2026 Conference Agenda
Session Schedule
The full 2026 conference schedule. Find a session you attended and rate it — switch between grid and list views to find it by room and time.The full 2026 conference schedule. Find a session you attended and rate it.
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Time
Brilliance Ballroom
Wonder Ballroom
Excellence
Clarity
Integrity
Achievement
Discovery Ballroom A
Discovery Ballroom B
Discovery Ballroom C
Discovery Ballroom D
7:30 AM
4:00 PM
Registration
Entrance to Convention Center
8:30 AM
10:00 AM
Keynote - John Papa
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
10:15 AM
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
1:15 PM
Lunch
Brilliance Ballroom
1:15 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:45 PM
Azure SQL + Azure OpenAI Service + Microsoft Fabric Lab
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Build an AI-powered FAQ assistant using Azure SQL Database vector search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Azure OpenAI Service. Use GitHub Copilot to speed T-SQL, mirror data into Microsoft Fabric (OneLake) for analytics, apply governance with Microsoft Purview, and orchestrate the workflow with Microsoft Foundry Agents.
By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
- Build a Retrieval-Augmented Generation workflow over enterprise data using Azure SQL Database vector search and Azure OpenAI Service
- Mirror operational data into Microsoft Fabric OneLake for analytics and downstream AI workflows
- Apply governance with Microsoft Purview and orchestrate the end-to-end experience with Microsoft Foundry Agents
Cupcake Workshop (Python) - Microsoft Foundry Workshop
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
GitHub Copilot Lab
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Requires your own paid GitHub Copilot account.
This lab is hands-on with GitHub Copilot in your own editor, so you must bring a GitHub account with an active paid Copilot subscription. Accounts are not provided in the room, and you will not be able to work through the lab without one.
Seating is limited to 30 people and is first come, first served — arrive early to get a seat.
Wed, Sep 30 •
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Registration
Entrance to Convention Center
Wed, Sep 30 •
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Wed, Sep 30 •
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Excellence
Excellence
Build an AI-powered FAQ assistant using Azure SQL Database vector search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Azure OpenAI Service. Use GitHub Copilot to speed T-SQL, mirror data into Microsoft Fabric (OneLake) for analytics, apply governance with Microsoft Purview, and orchestrate the workflow with Microsoft Foundry Agents.
By the end of this lab, you will be able to:
- Build a Retrieval-Augmented Generation workflow over enterprise data using Azure SQL Database vector search and Azure OpenAI Service
- Mirror operational data into Microsoft Fabric OneLake for analytics and downstream AI workflows
- Apply governance with Microsoft Purview and orchestrate the end-to-end experience with Microsoft Foundry Agents
Wed, Sep 30 •
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Wed, Sep 30 •
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Lunch
Brilliance Ballroom
Wed, Sep 30 •
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Wed, Sep 30 •
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Wed, Sep 30 •
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Excellence
Excellence
Requires your own paid GitHub Copilot account.
This lab is hands-on with GitHub Copilot in your own editor, so you must bring a GitHub account with an active paid Copilot subscription. Accounts are not provided in the room, and you will not be able to work through the lab without one.
Seating is limited to 30 people and is first come, first served — arrive early to get a seat.
Wed, Sep 30 •
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Wed, Sep 30 •
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM