Nvidia today announced GTC 2025, the world’s premier AI conference, will return March 17 to March 21 to San Jose, California, with an estimated 25,000 in-person attendees and 300,000 virtually.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang‘s keynote is expected to be so popular that it will once again have to be held in a concert venue, SAP Center. It takes place at 10 a.m. Pacific time on March 18.
His talk will be focused on AI and accelerated computing technologies changing the world. It will be livestreamed and available on demand at nvidia.com. Registration is not required to view the keynote online.
Onsite attendees can arrive at SAP Center early to enjoy a live pregame show hosted by the “Acquired” podcast and other surprise festivities. Virtual attendees can catch the pregame show live online.
“AI is pushing the limits of what’s possible — turning yesterday’s dreams into today’s reality,” Huang said in a statement. “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.”
Nvidia said AI is here, and it’s mainstream — powering the everyday brands that shape people’s lives. At GTC, some of the world’s largest companies, groundbreaking startups and leading academic minds will convene to explore the transformative impact of AI across industries.
With over 1,000 sessions, 2,000 speakers and nearly 400 exhibitors, GTC will showcase how Nvidia’s AI and accelerated computing platforms tackle the world’s biggest and toughest challenges — spanning climate research to healthcare, cybersecurity, humanoid robotics, autonomous vehicles and more. From large language models and physical AI to cloud computing and scientific discovery, Nvidia’s full-stack platform is driving the next industrial revolution, the company said.
At the conference, attendees can also look forward to curated experiences, including dozens of demos spanning every industry, hands-on training, autonomous vehicle exhibits and rides, and a new GTC Night Market featuring street food and wares from 20 local vendors and artisans.
Notable speakers
Pieter Abbeel, director of the UC Berkeley Robot Learning Lab and co-director of the UC Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Lab
Drago Anguelov, vice president and head of research, Waymo
Frances Arnold, Nobel Laureate in chemistry and Linus Pauling Professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering and biochemistry, California Institute of Technology
Gülen Bengi, chief marketing officer, Mars Snacking
Esi Eggleston Bracey, chief growth and marketing officer, Unilever
Noam Brown, research scientist, OpenAI
Nadia Carlsten, CEO, Danish Centre for AI Innovation, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Max Jaderberg, chief AI officer, and Sergei Yakneen, chief technology officer, Isomorphic Labs
Athina Kanioura, executive vice president and chief strategy and transformation officer, PepsiCo
Jeffrey Katzenberg, founding partner, WndrCo
The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, United Kingdom
Yann LeCun, vice president and chief AI scientist, Meta; professor, New York University
Arthur Mensch, CEO, Mistral AI
Joe Park, chief digital and technology officer, Yum! Brands; president, Byte by Yum!
Rajendra “RP” Prasad, chief information and asset engineering officer, Accenture
Raji Rajagopalan, vice president, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft
Aaron Saunders, chief technology officer, Boston Dynamics
RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO, Rivian
Clara Shih, head of business AI, Meta
Alicia Tillman, chief marketing officer, Delta Air Lines
Pras Velagapudi, chief technology officer, Agility Robotics
More than 900 organizations will participate, including Accenture, Adobe, Arm, Airbnb, Amazon Web Services (AWS), BMW Group, The Coca-Cola Company, CoreWeave, Dell Technologies, Disney Research, Field AI, Ford, Foxconn, Google Cloud, Kroger, Lowe’s, Mercedes-Benz, Meta, Microsoft, MLB, NFL, OpenAI, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Pfizer, Rockwell Automation, Salesforce, Samsung, ServiceNow, SoftBank, TSMC, Uber, Volvo, Volkswagen, Wayve and Zoox.
Quantum Day Arrives
Nvidia will host its first Quantum Day at GTC on March 20. The event will bring together the global quantum computing community and key industry figures.
Leaders from the quantum computing industry will join a panel with Huang from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT, shedding light on the current state and future of quantum computing. The panel will be livestreamed and available on demand, and feature pioneers in quantum computing, including:
Alan Baratz, CEO, D-Wave
Ben Bloom, CEO, Atom Computing
Peter Chapman, executive chair, IonQ
Rajeeb Hazra, CEO, Quantinuum
Loïc Henriet, co-CEO, Pasqal
Matthew Kinsella, CEO, Infleqtion
Subodh Kulkarni, CEO, Rigetti
John Levy, CEO, SEEQC
Andrew Ory, CEO, QuEra Computing
Théau Peronnin, CEO, Alice & Bob
Rob Schoelkopf, chief scientist, Quantum Circuits
Simone Severini, general manager, quantum technologies, AWS
Pete Shadbolt, chief scientific officer, PsiQuantum
Krysta Svore, technical fellow, Microsoft
GTC attendees can participate in more than 80 hands-on instructor-led workshops and training labs provided by Nvidia Training. For the first time, onsite attendees can take certification exams for free — gaining a tremendous opportunity to validate their AI and accelerated computing skills and advance their careers.
Startup and Venture Capital Ecosystem
For startups and VCs, GTC will feature an AI Day with expert panels, live demos from top startups, session tracks designed for investors, a VC reverse pitch session and exclusive networking opportunities with investors.
The Nvidia Inception Pavilion will spotlight cutting-edge innovation from the Nvidia Inception program, home to more than 22,000 startups. Nearly 250 Inception members will showcase their breakthroughs with demos, exhibitions and sessions spanning areas such as healthcare, climate science and robotics.
And Nvidia will hold a Q&A session for investors on March 19 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific. The webcast will be available at investor.nvidia.com.
Author: Dean Takahashi
Source: Venturebeat
Reviewed By: Editorial Team
