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2 Days Hands-On Online Workshop: Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio Bootcamp Date: 29-30 May 2025, 9 AM to 5 PM Central Time Level: Beginners/Intermediate Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-azure-ai-foundry-and-copilot-studio-bootcamp-tickets-1267311596099?aff=oddtdtcreator Who Should Attend? This hands-on workshop is open to developers, senior software engineers, IT pros, architects, IT managers, citizen developers, technology product managers, IT leaders, enterprise architects, chief analytics officers, chief information officers, chief technology officers, and decision-makers interested in learning how AI Agents and Generative AI can help infuse artificial intelligence into next-generation apps and agents. Experience with C#, Python, or JavaScript is helpful but not required. You don't need prior knowledge of AI either. Although this isn't a data & analytics-focused workshop, data scientists, data stewards, and technically-minded data protection officers will also find it very valuable Description: With ChatGPT and other large language models, generative AI has captured the attention of global consumers, enterprises, and C-suite executives. AI has a significant role in the enterprise space and is evolving rapidly. Without understanding the concepts behind these advanced technologies, developers and administrators might find it challenging to assess the true impact of emerging tools and solutions. An AI agent is a powerful companion capable of managing a variety of interactions and tasks—from handling complex conversations to autonomously deciding the best actions based on instructions and context. Agents coordinate language models along with instructions, context, knowledge sources, topics, actions, inputs, and triggers to achieve your desired outcomes. Copilot Studio is a graphical, low-code tool designed for creating agents, including building automations with Power Automate and extending Microsoft 365 Copilot with your own enterprise data and scenarios. One standout feature of Copilot Studio is its ability to connect to other data sources through either prebuilt or custom plugins, as well as integration with Azure AI Foundry. This flexibility allows users to easily build sophisticated logic, ensuring that agent experiences are both powerful and intuitive. Azure AI Foundry is a unified AI platform that includes the Azure AI Foundry portal (formerly Azure AI Studio) and the Azure AI Foundry SDK—a unified SDK featuring pre-built app templates. This SDK gives developers easy access to popular models through a single interface, simplifies the integration of Azure AI into applications, and helps evaluate, debug, and improve application quality and safety throughout development, testing, and production. In this two-day virtual hands-on workshop, Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, Prashant G Bhoyar, will cover these topics in detail:

1. What are multimodal GenAI applications?
2. What are AI agents?
3. What are autonomous agents?
4. What are custom Copilots?
5. Introduction to Copilot Studio: Learn to create agents, build automations with Power Automate, and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot using enterprise data. Discover how to use prebuilt and custom plugins alongside Azure AI Foundry for powerful, intuitive agent experiences.
6. Azure AI Foundry: An in-depth overview of Azure AI Foundry.
7. Azure OpenAI Services: Explore these services, their architecture, and their role in the broader AI ecosystem.
8. Using models from DeepSeek, Llama, Hugging Face, and other open-source models via Azure AI Foundry.
9. Prompt engineering: An in-depth look at creating effective prompts, understanding their importance, and the factors influencing their performance.
10. Use cases and common architectures: Hands-on labs demonstrating real-world implementations.
11. How to evaluate use cases and determine ROI.
12. Azure OpenAI Service embedding models.
13. Customizing Azure OpenAI Services: Configuration to deployment tailored to specific business needs.
14. Deep dive into Azure OpenAI Services: A detailed look at popular models like o1, GPT, Ada, and DALL-E, discussing their unique features and ideal use cases.
15. Using Azure OpenAI Service to access company data.
16. Azure AI Services overview: Language, Speech, and Vision services and their real-world applications.
17. Conversational AI: Design, train, and refine AI capable of human-like interactions.
18. Azure AI Search: Creating advanced search experiences.
19. Document Intelligence Service: Extracting key-value pairs and table data from documents using machine learning.
20. Azure AI Agent Service: Feature-rich managed capabilities combining models, data, tools, and services for automating complex business processes.
21. Semantic Kernel: An open-source SDK for combining AI services (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Hugging Face) with programming languages like C# and Python to create advanced AI applications.
22. Model Context Protocol ( MCP )
23. Responsible AI: Ethics and responsible practices in AI use.
24. Enterprise-level applications, Custom Copilots, and AI agents: Learn to develop scalable, multimodal applications using Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry, emphasizing industry requirements and best practices.

By the end of the workshop, you'll have practical experience building next-generation multimodal applications, Custom Copilots, and AI Agents using Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry. Workshop Resources: Access to Copilot Studio, Azure, and Azure OpenAI services (valued at USD 500) will be provided for hands-on labs, allowing you to build enterprise-grade multimodal applications and agents. However, you're encouraged to use your own Copilot Studio and Azure subscriptions if available. Attendee Workstation Requirements: You must bring your own computer (Windows or Mac) with:

• Camera, speakers, microphone, and a reliable internet connection. Tablets will not work for this workshop.
• A modern browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari).
• Access to www.azure.com and https://copilotstudio.microsoft.com.
• Nice to have is the ability to run C# 10 or Python code, using Visual Studio 2022, VSCode 1.66+, Visual Studio for Mac, Rider, or similar IDE.

Registration is REQUIRED here - https://ms-workshops.cloudevents.ai/ms-innovation-workshops/events/44c795ed-3c87-4c98-9f3b-cbf2cebe85a2

• Overview
• In this hands-on lab, you will explore the concept of prompt engineering, learning how to craft effective prompts for AI models. You'll get hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types of prompts and understanding their elements and design tips. The way developers shape their prompts significantly impacts the generative AI model's responses, allowing for tailored and formatted content when requested clearly and concisely. You'll learn how different prompts for similar content can shape the AI model's response to better satisfy your requirements.
• You will explore how to use generative AI to improve advertising emails and categorize articles for your team. The prompt engineering techniques used in the exercise are applicable to various use cases. Tuning prompts to achieve the desired results is the core idea behind prompt engineering. *

Objective

• By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
• Introduction to Prompt Engineering & Azure OpenAI Studio: Learn to craft effective prompts for AI models using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types and design tips. This hands-on experience will help you understand how different prompt styles influence AI responses and improve your results.
• Utilize prompt engineering in your app: Provision an Azure OpenAI resource, deploy a model, apply prompt engineering in the chat playground, set up and configure an application in Cloud Shell, and run your application to see the results.
• Advanced Concepts (Read-Only): Master the art of tuning prompts to achieve specific outcomes and explore advanced methods for refining AI outputs, all without the need for fine-tuning GPT models. Learn how to leverage prompt adjustments and design techniques to enhance model responses effectively.
• Fine Tuning (Read-Only): Master prompt engineering using Azure OpenAI Playground to refine AI responses, tailoring outputs for specific tasks such as enhancing advertising emails and categorizing articles.
• Pre-requisites
• Participants should have:
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service.
• Prompt Engineering Basics
• Architecture
• In this hands-on lab, you'll delve into prompt engineering by first grasping the basics and its impact on AI responses. You'll then gain practical experience using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with various types of prompts, and learning their design elements and tips. As you explore how to tailor prompts for improving advertising emails and categorizing articles, you'll see how effective prompt engineering can shape AI model outputs to meet specific requirements. The lab emphasizes how tuning prompts are crucial for optimizing AI responses across different use cases.

