Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 207A

Build Your Skills: Microsoft 365 Essentials for Beginners

Unlock the power of Microsoft 365 in this comprehensive workshop tailored for beginners. Delve into the core components of OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams, understanding their distinct roles and how they work in tandem to boost productivity. We'll explore key functionalities like document co-authoring, file sharing, managing access, and the unique document lifecycle within these platforms.

Along the way, learn to navigate the diverse terrain of other Microsoft 365 apps including Outlook, Planner, and To Do, enhancing both individual and team productivity. Understand the nuances of choosing the right tool for the right task, be it OneDrive for personal document management, SharePoint for organizational content, or Teams for collaborative projects. Attendees are encouraged to use their own devices and accounts to follow along, ensuring a comprehensive grasp of navigating and using Microsoft 365's capabilities confidently for effective communication and collaboration.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 202B

Zero to Hero: Build Microsoft Teams App for Full Stack Developers

If you have little to no experience creating apps for Microsoft Teams using full-stack development techniques, this is for you! After covering what tools you need to start creating Microsoft Teams Apps, you’ll learn how to build different components to extend Microsoft Teams. This includes building personal & channel tabs (apps), bots, and message extensions for Microsoft Teams. And, you’ll learn how to take your message extensions and use them as Copilot plugins if your users have Copilot for Microsoft 365!

NOTE: Hey 👋, Andrew here… this workshop is not intended for attendees to follow along & build the same projects during the session. Instead, focus on learning, taking notes, & getting answers to your questions - you’ll walk away with everything at the end of the day!

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 204C

Taking Ownership: Microsoft 365 for Site and Team Owners

This intermediate full-day workshop, tailored for Microsoft 365 site and team owners, delves into the intricacies of group and site roles, focusing on exclusive capabilities and strategies essential for effective management of SharePoint sites and Microsoft Teams.

In SharePoint, elevate your skills with advanced techniques in page and news scheduling, audience targeting, as well as in-depth list and library settings and permissions management. In Teams, master channel optimization for greater usability and member productivity.

Engage in practical, real-world scenarios to apply your knowledge in solving organizational challenges with Microsoft 365. Understand when and how to integrate Planner, Forms, and the Power Platform to broaden your site's or team's capabilities and meet business requirements.

Gain a better understanding of permissions management, learn when to responsibly break inheritance, and apply item-level permissions when appropriate. This workshop emphasizes security, privacy, and workflow efficiency, enhancing your skills in user access management when solution planning.

This hands-on workshop is ideal for those eager to explore Microsoft 365's behind-the-scenes workings, boost team collaboration, and innovate with out-of-the-box solutions. Uncover the full potential of Microsoft 365 and revolutionize your work approach.

Wednesday 8:30 AM - 9:40 AM · Ballroom A

Thriving in the era of AI

Join Microsoft's Karuana and others as they highlight the value and benefit of Microsoft 365 innovation, and beyond. You'll get unique insights into Copilot and AI innovation, advances in employee experiences, content services that help automate the flow of work, and perspectives across roles: Business, IT Pros, and Developers. Get a solid understanding of the strategy and vision, with clarity on where Microsoft is taking content, communication, and collaboration into the future.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room 203AB

Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Viva... What Should I Use, and When?

For today's fast-paced, mobile-driven, and globally dispersed hybrid workplace, Microsoft offers tons of great ways to effectively communicate and collaborate. But which tools are right for your organization?

In this interactive session, you will gain practical guidance on finding the right tools to facilitate efficient communications and collaboration both inside and outside the walls of your organization.

You'll also learn how to drive adoption and keep your chosen solution under control and get ready to walk away with the ability to chart a productive and pragmatic collaboration approach that delivers immediate and lasting value to your modern workplace.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room 204AB

Introduction to the Microsoft Graph

This introductory session will get you started with learning how to use the Microsoft Graph in your applications. It will focus on the various applications you can build, the permission model, the various endpoints you can interact with and the many OAuth Flows you can choose from based on the type of application you are building.

Microsoft Graph is the gateway to data and intelligence in Microsoft 365. It provides a unified programmability model that you can use to access the tremendous amount of data in Microsoft 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room 204C

Getting started with Viva Amplify

Learn how to save time and deliver more effective communications with Viva Amplify with this introductory session. We'll cover how to get setup and started with the latest Viva tool designed for organizational communications, including getting access, creating & managing campaigns, publishing to multiple channels, and measuring impact and reporting.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room 207B

Calendars! Calendars! Calendars!

With so many choices for calendars, it is hard to know which one to use for what.

In this session, we will explore the calendars offered by M365, when to use them, and how to make the most out of each type.

