Harness Advances Drive AI’s Evolution From Chatbot to Business Process Execution Layer
Microsoft's latest Copilot Studio release -- including the GitHub Copilot Harness -- is more of an upgrade to the engine…>
Event Moment: AI Moves IT From Cost Center to Growth Partner
Kenny Mullican, CIO of Paragon Films, explains how AI is helping IT move beyond cost containment to partner with sales…>
Maia 300 Could Give Microsoft Azure a Major AI Infrastructure Advantage
After proving its custom silicon strategy with Maia 200, Microsoft is preparing a much larger Maia 300 push designed to…>
Event Moment: Paragon Films Uses AI to Anticipate Manufacturing Problems
Kenny Mullican, CIO of Paragon Films, explains how predictive AI is helping the manufacturer anticipate equipment failures and quality issues…>
AI in Retail: Albertsons Bags Larger Grocery Orders; WalMart Workers Find Context Is Critical
Consolidated AI chatbots raise order values up to 26% at Albertsons, while WalMart's in-store AI use requires employees to further…>
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Microsoft’s Grant Dess Provides AI Agent & Copilot Summit Insights
Grant Dess reflects on last year’s AI Agent & Copilot Summit and shares what attendees can look forward to at the 2026 event.
Latest generative coding model from OpenAI delivers greater power for complex development tasks, including enhanced computer vision for turning design mocks into functional prototypes.
Microsoft’s 2025 AI direction, including new tools, integrations, and a shift in ethical focus.
AI’s Impact on the Buying Process: Marketers Need Pricing Transparency, New Content Approaches
AI is the new gatekeeper for web-based product information, so marketers must provide pricing and personalized insights to engage with buyers.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Insight Works’ Mark Hamblin on How AI Transforms Process, Products
Insight Works’ Mark Hamblin shares how AI and agents are impacting the companies processes and products, and gives thoughts on the advancement of AI advancement in recent months and how this impacts adoption.
Microsoft’s Frontier Firms: How Copilot at Scale Is Redefining the AI Operating Model
Microsoft’s Frontier Firm strategy shows how large-scale Copilot adoption is reshaping enterprise operations and accelerating customer AI adoption.
Anthropic’s donation of MCP spec to Linux Foundation garners broad industry support as vendors embrace interoperability and community development to drive AI forward.
As the availability of raw data for AI decreases, the focus shifts from the quantity of data to the quality and contextualization of the data collected. Businesses need to emphasize the importance of qualitative information.
Event Moment: enVista’s Nathan Bensch Highlights AI Use Cases Across Regulated Industries
Nathan Bensch highlights three regulated industries adopting and applying AI: healthcare, finance, and retail.
Microsoft adds new insight into the user interface for Agent 365 and how it integrates previously dispersed functions in a unified format so stakeholders can monitor and act on their AI estates.
Event Moment: Accenture’s Molly Rupert-Sullivan Highlights Investing in Human Behavior to Shift with AI
Molly Rupert-Sullivan explains the importance of investing in humans with the rapid pace of change from GenAI.
AJ Ansari joins John Siefert to examine how leaders can cut through AI hype, choose the right problems to solve, and bring home measurable value from the AI Agent & Copilot Summit.
With AI Agents and Agent 365, Microsoft Fleshes Out First ‘Zero-Wait’ Enterprise Platform
Agent technology is a critical addition to the Microsoft stack: it keeps everything moving without nudges, reminders, or bottlenecks, resulting in an organization in motion rather than in queues.
Sebastian Sieber breaks down the process of Copilot pulling from data it has access to in order to respond to prompts.
Nancie Calder provides insights on the upcoming AI Agent & Copilot Summit, including how attendees can optimize their time at the event.
JLL exec explains how her firm has trained its workforce for AI, its governance practices, and the importance of a clearly defined AI strategy.
Microsoft Cybersecurity Report Outlines Tangible Ways to Fight AI-Powered Attacks – With AI
Digital Defense Report paints worrisome scenarios of the threats posed by AI but points to one unmistakable conclusion: customers need AI to combat the explosion in AI powered threats.
Customers Need to Adapt Website Content Strategy for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Visibility
As SEO evolves into Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), customers must monitor ChatGPT, Copilot and Google AEO results to understand their placements and rankings.
Mistral Large 3, now on Azure, offers full openness via Apache 2.0 licensing and excels in enterprise tasks.
Event Moment: Acumant’s Senthamil Selvan Provides 3 Steps to Empowering Copilot Acceptance
Senthamil Selvan lists three steps for business leaders aiming to empower their organizations in embracing Copilot Studio and other innovations.
New server unlocks thousands of ERP operations — such as building purchase order queries — and eliminates manual setup.
Event Moment: Leapwork’s Asaf Shaked on Supporting Customers with Unstructured Data, Copilot Testing
Asaf Shaked explains how Leapwork has helped customers with the complexities of extracting from an unstructured data source.
Microsoft Launches Fara-7B, an Experimental Model Designed to Perform Tasks for Users
Designed for on-device use, Fara-7B empowers privacy-first, low-latency task automation, making AI assistance more accessible and efficient.
Paragon Films’ Kenny Mullican defines his role as a programming committee board member for the AI Agent & Copilot Summit and what attendees can expect from the event this year.
AI Agent and Copilot Podcast: Okta Exec Explains How Protocol Update Strengthens MCP Security
Cross App Access, being added as a core part of the MCP specification, allows centralized management of user entitlements, closing a gap that currently exists with some MCP servers.
Stephen James outlines how sa.global has supported its clients in leveraging AI to drive value, identify priorities, and optimize businesses.
enVista’s Nathan Bensch outlines how the AI Agent & Copilot Summit is shifting from Copilot basics to full-scale AI agents with practical, technical, and strategic content.
Gaylord Opryland Resort
Nashville, TN
October 11–15, 2026
The largest independent Microsoft AI & Business Applications User Conference on the planet. Four days of big ideas, education, training, networking and more to define your relevance in the AI era. Register Now
AI Agent and Copilot Podcast
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: John Siefert and Cedric Wells Discuss AI Leadership, Vibe Coding, and Governance
AI is dramatically accelerating software development, but Cedric Wells argues that organizations must balance rapid innovation with architecture, security, governance, and quality assurance to safely








