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Join Microsoft Discovery Session: Modernize with AI for a New Pace of Innovation, a free 60-minute, expert-led session. Learn how to transform your infrastructure, applications, and data into an AI‑ready foundation that supports today’s workloads and enables future innovation.
As organizations accelerate AI adoption, rising costs, new security threats, and data trapped in operational systems create the complexity that slows modernization down. Platform modernization is the first step. Discover how to use Azure Copilot and GitHub Copilot to modernize in days on a modern data foundation built for both applications and AI.
Who should attend:
- IT leaders (CXOs, decision makers, and practitioners)
- Application development leaders and practitioners
- Data and AI platform leaders
- Security and governance leaders
In this one-hour session, you’ll learn to:
- Accelerate modernization across applications, data, and infrastructure using agentic AI.
- Build cloud‑native, AI‑ready applications on a modern database foundation.
- Operate with confidence using infrastructure that is secure, governed, and resilient by design.
Join Microsoft Discovery Session: Protecting the Agentic Enterprise: From Discovery to Defense, a free 60-minute, expert-led session designed to help security leaders prepare for the rapid rise of AI agents across the enterprise.
In this session, you’ll learn how to secure, govern, and scale agentic AI with confidence. Watch a live demo showing how to gain complete visibility across your AI estate, enforce least‑privilege access, protect sensitive data, and detect and disrupt threats in real time — all connected across one platform.
Then see how AI becomes your advantage: AI-powered Security Copilot agents help defenders investigate and respond at machine speed. They map exposure, investigate active attacks, tighten access and data policies automatically, and reduce noise so your team can focus on what matters.
Who should attend:
- Security Decision Makers
- Compliance Decision Makers
- Identity Decision Makers
- SecOps leaders
- AI security decision makers
- ITDMs
- Security Practitioners
- Identity Practitioners
- SecOps users
- Data Security Practitioners
- AI security practitioners
- Security engineers
In this one-hour session, you'll learn to:
- Learn how to discover, govern, and enforce access controls across every AI agent in your environment.
- See how to prevent sensitive data from being overshared or leaked across AI interactions.
- Discover how to detect and disrupt AI-specific threats, from prompt injection to model abuse, across one connected platform.
- Watch how agentic defense tightens access and data policies to stop repeat exposure and harden your posture.
- Understand how AI-powered security agents help your team investigate and remediate at machine speed.
Join Microsoft Discovery Session: Bring AI into the Flow of Work—and the Flow of Business, a free 60-minute, expert-led session explores the rise of the Frontier Firm. Learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents help teams move from experimentation to secure, scalable Human‑Agent Teams powered by trusted organizational context.
See how AI becomes part of the flow of work and the flow of the business, helping people work smarter, move faster, and achieve more. You’ll learn how to automate complex processes, accelerate outcomes, and operationalize AI with full visibility, control, and a trusted security foundation.
Who should attend:
- CTO, CIO, CISO, CDO, CFO, COO
- Technical Practitioners / IT Users
- Head of Sales
- Head of Marketing
- Business Applications Leaders
- Productivity & Collaboration Leaders
- AI Adoption & Transformation Leaders
- Redefine productivity with AI that helps people work smarter, move faster, and achieve more.
- Automate complex processes and accelerate outcomes with agents grounded in your data, apps, and workflows.
- Operationalize AI and agents with full visibility, control, and a trusted security foundation.
Join Microsoft Discovery Session: Scale Trusted Data and AI Across the Enterprise, a free 60-minute, expert-led session. In this session, see how organizations bring together operational, analytical, and real-time data to move to decisions faster. Learn how Microsoft Fabric and OneLake unify your data estate, Fabric IQ transforms it into business-ready insights, and Foundry IQ grounds AI in enterprise context to deliver explainable, decision-ready recommendations.
We’ll also show how teams can maintain visibility, governance, observability, and cost control as AI scales across the business — helping organizations move from isolated pilots to trusted AI in production.
Who should attend:
- CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, CAIOs
- Data and AI professionals (engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, architects)
- Heads of engineering, product, and AI platforms
- Security, compliance, and governance leaders
- Technical architects and business decision makers across functions
In this one-hour session, you'll learn to:
- Connect operational, analytical, and real-time data with Microsoft Fabric and OneLake.
