Monday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room A316
Copilot Studio Deep Dive
Prashant G Bhoyar
6 x Microsoft AI MVP| 3 x Microsoft Business Applications MVP| Speaker| Author| Leading AI Architect | Microsoft Certified Trainer, AI Architect at AIS
With ChatGPT, other large language models and generative AI have caught the attention of global consumers, enterprises, and c-suite. Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella Says Microsoft is THE Copilot company. With the adoption of Copilots increasing at a rapid space, there is an exponential rise in the demand for custom copilots.
Microsoft Copilot Studio lets you create powerful AI-powered copilots for a range of requests—from providing simple answers to common questions to resolving issues requiring complex conversations. Engage with customers and employees in multiple languages across websites, mobile apps, Facebook, Microsoft Teams, or any channel supported by the Azure Bot Framework.
In this demo-driven workshop, we will cover advanced topics to create multi-agent systems and autonomous agents using Copilot Studio.
We will cover:
- Microsoft Copilot Studio Key Concepts
- Azure AI Foundry Key Concepts
- What are multi-agent systems and autonomous agents?
- How organizations can use the Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry to build multi-agent systems and autonomous agents following industry best practices?
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room A402
Establishing SharePoint Online Admin Rockstar Status
Brian Alderman
Six-year MVP Alumni, 28-year MCT, Author, Speaker, Consultant
SharePoint Online (SPO) integrates with many services that you need to be familiar with to successfully manage your collaboration content. In this full day workshop, we are going to learn about these different services and how to manage the integration with them by exploring and discussing SharePoint Online best practices for configuring, securing, optimizing, and implementing redundancy.
We will begin by discussing and creating a new Microsoft 365 tenant, followed by exploring how to customize both the M365 and SharePoint administrator dashboards so they only display information related to the Microsoft 365 services and SPO-related components like SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
We will also explore how to create and assign users to access SharePoint Online as both an end user and as administrators.
Being most scenarios require the migration of content, we will discuss several options for migrating content from many different sources to SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
Most migrations require at least an interim hybrid configuration, so we will introduce and explore the components that can be configured for a hybrid environment as an interim solution, or as a long-term solution.
We will then roll up our sleeves and explore the configuration of several components of SharePoint Online using both the GUI and PowerShell. These SPO components and configurations include;
Creating, configuring, and managing site collections
Configuring the user profile service (UPS) to ensure your Active Directory data is included in your search index
Exploring several search service configuration options, to ensure your users are able to quickly find the information they need, along with how to access some search-related reports, as well as some suggestions on how to help your users submit better search queries for more accurate search results
Discussing both SharePoint Online and OneDrive configuration options for managing and securing your collaboration content
Create and implementing a structured taxonomy to provide consistent and reliable data in SPO by using published tenant-level content types and managed metadata fields via the term store, as well as other custom column types, that can all be managed by information architects.
As we discuss these topics throughout the day, I’ll be sharing best practices, as well as tips and tricks that every SPO admin should know about while working with SPO.
When you leave the workshop, you’ll have all the skills and best practices to migrate to, configure, manage, and secure SharePoint Online and OneDrive components using the SharePoint Online Admin center, OneDrive admin Center, and PowerShell.
Wednesday 4:00 PM - 5:10 PM · Room A405
A SharePoint based Intranet your users actually will love
Knut Relbe-Moe
Partner Manager & Product Evangelist
Join this session to learn how to build a SharePoint based Intranet with all the features that your users will love, and how it will integrate with Viva and Teams.
Knut has worked with delivering Intranets for the last 15 years with both SharePoint and different vendors, and have deep knowledge in aligning business requirements with the functionality available and make great solutions for the end users.
We will cover all the latest updates from Microsoft and look into what webparts to use when, and share insights and best practices.
Thursday 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM · Room A313
Build your knowledge hub with Copilot Pages, Copilot Studio and SharePoint Agents
Knut Relbe-Moe
Partner Manager & Product Evangelist
Join this session to learn how to use Copilot inside of SharePoint and how to leverage Copilot studio to reach content that is stored within SharePoint to allow your employees to search for information stored in their Intranet in a better way with Copilot!
