ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot are stealing headlines worldwide—but data is the force that drives them both. That’s why this year at Microsoft Build, which begins on May 23rd, we’ll have lots of data and analytics-focused live segments, breakout sessions, Learn Live workshops, and more to help you learn about the latest advancements in data tech. This guide outlines all the data content at the event this year so you can get the most out of Build—and harness the newest insights to propel your organization forward.
On Day 1, join our very own Satya Nadella for an opening keynote that explores the next frontier of tech: AI. Imagine a not-so-distant future powered by data-driven AI copilots to learn how Microsoft is exploring the next generation of apps and tools. On Day 2, join Rajesh Jha and many others to discover how developers like you can leverage data to create the Microsoft 365 apps, Windows, and Microsoft Graph solutions of tomorrow. And if you’re joining us in person, close out Build on Day 3 with Mark Russinovich and Scott Hanselman to learn how to use data and AI to develop apps from scratch.
And of course, there’s lots of events on data and analytics. Check out our complete list of on-demand and live technical sessions below and click the links to get the full details on each session’s homepage. For the full agenda and more information, check out the Microsoft Build homepage—just make sure to register now to get the full attendee experience, like participating in live workshops, Q&A sessions, and more.
(Please note: schedules and speakers are subject to change.)
Core sessions and breakout sessions
|
Date |
Type |
Start, PDT |
Session name |
Speaker(s) |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital, in person |
9:00 AM PDT |
Keynote: Microsoft Build Opening |
Satya Nadella, Yusuf Mehdi |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital, in person |
9:25 AM PDT |
Keynote: The era of the AI Copilot |
Kevin Scott, Greg Brockman |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital, in person |
10:05 AM PDT |
Keynote: Next generation AI for developers with the Microsoft Cloud |
Scott Guthrie, Thomas Dohmke, Sarah Bird, Seth Juarez |
|
5/24/23 |
Digital, in person |
9:00 AM PDT |
Keynote: Shaping the future of work with AI |
Rajesh Jha, Panos Panay, Yina Arenas, Steven Bathiche, Cassie Breviu, Pavan Davuluri, Wamwitha Love, Shilpa Ranganathan, Archana Saseetharan |
|
5/25/23 |
In person |
12:00 PM PDT |
Keynote: Scott and Mark learn to code |
Mark Russinovich, Scott Hanselman |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital, in person |
4:00 PM PDT |
Breakout session: Analytics in the age of AI |
Arun Ulagaratchagan, Amir Netz, Patrick Baumgartner, Justyna Lucznik |
|
5/24/25 |
Digital, in person |
1:30 PM PDT |
Breakout session: Build scalable, cloud-native apps with Kubernetes and Azure Cosmos DB |
Mark Brown, |
|
5/25/23 |
In person |
9:30 AM PDT |
Breakout session: Increase developer velocity with Azure SQL Database, from data to API |
Davide Mauri |
On demand
|
Date & Type |
Session name |
Speaker(s) |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Using Spark to accelerate your lakehouse architecture |
Justyna Lucznik |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Accelerate your potential with Microsoft |
Swetha Manepalli |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Empower every BI professional to do more with data |
Christian Wade, Zoe Douglas |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Modernize your enterprise data warehouse and generate value from data |
Priya Sathy |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Secure, govern, and manage your data at scale, in Power BI and Synapse |
Arthi Ramasubramanian Iyer, Adi Regev, Anton Fritz |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Sense, analyze, and generate insights with real-time analytics |
James Hutton, Kevin Lam, Tzvia Gitlin |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Modernize your data integration to enable petabyte scale analytics |
Wee Hyong Tok, Shireen Bahadur |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Models to outcomes with end-to-end data science workflows |
Nellie Gustafsson |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Transform productivity with AI experiences for analytics |
Arun Ulagaratchagan, Patrick Baumgartner |
|
On-demand (digital) |
On-demand: Eliminate data siloes with the next gen data lake |
Joshua Caplan, Adi Regev |
Join lively discussions and product round tables after each breakout session to get the exact information you need from the experts themselves.
