Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 55
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 55 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, August 11 at 8am PT! ☕ https://aka.ms/mondaysatmicrosoft for calendar hold and links to LinkedIn live on our Microsoft Community LinkedIn Page. or live on the Microsoft Community Learning YouTube Channel: https://aka.ms/community/learning Here’s a polished show notes draft with all URLs included based on your script: Mondays at Microsoft – Show Notes INTRO Karuana Gatimu: Welcome to Mondays at Microsoft, where we break down the next two weeks across the Microsoft world, focusing on Modern Work, AI, and Power Platform. Heather Cook: Principal Community Evangelist, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group. COMING UP GPT-5 Arrives: Smarter AI for Work and Life How the Greater Austin YMCA filled a Child Care Gap with a tech overhaul How Xbox is amplifying Indigenous Peoples creators of games Thanks to Shure for ensuring our sound is top-notch in our podcast expansion. BIG ROCKS SEGMENT GPT-5 Arrives: Smarter AI for Work and Life Microsoft is rolling out OpenAI’s GPT-5 across Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub, and Azure AI Foundry. GPT-5 features: Smarter reasoning and context-aware assistance Real-time model routing for optimal answers Enterprise-grade security in Azure AI Foundry Try GPT-5 today: Microsoft Copilot More info: GPT-5 Feature News How Tech Helped the YMCA Tackle a Child Care Crisis The Greater Austin YMCA launched the Tomorrow Academy for children 6 weeks–5 years old, powered by Microsoft tools: Teams, OneNote, PowerApps. Two locations are already open with plans to expand to serve 1,000+ children by 2030. More info: Greater Austin YMCA & Microsoft ICYMI SEGMENT No More Manual Refreshes: Excel Gets Smarter with PivotTable Auto Refresh Auto-refreshes PivotTables automatically Works within the same workbook; not for external data sources Rolling out to Microsoft 365 Insiders (Beta Channel) Learn more: PivotTable Auto Refresh History Reclaimed, Futures Reimagined: Indigenous Voices in Gaming Xbox highlights Indigenous creators: Age of Empires III: Shadow campaign Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Aztech: Forgotten Gods, Carto, Aritana and the Harpy’s Feather Support via Microsoft Rewards to organizations like AISES. More info: Xbox Indigenous Creators PRODUCT SEGMENT OneDrive Power Moves: Hidden Features That Save Time Request Files Open in App Custom Folder Colors Version History & File Restore Explore: OneDrive Productivity Features Cloud Update for Microsoft 365 Apps GA Pause & Rollback Exclusion Windows Rollout Waves Real-time insights & Purview integration More info: Cloud Update for Microsoft 365 Apps Power Apps Pulse – July 2025 Updates to Plan Designer and more: Power Platform Blog LinkedIn version: Power Apps Pulse LinkedIn Powerful Devs Hack Together – Case Studies See how low-code tools and AI drove real-world impact: Case Studies COMMUNITY & EVENTS All Microsoft community events: Community Days Past Events – Community Led (Free) None this week Past Event – Community Produced (Paid) Baltic Summit 2025 | September 12-13 | Gdynia, Poland Upcoming Community Led Events DynamicsCon Regional – Rocky Mountain | Aug 21 | Denver, CO DynamicsCon Regional – Ohio Valley | Aug 26-27 | Dublin, Ohio CollabDays Finland 2025 | Sept 10-11 | Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland aMP Bordeaux 2025 | Sept 10-11 | Bruges, France Baltic Summit 2025 | Sept 12-13 | Gdynia, Poland Experts Live UK | Sept 16 | Sixes, London, England DynamicsCon Regional – Texas | Sept 17 | Grapevine, Texas M365 Twin Cities | Sept 19 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota aMP Hammamet 2025 | Sept 20-21 | Nabuel, Tunisia Future Data Driven Summit 2025 | Sept 24 | Virtual The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2025 | Sept 24 | Virtual Microsoft 365 Ottawa 2025 | Oct 3 | Ottawa, Canada CollabDays 2025 Zagreb | Oct 3-4 | Zagreb, Croatia Experts Live US | Oct 10 | NYC CollabDays New England 2025 | Oct 17 CollabDays Belgium 2025 | Oct 18 | Antwerp, Belgium Identity Days Paris 2025 | Oct 20-21 | Paris, France Experts Live Emirates 2025 | Nov 10-11 | Dubai, UAE CollabDays Oslo 2025 | Dec 5-6 | Oslo, Norway Upcoming Community Produced (Paid) Events TechCon 365 Atlanta 2025 | Aug 11-15 | Atlanta, Georgia | Tickets North American Cloud & Collaboration Summit | Sept 7-9 | Branson, Missouri European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 | Sept 15-18 | Vienna, Austria CloudBuilt | Sept 17-18 | Brussels, Belgium Identity Days Paris 2025 | Oct 20-21 | Paris, France DynUG Autumn Conference 2025 | Nov 25-26 | Oslo, Norway ESPC25 | Dec 1-4 | Dublin, Ireland Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | Mar 16-20 | Atlanta, Georgia RESOURCES & SOCIAL MEDIA Mondays at Microsoft calendar & downloads: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Microsoft Tech Community News Desk: aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Microsoft Global Community Initiative: aka.ms/MGCI Microsoft Community on Facebook: aka.ms/MSCommunityFB Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter/X: https://x.com/MSFTAdoption Next Show: Monday, August 25th at 8am PT Check out past shows or add upcoming shows to your calendar: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft
Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 57
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 57 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, September 8th at 8am PT! Mondays at Microsoft – Show Notes Introduction Karuana Gatimu – Director of Customer Advocacy for AI & Collaboration Heather Cook – Principal Community Evangelist, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group Coming Up This Episode: A new AI initiative for the United States to bring cutting-edge AI tools and training to classrooms across the US How AI can help save hidden ‘biological hotspots’ the planet needs The upcoming OneDrive event that will transform the way you use Copilot and OneDrive Sponsor: Shure – microphones for home office professionals Big Rocks Segment New White House AI Commitments Microsoft announces new commitments to support the Presidential AI Challenge and AI Education Executive Order. Video from Satya Nadella: https://aka.ms/AIWhiteHouse Microsoft’s Analog Optical Computer A breakthrough in analog optical computing shows promise for AI workloads, banking, and healthcare optimization. Read more: https://aka.ms/AnalogComputerandAI AI Protecting Biological Hotspots Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab partners with the Tulalip Tribes to protect wetlands and biodiversity. Learn more: https://aka.ms/BiologicalHotspots ICYMI Segment Ribera AI in Healthcare Ribera uses AI to improve patient care, scheduling, and tele-consultations across Spain, Portugal, and Central Europe. Read more: https://aka.ms/RiberaAI Microsoft 6502 BASIC Open Source Historic release of Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC under open-source license. Read more: https://aka.ms/BasicOpenSource Product Segment OneDrive + Copilot Event Date: October 8, 2025 | 9:00 AM PT Register: https://aka.ms/OneDriveEvent Customer Office Hours: https://aka.ms/OneDriveOfficeHours Sync Up Podcast: https://aka.ms/SyncUp OneDrive Community: https://aka.ms/OneDriveBlog Teams Audio Recap Listen to meetings as a podcast and generate SharePoint posts with Copilot. Try it here: https://aka.ms/AudioRecapinTeams Remote GitHub MCP Server GA Enables AI agents like Copilot and Claude to interact directly with GitHub data. Read more: https://aka.ms/GithubMCPServerGA Power Apps Pulse Latest updates: Plan Designer suggestions & User Defined Functions (UDFs). Read more: https://aka.ms/powerappsblogMM Copilot Studio Agent Build-A-Thon Global, team-based experience to explore and build AI agents. Learn more: https://aka.ms/PowerCATAgentathon Community & Events All Microsoft Community Events: https://www.communitydays.org Upcoming Community Led Events DynamicsCon Regional – Ohio Valley | Aug 26-27 | Dublin, Ohio AgentCon – Singapore | Sept 9 | Singapore AgentCon – Ho Chi Minh | Sept 11 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam CollabDays Finland 2025 | Sept 10-11 | Vantaa, Finland aMP Bordeaux 2025 | Sept 10-11 | Bruges, France Baltic Summit 2025 | Sept 12-13 | Gdynia, Poland AgentCon – Cebu | Sept 15 | Cebu City, Philippines Experts Live UK | Sept 16 | London, England DynamicsCon Regional – Texas | Sept 17 | Grapevine, Texas M365 Twin Cities | Sept 19 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota aMP Hammamet 2025 | Sept 20-21 | Nabuel, Tunisia Future Data Driven Summit 2025 | Sept 24 | Virtual The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2025 | Sept 24 | Virtual CollabDays at Bletchley Park 2025 | Sept 24 | Bletchley Park, UK MCT West Africa Summit 2025 | Sept 25-26 | Accra, Ghana Microsoft 365 Ottawa 2025 | Sept 26 | Ottawa, Canada DATA BASH 2025 | Sept 27 | Virtual aMP Bengaluru | Sept 27 | Bengaluru, India Upcoming Community Produced (Paid) Events North American Cloud and Collaboration Summit | Sept 7-9 | Branson, Missouri European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 | Sept 15-18 | Vienna, Austria CloudBuilt | Sept 17-18 | Brussels, Belgium Identity Days Paris 2025 | Oct 20-21 | Paris, France DynUG Autumn Conference 2025 | Nov 25-26 | Oslo, Norway ESPC25 | Dec 1-4 | Dublin, Ireland Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | Mar 16-20, 2026 | Atlanta, Georgia Microsoft Community Resources Mondays at Microsoft (calendar & show page): https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Tech Community News Desk: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoption Next Show: Monday, Sept 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM PTMondays at Microsoft | Episode 56
