Public Sector in the age of AI | Mondays at Microsoft (Episode 82)
Join Heather Cook and Jonathan Jones for the latest Microsoft news, product announcements, AI updates, and community highlights. This week's guest, Tuwanda Perez Emmanuel, discusses AI readiness in the public sector, Microsoft's AI Guided Path for Copilot and agents, and what it takes to become "Frontier Ready." Plus, hear about Microsoft's latest AI security innovations, Copilot milestones, AI agents, community events, and more. Whether you're exploring AI adoption, working with Microsoft 365 Copilot, building agents, or staying connected to the Microsoft community, this episode is packed with insights and resources to help you stay ahead!NASA, Databricks and the future of Copilot | Mondays at Microsoft (Episode 81)
In this episode of Mondays at Microsoft, Heather Cook and guest co-host Jonathan Jones explore some of the biggest stories shaping the future of AI, productivity, and innovation. They are joined by Sravani Seethi to speak about Women in Power (Platform), the largest grassroots community of women working in and around the Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem and AI. From changes coming to Copilot, to lessons from NASA's journey to the Moon, to new AI-powered experiences in SharePoint, there's plenty to unpack. Big Rocks & Product Updates: Deep Research is being retired in the Copilot app — https://aka.ms/DeepResearchRetireBlog Microsoft and Mistral expand strategic partnership to give enterprises and regulated industries frontier AI they can control — https://aka.ms/MistralPartnership Giant Leaps" by Signal Magazine — https://aka.ms/SignalMagazineNASAGiantLeaps A new approach to AI data puts communities in charge" by Susanna Ray — https://aka.ms/CommunityLibraryCreator Watch on demand: "Understanding Copilot Cowork and managing Copilot credits" — https://aka.ms/CopilotCoworkAMA Watch on demand: "Driving AI adoption with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Cowork" — https://aka.ms/AIAdoptionAMA What’s new in Copilot in SharePoint: July 2026 — aka.ms/WhatsNewSharePointJuly2026 Databricks and Microsoft expand partnership to help enterprises bring business context to enterprise AI — https://aka.ms/DatabrickMicrosoftPartnership Events Community Days | M365 Community Days NYC | July 31 | New York City, New York, United States Community Days | Seattle TechCon 365 | DATACON | PWRCON | August 24-28 | Seattle, Washington, United Community Days | M365 Twin Cities | September 18 | Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, United States Community Days | Partner Vibe 2.0 | September 21-23 | Provo, Utah Community Days | European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference 2026 | September 28 - October 1 | Barcelona, Spain ommunity Days | Community Summit North America 2026 | October 11-15 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States 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 Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionInside Microsoft's AI IQ stack | Mondays at Microsoft (Episode 80)
In this episode, Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook connect the dots between Microsoft's AI strategy, the evolution of Dataverse, and the emerging IQ platform vision unveiled at Build 2026. Join Karuana and Cook for this episode of Mondays at Microsoft as they break down the biggest Microsoft announcements across AI, Modern Work, Power Platform, Business Applications, Azure, and Developer technologies. In this episode: 🧠 Copilot's new brain—GPT-5.6: Microsoft 365 Copilot now prefers GPT-5.6 across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Cowork, while Microsoft continues expanding its MAI model strategy. What does this mean for the future of AI-powered productivity? 🔗 Dataverse becomes the agent data platform: The Dataverse plugin for coding agents now extends beyond GitHub Copilot to Claude and Cursor, alongside a growing MCP ecosystem with 60+ servers and certified partner integrations. 🧩 Welcome to the “IQ” era: From Work IQ and Foundry IQ to the introduction of Web IQ, Microsoft's next-generation knowledge and retrieval stack is taking shape. Plus, we discuss new MAI models and an early look at Project Solara. Big Rocks & Product Updates: Available today: OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 in Microsoft 365 Copilot — aka.ms/GPT56Available 3M and Microsoft announce strategic partnership to advance AI data center infrastructure and enterprise transformation — aka.ms/3MBlog Dataverse Is Your Agent Data Platform: Here’s What’s New in July 2026 by Julie Koesmarno — aka.ms/DataverseAgentDataBlog Seven predictions about AI and the future of work from our Chief Scientist Dr. Jaime Teevan — aka.ms/JaimeTeevanAIPredictionsBlog A more efficient way to access email and meeting information with Narrator by Shireen Salma — aka.ms/OutlookNarratorBlog Power CAT AI Webinar | Next session on Wedneday, July 22nd