In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to migrate traditional workloads to AKS using containerization and AKS Automatic, while enhancing functionality through integration with Azure PaaS services. We'll also explore how GitHub Copilot Application Modernization accelerates the process with AI-assisted coding and intelligent refactoring, helping teams streamline modernization and unlock cloud-native capabilities faster.

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In this lab, you'll get hands-on with the AI Toolkit (AITK) and Microsoft Foundry in VS Code to explore and compare the latest multimodal and reasoning models from the Model Catalog. Learn how to augment models for a real-world business scenario, using prompt and context engineering. Prototype an agent using the AITK Agent Builder, and equip the agent with the right tools via the Model context Protocol (MCP).

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Attackers are applying for jobs. Hear real cases of deepfakes, proxy interviews, and North Korean IT workers - and walk away with practical defenses every CISO needs to secure the hiring pipeline.

AI is only as good as the data it runs on. With data spread across multiple platforms, it’s a challenge to ensure quality and security. As the first Iceberg-based OneLake integration partner, we’re enabling seamless, bidirectional data access between Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric. Join this session to see how the Onelake integration and Snowflake’s robust features for the Microsoft ecosystem unlock endless possibilities, from building better AI to developing powerful business applications.

Discover agents in Viva Engage communities and other AI-powered tools to power your Copilot adoption journey. Agents in communities are designed to provide time-savings, facilitate knowledge sharing, and make expertise readily available across organizations. As organizations evolve, fostering AI adoption with knowledge sharing and community engagement becomes essential. Learn how this agent and other AI capabilities can help cultivate community growth and scale impact.

Unlock the power of Azure AI on your data—wherever it lives—with NetApp and Microsoft. Learn how Azure NetApp Files, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and ONTAP on-prem deliver a secure, intelligent data infrastructure for AI workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud. Discover how in-place data access reduces cost and complexity, accelerates insights, and opens new opportunities for customers and ISV partners to innovate with integrated AI solutions, on your data.

Discover how agentic experiences transform marketing by embedding intelligent agents into existing workflows in M365 Copilot. This session uses industry examples to explore Adobe and Microsoft technical integrations for secure, brand-compliant, and personalized customer journeys. Learn how AI-driven segmentation, targeting, and measurement reduce overhead, optimize customer journey creation and orchestration, and drive loyalty, all illustrated through real-life industry examples

Multi-tenant apps need scalable platforms to meet growing workload and AI demands, but scaling PostgreSQL can be complex. Elastic Clusters in Azure Database for PostgreSQL offers a fix: simple horizontal scale out of PostgreSQL data with row and schema-based sharding built into the managed service. Join us to learn how this best-in-class capability is empowering ITOps, architects and developers to build and manage resilient, high-performing multi-tenant apps while optimizing operations and cost.

Customer experience failures are costing businesses billions, driven by siloed data, poor channel selection, and voice latency issues. Discover how Twilio's Conversation Relay integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Foundry models to solve these critical challenges. Learn to build real-time intelligent voice interactions, leverage Azure's robust AI infrastructure, and rapidly deploy scalable solutions that eliminate guesswork and modernize your customer experience workflows.

Showcase your support excellence with the Solutions Partner designation for Support Services in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. Learn how to qualify, unlock key benefits, and stand out with enhanced visibility and program perks. This designation validates your impact across Microsoft technologies and accelerates business growth.

To meet the growing demand for resilient and high-performance infrastructure for AI workloads, Azure introduces key advancements across its networking stack. The new StandardV2 NAT Gateway delivers zonal resiliency and IPv6 support, now enhanced with flow logs in private preview for deeper traffic visibility. ExpressRoute continues to evolve with metro expansion, general availability of resiliency and scalable gateways, and upcoming support for high-capacity connections up to 1Tbps. Complementing these capabilities, a customer story highlights how DNS traffic is secured and visualized using DNS security policies and threat intelligence on Azure Virtual Networks.

Connection Pods accommodate up to 15 people. Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Insurance carriers are rapidly adopting AI agents to tackle complex challenges—from customer engagement to claims management and underwriting. In this session, learn practical steps to build intelligent agents by applying agentic frameworks using Microsoft technologies like Copilot Studio. We’ll illustrate with an agent that automates the tedious tasks of an insurance claims analyst, boosting productivity and reducing error.

