When is Jensen Huang's keynote and can I watch it online?

The keynote is on Tuesday, December 1 at 2 p.m. ET. NVIDIA livestreams it, and in-person seating is limited and first come, first served.

How much does a pass cost?

The Conference Pass (Tuesday to Thursday) is $899, the Exhibits Only pass is $375 and a Monday Full-Day Workshop is $395. Conference passes and workshops were waitlisted at the time of writing.

Registering with a government email address gives a free Conference Pass or 50% off a Full-Day Workshop. University and non-profit email addresses get 50% off the Conference or Exhibits Only pass. Credentials must be shown at check-in, and offers can't be combined.

Is there an age limit?

Yes. You must be 18 or older by November 30, 2026 to attend in person.

NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C. 2026

About this event

NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C. brings NVIDIA's GTC conference to the US capital, focused on how super intelligence (SI) can drive American economic growth, reindustrialization and scientific discovery. The 2026 edition runs across a multi-venue campus in central Washington, with the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center as its hub, and is headlined by a keynote from NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang on Tuesday, December 1.

Keynote

Jensen Huang's keynote takes place on Tuesday, December 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. ET. NVIDIA livestreams the keynote; in-person seating is limited and first come, first served. Conference and Exhibits Only passes include a keynote watch party.

Who attends

NVIDIA aims the conference at government leaders, policymakers, scientists, researchers, industry partners and its partner ecosystem. Announced speakers include officials from the US Department of Energy, the Treasury and the FDA alongside NVIDIA executives and Lilly's chief AI officer.

What's covered

Talks, panels and live demos cover open models, AI factories, physical AI, high-performance computing and US scientific advancement, organized around these key topics:

Agents
Science
Infrastructure
Safety and security
CUDA and libraries
Local AI
Open source
Physical AI and robotics

Formats

Monday, November 30 is a day of full-day, hands-on technical workshops. From Tuesday to Thursday the conference runs sessions and training labs alongside an exhibit hall with Expo Theater talks and receptions, free proctored NVIDIA certification exams, and Build-a-Claw, where attendees try agent frameworks such as OpenClaw and Hermes running locally on NVIDIA hardware. Recorded sessions go to NVIDIA On-Demand after the event.

Tickets & passes

Conference Pass — USD 899: Tuesday–Thursday: keynote (limited seating) and watch party, sessions, training labs, certifications, Build-a-Claw, exhibits, receptions, lunch. Waitlist
Exhibits Only — USD 375: Tuesday–Thursday: keynote watch party, Build-a-Claw, Connect With the Experts, certifications, exhibits and receptions, lunch
Full-Day Workshop — USD 395: Monday only: eight-hour hands-on technical workshop and lunch. Waitlist
Government Conference Pass — Free: Free with a government email address; credentials checked on site

NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C. 2026 is a Technology event taking place 30 Nov - 3 Dec 2026 at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, United States.

Speakers10

Jensen Huang
Founder, NVIDIA
Darío Gil
Undersecretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
Paras Malik
Chief SI Officer & Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Thomas Fuchs
Senior Vice President, Chief AI Officer, Lilly
Dr. Rick Abramson
Director of the Digital Health Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Ian Buck
VP, Hyperscale and HPC, NVIDIA
Rev Lebaredian
VP, Physical AI Simulation, NVIDIA
Kari Briski
VP, AI Software Product Management, NVIDIA
Kimberly Powell
VP, Healthcare and Life Sciences, NVIDIA
Sasa Zdjelar
Chief Security Officer and Head of Product Security, NVIDIA