.NET Conf: Focus on Modernization is happening April 22-23, 2025! Featuring .NET experts such as Scott Hanselman, Maddy Montaquila (Leger), Jerry Nixon, and many others, it promises to be THE place to answer all your questions related to modern .NET! Save the date 👍
We’re excited to announce the topics and speakers for .NET Conf: Focus on Modernization, our latest virtual event on April 22-23, 2025! This event features live sessions from .NET and cloud computing experts, providing attendees with the latest insights into modernizing .NET applications, including technical upgrades, cloud migration, and tooling advancements.
To get ready, visit the .NET Conf: Focus on Modernization home page and click Add to Calendar so you can save the date on your calendar. From this page, on the day of the event you’ll be able to join a live stream on YouTube and Twitch. We will also make the source code for the demos available on GitHub and the on-demand replays will be available on our YouTube channel.
Learn more: https://focus.dotnetconf.net/
Why attend?
In the fast-changing technological environment we now find ourselves, it has never been more urgent to modernize enterprise .NET applications to maintain competitiveness and stay ahead of the next innovation. Updating .NET applications for the cloud is a major business priority and involves not only technical upgrades and cloud migration, but also improvements in tooling, processes, and skills. At this event, you will get the end to end insights across latest tools, innovations, and best practices for successful .NET modernization.
What can developers expect?
The event will run live for up to five hours each day, covering different aspects of .NET modernizations. Scott Hanselman will set the tone for day one with discussion of the experiences and processes to modernize .NET applications in the era of AI. This will be followed by expert sessions on upgrading .NET apps and modernizing both your apps and data to the cloud. Day two will soar higher into the clouds, with sessions to help with cloud migration, cloud development, and infusing AI into your apps. You can interact with experts and ask questions to deepen your expertise, as we broadcast live on YouTube, or Twitch. Recordings of all sessions will be available with materials after the event.
Agenda
Here’s a quick snapshot of the schedule. Things may change, and we recommend that you please visit the event home page for the latest agenda and session times: https://focus.dotnetconf.net/agenda
Day 1 – April 22, Tuesday
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Time (PDT) |
Session |
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8:00 am |
Modernizing .NET: Future-ready applications in the era of AI Scott Hanselman, Chet Husk, McKenna Barlow |
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9:00 am |
Deep dive into the upcoming AI-assisted tooling to upgrade .NET apps Chet Husk, McKenna Barlow |
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10:00 am |
Use Reliable Web App patterns to confidently replatform your web apps |
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11:00 am |
Modernize Data-Driven Apps (No AI Needed) |
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12:00 pm |
Modernize from ASP.NET to ASP.NET Core: The Future is Now Taylor Southwick |
Day 2 – April 23, Wednesday
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Time (PDT) |
Session |
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8:00 am |
Unblock .NET modernization with AI-assisted app and code assessment tools |
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9:00 am |
Cloud development doesn't have to be painful thanks to .NET Aspire Maddy Montaquila (Leger) |
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10:00 am |
Introducing Artificial Intelligence to your application |
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11:00 am |
Modernizing your desktop: From WinForms to Blazor, Azure, and AI |
Save the Date!
.NET Conf: Focus on Modernization is a free, two-day livestream event that you won’t want to miss. Tune in on April 22 and 23, 2025, ask questions live, and learn how to get your .NET applications ready for the AI revolution.
Stay tuned for more updates and detailed session information. We can’t wait to see you there!
Updated Apr 15, 2025
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