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Catch Microsoft Entra at Ignite 2026

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Nov 05, 2026

Plan your Microsoft Entra sessions at Ignite 2026 and enter our prize draw.

Join us at Microsoft Ignite 2026, November 17–20, 2026, at Moscone Center in San Francisco and online. Explore Microsoft Entra and learn how to secure access for users and AI agents. From stopping identity attacks to simplifying access policies and securing agents, our sessions bring practical guidance and demos to your toughest access challenges.

Use this guide to plan your sessions, connect with our team, and enter the Microsoft Entra prize draw!

Enter the Microsoft Entra prize draw

Registered for Ignite? Check in at any of the five eligible Microsoft Entra sessions in this post for a chance to win. These are the live-streamed breakouts, which you can join in person or online.

How to enter

Scan the QR code shown during an eligible session and complete the short entry form. Each session you check in to earns one entry.

Entry period

12:00 AM PT on Tuesday, November 17, through 11:59 PM PT on Friday, November 20, 2026.

Prizes

One grand prize: an Xbox plus a 30-minute chat with a Microsoft Entra identity architect.
Two Microsoft Entra swag bags: one for a decision-maker and one for a practitioner.

Drawing

Winners are selected by random drawing on December 1, 2026. Swag bag winners come from decision-maker and practitioner entries, and the grand prize winner from all entries.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the United States, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who are 18 or older and registered for Microsoft Ignite 2026. Entry period: November 17, 2026, 12:00 AM PT, to November 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT. See the Official Rules for full details. 

Don't miss the Microsoft Entra news session

All breakout sessions will stream live, stay available on demand, and count toward the prize draw. Join them in San Francisco or online. 
For onsite locations, please visit the linked session details.

Wednesday, November 20

If you only catch one Microsoft Entra session, make it this one. Here, we will dive into what’s new in Microsoft Entra!

⭐AI is changing access. See how Microsoft Entra helps you stay ahead.

10:15–11:00 AM PT · Breakout · Session code: BRK343

Speakers: Yina Arenas, Chief Product Officer – Microsoft Identity and Network Access; John Savill, Chief Technology Officer, Americas Markets and Industries; Nichole Peterson, Senior Product Marketing Manager

Get the identity and network access roadmap to help your organization get ready for AI, scale AI responsibly with Microsoft Agent 365, and leverage AI to detect and disrupt attacks. See what's new in securing access for people and agents, reducing risk, and enabling productivity without weakening protection. This team delivers top-ranked, standing-room-only sessions every year, so don't miss it!

Session details & RSVP

Thursday, November 19

A single policy for humans and AI agents? Here's how to make it work

1:30–2:15 PM PT · Breakout · Session code: BRK331

Speakers: Danielle Augustin, Product Marketing Manager; Sharon Chahal, Principal PM Manager; Etan Basseri, Principal Product Manager - Security

Dozens of policies become hundreds, and changing one can break something downstream. See how a unified policy engine brings identity, network, device, and risk signals together to make access decisions without forcing teams to untangle dependencies. Learn how to scale adaptive access with confidence and control.

Session details & RSVP

Local agents are here. Can you find and secure them?

4:00–4:45 PM PT · Breakout · Session code: BRK339

Speakers: Swaroop Krishnamurthy, Principal Product Lead; Dareen Radwan, Principal Software Engineering Architect; Erica Toelle, Sr. Product Marketing Manager

Local agents can unlock major productivity, but unmanaged adoption introduces risk leaders cannot ignore. Learn how to close the visibility gap, reduce risk, and enable trusted agent adoption without slowing innovation.

Session details & RSVP

Friday, November 20

Identity knows what your SOC doesn't: Stop threats faster together

9:00–9:45 AM PT · Breakout · Session code: BRK332

Speakers: Yair Tor, Partner Product Management; Etan Basseri, Principal Product Manager - Security; Martin Schvartzman, Principal Product Manager Lead

Identity attacks move fast. Your teams need to move faster. See how Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Defender bring identity context and risk signals into SOC investigations, helping IAM and security teams detect, investigate, and disrupt threats faster with unified visibility and automation.

