Essential Microsoft Resources for MVPs & the Tech Community from the AI Tour

Did you attend a Microsoft AI Tour stop? Did you enjoy the content delivered?

Did you know that the same technical presentations, open-source curriculum, and hands-on workshops you experienced are now available for you to redeliver and share with your community?

Whether you're a Microsoft MVP, Developer, or IT Professional, these resources make it easier than ever to equip fellow professionals with the skills to successfully adopt Microsoft AI services.

From expert-led skilling sessions to interactive networking opportunities, the Microsoft AI Tour offers more than just knowledge—it fosters collaboration and real-world impact. By delivering these sessions, you can help audiences simplify AI adoption, accelerate digital transformation, and drive innovation within their organizations. Whether you’re looking to host workshops, lead technical training, or explore AI-driven solutions, these resources are designed to be practical, impactful, and easy to share.

Here is a collection of the top Microsoft AI Tour resources that will help you empower the next wave of AI innovators and deliver engaging and dynamic learning experiences to your audiences.

Microsoft AI Tour Top 10 Breakout Presentations

The breakout presentations delivered at the Microsoft AI Tour were designed to provide attendees with in-depth knowledge and practical skills in various AI technologies. The full list of breakout presentations can be found here: https://aka.ms/aitourbreakouts 
 

Session	Title	Link	QR Code
BRK460	Microsoft Fabric: what's new and what's next Microsoft Fabric is changing data teams' landscape by providing an integrated platform to enable collaboration among data, AI, BI and application development professionals. Join us to learn and see the latest announcements and what the future holds.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK460	BRK460 QR Code
BRK431	Essential prompting for GitHub Copilot in VS Code Copilot can do a lot for you - but what does "a lot" even mean? In this talk you'll learn the basics of prompting Copilot, as well as more advanced topics, including brainstorming architecture, documenting code, and creating a database out of a CSV.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK431	BRK431 QR Code
BRK440	Getting started with Generative AI in Azure Discover the basics of generative AI, including core models, functionalities, and how they work. Learn how to utilize these models within the Azure ecosystem, leveraging various services to build your own generative AI applications.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK440	BRK440 QR Code
BRK441	Build AI solutions with Azure AI Foundry When developing a generative AI application, selecting the right model is an essential first step. However, the true differentiator lies in how you utilize your input. In this session, you will discover how to maximize the potential of your model through advanced prompt engineering techniques, integrating your model with various data sources, and enabling it to perform actionable tasks. Additionally, you will learn how to leverage Azure AI Foundry as the ideal platform to start building custom AI solutions.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK441	BRK441 QR Code
BRK443	Build your code-first app with Azure AI Agent Service Picture an AI system that not only comes up with creative and clear responses but also makes decisions and takes action. Step into the future of AI and see how you can tap into the full power of LLMs, by creating your AI agent.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK443	BRK443 QR Code
BRK451	Code-first LLMOps from prototype to production Learn to build and test multi-model LLM (agent) applications from prototype to production with prompt flow, prompty, and VS Code. Use new LLMOps tooling for debugging, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring to ensure performance and safety, and collect production signals.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK451	BRK451 QR Code
BRK430	Build and customize agents with Copilot Studio Learn how to build your own agent using the latest features and updates from Copilot Studio. Explore how to leverage generative AI to create engaging, intelligent, and connected assistants for your employees and customers.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK430	BRK430 QR Code
BRK453	Explore cutting-edge models: LLMs, SLMs, and more There are many Generative AI models: LLMs, SLMs, proprietary, open, cloud-based, on-device, text, code, image, and multimodal. Learn how to choose the right model for your needs and about tools to evaluate and compare models for specific tasks.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK453	BRK453 QR Code
BRK420	Securing AI applications on Azure Discover the best practices for securely deploying AI apps to Azure: keyless access to Azure AI, user auth with Microsoft Entra, AI safety with content safety filters and jailbreak detection, private network deployment, and Microsoft Defender.	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK420	BRK420 QR Code
BRK432	Boost Your Coding Skills with Visual Studio & GitHub Copilot Learn how to use GitHub Copilot to tackle performance issues in an ecommerce app. This session covers adding tests, interacting with Copilot chat, and editing multiple files simultaneously. Discover the latest Copilot extensions and streamline your workflow with Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot	https://aka.ms/AITour-BRK432	BRK432 QR Code

Microsoft AI Tour Top 6 Workshops

The Microsoft AI Tour workshops were designed as 75-minute hands-on sessions, giving attendees the opportunity to work directly with AI technologies and apply practical knowledge to seamlessly adopt Microsoft AI services.

