Teams Nation is a 100% free, 100% community driven online conference dedicated to Microsoft Teams, it’s underlying technologies and it’s extensibility options. It aims to bring together exceptional technical talent and thought leaders to democratize Teams knowledge, encourage participation in the Teams community and give those who are struggling financially an opportunity to attend a first class Teams conference.<ul><li>7 dedicated tracks to all aspects of Microsoft Teams including Mesh and Copilot</li><li>60 + Sessions with Microsoft, Microsoft MVP's, Regional Directors &amp; Microsoft Certified Trainers</li><li>100% free, 100% community</li></ul>WHAT KIND OF TRACKS WILL PEOPLE SEE AT TEAMS NATION THIS YEAR? All the favorites will return: Adoption and Management, Security, Productivity, Meetings, Rooms and Calling. We have always been proud that the event has catered for and appealed to developers so Build and Extend will return. We've consolidated several tracks into Synergies. But the one that is topical is AI and Metaverse for obvious reasons. Copilot has really dominated Microsoft in the past 12 months, and Mesh has made many advances since we last had an event.WILL COPILOT BE AT THE CONFERENCE? Of course! It's going to have an impact on our work and our lives in the years to come.&nbsp;

Teams Nation 2024

Adoption & Governance

Security & Compliance

Productivity & Collaboration

Meetings, Calling & Devices

Build & Extend

AI & Metaverse

Synergies

Teams Nation 2024 Keynote

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Teams Nation 2024 Keynote

In this session we will discuss the love/hate relationship between deep work and Microsoft Teams - reviewing problems that can hinder productivity and impact people. We will also review core areas to recalibrate your organisation and people in 2024.

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Are we in deep work, or deep sh#t?

Cyber threats are always evolving. In the past couple of months, there has been a large increase in phishing messages sent using Microsoft Teams.

Louis and Thijs work in a Security Operations Center and handle these types of attacks daily. During this session we will cover the following:

* Some real-world example of an attack
* How to investigate them using built-in features in Microsoft Defender
* Setting up protective measures to stop the attack dead in it's tracks.

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A new threat: Phishing Attack using Microsoft Teams

Are you ready to take your Microsoft Teams experience to the next level? Join us at Teams Nation 2024 for an exclusive session with Jason Wynn, a renowned Microsoft MVP and the creator of the study materials and exams for Microsoft Teams. Get ready to explore the full potential of Microsoft Teams Voice and Meeting Rooms in this deep-dive session.

In this engaging and informative presentation, Jason Wynn, your go-to subject matter expert, will guide you through the intricacies of Microsoft Teams Voice, sharing invaluable insights and best practices to supercharge your communication. Discover how to streamline your voice communications, optimise call routing, and ensure crystal-clear audio quality for your team.

But that's not all! Jason will also demystify the world of Teams Meeting Rooms, turning you into a pro at leveraging these powerful collaboration spaces. Learn how to create immersive meeting experiences, troubleshoot common issues, and harness the true potential of your Meeting Rooms setup.

Whether you're an IT professional responsible for managing Teams infrastructure, a business leader looking to enhance remote collaboration, or a Teams enthusiast eager to uncover hidden features, this session is your ticket to success. Join us for an in-depth exploration of Microsoft Teams Voice and Meeting Rooms and leave with the knowledge and confidence to revolutionise your Teams environment.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best in the business. Secure your spot today for a session that promises to unlock the full capabilities of Microsoft Teams Voice and Meeting Rooms. See you at Teams Nation 2024!

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Unleash the Power of Microsoft Teams Voice & Meeting Rooms: Deep Dive with Jason Wynn, Microsoft MVP

Managers often share a common desire: a quick and simple way to set up auto-replies for absent employees without involving IT. In this live scenario demo, discover how to leverage Microsoft Copilot Studio (former Power Virtual Agent) in Teams to fulfill this wish, creating a chatbot solution accessible across the entire organization.

Main Takeaways:

- Learn the process of building a chatbot with Microsoft Copilot Studio directly in Teams.
- Gain practical insights on crafting intelligent chatbot topics for user-friendly interactions.
- Understand the integration of Power Automate flows within Copilot Studio, including retrieving manager information for a specific user.
- Explore the application of Graph API to efficiently set auto-replies for users in Azure AD.

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Empowering Managers: Streamlining Employee Auto-Reply with Teams ChatBot

AI is the cool new toy and it's going to save you hours of sitting through boring Teams meetings.  Or is that just hype?  Depending on your licence it just may, but which features do you need, and which plan is it included in.

In this session Teams Premium and Microsoft 365 Copilot will battle it out to see which AI powered package delivers the most in Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft 365 Copilot is the turbo boost for workplace productivity. With Copilot in Teams meetings, we're unleashing the genius of Teams as your organization's intelligent sidekick.