Instructor Name: Dwayne Natwick, CEO/Owner Captain Hyperscaler, LLC; Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Regional Lead & Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) *

• Bio: Dwayne is a vision-driven and goal-focused leader with a history of success managing the full lifecycle of Security and IT products and services including architecture, design, proposals, sales, and marketing. Hands-on network security, compliance, and identity engineering and design, with the business acumen and project management skills to ensure critical project delivery that is on-time and within budget. Dwayne has exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate highly technical teams while effectively communicating with stakeholders and business resources at all the levels of the organization. He has a proven track-record delivering major results and contributing to the achievement of business goals and objectives. His ability to train and develop people at varying technical levels to understand difficult security and cloud concepts is exceptional. Dwayne is a public speaker that is extremely passionate about security architecture and design.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

Registration is REQUIRED here - https://ms-workshops.cloudevents.ai/ms-innovation-workshops/events/44c795ed-3c87-4c98-9f3b-cbf2cebe85a2

• Overview
• In this hands-on lab, you will explore the concept of prompt engineering, learning how to craft effective prompts for AI models. You'll get hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types of prompts and understanding their elements and design tips. The way developers shape their prompts significantly impacts the generative AI model's responses, allowing for tailored and formatted content when requested clearly and concisely. You'll learn how different prompts for similar content can shape the AI model's response to better satisfy your requirements.
• You will explore how to use generative AI to improve advertising emails and categorize articles for your team. The prompt engineering techniques used in the exercise are applicable to various use cases. Tuning prompts to achieve the desired results is the core idea behind prompt engineering. *

Objective

• By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
• Introduction to Prompt Engineering & Azure OpenAI Studio: Learn to craft effective prompts for AI models using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types and design tips. This hands-on experience will help you understand how different prompt styles influence AI responses and improve your results.
• Utilize prompt engineering in your app: Provision an Azure OpenAI resource, deploy a model, apply prompt engineering in the chat playground, set up and configure an application in Cloud Shell, and run your application to see the results.
• Advanced Concepts (Read-Only): Master the art of tuning prompts to achieve specific outcomes and explore advanced methods for refining AI outputs, all without the need for fine-tuning GPT models. Learn how to leverage prompt adjustments and design techniques to enhance model responses effectively.
• Fine Tuning (Read-Only): Master prompt engineering using Azure OpenAI Playground to refine AI responses, tailoring outputs for specific tasks such as enhancing advertising emails and categorizing articles.
• Pre-requisites
• Participants should have:
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service.
• Prompt Engineering Basics
• Architecture
• In this hands-on lab, you'll delve into prompt engineering by first grasping the basics and its impact on AI responses. You'll then gain practical experience using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with various types of prompts, and learning their design elements and tips. As you explore how to tailor prompts for improving advertising emails and categorizing articles, you'll see how effective prompt engineering can shape AI model outputs to meet specific requirements. The lab emphasizes how tuning prompts are crucial for optimizing AI responses across different use cases.

Instructor Name: Dwayne Natwick, CEO/Owner Captain Hyperscaler, LLC; Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Regional Lead & Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) *

• Bio: Dwayne is a vision-driven and goal-focused leader with a history of success managing the full lifecycle of Security and IT products and services including architecture, design, proposals, sales, and marketing. Hands-on network security, compliance, and identity engineering and design, with the business acumen and project management skills to ensure critical project delivery that is on-time and within budget. Dwayne has exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate highly technical teams while effectively communicating with stakeholders and business resources at all the levels of the organization. He has a proven track-record delivering major results and contributing to the achievement of business goals and objectives. His ability to train and develop people at varying technical levels to understand difficult security and cloud concepts is exceptional. Dwayne is a public speaker that is extremely passionate about security architecture and design.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

Registration is REQUIRED here - https://ms-workshops.cloudevents.ai/ms-innovation-workshops/events/44c795ed-3c87-4c98-9f3b-cbf2cebe85a2

• Overview
• In this hands-on lab, you will explore the concept of prompt engineering, learning how to craft effective prompts for AI models. You'll get hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types of prompts and understanding their elements and design tips. The way developers shape their prompts significantly impacts the generative AI model's responses, allowing for tailored and formatted content when requested clearly and concisely. You'll learn how different prompts for similar content can shape the AI model's response to better satisfy your requirements.
• You will explore how to use generative AI to improve advertising emails and categorize articles for your team. The prompt engineering techniques used in the exercise are applicable to various use cases. Tuning prompts to achieve the desired results is the core idea behind prompt engineering. *

Objective

• By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
• Introduction to Prompt Engineering & Azure OpenAI Studio: Learn to craft effective prompts for AI models using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types and design tips. This hands-on experience will help you understand how different prompt styles influence AI responses and improve your results.
• Utilize prompt engineering in your app: Provision an Azure OpenAI resource, deploy a model, apply prompt engineering in the chat playground, set up and configure an application in Cloud Shell, and run your application to see the results.
• Advanced Concepts (Read-Only): Master the art of tuning prompts to achieve specific outcomes and explore advanced methods for refining AI outputs, all without the need for fine-tuning GPT models. Learn how to leverage prompt adjustments and design techniques to enhance model responses effectively.
• Fine Tuning (Read-Only): Master prompt engineering using Azure OpenAI Playground to refine AI responses, tailoring outputs for specific tasks such as enhancing advertising emails and categorizing articles.
• Pre-requisites
• Participants should have:
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service.
• Prompt Engineering Basics
• Architecture
• In this hands-on lab, you'll delve into prompt engineering by first grasping the basics and its impact on AI responses. You'll then gain practical experience using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with various types of prompts, and learning their design elements and tips. As you explore how to tailor prompts for improving advertising emails and categorizing articles, you'll see how effective prompt engineering can shape AI model outputs to meet specific requirements. The lab emphasizes how tuning prompts are crucial for optimizing AI responses across different use cases.

