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August 4-8, 2025 Microsoft Conference Center Redmond, WA

Get Training at the .NET & AI Epicenter: Microsoft Headquarters!

Join your tech community at VSLive! @ Microsoft Headquarters 2025, August 4–8 in Redmond, WA, for five immersive days of live, hands-on learning. Connect with Microsoft insiders, industry experts, and fellow developers to master the latest in the Microsoft stack—including .NET 8/9, ASP.NET Core, Visual Studio 2022, Blazor, TypeScript, and Azure.

This year, we’re bringing you more sessions and content than ever before, with expanded Microsoft-led sessions and events woven throughout the week.

Explore today’s hottest tech: GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Azure OpenAI, and Semantic Kernel. Dive into modern cross-platform development with .NET MAUI, enhance your apps with AI, and level up your skills in DevOps, data, and cloud architecture.

Experience unbiased, in-depth training designed for seasoned developers. Get answers, spark ideas, and grow your network in a vibrant, passionate developer community.

Check out the sessions, expert speakers, and fun activities headed to Visual Studio Live! @ Microsoft HQ, Redmond, WA!

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Countdown to VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ

5 Day Conference Package
Standard Rate: $3,225
4 Day Conference Package
Standard Rate: $2,725
3 Day Conference Package
Standard Rate: $2,125

Team Discounts + Additional Labs/Workshops Available

Latest News & Announcements

  • Microsoft HQ News & Events

    Get the latest updates, insights, and speaker highlights at the Microsoft HQ News & Events blog to stay in the loop!

  • VSLive! Blog Post

    Writing Utilities with .NET Core Tools by Benjamin Day

  • VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ eBrochure

    Download our eBrochure which is jam-packed with details on sessions, speakers, the venue, networking events, and more!

  • Session Focus

    Predicting the Future Using Azure Machine Learning with Eric D. Boyd

What People Are Saying About Visual Studio Live!

"Seeing live demos of exciting - and challenging - new technologies like AI and Codepilot really helped me wrap my head around them. I also appreciated hearing directly from Microsoft and GutHub and the future direction for these products and services."
— Michael Marshall, ABET

"Learning the latest and greatest stuff from industry experts will allow me to come up with new directions to find solutions for our business and technology challenges."
— Ritesh Salot, Netsmart Technologies

"This is my first VSLive! event. I would love to return again next year because I feel like I've learned a lot and have really benefited from the opportunity to network with professionals interested in the same things I am."
— Marcel Mensah

"I have loved learning about all of the latest offerings in the Visual Studio ecosystem from experts in the field. All of the sessions provided candid information about what is new and what is coming, but it never felt like a sales pitch."
— Katie Gray, The University of Texas at Austin

"This conference has done a great job of getting attendees to mingle and network. I've enjoyed the talks but the social aspects of this conference has been great. I've met a lot of great people and hope to see them at future conferences.
— Timothy Franzke, Ascend Learning

"I really enjoyed learning about what direction the technology is headed in and what other attendees are using/doing in their work places." — VSLive! 2024 Attendee

Meet Your 2025 Speakers

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  • Jon Galloway Principal Program Manager, Developer Division Community Team Microsoft
  • Angela Dugan Leadership Coach and Strategy Consultant Dugan Strategic
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Agenda-at-a-Glance

*Schedule subject to change as sessions and speakers are selected.

Monday

August 4, 2025

  • Pre-Conference Hands-On Labs

    8:30 am – 5:30 pm

  • Mix & Mingle @ VSLive!

    6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Tuesday

August 5, 2025

  • Breakout Sessions

    8:00 am – 9:15 am

  • Breakout Sessions

    9:30 am – 10:45 am

  • Keynote

    11:15 am – 12:15 pm

  • Lunch

    12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

  • Welcome Reception

    4:15 pm – 5:45 pm

Wednesday

August 6, 2025

  • Breakout Sessions

    8:00 am – 9:15 am

  • Breakout Sessions

    9:30 am – 10:45 am

  • Keynote

    11:15 am – 12:15 pm

  • Table Topic Lunch

    12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

  • VSLive!' Evening Event

    5:15 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday

August 7, 2025

  • Breakout Sessions

    8:00 am – 9:15 am

  • Breakout Sessions

    9:30 am – 10:45 am

  • Fast Focus Sessions

    11:00 am – 11:20 am

  • Fast Focus Sessions

    11:30 am – 11:50 am

  • Lunch @ The Mixer

    11:50 am – 1:30 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Friday

August 8, 2025

  • Post-Conference Workshops

    8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Hands-On Labs

Hands-On Lab: Hands-On Lab: Get Started with .NET Aspire & ASP.NET Core for Distributed Application Building>

Jeffrey T. Fritz Program Manager Microsoft

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Hands-On Lab: Getting the Most out of GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2022

Brian A. Randell Staff Developer AdvocateGitHub

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Hands-On Lab: Building Real World AI Applications with .NET & Microsoft.Extensions.AI

Matt Soucoup Principal Cloud Advocater Microsoft

Jon Galloway Principal Program Manager Microsoft

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2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI

Eric D. Boyd Founder and CEO responsiveX

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