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 202B

Intro to Power Apps for Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Lists

If you create business solutions with SharePoint lists If you surface information and solutions via Microsoft Teams or SharePoint If you're concerned with the potential complexity of Power Apps

This session will show why Power Apps canvas apps should be considered part of your toolset.

We will cover:

• Simple extensions of the SharePoint list experience with Power Apps
• How to take data from SharePoint lists to Teams and mobile experiences
• Power Apps examples that bring immediate value and set the stage for further enhancements

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 203AB

The Art of Prompt Engineering in M365 Copilot

The art of prompt engineering of M365 Copilot is the skill of creating effective and clear instructions or questions that tell M365 Copilot what you want it to do for you.

M365 Copilot will then use its large language model to generate a summary based on your prompt. Prompt engineering helps you collaborate with M365 Copilot by following up on your prompts with more questions or feedback, which can help M365 Copilot learn from your preferences and improve its suggestions over time.

If you want to learn more about prompt engineering this session is for you as we will learn the essential ingredients of a prompt and how to properly communicate with semantic index and connect to our data.

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 207B

Managing Multiple tenants in Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 uses the concept of a "tenant" to securely isolate each customer's data, users, and permissions, even as they are running on shared infrastructure. Most applications run within a single tenant, and would require a separate copy of the app for each tenant.

In this session, you'll gain a deep understanding of tenants and the new Multi-Tenant Organizations (MTO) feature. We’ll demystify the various types of users – internal, external, members, and guests – and show how they work for users and Entra ID administrators. Then you'll learn how enterprise and 3rd party applications work within this environment, how to write multi-tenant apps, and how to manage access as a tenant admin.

This is not only important to software vendors who sell SaaS solutions to many customers, it’s also relevant to customers who find themselves with multiple tenants due to mergers and acquisitions and other partnerships. Please attend to fully understand how multitenancy works in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Graph, and the apps you write and use every day!

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 209c

Roundtable Discussion - OneDrive Migrations

Join us for an engaging and informal gathering where participants delve into topics that matter to them. Round Table Discussions is a space for sharing ideas, perspectives, and experiences with other attendees. Pull up a chair, and let’s exchange insights!

Wednesday 2:20 PM - 3:30 PM · Room 207B

Unified Task Management in Microsoft 365: A Guide to the New Planner

Unlock the full potential of task management in Microsoft 365 in this session on the new Microsoft Planner. This unified tool brings together Microsoft To Do, Planner, and Project to offer a seamless, integrated experience for managing tasks, projects, and team collaboration.

Learn how to streamline your workflow, enhance productivity, and achieve strategic goals with the flexibility, scalability, and intelligence of the new Planner.

Whether for individual tasks or enterprise project management, this session will guide you through making the most of Microsoft 365's advanced task management capabilities.

Wednesday 4:20 PM - 5:30 PM · Room 207A

Microsoft Lists: The Ultimate Guide to Track, Organize, and Collaborate

Microsoft Lists is a powerful app that helps you track information and organize your work with ease. Whether you want to manage your personal tasks or collaborate with your team, Microsoft Lists can help you create customizable lists that suit your needs.

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Access Microsoft Lists from web, desktop, mobile, and Teams
• Sync your lists for offline access
• Sort, filter, and group your list items
• Choose from different views such as Gallery, Calendar, and Board
• Format your views and columns with conditional formatting
• Customize your forms with no-code or low-code solutions
• Integrate your lists with Power Apps and Power Automate
• Set up alerts, rules, and notifications for your lists
• Share your lists with colleagues and control permissions And more!

Join us for this ultimate guide to Microsoft Lists and discover how you can use it efficiently for any scenario.

Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 203AB

OneNote Reimagined: A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Note-Taking

In this session, we'll dive into the consolidation of OneNote's two versions (Win10 and desktop) into a singular app. Get ready to rediscover OneNote with an array of useful tips, tricks, and practical business applications.

We'll explore the latest features and announcements, ensuring you're ahead of the curve with OneNote's advancements.

Additionally, we'll delve into a comparative analysis of OneNote with Microsoft's other productivity tools you might use for notes like Loop, Whiteboard, Wiki, To Do, and Sticky Notes.

This comprehensive overview will empower you to select the most suitable tool for every task, enhancing efficiency and productivity in your professional endeavors.

Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 204C

Empowering Collaboration and Productivity with Microsoft Loop

Microsoft Loop has truly redefined team collaboration and task management in Microsoft 365. This presentation showcases the innovative features of Loop, emphasizing the ability make the most of tasks within its fluid workspaces and canvases, using integration with Microsoft 365 tools like Teams, Outlook and OneNote. This platform not only facilitates real-time collaboration but also enhances task tracking and process management for improved productivity.

Learn effective methods to utilize Loop for organizing tasks, streamlining workflows, and fostering a collaborative environment that adapts to the needs of modern teams. This session provides actionable insights on utilizing Microsoft Loop to elevate team efficiency and drive forward organizational goals.