Instructor Name: Dwayne Natwick, CEO/Owner Captain Hyperscaler, LLC; Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Regional Lead & Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) *

• Bio: Dwayne is a vision-driven and goal-focused leader with a history of success managing the full lifecycle of Security and IT products and services including architecture, design, proposals, sales, and marketing. Hands-on network security, compliance, and identity engineering and design, with the business acumen and project management skills to ensure critical project delivery that is on-time and within budget. Dwayne has exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate highly technical teams while effectively communicating with stakeholders and business resources at all the levels of the organization. He has a proven track-record delivering major results and contributing to the achievement of business goals and objectives. His ability to train and develop people at varying technical levels to understand difficult security and cloud concepts is exceptional. Dwayne is a public speaker that is extremely passionate about security architecture and design.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

Registration is REQUIRED here - https://ms-workshops.cloudevents.ai/ms-innovation-workshops/events/44c795ed-3c87-4c98-9f3b-cbf2cebe85a2

• Overview
• In this hands-on lab, you will explore the concept of prompt engineering, learning how to craft effective prompts for AI models. You'll get hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types of prompts and understanding their elements and design tips. The way developers shape their prompts significantly impacts the generative AI model's responses, allowing for tailored and formatted content when requested clearly and concisely. You'll learn how different prompts for similar content can shape the AI model's response to better satisfy your requirements.
• You will explore how to use generative AI to improve advertising emails and categorize articles for your team. The prompt engineering techniques used in the exercise are applicable to various use cases. Tuning prompts to achieve the desired results is the core idea behind prompt engineering. *

Objective

• By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
• Introduction to Prompt Engineering & Azure OpenAI Studio: Learn to craft effective prompts for AI models using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types and design tips. This hands-on experience will help you understand how different prompt styles influence AI responses and improve your results.
• Utilize prompt engineering in your app: Provision an Azure OpenAI resource, deploy a model, apply prompt engineering in the chat playground, set up and configure an application in Cloud Shell, and run your application to see the results.
• Advanced Concepts (Read-Only): Master the art of tuning prompts to achieve specific outcomes and explore advanced methods for refining AI outputs, all without the need for fine-tuning GPT models. Learn how to leverage prompt adjustments and design techniques to enhance model responses effectively.
• Fine Tuning (Read-Only): Master prompt engineering using Azure OpenAI Playground to refine AI responses, tailoring outputs for specific tasks such as enhancing advertising emails and categorizing articles.
• Pre-requisites
• Participants should have:
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service.
• Prompt Engineering Basics
• Architecture
• In this hands-on lab, you'll delve into prompt engineering by first grasping the basics and its impact on AI responses. You'll then gain practical experience using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with various types of prompts, and learning their design elements and tips. As you explore how to tailor prompts for improving advertising emails and categorizing articles, you'll see how effective prompt engineering can shape AI model outputs to meet specific requirements. The lab emphasizes how tuning prompts are crucial for optimizing AI responses across different use cases.

Instructor Name: Dwayne Natwick, CEO/Owner Captain Hyperscaler, LLC; Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Regional Lead & Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) *

• Bio: Dwayne is a vision-driven and goal-focused leader with a history of success managing the full lifecycle of Security and IT products and services including architecture, design, proposals, sales, and marketing. Hands-on network security, compliance, and identity engineering and design, with the business acumen and project management skills to ensure critical project delivery that is on-time and within budget. Dwayne has exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate highly technical teams while effectively communicating with stakeholders and business resources at all the levels of the organization. He has a proven track-record delivering major results and contributing to the achievement of business goals and objectives. His ability to train and develop people at varying technical levels to understand difficult security and cloud concepts is exceptional. Dwayne is a public speaker that is extremely passionate about security architecture and design.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

Registration is REQUIRED here - https://ms-workshops.cloudevents.ai/ms-innovation-workshops/events/44c795ed-3c87-4c98-9f3b-cbf2cebe85a2

• Overview
• In this hands-on lab, you will explore the concept of prompt engineering, learning how to craft effective prompts for AI models. You'll get hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types of prompts and understanding their elements and design tips. The way developers shape their prompts significantly impacts the generative AI model's responses, allowing for tailored and formatted content when requested clearly and concisely. You'll learn how different prompts for similar content can shape the AI model's response to better satisfy your requirements.
• You will explore how to use generative AI to improve advertising emails and categorize articles for your team. The prompt engineering techniques used in the exercise are applicable to various use cases. Tuning prompts to achieve the desired results is the core idea behind prompt engineering. *

Objective

• By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
• Introduction to Prompt Engineering & Azure OpenAI Studio: Learn to craft effective prompts for AI models using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types and design tips. This hands-on experience will help you understand how different prompt styles influence AI responses and improve your results.
• Utilize prompt engineering in your app: Provision an Azure OpenAI resource, deploy a model, apply prompt engineering in the chat playground, set up and configure an application in Cloud Shell, and run your application to see the results.
• Advanced Concepts (Read-Only): Master the art of tuning prompts to achieve specific outcomes and explore advanced methods for refining AI outputs, all without the need for fine-tuning GPT models. Learn how to leverage prompt adjustments and design techniques to enhance model responses effectively.
• Fine Tuning (Read-Only): Master prompt engineering using Azure OpenAI Playground to refine AI responses, tailoring outputs for specific tasks such as enhancing advertising emails and categorizing articles.
• Pre-requisites
• Participants should have:
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service.
• Prompt Engineering Basics
• Architecture
• In this hands-on lab, you'll delve into prompt engineering by first grasping the basics and its impact on AI responses. You'll then gain practical experience using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with various types of prompts, and learning their design elements and tips. As you explore how to tailor prompts for improving advertising emails and categorizing articles, you'll see how effective prompt engineering can shape AI model outputs to meet specific requirements. The lab emphasizes how tuning prompts are crucial for optimizing AI responses across different use cases.

