreaking work, naturally, on NVIDIA’s ubiquitous platform.
Program Highlights
The precise schedule is, of course, still forthcoming, but the overarching structure of GTC is, thankfully, as well-established and predictable as the tides:
Workshops - 15 March 2026
- Kicking off the proceedings, these are full-day, intensely practical, hands-on training sessions, meticulously led by the unparalleled experts from the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI). Prepare to get your hands dirty, metaphorically speaking, with some serious AI.
Keynote - 16 March 2026
- This is it. The main event. The moment everyone’s been waiting for. Jensen Huang’s epic keynote address, painstakingly detailing all the monumental hardware, groundbreaking software, and strategic partnership announcements that will undoubtedly reverberate across the industry for months to come.
AI Conference & Expo - 16-19 March 2026
- Four days of relentless intellectual stimulation. Expect hundreds of insightful sessions, lively panels, and captivating talks, meticulously covering dozens of topics that span the entire spectrum from the intricacies of autonomous vehicles to the profound breakthroughs in drug discovery.
- And, of course, there’s the absolutely sprawling expo floor, a veritable wonderland featuring the very latest, shiny innovations from NVIDIA itself and its truly vast, interconnected ecosystem of partners. Prepare to be overwhelmed, in the best possible way.
Registration
As of this moment, registration is not yet open for GTC 2026 – because, you know, good things come to those who wait, or at least sign up for email alerts. For now, your best bet is to make a pilgrimage (of the digital variety this time) to the official NVIDIA GTC website to sign up for those all-important notifications.
Specific pricing and package details will, naturally, be announced closer to the event date. However, based on the wisdom gleaned from previous years, you can safely anticipate a comprehensive range of pass types catering to everyone from cash-strapped students and eager developers to the deep-pocketed enterprise attendees. But be warned: don’t dither. This isn’t just a hot ticket; it’s arguably the hottest ticket in tech, and for very good reason indeed.