Your AI rollout doesn't start with a pilot. It starts here.
Most organizations approach Copilot adoption the same way:💰 buy licenses, 🪪 assign them, 🙏 hope people figure it out. Six months later, usage is flat, leadership is skeptical, and the workforce still thinks AI is something that happens to other agencies.
The Microsoft US Federal Customer Success Unit (CSU) wants to help you change that with an event designed to break that cycle — before it starts.
Event Details
Microsoft 365 Copilot LIVE Expo and Discovery
May 19–21, 2026
The Summit at Redstone | Redstone Arsenal | Huntsville, AL
Registration & Info: aka.ms/milehuntsville
What makes this event different?
This isn't a conference. It's not a training class.
It's three days of immersive, hands-on experiences with Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents — hand-built for the government civilians, military personnel, and DoD contractors whose daily work is about to get a whole lot easier, and we’re going to show you how!
Day 1: The Microsoft 365 Copilot LIVE! Expo
May 19 ONLY - The Summit Ballroom
You've been to the conferences. You've seen the keynotes. You've seen "the art of the possible” more times than you can cound. The Copilot LIVE Expo, part of the MILE (Microsoft Immersive Learning Experience) program, throws all of that out and offers something different.
Instead of watching someone else use AI, you use it — on realistic scenarios, with expert and understanding guidance, in an environment purpose-built for discovery. Every zone is designed to give you something you can take back to your organization and put to work immediately.
You may even have a bit of fun doing it! 😉
Discovery Mainstage
Part TED Talk, part mythbusting, part "wait, it can do that?”, part “I learned something AND had fun doing it!"
Come curious. Leave fired up.
A rotating lineup of interactive sessions, activities, live demos, and straight talk from people who are actually using this stuff in the government clouds. You'll hear what's working, what's not, and why AI isn't the job-killer the internet told you it was. You may get up on stage yourself!
Demo Bar
Live floor demonstrations and activities rotating hourly from leading Microsoft experts on Copilot, Adoption and Agentic AI.
Pull up a seat and go deep with one of our government expert AI 'mixologists' or just see what you can do on your own. No pressure, just realistic hands-on use in an environment where we help you feel comfortable not only using AI, but enhancing your superpowers even more!
Spend 10 minutes or an hour, your call.
Immersive Experience Area
Not a demo you watch. A mission you run.
Bring your team and dive in to our immersive scenario-driven missions where you solve real problems using Copilot and Agents in a fun and exciting format.
New missions run every hour. Sign up early!
MILE Rest Area
Relax, take a break and get the answers you’ve been seeking.
Stop by, take a break, connect with various Microsoft Technical Experts, Adoption Strategy and Licensing Specialists along with US Federal leaders that understand your organizations and already work with people like you day to day.
Days 2 & 3: Microsoft 365 Copilot Discovery Sessions
May 20-21 - The Summit Ballroom
Microsoft 365 Copilot Discovery Sessions
May 20 (2 sessions) & May 21 (1 session)
These sessions provide deeper insights and hands-on experiences with Microsoft 365 Copilot. More importantly, they offer practical guidance and actionable takeaways. Our Federal-focused Copilot facilitators encourage interactive discussions and hands-on activities* without boring PowerPoint slides that engage with you and not at you.
Half-day workshop-style experience. Levels 100-200 (beginner to intermediate). No technical background required!
Separate registration required. Expo registration highly recommended.
Sessions repeat; register for only one!
* Note: If you have Microsoft 365 Copilot, bring your government issued laptop and CAC/PIV to participate in the hands-on activities. If not, there's still plenty to participate and discuss with the group!
Microsoft Agentic AI Discovery Session
May 21 (afternoon session ONLY)
This is a forward-looking preview and discussion of where Microsoft Agentic AI is heading in the government clouds. Everyone invited.
Seating is limited. Seriously, this one will fill up fast!
Separate registration required. Expo registration highly recommended.
Half-day workshop-style experience.
ONLY ONE SESSION! *THIS ONE WILL FILL FAST!
Note: Because Microsoft Copilot Studio may not be available in all government clouds, we will be focused on discussion and future state. If you currently have Copilot Studio in your cloud and want to follow along with some of the examples and demos, bring your government issued laptop and CAC/PIV to participate in the hands-on activities. If not, there's still plenty to participate and discuss with the group! Bring along your use case scenarios to discuss!
This is the adoption accelerator your rollout needs!
Here's the truth about AI adoption: it doesn't fail because of technology.
It fails because the people who actually do the work have yet to have a moment where AI clicked for them personally. Maybe they've seen the headlines. Maybe a TikTok told them AI is coming for their job. Maybe they just sat through a briefing that felt like it was made for someone else. The Copilot LIVE Expo and Discovery is engineered to replace that noise with a human-first experience.
Send the analyst who spends half her week reformatting reports. Send the NCO who manages training schedules in six different spreadsheets.
Send the skeptics — especially the skeptics. When they come back after having used Copilot to crush a task that normally eats their afternoon, or having discovered an agent that actually solves a problem they deal with every day, they won't need convincing anymore.They'll be the ones convincing everyone else.
Who can attend this event?
All U.S. Federal Government employees, U.S. Department of War personnel, Defense Industrial Base and Defense Contractors.
Note: This event is being held on Redstone Arsenal, a U.S. Army installation.
REAL ID, Government or military ID is required for Redstone Arsenal base access!
If you are not already registered for access to Redstone Arsenal, we have guest passes for you. Check the FAQ before you register.
Register now → https://aka.ms/milehuntsville
Questions? → eMail: mileeventsteam@microsoft.com
Three days. Six experiences. The launchpad your Copilot rollout has been waiting for.
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