VISUAL STUDIO LIVE! Microsoft HQ
Your Code Powers the World.
Our Training Powers You. In Partnership with Microsoft
July 17–21, 2023 The Commons @ Microsoft Headquarters Redmond, WA

Powerful Training for the Enterprise Developer

VSLive! Developer Conference has been training developers, software architects, engineers, and designers like you since 1993. As we celebrate our 30th Anniversary, we return to the Tech Mecca, Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA for five days of in-depth training, networking, and fun! Sharpen your skills in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, .NET 7, DevOps, MAUI, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, Blazor, modern data processing techniques. Our speakers will answer your questions with practical guidance on native client development, web, database, and so much more. Explore everything Microsoft HQ and the Pacific Northwest have to offer and further your education at the same time!

Our full Visual Studio Live! @ Microsoft HQ Agenda is now available. Check out the sessions, expert speakers, and fun activities headed to Redmond, WA!

VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ Keynotes

Keynote: The Future of Development - AI and the Cloud

Amanda Silver CVP, Head of Product Developer Division Microsoft

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Keynote: From Startups to the Enterprise: Scale your Business and Applications with Azure SQL

Asad Khan Vice President of SQL Products and Services Microsoft

Bob Ward Principal Architect, Microsoft Azure Data Microsoft

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Meet Your 2023 Speakers

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  • Denny Cherry Owner and Principal Consultant Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting
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  • Dante Gagne Senior Accessibility Product Manager for Visual Studio Microsoft
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  • Angela Dugan CSA Manager, CSU, serving State and Local Government agencies Microsoft
  • Savannah Ostrowski Senior Program Manager, Azure Cloud Native Developer Tools and Experience Microsoft
  • Jim Wooley Senior Delivery Principal Slalom Consulting
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Agenda-at-a-Glance

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

Monday

July 17, 2023

  • Pre-Conference Hands-On Labs

    8:30 am – 5:30 pm

  • Lunch @ The Mixer

    12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

  • VSLive! Mix & Mingle

    6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Tuesday

July 18, 2023

  • Breakout Sessions

    8:00 am – 9:15 am

  • Breakout Sessions

    9:30 am – 10:45 am

  • Sponsored Break

    10:45 am – 11:15 am

  • Keynote

    11:15 am – 12:15 pm

  • Lunch at the Mixer

    12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

  • Microsoft Ask the Experts & Welcome Reception

    4:15 pm – 5:45 pm

Wednesday

July 19, 2023

  • Breakout Sessions

    8:00 am – 9:15 am

  • Breakout Sessions

    9:30 am – 10:45 am

  • Sponsor Break

    10:45 am – 11:15 am

  • Keynote

    11:15 am – 12:15 pm

  • Table Topic Lunch

    12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    1:15 pm – 2:30 pm

  • Sponsor Break

    2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

  • Get Your Game On @ Dave & Buster’s

    5:15 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday

July 20, 2023

  • 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

    11:35 am – 11:55 am

  • Lunch @ The Mixer

    11:55 am – 1:15 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    1:15 pm – 2:30 pm

  • Breakout Sessions

    2:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Friday

July 21, 2023

  • Post-Conference Workshops

    8:00 am – 5:00 pm

  • Lunch @ The Mixer

    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Hands-On Labs

Visual Studio Live! @ Microsoft HQ offers three instructor-led, pre-conference Hands-On Labs. Get intensive in-depth training to complete your conference experience.

Hands-On Lab: Building Mobile & Desktop Apps with .NET MAUI

Becky Buckler Project Manager .NET Maui Microsoft

James Montemagno Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community Microsoft

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Hands-On Lab: Develop an ASP.NET Core App with EF Core in a Day

Philip Japikse Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

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Hands-On Lab: Essential DevOps 2023

Mickey Gousset DevOps Architect GitHub

Brian Randell Product Marketing Director GitHub

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Sponsors

  • Event Partner

    Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Microsoft offers a wide range of innovative products and services designed to help individuals and organizations realize their full potential.

  • Gold Sponsor

    Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) provides the leading platform for developing and deploying mission-critical business applications with its award-winning Telerik .NET and Kendo UI JavaScript user interface components/controls, reporting solutions, and developer productivity tools. The Telerik and Kendo UI products empower developers to build modern high-performance apps with outstanding UI. To further accelerate business success, Progress offers a composable approach that combines the best-of-breed Progress solutions and tools for delivering modern digital experiences. The expanded portfolio includes Telerik, Kendo UI, Fiddler, Corticon, MOVEit, and Sitefinity. Learn more at https://www.progress.com/ and http://www.telerik.com/.