Build and Extend AI Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio
🚀 Ready to take your AI skills to the next level? Join us a session with the topic of “Build and Extend AI Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio.” In this session, you’ll explore how to create and enhance custom AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio and learn how it fits within the broader Microsoft Copilot ecosystem. 💡 What you’ll learn: 1️⃣ Understand agents and where Copilot Studio fits in the ecosystem 2️⃣ Build agents using templates and conversational design 3️⃣ Integrate knowledge sources to make your agents smarter 4️⃣ Add actions and custom logic to extend Copilot capabilities 5️⃣ Customize the chat interface and publish your agents If you’re looking to build intelligent assistants, extend Microsoft Copilot, or empower your organization with AI-driven workflows, this session is for you! 🔗 Don’t miss this opportunity to dive deep into the future of AI agents. 🗓️ Date: 17 November 2025 ⏰ Time: 19:00 (AEDT) - 09:00 (CET) 🎙️ Speaker: Dharanidharan Balasubramaniam 📌 Topic: Build and Extend AI Agents with Microsoft Copilot StudioOld to Gold: How to Modernize Your Legacy ASP.NET Apps Gradually
🚀 Old to Gold: How to Modernize Your Legacy ASP.NET Apps Gradually Still running legacy ASP.NET applications? You’re not alone and you don’t need to rebuild everything overnight! Join us for an insightful session where we’ll uncover how to incrementally modernize your apps using: 💡 YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy) – seamlessly route traffic between old and new components ⚙️ .NET Upgrade Assistant – simplify the migration process 🌿 The “Strangler Fig” pattern – evolve your legacy systems into modern ASP.NET Core solutions with minimal disruption You’ll walk away with practical guidance, real-world strategies, and the confidence to start your modernization journey, one step at a time. If your future involves .NET upgrades or cloud-ready architectures, this is a session you don’t want to miss! 🗓️ Date: 15 November 2025 ⏰ Time: 18:00 (CET) 🎙️ Speaker: Jonathan "J." Tower 📌 Topic: Old to Gold: How to Modernize Your Legacy ASP.NET Apps GraduallyStart Smart with AI Builder: Prompts, Power Platform, and Pro Tips
🚀 Start Smart with AI Builder: Prompts, Power Platform, and Pro Tips AI Builder makes it easier than ever to bring AI into Power Automate and Power Apps—but where should you begin? Join us in this fun and fast-paced session where you’ll learn the six essential things you need to know to get started the right way: ✅ Understanding licensing and credits ✅ Managing admin and governance settings ✅ Crafting the perfect custom prompt ✅ Using prompts in Power Automate ✅ Extending value into Power Apps ✅ Sharing, solutions, and real-world use cases We’ll also walk through the interface, review cost & performance considerations, and show you how to create scalable, AI-enhanced experiences that stick. Whether you’re a seasoned Power Platform pro or just starting your AI journey, this session will give you the confidence to automate smarter with AI Builder. Don’t miss it – save the date and join us! 🗓️ Date: 20 September 2025 ⏰ Time: 18:00 (CEST) 🎙️ Speaker: Pam DeGraffenreid 📌 Topic: Start Smart with AI Builder: Prompts, Power Platform, and Pro TipsFSI and Gen AI: Wealth management advisor with Azure Foundry Agents and MCP
FSI and Gen AI: Wealth Management Advisor with Azure Foundry Agents and MCP 🚀 The Financial Services sector is entering a new era, one powered by Generative AI and Microsoft’s Agentic Ecosystem. From transforming how banks operate to redefining customer interactions, Azure OpenAI and Azure Foundry Agents are reshaping the landscape of wealth management and personalised investment advisory. 💡 In this session, we’ll explore how we built an investment advisory platform for Relationship Managers (RMs) using Azure OpenAI and open-source LLMs, delivering intelligent insights and enhanced client engagement, all while addressing the critical challenges of data privacy, security, and compliance. We’ll also dive into how Gen AI in FSI must go beyond traditional use cases like KYC and chatbots, towards enabling complex tasks like: ✅ Risk profiling ✅ Personalized investment insights ✅ AI-driven advisory assistance 🔒 Data, ethics, and transparency remain at the heart of every innovation, and we’ll unpack how Microsoft technologies are helping financial institutions navigate these challenges responsibly. Join us to see how Generative AI and Azure Foundry Agents are unlocking the next frontier of financial advisory. 🗓️ Date: 21 October 2025 ⏰ Time: 19:00 (AEDT) - 10:00 (CEST) 🎙️ Speaker: Priyanka Shah 📌 Topic: FSI and Gen AI: Wealth management advisor with Azure Foundry Agents and MCPModern SQL Server Features That Make Life Better
🚀 Excited to share an upcoming session you won’t want to miss! 📌 Modern SQL Server Features That Make Life Better As data platforms evolve, staying ahead of the curve is essential for every database developer and administrator. This session dives into the latest advancements in SQL Server, including powerful capabilities introduced in SQL Server 2022 that transform the way we manage, optimise, and troubleshoot data workloads. 🔍 What you’ll learn: • How Intelligent Query Processing and Query Store simplify performance tuning and troubleshooting • The impact of Memory Grant Feedback and DOP Feedback on real-world workload performance • New T-SQL enhancements that help developers write cleaner, more efficient code • How temporal tables enable trending over time, point-in-time recovery, and fixing accidental data changes • Key modern features that make database operations more scalable, predictable, and efficient Whether you're a DBA or a developer, this session will equip you with practical insights to make your day-to-day work easier — and your SQL Server environments smarter. 💡Join us and elevate your SQL Server expertise! 🗓️ Date: 22 November 2025 ⏰ Time: 18:00 (CET) 🎙️ Speaker: Lee Markum 📌 Topic: Modern SQL Server Features That Make Life BetterData Intelligence at Your Fingertips: Fabric’s AI Functions & Data Agents
🧠 Data Intelligence at Your Fingerprint – Fabric’s AI Functions & Data Agents in Action ⚙️📊 🧠✨ AI-Powered Analytics with Microsoft Fabric | No Code, No Fuss — Just Insight Unlock the power of AI directly within your data workflows — no coding, no integration, no delays! Join us for this game-changing session to discover how Microsoft Fabric empowers everyone — from business users to data pros — to apply AI effortlessly for faster, smarter decisions. 🚀 Whether you're building dashboards or exploring raw data, Fabric’s built-in AI Functions and Data Agents deliver advanced insights instantly through natural language and automation. 🔍 In This Session, You’ll Explore: 🧩 Fabric’s Built-in AI Functions • Perform sentiment analysis, keyword extraction, and text summarization out of the box — no custom models or APIs required. • Use these capabilities to elevate reports, dashboards, and storytelling with data. 🗣️ Data Agents (formerly AI Skills) • Ask questions in natural language and get results immediately — powered by generative AI and contextual intelligence. • Enable users across the business to engage directly with their data using conversational AI. 🛠️ Live Demos • See real-world applications of AI in action within Microsoft Fabric — with no code and no additional setup. • Learn how these tools improve productivity, enhance analytics, and fast-track decision-making. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ How to use AI-driven insights without being a data scientist ✔️ The power of Fabric’s AI Functions to analyze text instantly ✔️ How Data Agents bring conversational analytics to everyone ✔️ Use cases that demonstrate measurable impact in real scenarios ✔️ Tips to integrate AI into your daily workflows within Microsoft Fabric 🗓️ Date: 16 August 2025 ⏰ Time: 16:00 AEST (Australia, Melbourne Time Zone) 🎙️ Speaker: Ronak Vachhani 📌 Topic: Data Intelligence at Your Fingertips: Fabric’s AI Functions & Data AgentsGet started with a modern zero trust remote access solution: Microsoft Global Secure Access
🚀 Get started with a modern Zero Trust remote access solution! Say goodbye to outdated VPNs 👋 and embrace the future of secure connectivity with Microsoft Global Secure Access Private Access. 🔐 Built on the principle of least privilege, this solution ensures users only access the resources they need. Combined with Conditional Access, it provides powerful, policy-driven protection for both specific and broad on-premises resources. Whether you’re just starting your cloud journey or ready to break free from legacy VPNs, Global Secure Access Private Access is the game changer you’ve been waiting for. 👉 In this session, we’ll cover: ✅ How to get started with Global Secure Access Private Access ✅ Installing & managing the Global Secure Access client ✅ Monitoring traffic flow for visibility and control Let’s embark on this journey to enhanced security and seamless access together! 🗓️ Date: 4 October 2025 ⏰ Time: 18:00 (CEST) 🎙️ Speaker: Kasper Sven Mozart Johansen 📌 Topic: Get started with a modern zero trust remote access solution: Microsoft Global Secure AccessCreate a Tic Tac Toe Game & Learn About Event Sourcing
🎮 Create a Tic Tac Toe Game & Learn About Event Sourcing – Build Smarter Systems Through Simple Play 🧠⚡ What if building a simple game could teach you a powerful backend pattern? In this hands-on session, we’ll use a classic Tic Tac Toe game to introduce Event Sourcing — an architectural approach where every state change is captured as an event. You'll build the game step-by-step, then explore how to store and replay every move using event streams. This session is perfect for developers curious about Domain-Driven Design, CQRS, and event-driven systems, all while having some fun! 🎓 What You’ll Learn 🎯 What is Event Sourcing? – Understand the core principles and when to use it 🎮 Modeling Game State with Events – Each move becomes part of the system's history 📦 Storing & Replaying Events – Learn how to rebuild game state from an event log 🛠️ CQRS in Action – Separate commands and queries for better design ⚙️ Event Versioning – What happens when your events evolve over time 🔍 Debug with Confidence – Use event history for tracing and analytics 🌩️ Scaling the Pattern – How this idea applies beyond games (finance, IoT, SaaS) 🧰 Tech Stack: .NET / C# | EventStore / SQL / Custom In-Memory Store 🗓️ Date: 8 August 2025 ⏰ Time: 18:00 CEST 🎙️ Speaker: Shahab Ganji 📌 Topic: Create a Tic Tac Toe Game & Learn About Event SourcingRevolutionising DevOps with AI: From Pipelines to Deployment
AI Meets DevOps: Transforming the Future of Application Delivery 🚀 In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, the fusion of AI and DevOps is reshaping how we build, test, and deploy applications. 🌐⚡ Join us for an engaging and insightful session where we dive into the next wave of innovation: ✅ AI-Powered DevOps Pipelines – Enhance workflows, automate tasks, and drive efficiency. ✅ Smart Lint Tests – Maintain top code quality with AI-driven linting. ✅ AI Infrastructure on Azure – Deploy scalable, secure, and production-ready AI models. ✅ PSRule for Azure – Enforce governance & compliance seamlessly in your pipelines. 🔹 Whether you’re a developer, DevOps engineer, or AI enthusiast, this session will equip you with practical strategies to modernise your pipelines with AI on Azure. 📅 Don’t miss this opportunity to upskill and get inspired! 🗓️ Date: 28 August 2025 ⏰ Time: 19:30 (AEST) / 11:30 (CEST) 🎙️ Speaker: AJ Bajada 📌 Topic: Revolutionising DevOps with AI: From Pipelines to DeploymentExploring Microsoft Intune: Manage and Secure your Devices and Apps
Empower Hybrid Work with Microsoft Intune | Simplify Endpoint Management & Strengthen Security 🔐🌍 In today’s dynamic world of hybrid and remote work, managing and securing endpoints has never been more critical—or more complex. In this session, we explore Microsoft Intune, a powerful cloud-based endpoint management solution built on Azure, and part of the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite. ✅ Whether you're managing mobile devices, desktops, laptops, or virtual endpoints, Microsoft Intune equips IT teams to securely manage access, apps, and devices. What you'll learn: ➡️ How Microsoft Intune simplifies device and app management ➡️ Best practices for securing endpoints and enforcing compliance ➡️ How to enable secure, identity-driven access to corporate resources ➡️ Intune's integration with Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Defender, and more ➡️ Real-world use cases for supporting hybrid and remote employees ➡️ How to reduce IT complexity while improving data protection and user experience 🔍 If you're an IT admin, security architect, or tech leader exploring modern endpoint management, this session is packed with insights to help transform your workplace strategy. 🗓️ Date: 14 August 2025 ⏰ Time: 18:00 EDT (American Time zone) 🎙️ Speaker: Sucheta Gawade 📌 Topic: Exploring Microsoft Intune: Manage and Secure your Devices and Apps
