AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Microsoft’s Grant Dess Provides AI Agent & Copilot Summit Insights

In this episode of the AI Agent & Copilot Podcast, John Siefert hosts Grant Dess, Technical Sales Director, Business Applications, Microsoft, for a discussion on the AI Agent & Copilot Summit, reflecting on last year’s event and reviewing what attendees can expect at the upcoming event on March 17-19 in San Diego, California.

Key Takeaways

• Reflections: Grant reflects on last year’s AI Agent & Copilot Summit, acknowledging the in-depth learning opportunities given the newness of AI at the time. Although it was the first year, he says it “felt like a really mature conference.” The upcoming AI Agent & Copilot Summit can enable attendees to dig deeper into “how we actually accomplish things as a business, as an organization, and even as individuals.”
• Session considerations: Looking forward to the event in March, Grant is excited to attend various sessions. He finds sessions on Microsoft products interesting as well as sessions that provide an individual point of view. “I’ll look at the content of a session, but I look almost equally as much at the speaker to think about, ‘What is this person like? What’s their perspective in the world and on business? And how are they using this in a way that other people aren’t yet?’ I think that’s where we start hitting and tapping on innovation.”
• Learning from insights: AI Agent & Copilot Summit speakers come to the event prepared to share their experiences and expertise with attendees. Grant outlines what topics attendees might expect and what sessions he submitted to speak at the event. “The world is changing by the minute, and I think it’s important for us to go into this eyes wide open and think about what we’re doing right and how we’re doing it. It matters,” he states.

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AI Agent & Copilot Summit is an AI-first event to define opportunities, impact, and outcomes with Microsoft Copilot and agents. Building on its 2025 success, the 2026 event takes place March 17-19 in San Diego. Get more details.