Session details & RSVP

Modern phishing doesn't end at the click

11:30 AM–12:15 PM PT · Breakout · Session code: BRK334

Speakers: Ankur Patel, Partner Group Product Manager; Cristian Craioveanu, Principal Security Research Manager; Sangeeta Ranjit, Principal Manager Product Management

Attackers don't need to steal your password to compromise your identity or account. See how AI-powered phishing, impersonation, compromised accounts, and identity-based attacks are changing the game, and how identity, email, and collaboration security help defenders detect and disrupt threats before they spread.

Session details & RSVP

Additional sessions if you're attending in person

If you're in San Francisco, add these sessions to your schedule too. These sessions don't count toward the prize draw. Labs require an RSVP and fill fast.

And don’t forget to stop by the Microsoft Security booth to meet the team!

When (PT)

Session

Format

Code

Tue, Nov 17, 4:05–4:30 PM

AI agents: access granted. Trust not included

Theater*

THR877

Tue, Nov 17, 6:15–7:30 PM

Can't secure what you can't see. Find every AI agent in your org

Lab

LAB682

Wed, Nov 18, 9:50–10:05 AM

AI agents need access. Your network needs controls.

Lightning talk

LTG1242

Wed, Nov 18, 10:05–10:50 AM

Is Powerful Access Your Biggest Risk? Get Privileged Access Right

Table talk

TT2528

Wed, Nov 18, 10:15–11:30 AM

AI Agents Are Sending Signals. Make Access Respond.

Lab

LAB680

Wed, Nov 18, 12:15–1:00 PM

AI Agents Are Scaling. Are Your Access Controls Ready?

Table talk

TT2530

Wed, Nov 18, 4:00–5:15 PM

Can't secure what you can't see. Find every AI agent in your org

Lab

LAB682

Wed, Nov 18, 4:00–5:15 PM

AI Agents Are Sending Signals. Make Access Respond.

Lab

LAB680

Thu, Nov 19, 9:00–9:15 AM

Oops! Someone Deleted a Critical Identity. Can You Get It Back?

Lightning talk

LTG1236

Thu, Nov 19, 9:00–10:15 AM

AI Agents Are Sending Signals. Make Access Respond.

Lab

LAB680

Thu, Nov 19, 10:00–‍10:20 AM

Strengthen Security Across Your Multitenant Estate

Community Theater

COMM13

Thu, Nov 19, 10:45 AM–12:00 PM

Can't secure what you can't see. Find every AI agent in your org

Lab

LAB682

Thu, Nov 19, 2:00–‍2:20 PM

Meet the Entra Agent ID Product Team and Get Your Questions Answered

Community Theater

COMM17

Thu, Nov 19, 2:35–2:50 PM

Customers Expect a Frictionless Login. Attackers Do Too.

Lightning talk

LTG1235

Thu, Nov 19, 2:45–4:00 PM

AI Agents Are Sending Signals. Make Access Respond.

Lab

LAB680

*This session is recorded for on-demand viewing after the event.

Can’t be at Ignite in person?  Join our live expert AMA!

AMA: Ask Microsoft Entra anything – Ignite 2026 edition

Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 11:00 AM Pacific Time

Yina Arenas, Chief Product Officer – Microsoft Identity and Network Access, Led by Nichole Peterson, Senior Product Marketing Manager

Bring your questions from Microsoft Ignite to a live AMA with Microsoft Entra experts. Go deeper on securing access for users and AI agents, simplifying adaptive access, protecting against modern identity attacks, and bringing identity context into security operations. Our experts will unpack the Ignite announcements and help you turn what’s new into practical next steps for your organization.

Register now and post your questions in the comments! 

Don’t miss our Microsoft Entra December webinar series

From December 15–17, the Microsoft Entra webinar series goes further into the Ignite announcements with new demos and practical guidance. Get the dates and register.


Excited to see you all at Ignite -- whether you are in person, or attending virtually! 

- Ngozi Nwoko, Director of Product Marketing, Microsoft Entra

 

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