Teams Premium unleashes the power of meetings and webinars.  With premium features in meetings and webinars you can engage your audience in new ways plus have the power of AI to automagically power meeting recap to new heights.

Are you harnessing AI's power within Teams? Stay tuned as we dive into the extraordinary dominance of AI in Teams!

In this session we will give you the details of
•	AI features in Microsoft Teams
•	Premium AI features in Teams Premium
•	Your Teams AI powered assistant from Microsoft 365 Copilot
•	Copilot across Microsoft 365 from Teams Chat
•	Teams meeting efficiency with Copilot
•	What can the audience expect to leave with?

You will leave this session understanding the AI features in Microsoft Teams, being able to identify the most useful one for your role and knowing which licence unlocks those features.

This session includes Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Microsoft Teams Premium.

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The Battle of the AI's for dominance in Microsoft Teams

Learn how to set up and configure multiple instances of Microsoft Viva Connections for various business departments within your organization. Explore the intricacies of configuring Viva Connections with and without SharePoint home sites and discover how to seamlessly make different versions available in Microsoft Teams, enabling effective communication and collaboration tailored to each group's needs.

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Unlocking Collaboration with Viva Connections

Dive into the fascinating world of Microsoft 365 Groups - without them there is no collaboration.
In this Deep Dive, I offer a complete insight into the features and capabilities that make Microsoft 365 Groups the central element within Microsoft 365. 
From creation to management to advanced features - I will show you the versatility that Microsoft 365 Groups offers. This session offers not only a theoretical foundation, but also practical insights. Get ready for a deep dive into the world of Microsoft 365 Groups!

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Microsoft 365 Groups Uncovered- A dive into the depths

Ahoy, security enthusiasts! Embark on an adventure of mapping the renowned Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls to the security options in Microsoft Teams.

With the increasing reliance on Microsoft Teams as a collaboration platform, it is essential for organizations to ensure the security and compliance of their Teams environment. By mapping the CIS Controls, a proven framework for securing organizations, to the specific recommendations in Microsoft Teams, attendees will gain valuable insights into implementing comprehensive security measures for their Teams deployments.

During this session, Kasia Nowicka and Marijn Somers, MVP, will:

Briefly introduce audience to the CIS Controls framework and its significance in cybersecurity.
Walk through most crucial and relevant Teams configurations options mapped to CIS controls. 
Share their tips on leveraging additional tools and resources to enhance Teams security and overall security posture.

The session will provide practical guidance and actionable insights for IT admins, security/compliance professionals and decision-makers. 

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Navigating the Seas of Security: CIS Controls and Microsoft Teams

Hybrid work is the new normal. We were used to remote work scenarios due to the pandemic. But what about our daily business, today? Probably, not everybody will return to the office. It is the time of hybrid work and we need solutions to work together as a virtual team while meeting in smaller groups at the same place.
Collaborative apps can be part of the solution as they help us to feel as we all are together at one single place. Think about the effect of the Together Mode in Teams meetings and the fun while using the whiteboard app. There is so much more to come and so many options to build custom collaborative apps with the Power Platform or with developer tools for Microsoft Teams.

In this session we will focus on the following aspects:
- Challenges of hybrid work (in comparison to on-site and remote)
- Introduction: What are collaborative apps about and why should you think about using them?
- Live demo: different out-of-the-box apps based on common use cases
- Live demo: build your own collaborative Power App with the Teams Meeting Stage power
- A brief look at other possibilites to build custom collaborative apps

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How to enjoy hybrid work with Collaborative Apps in Microsoft Teams!

Microsoft has two note-taking apps that seem to overlap: OneNote, the classic digital notebook, and Loop, the new app that lets you create and share notes within Microsoft 365. How do you decide which one to use for different purposes? What are the advantages and drawbacks of each app? How do they fit into Microsoft’s vision for the future of note-taking?

In this session, you will learn how to compare and contrast OneNote and Loop based on their features and functionality. You will also see how they can be used in various scenarios to enhance your personal and team productivity. Whether you are a loyal OneNote user, a curious Loop explorer, or somewhere in between, this session will help you make the most of Microsoft’s note-taking solutions.

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OneNote or Loop? How to pick the right Microsoft app for Your productivity needs

In the world of OpenAI, the ability to harness and integrate your own data into AI models has become a game-changer. 

Azure OpenAI and LangChain, two powerful tools open up a world of possibilities for bringing your own data to the AI applications. 

You can personalize and enrich your Teams chatbot with your own data, making it a true extension of your organization’s knowledge and processes. 

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Bringing your own data to Microsoft Teams apps with Azure OpenAI and LangChain

Microsoft Mesh is a new 3D immersive experience that enables you to connect and collaborate with anyone, anywhere, on any device (screen or VR), in a virtual world. In this session, you will learn about the latest announcements and features of Microsoft Mesh, such as:

- How to integrate Microsoft Mesh with Microsoft Teams and create immersive spaces for your meetings, events, and webinars.
- How to use Copilot, a new AI-powered tool that helps you generate realistic and interactive 3D scenarios for your Mesh experiences.
- How to join and host Microsoft Teams meetings in virtual or hybrid spaces, using webcam or VR goggles, and interact with avatars and holograms.