at 9:00AM PT — aka.ms/PowerCatWebinarAlmirall Events Community Days | AI Business Solutions Partner Executive Summit | July 27-28 | Renton, Washington, United States Community Days | M365 Community Days NYC | July 31 | New York City, New York, United States Community Days | Seattle TechCon 365 | DATACON | PWRCON | August 24-28 | Seattle, Washington, United Community Days | M365 Twin Cities | September 18 | Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, United States Community Days | Partner Vibe 2.0 | September 21-23 | Provo, Utah Community Days | European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference 2026 | September 28 - October 1 | Barcelona, Spain 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 Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionBuild your AI team | Mondays at Microsoft (Episode 79)
What if your next teammate wasn’t a person, but a team of AI agents working alongside you? Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook for this episode of "Mondays at Microsoft" as they explore how the latest wave of Microsoft AI innovations is transforming productivity, analytics, and the way work gets done. This week, they'll be joined by Zoe Hawtof, Senior Technical Advisor for Copilot Cowork, to discuss the future of agentic systems, AI teammates, and how organizations can build their own AI-powered workforce!Copilot Cowork explained - Mondays at Microsoft (Episode 78)
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they break down Copilot Cowork - what it is, why it matters, and how to get the most value from it, including how to manage your Copilot credits and opportunities to learn more through our live AMA. We also have a special guest to discuss the latest in Microsoft Planner Agent. 🎥 Episode 78 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, June 29th at 8:00 AM PT! Big Rocks & Product Updates: Copilot Cowork explained with Jared Spataro — aka.ms/CopilotCoworkExplained Live AMA: Understanding Copilot Cowork and managing Copilot Credits — aka.ms/CopilotCoworkAMA "Copilot in Excel: Built for the era of Frontier Finance" by Brian Jones — aka.ms/CopilotInExcelBlogMM "Planner Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot is now generally available" by Mars Gu — aka.ms/MicrosoftPlannerAgentGABlog "Scaling cybercrime disruption through innovation and AI" by Steven masada — aka.ms/ScalingCyberCrimeBlog "Y Combinator and Microsoft partner to support the next generation of AI startups" by Microsoft for Startups — aka.ms/MicrosoftandYCombinator Events European Power Platform Conference | June 29 - July 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark Community Days | AI Business Solutions Partner Executive Summit | July 27-28 | Renton, Washington, United States Community Days | M365 Community Days NYC | July 31 | New York City, New York, United States Community Days | Seattle TechCon 365 | DATACON | PWRCON | August 24-28 | Seattle, Washington, United Community Days | M365 Twin Cities | September 18 | Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, United States Community Days | Partner Vibe 2.0 | September 21-23 | Provo, Utah 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 Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionMondays at Microsoft | Episode 77
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 77 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, June 15th at 8:00 AM PT! Big Rocks & Product Updates: "Introducing Microsoft Scout: Your always-on personal agent" by Omar Shahine — aka.ms/MicrosoftScoutBlog Discover missed Microsoft Build sessions and rewatch your favorites — aka.ms/MicrosoftBuildMM "Introducing Majorana 2" by Catherine Bolgar — aka.ms/Majorana2Blog "Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?" by Susanna Ray — aka.ms/CancerMedicinesBlog Deploy-ready agent templates built from repeated customer demand — aka.ms/HPAcatalog The WorkLab podcast: "Allie K. Miller: Find your “weirdos”—and let them lead" — aka.ms/WorklabAllieKMillerPodcast "8 unexpected things disability can teach us about leadership" by Samantha Kubota — aka.ms/8ThingsDisabilityCanTeach "Announcing the new Work IQ APIs" by Charles Lamanna — aka.ms/NewWorkIQ Events Community Days | Power BI Deep Dive | June 9-11 | Copenhagen, Denmark Community Days | TechCon 365 Chicago, June 15-19 | Chicago, Illinois, United States Community Days | AI Community Conference - New York | June 26 | New York, New York, United States European Power Platform Conference | June 29 - July 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark Community Days | M365 Community Days NYC | July 31 | New York City, New York, United States Community Days | Seattle TechCon 365 | DATACON | PWRCON | August 24-28 | Seattle, Washington, United Community Days | M365 Twin Cities | September 18 | Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, United States 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 Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionMondays at Microsoft | Episode 76
