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Event Recap - Experts Live US - New York City

HeatherCook — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:20:39 GMT

On October 10 2025, Microsoft’s Times Square office hosted Experts Live US in New York City, bringing together IT pros, developers, and community leaders for a full day of insights on Microsoft technologies, AI, and modern workplace strategies.

Registered: 178

In attendance: 126

A great start for a brand-new event, first time in the US!

Adam Harmetz’s Keynote: The Future of Content Management with AI

Adam Harmetz, VP of PM for Collaborative Apps & Platforms at Microsoft, opened the event with a visionary keynote on modernizing SharePoint and driving the next decade of content management innovation through AI and agents. His session highlighted how Copilot and intelligent automation will transform collaboration, making enterprise content smarter and more adaptive to user needs.

Adam summarized Microsoft 365 & Copilot's major AI news from the past 60 days - 6 major things you need to know that Microsoft announced and made available in preview or GA.

"We are moving faster than ever in the AI build out, partnering with frontier firms to show what's possible as we help orgs of all sizes stay on the forefront of AI. And as I talked about in the keynote, our research shows employees at these frontier firms are significantly more likely to say their orgs are thriving (71% to 31%). I know the pace of change is intimidating - but the payoff is worth it and we are here to help. So try out our latest innovations in Copilot, create an agent or use one of our new ones - and give us feedback. We're listening." – Adam on LinkedIN

Panel Discussion: Rising Together—Allyship, Acceleration & Women Who Lead Tech Forward

In a time where AI and cybersecurity evolve at breakneck speed, we cannot afford to leave talent behind. This panel explored the critical role of allyship and inclusive leadership in shaping the future of tech. Led by inspiring women in AI and security, the conversation went beyond technical frontiers to examine the structures and support systems that helped them thrive.

The data tells the story: women now make up around 28% of the tech workforce, but representation in AI (22%) and cybersecurity (24%) remains far from equal. The stakes are high—studies show diverse teams detect threats 30% faster and build more ethical AI models. This wasn’t just a diversity talk; it was a strategy session. Attendees learned how allies in leadership, policy, and peer networks are accelerating change, and walked away with actionable steps to amplify underrepresented voices and redesign hiring and mentoring structures for the future we want to build.

Celebrating three years of CommunityDays.org

This year also marked the three-year anniversary of CommunityDays.org, a global platform born from the SharePoint Saturday movement. CommunityDays.org empowers volunteer organizers to host free technical training events worldwide, spanning Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, and more. Its growth reflects the enduring spirit of community-driven learning and collaboration in the Microsoft ecosystem. We posted a longer for article on the Microsoft Tech Community to celebrate.

The local volunteer event producers

A huge thank you to the incredible team who made Experts Live NYC possible:
Anna Bordioug, Dr. Booma Poolan Marikannan, Femke Cornelissen, Jason Rivera, Justine Wolters, Manpreet Singh, Melissa Ballesteros, Micah Heaton, Morten Knudsen, Raae Wolfram, Samir Makwana, Thomas Daly.

Gratitude to sponsors

Many Microsoft partners are the local, national and worldwide sponsors that help these events year after year - they pay for the food and fun prizes at many of these community events.

Join the best community in tech

Our CommunityDays events are always looking for speakers, and they’re a fantastic way to hone your speaking skills, get feedback directly from customers, partners, and Microsoft MVPs—and connect into The Best Community in Tech.
Find upcoming events at: Community Days | Homepage

About Experts Live USA

Each year, Experts Live USA organizes a one-day event attended by IT Pros and Developers who come to deepen their knowledge of Microsoft technologies. National and international community experts bring attendees fully up to speed on the latest Microsoft technologies—all in a single day.

Over the years, well-known speakers and MVPs have become closely associated with Experts Live. Held on four continents, more than 12 international Experts Live events take place annually, reaching over 5,000 people. Thousands more benefit from our knowledge through Experts Live Café, TV, Radio, and social media. Driven by a vision to empower the IT community worldwide, we continuously expand our reach by adding new Microsoft tech conferences in different continents, countries, and regions. And soon, the Experts Live experience will be spreading across the USA too.

Experts Live US supports STEM Kids NYC, helping them bring technical classes, materials, and support to kids in the New York City area. The volunteer team gave the non-profit a check for $2000.00.

WOOTWOOT!

Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 71

Aaron_Bode — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:07:42 GMT

Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest Microsoft news in AI, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events!

🎥 Episode 71 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, March 23rd at 8:00 AM PT!

Big Rocks & Product Updates:

Experiences + Devices leadership changes - https://aka.ms/ExperiencesBlog

AI at Work New Blog by Jared Spataro - https://aka.ms/AIatWorkHumans

"Secure agentic AI end-to-end" by Vasu Jakkal— https://aka.ms/SecureAgenticAIRSA
Your first look at M365 Community Conference 2026 with Vasu Jakkal — https://aka.ms/M365Con26/Vasu

Watch the SharePoint at 25 digital event on demand — https://aka.ms/SPat25

"More Than Code" short film about the 25 years of SharePoint innovation — https://aka.ms/SPat25/MoreThanCode

GPT-5.4 Thinking and GPT-5.3 Instant is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot — https://aka.ms/GPT54Thinking

"Scaling Copilot adoption with the Copilot Adoption Community in Viva Engage" by Sowmya Gogineni — https://aka.ms/VivaEngageAdoptionBlog