Join us and discover how Microsoft Mesh can transform the way you work, learn, and play in the digital world.

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Microsoft Mesh: The Future of Virtual Collaboration

Knowledge, learning and competency is perhaps top of mind in your company? How do you do learning and skilling in your company? 

These days there is a lot of focus on AI and Microsoft Copilot. To succeed with new technology and new tools it is vital to have the right competence and skilling to make technology choices as well as govern and manage the way we work moving into tomorrow. 

Learning and skilling material and resources are often fragmented and at times complex to both access and manage in an organization.

In this session Merethe will guide you through the possibilities of how to use 
- Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and more) 
- Microsoft Learning Pathway 
- Microsoft Viva, mainly Microsoft Viva Learning
to structure and set up an ecosystem for skilling and competency journeys, and bring learning into the context of work.

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Accelerate skilling with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva

Communication is a vital skill for any organisation to help bring employees together and build the culture. But how do you choose the right tool for your communication needs? In this session, you will learn about the different services available in Microsoft 365, such as Teams, Viva Engage, SharePoint, email and the very latest Viva Amplify, and how to use them effectively for different scenarios. You will also learn about the analytics, limitations, licensing and best practices of each service, and how to leverage our tool that helps you decide what to use when.
In this session, you will learn:
• How do Teams, Viva, SharePoint and email differ in terms of features and functions for communicating
• What are the limitations of each service, such as storage capacity, file size, security settings, compliance requirements, and accessibility options.
• What analytics are available for each service
• What are the licensing options for each service
• How Viva Amplify can help you with all of the above

We will also show you our very own tool that helps you decide what to use when for your own scenarios.

By the end of this session, you will have a better understanding of how to communicate effectively in the hybrid workplace using the right tool for the right purpose. You will also be able to access a tool that guides you through the decision process whenever you need it. Join us for this informative and interactive session that will help you improve your communication skills and enhance your team collaboration.

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Help, how do I communicate in Teams, Viva, SharePoint or Email?

There are many of us who, for various reasons, do not yet have the opportunity to use Copilot for Microsoft 365, but who sit and drum our fingers and impatiently wait to do so. What will it take for it to become a reality for your organization? Licenses? Security? Training? What else? Many advisors have developed their own definitions, advice and frameworks of what it takes to become Copilot Ready. We believe that it is not about making a giant leap, but instead about taking a number of smaller and larger steps. In this session Daniel and Magnus will, in a simple and easy-to-understand way, take you through the basic steps you need to take to get started.

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Copilot Ready - One small step for the IT Administrator or one giant leap for the Organization?

Are you looking for ways to improve your team's collaboration and productivity in the era of remote and hybrid work? Do you want to learn how to leverage the power of Microsoft Teams to create a more connected, engaged and efficient team? If so, join me for this session where we will explore the modern ways of teamwork in Microsoft Teams. 

You will discover the best practices of using Teams in teamwork, such as 
	• How to organize your chat and channels,
	• How to use Viva Pulse to measure and improve your team's wellbeing, 
	• How to use Updates app to keep everyone informed and aligned,
	• How to use Loop components to co-create and co-edit content in real time,
	• How to run effective team weekly meetings with interactive features. 

You will also learn about other tools and tips that can enhance your team's everyday worklife and make it more fun and rewarding.

This session is designed for supervisors and team leads who want to empower their teams to work smarter and happier with Microsoft Teams. Whether your team is fully remote, hybrid or in the office, you will find valuable insights and practical guidance on how to make the most of Teams in teamwork. Don't miss this opportunity to take your team to the next level with Microsoft Teams!

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Modern ways of teamwork in Teams - Best practices and tips

In this session, Graham will take you through some of the key differences between Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android and Windows. Highlighting some of the key differences and talk about public roadmap closing the gap.

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Teams Rooms on Android - Mind the Gap!!

You're drowning in a sea of invaluable data locked within SQL Server, while your boss demands a mythical AI bot that possesses the power to answer absolutely everything about your organisation. The clock is ticking, and the pressure is mounting. How will you rise to the challenge?

Join Microsoft MVP Tom Morgan to explore how to transform your SQL Server data into a treasure trove of knowledge that fuels an awe-inspiring Microsoft Teams bot, using Microsoft Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, and the Microsoft Teams Development Platform.

We'll do this by working through a real-life example and building a bot live in the session. Don't miss your chance to wield the true potential of your SQL data and revolutionize the way you interact with your information!

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Unleash the Power of Your SQL Server Data: Transforming Databases into Knowledgeable AI Bots!

