NVIDIA GTC San Jose 2026

NVIDIA's flagship AI conference convenes developers, researchers and business leaders for four days of technical sessions and hands-on training.

NVIDIA GTC San Jose 2026 runs March 16-19 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The global AI conference brings together developers, researchers, business leaders, IT decision-makers, startups and NVIDIA's partner ecosystem.

The event focuses on breakthroughs in physical AI, agentic AI, inference and AI factories. Programming includes keynote presentations, technical sessions, hands-on training, workshops and networking opportunities. Attendees can participate in developer days and hackathons while connecting with industry experts and startups. The conference also offers certification and training programs.

GTC San Jose 2026 Focus Areas

• Physical AI: Practical development and deployment of AI systems in physical environments such as robotics and autonomous vehicles
• Agentic AI: Building specialized AI agents capable of reasoning, planning and acting to deliver business results
• AI Factories and Scaling Infrastructure: Transforming data centers into scalable AI intelligence engines for enterprise deployment
• CUDA, Libraries and Developer Tools: Utilizing NVIDIA's CUDA platform and tools for GPU-accelerated application development
• High-Performance Inference and Training: Techniques to scale AI model training and inference for demanding workloads
• Open Models: Exploration of open AI models, data and tools for customization and trustworthy AI deployment
• Quantum Computing and HPC: Integration of quantum computing and high-performance computing with AI for scientific and industrial breakthroughs

Who Should Attend GTC 2026

The conference targets technical and business professionals across the AI ecosystem:

• Developers: Technical professionals building AI and accelerated computing applications
• Researchers: Individuals conducting AI and computing research across industries
• Business Leaders: Executives and decision-makers interested in AI innovation and applications
• IT Decision-Makers: Professionals responsible for technology strategy and infrastructure
• Startups: Founders and teams driving AI innovation and seeking collaboration and exposure

GTC San Jose Sponsors

Notable sponsors include:

• AWS (Elite Sponsor)
• Microsoft Azure (Elite Sponsor)
• Google Cloud (Elite Sponsor)
• Dell Technologies (Elite Sponsor)
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Elite Sponsor)

NVIDIA's Current Products & Platforms

• NVIDIA CUDA and CUDA-X: A suite of parallel computing platforms and APIs enabling developers to build, optimize and deploy GPU-accelerated applications
• NVIDIA Isaac: A robotics development platform providing end-to-end workflows for building physical AI systems, including simulation and deployment tools
• NVIDIA Omniverse: A real-time simulation and collaboration platform for 3D content creation, digital twins and physical AI system development
• NVIDIA AI Factories: Infrastructure solutions that transform data centers into scalable intelligence engines for AI production and deployment
• NVIDIA Agentic AI Frameworks: Tools for building specialized AI agents capable of reasoning, planning and acting autonomously
• NVIDIA High-Performance Inference and Training Platforms: Systems optimized for scaling AI model training and inference workloads, often powered by large language models
• NVIDIA Quantum Computing and HPC Platforms: Accelerated computing solutions unifying AI with quantum hardware for hybrid workflows