Microsoft returns to NVIDIA GTC 2026 in San Jose with a strong presence across conference sessions, in‑booth theater talks, live demos, and executive‑level ancillary events. Together with NVIDIA and our partner ecosystem, Microsoft is showcasing how Azure AI infrastructure enables AI training, inference, and production at global scale. Visit us at Booth #521 to see the latest innovations in action and connect with Azure and NVIDIA experts.
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Free, refreshing beverages served during outdoor park hours.
Microsoft Featured
S82398 · Mon, Mar 16 · 4:00 PM
Prashant Varshney
Microsoft · Semiconductor & AI Engineering
Abstract: Semiconductor teams face exploding design complexity and shrinking verification windows. This session shows how the Microsoft Discovery AI for Science platform, combined with Synopsys Agent Engineers, introduces an agentic approach to EDA that automates routine steps and accelerates expert decision-making on Azure.
Microsoft Featured
S82399 · Tue, Mar 17 · 1:00 PM
Nitin Nagarkatte
Microsoft · Azure AI Infrastructure
Anand Raman
Microsoft · Azure AI
Vipul Modi
Microsoft · AI Systems
Abstract: As enterprises move to agentic systems, the challenge shifts to operating intelligent agents reliably at scale. This session demonstrates how Microsoft builds AI Factories on Azure using NVIDIA technology and explores Microsoft Foundry as the control plane for deploying and operating coordinated AI agents.
Dayan Rodriguez
Corporate Vice President
Global Manufacturing
and Mobility
Alistair Spiers
General Manager
Azure Infrastructure
Live Special Feature
Monday, March 16 @ 2PM
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Don't miss these high-impact sessions where Microsoft and NVIDIA leaders discuss the future of AI factories and infrastructure.
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Speakers: JP Vasseur, César Martinez Spessot
NVIDIA, Microsoft Research
Speakers: Raj Paul, Thomas Evans, Bryan Goodman
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Speakers: Gilad Shainer, Peter Salanki, Evan Burness
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Visit the Microsoft Theater for lightning talks from engineering leaders and partners.
2:00 PM
BTH208 · NVIDIA
Accelerate AI Innovation on Azure with NVIDIA Run:ai — Rob Magno
2:30 PM
BTH202 · General Robotics
Models to Machines: Deploying Agentic AI in Real-World Robotics — Dinesh Narayanan
3:00 PM
BTH200 · Fractal Analytics
From Generalist to Enterprise-Ready: Fractal Builds Domain AI — C. Chaudhuri, S. Chakraborty
3:30 PM
BTH109 · Microsoft
Agentic cloud ops - Smarter Operations with Azure Copilot — Jyoti Sharma
4:00 PM
BTH103 · Microsoft
Build a Deep Research Agent for Enterprise Data — D. Casati, A. Slutsky, H. Alkemade
4:30 PM
BTH205 · NetApp
Azure NetApp Files: Powering Your Data for AI Capabilities — Andy Chan
5:00 PM
BTH207 · NVIDIA
The Agentic Commerce Stack: Open Models on Azure — Antonio Martinez
5:30 PM
BTH217 · OPAQUE
Confidential AI on Azure Unlocks Sovereign AI at Scale — Aaron Fulkerson
6:00 PM
BTH218 · Simplismart
Making BYOC work at scale with modular inference — Amritanshu Jain
1:30 PM
BTH100 · Microsoft
From Open Weights to Enterprise Scale: Open-Source Models — Sharmila Chockalingam
2:00 PM
BTH212 · Personal AI
Unlocking the power of memory in Teams with Personal AI — Sam Harkness
2:30 PM
BTH111 · Microsoft / NVIDIA
Scalable LLM Inference on AKS Using NVIDIA Dynamo — Mohamad Al jazaery, Anton Slutsky
3:00 PM
BTH204 · Mistral AI
Innovate with Mistral AI on Microsoft Foundry — Ian Mathew
3:30 PM
BTH104 · Microsoft
GPU-Accelerated CFD at Scale: Star-CCM+ on Azure — Jason Scheffelmaer
4:00 PM
BTH206 · NeuBird AI
Agentic AI for Incident Response on Microsoft Azure — Grant Griffiths
4:30 PM
BTH101 · GitHub
Agentic DevOps: Evolving software with GitHub Copilot — Glenn Wester
5:00 PM
BTH209 · Rescale
Real-World AI Physics: GM & NVIDIA on Rescale — Dinal Perera
5:30 PM
BTH107 · Microsoft
Intro to LoRA Fine-Tuning on Azure — Christin Pohl
1:00 PM
BTH219 · VAST Data
Scaling AI Infrastructure on Azure with VAST Data — Jason Vallery
1:30 PM
BTH110 · Microsoft
Physical AI and Robotics: The Next Frontier — F. Miller, C. Souche, D. Narayanan
2:00 PM
BTH105 · Microsoft
Sovereign AI options with Azure Local — Kim Lam
2:30 PM
BTH108 · Microsoft
Automating HPC Workflows with Copilot Agents — Param Shah
3:00 PM
BTH102 · Microsoft
Trustworthy Multi-Agent Workflows with Microsoft Foundry — Brian Benz
4:00 PM
BTH106 · Microsoft
Scaling Enterprise AI on ARO with NVIDIA H100 & H200 — Lachie Evenson
4:30 PM
BTH211 · WEKA
Hybrid AI Data Orchestration with WEKA NeuralMesh™ — Desiree Campbell
5:00 PM
BTH202 · Hammerspace
NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software with NIM — Mike Bloom
5:30 PM
BTH203 · Kinaxis
Reimagining Global Supply Planning with Azure — Dane Henshall
6:00 PM
BTH214 · AT&T
Connected AI on Azure for Manufacturing — Brad Pritchett
11:00 AM
BTH210 · Wandelbots
Physical AI: Powering Software-Defined Automation in Robotics — Marwin Kunz, Martin George
Visit the Microsoft booth to see our technology in action with live demonstrations across four dedicated pod areas.
End‑to‑end AI infrastructure for training and inference at scale, featuring the latest NVIDIA GPU integrations on Azure.
Our comprehensive platform for building, deploying, and operating agentic AI systems with enterprise reliability.
Showcasing joint Microsoft and NVIDIA solutions across diverse industries, from manufacturing to retail.
Discover how innovative startups are running next‑generation AI workloads on the Azure platform.
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Exclusive gathering for startup leaders and Microsoft executives.
Strategic alignment session for Microsoft and NVIDIA executives.
Executive dinner for key customers and leadership teams.
Community networking mixer for Microsoft teams, partners, and customers.
Wed · Mar 18
10:00 AM
to 1:00 PM
Hosted by Microsoft & NVIDIA at GTC. Join us for an exclusive brunch and discussion on the intelligent ecosystem.
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