The idea came up in 2019, and version 1 of the Community Bot for OneDrive was rolled out in 2020. Now it's time to add more artificial intelligence, which was already included in the first version. Version 2 of the bot will include a Copilot. In this session, we will describe the design and functionality of Community Bot for OneDrive V2.

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Community Bot for OneDrive - Version 2 with Copilot

SharePoint Premium (previously Microsoft Syntex)  is a big deal and now it's not just processing of documents to identify and extract metadata. It's bringing AI into your flow of work and there is so many productivity improvements that have recently been released or are coming soon. This session focuses on SharePoint Premium Content Assembly.

This feature allows business users using no-code from a SharePoint document library to automatically generate standard repetitive documents such as letters, contracts, checklists etc. The documents are populated from data held in SharePoint or manually entered data.

In this session we will go through what Content Assembly is, how it works and why it is important in your organisation. 

I will focus on sharing real life customer stories from different industry sectors on how they are using Syntex to automate their document generation processes. Producing reports, proposals, invoices, manuals, glossaries etc using data obtained by Syntex models, M365, other line of business systems and even other industry AI i.e. ChatGPT etc.

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From Data to Documents: with SharePoint Premium Content Assembly

There are many ways you can use teams. Just because you send chat messages in your organization, you probably don't consider yourself done and that you've gotten all you want from Teams. But how do you support a proper teams culture and how can you measure your success?

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How to create your Teams culture and measure it

People can either be the strongest or weakest link in any organization's data security strategy. As the hub for everyday collaboration, Teams should help us understand when the information we are handling in chats, channel messages or files requires special attention and care. 

In this session, we fire up some demos and take a hands-on approach for how to make this happen with Teams DLP - without blowing up business processes or causing undue frustration.

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DLP in Teams: A game-changer for raising everyday awareness

A strategy is difficult to define, let alone deliver.

In this session, we will explore how to define a strategy using OKRs so that there are clear objectives and measures, a hierarchy of responsibility assigned to teams and individuals and mechanisms for progress to me managed and fed back up to the objectives.

The tools used in this workshop include:
	• Viva Goals to define objectives and measure progress
	• Project for the Web (Planner Premium )to manage the delivery of projects
	• Azure DevOps to manage the delivery of products
	• Planner to manage team activities
In addition to these core tools, the fundamental collaboration capabilities of Teams, Loop and Copilot will also be used.

Attendees of this session will gain an understanding of a range of patterns that can be used to support the delivery of strategic objectives that are visible to all within Viva Goals.

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How to deliver strategic goals

Teams Phone is growing massively, both in terms of adoption and features.

In this session, Tom Arbuthnot will take you through Teams Phone, including licensing, PSTN connectivity, devices and services to ensure a successful deployment.

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Teams Phone - everything you need to know for a successful deployment

With the PnP Modern Search WebParts, SharePoint search can be configured and customized. Content and documents from SharePoint can be customized with the WebParts Search Box, Filter, Vertical and Result. 

In the session you will learn how the SharePoint search can be customized with the PnP Modern Search WebParts.

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Search and more - Customizing SharePoint Search with PnP Modern Search WebParts

In this session, we will explore how Microsoft Mesh, a revolutionary technology in the world of Mixed Reality, can support teams in integrating and promoting the unique talents and perspectives of neurodiverse individuals. We will demonstrate how the 3D immersive communication and personalized space design of Microsoft Mesh create a more inclusive work environment that considers diverse neurological needs. We will present practical examples and case studies illustrating the benefits of this technology in supporting neurodiverse teams.

The aim of this session is to foster a deep understanding of how technology can serve as a catalyst for inclusion and diversity, especially in a professional environment that increasingly relies on remote work and digital collaboration. We aim to stimulate a discussion that goes beyond conventional approaches and shows new ways to integrate neurodiverse talents into the workplace.

This session is ideal for executives, HR professionals, team leaders, and anyone interested in the intersection of technology, teamwork, and inclusion.

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Beyond Boundaries: Empowering Neurodiverse Teams with Microsoft Mesh

Who hasn't heard yet about the GPT models, that helps anyone in creation of articles, blog posts and more. AI has widely arrived in Microsoft 365 ecosystem already. On each step you can find a different co-pilot and Azure offers OpenAI service, to let companies shape AI to their needs.

In this session we will focus on the latest AI additions to Power Automate:

* let's discover Power Automate co-pilot
* let's look into the new actions in cloud and desktop flows using GPT models
* finally, let's take a look at new AI Builder models

I prefer saying, that the AI is not a threat, it's here to help us be more efficient and productive. But to achieve that, we need to learn how to use it. Join me, if AI is the buzzword you want to learn more about.

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Elevating Power Automate: The Synergy of AI driven authoring

Want to share files with external users in a chat? Want to tag all Teams owners at once? Want to prepare engaging meetings? This session is for you!