Thursday 10:40 AM - 11:50 AM · Room 203AB

How To Ensure Microsoft 365 Operational Governance & Sustainable Adoption

As we embrace the new normal and leaders tackle making hybrid work, big questions loom: What is the role of the office? How do we ensure remote meeting participants feel included? How can we maximize Microsoft 365 to collaborate confidently?

Join this interactive session and learn how you can establish a deliberate, thoughtful approach for ensuring operational governance and facilitating sustainable adoption of Microsoft 365 tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Viva.

Gain insights on how you can activate your organization to embrace new cultural norms and leverage technologies designed for hybrid work – ensuring every employee can engage and contribute, regardless of where, when or how they’re working.

Thursday 10:40 AM - 11:50 AM · Room 204AB

What's new and next for Microsoft Viva

Learn about how Microsoft Viva can help you measure, communicate, and skill across your organization so employees can achieve more, thrive at work, and make the most of transformative AI technologies like Copilot.

Thursday 10:40 AM - 11:50 AM · Room 207B

Power Automate for SharePoint

Did you know that the SharePoint Get Items action returns only 100 items by default? If not, attend this session!

In this session, we will dive into the triggers and actions available for SharePoint in Power Automate. You'll see practical examples of how to use Power Automate with SharePoint lists and libraries. Most importantly, we'll discuss common mistakes made by Power Automate developers when interacting with SharePoint as well as best practices.

Avoid many of the "gotchas" experienced by many Power Automate developers when writing Flows for SharePoint by attending this session!

Thursday 1:10 PM - 2:20 PM · Room 209c

Roundtable Discussion - Copilot for real world productivity

Join us for an engaging and informal gathering where participants delve into topics that matter to them. Round Table Discussions is a space for sharing ideas, perspectives, and experiences with other attendees. Pull up a chair, and let’s exchange insights!

Thursday 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM · Room 201

Empowering US Federal Agencies with Microsoft Copilot: A Roadmap to AI Democratization

Does Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence solutions provide practical solutions to the challenges Federal agencies face towards mission success? Microsoft's vision of generative AI focuses on democratizing AI for business users, IT professionals, and developers through the capabilities showcased in Copilot. This vision, however, encompasses a broad spectrum of capabilities. Join Steve Winward, Technical Director for Microsoft Federal, and Jay Leask, Principal Architect at the Washington DC Microsoft Innovation Hub, as they focus on how US Federal Agencies can adopt, govern, and monitor the use of Microsoft Copilot capabilities. They will provide a practical overview of these capabilities across Microsoft 365, Power Platform and Dynamics 365, GitHub Copilot, and many more. They will also dive into the security aspect of using generative AI and large language models and what Microsoft does proactively in this space to protect end users. Attendees will leave this session with a clear understanding of what is available today in Microsoft's US Government Sovereign clouds and what is on the roadmap to land in the future. We hope to see you there and please bring lots of questions!

Thursday 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM · Room 206

Real World Tips and Tricks for Driving Software Deployment

What do companies like Lego, AEG, Polaris, Takeda, and the Special Olympics have in common? They all have useful tips and tricks around driving internal usage of software to help them move from synchronous work to asynchronous work.

In this session we will hear from those customers and learn how they drove success in their organizations and how you can as well.

Thursday 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM · Room 207B

Delivering User Satisfaction and Adoption Practices for Microsoft 365

AI capabilities are sweeping business but how do you ensure you are getting business value from your investment. Join this session to learn the process to set your organization up for success with Copilot capabilities. Karuana Gatimu and team will share tools, measures and recommended practices for driving meaningful value from Copilot for Microsoft 365 and other generative AI tools.

Thursday 4:20 PM - 5:30 PM · Room 207B

I didn't know you could do that with OneDrive!

OneDrive is more than just cloud storage for your files. It’s a smart way to work and collaborate across Microsoft 365. Whether you need to share documents with your team, sync files to your desktop, or protect your work from accidental loss, OneDrive has you covered.

In this engaging and practical session, I will show you how to make the most of OneDrive’s features to boost your productivity and make work easier.

Learn how to:

• Let OneDrive track activity and sharing for you
• Open and save files directly from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & OneNote
• Manage changes with document version history
• Securely share content with people inside & outside the organization
• Quickly access SharePoint documents and libraries without leaving OneDrive
• Move and copy files quickly and easily with between - OneDrive and SharePoint
• Sync files locally with OneDrive files on-demand
• Share files in Microsoft Teams
• Restore files if they get deleted, overwritten, corrupted, or infected by malware
• Automate repetitive activities with flow And more!

Don’t miss this chance to learn how OneDrive can transform the way you work.