Session	Title	Link	QR Code
WRK530	Build and extend agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio Get hands on with Copilot Studio and learn how to build and publish your own custom agent. You’ll also see how with Visual Studio you can create custom connectors to integrate with your line of business systems.	https://aka.ms/AITour-WRK530	WRK530 QR Code
WRK540	Interacting with multimodal models in Azure AI Foundry Innovate with Azure OpenAI's latest multimodal models in this hands-on experience in Azure AI Foundry. Learn the core concepts and best practices to effectively generate with text, sound, and images using GPT-4o-mini, DALL-E and GPT-4o-realtime. Create AI agents that enhance user experiences and drive innovation.	https://aka.ms/AITour-WRK540	WRK540 QR Code
WRK560	Microsoft Fabric: start with real-time Intelligence Microsoft Fabric's Real-Time Intelligence lets you handle streams of data in real time. This workshop covers how to use Real-Time hub, KQL, and Power BI to ingest, query and process data while setting alerts, building dashboards, and reports from it.	https://aka.ms/AITour-WRK560	WRK560 QR Code
WRK550	Build a copilot code-first with Azure AI Foundry Use Azure AI Studio to build, evaluate, and deploy a customer support chat app. This custom copilot uses a RAG architecture built with Azure AI Search, Azure CosmosDB and Azure OpenAI to return responses grounded in the product and customer data.	https://aka.ms/AITour-WRK550	WRK550 QR Code
WRK551	Build a multi-tasking assistant with Azure OpenAI Learn about AI Agents, an approach that gives LLMs tools to carry out tasks. Build a Python writing assistant app to take a user topic, use agents for research, product search, writing, and editing, and present a refined article.	https://aka.ms/AITour-WRK551a	WRK551 QR Code
WRK552	Build your first agent with Azure AI Agent Service Dive into the world of intelligent conversational agents with Azure AI Agent Service, a seamless blend of service and SDK that simplifies the development of robust AI-driven solutions. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to create a powerful agent capable of answering sales-related queries, performing data analysis, generating visualizations, and integrating external data sources to deliver enhanced business insights.	https://aka.ms/AITour-WRK552a	WRK552 QR Code

Empower Your Community with Microsoft’s Open-Source AI Curriculum

Microsoft’s Open-Source AI Curriculum helps MVPs, developers, and IT professionals equip their communities with essential AI skills. Covering topics like AI agents, Generative AI, Machine Learning, and GitHub Copilot tips and tricks. These redeliverable, hands-on resources make it easy to train colleagues, lead workshops, and accelerate AI adoption. With structured lessons and real-world coding exercises, you can simplify AI education, drive innovation, and expand your impact. Start using these resources today to empower the next generation of AI engineers.

Curriculum Name	Link	QR Code
Generative AI for Beginners Learn Generative AI app development with Microsoft's 21-lesson course. Learn key AI concepts in "Learn" lessons and apply them with hands-on coding in "Build" lessons using Python and TypeScript. Ideal for developers seeking AI expertise!	https://aka.ms/genai-beginners	GenAI for Beginners QR Code
AI Agents for Beginners  Learn to build AI Agents with this 10-lesson course, covering essential topics in an easy-to-follow format—start anywhere! Multi-language support is available.	https://aka.ms/aiagents-beginners	AI Agents for Beginners QR Code
AI for Beginners This 12-week curriculum teaches the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Explore various approaches, including neural networks and deep learning, with practical implementation in popular frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch. In addition, you will learn about AI applications in image and text processing, as well as the lesser-known techniques of genetic algorithms and multi-agent systems.	https://aka.ms/ai-beginners	AI for Beginners QR Code
Data Science for Beginners  This 12-week curriculum teaches the fundamentals of Data Science and covers basic principles of data science, including ethical concepts, data preparation, different ways of working with data, data visualization, data analysis, real-world use cases of data science, and more.	https://aka.ms/datascience-beginners	Data Science for Beginners QR Code
Machine Learning for Beginners This 12-week curriculum teaches classic machine learning concepts, using primarily Scikit-learn as a library and avoiding deep learning. Pairs well with the AI for Beginners and Data Science for Beginners curriculum.	https://aka.ms/ml-beginners	ML for Beginners QR Code
Mastering GitHub Copilot Gain knowledge on GitHub Copilot use with our 10-lesson course. Learn to integrate AI-driven coding assistance, boost collaboration with Visual Studio Code, and enhance code quality with best practices. Unlock advanced features, real-time collaboration, and AI automation to accelerate your coding skills. Perfect for developers looking to streamline workflows with AI.	https://aka.ms/MasterGHCP	Master GitHub Copilot QR Code
Copilot Adventures Explore coding adventures while mastering new concepts and languages with GitHub Copilot. Follow your Copilot Adventure description, tackle high-level tasks, and use Copilot hints to streamline coding. Unlock smarter, faster coding today!	https://aka.ms/CopilotAdventures	Copilot Adventures QR Code
Cybersecurity for Beginners  Boost your cybersecurity skills in the AI era with this vendor-agnostic course! Learn essential security concepts through bite-sized lessons (30-60 mins each), complete with quizzes and additional resources. Perfect for beginners looking to protect IT systems and advance their knowledge.	https://aka.ms/Cybersecurity-beginners	Cybersecurity for Beginners QR Code

Empower, Educate, and Innovate: Leverage Microsoft AI Resources Today

Whether you're an MVP, developer, or IT professional, these resources empower you to drive AI adoption, simplify complex concepts, and spark innovation. Take advantage of these ready-to-deliver materials to upskill your peers, host workshops, or explore AI-driven solutions. By sharing this knowledge, you help shape the future of AI and strengthen the global tech community. Start today—access the materials, engage with your audience, and make a lasting impact with Microsoft’s AI resources!

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