Microsoft AI Tour Washington DC
Microsoft AI Tour is a free one-day, in-person event happening around the world. It’s designed for business leaders, partners, practitioners, and the developer community to come together to learn about the latest technology and innovations from Microsoft.
Turning vision into impact
At Microsoft AI Tour, we’re bringing together senior business leaders and industry experts in AI. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and turn your AI vision into reality.
Attend an Innovative Keynote
Senior business leaders are seeking to understand the AI landscape. Join us for a keynote that’ll demonstrate how to harness AI with Microsoft solutions to power your AI transformation.
Experience the Connection Hub
Connect with Microsoft Partners, Featured Partners and experts in casual networking spaces to collaborate with other business leaders and industry experts.
Discover solutions to safeguard your organization
Equip your cutting-edge knowledge and practical insights on the latest advancements in cybersecurity, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence.
Drive your business forward with emerging AI technology
Connect with industry experts, partners and your peers to learn best practices and key next steps in your AI journey while gaining a fresh perspective that will broaden your understanding of the value of AI. Also, learn about the benefits of the Detroit cloud region
Featured speakers
These speakers will be live in Washington DC. Check back regularly for the most recent agenda and newly added speakers.
Deb Cupp
President, Americas
Microsoft
Chris Barry
Corporate Vice President, US Public Sector Industries
Microsoft
Emilio Matt
DIB
Microsoft
Yemi Adejumobi
Sr. Specialist
Microsoft
Felipe Millon
Head of Federal Sales and Go to Market
Open AI
Andrew Huot
Product Manager, ChatGPT for Government
Open AI
Lauren Oliphant
Solutions Engineer, Government, OpenAI
Open AI
Adrian Wright
Senior Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft
Jennifer Ives
Vice President
Partnership for Public Service
Lee Cox
Principal Azure Global Black Belt
Microsoft
Jorge Balderas
Senior Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft
Kent Cunningham
Chief Technology Officer - US Civilian Healthcare, Finance, Energy & Research
Microsoft
Kevin Tupper
Chief Architect - AI Transformation | Federal AI Evangelist
Microsoft
Parvel Gu
Senior Digital Specialist, Azure AI & Data
Microsoft
Shirali Patel
Principal Project Manager
Microsoft
Stefanie Ziebell
Senior Solutions Specialist, Microsoft 365 DoD
Microsoft
Tinsley Sumrell
Training Program Manager
Microsoft
Will Fahim
Director, Modern Work Solutions Sales Lead at US Federal
Microsoft
Wole Moses
Chief AI Officer - Microsoft Federal Civilian
Microsoft
Larry Katzman
President & CEO at AIS (Applied Information Sciences)
AIS
Brian Tirch
Federal Chief Security Architect
Microsoft
Jason Zann
Cybersecurity
Microsoft
Razan Naqeeb
Enterprise Account Director
Nirja Trivedi
Product Marketing Manager
Microsoft
Efe Abugo
Generative AI Integration and Transformation
Microsoft
Lydia Williams
Creative Director, Business Industry Copilot Engineering
Microsoft
John Savill
Enterprise Architect, Office of the CTO
Microsoft
Seth Juarez
Principal Program Manager, AI Platform
Microsoft
Sef Senhaji
Senior Director Corporate Development
iDirect
Vishwas Lele
Co-Founder & CEO
pWin.ai
Steve Faehl
Federal Security CTO
Microsoft
Steve Winward
Technical Director
Microsoft
Ryan Williams
Senior Product Manager
Microsoft
Megan Maley
Security Specialist
Microsoft
Amy Montour
Cloud Endpoint Technical Specialist
Microsoft
Carley Salmon
Senior Security Specialist
Microsoft
Jonathan Boateng
Director Security Specialist
Microsoft
Collin Stuart
Senior Consultant
Microsoft
Natalia Przech
Senior GTM Manager, High Performance Computing
Microsoft
Naresh Gupta
Senior Consultant
Microsoft
Boris Brkic
Senior Software Engineer, CASP+
Microsoft
Mike Kelly
Director Specialist, Business Applications
Microsoft
Mallory Lawhorne
Senior Consultant
Microsoft
Jamie Willis-Rose
Technical Specialist
Microsoft
Justin Rossello
Principal Technical Specialist
Microsoft
Shan Gao
Principal Consultant
Microsoft
Renon Freels
Partner Sales Executive, Worldwide Learning
Microsoft
Aakash Trivedi
DIR Customer Success
Microsoft
Lily Pridgeon
Senior GTMM, Copilot Sales Enablement & End User Skilling
Microsoft
Cristian Encina
Americas M365 Copilot & Copilot Chat GTM Lead, Partners
Microsoft
Albert Chan
Albert Chan
Microsoft
Matthew Brandeburg
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
Microsoft
Dana Peterkin
Global Black Belt, Unified Support
Microsoft
Jennifer Segree
Federal Microsoft Unified Leader
