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Welcome back to Mondays at Microsoft with Heather Cook — and this week's guest host Rob Nunez, Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft! Together they bring you your 30-minute breakdown of what's ahead across the Microsoft world with a focus on Modern Work, AI, and Power Platform.   In this episode: • Toastmasters embraces AI to support speakers worldwide: https://aka.ms/ToastmastersandAI • Quantum-safe security: how Microsoft is preparing for the future of cryptography: https://aka.ms/QuantumSafeSecurity • NFL + Microsoft Copilot: AI on the sidelines for faster, smarter strategy: https://aka.ms/MicrosoftNFLAI • GitHub Copilot powers Argentina's banking breakthrough: https://aka.ms/ArgentinaGithub • Generative AI for Permitting accelerates clean energy innovation: https://aka.ms/GenerativeAIforPermitting • OneDrive + Copilot event — register now for October 8: https://aka.ms/OneDriveEvent • New SharePoint Copilot features: AI Sections + FAQ web parts: https://aka.ms/SharePointPageSections | https://aka.ms/SharePointFAQWebpart • Power Platform Community Conference 2025: https://aka.ms/PPCC2025 and Women in Power Mentorship Program: https://aka.ms/WomeninPowerLinkedIn • Visual Studio Live! highlights and on-demand sessions: https://aka.ms/VSLiveOndemand   Plus, upcoming community events from around the globe and all the resources you need to stay connected.   📅 Add Mondays at Microsoft to your calendar & catch past shows: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft

Welcome back to Mondays at Microsoft with Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook 🎙️ — your 30-minute breakdown of what's ahead across the Microsoft world with a focus on Modern Work, AI, and Power Platform. In this episode: GPT-5 arrives — the most advanced AI yet, now in Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub, and Azure AI Foundry How the Greater Austin YMCA tackled the child care gap with Microsoft tech Xbox amplifies Indigenous voices in gaming Excel gets smarter with PivotTable Auto Refresh Hidden OneDrive features you didn't know you needed Plus community events, product updates, and more!

Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as she take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. 

Join  Heather Cook as she take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events.    SHOW LINKS: 💡Announcing Microsoft Elevate and the AI Economy Institute — https://aka.ms/PuttingPeopleFirst 📖 Learn how to build an AI-powered, unified SOC in new Microsoft eBook — https://aka.ms/CoordinatedDefenseEbook 📞 Announcing transferred call summarization with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams — https://aka.ms/SummarizeTransferredCalls  🎙️Microsoft Research Podcast, new episode: "How AI will accelerate biomedical research and discovery" — https://aka.ms/ResearchPod/biomedical 🎥 Microsoft-led webinars series | Frontline Fridays: Empowering frontline success — https://aka.ms/FrontlineFridays 🎓 Explore more Microsoft-led webinars on the Customer Hub | Register for live webinars & watch on demand sessions — https://aka.ms/CustomerHubSessions ⚽ Premier League and Microsoft join forces to create fan-friendly digital platforms — https://aka.ms/PremierLeagueCompanion 🏆 AI chatbot "Sophia" wins the United Nations' Global AI for Good Impact Award 2025 — https://aka.ms/ChatbotSophia ⭐ See what's recently launched in Microsoft Teams on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap — https://aka.ms/M365Roadmap/launched ⭐ See what's released launched in Microsoft Purview on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap — https://aka.ms/M365Roadmap/launched 📅  Upcoming events from Microsoft product teams and Microsoft for non-profits — https://aka.ms/MTC/events 🌍  Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCI 📞 Register for an upcoming community calls on https://CommunityDays.org/calls 🔔 Join the Microsoft Community on LinkedIn — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM   

Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events.  SHOW LINKS: 📅 Show reminder — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📝 Recap blogs on the Microsoft Tech Community — https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk 🔔 Follow Microsoft Community on Facebook — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB ⏰ "Infinite Workday" insights — https://aka.ms/InfiniteWorkday 🏢 AI Co-Innovation Lab in Wisconsin — https://aka.ms/AICo-InnovationLab 🩺 PadChest-GR: AI & Medical Imaging — https://aka.ms/PadChest-GR 🎥 Frontline Fridays sessions — https://aka.ms/FrontlineFridays 🎓 Customer Hub webinars — https://aka.ms/CustomerHubSessions 🏆 Imagine Cup AI winners — https://aka.ms/ImagineCupAI 🍽️ Steijn AI assistant in the Netherlands — https://aka.ms/Steijn 💡 AI Agents Hub — https://aka.ms/AIAgentsHub ⭐ What's new in Microsoft Teams — https://aka.ms/Teams/WhatsNew 🛡️ Microsoft Security Copilot news — https://aka.ms/Secure2025 📣 Microsoft Fabric update | June 2025 — https://aka.ms/Fabric/update 📅 FabCon Atlanta | Save $200 — https://aka.ms/FabConAtlanta 📅 FabCon Vienna | Save €200 — https://aka.ms/FabConVienna 🎥 Guy in a Cube YouTube channel — https://aka.ms/GuyInACube 📅 Upcoming events — https://aka.ms/MTC/events 🌍 Microsoft Global Community Initiative — https://aka.ms/MGCI 📞 Join upcoming community calls — https://communitydays.org/calls 🔔 Microsoft Community on LinkedIn — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM

Get ready for the next two weeks across the Microsoft world with Mondays at Microsoft. Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook break down the big stories—from Modern Work to AI and Power Platform! Show Notes / Resource Links: Show reminder  — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Community News Desk recap blogs  — https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Follow Microsoft Community on Facebook  — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB Azure AI Foundry innovations with DeepSeek-R1-0528  — https://aka.ms/DeepSeek-R1-0528 Announcing comprehensive sovereign solutions empowering European organizations  — https://aka.ms/SovereignCloudEurope Watch Microsoft 365 Community Conference keynotes, interviews and more  — https://aka.ms/M365Conf/2025/playlist "Meet 4 developers leading the way with AI agents" by Catherine Bolgar  — https://aka.ms/AgentDevelopers Microsoft Stream and Microsoft Clipchamp brand unification update  — https://aka.ms/ClipchampUnification Spotlight Story: Met Office transitions to a supercomputer in Azure cloud  https://aka.ms/MetOfficeSpotlight Meet the first Brand agent at The Microsoft Beach House | June 16-20, 2025  — https://aka.ms/MicrosoftBeachHouse Digital Deep Dive: Copilot Control System | June 17th and 18th  — https://aka.ms/CopilotControlSystemDDD

Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events.  Karuana Gatimu – Director of Customer Advocacy for AI & Collaboration Heather Cook – Principal Community Evangelist, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group This week's episode dives into: Supporting animal welfare organizations with an Xbox game A powerful AI model redefining environmental forecasting How Special Olympics is using Copilot to empower athletes and operations https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB Microsoft Build 2025 Highlights Copilot has evolved into a full agentic platform, enabling bug fixes, feature additions, and code maintenance. Introduction of two foundational protocols: Model Context Protocol and NLWeb (Natural Language Web Protocol). Azure AI Foundry now supports over 10,000 models; Windows AI Foundry enables local AI deployment. https://news.microsoft.com/build-2025 Microsoft 365 Announcements Copilot Tuning and Multi-Agent Orchestration Wave 2 of Microsoft 365 Copilot: new app, Copilot Notebooks, and built-in agents Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for custom agent development https://aka.ms/Copilot/Tuning Stay Connected  https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM https://aka.ms/MGCI https://communitydays.org/calls Featured Events Women in M365 – June 4: https://www.linkedin.com/events/womeninm365-june2025meeting7333678837878177793/about/ MGCI General Session – June 17 Community Days events across the globe: Madrid, Hamburg, Toronto, NYC, and more!