Join Heather Cook and special guest host Rob Nunez as they take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 55 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, August 25 at 8am PT! ☕ 📅 Add Mondays at Microsoft your calendar & catch past shows: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Mondays at Microsoft – Show Notes INTRO Heather Cook: Welcome to Mondays at Microsoft, where we break down the next two weeks across the Microsoft world, focusing on Modern Work, AI, and Power Platform. Guest Host: Rob Nunez, Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Celebrating 10 years at Microsoft Background in Azure, Power Platform, M365, Copilot, SharePoint & OneDrive Thanks to Shure for keeping our audio top-notch! COMING UP Toastmasters embraces AI to empower speakers Generative AI for Permitting to accelerate clean energy Upcoming OneDrive event showcasing Copilot + OneDrive features BIG ROCKS SEGMENT Quantum-Safe Security: Progress Towards Next-Generation Cryptography Microsoft’s Quantum Safe Program prepares for post-quantum cryptography to protect data against future quantum threats. Collaborations include NIST, IETF, ISO, and ETSI, with real-world testing and crypto-agility strategies. More info: Quantum Safe Security Toastmasters – Embracing AI for Public Speaking Toastmasters International integrates AI tools to provide real-time feedback on tone, pace, filler words, and facial expressions—enhancing learning without replacing human connection. More info: Microsoft Feature Story Toastmasters + AI AI Hits the Gridiron: NFL & Microsoft Sideline Innovation Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI are now integrated into NFL Sideline Viewing System: 2,500 Surface Copilot+ PCs Real-time data for coaches, analysts, and operations Supporting everything from scouting to stadium logistics Read more: Microsoft NFL AI Partnership ICYMI SEGMENT Code Meets Currency: GitHub Copilot Powers Argentina’s Banking Breakthrough Galicia Bank in Argentina used GitHub Copilot to enable free dollar transactions after currency control changes—showing AI’s impact in finance, productivity, and innovation. More info: Microsoft Feature Copilot in Argentina Generative AI for Permitting Hackathon 2024 prototype Project GreenLight uses AI to accelerate permitting for clean energy projects, reducing bottlenecks and supporting regulatory reviews. More info: Microsoft Garage Wall of Fame Generative AI for Permitting PRODUCT SEGMENT Copilot + OneDrive Event Date: October 8, 2025 | 9:00 AM PT 3rd annual OneDrive digital event featuring Copilot demos, product insights, and live AMA with product leaders Jeff Teper & Jason Moore. Register & learn more: OneDrive Event Additional resources: OneDrive Customer Office Hours Sync Up Podcast OneDrive Community Blog SharePoint News Sections with AI: Generate rich page sections using Copilot prompts. More info: Sections with AI FAQ Web Part: AI-powered public preview for structured FAQs from docs and transcripts. More info: FAQ Web Part Power Platform Updates Power Platform Community Conference 2025 – Las Vegas, October Register: PPCC 2025 Women in Power Mentorship Program – Apply by August 31 Details: Women in Power LinkedIn VS Live! Highlights Over 70 sessions led by 39 Microsoft speakers covering Visual Studio, Azure, and GitHub Copilot. On-demand playlist available: Watch here: VS Live! Blog VS Live! On-Demand COMMUNITY & EVENTS All events: Community Days Spotlight: CollabDays Finland 2025 | September 11 | Vantaa, Finland Past Community Led Events: DynamicsCon Regional – Rocky Mountain | Aug 21 | Denver, CO Past Community Produced (Paid) Events: TechCon 365 Atlanta 2025 | Aug 11-15 | Atlanta, GA Upcoming Community Led Events: DynamicsCon Regional – Ohio Valley | Aug 26-27 | Dublin, Ohio CollabDays Finland 2025 | Sept 10-11 | Vantaa, Finland aMP Bordeaux 2025 | Sept 10-11 | Bruges, France Baltic Summit 2025 | Sept 12-13 | Gdynia, Poland Experts Live UK | Sept 16 | London, England DynamicsCon Regional – Texas | Sept 17 | Grapevine, Texas M365 Twin Cities | Sept 19 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota aMP Hammamet 2025 | Sept 20-21 | Nabuel, Tunisia Future Data Driven Summit 2025 | Sept 24 | Virtual AI-Native Workplace Summit 2025 | Sept 24 | Virtual Upcoming Community Produced (Paid) Events: North American Cloud & Collaboration Summit | Sept 7-9 | Branson, Missouri European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 | Sept 15-18 | Vienna, Austria CloudBuilt | Sept 17-18 | Brussels, Belgium Identity Days Paris 2025 | Oct 20-21 | Paris, France DynUG Autumn Conference 