NVIDIA GTC 2025 announced from March 17-21; Physical and agentic AI, quantum to take the stage

AI giant NVIDIA is set to showcase the power of AI in 2025, with this year's GTC taking place from March 17 to 21 in San Jose, California.
The event will bring together leading AI experts to highlight advancements in physical AI, agentic AI, and scientific discovery. This year's conference is expected to host 25,000 in-person attendees and 300,000 virtual participants, offering a deep dive into the technologies shaping the future.
Jensen Huang's keynote will take place at the SAP Center on March 18 at 10 a.m. PT, focusing on AI and accelerated computing. The session will be available both online and on-site, with live attendees invited to arrive early for a pregame show hosted by the Acquired podcast and additional surprise festivities. Virtual viewers can also tune in live.
With over 1,000 sessions, 2,000 speakers, and nearly 400 exhibitors, GTC 2025 will showcase how NVIDIA’s AI and accelerated computing platforms are tackling global challenges in climate research, healthcare, cybersecurity, humanoid robotics, and autonomous vehicles. The event will also bring together strategic partners, innovative startups, and leading academic figures.
Featured speakers include:
- Pieter Abbeel, UC Berkeley Robot Learning Lab
- Drago Anguelov, Waymo
- Frances Arnold, Nobel Laureate, Caltech
- Gülen Bengi, Mars Snacking
- Esi Eggleston Bracey, Unilever
- Noam Brown, OpenAI
- Nadia Carlsten, Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Max Jaderberg & Sergei Yakneen, Isomorphic Labs
- Athina Kanioura, PepsiCo
- Jeffrey Katzenberg, WndrCo
- Peter Kyle MP, UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology
- Yann LeCun, Meta / NYU
- Arthur Mensch, Mistral AI
- Joe Park, Yum! Brands
- RP Prasad, Accenture
- Raji Rajagopalan, Microsoft
- Aaron Saunders, Boston Dynamics
- RJ Scaringe, Rivian
- Clara Shih, Meta
- Alicia Tillman, Delta Air Lines
- Pras Velagapudi, Agility Robotics
More than 900 organizations will be represented, including Accenture, Adobe, AWS, BMW Group, Coca-Cola, CoreWeave, Dell, Disney Research, Ford, Google Cloud, Mercedes-Benz, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle Cloud, Pfizer, Salesforce, Samsung, ServiceNow, SoftBank, TSMC, Uber, Volvo, Volkswagen, Wayve, and Zoox.
Quantum Day: Advancing Quantum Computing
NVIDIA is also driving the global quantum computing agenda by designating the fourth day of the event as Quantum Day. Jensen Huang, alongside industry leaders, will host a panel discussion from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT, available via livestream and on demand.
Notable panelists include:
- Alan Baratz, D-Wave
- Ben Bloom, Atom Computing
- Peter Chapman, IonQ
- Rajeeb Hazra, Quantinuum
- Loïc Henriet, Pasqal
- Matthew Kinsella, Infleqtion
- Subodh Kulkarni, Rigetti
- John Levy, SEEQC
- Andrew Ory, QuEra Computing
- Théau Peronnin, Alice & Bob
- Rob Schoelkopf, Quantum Circuits
- Simone Severini, AWS
- Pete Shadbolt, PsiQuantum
- Krysta Svore, Microsoft
Quantum Day will also include technical sessions featuring NVIDIA researchers and industry partners.
As per tradition, GTC will offer 80 hands-on workshops and training labs led by NVIDIA Training. For the first time, on-site attendees can take certification exams at no cost, with pro certifications available in accelerated data science and AI networking. Workshops in generative AI, agentic AI, and CUDA C++ programming will also be available.
Meanwhile, AI Day will cater to startups and investors through the NVIDIA Inception Pavilion program. Additionally, a short financial Q&A session is scheduled for March 19 at 8:30 a.m. PT, with a live webcast available at investor.nvidia.com.