What happens when AI meets the frontline? Discover how to unlock productivity and efficiency with innovative AI-powered solutions tailored for frontline-specific workflows and mobile-first experiences, without compromising security and control. Learn practical approaches to modernizing your frontline through smart, simple, secure solutions with Microsoft 365, and simplifying IT complexity to deploy and manage at scale.

Discover how Microsoft and top media partners are reshaping Media & Entertainment with AI and the Microsoft Cloud. Learn how Azure, Fabric, and generative AI are powering faster content creation, smarter workflows, and immersive audience experiences—featuring real-world innovations in storytelling, distribution, and monetization.

Learn how to build an advanced AI agent using Azure Database for PostgreSQL and the new Microsoft Agent Framework. This hands-on lab walks you through integrating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic re-ranking, Semantic Operators, and GraphRAG (using Apache AGE) to enable intelligent legal question-answering using real case data. Gain practical AI implementation skills with your own PostgreSQL-backed applications.

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Learn how to create intelligent, task-oriented Copilot agents using the native Microsoft 365 Copilot stack. In this hands-on lab, you'll use TypeSpec, a type safe language to write agent specification and the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit to build Declarative agents that integrate seamlessly with third party as well as Microsoft 365 services.

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In this lab you'll help a coffee shop unify their operational and analytical workloads with Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric. You'll blend operational data with curated sources using cross-database SQL, stream and visualize real-time POS events, and create a gold layer for personalization. Finally, you'll implement reverse ETL to Cosmos for lightning-fast serving and train a lightweight Spark notebook model to deliver the right offer at the right time before your customer’s order is ready.

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As threats grow more complex, teams need improved visibility and context to defend threats faster. In this lab, we’ll explore how Microsoft Purview and Defender XDR integrate to help organizations investigate security incidents through a single pane.

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本セッションは、日本からご参加の方向けに、Microsoft Igniteの主要なアナウンスについて日本語で解説を行います。ぜひご参加ください。 This session is designed for attendees joining from Japan and will provide Japanese-language explanations of the key announcements made at Microsoft Ignite. Each topic will be covered in depth by subject matter experts, offering detailed insights and context. *This session will be delivered in Japanese.

AI and cyber regulations are accelerating worldwide. Learn how Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager, Regulatory Navigator, and Defender for Cloud align controls to laws like the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, and DPDP India; monitor posture in real time; and embed Responsible AI—turning regulatory resilience into cyber resilience and trusted innovation.

Learn how the Microsoft Federal team is modernizing SAP ERP with RISE on Microsoft Cloud. This includes High SLA infrastructure on Azure Government, SAP BTP integration, and AI-powered monitoring. Discover how Defender and Sentinel secure workloads, and how sovereignty solutions support compliance. Gain practical lessons and insights from a real-world deployment for regulated industries.

AI is redefining how customers work, secure, and manage their digital environments—and partners are key to unlocking that transformation. In this session, we’ll explore how Cloud and AI Endpoints across Windows 365, AVD, and Intune Suite are reshaping service delivery and customer value. Join us to gain actionable insights to evolve your practice, align with Microsoft’s strategic investments, get go-to-market guidance, and hear from partners achieving success in the Cloud-first, AI era.

Energy and resources companies are using AI and agents to shape the new energy future by unlocking new levels of efficiency, resilience, and innovation. In this session, we will dive into Microsoft and partner solutions powering AI transformation and how energy and resource companies are becoming Frontier Firms.

Explore how Microsoft 365 and Copilot empowers small businesses to grow and adapt. Learn about flexible licensing, streamlined device management, and seamless integration with key SMB apps. Discover real-world Copilot use cases and get practical guidance to roll out AI across your organization. Help employees start using Copilot effectively to stay agile, work smarter, and transform your business.

The future of automatic attack disruption is to head off attackers before they make their moves and block their ability to pivot without disrupting the flow of business. Learn how we're making it happen today.