SharePoint Hackathon 2026 awards ceremony on March 25 at 9:00AM PT — https://aka.ms/SPat25/Hackathon

New video series: Agents at Work with Phil Topness — https://aka.ms/AgentsAtWork

"FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform" by Arun Ulag — https://aka.ms/FabConAnnouncementBlog

Events

Community Days | Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 31 - April 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada

Community Days | Copilot Community Conference Europe 2026 | April 14 | Virtual

Community Days | Microsoft 365 Community Conference | April 21 - 23 | Orlando, Florida

Community Days | ColorCloud 2026 | April 15-17 | Hamburg, Germany

Community Days | TechCon365 and PWRCON Seattle 2025 | June 23-27 | Seattle, Washington

Our Show Links:

📅 Mondays at Microsoft Links including a download for calendar: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft

📝 Our Microsoft Tech Community News Desk for Monday's recaps, Meet the Makers show and more: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk

🎙️ Listen to Mondays at Microsoft on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft

🌍 Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCI

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FSE Problems

Kazuki13 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:09:50 GMT

I don't have the FSE options and my friend has it and we got our laptops on the same day. And do everything on our pcs together and at the same time

Windows 11 Insider Preview Feature Update (26220.7961)

larandjohnson — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:51:26 GMT

Windows 11 Insider Preview Feature Update (26220.7961) is not installing, 2 Microsoft Tech tried and could not fix it - the 2 techs and received the error on windows 11

update system reserve partition

Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 70

Aaron_Bode — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:27:09 GMT

Join Heather Cook and Christine Bongard LIVE from The WIT Network "Igniting Excellence 2026" event as they take you through the latest in AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events!

🎥 Episode 70 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, March 9th at 8:00 AM PT!

Links from Today's Episode:

Big Rocks & Product Updates:

Introducing the First Frontier Suite built on Intelligence + Trust — https://aka.ms/FrontierSuiteBlog

Women’s History Month: Encouraging women in cybersecurity at every career stage by Vasu Jakkal — https://aka.ms/WHMCyberSecurity

Igniting Excellence 2026 | 8th Annual International Women's Day Conference — https://aka.ms/IgnitingExcellenceWITNetwork2026

SharePoint at 25: Global digital event, available on demand — https://aka.ms/SPat25

Copilot Tasks: From Answers to Actions — https://aka.ms/CopilotTasksPreview & https://aka.ms/CopilotTasksBlog

6 projects that helped Microsoft meet its renewable energy goal by Sally Beatty — https://aka.ms/MicrosoftRenewableBlog

Unify. Simplify. Scale: Microsoft Dragon Copilot meets the moment at HIMSS 2026 — https://aka.ms/DragonCopilotHimms2026

Events

West Michigan M365 Community Day | March 19 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Dynamics Con Regional: Pacific Northtwest | March 20 | Vancouver BC, Canada

Community Days | Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 31 - April 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada

Community Days | Microsoft 365 Community Conference | April 21 - 23 | Orlando, Florida

Community Days | TechCon365 and PWRCON Seattle 2025 | June 23-27 | Seattle, Washington

Our Show Links:

📅 Mondays at Microsoft Links including a download for calendar: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft

📝 Our Microsoft Tech Community News Desk for Monday's recaps, Meet the Makers show and more: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk

🎙️ Listen to Mondays at Microsoft on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft

🌍 Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCI

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Add Custom Attributes to Contact List and User Accounts in office 365 Admin

mdsarwath — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:38:10 GMT

I would like add custom attributes to the contact list as well as to user accounts during the creation process. The required attributes are as follows:

Business Unit

Department

Sub-Department

Location Manager

Kindly anyone advise on the procedure to configure these attributes and enable them in the contact list and user creation form.

Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 69

Aaron_Bode — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:40:20 GMT

Join Karuana Gatimu, Heather Cook, and special guest Vesa Juvonen as they take you through the latest in AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events.

🎥 Episode 69 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, February 23rd at 8:00 AM PT!

Links from Today's Episode:

Big Rocks & Product Updates:

Join the SharePoint Hackathon, March 2-16, 2026 — https://aka.ms/spat25/hackathon

"From beards to bytes: How AI is empowering small business owners in Kenya" by Catherine Bolgar — https://aka.ms/AISmallBizKenya

Asha Sharma named EVP and CEO, Microsoft Gaming — https://aka.ms/AshaSharmaCEOxBox

Kantar reduces storage costs with Microsoft 365 Archive — https://aka.ms/KantarStorage

Episode 8 of "Keeping It Real with Power Platform" series — https://aka.ms/KeepingItRealEp8

Events

Community Days | Knoxville Microsoft Community Days | February 26-27 | Maryville, Tennessee, USA - Daniel Glenn, Neil, and Pam DeGraffenreid

West Michigan M365 Community Day | March 19 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Dynamics Con Regional: Pacific Northtwest | March 20 | Vancouver BC, Canada

Community Days | Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 31 - April 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada

Community Days | Microsoft 365 Community Conference | April 21 - 23 | Orlando, Florida

Community Days | TechCon365 and PWRCON Seattle 2025 | June 23-27 | Seattle, Washington

Our Show Links:

📅 Mondays at Microsoft Links including a download for calendar: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft

📝 Our Microsoft Tech Community News Desk for Monday's recaps, Meet the Makers show and more: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk

🎙️ Listen to Mondays at Microsoft on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft

🌍 Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCI

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