The Avanade Clienteling Accelerator empowers retailers with AI-driven personalization and Copilot-enhanced workflows. Leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure AI, and Power Platform, it delivers intelligent insights, task automation, and seamless integration for scalable, customer-centric experiences that transform in-store engagement and boost operational efficiency.

“On Air at Microsoft Ignite” will dive into key announcements with expert interviews, demos, and real-world applications for all the latest news. ​​

Hour 3 will feature:​ Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent updates: Jeremy Chapman​ Team Viewer: Sebastian Schrötel​ Responsible AI & Centru AI: Ana Welch​ Capgemini: Arnaud Balssa​ Cognizant: Manpreet Singh​ SAP: Dr. Walter Sun​ NTT DATA: Charlie Doubek, Geoff Newman​ Nasdaq: Secure Innovation with PostgreSQL on Azure: Charles Feddersen, Mohsin Shafqat

Software development companies: join us to learn more about partnering with Microsoft through the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, including upcoming changes to offers for software development companies and increased investments in software companies for FY26.

As development velocity increases, testing and operations teams must innovate or fall behind. AI-powered agents are reshaping how software is designed, tested, and deployed. Discover how UiPath and Microsoft are enabling organizations to integrate autonomous AI agents into Azure DevOps and GitHub to deliver faster, smarter, and more resilient applications. This session explores how agentic automation drives adaptive SDLC, continuous delivery, and measurable efficiency in application testing.

Discover how IT and operations teams can harness AI to create custom tools that fit their unique needs. In this 25-minute demo, we’ll show practical ways to integrate AI into workflows, automate tasks, and build adaptive solutions—no data science required. Walk away with actionable insights to transform IT operations today.

Drive faster lead-to-deal conversion with AI agents. Microsoft 365 Copilot and prebuilt agents in Dynamics 365 are freeing sellers to focus on building quality relationships by transforming critical sales processes. Lead qualification, deal acceleration, closing, and cross-selling are automized using real-time customer signals. Learn about new agents, seller use cases, and adoption strategies to drive revenue.

Enterprise teams are rapidly adopting AI agents to streamline operations and unlock new value. This panel brings together customers and partners to share how they’ve built and scaled AI apps using open frameworks and Azure services. Learn how they’ve tackled real-world production challenges—security, orchestration, reliability—and hear how they overcame blockers to deliver measurable business impact through agentic innovation.

Delivered in a silent stage breakout.

Microsoft is enabling energy companies to tackle complex decarbonization challenges using AI-powered solutions. In this session we will highlight use cases like methane emissions detection, predictive maintenance, and generative AI for permitting workflows—demonstrating how agentic AI and copilots are helping reduce emissions, streamline compliance, and unlock operational efficiency.

Experience how C3 AI Agentic Process Automation transforms enterprise work. Unlike rules-based RPA systems or rigid workflow engines, C3 AI Agentic Process Automation enables end-users to describe and execute sophisticated workflows. C3 AI Agentic Process Automation can leverage all data types — including both enterprise and external data. It can describe both fully automated and human-in-the-loop workflows with intelligence, reliability, and adaptability at scale.

Discover how an enterprise organization is decreasing AI risks while threats, data, and agents continue to increase. One essential element to powering secure Copilot use at scale is accurate and automated classification and labeling. Learn how security teams are effortlessly improving data protections for petabytes and hundreds of resources while reducing their workload.

Redefining endpoint security from onboarding to autonomous protection: learn how Defender's AI-powered endpoint security empowers you to do more, better, faster.

Delivered in a silent stage breakout.

Hear from the pioneers at Adobe, eClinicalWorks, CoStar Group, Sinyi Realty and more, who turned Microsoft Foundry models into game-changing solutions. If you want to see how code becomes impact, accelerating innovation, transforming productivity, and creating a better future, this Microsoft Foundry session is your front-row seat.

AI agents are reshaping modern workflows, unlocking new efficiencies while introducing new challenges for security and governance. In this deep dive, experience live demos of purpose-built security capabilities from Microsoft Security solutions. Leave equipped with best practices to confidently secure and govern AI agents in your organization.