Instructor Name: Dwayne Natwick, CEO/Owner Captain Hyperscaler, LLC; Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Regional Lead & Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) *

• Bio: Dwayne is a vision-driven and goal-focused leader with a history of success managing the full lifecycle of Security and IT products and services including architecture, design, proposals, sales, and marketing. Hands-on network security, compliance, and identity engineering and design, with the business acumen and project management skills to ensure critical project delivery that is on-time and within budget. Dwayne has exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate highly technical teams while effectively communicating with stakeholders and business resources at all the levels of the organization. He has a proven track-record delivering major results and contributing to the achievement of business goals and objectives. His ability to train and develop people at varying technical levels to understand difficult security and cloud concepts is exceptional. Dwayne is a public speaker that is extremely passionate about security architecture and design.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

Registration is REQUIRED here - https://ms-workshops.cloudevents.ai/ms-innovation-workshops/events/44c795ed-3c87-4c98-9f3b-cbf2cebe85a2

• Overview
• In this hands-on lab, you will explore the concept of prompt engineering, learning how to craft effective prompts for AI models. You'll get hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types of prompts and understanding their elements and design tips. The way developers shape their prompts significantly impacts the generative AI model's responses, allowing for tailored and formatted content when requested clearly and concisely. You'll learn how different prompts for similar content can shape the AI model's response to better satisfy your requirements.
• You will explore how to use generative AI to improve advertising emails and categorize articles for your team. The prompt engineering techniques used in the exercise are applicable to various use cases. Tuning prompts to achieve the desired results is the core idea behind prompt engineering. *

Objective

• By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
• Introduction to Prompt Engineering & Azure OpenAI Studio: Learn to craft effective prompts for AI models using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with different types and design tips. This hands-on experience will help you understand how different prompt styles influence AI responses and improve your results.
• Utilize prompt engineering in your app: Provision an Azure OpenAI resource, deploy a model, apply prompt engineering in the chat playground, set up and configure an application in Cloud Shell, and run your application to see the results.
• Advanced Concepts (Read-Only): Master the art of tuning prompts to achieve specific outcomes and explore advanced methods for refining AI outputs, all without the need for fine-tuning GPT models. Learn how to leverage prompt adjustments and design techniques to enhance model responses effectively.
• Fine Tuning (Read-Only): Master prompt engineering using Azure OpenAI Playground to refine AI responses, tailoring outputs for specific tasks such as enhancing advertising emails and categorizing articles.
• Pre-requisites
• Participants should have:
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service.
• Prompt Engineering Basics
• Architecture
• In this hands-on lab, you'll delve into prompt engineering by first grasping the basics and its impact on AI responses. You'll then gain practical experience using Azure OpenAI Playground, experimenting with various types of prompts, and learning their design elements and tips. As you explore how to tailor prompts for improving advertising emails and categorizing articles, you'll see how effective prompt engineering can shape AI model outputs to meet specific requirements. The lab emphasizes how tuning prompts are crucial for optimizing AI responses across different use cases.

Instructor Name: Dwayne Natwick, CEO/Owner Captain Hyperscaler, LLC; Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Regional Lead & Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) *

• Bio: Dwayne is a vision-driven and goal-focused leader with a history of success managing the full lifecycle of Security and IT products and services including architecture, design, proposals, sales, and marketing. Hands-on network security, compliance, and identity engineering and design, with the business acumen and project management skills to ensure critical project delivery that is on-time and within budget. Dwayne has exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate highly technical teams while effectively communicating with stakeholders and business resources at all the levels of the organization. He has a proven track-record delivering major results and contributing to the achievement of business goals and objectives. His ability to train and develop people at varying technical levels to understand difficult security and cloud concepts is exceptional. Dwayne is a public speaker that is extremely passionate about security architecture and design.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

🚀 Microsoft DevConnect

💫 Overview Technology is advancing at breakneck speed, and those who stay ahead of the curve will shape the future. The low-code development market is surging, expected to reach $187 billion by 2030, proving that businesses are rapidly embracing faster, more efficient ways to build solutions. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s AI business now generates over $13 billion annually, with AI-powered tools like Copilot revolutionizing how we work and create. These aren’t just trends—they’re massive shifts redefining industries and opening new opportunities for those ready to embrace them.

Microsoft DevConnect—hosted by Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors Nigeria and Microsoft Reactors—brings together students, developers, and professionals to explore the power of Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Copilot, Low-Code Development (Power Platform), .NET, and Software Engineering. This hybrid event is designed to equip you with practical skills and insights needed to build real-world solutions, boost productivity, and stay competitive.

📅 Event Schedule

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Kickoff & Opening Videos Get inspired with a curated selection of videos to set the tone for the event.

//10:00 AM - 10:10 AM - Welcome & Event Overview Kick off the day with a brief welcome and an overview of what to expect.

🎤 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - The Foundations of Generative AI

Explore the fundamentals of generative AI, its core models, capabilities, and real-world applications. Learn how to integrate AI into your workflows using Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and AI Builder while following best practices for responsible AI development 🗣 Speaker - Japhlet Nwamu

🎤11:05 AM - 11:35 AM - Panel Session with Microsoft FTEs

Join a dynamic discussion with Microsoft professionals on career growth, tech trends, and opportunities in AI, cloud computing, and software development. 👥 Speakers: Udokaku Ugochukwu, Oluwatobi Yusuf, Japhlet Nwamu

🎤11:40 AM - 12:00 PM - Lightning Talk - Open Payments Made Simple: No-Code Solutions and Open-Source Innovations

Discover how Open Payments is revolutionizing financial transactions and how no-code tools like Power Platform and open-source solutions such as Mojaloop and Interledger Protocol are driving financial inclusion. 🗣 Speaker - Hammed Babatunde

🎤12:05 PM - 12:25 PM - Lightning Talk - Build Smarter, Not Harder: AI & Low-Code Innovation with Power Platform

Learn how Power Platform + Copilot streamline app development, automate workflows, and enhance decision-making for faster, smarter solutions. 🗣 Speaker - Oluwatobi Yusuf

🎤12:30 PM - 01:15 PM - Breakout Session 1 - Telling a Good Story with Data

Master data storytelling with Python using Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly. Gain hands-on insights into data analysis and visualization with Jupyter Notebook in VS Code. 🗣 Speaker - Abayomi Abiodun