Teams is evolving every day. And while some may think it's getting more complex, others say: "Yeah, another shortcut!" The key is, a good combination of multiple functions in the Microsoft 365 universe is more than just the sum of them.

In this demo-heavy session, we'll learn, what "secret" features and procedures you can use, to make your life with Teams easier, to save work time and to become a shining Teams rockstar.

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Tour de Teams

In this session we will look at the new Microsoft Teams client and the latest functions such as Town Hall Meetings from the perspective of data protection and the works council. Key points will be highlighted and specific regulations in works agreements and the perspective of a DPIA will be discussed. Come with us into the world of Microsoft Teams!

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Microsoft Teams 2024 for work councils and data protection officers

Microsoft Teams enables you to setup chat workspaces quickly to support your collaboration needs, but, how do you handle your SharePoint document management requirements? how do you deal with files on file share? We will explore through demonstrations when to create a just a SharePoint site, create a Microsoft Teams team for existing SharePoint site or new Microsoft Teams team (which includes SharePoint site) covering business scenarios such as company departments, functions, projects, etc and file shares on how to deliver through Microsoft Teams to provide seamless integrated experience for your users and support security and compliance needs. We will also cover how to use the underlying SharePoint site behind every Microsoft Teams team to effectively organise your information so your users can find and search easily.

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Handling Microsoft Teams with Document Management in SharePoint

Since the beginning of 2023, we have been able to use Microsoft Teams Mobile.
But what is it and why is it a game changer?

In this session, I will show you the basic features of Teams Phone Mobile and what you need to be aware of.
What do you need to consider when planning and later rolling out?
And finally: how does it feel?
We already use Teams Phone Mobile at my employer, and I would like to share my practical experience with you. What changes for the user and where is there still room for improvement?

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Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile - a Game Changer for the telephony

In this session, we will deep dive into all the new things available for Teams developers. Even if you are not into Teams development, this session will let you know all Microsoft Teams' latest and greatest options. We will see what updates Microsoft did to the Teams developer platform and take a peek at the multiple community initiatives because they are the treasure trove of good ideas to speed up our application development.

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The latest Teams development innovations

The Future of Work is Now: Perspectives from Finland

Finland is one of leading countries in the world when it comes to new technologies and adopting these to daily work. And Copilot for Microsoft 365 is not an exception. Join us for an exciting panel talk session where four community experts share their insights and experiences on the Future of Work Now with Copilot for Microsoft 365. Discover how Copilot can change the way you work in Teams, from meetings and channels to M365 Chat.

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The Future of Work is Now

In this session, we will explore the latest and upcoming news in SharePoint within the realms of collaboration and communication. We'll delve into new features, enhancements, and key updates, with a focus on innovations driven by Copilot and artificial intelligence. We'll discuss how these advancements can contribute to enhancing collaboration, content management, and operational efficiency for organizations.

These advanced features necessitate a fresh approach to security and governance, introducing new capabilities within SharePoint Advanced Management. Throughout the session, we will illustrate how to securely implement Copilot within SharePoint, providing a comprehensive framework of opportunities and best practices to maximize its impact in the workplace.

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Empowering the future of Collaboration thanks SharePoint and Copilot

Using Microsoft Teams on a Cloud PC is different from using it on a physical PC. You need to prepare your Cloud PC to meet the requirements and optimize the experience. This session will show how to implement and optimize the New Teams on Windows 365 and AVD. 

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How to optimize and use Teams in Cloud PC

Every industry comes with specific regulations which include changes in security and compliance policies. Microsoft Teams can be a secure container for your workplace. Join Martina who will talk about real-world scenarios to bring high level security into Microsoft Teams with the help of Information Barriers, Microsoft Entra, Insider risk management, communication compliance and Microsoft Information protection. 
Microsoft Teams is a powerful tool for collaboration and communication, it also comes with specific regulatory and security challenges. How can you ensure that your Teams environment is compliant with the latest policies and standards? How can you protect your sensitive data and prevent insider threats? How can you monitor and manage the risks and violations in your Teams channels and chats?
The session provides problem solving steps, where to start, how to process it, common issues and how to solve it.
By the end of this session, you will have a clear understanding of how to use Microsoft’s security and compliance solutions to enhance the security and governance of your Teams.

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Best practices to secure your Microsoft Teams environment

Learn how to enable any meeting space as a Teams Meeting space.  Teams Meeting Rooms enable the hybrid workspace and bring modern, secure and inclusive meetings to everyone.  Find out how you can easily deploy, configure and manage Microsoft Teams Room with best practices and notes from the field.

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Microsoft Teams Rooms best practices & notes from the field

Join us once again for hot of the press Microsoft Teams news in Teams Nation News 📢📢📢

Do you have a hard time keeping track of the never-ending news coming to Microsoft Teams? So do we, but we do our best to stay updated and on track!

