.NET Conf 2025 is just one week away! Join us November 11-13 for this free, three-day virtual conference showcasing the latest advancements in the .NET platform, open-source projects, and developer tools – including the official release of .NET 10 and deep dives into Visual Studio 2026! This year’s conference puts special emphasis on cloud-native development with Aspire, quickly and confidently upgrading existing applications to .NET 10, and building intelligent applications with AI, including the new Microsoft Agent Framework and Model Context Protocol (MCP) support.

You can watch and participate in .NET Conf by starting at our website: dotnetconf.net. From there, you’ll be able to join a live stream on a service like YouTube or Twitch. All of the content is recorded and will be available afterwards on our YouTube channel. Source code for the demos will be available on GitHub too.

Event Highlights

• Day One (November 11, 8AM-6PM PST): The conference kicks off with the official release of .NET 10! Join Scott Hanselman, .NET and Visual Studio product team members as they unveil new features and enhancements, including C# 14, performance improvements, ASP.NET Core updates, Blazor enhancements, .NET MAUI, Aspire, and AI-powered development. You’ll also get deep dives into Visual Studio 2026 including new productivity features, debugging enhancements, and Copilot innovations. Day One concludes with a Code Party where you can win awesome prizes!
• Day Two (November 12, 9AM-5PM PST): Dive deeper into .NET’s capabilities with specialized sessions focused on Azure, cloud-native development, AI innovations, testing, containers, and security.
• Day Three (November 13, 5AM-5PM PST live, 5PM-3AM PST YouTube Premiere): Community Day features speakers from around the world sharing real-world experiences, advanced techniques, and innovative projects built with .NET. The day includes live sessions from 5AM-5PM PST, followed by a YouTube Premiere track from 5PM-3AM PST featuring even more community content.

Day One: .NET 10 Launch

.NET Conf starts with an action-packed keynote from Scott Hanselman and team as they welcome the release of .NET 10!

After the keynote, dive into some of the most anticipated sessions:

• What’s New in C# 14 with Dustin Campbell – Discover the exciting new language features that improve code clarity, boost productivity, and enable new programming patterns
• Performance Improvements in .NET 10 with Stephen Toub – Explore tons of performance optimizations throughout the runtime, libraries, and compilers that make .NET 10 the fastest .NET ever
• Build better web apps with Blazor in .NET 10 with Daniel Roth – Learn about WebAuthN and passkeys support, improved diagnostics, performance improvements, and new features addressing top Blazor pain points
• Aspire: Cloud-Native Development Simplified with Maddy Montaquila and Damian Edwards – See how Aspire provides an opinionated framework for building observable, production-ready distributed applications
• Understanding Agentic Development with Jeremy Likness – Learn how to build AI agents that can reason, plan, and take action to accomplish complex goals using agentic AI patterns
• What’s New in .NET MAUI with David Ortinau – Explore the latest features in .NET MAUI for .NET 10, including enhanced performance, new controls and layouts, and improved tooling experiences

The event is LIVE, so be sure to engage with the speakers by asking your questions during the event. Our event moderators will be looking for your questions and comments to share during the live event.

Day Two: Azure, Cloud, and Deep Dives

Day Two kicks off with the Azure Keynote featuring Scott Hunter and Paul Yuknewicz, who will showcase how Azure is revolutionizing cloud-native development with .NET. Explore the latest innovations in Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Functions, and AI services designed specifically for .NET developers.

Following the keynote, you’ll find sessions on building remote MCP servers, Redis integration with .NET, and Deep Dive: Extending and Customizing Aspire with David Fowler and Damian Edwards – going beyond the built-in capabilities to create custom integrations and extend the dashboard. Continue with Aspire Unplugged with David and Maddy for insights into the vision and future direction of Aspire, followed by sessions on AI Foundry for .NET developers and modernizing .NET applications for the cloud. The afternoon features deep dives into advanced topics including the new Microsoft.Testing.Platform, .NET security investigations, NuGet updates, container optimizations, and AI-powered testing in Visual Studio.

For a detailed agenda and session times, please visit the official schedule at https://www.dotnetconf.net/agenda.

Day Three: Community Day

Day Three is Community Day! This is where .NET developers from around the world share their real-world experiences, advanced techniques, and innovative projects. The day features two tracks:

Live Track (5AM-5PM PST): Catch live sessions with community speakers covering a wide range of topics including:

• Clean Architecture with ASP.NET Core 10 with Ardalis – Learn the principles of project organization and how to arrange projects to support loosely-coupled, maintainable code
• Migrating from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI: The Hard Parts with Iris Classon – Get practical guidance from a real-world migration of a large Xamarin.Forms application
• Beyond Monitoring: Observability in .NET with OpenTelemetry with Yulia Samoylova – Explore how logs, metrics, and traces work together to provide complete application observability
• Old API, New Tricks: Add MCP to Existing .NET REST Endpoints with Jonathan “J.” Tower – Discover how to add Model Context Protocol capabilities to your existing ASP.NET Web API endpoints

YouTube Premiere Track (5PM-3AM PST): The day continues with even more great content including:

• C# Features you need: Habits you want with Bill Wagner – Tour recent C# improvements from C# 12 through C# 14 that make development more fun and productive
• High-Performance Terrain Simulations in .NET with Dax Pandhi – Discover architectural techniques that power Gaea’s terrain engine used in Star Wars, Star Trek, and more
• Going Passwordless – A Practical Guide to Passkeys in ASP.NET Core with Maarten Balliauw – Get a practical introduction to implementing passkey authentication in your ASP.NET Core applications
• Nullable Reference Types: It’s Actually About Non-Nullable Reference Types with Shawn Wildermuth – Understand why Nullable Reference Types exist and how they can make your code better

And lots more! You’ll find sessions on Commodore 64 live coding with C#, .NET diagnostic tooling with AI, IoT and beer brewing with Raspberry Pi, Aspire documentation automation with Copilot, F# integration patterns, security-first development with GitHub tools, JSON parser migrations, and community toolkit roundups. Community Day is a fantastic opportunity to learn from developers who are using .NET in production, solving real-world problems, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with the platform.

Student Zone – November 14th

The Student Zone is back for .NET Conf 2025, and it’s going to be great! Join us on November 14th for this beginner-friendly virtual event featuring experts teaching you how to build amazing projects using C# and .NET. Whether you’re interested in AI, web development, mobile development, or game development, the Student Zone has something for you. It’s a perfect opportunity for students and newcomers to get started with .NET.

Attend a Local .NET Conf Event

Connect with your local community by attending a .NET Conf event near you! Check out local .NET Conf events happening around the world.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the .NET and Visual Studio teams as well as .NET community leaders and experts, and celebrate the launch of .NET 10. Mark your calendars and get ready for an incredible .NET Conf 2025!