🎤01:20 PM - 02:05 PM - Breakout Session 2 - Bridging Language Gaps: Custom Translator for Nigerian Language with Azure AI

Learn how Azure AI’s Custom Translator helps preserve indigenous Nigerian languages, enabling seamless translation and digital accessibility. 🗣 Speaker - Salim Oyinlola

🎤02:05 PM - 02:50 PM - Breakout Session 3 - Automating Document Processing with Microsoft AI Builder

Discover how to automate document processing using AI Builder and Power Automate, extracting key data from invoices and streamlining workflows. 🗣 Speaker - Victoria Erogunaiye

🎤02:55 PM - 03:10 PM - Lightning Talk - The Art of GitHub Profile: Building Your Developer Brand

Transform your GitHub profile into a compelling portfolio that showcases your skills and attracts opportunities in the developer community. 🗣 Speaker - Imam Abubakar

🎤03:15 PM - 03:30 PM - Lightning Talk - Next Frontier: AI, Cloud, and Open Source in Developer Tools

Explore how AI-powered coding tools like GitHub Copilot, Azure cloud platforms, and open-source technologies are shaping the future of software development. 🗣 Speaker - Rasheed Mudasiru

🎮 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM - Games & Networking

💡 Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts, gain hands-on experience, and connect with a community of like-minded tech enthusiasts!

Pre-requisites: Take part in this learning challenge that will prepare you for all you'll get to learn during the event -https://aka.ms/DevConnect_Learn

4-Day Hands-on Workshop: Building Multimodal Applications, Custom Copilots, and AI Agents using GenAI (Azure OpenAI and ChatGPT) October 22-25, 2024 9:00AM – 5:00PM (Central)

Registration Link : https://live360events.com/events/training-seminars/2024/oct22/home.aspx

With ChatGPT, other large language models and generative AI have caught the attention of global consumers, enterprises, and C-suites. AI has a big role to play in the enterprise space and it is progressing rapidly. Without understanding the concepts behind these advanced technologies, developers and administrators will struggle to evaluate the potential impact of new tools and solutions. A multimodal GenAI application seamlessly generates high-quality content across text, images, video, and audio, all at once. Such applications would more accurately capture the multimodal nature of the world and human comprehension, seamlessly consolidate information from a wide range of sources, and enable strong immersion in human-AI interactions. This could transform the way humans interact with computers on various tasks, including assistive technology, custom learning tools, ambient computing, and content generation. Azure OpenAI Service provides REST API access to OpenAI's powerful language models including the GPT-3, GPT-4, Codex and Embeddings model series and DALL-E. These models can be easily adapted to your specific task including but not limited to content generation, summarization, semantic search, and natural language to code translation. Users can access the service through REST APIs, Python SDK, or our web-based interface in the Azure OpenAI Studio. In this 4-day virtual hands-on workshop, Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer Prashant G Bhoyar will cover the following topics in detail:

• What are Multimodal GenAI Applications?
• What are AI Agents?
• What are Custom Copilots?
• Azure OpenAI Services: We will explore what these services are, their architecture, and their place within the broader AI ecosystem.
• Azure AI Studio: An in-depth overview of the Azure AI Studio.
• Prompt Engineering: An in-depth look at this critical aspect of large language model usage. We will cover how prompts work, why they are important, and the factors that influence their effectiveness.
• Use Case and Common Architecture: Hands-on labs covering the use case and common architecture of the implementation
• Azure OpenAI Service Embedding Models
• Semantic Kernel is an open-source SDK that lets you easily combine AI services like OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Hugging Face with conventional programming languages like C# and Python. By doing so, you can create AI apps that combine the best of both worlds.
• 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.
• Customizing Azure OpenAI Services: From configuration to deployment, we'll show you how to tailor these services to suit a range of specific needs.
• Deep dive into Azure OpenAI Services: We'll specifically focus on several of the models like GPT, Ada, and DALL-E, discussing their unique features and optimal use cases.
• Using Azure OpenAI Service to access company data
• Azure AI Services Overview
• Azure AI Search
• Document Intelligence Service
• A thorough examination of the AutoGen Framework and its capabilities.
• Responsible AI: Delve into the ethics and responsible use of AI.
• How to evaluate a use case and find the ROI?
• Enterprise-Level Applications, Custom Copilots, AI Agents: Learn to develop robust, scalable multimodal applications, Custom Copilots, and AI Agents using C#, Python and also using low code no code tools like Azure Logic Apps, and Microsoft Power Platform, focusing on industry requirements and best practices.

At the end of the workshop, attendees will have a working knowledge of how to build next-gen multimodal applications, Custom Copilots, and AI Agents with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI services. Access to Azure and Azure OpenAI services will be provided to follow the labs and create enterprise-grade multimodal applications. The labs will be a mixture of Python and C#.

Agenda :

• 4.45 to 5.00 PM EDT: Food and Networking
• 5.00 to 6.00 PM EDT: Technical Talk

Hello Everyone! Please join us for our August 20th edition of the AI-ML MeetUp. Please note this is an in-person meeting and light refreshments/food will be provided.

Title: Overview of Azure OpenAI Services led by Prashant G Bhoyar ( Microsoft AI MVP ).

Speaker Bio: Prashant G Bhoyar is a Microsoft AI & Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Currently, he works as an AI architect in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Applied Information Sciences (www.ais.com). Prashant is a leading AI Architect and trusted advisor specializing in Azure OpenAI, Conversational AI, Applied AI, AI Agents, Intelligent Business Process Automation, Azure AI, Microsoft Power Platform, and Microsoft 365. He co-authored "PowerShell for Office 365" and was the technical reviewer for "Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration." Prashant is on the leadership committee for AI Fest, AI & ML User Group, Northern Virginia Data Platform User Group, and DC Metro Microsoft 365 User Group. As a renowned international speaker, he frequently presents at technical conferences. Additionally, Prashant was awarded the "Antarctic Service Medal of the United States of America" for his outstanding service in Antarctica. Microsoft MVP Profile Link : https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5002595?fullName=Prashant%20G%20Bhoyar

Location: The meeting will be hosted in the Applied Information Sciences ( AIS ) office in Reston, at 11440 Commerce Park Dr # 600 · Reston, VA. The location is also right off the Silver Line metro's Wiehle-Reston Metro Station.

Parking: The parking is paid and can be validated at the AIS office reception.

We will meet in Room Lake Anne/Newport.

