In this hands-on lab, you’ll build a Knowledge Base using agentic RAG, the next evolution of retrieval in Azure AI Search. Connect your agentic retrieval engine to your data through smart source selection across multiple indexes and storage systems. Learn how to enhance planning using natural language guidance and generate grounded responses with citations or extractive answers tailored to your use case. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional Knowledge Base that responds over enterprise data.

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Organizations are under constant pressure to deliver software faster, more securely, and at lower cost. GitHub Enterprise is more than just a source code platform, it is the foundation for developer velocity and future-ready innovation. In this session, you will learn how to adopt GitHub as a platform, what to consider when migrating from existing tools, and how to enable your teams with built-in security, automation, and AI- powered development. We will cover the benefits of centralizing on GitHub Enterprise, strategies to accelerate adoption across your organization, and practical steps to get the most out of GitHub Advanced Security and GitHub Copilot. Finally, weʼll look ahead to the future of AI in software development and how todayʼs adoption choices set you up to take full advantage of whatʼs next. Whether you are just beginning your GitHub journey or looking to maximize your investment, this session will help you prepare your developers, and your organization, for long-term success.

Build a smarter image classification app with Windows ML, now available generally available. This hands-on lab walks through dynamically downloading execution providers (EPs) for NPUs, compiling models for hardware-specific EPs, and running inference locally. Learn to deploy, debug, and optimize your app using WinML APIs. Ideal for developers exploring AI acceleration on Windows devices—no pre-distributed EPs required.

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Build a multi-agent application leveraging MCP (Model Context Protocol) with the Microsoft Agent Framework in C# or LangGraph in Python, integrated with Azure Cosmos DB for scalable and high-performance data persistence and retrieval. Define agents, functions, and external service integrations, implement memory, state management, and semantic search using Azure Cosmos DB. By the end, you’ll have a robust AI agent system designed for real-world applications.

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AI is transforming software development. What once required coding expertise is now done in plain language. This shift is redefining the Build vs. Buy paradigm by empowering anyone to rapidly prototype and create custom solutions to their own challenges—unlocking massive innovation. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to vibe code apps, agents, and automations with Replit Agent, seamlessly deploying them to your Azure backend. Ideal for Product Managers, Designers, and business teams.

Join Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Wandelbots to explore how Physical AI-driven robotics is moving from simulation environments into real industrial deployments. Building on high-fidelity simulation, digital twins, and synthetic data, the panel will discuss how manufacturers are now wiring real factory data into these systems to deploy robots with greater speed, safety, and confidence.

Do you need to protect your data with AI or from AI? Do you need to protect your AI-generated data? Great questions! There’s a lot of focus on the security, privacy, and governance features built into Copilot, but not as much attention on how you can use AI to help you keep your data safe and secure. In this session we’ll cover the key principles of using AI tools to help protect your Microsoft-platform data, including Copilot agents and other items that you may not have thought of protecting.

Join Roboflow CEO Joseph Nelson to explore how RF-DETR is transforming object tracking across industries—from sports broadcasting at the US Open to monitoring 4.8 million carloads of freight at BNSF. In this live demo, see how Roboflow and Windows ML deliver fast, private, and cost-efficient cargo container tracking at the edge on Windows 11 PCs.

Explore how organizations are driving measurable business value with Microsoft Foundry on Windows and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) on Windows. See real-world examples from app developers, consulting firms, and enterprises building intelligent solutions that accelerate workflows and transform operations. Walk away with actionable insights to apply AI innovation in your own enterprise.

Global enterprises are under pressure to boost productivity, accelerate innovation and lower costs, all while managing complex technology landscapes. Multi-agent AI systems are essential to revolutionizing IT delivery and how industry leaders drive business value. In this session, hear from one of the world’s largest telcos on how they are partnering with Microsoft and IBM to deploy agentic AI to build more resilient and available IT systems that can accelerate innovation at scale.

Turn ideas into production software fast. With C3 AI Studio, build Enterprise AI apps instantly, using low-code Application Canvas or full-code VSCode tools. We’ll demo the end-to-end journey: define goals in natural language, generate an app instantly, refine with code, and deploy securely with full governance. Create workflows, agents, and dashboards in minutes, connect to data and APIs, and ship with built-in versioning and observability.

As enterprises scale AI, APIs are the foundation for secure and governed adoption. In this session, you will learn how Azure API Management provides a single control plane to protect data, enforce policies, and manage costs across copilots and multi-model AI workloads. With AI Gateway and MCP support, IT leaders can secure and monitor AI workloads, govern external tools, and ensure discoverability, enabling safe, scalable and confident AI deployment.

Discover how Cisco and Microsoft deliver unified digital resilience by integrating visibility, security, automation, and AI-driven insights on Microsoft Azure. Learn how this partnership transforms security operations with AI-powered unified threat detection, investigation and response that accelerates threat detection, operational efficiency, and business continuity. Explore real-world customer success stories and the latest technology roadmap.​

Discover how Microsoft Dragon Copilot, an AI clinical assistant, simplifies and transforms care team workflows, streamlines documentation, surfaces information, and automates tasks. Designed with role-based experiences at its core, Dragon Copilot delivers tailored capabilities for the broader care team. Its integrated and extensible design ensures seamless interoperability with EHR systems, AI apps, and agents—enabling organizations to scale innovation without disrupting workflows.

In the AI era, IT and security leaders face the challenge of enabling speed and innovation while ensuring comprehensive data protection and compliance. This session explores how Copilot Control System (CCS) – with tools like Microsoft Purview and SharePoint Advanced Management – enables organizations to address oversharing concerns, mitigate data loss and insider risks, and govern Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent use to meet regulations and policies.

IT teams are the heroes behind successful Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent adoption. This session shows how Copilot Control System (CCS) and Agent 365 empower IT to shape secure, scalable, and value-driven AI deployments. From managing setup, security, adoption, agent policies and lifecycles, CCS and Agent 365 together help maximize AI impact and innovation with a growing set of management controls. Keep IT in the driver's seat with real solutions for Copilot and agent success.

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Experience next generation of Azure Speech. Whether you’re building voice-enabled apps, intelligent customer-service AI Agents, or multimodal translation tools, these new capabilities will empower you to create voice experiences that are faster, smarter, and more engaging than ever. We will spotlight Voice Live API (now generally available) which helps you build real-time voice agents. We will also unveil new APIs that leverage large language models to unlock new capabilities.

M365 Copilot lights up AI and agentic success in Retail and Consumer Goods! This session will help partners and customers understand how AI agents empower marketers to identify and engage the right audiences, accelerate personalization, and optimize campaigns across channels. Partners and customers alike will take away ideas on how to tap into Microsoft’s ecosystem to maximize value, strengthen collaboration, and create differentiated customer experiences.

In the era of AI, empowering your workforce with secure access to AI and agents is essential. Microsoft Entra Suite protects every connection using identity-driven controls, adaptive policies, & AI Gateway, so your organization innovate without compromise.

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This session will cover the latest positioning of Microsoft AI Dynamics 365 Sales products and provide details about the sales and implementation resources available to partners for enabling AI-driven transformation in the sales function for customers. Key partners HSO, EY and HCL will be sharing their best practices for activating on the Solution Play, innovating with Agentic AI, and displacing competing solutions.