Join Swedish MVP:s Linus, Mårten and Amanda discussing what's new, what to come and what features are we missing in Microsoft Teams. We guarantee to share our thoughts on the coolest, most interesting, and newest features in Microsoft Teams – small and big 💫

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Teams Nation News: The latest and greatest of Microsoft Teams 💜

Discover Microsoft Graph Connectors to extends Search, Copilot and soon Puview capabilities to content stored out of M365

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Extend Copilot and search with Microsoft Graph Connectors

Moving to Microsoft 365 delivers significant productivity and capability benefits to workforces, and provides them with technology which can truly transform and modernise their ways of working. Hidden within the Microsoft 365 platform are a whole heap of features that provide accessibility benefits to individuals, yet many remain unaware of them. Coupled with this, Copilot for Microsoft 365 has also been shown to deliver significant accessibility and inclusion benefits. 

During this session, I will explain what accessibility is, why Microsoft focus on accessibility as a priority, and why inclusivity is so important for all of us. We will look at the different types of accessibility features that help with vision, hearing, mobility and neurological ie autism or dyslexia as an example.

I will then follow on with a practical overview of the accessibility features available in Microsoft 365 and Copilot for Microsoft 365 which will include:
- Features available within the desktop clients of the Office apps.
- Edge browser accessibility features
- Teams and Stream 
- Windows 10 including Copilot in Windows 

This is not intended to be an exhaustive demonstration covering every feature in detail. Audience members will take away with them a practical understanding of key accessibility features within Microsoft 365, as well as the additional benefits that Copilot for Microsoft 365 can deliver. This will immediately allow them to create more inclusive and accessible content for their colleagues and customers, and also empower those with accessibility requirements to learn more about the wealth of tools available to them. 

I will also share resources with audience members to help them learn more following the session. 

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Accessibility in Copilot for M365 - A Whistlestop Tour

Power Automate is a platform that aims to improve business processes with a series of actions that help streamline existing operations. 

During this talk, I will show you some tips to improve the performance of Flows connected to SharePoint, Azure SQL and some general tricks to get the most out of your solutions.

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Improve the performance of your Cloud Flows in Power Automate

What is the problem you’re trying to fix? Our New Hire process sucks!  

Why is it important to fix it? Recruiting skilled staff is a major challenge for business leaders. The skills gap has widened as digital technologies have become central to most business workflows and processes. This trend accelerated in 2020, during the high-velocity digital transformation triggered by the pandemic.

This session starts with Skills in Viva for HR Human Capital Management Recruiters and then guides New Hires with a fun Viva Wayfinder into a thriving Employee Experience supported by the Viva ecosystem.  

Lesley will show you how to integrate a New Hire Journey that starts on Teams and integrates effortlessly with SharePoint, assignments in Planner, Amplify, and Loop, possibly more features with Copilot once this is considered by others - and onwards to Viva Goals, Connections, Engage, Answers in Viva, Learning, and Insights.  Helping to meet the users where they are. 

By the end of this session, you will have many ideas to share this simplified employee framework with your HR colleagues. Better yet, invite them and IC colleagues to the M365 Conf and find out how to improve the employee experience in your workflow.

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Viva Wayfinder, for a guiding thriving New Hire Journey!

In an era where data governance and compliance are more crucial than ever, the introduction of AI tools like Copilot and the Purview Compliance Suite represents a significant leap forward. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of how Copilot, with its cutting-edge AI capabilities, can revolutionize the way we interact with technology, enhancing productivity and creativity across various domains. Simultaneously, we will delve into the Purview Compliance Suite, Microsoft's integrated solution designed to manage compliance, data governance, and risk across your digital estate.

Participants will gain insights into:

- The Core Capabilities of Copilot: Understand how Copilot's AI-driven assistance can transform tasks, from coding to content creation, by offering intelligent suggestions that improve efficiency and innovation. You will understand why Compliance and Governance is needed.  

- Exploring the Purview Compliance Suite: Learn how this suite provides a unified approach to data protection, governance, and compliance, ensuring that your organization stays ahead of regulatory challenges in a digital-first world.

- Real-World Applications: Discover how businesses are leveraging these technologies to foster a culture of compliance, drive innovation, and maintain a competitive edge.

- Integration Strategies: Get practical advice on integrating these tools into your existing workflows, including tips for seamless adoption and maximizing their potential.

- Q&A Session: Have your questions answered by experts who are deeply involved in the development and deployment of Copilot and the Purview Compliance Suite.

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Navigating into the Future of Compliance and Governance: Introduction to Copilot with Purview

Recipe: Power Platform + Teams = boost your productivity

A list of ingrédients:
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- Teams

Mix all the ingredients to get a ready-to-use solution to boost productivity within your company!

The icing on the cake: the latest innovations!

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Discover the ingredients to boost your productivity with Power Platform and Teams

Tired of managing multiple phone numbers and juggling calls?

