{"id":36643,"date":"2026-07-02T20:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/?p=36643"},"modified":"2026-07-02T20:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:19:23","slug":"pure-virtual-cpp-2026-talks-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/pure-virtual-cpp-2026-talks-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Pure Virtual C++ 2026 Talks Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/pvclogo.webp\" alt=\"Pure Virtual C++ logo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The talks are set for Pure Virtual C++ 2026, our free, one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community. We&#8217;re excited to reveal the featured session lineup and the speakers bringing it to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark your calendar: Tuesday, July 21, 2026, starting at 16:00 UTC (9:00 AM in Seattle, 6:00 PM in Brussels, 11:00 PM in Bangkok).<\/strong> The conference is completely free and streamed online, so you can join from anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured Talks<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the featured sessions you&#8217;ll see at Pure Virtual C++ 2026:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>C++ Semantic Awareness in the CLI: From Project Load to Code Change<\/strong> with Sinem Akinci<\/li>\n<li><strong>C++\/WinRT: Build Faster and Smaller with C++20 Modules<\/strong> with Ryan Shepherd<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mind the Gap: C++\/Rust Interop<\/strong> with Victor Ciura<\/li>\n<li><strong>From Completions to Agents: AI-Driven C++ in Visual Studio<\/strong> with Augustin Popa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cut Your Build Times Without Becoming a Build Expert<\/strong> with David Li<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More details about each featured session are coming soon in follow-up posts. We also have more surprises in the build-up to the conference, including additional on-demand content on topics like managing C++ dependencies, the status of C++23 and C++26 features in MSVC, and how to get the best out of the latest MSVC features like Sample Profile-Guided Optimizations.<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t make it live? All sessions will be available on-demand on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@visualstudio\">Visual Studio YouTube channel<\/a> after the event.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Next<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/VirtualCpp\/Conf\/b\">Register now<\/a> and join your two hosts for this year&#8217;s event, Mads Kristensen and Sinem Akinci:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bio\"><strong>Mads Kristensen<\/strong> is a Principal Product Manager on the Visual Studio team at Microsoft, focused on making developers more productive by improving the IDE\u2019s performance, usability, and extensibility. He\u2019s also a prolific open\u2011source contributor, known for creating popular Visual Studio extensions and tools that help both users and extension authors get more done. A frequent conference speaker, he shares practical insights with a simple goal: to make Visual Studio a fast, powerful, and enjoyable place to code.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bio\"><strong>Sinem Akinci<\/strong> graduated from the University of Michigan, where she studied Industrial Engineering and Computer Science. Since then, she has worked across a range of domains, including engineering and consulting, and is now a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft focused on C++ developer tooling and AI-assisted workflows across Visual Studio, VS Code, and the CLI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p><div  class=\"d-flex justify-content-left\"><a class=\"cta_button_link btn-primary mb-24\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/VirtualCpp\/Conf\/b\" target=\"_blank\">Register now for free<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The featured talks for Pure Virtual C++ 2026 are here! 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