We hope to see you all there!!!!

You can leverage Azure OpenAI on your data to provide powerful AI search capabilities, and then deploy that into Copilot studio, linking your low copilot to Azure AI resources and the latest GPT LLMs.

How do you think that a start-up will be benefited from this session? Nowadays, organizations and startups prefer to deal with customized domain-specific models rather than generic large language models. This session will demonstrate an alternate method for producing replies from LLMs with the own data and discards general information, as well as how to input their own data using the Azure AI Search service and Azure OpenAI. Attendees will also receive an overview of how to use Copilot studio.

The Session will focus on Injection your own data to Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search Service, Copilot Studio.

Read More: https://aka.ms/Azure-OpenAI-ForGenerativeAnswers https://aka.ms/Azure-OpenAI-OnYourData

Speaker Bio: Krunal Trivedi Microsoft Azure Expert | Microsoft MVP – Azure | Microsoft Certified Trainer – India RL • The best person to help you with Azure development or infrastructure, Azure DevOps or Azure security, or if you need an Azure architect to design a robust and highly available solution • Authored AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals book under Microsoft Azure Certification Companion for Apress. • From task assignment to containerization and server hosting, he is the best person to help you understand and implement DevOps. • In addition to practical knowledge of Python and its libraries, has extensive knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as Angular and React. • Actively working as an IT corporate trainer for 14 years. As a corporate trainer, has contributed to training content development,training curriculum design, day-to-day training planning, and mentoring other trainers. • Trained over 10,000 developers at Accenture-Avanade, JPMC, Microsoft, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, PWC, Microsoft, Deloitte DataMatics, SONATA Software, Fidelity Information Services, Atkins, Fiserv, E&Y, Nuance, Cerillion, and Synoptek over the course of his 14-year career. • On a regular basis, he writes articles on various technologies for his personal website as well as C-Sharp Corner. • Also active in Microsoft community development activities and frequently speaks for various user groups, community events, and technology conferences in India and around the world.

Social Handle: X : @TrainerKrunal

Global Azure 2024 is here! Communities around the world are organizing localized hybrid events and live streams for everyone around the world to join and learn about Azure from the best-in-class community leaders.

Agenda for London

10:15 AM – Azure AI and Terraform - Exploring our Options by Jake Walsh & Nicholas Chang A look into the options for using Azure Terraform to work with Azure AI Services and Models. Covering an overview of Azure Terraform, Deployment Options, and the types of Azure AI Resources we can manage.

10:45 AM – Unlocking the Potential of Azure Blob Storage: A Guide to the lesser-known Features by John Kilmister In this talk, we will delve into the world of Azure Blob Storage and discover some of its lesser-known features and capabilities. We will explore the ways in which these features can enhance your use of Azure storage solutions. Whether you are a seasoned Azure user or new to the platform, this talk will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies for optimizing your use of Azure Blob Storage.

11:30 AM – Azure Verified Modules by Marcel Lupo In this session we take a closer look at (AVM) Azure Verified Modules. With AVM the aim is to provide a trusted platform for organisations to find and deploy solutions that can be easily integrate with their Azure-based services and infrastructure. They can span a wide range of solutions, using popular infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Bicep and Terraform.

12:00 PM – Unlocking the Power of Azure OpenAI: A Comprehensive Exploration and Demonstration by Alpa Buddhabhatti During this concise yet comprehensive session, we'll immerse ourselves in the realm of Azure OpenAI. We will delve into the fundamental principles, capabilities, and practical use cases of this cutting-edge AI technology. Whether you're new to Azure OpenAI or seeking a quick refresher, this session will serve as your gateway to unlock its full potential. In this demonstration, we will focus on the following technologies: 1. Azure OpenAI 2. Azure Data Factory 3. Microsoft Fabric 4. Azure SQL/ LakeHouse 5. Visual studio Code You'll gain valuable insights to effectively grasp and employ Azure OpenAI, paving the way for further exploration and integration into your projects.

12:30 PM – Microsoft Azure Service Bus (MaaS) Integration Simplified by Dias Manjaly The purpose of this foundation session is to demonstrate the usage of Azure Service Bus (MaaS). This session walkthrough the story of a bad customer experience and how it was resolved using Azure Service Bus. It has a short demo based on the story as well. It also covers cool features in Azure Service Bus, High Level Solution Design diagrams, How messages are sent and received using Azure Service Bus and an Azure Function, How to use Azure Service Bus Explorer, Service Bus Quotas and Dynamics 365 CRM Integration with Azure Service Bus, Comparison with other Azure messaging services. No prior knowledge is required to attend this foundation session. Audience will get a clear understanding of Azure Service Bus and it is a very useful skill to have as it a common use case.

1:15 PM – Code, Serverless Containers, and Cloud: Azure Container Apps for Developers by Jonah Andersson Do you want to build and develop serverless containers on a cloud platform such as Microsoft Azure? In this session, you will learn about the important technical concepts you need to know about building and developing Azure containers. The session explores serverlesss containers such Azure Container Apps and its key useful features for cloud development of microservices. Regardless of whether you are new, you will learn how to get started developing with and building your code with ACA and leverage the power of Azure with it.

1:45 PM – .NET on tiny IOT Meadow Boards by Clifford Agius Description It's a fact that DotNET has been around for 20 years and was once just the preserve of Windows, but has in recent years moved to Mobile using Mono and Xamarin, but still big powerful systems and processors. However, thanks to the work of WildernessLabs there is now the Meadow F7 board, a small form factor IOT board based around the Adafruit Feather. This means you can now write your Dot NET C#/F# code and truly run anywhere. The idea of this talk is to show that your existing DotNET skills can be used on IOT platforms without the scary Arduino version of C, you really do now have the skills to write code that will run anywhere. I am just a DotNET dev like you, I don’t work for WildernessLabs and this is not going to be a sales talk about the Meadow system, I backed the Kickstarter and I just enjoy playing with IOT. I want to show you that it’s scary and you too have the skills to diving in and get that LED blinking after that you can automate the home. We'll discuss: - The process of setting up the Meadow board and getting that first Hello World Blinky light going. - Brief explanation of the board and tooling - Demo a more complex system where the board is battery powered measuring sensor values and reporting this to an Azure function for processing.