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 75 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, May 18th at 8:00 AM PT! Big Rocks & Product Updates: Online registration for Microsoft Build 2026 | June 2-3, 2026 — https://aka.ms/MicrosoftBuildMM "AI Skills are now in Public Preview" by Zach Rosenfield — https://aka.ms/SharePointSkillsPublicPreview AI Skills Fest | June 8-12, 2026 — https://aka.ms/AISkillsNavigatorInfo "Jets leaning into AI under new front office leadership" by Sports Business Journal — https://aka.ms/NYJetsLeanIntoAI "Introducing a new design for Microsoft 365 Copilot" by Jon Friedman — https://aka.ms/CopilotNewDesignBlog "Copilot Cowork: From conversation to action across skills, integrations, and devices" by Charles Lamanna — https://aka.ms/CopilotCoworkAnnouncement "Microsoft 365 Copilot, human agency, and the opportunity for every organization" by Matt Firestone — https://aka.ms/WTI2026Blog Events Community Days | AgentCamp Oslo 2026 | June 2 | Oslo, Norway Community Days | Microsoft Build 2026 Watch Party + Unconference | June 2 | Arlington, VA, United States Community Days | Workplace Intelligence Days - 1ère édition | June 4 | Lyon, France Community Days | CollabDays Madrid 2026 | June 4 | Madrid, Spain Community Days | Memphis Microsoft Community Days | June 5 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States Community Days | Community Summit Roadshow Charlotte | June 9 | Charlottte, North Carolina, United States Community Days | Dia de la estrategia: agentes y su aplicación en la empresa | June 9 | Mexico City, Mexico Community Days | Power BI Deep Dive | June 9-11 | Copenhagen, Denmark Community Days | TechCon 365 Chicago, June 15-19 | Chicago, Illinois, United States European Power Platform Conference | June 29 - July 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark 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 Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionMondays at Microsoft | Episode 75
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 75 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, May 18th at 8:00 AM PT! Big Rocks & Product Updates: New and improved Copilot Adoption Hub resources — adoption.microsoft.com From One Classroom to a Nationwide Movement: Advancing AI Skills in Education — aka.ms/ThailandAIinClassroom Microsoft announces appointment of Carmine Di Sibio to board of directors — aka.ms/CarmineDiSibioJoinsBoard "Australian nonprofit ESuarve turns around troubled young lives, with lots of heart and a little help from technology" by Chen May Yee — https://aka.ms/ESuarveCopilot "Defense at AI speed: Microsoft’s new multi-model agentic security system tops leading industry benchmark" by Taesoo Kim — aka.ms/MultiModelAgenticSecurity Imagine Cup 2026: Global tech competitions help students prepare for an AI future — aka.ms/ImagineCup2026SemiFinals "New and improved: Agent governance, intelligent workflows, and connected app experiences" by Nitasha Chopra — aka.ms/CopilotStudioMayUpdates Events Ability Summit | May 19 - 20 | Virtual Community Days | Microsoft Azure Infra Summit 2026 | May 19-21 | Virtual, United States Community Days | EMEA | SWOOP Analytics SharePoint Intranet Festival 2026 | May 20 | Virtual EMEA Community Days | AMER | SWOOP Analytics SharePoint Intranet Festival 2026 | May 20 | Virtual Americas Community Days | APAC | SWOOP Analytics SharePoint Intranet Festival 2026 | May 20 | APAC Community Days | aMP Day Strasbourg 2026 | May 27 | Strasbourg, France Community Days | AgentCamp Oslo 2026 | June 2 | Oslo, Norway Community Days | Microsoft Build 2026 Watch Party + Unconference | June 2 | Arlington, VA, United States Community Days | Workplace Intelligence Days - 1ère édition | June 4 | Lyon, France Community Days | CollabDays Madrid 2026 | June 4 | Madrid, Spain Community Days | Memphis Microsoft Community Days | June 5 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States Community Days | Community Summit Roadshow Charlotte | June 9 | Charlottte, North Carolina, United States Community Days | Dia de la estrategia: agentes y su aplicación en la empresa | June 9 | Mexico City, Mexico Community Days | Power BI Deep Dive | June 9-11 | Copenhagen, Denmark European Power Platform Conference | June 29 - July 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark 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 Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionMondays at Microsoft | LIVE from Microsoft 365 Community Conference (Episode 73)
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook LIVE from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference as they take you through the latest Microsoft news in AI, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events! 🎥 Episode 73 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, March 23rd at 8:00 AM PT! Watch live on LinkedIn
