Sunday, October 13 • 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM CT
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Location: 225D
Title: AI Copilot Summit Preconference
Session Description:
What is this: A full day preconference dedicated to helping the community understand where, why and how AI, specifically generative AI via Copilot from Microsoft, should be applied to drive business results. Who should attend: Users and partners that are trying to get a grip on the realities (vs the hype) of what AI can and cannot do within the Microsoft applications running business. 7:00: Registration Opens 8:00: Continental Breakfast 9:00: Welcome and Overview of the day John Siefert, CEO at Dynamic Communities & Co-Founder of Acceleration Economy 9:15: Microsoft AI Copilot Fireside Chat Keynote A discussion about the opportunity, impact, and outcomes possible with AI Copilots as the reimagination machine for business and industry Learning Objectives: Vik Singh, Corporate VP of Copilot Apps, Microsoft John Siefert, CEO at Dynamic Communities & Co-Founder of Acceleration Economy 9:45: Microsoft MVP Panel: AI Copilot Quick and Early Wins How have Copilots created quick return, what are the use cases, how should users consider them for their businesses, what do timelines look like, and more will be discussed. Learning Objectives: Geoff Ables, Copilot MVP Chris Cognetta, Azure AI MVP Marko Tototvic, Copilot MVP Em D'Arcy, Director of Low Code Technology, Hitachi Solutions 10:30: Coffee Break 10:45: USE CASE: How Dukal is Reimagining the Medical Supply industry with AI & Copilots Dukal is redefining business models and processes with AI to deliver high quality medical products to healthcare professionals and consumers. Learning Objectives: Geoff Ables, Managing Partner at C5 Insight Michael Sedlock, Vice President of Information Technology at Dukal Corporation 11:15: Data Readiness for your AI Copilot Journey The expression “garbage in, garbage out” has been applied to many AI projects recently, even scarier is the evolved version of “garbage in, gospel out” meaning many companies do not realize, until it is too late, that their generative AI answers are based on faulty data. Learning Objectives: Michael Simms, VP, Data and AI, Columbus 12:00: Lunch and Networking 1:30: Fireside Chat: The Evolution of Copilot in Dynamics 365 With the pace of new Copilots that have been announced across the spectrum of Dynamics 365 products, Business Central has been in the front seat of the roller coaster from an ERP perspective, and application of AI is changing how work gets done every day. Learning Objectives: Mike Morton: VP, Dynamics 365 BC & SMB 1:45: Copilot Automation in D365 Business Central Get a closer look at integration between Dynamics 365 Business Central and Copilot platform, Power Automate, AI Builder and Copilot Studio focusing on real-world scenarios where AI and large language GPT models can help your company grow. Learning Objectives: Blazej Kotelko: Principal Product Manager at Microsoft 2:15: Use Case: The People, Product, Process & Impact of AI Copilots at Vixxo In 2023 Jim McCarthy, COO of Vixxo, shared the journey his field services company was on to apply AI Copilots to their fleet of service professions, 12 months later his team shares the upas and downs of the experience Learning Objectives: Bobby Hunnicutt: VP, IT at Vixxo Lucas Diaz: Managing Partner, Ludia Consulting 2:45: Coffee Break 3:00: Defining & Using Copilot Studio to Create Custom Copilots Creating a Copilot for your business can drive significant business value, time savings and process efficiency, and the SaaS based Copilot Studio makes it extremely easy to do so for non “pro devs.” Learning Objectives: Dewain Robinson: Principal Program Manager, Copilot Studio at Microsoft 3:45: Selecting a Partner for an AI Copilot Project As companies explore the potential for AI and Copilots to reimagine business models, processes, and customer engagement, it is imperative they choose the right partners to help turn that strategy into a reality. Learning Objectives Mike Gillis: Owner/Principal at RSM Tom Patterson: Principal, Microsoft Dynamics Practice at BDO Cecilia Flombaum, Sr. Director, Scale Growth at Microsoft Joseph Longo, Executive Chairman at Velosio Stephen James, Founder and CEO at sa.global 4:30: Cocktail Reception & Networking Separate registration required via this link.
Type: Pre-Conference
Ability Level: 101 - New To
Primary Product: Microsoft Copilot
Primary Track: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Track: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Session Objective for Attendee: Considering,Optimizing
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