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Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas 2026

Mar 16–20, 2026 · Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, United States

Conference
Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360 Software engineering
Dates
Mar 16, 2026 – Mar 20, 2026
Venue
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Place
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Format
In person
Status
Past
Attendance
—
Website
vslive.com
Recorded
4 sponsors · 77 speaker appearances
Notes
Speakers: full list from the speaker list page (64 sessions incl. workshops and hands-on labs), one row per speaker per session; track = first track tag shown. Affiliation is the company line of each speaker entry (null where only a job title is shown). Prices: main conference packages at the earliest listed and the Standard rate (hotel packages excluded). Pages read live via the same 1105 Media CMS at live360events.com/ECG/vslive/... because vslive.com blocks automated fetches; URLs cited are the canonical vslive.com paths.

Ticket prices

TicketPriceValid untilNotesSource
3 Day Conference Package (Year-End Savings)$1,825Dec 19, 2025vslive.com
5 Day Conference Package (Year-End Savings)$2,725Dec 19, 2025vslive.com
3 Day Conference Package (Standard)$2,125Mar 16, 2026vslive.com
5 Day Conference Package (Standard)$3,225Mar 16, 2026vslive.com

Sponsorship packages

PackagePriceValid untilNotesSource
Basic Exhibitor$2,995—Per conference. Orlando 10x10 booth; Las Vegas/Microsoft HQ/San Diego 6' table space; 1 conference pass + 2 exhibit-hall badges.vslive.com
Silver Sponsorship$5,000—Per conference. Booth, table-topic lunch table, 1 conference pass.vslive.com
Gold Sponsorship$8,000—Per conference. Booth, 15-min product demo session, opening acknowledgement, 2 conference passes.vslive.com
Platinum Sponsorship$9,995—Per conference. Booth, 75-min breakout session, focus-group lunch (15 attendees), 1 eBlast, 3 conference passes.vslive.com
Exclusive Dinner Sponsorship$12,500—Exclusive dinner sponsorship.vslive.com
Mix & Mingle$15,000—First-night networking reception sponsorship.vslive.com
Special Event$20,000—Food/drinks/music event for all attendees; includes full Platinum benefits.vslive.com