LIVE from Las Vegas, NV, during #M365Con, Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook take you through the latest in #AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news and events. Episode 48 of "Mondays at Microsoft" originally aired on LinkedIn, Monday, May 5th, 8:00 AM PT!  Resource Links:  Mondays at Microsoft is now available as a podcast: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your favorite tech podcasts.   View the Microsoft 365 Community Conference Event Guide: https://aka.ms/M365ConfEventGuide  Opening Keynote: "Microsoft 365 Innovation in the Era of AI" | Jeff Teper (President – Microsoft 365 Collaborative Apps and Platforms) and Nicole Herskowitz (Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365) | Tuesday, May 6th, 9:00am – 10:00am  Day One Keynote: "Security in the Age of AI" | Vasu Jakkal (Corporate Vice President – Microsoft Security) | Tuesday, May 6th, 10:15am – 11:15am  Day Three Keynote: "A New Frontier: Building the Future Firm with AI" | Jared Spataro (Chief Marketing Officer - AI at Work) | Thursday, May 8th 9:00am – 10:00am   Closing Keynote: "Seize the Day - Closing Community Keynote" | Karuana Gatimu (Director of Customer Experience Product Management) and Heather Cook (Principal Customer Experience Product Manager) | Thursday, May 8th 4:00pm – 4:45pm  Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD says we all need to "rethink how we set goals" — https://aka.ms/RethinkGoals.   Listen to the WorkLab podcast | Essential conversations on AI and the Future of Work — https://aka.ms/WorkLab/Podcast.   Build belonging at The Microsoft 365 Community Conference: https://aka.ms/M365Conf/BuildBelonging by Heather Cook.   Follow Microsoft Surface on LinkedIn — https://aka.ms/MicrosoftSurfaceLI.  FYI, Adam Harmetz's "Mind the Beet" Substack: https://blog.mindthebeet.com/   A father's quest for diagnosis inspired a disruptive #AI solution: https://aka.ms/DxGPT   Prioritizing mental health for successful school communities: https://aka.ms/PrioritizingMentalHealth.   #training on Copilot, Viva Engage, Teams Phone, Power Platform and more — https://adoption.microsoft.com/customer-hub.   Subscribe to the weekly Microsoft Power Platform newsletter — https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformWeekly.  2025 release wave 1 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and Role-based Copilot offerings — https://aka.ms/Dynamics365/2025ReleaseWave1.  Power Platform Developer Blog | Insights, how-tos and updates for building low code solutions — https://aka.ms/PowerPlatform/DevBlog.  FYI, Microsoft Build: https://build.microsoft.com/home   Check out our show page to add upcoming shows to your calendar or catch up on past shows at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. Our next show is on Monday, May 19th at 8:00 AM PT. 

Expect a few Easter Eggs of the technical kind as Karuana and Heather take you through the latest in AI news, product updates, and community news and events.  Resource Links: •"Microsoft's Secure by Design journey: One year of success" by Bret Arsenault — aka.ms/SecureByDesignJourney • Join the Women in M365 community on LinkedIn — aka.ms/WomenInM365Community • Share your Community story, be featured at upcoming events — aka.ms/ShareYourCommunityStory • "A Colombian judge leads judicial transformation with Copilot" by Juan Montes — https://aka.ms/JudicialTransformation • Saving the Paramount Theatre and protecting the performing arts ecosystem with Microsoft's support — https://aka.ms/ParamountTheatre • Free online training on Copilot, Viva Engage, Teams Phone, Power Platform and more — https://adoption.microsoft.com/customer-hub • AI Agents Hackathon 2025, submission deadline April 30th — https://aka.ms/AIAgentsHackathon • Register for the Biz Apps launch event: "Transform the way you do business with Copilot and agents" on April 30, 2025 — https://aka.ms/BizApps/LaunchEvent • Watch the Power Platform Community AMA on Copilot Studio — https://aka.ms/PowerPlatform/Apr2025AMA • Register for the next Power Platform Community AMA on May 14, 2025 — https://aka.ms/Power_Platform_AMA_Calls-Invite • MGCI General Session on Tuesday, April 15th | How to use Microsoft Loop for content creation and event production — aka.ms/MGCI/April2025 • Register for an upcoming community calls on CommunityDays.org/calls

It's been a busy last few weeks, with the SharePoint Hackathon and planning for the Microsoft 365 Community Conference. Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook keep you grounded with the latest in #AI, broader Microsoft 365 product awareness, community activities and events, and more. Aired Monday, March 10th, 8 AM PT  Resource links mentioned during the episode: Up your SharePoint IQ! Watch the SharePoint event "From Concept, to Creation, to Impact" + live AMA with Jeff Teper, CJ Tan, and Melissa Torres and the SharePoint team members: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent  Submit your creations to SharePoint Hackathon | Hack submissions open from March 3-17, 2025: https://aka.ms/SharePoint/Hackathon. #HackHackHack #ShareHack  Visit our Copilot Hub at https://adoption.microsoft.com/copilot to get your hands on all the latest information about preparing for and implementing this new tech. D-ID partners with Microsoft to deliver Al-powered avatars, transforming communication, customer interaction, and accessibility - https://aka.ms/FoundersHub/D-ID  Women's History Month: Why different perspectives in cybersecurity and AI matter more than ever before: https://aka.ms/WomensHistoryMonth25 By Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management.  Celebrating Women in Gaming: Pioneers & Innovators: https://aka.ms/Xbox/WomenInGaming.  The next chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams: https://aka.ms/Skype/NextChapter by Jeff Teper.  Conversations in space: How Hera is using AI to share its mission to defend Earth from asteroids by Chris Welsch  Microsoft's Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program: https://aka.ms/CybersecurityRuralHospitals by Kate Behncken.  Code.org is fueling a movement of computer science and #AI education - https://aka.ms/Code.org.  Apply for the Women at Microsoft Scholarship, deadline March 13, 2025: https://aka.ms/WomenAtMicrosoftScholarship.  Lots of product news to follow: Microsoft 365 Blog: https://aka.ms/M365BlogMM Azure Blog: https://aka.ms/AzureBlogMM Dev Blog: https://aka.ms/DevBlogsMM  New sales agents accessible in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Help teams close more deals, faster: https://aka.ms/Copilot/NewSalesAgent.  "What's new in Copilot Studio: February 2025 " by Omar Aftab, VP of Conversational AI: https://aka.ms/CopilotStudio/WhatsNew by Omar Aftab  The Microsoft Fabric Community Conference returns to Las Vegas from March 31–April 2, 2025. Sign up using code MCUST to save $150 - https://aka.ms/FabConf25  So many great events coming up and all available to check out: https://www.communitydays.org. 

Closing out February 2025 strong! Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook for the next Mondays at Microsoft as they dig into recent product updates, AI innovation, and activities around the globe. Aired Monday, February 24th, 8:00 AM PT.  Links to all resources shared during the live broadcast:  Community resources: Download the show reminder on your calendar: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Mark it! Microsoft Community page on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MicrosoftCommunityLinkedIn . Read it! Community News Desk: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk  NOW ON DEMAND | Watch the SharePoint event "From Concept, to Creation, to Impact" + live AMA: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent with Jeff Teper + the new 5-part learning series + 3 new customer case studies.  Majorana 1 - A new quantum chip that is powered by a Topological Core architecture | Listen to Microsoft's recent quantum computing advancements on the Ideas podcast: https://aka.ms/Ideas/QuantumComputing | Qubits FTW!  Plus, a great related news: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/podcast/ideas-quantum-computing-redefined-with-chetan-nayak/  "Introducing Muse: Our first generative AI model designed for gameplay ideation" by Katja Hofmann: https://aka.ms/IntroducingMuse.  Monthly "byte-sized" updates on Microsoft innovations and global tech advancements: https://aka.ms/MicrosoftMonthlyTech-In   "Inclusive Innovation: The role of AI in accessibility and neurodiversity": https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/features/inclusive-innovation-the-role-of-ai-in-accessibility-and-neurodiversity/ by Anthony Moufarrege "Microsoft at Legalweek: Help safeguard your AI future with Microsoft Purview" by Katerina Athanasiou: https://aka.ms/LegalWeek.  "3 ways to improve access to justice through court modernization " by David Williams: https://aka.ms/AccessToJustice.  Announcing the 2025 Imagine Cup Semifinalists: https://aka.ms/2025ImagineCup/Semifinalists.  Follow Beatris A. Mendez Gandica on LinkedIn — https://linkedin.com/in/beagandica. Beatris started a nonprofit organization, Nuevo Foundation, where she works to prepare underrepresented students to become tomorrow's leaders.  Apply for the Women at Microsoft Scholarship, deadline March 13, 2025: https://aka.ms/WomenAtMicrosoftScholarship.  Make a plan to celebrate International Women's Day #IWD2025 #Accelerate Action: https://internationalwomensday.com.  FYI... Microsoft 365 Blog: https://aka.ms/M365BlogMM  Azure Blog: https://aka.ms/AzureBlogMM  Dev Blog: https://aka.ms/DevBlogsMM  Power Platform Blog: https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformBlogMM  Power Apps Blog: https://aka.ms/powerappsblogMM  Microsoft Fabric Blog: https://aka.ms/fabricblogMM  Dynamics 365 Blog: https://aka.ms/Dynamics365blogMM SharePoint Hackathon | Design, create, share! We are excited to invite you to a hackathon dedicated to crafting exceptional employee experiences using AI and the latest SharePoint features! Join in: https://aka.ms/SharePoint/Hackathon | Hack submissions open from March 3-17, 2025  "Introducing Azure AI Foundry Labs: A hub for the latest AI research and experiments at Microsoft" by Asha Sharma and Ashley Llorens: https://aka.ms/AIFoundryLabs.  "Introducing the SharePoint Pages Authoring Accessibility Assistant " by Tina Chen: https://aka.ms/SharePoint/AccessibilityAssistant.  Register now for Power Platform and AI workshops in a city near you: https://aka.ms/KickstarterWorkshops.  New training course for digital accessibility skills: https://aka.ms/AccessibilitySkills. Ref. Jenny Lay-Flurrie Announcing the GitHub Copilot Chat, now available for free on GitHub mobile: https://aka.ms/GitHub/Mobile.  Follow Microsoft Community LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM. Community News Desk: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk. To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI.  Level up your Microsoft 365 and #AI skills, chat with product makers, and network with your tech peers. hashtag#M365Con is May 6–8 in Las Vegas (MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas) - The ultimate community event filled with keynotes from Jeff Teper, Vasu Jakkal, Jared Spataro, solution-oriented sessions from Microsoft, MVPs and community leaders, workshops to deepen core skills, a vibrant expo hall, and more. Register now, save $150 with code SAVE150 🎟️ https://aka.ms/M365Con25  Heather Cook invites you to M365Con25 #promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtPq-1YAZjY  Karuana Gatimu invites you to M365Con25 #promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGwK47ekYAo 