Discussions
|
Date |
Type |
Start, PDT |
Session name |
Speaker(s) |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital, in person |
11:30 AM PDT |
Discussion: Build scalable and secure enterprise apps on OSS databases, Q&A |
Dinesh Madhusoodanan, |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital, in person |
12:30 PM PDT |
Discussion: Database capabilities you need for your next awesome app, Q&A |
Andrew Liu, Ken Myers, Yoni Nijs, Nikisha Reyes-Grange |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital, in person |
1:30 PM PDT |
Discussion: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB: Choosing the right architecture, Q&A |
Gahl Levy, Jay Gordon, Thomas Kovarik |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital, in person |
2:45 PM PDT |
Discussion: Modernize your applications on Azure SQL Managed Instance Q&A |
Eric Hudson |
|
5/24/23 |
Digital, in person |
11:00 AM PDT |
Discussion: Synapse data warehouse, Q&A |
Priya Sathy, Faisal Mohamood, Bogdan Crivat |
|
5/24/23 |
In person |
12:15 PM PDT |
Discussion: Distributed NoSQL vs. D-SQL: What to use for your cloud-native app Q&A |
Charles Feddersen, |
|
5/24/23 |
In person |
2:45 PM PDT |
Discussion: Do more on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, Q&A |
Morgan Oslake, |
|
5/24/23 |
Digital, in person |
4:00 PM PDT |
Discussion: All about data analytics, Q&A |
Nellie Gustafsson, Mark Kromer, Justyna Lucznik, Wee Hyong Tok |
Round Tables
|
Date |
Type |
Start, PDT |
Session name |
Speaker(s) |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital |
1:30 PM PDT |
Round table: Azure Synapse Data Explorer and Delta Lake Integration |
Avner Aharoni, Slavik Neimer, Anshul Sharma |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital |
5:15 PM PDT |
Round table: Integrate your data with latest Data warehouse and Data Factory capabilities |
Bogdan Crivat, Miquella de Boer, Sid Jayadevan, Swetha Mannepalli, Mohan Sankaran, Priya Sathy, Wee Hyong Tok |
|
5/24/23 |
Digital |
11:00 AM PDT |
Round Table: Real-time analytics with Azure Synapse Data Explorer |
Uri Barash, Tzivia Gitlin |
|
5/24/23 |
Digital |
5:15 PM PDT |
Round table: Synapse Data Engineering, Data Science & OpenAI Roundtable |
Nellie Gustafsson, Chris Finlan, Misha Desai, Avinanda Chattapadday, Martin Lee, Piero Morano, Eren Orbey, Santhosh Kumar Ravindran, Raj Rikhy, Narmeen Samad, Alexander van Grootel, Ted Vilutis |
Practice makes perfect – so make sure you get as much of it as you need with Microsoft Build’s labs and demo sessions.
Labs
|
Date |
Type |
Start, PDT |
Session name |
Speaker(s) |
|
5/23/23 |
Digital |
1:30 PM PDT |
Learn Live: Model data for Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL |
Cedric Derue, Gary Hope |
|
5/23/23 |
In person |
5:15 PM PDT |
Lab: Democratize your data estate with the latest data warehouse (session one) |
Priyanka Langade, Peri Rocha, Dharini Sundaram, Kevin Conan, Mariya Ali, Salil Kanade |
|
5/23/23 |
In person |
5:15 PM PDT |
Lab: Analytics in the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform DREAM lab (session one) |
Sanjay Soni, Thasmika Gokal |
|
5/24/23 |
In person |
1:30 PM PDT |
Paul DeCarlo, Graeme Malcolm |
|
|
5/24/23 |
In person |
2:45 PM PDT |
Lab: Democratize your data estate with the latest data warehouse (session two) |
Mariya Ali, Kevin Conan, Salil Kanade, Priyanka Langade, Peri Rocha, Dharini Sundaram |
|
5/24/23 |
In person |
4:00 PM PDT |
Emily Chen, Miguel Escobar, Estera Kot, Noelle Li, Abhishek Narain, Nikki Waghani |
|
|
5/24/23 |
Digital |
5:15 PM PDT |
Learn Live: Migrate SQL workloads to Azure Managed Instances |
Ajith Krishnan, Javier Villegas |
|
5/24/23 |
In person |
5:15 PM PDT |
Lab: Analytics in the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform DREAM lab (session two) |
Sanjay Soni, Thasmika Gokal |
Demos
|
Date |
Type |
Start, PDT |
Session name |
Speaker(s) |
|
5/23/23 |
In person |
11:30 AM PDT |
Gahl Levy |
|
|
5/23/23 |
In person |
11:45 AM PDT |
Demo: Build next gen intelligent retail with Azure OpenAI & Azure Cosmos DB |
Mark Brown |
|
5/24/23 |
In person |
5:15 PM PDT |
Demo: Further, faster with Azure Functions and Azure SQL integration |
Drew Skwiers-Koballa |
|
5/24/23 |
In person |
5:30 PM PDT |
Demo: Protect your data from tampering with ledger on Azure SQL |
Pieter Vanhove |
Learn More
Get even more out of Microsoft Build with these additional resources.
- The Cloud Skills Challenge at Build begins May 23, 2023, at 4:00 PM PDT. Join to win your chance at a free Microsoft certification exam
- Check out Collections, our curated set of training, documentation, certification, and additional resources.
- Explore our data and analytics learning resources and documentation on Microsoft Learn, designed to help you upskill and grow in your career.
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