ESPC26 Tutorials
ESPC 2026 offers a full day of deep-dive, hands-on tutorials designed to help attendees build practical skills across Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI, Power Platform, SharePoint, Microsoft Fabric, security, governance, and Azure. The programme covers everything from creating and extending custom AI agents, architecting intelligent solutions, and accelerating Copilot adoption, to building reusable Power Platform applications and developing AI-ready analytics platforms.
The tutorial day is structured to cater for a wide range of roles, including developers, makers, architects, administrators, IT professionals, business solution builders, and governance specialists. Attendees can choose sessions focused on modern collaboration and intranet design, SharePoint administration in the AI era, AI-powered Azure management, compliance and investigations, or securing and governing agents within the Microsoft ecosystem.
Whether you’re exploring your first Copilot projects, looking to strengthen governance and security practices, or preparing your organisation for the next wave of AI-powered productivity, ESPC26 tutorials provide an opportunity to spend a full day learning directly from Microsoft experts, MVPs, consultants, and industry practitioners before the main conference begins.
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Tutorial A
Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot with Custom Agents: Copilot Studio and the Agents Toolkit Side-by-Side
Andrew Connell, AvePoint / Mark Rackley, Protiviti
Learn how to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot beyond Microsoft Graph by connecting external business data, systems, and processes. This hands-on workshop compares Copilot Studio and the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit side-by-side, helping you understand the strengths, trade-offs, licensing considerations, and ideal use cases for each approach when building custom agents.
Tutorial B
When Things Go Wrong: Managing Risk, Compliance, and Investigations with Microsoft 365
Joanne Klein, NexNovus Consulting Canada / Chirag Patel, Patel Consulting
Follow a realistic insider-risk scenario to learn how Microsoft Purview helps organisations protect sensitive information, investigate incidents, and meet compliance requirements. You’ll explore data classification, DLP, records management, insider risk management, and eDiscovery, gaining practical knowledge for responding confidently when incidents occur.
Tutorial C
Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, or Both? Choosing the Right Architecture for Intelligent Agents
Katerina Chernevskaya, KPMG / Bülent Altinsoy, Avanade / Laura Luisa Rosenberg, PwC Deutschland
Discover how to choose the right architecture for AI-powered solutions by comparing Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and hybrid approaches. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll build the same solution using different technologies and learn how to balance speed, control, governance, and long-term maintainability.
Tutorial D
From Portal to Partner: AI-Ready Information Architecture for Microsoft 365 Intranets
Susan Hanley, Susan Hanley LLC
Learn how to transform your intranet from a traditional information portal into an AI-ready digital workplace. This tutorial explores information architecture, governance, search optimisation, accessibility, and content strategies that help employees and Copilot find the right information more effectively.
Tutorial E
Brick by Brick: Building Reusable Power Platform Solutions for Apps, Copilot & More
David Warner II, Warner Digital / April Dunnam, Microsoft
Discover how to create reusable building blocks across Power Apps, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio to improve scalability and consistency. You’ll learn practical techniques for building component libraries, reusable templates, and modular solutions that accelerate development across multiple projects.
Tutorial F
Accelerating Copilot Adoption by using the ADKAR & Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist Frameworks
Merethe Stave, CloudWay / Ståle Hansen, CloudWay
Successful Copilot adoption requires more than technology. Learn how to use the ADKAR change management model and Microsoft’s Service Adoption Specialist framework to build user engagement, champion networks, leadership support, and long-term adoption strategies that deliver measurable business value.
Tutorial G
The AI-era SharePoint administrator: governance, skills, and agents for the modern admin
Vlad Catrinescu, Syskit / Drew Madelung, Protiviti
Discover how the SharePoint administrator role is evolving in the age of AI. Learn how to prepare content for Copilot, manage governance and oversharing risks, administer SharePoint agents, and use tools such as SharePoint Advanced Management, Purview, and Copilot Control System to support AI-ready environments.
Tutorial H
Agent Governance for the Real World: End-to-End Security with Defender, Entra, Purview & Agent 365
Tatu Seppälä, Sulava / Claire Edgson, Capgemini United Kingdom / Mikko Koskinen, Forward Forever
Explore the security and governance challenges created by AI agents across Microsoft 365 and Power Platform. This tutorial provides a practical framework for managing identities, data protection, monitoring, compliance, and agent lifecycle management using Microsoft Defender, Entra, Purview, and Agent 365.
Tutorial I
Using AI to Simplify Azure Scripting and Management
Aleksandar Nikolić, M.O.3.A.K. IT Consulting
Learn how AI-powered tools such as GitHub Copilot for Azure can help simplify scripting, infrastructure management, troubleshooting, and deployment tasks. Through practical demonstrations, you’ll see how natural language can be used to generate PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bicep, and KQL solutions more efficiently.
Tutorial J
Building an AI-Ready Analytics Platform with Microsoft Fabric
Alpa Buddhabhatti, Freelancer
Learn how to design and implement a modern analytics platform using Microsoft Fabric that supports trusted reporting, automation, and AI-driven insights. Explore data engineering patterns, Lakehouse architecture, CI/CD practices, and how Copilot, Data Agents, and Microsoft Foundry can help unlock greater value from enterprise data.
Tutorial K
Understanding Microsoft 365 Copilot Extensibility: When to Use What
Vesa Juvonen, Microsoft / Paolo Pialorsi, Microsoft
Navigate Microsoft’s expanding Copilot ecosystem with confidence. This tutorial provides an architectural overview of the available extensibility options, helping makers, architects, and developers understand when to use agents, Copilot Studio, custom solutions, and other Microsoft AI technologies to meet specific business requirements.
