Sponsored by Microsoft
Microsoft Labs & Lounge
Hands-on labs proctored by Microsoft employees and MVPs, running in 90-minute blocks all three days in the Excellence room — plus a lounge with refreshments when you need to recharge.
Presented in partnership with
Who’s Running the Labs
Every lab is proctored in person — you are never working through it alone.
If you have ever left a conference session thinking “that looked great, but I want to actually try it” — this is that room. Sit down at a lab, work through it at your own pace, and have a Microsoft employee or MVP a few feet away when you get stuck.
How It Works
Pick the lab blocks that fit your schedule
Runs All Three Days
There is a lab in every session slot, all three days — and each lab repeats during the week, so if one time does not work, it comes around again.
Proctored by Microsoft
Microsoft employees and Microsoft MVPs are in the room to get you unstuck, answer questions, and talk through how the technology applies to what you are building.
Bring Your Laptop
The labs are hands-on, so bring the machine you are comfortable working on. Venue-wide Wi-Fi keeps you connected while you work.
Go at Your Own Pace
Every lab is self-paced. Finish one and start another, or spend the whole time going deep on the single topic you care most about.
The Labs
Three hands-on labs, each running as a 90-minute proctored block
Azure SQL + Azure OpenAI Service + Microsoft Fabric
Bring AI to your data. Work hands-on across the Microsoft data and AI stack — querying data in Azure SQL, grounding models on it with Azure OpenAI Service, and pulling it all together in Microsoft Fabric's unified analytics platform.
Cupcake Workshop (Python) — Microsoft Foundry
A hands-on Python workshop built on Microsoft Foundry. Follow the Cupcake Workshop from first prompt to a working AI application, and see how Foundry brings models, agents, and tooling together for Python developers.
GitHub Copilot Lab
Get practical with AI-assisted development. Put GitHub Copilot to work end to end — writing, refactoring, testing, and understanding code — and pick up the habits that make it genuinely useful in your day-to-day work.
Lab Schedule
All labs run in the Excellence room and start and end with the regular sessions
- 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Azure SQL + Azure OpenAI Service + Microsoft Fabric Lab
- 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Cupcake Workshop (Python) - Microsoft Foundry Workshop
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM GitHub Copilot Lab
- 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Azure SQL + Azure OpenAI Service + Microsoft Fabric Lab
- 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Cupcake Workshop (Python) - Microsoft Foundry Workshop
- 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM GitHub Copilot Lab
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cupcake Workshop (Python) - Microsoft Foundry Workshop
- 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Azure SQL + Azure OpenAI Service + Microsoft Fabric Lab
- 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Cupcake Workshop (Python) - Microsoft Foundry Workshop
- 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM GitHub Copilot Lab
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cupcake Workshop (Python) - Microsoft Foundry Workshop
Right Next Door
The Lounge
Three days of technical content is a lot to take in. Just steps from the lab room, Microsoft is hosting a casual lounge for attendees who want to sit down, catch their breath, and have a conversation that is not on the schedule.
Grab a coffee, help yourself to the refreshments and baked goods, and take a proper break — or use the space to keep a hallway conversation going after a session ends. Some of the best moments at this conference happen exactly there.
Refreshments
Coffee and drinks to get you through the afternoon sessions.
Baked Goods
Fresh treats on hand while supplies last.
Casual Seating
Comfortable space to relax, recharge, and reset between sessions.
Hallway Track
An easy place to keep talking with speakers and fellow attendees.
Stop In and Say Hello
Excellence Room · Brilliance Convention Center · September 30 – October 2, 2026
