Agenda
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- Building Agents in Azure AI Foundry
- Building Agents in Copilot Studio
- Fabric as a Cloud Data Foundation
- How to Elevate Customer Experience with Microsoft 365
- How to use Fabric Cloud Data Platform
- How to use Model Context Protocol Servers
- Leveraging AI in Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Leveraging AI in Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain
- Redefining Sales & CRM with Agents
- Understanding Model Context Protocol Servers
- All Topics
- Agentic Strategy
- Agents & Copilot in D365 BC
- Agents & Copilot in D365 F&SCM
- Azure AI Foundry
- Copilot Studio
- Data and Fabric
- Governance & Access Control/Agent 365
- M365 & Work IQ
- MCP Servers
- Redefining Sales & Customer Service with Agents
March 17
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
AI Kickstart Precon
- Dewain Robinson
Principal Solution Architect - CAT at Microsoft
- 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Creator Capitalist with Christopher Lochhead
- Christopher Lochhead
Best-Selling Author, Category Pirates
March 18
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Microsoft Keynote
- Dona Sarkar
Chief Troublemaker Copilot & AI Extensibility at Microsoft
- 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
AI Innovation Burst
- Thomas Van Dorpe
AI Solutions Architect at Cegeka - Cheryl Morgan
Solution Architect at Cegeka Americas
- 10:10 AM - 10:45 AM
AI Impact Assesment Framework Panel
- Jim McCarthy
COO at Vixxo - CJ Combs
Sr Artificial Intelligence Business Consultant at Columbus Global - Derek Neighbors
Chief Technology Officer - AI at Vixxo - AJ Ansari
Chief Operating Office at DSWi
- 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Industry Accelerator Use Case
- Shahebazkhan Pathan
Technical Project Manager at Vintners Distributors Inc - S. David Brown
Director of Business Technology & Operations at National Power
- 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
From Future Proof to Future Agile
- Craig Jahnke
Principal Solutions Engineer at Microsoft - Dewain Robinson
Principal Solution Architect - CAT at Microsoft
- 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Industry Accelerator Use Case
- Zach Hudson
M365 Engineer at Lindsay Corporation - Michelle Francis
Sr. System Analyst at Lindsay Corp.
- 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
The New ERP Era — Marrying Business Central with AI-First Thinking
- Shawn Dorward
Vice President at sa.global
Masterclass: Agents & Copilot in D365 BC - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Copilot Studio 101 & Implementation Guide
- Tim Horgan
Sr. Solution Engineer at Microsoft - Dewain Robinson
Principal Solution Architect - CAT at Microsoft
Masterclass: Copilot Studio - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Enterprise‑Grade Agents: Governance, Security & Lifecycle in Copilot Studio
- Johnny Lopez
Principal SE at Microsoft
Masterclass: Governance & Access Control/Agent 365 - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Microsoft Foundry Agent Service 101
- Prashant G Bhoyar
AI Architect - Office of CTO, AIS at AIS
Masterclass: Azure AI Foundry - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Executive's Guide to Rolling Out M365 Copilot
- Eric Newell
CEO at Stoneridge Software
Masterclass: M365 & Work IQ - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Real-World Strategies for Scaling AI Agents and Copilot in CRM
- Sissy Bottcher-Abbasi
CRM Architect at Avanade - Sandra Valdivia
Solution Architect at Avanade
Masterclass: Redefining Sales & Customer Service with Agents - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Child Agents, Instructions, and Descriptions: A New Way of Building
- Dewain Robinson
Principal Solution Architect - CAT at Microsoft
Masterclass: Copilot Studio - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Accelerate Business Central with Copilot Studio agents and MCP Server
Masterclass: Agents & Copilot in D365 BC - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Secure and govern Microsoft 365 Copilot + Agents
- Funtrol Ready
Sr Digital Solution Engineer at Microsoft
Masterclass: Governance & Access Control/Agent 365 - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
From Chaos to Copilot: Readying Your Tenant for Responsible AI
- Aaron Murphy
AI Tech Lead at Vanguard/Financial Services - Cole Haddock
Solutions Architect at Vanguard
Masterclass: M365 & Work IQ - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Integrating the AI Landscape