Sponsors 4

Title / headline 1

Platinum 2

Silver 1

Speakers and talks 77

SpeakerCompanyRoleTalkLinks
Drew Skwiers-KoballaMicrosoftKeynoteKeynote: Knowledge is the Key: The Path for AI Applications—
Jerry NixonMicrosoftKeynoteKeynote: Knowledge is the Key: The Path for AI Applications—
Mads KristensenMicrosoftKeynoteKeynote: The Road to Visual Studio 2027: Building a Faster, Smarter IDE—
Nik KarpinskyMicrosoftKeynoteKeynote: The Road to Visual Studio 2027: Building a Faster, Smarter IDE—
Allen ConwayXebiaSpeakerBuilding Angular PWAs: The Overlooked Path to Modern Mobile Apps—
Allen ConwayXebiaWorkshopWorkshop: Building Blazor Applications—
Allen ConwayXebiaSpeakerNavigating Your Career as a Software Engineer—
Allen ConwayXebiaSpeakerZero to Blazor Apps with GitHub Copilot—
Allen ConwayXebiaSpeakerFast Focus: Deploying Web Apps to Azure Using CI/CD in ADO—
Amber VanderburgPathwayz GroupSpeakerVAR, AI Referees, and the Future of Code Reviews—
Amber VanderburgPathwayz GroupSpeakerDebugging Like a Coach: Fixing Team Bugs Before They Crash the Game—
Angela DuganRed FoundrySpeakerFear and (Self) Loathing in IT – A Healthy Discussion on Imposter Syndrome—
Angela DuganRed FoundrySpeakerThe Metrics Trap, And How Modern Delivery Teams Escape It—
Angela DuganRed FoundryWorkshopHands-On Lab: Mastering Human Factors in Engineering—
Benjamin Day—SpeakerAgile-ish: Lightweight PM with GitHub Projects—
Benjamin Day—SpeakerBranches That Don't Suck: Smarter Strategies for Modern Dev Teams—
Benjamin Day—WorkshopHands-On Lab: Mastering Human Factors in Engineering—
Brian A. RandellMCW TechnologiesWorkshopWorkshop: Modern & Secure AI Engineering with C#, GitHub, and Azure—
Brian A. RandellMCW TechnologiesSpeakerAI's Not Magic: A Developer's Guide to Using AI Tools Without the Hype—
Brian A. RandellMCW TechnologiesSpeakerVS Code and Visual Studio - Better Together with Copilot—
Brian A. RandellMCW TechnologiesSpeakerFast Focus: GitHub Models--An AI-infused Developer Experience—
Chad GreenJasper Engines & TransmissionsSpeakerCrack the Code of Serverless Design—
Chad GreenJasper Engines & TransmissionsSpeakerFast Focus: Time Travelling Data—
Chad GreenJasper Engines & TransmissionsSpeakerIn Defense of Microservices—
Denny CherryDenny Cherry & Associates ConsultingSpeakerSelecting the Correct Azure Data Solution for your Application—
Denny CherryDenny Cherry & Associates ConsultingSpeakerSQL Server Indexing—
Drew Skwiers-KoballaMicrosoftSpeakerThe Developers Guide to Migrate to Azure SQL—
Edwin "Ned" GnichtelCodeLogicSpeakerSESSION CANCELLED: Utilizing GraphRAG to Drive Autonomous AI and Reduce Technical Debt—
Eric D. BoydresponsiveXSpeakerDesigning AI Agents and Agentic AI Solutions—
Eric D. BoydresponsiveXWorkshop2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI - Day 2: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Using Python—
Eric D. BoydresponsiveXWorkshop2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI - Day 1: Getting Started with Python—
Eric D. BoydresponsiveXSpeakerRapidly Create Intelligent AI Agents with Copilot Studio—
Jason BockRocket MortgageSpeakerWhat's New in C#—
Jason BockRocket MortgageSpeakerFast Focus: Caching Options in .NET—
Jason BockRocket MortgageSpeakerImproving Performance in .NET—
Jason BockRocket MortgageWorkshopWorkshop: Building Blazor Applications—
Jeffrey T. FritzProgressWorkshopHands-On Lab: Get Started with .NET Aspire & ASP.NET Core for Distributed Application Building - Jeffrey T. Fritz—
Jeffrey T. FritzProgressSpeakerHooking Up All the Things, Making Your Developer's Life Easier—
Jerry NixonMicrosoftSpeakerSQL ❤️ JSON: The Best of Both Worlds—
Jerry NixonMicrosoftSpeaker.NET Aspire & SQL Server: A Developer's Dream Comes True—
Jerry NixonMicrosoftSpeakerBuilding an AI Agent to Work with Your Own Data—
Jon GallowayMicrosoftSpeakerModernizing .NET Applications—
Jon GallowayMicrosoftSpeakerBuilding Intelligent .NET Applications: From AI Features to Agentic Systems—
Joshua BrownNexArc Solutions LLCSpeakerAI Backstage Pass: The Good, the Bad, and the Absolutely Weird—
Justine CocchiMicrosoftSpeakerZero Downtime at Scale: Architecting Highly Resilient Applications in Azure—
Kaushik GokhaleWai TechnologiesSpeakerEnterprise AI: Spec-Driven Development vs. Vibe Coding—
Ken MuseGitHubWorkshopWorkshop: Modern & Secure AI Engineering with C#, GitHub, and Azure—
Ken MuseGitHubSpeakerThreats from the Shadows—
Ken MuseGitHubSpeakerNavigating the Project Storm: A Guide to Overcoming 10 Development Project Pitfalls—
Ken MuseGitHubSpeakerCrafting Your Codespace—
Lino TadrosThe Training BossSpeakerDelta Parquet, Fabric, AI and LLMs, Oh My!—
Lino TadrosThe Training BossSpeakerSupercharging GenAI Apps with Azure Database for PostgreSQL—
Mads KristensenMicrosoftSpeakerThe Forgotten Features of Visual Studio You NEED In Your Life!—
Marcel de VriesXebiaSpeakerIntegrating AI into Your Existing Applications using Semantic Kernel & C#—
Marcel de VriesXebiaSpeakerGitHub Actions in Action—
Marcel de VriesXebiaWorkshopHands-On Lab: Unlock the Potential of AI in Your Applications with Semantic Kernel—
Mickey GoussetGitHubSpeakerCrafting Your Codespace—
Mickey GoussetGitHubWorkshopWorkshop: Modern & Secure AI Engineering with C#, GitHub, and Azure—
Mickey GoussetGitHubSpeakerThreats from the Shadows—
Mickey GoussetGitHubSpeakerNavigating the Project Storm: A Guide to Overcoming 10 Development Project Pitfalls—
Nik KarpinskyMicrosoftSpeakerMeasure Twice, Optimize Once: Real-World .NET Profiling with Visual Studio—
Patty ChowMicrosoftSpeakerBuilding Azure DocumentDB on Open-Source Foundations—
Patty ChowMicrosoftSpeakerFast Focus: From SQL to NoSQL—
Philip JapiksePintas & MullinsSpeakerBuilding Websites with ASP.NET Core Razor Pages—
Philip JapiksePintas & MullinsSpeakerBuilding RESTful Services with ASP.NET Core—
Philip JapiksePintas & MullinsSpeakerVersioning and Documenting ASP.NET Core Services—
Philip JapiksePintas & MullinsSpeakerFast Focus on API Versioning—
Rockford LhotkaXebiaWorkshopWorkshop: Building Blazor Applications—
Rockford LhotkaXebiaSpeakerDeep Dive: Microsoft Blazor Zero to Success—
Roy CornelissenXebiaSpeakerGet the Message? - Choosing a Messaging Framework for Your .NET Applications—
Roy CornelissenXebiaWorkshopHands-On Lab: Unlock the Potential of AI in Your Applications with Semantic Kernel—
Sam BasuUno PlatformSpeakerDeep Dive: Contextual AI for Developer Productivity—
Sameer RanabhorWai TechnologiesSpeakerEnterprise AI: Spec-Driven Development vs. Vibe Coding—
Ted NewardNeward and AssociatesSpeakerBusy .NET Developer's Guide to Orleans—
Ted NewardNeward and AssociatesSpeakerBusy .NET Developer's Guide to Python—
Thiago AlmeidaMicrosoftSpeakerBuilding Bulletproof AI Agents with Azure Functions—
Thiago AlmeidaMicrosoftSpeakerSecuring Your Cloud Applications with Identity and Networking Best Practices—

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