2025 | Nov 25-26 | Oslo, Norway ESPC25 | Dec 1-4 | Dublin, Ireland Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | Mar 16-20 | Atlanta, Georgia RESOURCES & SOCIAL MEDIA Mondays at Microsoft calendar & downloads: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Tech Community News Desk: aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Microsoft Global Community Initiative: aka.ms/MGCI Facebook: Microsoft Community LinkedIn: Microsoft Community Twitter/X: MSFT Adoption Next Show: Monday, September 8th at 8am PT Catch up on past shows or add upcoming shows to your calendar: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Upcoming Community Led Events (Free) Date Event Location Aug 26-27, 2025 DynamicsCon Regional - Ohio Valley Dublin, Ohio, USA Sept 10-11, 2025 CollabDays Finland 2025 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland Sept 10-11, 2025 aMP Bordeaux 2025 Bruges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Sept 12-13, 2025 Baltic Summit 2025 Gdynia, Poland Sept 16, 2025 Experts Live UK Sixes, London, England Sept 17, 2025 DynamicsCon Regional - Texas Grapevine, Texas, USA Sept 19, 2025 M365 Twin Cities Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA Sept 20-21, 2025 aMP Hammamet 2025 Nabuel, Tunisia Sept 24, 2025 Future Data Driven Summit 2025 Virtual Sept 24, 2025 The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2025 Virtual Oct 3, 2025 Microsoft 365 Ottawa 2025 Ottawa, Canada Oct 3-4, 2025 CollabDays 2025 Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Oct 10, 2025 Experts Live US New York City, USA Oct 17, 2025 CollabDays New England 2025 TBD Oct 18, 2025 CollabDays Belgium 2025 Antwerp, Belgium Oct 20-21, 2025 Identity Days Paris 2025 Paris, France Nov 10-11, 2025 Experts Live Emirates 2025 Dubai, UAE Dec 5-6, 2025 CollabDays Oslo 2025 Oslo, Norway Upcoming Community Produced Events (Paid) Date Event Location Sept 7-9, 2025 North American Cloud and Collaboration Summit Branson, Missouri, USA Sept 15-18, 2025 European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 Vienna, Austria Sept 17-18, 2025 CloudBuilt Brussels, Belgium Oct 20-21, 2025 Identity Days Paris 2025 Paris, France Nov 25-26, 2025 DynUG Autumn Conference 2025 Oslo, Norway Dec 1-4, 2025 ESPC25 Dublin, Ireland Mar 16-20, 2026 Microsoft Fabric Community Conference Atlanta, Georgia, USAMondays at Microsoft | Episode 54
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 54 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on YouTube on Monday, July 28th at 8am PT! ☕ Mondays at Microsoft – Show Notes Hosts: Karuana Gatimu – Director of Customer Advocacy for AI & Collaboration Heather Cook – Principal Community Evangelist for Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group Introduction Welcome to Mondays at Microsoft, your biweekly update across the Microsoft ecosystem, with a focus on Modern Work, AI, and Power Platform. Show page & calendar reminder: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Community News Desk recaps: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Microsoft Community on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB Podcast (Apple/Spotify): https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Coming Up GitHub Spark – Build and ship full-stack intelligent apps using natural language. Microsoft Teams – Updates and upcoming releases in August. Generative AI in Microsoft apps – Enterprise-grade AI tools for everyday use. Sponsor: Shure – microphones for home office professionals. Partner Spotlight: IAMCP The International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) has grown to over 100 chapters in 44 countries. Learn about its founders and global impact: More on IAMCP: https://www.iamcp.org/page/About-Us Big Rocks Microsoft Research Asia Singapore Lab First Microsoft Research Asia lab in Southeast Asia, backed by the Singapore Economic Development Board. Focus: foundational AI research, co-innovation, and talent development. Learn more: https://aka.ms/SingaporeLab Secure by Design UX Toolkit Microsoft’s toolkit to help companies build safer digital experiences using design-first principles. Read more: https://aka.ms/SecureByDesignToolkit ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) Catalyst: Basecamp Research AI-powered biodiversity research using Microsoft and NVIDIA technology. Explore their work: https://aka.ms/BasecampResearch AI Use Cases for Business Proven AI strategies for industries like finance, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Download eBook: https://aka.ms/AIBusinessUseCases MCP Dev Days (Free Virtual Event) Learn about Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent-to-agent collaboration. Event details: https://aka.ms/MCPDevDays GitHub Spark (Public Preview) Build intelligent apps with natural language using GitHub Copilot Pro+. Learn more: https://aka.ms/GitHubSpark Microsoft Product News Microsoft Teams Copilot Smart Survey Creation – Generate surveys using natural language. Roadmap: https://aka.ms/M365Roadmap/launched Copilot in Collaborative Notes – Coming August 2025, summarize meetings in real time. Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Copilot 2025 Release Wave 2 – AI assistants & agents to improve business outcomes. Learn more: https://aka.ms/Dynamics365/2025ReleaseWave2 Power Apps Generative AI capabilities with enterprise-grade trust. Learn more: https://aka.ms/PowerAppsAI Power BI 10-Year Celebration Special live episode with Guy in a Cube. Event info: https://aka.ms/PBI10Birthday Community & Events Voices for Innovation Microsoft-supported advocacy community: https://www.voicesforinnovation.org/ Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) Central hub for all Microsoft community programs: https://aka.ms/MGCI Community Calls Join upcoming calls: https://communitydays.org/calls Community Days & Events (Selected Upcoming) Community Days | DynamicsCon Regional – Rocky Mountain – Aug 21, Denver, CO CollabDays Finland 2025 – Sept 10-11, Vantaa, Finland Experts Live UK – Sept 16, London, England Microsoft 365 Ottawa 2025 – Oct 3, Ottawa, Canada ESPC25 – Dec 1-4, Dublin, Ireland Full community calendar: https://communitydays.org Microsoft Community on LinkedIn Follow for news, events, and stories: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM Outro Next show: Monday, August 11th at 8am PT Add to your calendar / catch up on past shows: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📅Community Events Past Events – Community Led (Free) Community Days | DynamicsCon Regional - West Africa | July 19 | Accra, Ghana Community Days | M365 Community Days NYC | July 25 | New York, New York Past Events – Community Produced (Paid) (None listed) Upcoming Community Led Events Community Days | DynamicsCon Regional - Rocky Mountain | August 21 | Denver, CO Community Days | DynamicsCon Regional - Ohio Valley | August 26-27 | Dublin, Ohio Community Days | CollabDays Finland 2025 | September 10-11 | Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland Community Days | aMP Bordeaux 2025 | September 10-11 | Bruges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Community Days | Baltic Summit 2025 | September 12-13 | Gdynia, Poland Community Days | Experts Live UK | September 16 | Sixes, London, England Community Days | DynamicsCon Regional - Texas | September 17 | Grapevine, Texas Community Days | M365 Twin Cities | September 19 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Community Days | aMP Hammamet 2025 | September 20-21 | Nabuel, Tunisia Community Days | Future Data Driven Summit 2025 | September 24 | Virtual Community Days | The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2025 | September 24 | Virtual Community Days | Microsoft 365 Ottawa 2025 | October 3 | Ottawa, Canada Community Days | CollabDays 2025 Zagreb | October 3-4 | Zagreb, Croatia Community Days | Experts Live US | October 10 | New York, NY Community Days | CollabDays New England 2025 | October 17 Community Days | CollabDays Belgium 2025 | October 18 | Antwerp, Belgium Community Days | Identity Days Paris 2025 | October 20-21 | Paris, France Community Days | Experts Live Emirates 2025 | November 10-11 | Dubai, UAE Community Days | CollabDays Oslo 2025 | December 5-6 | Oslo, Norway Upcoming Community Produced (Paid) Events Community Days | TechCon 365 Atlanta 2025 | August 11-15 | Atlanta, Georgia Community Days | North American Cloud and Collaboration Summit | September 7-9 | Branson, Missouri Community Days | European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 | September 15-18 | Vienna, Austria Community Days | CloudBuilt | September 17-18 | Brussels, Belgium Community Days | Identity Days Paris 2025 | October 20-21 | Paris, France Community Days | DynUG Autumn Conference 2025 | November 25-26 | Oslo, Norway Community Days | ESPC25 | December 1-4 | Dublin, Ireland Community Days | Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 16-20 | Atlanta, GeorgiaMondays at Microsoft | Episode 53