- Kent Weare
Principal Product Manager at Microsoft
Masterclass: Azure AI Foundry - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Agentic CX Unlocked: A Deep Dive into Agents in Dynamics 365 Sales
- Kumari Priyanka Wadiar
Senior AI Business Solution Engineer at Microsoft
Masterclass: Redefining Sales & Customer Service with Agents - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Autonomous Agents in Action
- April Dunnam
Power Platform Advocate at Microsoft
Masterclass: Copilot Studio - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Azure AI Foundry: Turning Ideas into Intelligent Agents at Scale
- Dag Calafell
Director, Technology Innovation at MCA Connect
Masterclass: Azure AI Foundry - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The Agentic Sales Funnel
- Justin Coaxum
Technical Sales Director at Microsoft
Masterclass: Redefining Sales & Customer Service with Agents - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Extending Microsoft 365 Copilot: A Practical Guide to Declarative Agents
- Mohamed Derhalli
Lead Architect at Cyclotron
Masterclass: M365 & Work IQ - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Agent 365: The Operating System for AI Workforce Management
- Mandar Zope
AI Practice Director at Cambay Solutions - Dustin Willard
Director, Global Microsoft Alliances at Cambay Solutions
Masterclass: Governance & Access Control/Agent 365 - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Unlocking AI in Business Central: How MCPs Transform SMB Operations with Intelligent Automation
- Mason Whitaker
President at Volt Technologies
Masterclass: Agents & Copilot in D365 BC - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Fast-Track Copilot Studio & Business Central Integration with MCP: The Good, The Bad, and How-To
- AJ Ansari
Chief Operating Office at DSWi
Masterclass: Agents & Copilot in D365 BC - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Leverage AI Foundry and Fabric and Data Agents for your Customers
- Kamil Karbowiak
CEO at Data Courage
Masterclass: Azure AI Foundry - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
AI Interoperability for Contact Centers: MCP in Dynamics 365
- Beth Burrell
Global Black Belt Solution Engineer at Microsoft - Vinoth Balasubramanian
Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Masterclass: Redefining Sales & Customer Service with Agents - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
The Agent PMO - Governance Without Gridlock
- Kanwal Khipple
CEO at @2toLead
Masterclass: Governance & Access Control/Agent 365 - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Orchestrating Work with Agent Flows in Copilot Studio
- April Dunnam
Power Platform Advocate at Microsoft
Masterclass: Copilot Studio - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Commanding Copilot: From Chaos to Control in M365 Agent Governance & Spend
- Nathan Bensch
VP, Enterprise Technology Solutions at enVista, LLC.
Masterclass: M365 & Work IQ
March 19
- 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Reskilling for Human Relevance Panel
- Jacquelyn Polanco
Sales Administration Manager at Texas Disposal - Will Hawkins
Lead AI Engineer & Founder at RitewAI - Gina Montgomery
Director of AI, Automation & Analytics at Armanino
- 11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
AI Innovation Burst - Gina McBryan, DART
- Gina McBryan
Business Data Analyst, Real Estate Finance at DART
- 11:50 AM - 11:55 AM
AI Innovation Burst - Krishna Raisinghani, Arcteryx
- Krishna Raisinghani
FD&A Wholesale at Arcteryx
- 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Beyond Copilot: Driving Business Value and Automation with Agentic AI
- Nancie Calder
Executive Customer Engagement Practice - Global at Avanade - Will Hawkins
Lead AI Engineer & Founder at RitewAI
Masterclass: Agentic Strategy - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Why MCP Servers Change the AI Game
- CJ Combs
Sr Artificial Intelligence Business Consultant at Columbus Global
Masterclass: MCP Servers - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Update to Understanding Component Collections Vs Multi-Agent
- Dewain Robinson
Principal Solution Architect - CAT at Microsoft
Masterclass: Copilot Studio - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
AI as Threat Research Partner: Proactively Discovering Unseen Detection Opportunities
- Vaishali Papneja
Senior Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft
Masterclass: Governance & Access Control/Agent 365 - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Agentic ERP with Dynamics 365 F&O MCP
- Tim Satrom
Senior Solution Engineer at Microsoft
Masterclass: Agents & Copilot in D365 F&SCM - 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
How to Use Microsoft Fabric as Your AI-Ready Data Foundation
- Michael Simms
VP - Data & AI at Columbus Global
Masterclass: Data and Fabric - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Bridging Strategy and Systems: Model Context Protocol for Business Leaders
- Brent Wodicka
Chief Technology Officer at AIS - Prashant G Bhoyar
AI Architect - Office of CTO, AIS at AIS
Masterclass: MCP Servers - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
From “Secure by Default” to “Secure by Design”: Governing Unstructured Data for Copilots & AI
- Ryan Britton
Vice President of Client Engagement at The IQ Business Group
Masterclass: Governance & Access Control/Agent 365 - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
From Insight to Intuition: Designing Copilot Experiences that Understand People
- Gina Montgomery
Director of AI, Automation & Analytics at Armanino
Masterclass: Agentic Strategy - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Multi-Agent AI Systems with Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, Fabric, Microsoft Agent Framework
- Prashant G Bhoyar
AI Architect - Office of CTO, AIS at AIS - Dewain Robinson
Principal Solution Architect - CAT at Microsoft
Masterclass: Copilot Studio - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
30–60–90: Ship Your First (or Next) Production Copilot in F&O Fast
- Diego Araujo
AI Architect at Fusion Flow Software
Masterclass: Agents & Copilot in D365 F&SCM - 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Enhancing Data Quality for AI Success
- Aarohi Tripathi
Senior Data Engineer at CVS Health
Masterclass: Data and Fabric - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Agentic AIs impact to Operating Models
- Michael Vasicek
Partner at Kyndryl
Masterclass: Agentic Strategy - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Data Agents as Enterprise Knowledge Layer: Integrating Fabric, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI
- Awais Aslam
Practice Manager, Data Engineering & Advanced Analytics at AlphaBOLD
Masterclass: Data and Fabric - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Building Conversational Workflows with MCP Prompts
- Chris Dew
Popdock Product Manager at eOne Solutions
Masterclass: MCP Servers - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
From Trust to Governance: AI Security for Frameworks Copilot Adoption
- Ankit Gupta
Senior Security Engineer at Exeter Finance LLC - Shilpi Mittal
Lead Security Engineer at Tyson Foods Inc.
Masterclass: Governance & Access Control/Agent 365 - 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Get Started with Model Context Protocol (MCP) on D365 F&O and Business Performance Analytics
- Thomas Van Dorpe
AI Solutions Architect at Cegeka
Masterclass: Agents & Copilot in D365 F&SCM - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
A Guide to Security Roles in AI Transformation (Implementation)
- Mark Polino
Technical Consultant at eOne Solutions
Masterclass: Governance & Access Control/Agent 365 - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
From Spreadsheets to Strategy: How Finance(Accountants) can thrive with Copilot
- Dan Edwards
Managing Director at Crowe LLP
Masterclass: Agents & Copilot in D365 F&SCM - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Copilot in Your Pocket: Bringing Copilot and Agents to the Edge of Work
- S. David Brown
Director of Business Technology & Operations at National Power
Masterclass: Copilot Studio - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
AI Copilot for Sales & Academic Excellence: Hands-on with Microsoft Fabric
- Abhilekh Verma
Director at Abhilekh Verma Consultancy (OPC) Private Limited
Masterclass: Data and Fabric - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Accelerating Sales & Field Service with Copilot Studio Agents
- Ray Beste
Principal AI Strategist at Sikich
Masterclass: Agentic Strategy - 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Optimizing Copilot Performance with MCP and Remote Code Execution
- Sahib Sawhney
Senior AI Developer at RSM US LLP - Chris Boose
Solution Architect/Developer at RSM US LLP
Masterclass: MCP Servers - 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Reception: Using Gen AI for Business Model Formulation & Innovation
- Thales Teixeira
Professor at UCSD
