The talks are set for Pure Virtual C++ 2026, our free, one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community. We’re excited to reveal the featured session lineup and the speakers bringing it to you.

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). The conference is completely free and streamed online, so you can join from anywhere in the world.

Featured Talks

Here are the featured sessions you’ll see at Pure Virtual C++ 2026:

• C++ Semantic Awareness in the CLI: From Project Load to Code Change with Sinem Akinci
• C++/WinRT: Build Faster and Smaller with C++20 Modules with Ryan Shepherd
• Mind the Gap: C++/Rust Interop with Victor Ciura
• From Completions to Agents: AI-Driven C++ in Visual Studio with Augustin Popa
• Cut Your Build Times Without Becoming a Build Expert with David Li

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.

Can’t make it live? All sessions will be available on-demand on the Visual Studio YouTube channel after the event.

What’s Next

Register now and join your two hosts for this year’s event, Mads Kristensen and Sinem Akinci:

• Mads Kristensen is a Principal Product Manager on the Visual Studio team at Microsoft, focused on making developers more productive by improving the IDE’s performance, usability, and extensibility. He’s also a prolific open‑source 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.
• Sinem Akinci 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.

Hope to see you there!