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of community news and events (and we won't stop there). Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they dig into recent product updates, AI innovation, and activities around the globe. Aired Monday, February 10th, 8:00 AM PT. Show notes and links to resources shared during the broadcast: Dig into the BIG SharePoint Event (all assets now on demand): https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent - Includes: Full event + AMA now on demand, plus our new 5-part SharePoint learning series, new customer studies (Amey, Takeda, and Avanade), insights about the upcoming SharePoint Hackathon (March 2025), and more. Microsoft is commemorating our 50-year anniversary: https://news.microsoft.com/microsoft-50/ MSFT at 50 from GeekWire: https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-alums-were-surprised-by-the-sheer-scale-of-its-success-new-oral-history-project-shows/   50 new AI stories: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/02/05/https-blogs-microsoft-com-blog-2024-11-12-how-real-world-businesses-are-transforming-with-ai/   Enhancing Microsoft Teams video quality with Super Resolution: https://aka.ms/Teams/SuperResolution.  🤖 "GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens" by Thomas Dohmke: https://aka.ms/GitHubAwakens 💪 "Use Microsoft 365 #Copilot to drive growth for businesses of all sizes" by Brenna Robinson: https://aka.ms/Copilot/SMBgrowth. #SMB  ⚡ "What's new in Power Apps: January 2025 Feature Update" by Clay Wesener: https://aka.ms/PowerApps/Jan2025updates.  📅 Powerful Devs Conference + Hack Together 2025: https://aka.ms/PowerfulDevsConference.  Join the SharePoint Hackathon: https://adoption.microsoft.com/sharepoint/hackathon/   🖥️ "New Security Features for Desktop flows" by Quentin SELE BARANCY & Ken Seong Tan: https://aka.ms/PowerPlatform/NewSecurityFeatures.  To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome:  https://aka.ms/MGCI.   Find your next event: https://www.communitydays.org. Level up your Microsoft 365 and #AI skills, chat with product makers, and network with your tech peers. Microsoft 365 Community Conference (#M365Con) is May 6–8, 2025, in Las Vegas (MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas): Register now, save $150 with code SAVE150 🎟️ https://aka.ms/M365Con25.  💗 DistasterAssistance.gov for those impacted by the Los Angeles county wildfires: https://disasterassistance.gov.  Also, there are Microsoft AI Tour events going on all around the world: https://aitour.microsoft.com/en-US/home  

Karuana Gatimu & Heather Cook will update you on what's going on at Microsoft - from product releases to Community and event news, and more. Aired Monday, January 27th, 2025. Links and resources highlighted during the show:  "Imagination in action" #DAVOS | Karuana attended to learn and share about AI Access for the Global Women's Community | MIT.  Unlock a world of privacy: Keyo.  "Six AI Trends You Will See More of in 2025"  "Expedite reporting with enhanced tools and AI in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability" by Brandon Potter  Microsoft Military Datacenter Pathway weekly office hours.  "Coldplay evolves the fan experience with Microsoft AI" by Jessica Hawk.  Powerful Devs Conference + Hack Together 2025 | February 12-28, 2025 🧰👥 including prize categories, each with $550 cash awards. #AI #NoCodeLowCode.  FUN | Guiness World Records™ at the MEA SMC Sales & Tech Summit in Dublin. 🏆 The most AI-generated images uploaded to a bespoke platform in one hour.  🚨 BIG #SharePoint event | 📅 Register for the SharePoint event "From Concept, to Creation, to Impact" + live AMA on January 29, 2025, 9:00 AM PT with Jeff Teper, CJ Tan, and Melissa Torres: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent.  "2025 release wave 1 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and Role-based Copilot offerings" by Ryan Martin.  Forging new paths to tech careers with Microsoft Leap.  Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome.  Find your next event: CommunityDays.org   Level up your #Microsoft365 and #AI skills, chat with product makers, and network with your tech peers. #M365Con is May 6–8 in Las Vegas (MGM Grand Hotel) - The ultimate community event filled with keynotes from Jeff Teper, Vasu Jakkal, Jared Spataro, solution-oriented sessions from Microsoft, MVPs and community leaders, workshops to deepen core skills, a vibrant expo hall, and more. Consider https://DistasterAssistance.gov for those impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires. 