Discover how Microsoft Shared Calling can revolutionize your communication experience within Microsoft Teams. This session dives deep into the benefits and features of Shared Calling, empowering you to:

Boost efficiency: Streamline your workflow with a single phone number for your team, eliminating the need for individual extensions.
Simplify phone management: Manage call forwarding, voicemail, and auto attendants through a centralized portal, reducing administrative overhead.
Empower your team: Provide seamless communication with colleagues and clients, regardless of location or device.
Reduce costs: Eliminate the need for additional phone lines and hardware, leading to significant cost savings.
This session is perfect for you if:

You manage a team that relies heavily on phone communication.
You're looking for ways to improve communication efficiency and collaboration.
You're interested in exploring cost-effective solutions for your organization's phone needs.
You're new to Microsoft Teams or want to learn more about its advanced features.
Join us and unlock the power of Shared Calling!

This session will cover:

An overview of Shared Calling features and benefits
Step-by-step guide to setting up and configuring Shared Calling
How to manage calls, voicemail, and auto attendants
Tips and tricks for optimizing Shared Calling performance
Troubleshooting common issues
Q&A session

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Unlock the Power of Shared Calling: Boost Efficiency and Simplify Phone Management in Teams

Do you want to learn how to work with “micro-apps with enterprise data and workflows and interactive, lightweight UI elements that other applications can use as content”? Power Apps Cards is a brand-new feature designed to bring information and transactions in an easy UX that we all know: Microsoft Teams.
During this session, we will share with you some tips and tricks on how to make the most of Power Apps Cards. You will learn:
1.	Why this functionality adds value to your customers and business scenarios. 
2.	How you can use Cards to connect data through Dataverse.
3.	How to build a simple card live. 
Get ready to learn 🙂

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Supercharge your Adaptive Cards with Cards for Power Apps

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) and the new Copilot in special, has an increasing impact on our lives and work, leaders face new challenges and opportunities. How can they use AI in a meaningful way to achieve their own goals, enhance the performance and satisfaction of their employees and meet the needs of their customers? What ethical principles and social skills are important to deal with AI responsibly? This keynote provides an overview of the current trends and developments in the field of AI and shows what competencies and behaviors leaders need to use and shape AI successfully.

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900 - AI and managers: What responsibility do managers bear?

New features of MS Teams embedded in Customer Service apps enable new possibilities of collaboration. However there are several ways of combining boths apps and improving the experience of the end users. In this session I will present the news announced and released by Microsoft and will show you some tricks to unlock even more possibilities!

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MS Teams and Customer Service: Powerful combination

This presentation delves into the nuanced landscape of adopting Microsoft 365 Copilot, examining both the advantages and potential challenges associated with its implementation. We will explore how Copilot can enhance collaborative workflows, boost productivity, and reshape the development landscape. Simultaneously, the discussion will address potential hurdles and considerations to ensure a well-informed approach to integrating Copilot into your organization's toolkit. Join us to gain valuable insights that will aid in navigating the benefits and challenges of embracing Microsoft 365 Copilot.

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The Benefits and Challenges of Adopting Copilot

Join Nikki and Ryan, the hosts of the All Things M365 Compliance Podcast, along with some special guests for an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session dedicated to the M365 Compliance Solutions Stack. This is an opportunity to interact with experts and enhance your knowledge of M365 compliance.

Our aim is to create an open and inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to ask questions and share their experiences. We believe that learning is a collaborative process, and we are excited to learn from your unique perspectives as well.

Therefore, if you have any questions about M365 Compliance or want to learn more about it, this is your chance. We look forward to having lively discussions and deepening our collective understanding of M365 Compliance.

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All Things M365 Compliance AMA

In this session you will learn about:
- #Copilot and how this impact on Teams
-  AI and Teams Premium

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#Copilot & Teams or Just Premium

"Dive into the next era of collaborative experiences with Microsoft Mesh. This session is your gateway to understanding how Microsoft Mesh is reshaping the landscape of business meetings. We'll explore how this innovative platform merges digital and real-world elements to revolutionize meeting dynamics, particularly for remote participants. Experience firsthand how Mesh transforms ordinary meetings into engaging, immersive interactions. We'll guide you through the technical aspects of configuring Microsoft Mesh and demonstrate how it opens doors to more connected, interactive, and dynamic meeting environments."

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Immersive Collaboration: Advancing Meetings and Beyond with Microsoft Mesh

Application Lifecycle Management is important and provides a framework for managing the development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software applications. In the Power Platform ecosystem, solutions are the mechanism for implementing ALM.
For building applications in the Dataverse environment, you can easily create a solution, include the necessary components in it, and configure Azure DevOps pipelines for CI/CD.
But what if you are developing Power Apps applications in the Dataverse for Teams? In this case, you can't create a solution and automate CI/CD? Don't panic! We have tips for you!
In this session, we'll take a look at how to automate CI/CD for applications created in Dataverse for Teams using the Microsoft 365 E3 license and Azure DevOps.

