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The New Future of Work Summit - Seattle
Monday, September 14
Registration
Learners Track ·Keynote: The New Future of Work: When Knowledge Is Abundant and Attention Is Scarce
AI is not simply making work faster. It is changing the very nature of how organizations operate. As information becomes abundant, the ability to find, synthesize, and act on the right knowledge becomes the new competitive advantage.
In this provocative keynote, Microsoft Future of Work research lead Alexia Cambon explores emerging signals from Microsoft's latest research and millions of real-world AI interactions. She reveals how reading is becoming asking, meetings are becoming searchable knowledge assets, audiences are becoming participants, and organizations are becoming more visible to themselves than ever before.
Attendees will discover seven predictions shaping the next decade of work and learn what leaders, employees, and organizations must do now to thrive in a world where AI doesn't just support work, but fundamentally reshapes how we learn, collaborate, and create value together.
Alexia is the program lead for the New Future of Work Summit
Fireside Chat
Alex and Microsoft Global Skilling speaks with our special guest on signals of what they are seeing across organizations.
Alex leads the Americas Learning program for The EY Organization
Lunch!
Learners Track ·Use AI In Your Daily Workflow
Theme: What AI can actually help with in a normal workday
AI is changing how work gets done across every role and industry. This session explores how AI can support common workplace activities such as writing, research, meetings, analysis, and coordination.
Through practical examples, demonstrations, and guided activities, attendees will see how AI can help augment—not replace—the work they do every day. Participants will begin developing the mindset needed to identify opportunities to use AI more intentionally and confidently in their own workflows.
Attendee takeaway: Attendees will understand where AI can create value in their work, identify opportunities to begin using AI more intentionally, and recognize the importance of maintaining an experimental mindset as AI capabilities continue to evolve
Alex leads the Americas Learning program for The EY Organization
Intro to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Friends
Theme: What Microsoft 365 Copilot can already do for the way people work today.
This session will be practical, demo-driven, and confidence-building. It introduces attendees to the everyday productivity patterns they can use immediately: turning messy work into first drafts, summarizing meetings and documents, organizing information across apps, drafting communications, and using prompt patterns that work reliably. It will showcase further functionality with Copilot Cowork and Scout the first Autopilot.
It will also introduce WorkIQ in plain language as the layer of context that helps Copilot understand work across people, files, meetings, chats, and workflows.
Attendee takeaway: “I know where Copilot fits in my daily work, and I have concrete examples I can try tomorrow.”
April leads and Copilot Studio and Power Platform Advocacy Program at Microsoft
Deliver High Impact AI Habits
Theme: Habits, workflows, and prompts that save real time
This highly practical session demonstrates how various AI tools can help individuals work more efficiently across email, meetings, documents, and information management. Through live demonstrations, real-world examples, and interactive exercises, attendees will explore prompt patterns, productivity workflows, and practical habits that can be applied immediately.
The session emphasizes how developing the right mindset, skill set, and tool set can help individuals get greater value from AI while adapting as technology continues to change.
Attendee takeaway: Attendees will discover practical ways to save time, improve productivity, get more value from AI tools, and build habits that support ongoing experimentation and learning.
Alex leads the Americas Learning program for The EY Organization
Dona leads the Enterprise AI Advocacy Program at Microsoft and gives you all kinds of homework.
AI and Copilot in the Real World
Format: Short talks from EY, Microsoft employees, customers, MVPs, or partners, moderated by the Microsoft team.
Theme: Real examples of AI being built into work.
This session gives the Builder Track momentum and makes it feel like a conference, not just tool training. Each talk will be short, specific, and focused on what was built, what problem it solved, what changed in the workflow, and what the builder learned along the way. The moderator will keep the conversation grounded by asking: What was the business problem? Why did you choose this tool or pattern? What surprised you? What advice would you give another team starting out?
Attendee takeaway: “People like me are already using AI and Copilot to change how work gets done, and I can see practical patterns to borrow.”
Henk leads Global AI and is a leader in the Microsoft Foundry Advocacy Program
Break
Learners Track ·Adopt AI Safely and Confidently
Theme: How to use AI responsibly without getting overwhelmed
Adopting AI successfully requires more than learning new tools. This session explores how to use AI responsibly, evaluate outputs effectively, and avoid common pitfalls. Attendees will learn practical approaches for balancing AI assistance with human judgment while building confidence to experiment safely. Through discussion and activities, participants will explore how the right mindset, skill set, and tool set work together to support responsible AI adoption.
Attendee takeaway: Attendees will understand how to use AI responsibly and confidently while maintaining appropriate oversight and critical thinking. They will leave with practical strategies for experimenting safely and applying sound judgment when working with AI
Alex leads the Americas Learning program for The EY Organization
Operationalize Workflows with Microsoft 365, WorkIQ, Agent Builder, and SharePoint Agents
Theme: Move from ad hoc AI use to repeatable workflow design.
This session will follow a simple business scenario across the tool landscape. Start with a real workflow challenge, such as handling an important customer request, preparing a response, or coordinating a cross-team process. Show what Microsoft 365 Copilot can do out of the box, then where the workflow needs more structure, context, or repeatability. From there, introduce Agent Builder as the next step, demonstrate how WorkIQ adds human and organizational context, and show where SharePoint Agents are useful for knowledge-grounded workflows that live close to business content.
One strong demo pattern will be: show a result without WorkIQ, then show the richer result when WorkIQ is enabled and can use relevant conversations, meetings, files, and business context. This gives attendees a concrete way to understand why context matters and why Microsoft’s AI stack is different.
Attendee takeaway: “I can look at a business workflow, decide what Copilot can handle, and know when to move into Agent Builder, WorkIQ, or SharePoint Agents.”
Ayca leads the Microsoft IQ Advocacy Program
Build Your Personal AI Skills Plan
Theme: What should I learn next?
AI skills are becoming essential workplace capabilities. In this interactive workshop, attendees will assess their current level of AI fluency, identify priority development areas, and build a personalized learning plan using the AI Skills Navigator. The focus is on translating insights into action, establishing meaningful next steps, and creating a sustainable approach to continued growth as AI tools and capabilities evolve. Participants will reflect on the mindset, skill set, and tool set they want to strengthen over the next stage of their AI journey.
Attendee takeaway: Attendees will leave with a personalized 30-day action plan, a clear path for continued AI skill development, and greater confidence in their ability to continue learning as AI technologies evolve
Dona leads the Enterprise AI Advocacy Program at Microsoft and gives you all kinds of homework.
Build Your Own Agent in Copilot Studio
Theme: Graduate from workflow design to building an agent that can support a real business process.
This session will pick up the same scenario from Session 3 and show when Copilot Studio becomes the right tool. It will focus on business builders rather than pro developers: defining the agent’s job, grounding it in the right knowledge, adding instructions, connecting to actions or workflows, testing responses, and understanding when the agent is ready to share. This session includes a prompt challenge or skills challenge so attendees leave with something tangible, even if the format is demo-first rather than hands-on.
Attendee takeaway: “I understand how to build a first agent in Copilot Studio, and I know what decisions I need to make before putting it in front of a team.”
April leads and Copilot Studio and Power Platform Advocacy Program at Microsoft