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 53 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, July 14th at 8am PT! ☕ 🎬 Mondays at Microsoft – July 14, 2025 🎙️ Hosts Karuana Gatimu — Director of Customer Advocacy for AI & Collaboration Heather Cook — Principal Community Evangelist for Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group 🔗 Core Resources 📅 Add show reminders — aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📝 Recap blogs on Community News Desk — aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk 🔔 Follow Microsoft Community on Facebook — aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify — aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 🎶 Opening & Sponsor Shoutout Welcome and introductions Shure sponsorship recognition (microphones for remote workers/podcasting) 🏆 Special Recognition Congratulations to new and renewed MVPs for July Thank you to alumni for contributions 📌 Coming Up Highlights UN’s Global AI for Good Impact Award (AI-powered chatbot “Sophia”) Microsoft + Premier League partnership for digital fan experiences New features in Teams and Microsoft Purview 🪨 Big Rocks 💡 Microsoft Elevate & AI Economy Institute — aka.ms/PuttingPeopleFirst 📖 AI-powered, unified SOC eBook — aka.ms/CoordinatedDefenseEbook 🔄 ICYMI Highlights 📞 Transferred call summarization in Teams Copilot — aka.ms/SummarizeTransferredCalls 🎙️ Microsoft Research Podcast: AI in Biomedical Research — aka.ms/ResearchPod/biomedical 🎥 Frontline Fridays webinar series — aka.ms/FrontlineFridays 🎓 Customer Hub sessions — aka.ms/CustomerHubSessions ⚽ Premier League + Microsoft fan platform — aka.ms/PremierLeagueCompanion 🏆 AI chatbot Sophia wins UN AI for Good Award — aka.ms/ChatbotSophia 🛠️ Product Updates Microsoft 365, Azure, Dev & Security ⭐ Teams Copilot custom dictionaries + GCC rollout — aka.ms/M365Roadmap/launched Microsoft Purview ⭐ New retention policy controls, eDiscovery, sensitivity labels, Insider Risk across multicloud — aka.ms/M365Roadmap/launched Recognition 🏆 Microsoft Power Women Awards 2025 winners — aka.ms/PowerWomenAwards 👥 Community & Events 📅 Microsoft events hub (M365 + nonprofits) — aka.ms/MTC/events 🌍 Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — aka.ms/MGCI 📞 Community calls (CommunityDays.org/calls) — communitydays.org/calls 🔔 Microsoft Community on LinkedIn — aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM 🗓️ Events Lists Past Events (Community-Led, Free) CollabDays Hamburg | June 27–29 | Hamburg, Germany Cloud Fest Africa | June 28 | Lagos, Nigeria / Hybrid SQL Saturday San Diego | June 28 | San Diego, CA Past Events (Community-Produced, Paid) AI Community Conference (AICO DC) | July 10–11 | Reston, VA Upcoming (Community-Led) DynamicsCon Regional – West Africa | July 19 | Accra, Ghana M365 Community Days NYC | July 25 | New York, NY DynamicsCon Regional – Rocky Mountain | Aug 21 | Denver, CO DynamicsCon Regional – Ohio Valley | Aug 26–27 | Dublin, OH CollabDays Finland | Sept 10–11 | Vantaa, Finland aMP Bordeaux | Sept 10–11 | Bruges, France Baltic Summit | Sept 12–13 | Gdynia, Poland Experts Live UK | Sept 16 | London, England DynamicsCon Regional – Texas | Sept 17 | Grapevine, TX M365 Twin Cities | Sept 19 | Brooklyn Park, MN aMP Hammamet | Sept 20–21 | Nabeul, Tunisia Future Data Driven Summit | Sept 24 | Virtual AI-Native Workplace Summit | Sept 24 | Virtual Microsoft 365 Ottawa | Oct 3 | Ottawa, Canada CollabDays Zagreb | Oct 3–4 | Zagreb, Croatia Experts Live US | Oct 10 | New York, NY CollabDays New England | Oct 17 | TBD CollabDays Belgium | Oct 18 | Antwerp, Belgium Identity Days Paris | Oct 20–21 | Paris, France Experts Live Emirates | Nov 10–11 | Dubai, UAE CollabDays Oslo | Dec 5–6 | Oslo, Norway Upcoming (Community-Produced, Paid) TechCon365 Atlanta | Aug 11–15 | Atlanta, GA North American Cloud & Collaboration Summit | Sept 7–9 | Branson, MO European Microsoft Fabric Conf. | Sept 15–18 | Vienna, Austria CloudBuilt | Sept 17–18 | Brussels, Belgium Identity Days Paris | Oct 20–21 | Paris, France DynUG Autumn Conf. | Nov 25–26 | Oslo, Norway ESPC25 | Dec 1–4 | Dublin, Ireland Microsoft Fabric Conf. | Mar 16–20, 2026 | Atlanta, GA 🎬 Outro Thanks + reminders: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Next show: Monday, July 28 @ 8am PTMondays at Microsoft | Episode 52
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in hashtag AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 52 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, June 30th at 8am PT! ☕ Here’s a clean set of Show Notes with all the titles and URLs pulled out by segment so listeners can quickly find the resources mentioned: Mondays at Microsoft – Show Notes Intro & Resources 📅 Add the show reminder to your calendar — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📝 Community News Desk recap blogs — https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk 🔔 Follow the Microsoft Community page on Facebook — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB Big Rocks ⏰ Breaking down the Infinite Workday with WorkLab — https://aka.ms/InfiniteWorkday 🏢 Microsoft’s first AI Co-Innovation Lab now officially open — https://aka.ms/AICo-InnovationLab ICYMI 🩺 PadChest-GR: Bilingual benchmark for chest X-rays — https://aka.ms/PadChest-GR 🎥 Microsoft-led webinar series | Frontline Fridays — https://aka.ms/FrontlineFridays 🎓 Explore Microsoft-led webinars on the Customer Hub — https://aka.ms/CustomerHubSessions 💡 Microsoft Imagine Cup 2025 winners — https://aka.ms/ImagineCupAI 🍽️ Steijn: The AI assistant transforming meal planning — https://aka.ms/Steijn 💡 AI Agents Hub | Design, build, deploy and manage AI agents — https://aka.ms/AIAgentsHub Product News Microsoft 365, Azure, Dev & Security ⭐ What’s new in Microsoft Teams — https://aka.ms/Teams/WhatsNew 🛡️ News and updates from Microsoft Security — https://aka.ms/Secure2025 Microsoft Fabric 📣 Microsoft Fabric update | June 2025 — https://aka.ms/Fabric/update 📅 FabCon Atlanta | March 16–20, 2026. Save $200 with code MSCATL — https://aka.ms/FabConAtlanta 📅 FabCon Vienna | Sept 15–18, 2025. Save €200 with code FABCOMM — https://aka.ms/FabConVienna 🎥 Guy in a Cube (Power BI & Fabric) — https://aka.ms/GuyInACube Community & Events 📅 Upcoming events from Microsoft product teams & Microsoft for Non-Profits — https://aka.ms/MTC/events 🌍 Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCI 📞 Register for an upcoming community call — https://communitydays.org/calls 🔔 Join the Microsoft Community on LinkedIn — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM 📅 Community Events Calendar Past Events (Community-Led, Free) Date Event Location June 19, 2025 Community Days | Canadian Cloud Summit Virtual June 21, 2025 Community Days | CollabDays Netherlands 2025 Utrecht, Netherlands June 27–29, 2025 Community Days | CollabDays Hamburg 2025 Hamburg, Germany June 28, 2025 Community Days | Cloud Fest Africa Lagos, Nigeria / Hybrid June 28, 2025 Community Days | SQL Saturday San Diego 2025 San Diego, CA Past Events (Community-Produced, Paid) Date Event Location June 16–17, 2025 Workplace Ninjas UK 2025 Edinburgh, Scotland June 16–19, 2025 European Power Platform Conference Vienna, Austria June 17, 2025 Pre-Conference SQL Saturday San Diego 2025 San Diego, CA June 23–27, 2025 TechCon365 + PWRCON Seattle, WA June 23–27, 2025 DataCon Seattle, WA June 26, 2025 IntraTeam Event Online Vol. 11 Virtual Upcoming Community-Led Events Date Event Location July 19, 2025 DynamicsCon Regional – West Africa Accra, Ghana July 25, 2025 M365 Community Days NYC New York, NY Aug 21, 2025 DynamicsCon Regional – Rocky Mountain Denver, CO Aug 26–27, 2025 DynamicsCon Regional – Ohio Valley Dublin, OH Sept 10–11, 2025 CollabDays Finland 2025 Vantaa, Finland Sept 10–11, 2025 aMP Bordeaux 2025 Bruges, France Sept 12–13, 2025 Baltic Summit 2025 Gdynia, Poland Sept 16, 2025 Experts Live UK London, England Sept 17, 2025 DynamicsCon Regional – Texas Grapevine, TX Sept 19, 2025 M365 Twin Cities Brooklyn Park, MN Sept 20–21, 2025 aMP Hammamet 2025 Nabeul, Tunisia Sept 24, 2025 Future Data Driven Summit 2025 Virtual Sept 24, 2025 The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2025 Virtual Oct 3, 2025 Microsoft 365 Ottawa 2025 Ottawa, Canada Oct 3–4, 2025 CollabDays 2025 Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Oct 10, 2025 Experts Live US New York, NY Oct 17, 2025 CollabDays New England 2025 TBD Oct 18, 2025 CollabDays Belgium 2025 Antwerp, Belgium Oct 20–21, 2025 Identity Days Paris 2025 Paris, France Nov 10–11, 2025 Experts Live Emirates 2025 Dubai, UAE Dec 5–6, 2025 CollabDays Oslo 2025 Oslo, Norway Upcoming Community-Produced (Paid) Events Date Event Location July 10–11, 2025 AI Community Conference – AICO DC Reston, VA Aug 11–15, 2025 TechCon365 Atlanta 2025 Atlanta, GA Sept 7–9, 2025 North American Cloud & Collaboration Summit Branson, MO Sept 15–18, 2025 European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 Vienna, Austria Sept 17–18, 2025 CloudBuilt Brussels, Belgium Oct 20–21, 2025 Identity Days Paris 2025 Paris, France Nov 25–26, 2025 DynUG Autumn Conference 2025 Oslo, Norway Dec 1–4, 2025 ESPC25 Dublin, Ireland Mar 16–20, 2026 Microsoft Fabric Community Conference Atlanta, GAMondays at Microsoft | Episode 18
Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 18 Get up to date consolidated info on what's happening at #Microsoft across #Microsoft365, #PowerPlatform, #Dynamics365, #Copilot, events and community with Karuana_Gatimu_MSFT and Heather Newman. Join us for the next episode on January 22, 2024 @ 8am Pacific. Show notes and links: Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit | January 31-Feb 1, 2024 Copilot Pro | Assets and resources for Copilot use in small to medium business. Microsoft 365 Backup is now in public preview Project Sophia | Your AI Business Research Canvas Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 26-29, 2024 Microsoft 365 Conference | April 28-May 3, 2024Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 51