Microsoft
Rich Posada
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
Microsoft
Rob Garrett
Senior Business Program Manager
Microsoft
Prashant G Bhoyar
AI Architect - Office of CTO
AIS
Desmond Powell
Program Manager
Microsoft
Keith Holt
Director, Copilot Business Value
Microsoft
Jason Ingram
Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft
| Time (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (GMT-05:00)) | Description |
|---|---|
| 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM | Registration |
| 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM | Connection Hub | Atrium & Lower Oculus, Concourse Level |
| 07:00 AM - 09:00 AM | Morning Coffee in The Connection Hub |
| 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM | Executive Track: Building an AI-ready workforce | Pavillion - 2nd Floor |
| 09:10 AM - 09:15 AM | Welcome Remarks from Chris Barry - Corporate Vice President, US Public Sector Industries at Microsoft | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Main Keynote with Deb Cupp, President Americas at Microsoft | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Featured Partner Session with Open AI: Deploying AI in the Public Sector | Pavillion - 2nd Floor |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 AM | Executive Track Breakout Session: Secure your future in the age of AI | Pavillion - 2nd Floor |
| 11:45 AM - 02:00 PM | Lunch in the Connection Hub |
| 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM | Executive Track Breakout Session: AI at Work | Pavillion - 2nd Floor |
| 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM | Executive Track Breakout Session: Activate your Data and Analytics for AI Innovation | Pavillion - 2nd Floor |
| 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM | Executive Track Breakout Session: Cloud infrastructure for AI transformation [Azure] | Pavillion - 2nd Floor |
| 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM | Executive Track Breakout Session: Reimagining Work: Copilot for Employees and Agency Missions | Pavillion - 2nd Floor |
| 04:45 PM - 05:30 PM | Executive Track Breakout Session: Deliver AI with impact through intelligent apps [Azure] | Pavillion - 2nd Floor |
| Time (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (GMT-05:00)) | Description |
|---|---|
| 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM | Registration |
| 07:00 AM - 09:00 AM | Morning Coffee in The Connection Hub |
| 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM | Connection Hub | Atrium & Lower Oculus, Concourse Level |
| 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM | Executive Track Breakout Session: Modernizing and Innovating with AI in the DIB Breakout | Hemisphere A, Concourse Level |
| 09:10 AM - 09:15 AM | Welcome Remarks from Chris Barry - Corporate Vice President, US Public Sector Industries at Microsoft | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Main Keynote with Deb Cupp, President Americas at Microsoft | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Featured Partner Session with AIS: AI in Action: Real Results, Not Just Tech for the Tech of IT | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Technical Track Breakout Session: Copilot implementation essentials [M365] | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 11:45 AM - 02:00 PM | Lunch in The Connection Hub |
| 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM | Technical Track Breakout Session: Data Security for AI | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM | Technical Track Breakout Session: Forging Modern Security with Copilot for Security | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM | Technical Track Breakout Session: Preparing for your organizations AI workloads | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM | Technical Track Breakout Session: Getting Started with AI Agents | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
| 04:45 PM - 05:30 PM | Technical Track Breakout Session: Copilot Studio | Atrium Hall, Concourse Level |
Featured Partner
AIS
AIS (Applied Information Sciences) is a venture-backed, employee-owned consultancy specializing in IT transformation and AI solutions for large commercial and federal enterprises. For our clients, who range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, we deliver compliant and transformative cloud and data solutions with expertise in highly regulated environments. A Microsoft partner, we hold fourteen Advanced Specializations and six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations.
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
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