- Use Fabric IQ semantic models to turn data into business-ready insights.
- Ground AI in enterprise data and business context with Foundry IQ.
- Scale AI with governance, observability, and intelligent orchestration.
Join Microsoft Discovery Session: Build Context-Aware Agents That Drive Real Business Decisions, a free 60-minute, expert-led session. In this session, you'll learn how to create a unified intelligence layer that enables agents to reason across your organization’s data, workflows, and knowledge. Discover how to ground AI in real business context, improve accuracy and trust, and accelerate delivery through reusable intelligence, so you can move from isolated AI use cases to scalable, enterprise-wide impact.
Who should attend:
- Technical Decision Makers (TDMs) — CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, enterprise architects, and AI/data platform leaders
- Heads of Engineering, Product, and AI Platforms
- Data and AI Platform Leads
- Information Security and Governance Leaders
- AI Architects and Agent Builders
In this one-hour session, you will:
- Learn how to ground AI agents in enterprise data using Microsoft IQ, without rebuilding pipelines or duplicating context.
- See how to apply a shared intelligence layer across data, workflows, and knowledge to improve agent consistency and quality.
- Understand how to move from isolated agent prototypes to scalable, production-ready intelligent systems.
- Discover how Microsoft IQ enables context reuse, so agents inherit knowledge and improve over time.
- Learn how to connect AI agents to enterprise knowledge using Foundry IQ.
- Build data agents grounded in your business data with Fabric IQ.
Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint: Turn Ideas into Standout Presentations. — Join us for a demo-led webinar to discover the evolution of Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint and how AI is reshaping how you create and edit presentations for real work. Through practical examples and expert guidance, you’ll explore ways Copilot and AI support the presentation workflow. You will learn how Copilot works with you in creating and editing presentations like product launch plans and business reviews, adhering to your company branding while being contextually aware of your work (documents, conversations, emails and more).
Who should attend:
- Anyone interested in learning firsthand what’s new and how to get more out of Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint to create, improve, review, and finalize presentations.
Get ready to:
- Discover practical ways Copilot in PowerPoint helps transform your ideas into presentations that follow your company branding.
- Learn tips and approaches that make AI easier to create, edit and deliver presentations with confidence.
- Transform data from other documents into polished slides with charts and diagrams.
- Explore how Copilot and AI can make your slides more visual and easy to understand.
- See how AI-powered assistance can help teams move faster from first draft to polished story while keeping you in control.
- Understand how to get full power of Copilot connecting to internal and external data sources.
Live Q&A: Bring your questions— Microsoft 365 Copilot and PowerPoint experts will answer and share practical tips to help you get started.
Technical level:
- This is a foundational-level event.
- To get the most value out of the event, it would be helpful to have:
- Interest in exploring how AI can support presentation creation, review, and refinement.
- Basic familiarity with Microsoft 365 apps and PowerPoint.
- Access to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and PowerPoint app so you can follow along and apply the examples.
Join this free Microsoft Discovery Hour to explore how Dynamics 365 agentic ERP empowers finance, operations, and IT leaders to modernize systems, boost agility, and drive growth.
Discover how AI agents and agentic workflows advance real-time decision-making, operational efficiency, and resilience. Learn from peer success stories about unifying fragmented ERPs, accelerating financial close, and scaling operations with a hybrid model of humans and agents.
Whether you’re updating a single function or transforming your entire ERP, this session offers a proven path to becoming a Frontier Finance and Operations organization.
Who should attend:
- Business decision-makers (Chief Financial Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Supply Chain Officers)
- IT decision-makers (Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers)
During this event, you’ll discover how to:
- Transform your teams into hybrid models that include humans and AI agents to become a Frontier Finance and Operations organization.
- Reimagine business processes with agentic workflows, starting with prebuilt agents and then building or adopting custom solutions.
- Scale agentic adoption by investing in a connected, composable, and intelligent Microsoft platform.
Join us for Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to learn how to grow your AI skills and solve real-world business challenges. Explore how Copilot Chat helps generate content, summarize important information, and develop new ideas. Plus, discover how these tools enable consistent communications across Microsoft 365 apps—including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Word—helping your organization collaborate efficiently and maintain a unified experience.