Friday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 208AB

Bring your business data into Microsoft Copilot with Plugins and Declarative Copilots

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is more powerful than other AI solutions simply because it has access to your Microsoft 365 data such as documents, emails, and chat messages. In this session, you'll learn how to take it to the next level by building Copilot plugins which allow Copilot to access your business applications outside of Microsoft 365.

You’ll learn how to take an ordinary REST web service and make it into an API Plugin so Copilot can access your business applications along with Microsoft 365 content. Then we’ll take it to the next level with Declarative Copilots, which allow you to build a customized Copilot experience with natural language instructions, SharePoint site contents, and API plugins. This is a pro developer session, but really it’s easy enough for anyone who can edit a few text files.

Don't miss this opportunity to take your Copilot to the next level by attending this presentation!

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 201

Unlock Third Party or Line of Business Data using Graph Connectors and Copilot

In this session we will focus on how anyone but especially knowledge workers can use Large Language Models (LLMs) driven tools like Copilot or custom GPTs and 3P/LOB data in a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pattern to aids individuals to ask in natural language questions and get more complete and textual responses.

Microsoft Graph Connectors allow for that by bringing in your own data into Microsoft 365 and making it available through a search index and semantic labeling (index) thus allowing the LLMs to reason over that otherwise locked data.

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 208AB

New Planner: Unifying Task Management in Microsoft Teams

Join us for this session where we'll discuss bringing together To Do, Planner, Project into a single unified experience enhanced by Copilot capabilities. Get started with the new Planner in Teams and learn how the new Planner grows with your needs from managing your own tasks to collaborating with your team on projects.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 202A

Buttons in Microsoft Lists - Logic for Non-devs

In Microsoft Lists, formatting can be done easily, and buttons can be created using a little JSON code. Wouldn't it be nice for end users to be able to click a button on an item in a list, to set a value or run a flow, without even having to open the item or file?

In this session, you will learn how to create simple buttons to click to run a workflow. No menus, no panels, super simple for end users!

Laura Rogers will teach you the logic used in order to assign the action that the button takes, how to set up the button's visual appearance, and its text, and how to create conditional formatting.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 207A

How well do you know the Office desktop apps? 70 min of tips & ideas to wow your co-workers

There's more to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote than what immediately meets the eye.

In this session, we're not learning the basics - we're learning the lesser-known gems and useful tools tucked away inside these common apps. We'll cover topics including image background removal, small app settings that make a big difference, cross-app integrations, illustrations vs images, Rehearse with Coach, and much, much more.

Note: This will be based on the Microsoft 365 version (not 2019 or earlier) of the Office desktop apps. While there will be some cross-over, there are features that will be covered that are exclusive to the most up-to-date version.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 208AB

Technical Readiness for Copilot for Microsoft 365

Session on preparing an organization for Copilot for Microsoft 365 including core concepts, deployment prerequisites, information access optimization, and extensibility options. We'll also cover tips for driving internal adoption and success. Additionally, we'll provide an overview on the importance of trust in the Microsoft Cloud, with a focus on data privacy and residency, and the comprehensive enterprise compliance and security controls in place to protect data and AI models.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 209AB

AI in Viva Engage for communications and knowledge management

Discover how AI is being used in Viva Engage, an enterprise social network that connects people across an organization all in one place to enhance communication and knowledge sharing. In this session, you will learn about some of the superpowers of new generative AI technologies, best practices for making the most of them, and how they’re being used to power AI features in Viva Engage. If you’re rolling out Microsoft Copilot in your organization, or will be soon, this session is a must-join as we will also cover the AI-powered adoption support features in Viva Engage– built to support your successful Copilot rollout.

Friday 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM · Room 202B

Real World Solutions Built with Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 is a powerful platform that can empower business users to create their own solutions to more effectively handle daily business processes. This session is designed to showcase the capabilities of Microsoft 365 to inspire you to start building your own custom business solutions.

In this session, we'll explore real world solutions to demonstrate the capabilities of Microsoft 365 and inspire you to build your own.

A few solutions we'll discuss: Using SharePoint and Teams to build collaboration spaces for getting work done and publishing portals for sharing and distributing information.

SharePoint hub sites and homes sites for organizing and future proofing your workspaces and portals complete with navigation, access controls, branding, and more.

SharePoint News for news, announcements, and updates to keep your teammates up-to-date.

Microsoft Lists and Power Automate for simple and powerful approval, tracking, and publishing processes.

Planner for central task management with your team.

Viva Engage communities for enterprise information sharing such as frequently asked questions, weekly tips & tricks, town halls, and executive communications.

Stream for creating, editing, and sharing video across Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Viva Engage.

And Microsoft Teams to bring everything together and provide a central gateway for it all.