We are inviting members to discover how AI integration and agent-building can transform your organisation. This exclusive event brings together, Microsoft experts, leaders and technical specialists for a full day of learning, collaboration, and innovation.

The day is hosted by ANS, who are experts in the cyber and AI space and recently won the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year.

Vicki Holman, Ecosystem Architect from ANS will lead this exciting event. Vicki brings a wealth of technical expertise in Microsoft 365 technologies, including Purview. With hands-on experience in rolling out Copilot for M365.

Join our experts, Public Sector leaders, and technical specialists for a full day of hands-on learning and collaboration. Discover how AI and Copilot can transform your organisation!

Across the day you’ll take part in a mix of interactive sessions, practical labs, and a Promptathon designed to help you move from AI curiosity to real-world impact. You’ll see how Copilot and the wider Microsoft AI stack can improve productivity, enhance decision-making, and unlock new ways of working across your teams and services.

No prior AI development experience is needed for our entry-level labs – just curiosity and a willingness to get involved.

What you’ll do

During the day you will:

• Explore how Copilot and AI can support real public sector scenarios

• Take part in a Promptathon, working in teams to solve live challenges using Copilot

• Get hands-on in a series of labs, including:

• Embedded AI Lab – using Copilot in your everyday tools and workflows

• Extensible AI Lab – extending Copilot with Power BI, Power Platform, and Microsoft Fabric

• Differential AI Lab – combining Copilot, Power BI and Azure to unlock deeper insights

Agenda Key Highlights

• Keynote: Becoming a Frontier Firm & where to start with AI adoption
• Embedded AI Lab: Creating valuable prompts and getting hands-on with Copilot in M365
• Learn how to interact with Copilot in Microsoft 365.
• Practice crafting effective prompts to boost productivity and unlock new ways of working.
• Ideal for those new to AI or looking to maximise their Copilot investment.
• AI Extensibility Lab: Build custom agents with Copilot Studio

• Build your own custom AI agent using Copilot Studio and the Power Platform.
• Step-by-step guidance to create solutions tailored to your organisation’s needs.
• Explore use cases such as workflow automation, data integration, and business process transformation.

• Differential AI Lab: Explore Power BI, Azure AI Foundry, and more
• Explore advanced analytics and AI capabilities with Power BI and Azure AI Foundry.
• Experiment with data-driven insights, visualisation, and integrating AI into your existing systems.
• Suitable for both technical and business-focused attendees.

• Networking with Microsoft and industry peers

All labs are designed for real-world application-walk away with actionable skills.

Who should attend?

This event is designed for Housing and Public Sector organisations and is ideal for:

• Anyone responsible for exploring or implementing AI and Copilot in their organisation

• Technical specialists, architects, and developers
• Get practical experience with the latest Microsoft AI tools
• Learn from experts and peers
• Shape your organisation’s AI strategy
• Exclusive access to future AI opportunities and trials
• All labs designed for real-world application-walk away with actionable skills
• Digital, Data & Technology leaders
• Business change and innovation leads

We encourage teams of both strategic and technical staff to attend together so that you can translate ideas into action more effectively.

Prerequisites

To take part in the day, at least one persons from your organisation attending will need access to the below:

• Ideally teams of 2 – 4. However, if it is just yourself that ok
• Copilot licenses required for participation in the Embedded AI Lab
  If you do not have a Copilot licence, but do have access to M365 Copilot chat please still come along you will still benefit from the day

In addition, anyone attending will require the following:

Licensing requirements

• Copilot licences are required for full participation in the Promptathon

Lab-specific requirements. (The following are embedded within copilot however please check with your IT team ahead of the session)

• Embedded AI Lab:

• Copilot licence

• Extensible AI Lab:

• Copilot licence

• Power BI licence

• Power Platform licence

• Microsoft Fabric

• Differential AI Lab:

• Copilot licence

• Power BI licence

• Active Azure account

Please ensure these prerequisites are in place ahead of the event so your whole team can participate fully in all activities.

What to bring

• Your own device (laptop recommended for all participants)

• Please also check in advance that you are able to access guest WiFi on your work laptop*

*Some organisations restrict external WiFi access on corporate devices. Please work with your IT team ahead of time so that this doesn’t prevent you from taking part in the labs.

Please note: While their is no attandance fee for DIN members, we’re introducing a £199+VAT charge for no-shows without prior notice, to ensure places are used meaningfully.