Technical level:
- This is a foundational-level course.
Who should attend:
- Business decision makers
- Technical practitioners
During this event, you’ll be able to:
- Improve your organization’s workflows with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
- Learn how to create effective prompts using Copilot Prompt Gallery.
- Streamline collaboration and drive productivity with Copilot Chat.
- Gain insights into how to improve the results you receive from AI.
- Review best practices for creating the right prompts that deliver the information you want.
- Chat with Microsoft experts—get answers to your Copilot questions.
Join us for Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents where you’ll learn how to work more efficiently with the help of AI. Find out how to create and successfully use agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft SharePoint to automate everyday tasks, drive collaboration, and increase effectiveness. Plus, explore the benefits of using Researcher and Analyst reasoning agents from Microsoft to analyze, compile, and deliver high-quality insights about your projects and data.
Technical level:
- This is a foundational-level course.
Who should attend:
- Business decision makers
- Business practitioners
- Technical decision makers
- Technical practitioners
During this event, you’ll be able to:
- Learn how to create effective AI agents to perform specialized tasks.
- Find out how to develop and implement policies that govern workers’ permissions for building, using, and sharing agents.
- Explore best practices to help secure agents and safeguard the data they use.
- Discover how to enhance collaboration across your organization with agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft SharePoint.
- Deepen your understanding of the data protection measures used in agents and how to control the information they may access.
- Chat with Microsoft experts—get answers to your Copilot questions.
An event for business leaders, IT pros, developers, and partners building new skills to drive meaningful outcomes.
Experience it live
Explore the Hub, get hands-on with labs and certifications, and dive into a curated lineup of sessions that bring ideas to life.
Collaborate & build
Connect with the experts behind the tech, share ideas, and tackle real challenges together with insights you can apply to your work.
Events We Are Sponsoring
Canada’s most important AI event brings together 6,500+ decision-makers and experts. This is where AI insights, investments and connections turn into real opportunities for your business, career or product.
ALL IN embodies a bold vision for the future of AI, bringing together leaders from the Canadian and international ecosystems to shape innovation and collaboration in this strategic sector.
ALL IN is where Canada’s AI ecosystem comes together in one place.
- Meet startups, investors, and industry leaders shaping AI
- Learn about real AI & tech use cases
- Hear from top AI experts and researchers
- Build connections with decision-makers
- Turn experts’ insights into real business and economic impact
COVITS is Virginia’s catalyst for government innovation.
Co-hosted with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), this reimagined two-day symposium brings together 600+ public-sector leaders to explore the bold ideas, emerging technologies, and strategic leadership driving Virginia’s digital future. From modernizing infrastructure to improving service delivery, COVITS delivers high-impact sessions, peer-led insights, and unmatched networking across all levels of government. Whether you’re shaping policy or executing transformation, this is where Virginia’s tech evolution takes center stage.
The Hawaii Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!
Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.
Open to Public Sector only.
Federal agencies are looking for new
ways to modernize operations and improve mission outcomes through digital transformation.
The Microsoft OneGov offer provides a streamlined path to achieve these goals
by aligning technology investments, resources, and support to help agencies
drive efficiency and innovation.
Join this complimentary webinar to
explore how Microsoft OneGov enables agencies to overcome modernization
challenges and accelerate transformation.
Discover how to:
- Identify the key components and strategic benefits of
the OneGov offer for U.S. Federal Government
- Access implementation resources, flexible licensing,
and partner support
- Explore proven approaches to maximize value,
efficiency, and modernization outcomes
- Prepare your agency for next-generation innovation by
building a foundation for evolving technologies
The New York Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!
Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.
Open to Public Sector only.
Agenda Highlights
- Keynotes and thought leadership sessions focused on the future of human services technology.
- Educational sessions featuring federal, state and local government leaders sharing best practices and lessons learned.
- Discussions on emerging technologies and innovative approaches to service delivery.
- Peer networking opportunities with human services and technology professionals from across the country.
- Interactive demonstrations showcasing technology solutions designed for government agencies.
- Expo hall engagement with industry partners and solution providers supporting human services modernization.