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in hashtag#AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 51 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, June 16th at 8am PT! ☕ Show Notes from this episode: Mondays at Microsoft – Show Notes Here are the links mentioned in the episode: Download the show reminder on your calendar — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Community News Desk recap blogs on the Microsoft Tech Community — https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Follow the Microsoft Community page on Facebook — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB DeepSeek model release — https://aka.ms/DeepSeek-R1-0528 Sovereign Cloud Europe — https://aka.ms/SovereignCloudEurope Microsoft 365 Community Conference Playlist — https://aka.ms/M365Conf/2025/playlist Meet 4 developers leading the way with AI agents Agent Developers blog — https://aka.ms/AgentDevelopers Microsoft Stream and Clipchamp unification update — https://aka.ms/ClipchampUnification Met Office spotlight — https://aka.ms/MetOfficeSpotlight Microsoft Beach House event — https://aka.ms/MicrosoftBeachHouse Copilot Control System Digital Deep Dive — https://aka.ms/CopilotControlSystemDDD What’s new in Microsoft Teams — https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-d7092a6d-c896-424c-b362-a472d5f105de European Power Platform Conference — https://aka.ms/EPPC25 Simplifying nonprofit volunteering at Microsoft — https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/simplifying-nonprofit-volunteering-at-microsoft-with-power-automate/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Microsoft for Non-Profits events — https://aka.ms/MTC/events Microsoft Community on LinkedIn — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCIMondays at Microsoft | Episode 50
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 50 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, June 2nd at 8am PT! ☕ Here are the polished and engaging show notes for the May 19, 2025 episode of Mondays at Microsoft: Show Notes - Mondays at Microsoft – June 2, 2025 🎙️ Hosts Karuana Gatimu – Director of Customer Advocacy for AI & Collaboration Heather Cook – Principal Community Evangelist, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group 📌 Episode Overview This week’s episode dives into: Supporting animal welfare organizations with an Xbox game A powerful AI model redefining environmental forecasting How Special Olympics is using Copilot to empower athletes and operations 📅 https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📝 https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk 🔔 https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🧱 Big Rocks Microsoft Build 2025 Highlights Copilot has evolved into a full agentic platform, enabling bug fixes, feature additions, and code maintenance. Introduction of two foundational protocols: Model Context Protocol and NLWeb (Natural Language Web Protocol). Azure AI Foundry now supports over 10,000 models; Windows AI Foundry enables local AI deployment. 📘 https://news.microsoft.com/build-2025 Microsoft 365 Announcements Copilot Tuning and Multi-Agent Orchestration Wave 2 of Microsoft 365 Copilot: new app, Copilot Notebooks, and built-in agents Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for custom agent development 🤖 https://aka.ms/Copilot/Tuning 🔁 ICYMI Microsoft 365 Community Conference Interviews with Microsoft leaders and community legends Live podcasts, community calls, and featured sessions 🎥 https://aka.ms/M365Conf/2025/playlist Upcoming MTC Events Microsoft Purview DLP AMA – June 10 Copilot Control System Digital Deep Dive – June 17–18 📅 https://aka.ms/MTC/events Xbox Supports Animal Welfare “DOOM: The Bark Ages” campaign benefits shelters across the U.S. 🐶 https://aka.ms/TheBarkAges Microsoft Discovery New R&D platform using agentic AI and graph-based knowledge engines 💡 https://aka.ms/MicrosoftDiscovery Aurora AI Open-source AI model for environmental prediction ☁️ https://aka.ms/AuroraAI Special Olympics + Copilot AI streamlines operations and enhances accessibility for athletes ⛸️ https://aka.ms/SpecialOlympicsInclusion 🛠️ Product News Copilot Control System Deep Dive Two-day event on security, governance, and agent lifecycle 💬 https://aka.ms/CopilotControlSystemDDD AI Agents Hub ⭐ https://adoption.microsoft.com/agents European Power Platform Conference June 16–19 in Brussels 📅 https://aka.ms/EPPC25 Chat with Your Data in Fabric Natural language insights and Cosmos DB support 💬 https://aka.ms/Fabric/ChatWithYourData 🌍 Community & Events Stay Connected 🔔 https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM 🌍 https://aka.ms/MGCI 📞 https://communitydays.org/calls Featured Events Women in M365 – June 4: https://www.linkedin.com/events/womeninm365-june2025meeting7333678837878177793/about/ MGCI General Session – June 17 Community Days events across the globe: Madrid, Hamburg, Toronto, NYC, and more! 📅 Next Episode Join us again on Monday, June 16 at 8 AM PT. Catch up or subscribe at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Let me know if you'd like this formatted for a blog post, newsletter, or downloadable PDF!