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Automate CI/CD using Azure DevOps for Power Apps applications created in Teams

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard our special flight, 'Cleared for Takeoff: Take Flight with Your Copilot Community,' your exclusive journey into the world of Copilot for Microsoft 365. As we prepare for departure, let's go over some important guidelines to guarantee a smooth and enjoyable flight. 

Before we taxi down the runway, please fasten your seatbelts as we dive into the fundamentals of community strategy and adoption planning. This flight serves as your golden ticket to developing a strong Copilot Community, customized to meet the specific needs of your organization. 

Should we encounter any unexpected turbulence along the way, remember that you are not flying solo. You'll have the support and wisdom of experienced Microsoft MVPs, who have successfully navigated the Copilot skies. They will provide you with the necessary tools and insights, ensuring a secure and effective rollout of Copilot for Microsoft 365. 

Thanks to our tested strategy development and adoption techniques, you can be confident that your organization will stay on the right track, cruising smoothly through the friendly Copilot skies. So sit back, relax, and feel free to move about the cabin as we embark on this exciting journey together. Thank you for choosing to fly with Andy and John. 

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Cleared for takeoff: Take Flight with Your Copilot Community

With Microsoft Copilot Studio learn how you can build your own copilot and accelerate copilot development using Generative answers, topics, actions and plugins in Copilot Studio.

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Transform copilot development with Microsoft Copilot Studio

As the fastest growing business application in Microsoft’s history, more and more data is being generated in and through use of Microsoft Teams. As a result of its extensibility, there are a lot of places this data can be created and stored, from chats and posts to files saved in a Teams channel.
Without governance in place Teams sprawl can negatively impact the business’ experience with Teams. 
What does governance look like for Microsoft Teams? Should sprawl be a concern and if so, how do we limit it without limiting Teams adoption functionality?
How can you ensure you’re adequately capturing the information your organization needs to be compliant with internal and external policies?

Join information management experts Joy Apple and Jay Leask as they show you:
How Teams fits into the modern architecture model of Microsoft 365; How to leverage proper architecture in Teams to facilitate collaboration; The importance of an overall Office/Microsoft 365 information management strategy and how it will improve search and audit capabilities; Base-line Teams governance best practices; How to provision Microsoft Teams to automatically tag documents with appropriate metadata needed to meet records mandates; Integration between Teams and SharePoint Online to give you full management over documents within Teams.

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Governance, Information Management, and Teams - What you need to know!

Are you looking to streamline your business processes using digital forms but feeling overwhelmed by the array of tools available? This session entails an enlightening presentation that explores three popular options: Microsoft Forms, Power Apps, and SharePoint Forms.

In this session, you will get a deep dive into the strengths and weaknesses of each form-building solution, empowering you to make informed decisions for your organization's specific needs. Learn how and why to leverage these platforms to enhance your workflows, from simplifying data collection to automating complex processes.

Whether you're an IT professional, a business analyst, or simply curious about optimizing your operations, this presentation will equip you with valuable insights and strategies to harness the full potential of these tools. Join Laura Rogers in this session, to unlock new efficiencies, save time, and elevate your business processes with confidence.

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Battle of the Forms: Microsoft Forms vs. Teams Approvals, Power Apps, & SharePoint Forms

Introduced in September 2020, Microsoft Dataverse for Teams is a built-in, low-code data platform for Microsoft Teams that empowers users to build custom apps, bots, and flows in Microsoft Teams. While Dataverse itself is a powerful data source, it's integration in Teams has some good, bad and OMG items that you need to be aware of. So join Daniel Christian, a Microsoft MVP and certified trainer as he deep-dives in this topic.

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Dataverse in Teams, the Good, the Bad and the OMG!

Discover a groundbreaking exploration into the future of teamwork with this session about AI-Driven Collaboration. This session is tailored for forward-thinking professionals seeking to unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence, as we unravel the synergies between Microsoft Teams and Azure OpenAI to redefine the landscape of collaborative work.

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Elevating Team Dynamics with Microsoft Teams and Azure OpenAI

Yeah, you have built your fair share of Power Apps for your organization—but do you know there's a way to make them better? In this session, you’ll learn 5 ways to improve your app maker game with some new and old stuff that will really set you apart from the masses. 

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5 Ways to Improve Your Power App

We know you've heard of Copilots but did you know that you can not only Adopt existing copilots but also Extend many of the Microsoft copilots using your own data and ALSO build your OWN copilot using your own data? In this session, you will learn no-code, low-code and high-code ways that you can use the Microsoft Copilot stack to maximize your impact with AI. We will be exploring Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, GitHub, M365 Copilots and how to build your own using Azure OpenAI!

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Community Days | Teams Nation 2024