2:15 PM – Would YOU Survive the Titanic?", with ML and .NET by Simon Painter Have you ever wondered whether YOU would survive the sinking of RMS Titanic or not? In this talk, we'll be using Visual Studio, C# and ML.NET to find out. Machine Learning is a hot topic these days. Business around the world are keen to utilise it; but doesn't it mean learning python?? In fact - no! These days it's not only possible to do ML in Visual Studio, but it's actually easy to produce high quality results with very little effort. Be warned though, there are ice bergs ahead...

3:00 PM – Umbraco Cloud's Journey with Kubernetes, Terraform & Azure DevOps by Dan Lister Dive into the inner workings of Umbraco Cloud's Platform transformation in this talk. See our hands-on approach to deploying and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform. See how we use of rapid release cycles with Azure DevOps, minimising deployment times while maintaining quality and security. Explore our journey leveraging Azure Kubernetes Services for global scalability and high availability. Witness the integration of Azure API Management in streamlining interactions between our services, enforcing policies, and ensuring a secure, unified API gateway. Gain firsthand insights into how Umbraco Cloud's Platform Team innovatively wields these tools, offering practical knowledge for your own cloud environments.

3:30 PM – Azure Storage Has Never Been So Cool! by Anthony Mashford This session is about the Azure NetApp Files service. The Azure NetApp Files service delivers high-performance, low-latency file storage on-demand. We will cover the features of the service, such as snapshots, backups, replication and the new addition of the cool-access tiering feature. This new tiering feature is a great option to help drive down costs for Azure file storage whilst maintaining the great functional capabilities of Azure NetApp Files. The session will also include a live demonstration of the service and its features and Infrastructure-as-Code deployments.

We had to postpone the Meetup to March 7.

Very important, we are now at CGI Germany!!!! They are located at the subway station St. Pauli, Millerntorplatz 1!

Many thanks to CGI Germany for hosting us at such short notice!

Hi, Data Folks from Hamburg!

This will be an entire evening of content on a deep dive into "How can AI already help us today with BI and DWH challenges?".

We will keep our Hanseatic-Mini-Conference concept and have at least two experts on the topic. Afterward, we will have a panel discussion, where you can ask all the speakers to present questions.

Reserve your seat today!

• 18:00 Open door and warm up networking round
• 18:15 Intro
• 18:30 Sessions...
• 20:30 Panel Discussion with all speakers
• 21:00 The End...

Sessions:

• Overview of CoPilot for Power BI (Microsoft)
• Generating and customizing T-SQL with the help of ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI Services (Sascha Lorenz, PSG)

RSVP Here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/azure-openai-chatgpt-fest-2024-tickets-759336785767

The Azure OpenAI & ChatGPT Fest 2024 will be an in-person 2-day technology event, 10 AM to 4 PM ET, with a hands-on workshop, and a single track, and multiple sessions. The event will be hosted in the new Microsoft offices in Reston, at 11955 Freedom Drive, 2nd Floor, Rooms C- E. There is plenty of parking in Reston Town Center. The event is also right off the Silver Line metro. Day 01: Thursday 18th January 2024 from 10 AM to 4 PM EST Agenda: Hands-On Azure OpenAI & ChatGPT workshop. The following topics will be covered and access to the Azure OpenAI services will be provided. Since this is a hands-on workshop, the tickets are limited.

1. Azure OpenAI Services: We will explore what these services are, their architecture, and their place within the broader AI ecosystem.
2. Azure OpenAI Studio: An in-depth overview of the Azure OpenAI Studio.
3. Prompt Engineering: An in-depth look at this critical aspect of large language model usage. We will cover how prompts work, why they are important, and the factors that influence their effectiveness.
4. Use Case and Common Architecture: Hands-on labs covering the use case and common architecture of the implementation
5. Azure OpenAI Service Embedding Models
6. Semantic Kernel
7. Customizing Azure OpenAI Services
8. Using Azure OpenAI Service to access company data
9. Azure AI Services Overview: Discussion on key components such as Language Services, Speech services, Vision services, and their real-world applications.
10. Conversational AI: A look at the development of AI that can engage in human-like dialogues, including designing, training, and refining conversational models.
11. Azure AI Search: We will cover how we can use this service to create an advanced search experience.
12. Azure Document Intelligence Service: We will cover how this service uses machine learning technology to identify and extract key-value pairs and table data from form documents.
13. Responsible AI
14. Creating Enterprise-Level Applications: Practical guidance on developing robust, scalable applications using Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Cognitive Services, focusing on industry requirements and best practices."
15. Creating Enterprise-Level custom Copilot: Practical guidance on developing robust, scalable copilot using Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Cognitive Services, focusing on industry requirements and best practices."

Day 02: Friday 19th January 2024 from 10 am to 4 PM EST Agenda: Single-track break-out sessions on the following topics.

1. Azure OpenAI Services and ChatGPT Overview
2. How to use Azure OpenAI services to create an enterprise application
3. Prompt Engineering
4. Copilots in Microsoft Ecosystem ( Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Platform Copilots, Github Copilots )
5. Embedding, Vector Databases, RAG Pattern, Knowledge Repository
6. How to create a custom copilot using Copilot Studio and Semantic Kernel?
7. Azure AI Services like Azure AI Search, Semantic Search, Azure Document Intelligent Services
8. Azure OpenAI Services Architecture Patterns
9. Model testing Validation, Accuracy, Bias testing, Detecting Hallucination
10. Content filtering and Abuse Monitoring
11. Responsible AI

Confirmed speakers are

1. Vishwas Lele ( Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft MVP, CTO, AIS )
2. Henk Boelman (Henk Boelman , Senior Cloud Advocate, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Microsoft )
3. Kiran Bakshi (Principal Cloud Solution Architect – Data and AI, Microsoft),
4. Steve Winward ( Director, Business Applications @ Microsoft Federal )
5. Craig Harris ( Sr Technical Specialist, Business Applications, Microsoft Federal )
6. Jagannath Chakravarty (Product Design Manager at Appian Corporation)
7. Frank LaVigne (Microsoft AI MVP), and
8. Prashant G Bhoyar ( Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP ).

We will be posting the final agenda in the first week of January 2023.