NASCIO conferences facilitate relationship building, peer learning and collaborative solutioning among members
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There are no demos or an exhibit floor: the focus is relationships and partnerships centered on the needs of the states
NASCIO excels as the premier community and trusted resource for state CIOs
- Support transition planning, processes and mentoring for state CIOs
- Identify and promote leading practices and innovations to support, enable and transform the business of state government
- Promote and cultivate additional information technology communities of practice in support of the state CIO and transformational government services
- Improve the sharing of experiences and expertise among members, trade associations and strategic partners
- Curate and promote content on information technology issues, implications and solutions
ITC Vegas is where the whole insurance industry meets to see what is new and next in insurance technology.
From the shore, the ocean can appear calm. Yet, under the surface, tectonic plates shift, pressure builds, and currents redirect—long before we detect movement. That’s insurance right now. Climate, technology, regulation, and human behavior are reshaping risk in real time. Change isn’t coming; it’s already here. The real question is how we move forward.
The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference connects the best thinkers in higher education technology.
This is THE event where professionals and technology providers from around the world gather to network, share ideas, grow professionally, and discover solutions to today’s challenges. It’s the largest gathering of your peers…people you can relate to, learn from, and stay connected to throughout the year.
When everything is open, anything is possible
Where learning meets doing. Red Hat Summit: Connect puts the full Red Hat ecosystem in your hands—expert insights, IT best practices, live product demos, and peer connections that move your team forward.
When everything is open, anything is possible
Where learning meets doing. Red Hat Summit: Connect puts the full Red Hat ecosystem in your hands — expert insights, IT best practices, live product demos, and peer connections that move your team forward.
Events Where We Are Exhibiting
Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.
Open to Public Sector only.
The Louisiana Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!
Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.
The Florida Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit is where government defends the future.
This public sector-focused event brings together IT security leaders, risk managers, and public officials to tackle the evolving cyber threats facing state and local government. Through expert-led sessions, peer exchange, and real-world case studies, attendees gain practical strategies to strengthen cyber resilience, protect critical infrastructure, and lead with confidence in an age of constant risk. Designed specifically for the public sector, this summit delivers insights you can act on and alliances you can trust!
Join us to uncover the latest CIO insights and solutions with experts, IT executive peers and service providers to accelerate your business.
Why Gartner conferences?
- Insights you can trust - Join us for the only IT conference shaped by data-driven insights and more than 200,000 annual conversations between Gartner experts and the IT community.
- Validate your strategy - Our global team of 60+ on-site data, analytics and AI experts helps you create and validate your game plan using actionable business and technology insights.
- Strengthen your network - Join a large and diverse group of data, analytics and AI executives at a conference that prioritizes meaningful interactions and powerful connections.
The New York City Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit is where government defends the future.
This public sector-focused event brings together IT security leaders, risk managers, and public officials to tackle the evolving cyber threats facing state and local government. Through expert-led sessions, peer exchange, and real-world case studies, attendees gain practical strategies to strengthen cyber resilience, protect critical infrastructure, and lead with confidence in an age of constant risk. Designed specifically for the public sector, this summit delivers insights you can act on and alliances you can trust!
Open to Public Sector only.
Each year, SC provides the leading technical program for the HPC community. The Program is designed to share best practices in all areas of high performance computing. Become a contributor and share your excellence. Presenting at SC is extremely rewarding.
Here’s your opportunity to meet and interact with industry, research organizations, universities, and startups joining us from across the globe. As an exhibitor, showcase your cutting-edge technologies, products, and services to thousands of attendees.
The Students@SC program offers a broad range of volunteer experiences, cluster competitions, and networking opportunities. Put your professional development into overdrive and identify the possibilities within the field of high performance computing.
Industry, academia, and government experts volunteer to design, build, and administer the cutting-edge SCinet infrastructure, providing internet connectivity for attendees and pushing the boundaries of network innovation through research and demos.
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit is an opportunity to connect with your community and our experts. Build and diversify your network by meeting forward-thinking IAM leaders across security, authentication, governance and other disciplines.
Join us to uncover the latest IAM insights and solutions with experts, IAM peers and service providers to accelerate your business.