We will also look into creating Agents in SharePoint, and what is the difference between Agents in SharePoint and building the solution in Copilot Studio.
We will also look into Copilot Pages, since this in a way is one of the options to replace Viva Topics with.
Thursday 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM · Room A316
Teams First Information Architecture and Governance
Peter Carson
President
When planning out or updating a Microsoft 365 implementation, SharePoint is still important, but it really needs to start with Teams, and then the underlying SharePoint structure for a big part flows out of that. It's not just answering planning questions, but also ensuring that everyone understands that Teams is much more than a meeting and chat platform.
Topics we'll cover in this session include:
Introducing a maturity model on how organizations leverage Teams, SharePoint, Email, and OneDrive Level setting on how they work together Understanding the differences between Standard, Private, and Shared Channels, and the underlying SharePoint site collections Where do standalone Communication and Team Sites fit into the Teams and SharePoint structure Guests versus B2B Direct Connect in Teams, and external sharing in SharePoint Open source scripts and Power BI dashboards to inventory and analyze your file shares, SharePoint on-premises, and SharePoint Online Answering the question - what does a Team and a Channel represent in my organization MindJet as a tool for planning your IA Commercial and open-source solutions for implementing your IA Real-world scenarios and case studies
Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room A312
Leveraging Large Language Models with Power BI
John Kerski
Director, Client First Technologies
Large Language Models, like ChatGPT, have the potential to transform how you develop and deliver Power BI solutions. In this session, you'll learn how to integrate Azure OpenAI and GitHub Copilot into your Power BI development process, leveraging prompt engineering techniques to improve your solutions.
Friday 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM · Room A405
AI-Powered Intranet: Reinvent Your Digital Workplace
Knut Relbe-Moe
Partner Manager & Product Evangelist
AI is changing the way organizations communicate, collaborate, and operate. Are you maximizing the potential of AI to create a smarter, more engaged digital workplace?
AI is no longer optional—it’s essential. 3 out of 4 leaders agree that failing to adopt AI in the next 12 to 24 months will be harmful to organizational success.
Learn how AI has the power to reinvent intranets for the modern workforce.
In this eye-opening session we’ll explore how you can:
- Transform Communications: Learn how AI-powered tools can reshape internal communications and knowledge management.
- Simplify Workflows: Discover smart automation techniques that streamline processes and improve searchability.
- Integrate Seamlessly: Get practical strategies for integrating AI into your Microsoft 365 intranet.
- Avoid Pitfalls: Understand common challenges and how to ensure AI adoption aligns with your long-term goals.
- Experience AI Live: Watch a live demo showcasing next-gen intranet capabilities.
Join this session to secure and start your journey towards a more intelligent and engaging digital workplace.
Who Should Attend?
- Internal Communications Leaders – Improve messaging and engagement
- Corporate Communications Teams – Streamline content creation and governance.
- HR & Marketing Professionals – Deliver personalized, AI-driven experiences.
Friday 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM · Room A402
Enhancing SPFx projects with Live Data integration to SharePoint, MS Graph and beyond
Don Kirkham
Microsoft MVP & MCT | Enterprise Architect, DMI
Level 300. SharePoint Framework (SPFx) opens the door to crafting stunning, contemporary solutions for Office 365, Microsoft Teams, and Viva. Yet, the true magic happens when these solutions seamlessly connect to real-time data sources.
In this exciting journey, we'll dive deep into the art of connecting SPFx to SharePoint and Microsoft Graph, unleashing the full potential of your creations. We'll master the art of harnessing REST APIs to forge direct links with these data sources. Moreover, we'll unveil the secrets of PnPJs and the Microsoft Graph toolkit (MGT), transforming your development process and supercharging the performance of your SPFx solutions.
Join us as we bridge the gap between innovation and data, making your SPFx projects come alive with real-time information. Elevate your solutions to a whole new level of excellence and impact.