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NVIDIA Sets GTC 2026 for March 16–19 in San Jose, With Jensen Huang Keynote

NVIDIA says the program will demonstrate coordinated advances across every layer of the AI stack.

Overview

  • Huang will deliver the keynote from the SAP Center on Monday, March 16 at 11 a.m. PT, outlining advances from accelerated compute and AI factories to open models, agentic systems and physical AI, with specifics held for the reveal after earlier teases of unprecedented products.
  • More than 30,000 attendees from over 190 countries are expected as downtown San Jose expands to 10 venues, and the keynote will stream live with no registration required.
  • GTC features 1,000+ sessions spanning AI factories, large-scale inference, robotics, digital twins, scientific and quantum computing, and enterprise deployments, framed by NVIDIA’s five-layer view of energy, chips, infrastructure, models and applications.
  • Developers and engineers can access nine full-day workshops, over 60 hands-on labs and onsite certification, alongside self-paced courses, educator programs and one-on-one training consultations.
  • The ecosystem focus includes showcases from more than 240 NVIDIA Inception startups, dedicated venture programming and NVentures engagement, a live pregame show at 8 a.m. PT with notable AI leaders, and an investor and analyst Q&A on Tuesday, March 17 at 9 a.m. PT.