The Azure OpenAI & ChatGPT Fest 2024 will be an in-person 2-day technology event, 10 AM to 4 PM ET, with a hands-on workshop, and a single track, and multiple sessions. The event will be hosted in the new Microsoft offices in Reston, at 11955 Freedom Drive, 2nd Floor, Rooms C- E. There is plenty of parking in Reston Town Center. The event is also right off the Silver Line metro. Day 01: Thursday 18th January 2024 from 10 AM to 4 PM EST Agenda: Hands-On Azure OpenAI & ChatGPT workshop. The following topics will be covered and access to the Azure OpenAI services will be provided. Since this is a hands-on workshop, the tickets are limited.

1. Azure OpenAI Services: We will explore what these services are, their architecture, and their place within the broader AI ecosystem.
2. Azure OpenAI Studio: An in-depth overview of the Azure OpenAI Studio.
3. Prompt Engineering: An in-depth look at this critical aspect of large language model usage. We will cover how prompts work, why they are important, and the factors that influence their effectiveness.
4. Use Case and Common Architecture: Hands-on labs covering the use case and common architecture of the implementation
5. Azure OpenAI Service Embedding Models
6. Semantic Kernel
7. Customizing Azure OpenAI Services
8. Using Azure OpenAI Service to access company data
9. Azure AI Services Overview: Discussion on key components such as Language Services, Speech services, Vision services, and their real-world applications.
10. Conversational AI: A look at the development of AI that can engage in human-like dialogues, including designing, training, and refining conversational models.
11. Azure AI Search: We will cover how we can use this service to create an advanced search experience.
12. Azure Document Intelligence Service: We will cover how this service uses machine learning technology to identify and extract key-value pairs and table data from form documents.
13. Responsible AI
14. Creating Enterprise-Level Applications: Practical guidance on developing robust, scalable applications using Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Cognitive Services, focusing on industry requirements and best practices."
15. Creating Enterprise-Level custom Copilot: Practical guidance on developing robust, scalable copilot using Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Cognitive Services, focusing on industry requirements and best practices."

Day 02: Friday 19th January 2024 from 10 am to 4 PM EST Agenda: Single-track break-out sessions on the following topics.

1. Azure OpenAI Services and ChatGPT Overview
2. How to use Azure OpenAI services to create an enterprise application
3. Prompt Engineering
4. Copilots in Microsoft Ecosystem ( Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Platform Copilots, Github Copilots )
5. Embedding, Vector Databases, RAG Pattern, Knowledge Repository
6. How to create a custom copilot using Copilot Studio and Semantic Kernel?
7. Azure AI Services like Azure AI Search, Semantic Search, Azure Document Intelligent Services
8. Azure OpenAI Services Architecture Patterns
9. Model testing Validation, Accuracy, Bias testing, Detecting Hallucination
10. Content filtering and Abuse Monitoring
11. Responsible AI

Confirmed speakers are

1. Vishwas Lele ( Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft MVP, CTO, AIS )
2. Kiran Bakshi (Principal Cloud Solution Architect – Data and AI, Microsoft),
3. Steve Winward ( Director, Business Applications @ Microsoft Federal )
4. Craig Harris ( Sr Technical Specialist, Business Applications, Microsoft Federal )
5. Jagannath Chakravarty, Product Design Manager at Appian Corporation
6. Frank LaVigne (Microsoft AI MVP), and
7. Prashant G Bhoyar ( Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP ).

We will be posting the final agenda in the first week of January 2023.

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨IMPORTANT🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 To register for this event please use this link: https://developer.microsoft.com/reactor/events/20849 This session provides an opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and services available to help them succeed in their ventures. Attendees will be welcomed with an inspiring talk about tech, followed by a session on leveraging Microsoft Generative AI and Copilot Services. They will also be able to bring their own data and learn about the Founders Hub, followed by a panel session with Microsoft Founders Hub startups. The session will conclude with a networking opportunity and a chance to ask questions. This fantastic evening is in preparation for the Microsoft Build - AI event on October 19th Agenda 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Registration & Networking 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm: Welcome Note, Agenda & AI: The Spark of Innovation by Liam Hampton 5:45 pm - 6:00 pm: Help me code with Copilot by Lee Stott 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm: Leveraging Power Platform and Generative AI Copilot Services for Automating Business Processes by Lee Stott 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm: Refreshment break & Networking 7:00 pm - 7:15 pm: Strategies for Growing Your Start-up with Microsoft Data Platform by Amy Boyd 7:15 pm - 7:30 pm: Microsoft Founders Hub overview by Anne-Claire Lo Bianco 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Microsoft Founders Hub Startup Panel Session with Entrepreneurs and Startup Founders Thelma Onyeka, Founder of Akama & Tim El-Sheikh, CEO of Nebuli moderated by Darshna Shah 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Closing & Networking The Spark of Innovation by Liam Hampton AI is on every doorstep, wherever you look it is staring you in the face. What does it mean? How did this happen? Why did this happen? In this session Liam will briefly explore the fundamentals of AI and how different businesses are using it mark their position and win you over. Help me code with Copilot by Lee Stott Building a successful startup is challenging, there’s many elements to it, knowledge of your customers, a great idea and a compelling MVP. Having the best in class tools for building an MVP enables you to build that first app and quickly do changes so you can pivot when you need to. GitHub Copilot is an AI assistant that let’s you author and change code at a fraction of the time using prompts, natural language sentences. Can you afford not to use an AI tool for your startup? Leveraging Power Platform and Generative AI Copilot Services for Automating Business Processes by Le Stott The Power Platform and Generative AI Copilot services provide a powerful set of tools for automating business processes. This session will provide an overview of the features and capabilities of the Power Platform and Generative AI Copilot services, and how they can be used to streamline and automate business processes. We will discuss how to create custom models and workflows using the Power Platform, and how to leverage Generative AI Copilot services to create intelligent bots that can automate complex tasks. We will also discuss best practices for using the Power Platform and Generative AI Copilot services to ensure that businesses can maximize their efficiency and get the most out of their automation efforts. Strategies for Growing Your Start-up with Microsoft Data Platform by Amy Boyd As AI workloads progress, so do data platform architectures and abilities. Amy will share 3, quick-fire, data solutions every business should consider as we build out AI solutions. More about Startup Founders Akama Fund A network of philanthropists who believe that when you invest in a student, you’re investing in our collective future. Nebuli Nano is a human-centric generative AI companion that offers friendly, conversational and engaging interactions, designed to empower people and businesses across various industries. Using Azure OPenAI

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨IMPORTANT🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 To register for this event please use this link: https://developer.microsoft.com/reactor/events/20849