As organizations aim to be more data-driven, integrated, scalable, and collaborative platforms are vital. Azure Databricks delivers unified data analytics for processing, AI, and real-time insights. Its full potential emerges within the integration with the Microsoft ecosystem. This session shows how Azure Databricks serves as the data and AI backbone while empowering users to leverage Microsoft solutions like Power BI, Power Apps and Microsoft Foundry for advanced, real-time decision-making.

This lab provides a comprehensive overview of building, deploying, and securing AI agents. We will start by creating a single agent with Azure Functions and Foundry Agent Service in Microsoft Foundry, then enhance it with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and add data grounding with Azure Cosmos DB. You will also combine the single agents to form a multi-agent system. You will then deploy, manage and secure the application on a Flex Consumption plan.

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In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to build domain-specific AI agents with Foundry Agent Service. Starting from a simple agent, you’ll add system prompts, custom instructions, and knowledge with RAG. You’ll extend it with tool calling (like a pizza calculator) and connect external services via MCP for live menu and order handling. By the end, you’ll have a working Contoso PizzaBot that can answer questions, recommend pizzas, and manage orders.

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With cyberattacks on the rise amid the growth of AI applications, having a robust, secure network environment for all your workloads is more essential than ever. Join this session to hear from network security experts on how to improve your security posture through Azure Network Security products including Azure Firewall and Azure DDoS Protection in combination with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Hear announcements of new capabilities for both and see a live demo of successful DDoS mitigation.

Learn how employees can create personalized, work-grounded agents using Copilot Studio in Microsoft 365 Copilot. With just words, they can turn ideas into fully functional agents—complete with structured logic and clear instructions. These agents can access the Microsoft work graph, connect to external systems, generate Office files, and scale to the full Copilot Studio experience. We’ll also show how IT can enable secure, governed agent creation while empowering users with intuitive tools.

Discover how Security Copilot in Microsoft Defender is redefining SecOps. In this session, we’ll share Copilot’s latest innovations and show how the modern SOC is evolving into an agentic, AI-driven operation. See real-world demos across the SOC lifecycle that highlight how AI and agents deliver measurable outcomes, empower analysts, and close the gap between detection and prevention. Join us to step into the future of defense, where Microsoft enables every organization turn intelligence into action.

Discover how partners can help their customers turn business ideas into real impact - with AI apps and agents. Learn proven strategies for helping customers build AI Centers of Excellence, scale success, and transform organizations with Azure’s full-stack capabilities. Hear what sets Azure’s tech stack apart from the rest for AI to achieve this; what works—and what wins—from Microsoft and partner leaders.

In the future of the autonomous enterprise, companies will hand over entire processes and functions to agents to run their daily business. Learn how Microsoft is leading the way with agentic ERP with new adaptive experiences and pre-built agents, and how you can take advantage of those innovations and build your own agents. We will share customer insights, partner practices, and programs and investments that can accelerate your opportunities. We will finish with a fire-side chat and Q&A.

Update description to Unlock the power of Microsoft Sentinel with this hands-on lab. Hunt threats using KQL across the data lake and leverage graph-based insights to detect anomalies, investigate alerts, and strengthen SOC workflows.

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See how Security Copilot empowers data security teams to protect sensitive data faster with less manual effort. Learn about new AI agents in Microsoft Purview that automate tasks and accelerate risk response across your security operations.

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of automated AI red teaming generative AI systems for safety and security risks using Microsoft Foundry. Attendees will learn how to apply automated attack techniques to identify safety issues and security vulnerabilities across multiple risk dimensions before deployment. Participants will engage in hands-on walkthroughs and guided exercises to apply these concepts in realistic development scenarios.

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Old production machines, little data – big potential. In this 25‑minute theater session, see how to retrofit non‑invasive sensing, unify signals in Microsoft Fabric, and apply Azure AI to boost yield, increase throughput, and cut warranty claims. We’ll live‑demo turning a low‑data line into actionable insights and service triggers in Dynamics 365 – then hand you a 30‑60‑90‑day blueprint, reference architecture, and checklists you can use right away.