Kickoff 2025 with Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook. They set the stage for what Modern Work and security news, events, and community opportunities await you in the new calendar year. Aired January 13, 2025. Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode: Visit Disaster Assistance: https://disasterassistance.gov Read more from our Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, "The Golden Opportunity for American AI": https://lnkd.in/g3SMrQGz  "6 #AI trends you'll see more of in 2025" by Paul Nyhan — https://aka.ms/2025AITrends.  "Taking legal action to protect the public from abusive AI-generated content" by Steven Masada — https://aka.ms/AI-LegalAction.  Join us for the "SharePoint - From Concept to Creation to Impact" event online on January 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent.  "Announcing mandatory multifactor authentication for the Microsoft 365 admin center" by Samer Baroudi — https://aka.ms/MandatoryMultiFactor.  "Less burnout, more impact: AI continues to transform frontline efficiency" by Barbara Kim — https://aka.ms/FrontlineEfficiency. "The future of retail with Dynamics 365 AI-powered ERP solutions" by Stephanie Dart — https://aka.ms/FutureofRetail. "Unlock new possibilities by customizing Copilot chat in your apps with Copilot Studio (Preview)" by Hemant Gaur — https://aka.ms/CopilotStudio/ChatExtensibility.  Let everyone know about Mondays at Microsoft: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. And, subscribe to the Community News Desk: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk.  Learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI): https://aka.ms/MGCI.  Review the list of newly minted regional directors: https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors.  Find your next event on https://www.communitydays.org – including the new Community Calls page: https://www.communitydays.org/calls. 

"Ignite 2024 recap!" Heather Cook and guest host, Mark Kashman, take you through all the Modern Work news and highlights, agents/Copilots updates, and more. Aired Monday, December 2nd, 8:00am PST. Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode:  Microsoft Ignite 2024 "Book of News": https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2024-book-of-news/  Microsoft Ignite 2024 sessions on demand: https://ignite.microsoft.com/home, plus sign up to receive news and insights about Ignite 2025 in San Francisco, CA: https://aka.ms/Ignite.  Review Satya Nadella's #MSIgnite 2024 keynote in 90 Seconds: https://aka.ms/Ignite2024Keynote.   BONUS: Review a lot of the sessions - Check out the Microsoft Events channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@events_msft. Security announcements from #MSIgnite: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityandcompliance/unlock-proactive-defense-microsoft-security-exposure-management-now-generally-av/4303219   Microsoft Power Platform news from #MSIgnite: https://www.microsoft.com/power-platform/blog/2024/11/19/redefine-development-ai-first-innovation-with-agents-and-microsoft-copilot-in-power-platform/   Learn more about Microsoft Azure AI Foundry: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AIPlatformBlog/ignite-2024-announcing-the-azure-ai-foundry-sdk/4295862   Learn more about Windows "Personal Data Encryption" with Windows Hello + known folders (#OneDrive): https://ignite.microsoft.com/sessions/BRK290   Learn more about Microsoft Entra from #MSIgnite: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/identity/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft%E2%80%99s-security-service-edge-solution/3847827   "Targeting the Cybercrime Supply Chain" by Steven Masada — https://aka.ms/TargetingCybercrime.   "As real as it gets: Pilots lend their expertise to the most authentic flight sim on the market" by Athima Chansanchai — https://aka.ms/FlightSim #MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024 ✈️🛩️  Learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) - A meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI. We also have a dedicated page listing our newly minted regional directors. https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors.   Find your next event at CommunityDays.org.   Stay up to date on all at our show page: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft.