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2026 AI Agent & Copilot

Programming Committee Board

Programming Committee Board

The Programming Committee Board (PCB) is a volunteer-based group of community members that help to define the tone, agenda, speakers, and strategy of AI Agent & Copilot Summit NA as an AI-first innovation, education and training event serving the Microsoft business applications ecosystem and more. The 2026 AI Agent & Copilot PCB includes a mix of Microsoft, User, Academia, and Partner representatives to deliver a true community event program (in alpha by last name below):

Programming Committee Board

The Programming Committee Board (PCB) selects the sessions and speakers to fill the AI Agent & Copilot Summit agenda sourced from an open “Call for Speakers” submission process.

Timing:

  • 6/27/25: Submission to join board deadline
  • 7/1/25: Call for Speakers open
  • 11/1/25 : Draft Agenda: (main stage, masterclasses)
  • 11/5/25: Call for Speakers deadline
  • 11/21/25: Top 15 speaker/session selections per board member
  • 12/5/25: Agenda, Speakers & Sessions Published

 

Responsibilities & benefits include:

  • Co-create strategy and agenda topics
  • Keynote/featured speaker selection
  • Call for speakers & education session selection
  • 45-minute planning calls 6X a year
  • Free pass to the event

Nomination Process

Please complete this short form to nominate yourself or someone you think would be a great member of this programming committee board for Copilot Summit NA. There will be approximately 12 members of the board, and it will be comprised of a diverse group to create the greatest possible representation of the community.

2026 Programming Committee members

Crystal Ahrens

Crystal Ahrens

VP, Solution Delivery & Systems Architecture, HEICO Companies
AJ Ansari

AJ Ansari

COO at DSWI, Microsoft MVP
Seth Bacon

Seth Bacon

Director, Product & Strategy, RSM
Nathan Bensch

Nathan Bensch

VP, Microsoft Enterprise Services + Technology, enVista
Prashant G Bhoyer

Prashant G Bhoyar

GenAI Architect - Office of CTO, AIS, Microsoft MVP

Nancie Calder

Nancie Calder

MVP & Global D365 CRM Practice Lead, Avanade
Grant Dees

Grant Dess

Sr. Digital Solution Engineer, AI Workforce at Microsoft
Shawn Dorward

Shawn Dorward

VP at sa.global, Microsoft MVP
Will Hawkins

Will Hawkins

Lead AI Engineer & Founder, RitewAI
Bob McAdam

Bob McAdam

Strategic Partnerships, Tasklet

Mary McAnally

Mary McAnally

Transformation Senior Manager at Anywhere Real Estate
Kenny Mullican

Kenny Mullican

CIO, Paragon Films
Dewain Robinson

Dewain Robinson

Principal Copilot Solution Architect at Microsoft
Michel Simms

Michael Simms

VP of AI & Data at Columbus
Marie Wiese

Marie Wiese

CEO Marketing Copilot, Microsoft MVP

DCI and Cloud Wars show Producing Members

John Siefert

John Siefert

CEO, DCI & Cloud Wars
Pam Misialek

Pam Misialek

VP, Community Director
Pam Misialek

Giuseppe Ianni

VP, Community Director
Cam Sessinger

Cam Sessinger

Editor, Dynamics Communities
Tom Smith

Tom Smith

SVP, Cloud Wars

Strategic Advisor

Bob Evans

Bob Evans

Founder Cloud Wars

Wayne Sadin

CIO, PriceSmart Cloud Wars Advisory Board Member
Bob Evans

Kirstie Tiernan

Member Board of Directors at BDO USA


AI Agent & Copilot Summit NA

March 17-19, 2026

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines​, San Diego, CA

 
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