The Microsoft 365 Community Conference returns to Orlando this April, bringing together thousands of builders, innovators, creators, communicators, admins, architects, MVPs, and product makers for three unforgettable days of learning and community.

This year’s theme, “A Beacon for Builders, Innovators & Icons of Intelligent Work,” celebrates the people shaping the AI‑powered future — and the keynote lineup reflects exactly that. These leaders will set the tone for our biggest, boldest M365 Community Conference.

Below is your first look at the official 2026 keynote order and what to expect from each session.

 

 

Opening Keynote

Jeff Teper — President, Microsoft 365 Collaborative Apps & Platforms

Building for the future: Microsoft 365, Agents and AI, what's new and what's next

Join Jeff Teper, to discover how AI-powered innovation across Copilot, Teams, and SharePoint is reshaping how people communicate, create, and work together. This session highlights what’s new, what’s fundamentally different, and why thoughtful design continues to matter. See the latest advances in AI and agents, gain insight into where collaboration is headed, and learn why Microsoft is the company to continue to bet on when it comes to building what’s next.

Expect:

• New breakthroughs in collaboration powered by AI and agents
• Fresh innovations across Teams, Copilot, and SharePoint
• Practical guidance on how design continues to shape effective teamwork
• Real world demos that show how AI is transforming communication and content
• Insight into what is new, what is changing, and what is coming next

 

Business Apps & Agents Keynote

Charles Lamanna — President, Business Apps & Agents

In this keynote, Charles Lamanna will share how Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Apps, and Agent 365 come together to help makers build powerful agents and help IT teams deploy and govern them at scale. We’ll share how organizations can design, extend, and govern a new model for the intelligent workplace – connecting data, workflows, and systems into intelligent agents that move work forward.

Copilot, apps, and agents: the next platform shift for Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 Copilot has changed how we interact with software. Now AI agents are changing how work gets done – moving from responding to prompts to taking action, across the tools and data your organization already relies on.

Expect:

• A clear explanation of how to leverage and build with Copilot and agents
• How agents access data, use tools, and complete multi-step work
• A deeper look at the latest capabilities across Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Power Apps
• End-to-end demos of agents in action

Security, Trust & Responsible AI Keynote

Vasu Jakkal — Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security & Rohan Kumar — Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security, Purview & Trust

In our third keynote, Vasu Jakkal and Rohan Kumar join forces to address one of the most urgent topics of the AI era: trust and security at scale. As organizations accelerate into AI‑powered work, safeguarding identities, data, compliance, and governance is mission‑critical.

Securing AI:  Building Trust in the Era of AI

Join Vasu Jakkal and Rohan Kumar as they unveil Microsoft’s vision for securing the new frontier of AI—showing how frontier firms are protecting their data, identities, and models amid rapid AI adoption. This session highlights how Microsoft is embedding security and governance into every layer of our AI platforms and unifying Purview, Defender, Entra, and Security Copilot to defend against threats like prompt injection, model tampering, and shadow AI. You’ll see how built-in protections across Microsoft 365 enable responsible, compliant AI innovation, and gain practical guidance to strengthen your own security posture as AI transforms the way everyone works.

Expect:

• Microsoft's unified approach to secure AI transformation
• Forward‑looking insights across Security, Purview & Trust
• Guidance for building safe, responsible AI environments
• How to protect innovation without slowing momentum

 

Future of Work Fireside Keynote

Dr. Jaime Teevan — Chief Scientist & Technical Fellow, Microsoft

Closing out the keynote lineup is Dr. Jaime Teevan, one of the foremost thought leaders on AI, productivity, and how work is evolving. In this intimate fireside‑style session, she’ll share research, real‑world insights, and Microsoft’s learnings from being both the maker and the first customer of the AI‑powered workplace.

Expect:

• Insights from decades of workplace research
• The human side of AI transformation
• Practical guidance for leaders, creators, and practitioners
• Why collaboration is essential to unlock the true potential of AI.

More Than Keynotes: Why You’ll Want to Be in Orlando

The M365 Community Conference brings together:

• 200+ sessions and breakouts
• 21 hands‑on workshops
• 200+ Microsoft engineers and product leaders onsite
• The Microsoft Innovation Hub
• Ask the Experts, Meet & Greets, and Community Studio
• Women in Tech & Allies Luncheon
• SharePoint’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
• And an epic attendee party at Universal’s Islands of Adventure

Whether you create, deploy, secure, govern, design, or lead with Microsoft 365 — this is your community, and this is your moment.

Join Us for the Microsoft 365 Community Conference

April 21–23, 2026
 Loews Sapphire Falls & Loews Royal Pacific
 👉 Register now:  https://aka.ms/M365Con26

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Come be part of the global community building the future of intelligent work.