Microsoft Reactor Bengaluru

Microsoft Build 2025 in 60minutes. Join a team of Microsoft Partner Team folks for a speed run of the top bits from Microsoft Build 2025. If you didn't have time to attend Microsoft Build or you just want to get the vibe of things. This is the session for you. We will cover the top items of importance so you can then prioritize anything to go deeper on. Expect a lot to do with AI what it means to tech and the changes coming to organizations everywhere.

RSVP: https://aka.ms/MSBuildSpeedRun

This session will demonstrate how GitHub Spark empowers developers to build entire applications using natural language, integrating AI functionalities seamlessly. Attendees will learn to prototype applications effortlessly and refine them further in VS Code. The session will also explore best practices to maximize efficiency and creativity with GitHub Spark. Join us to unlock the full potential of coding with natural language and AI.

Session will focus on:
How to build apps in natural language and use AI capabilities using GitHub Spark

What will you learn from this session?
• What is GitHub Spark and how is it different from GitHub Copilot
• How to use GitHub Spark for building apps end-to-end and prototyping apps
• Tips to make the best use of GitHub Spark

Learn more: https://aka.ms/GitHub-Spark

This session will walk you through how to build a Promptbook: a practical, easy-to-use collection of prompts designed specifically for common SOC tasks like investigating alerts, triaging incidents, and hunting threats.
Whether you're a security analyst, team lead, or architect, you’ll learn how to create, organize, and use prompts that make Copilot a reliable and consistent part of your daily workflow.

The session will focus on- helping SOC teams operationalize Microsoft Security Copilot by building a structured Promptbook—a curated set of natural language prompts tailored to streamline alert investigation, threat hunting, and incident triage. The goal is to bridge the gap between AI capabilities and real-world analyst workflows, enabling faster response times, better consistency, and smarter use of Copilot across all SOC tiers.

What will the attendees learn from this session?
The anatomy of an effective Security Copilot prompt
Categories of prompts (incident investigation, threat hunting, script generation, etc.)
How to map prompts to SOC Tier 1–3 workflows
Techniques to test and validate prompt outputs.

Read More - https://aka.ms/MSSecurity-Copilot

Event Host: Kamal Shree Soundirapandian
Kamal Shree is a Developer Advocate at Microsoft. She is a Google Developer Expert, YouTuber (Whatsupcoders) with 12 years of experience in Web Technologies, Android, Flutter, and HarmonyOS. She has worked for multinational firms in India, Netherlands, and the USA. She is also a Mentor and Open-Source Community Builder.

Social Handles of the speaker:
https://twitter.com/whatsupcoders
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamalshree/

Speaker Bio - Samik Roy
Speaker Bio- 🐱‍👤 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧: Specializing in scalable implementations, primarily with Microsoft Sentinel
🛡️ 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘: Promoting Microsoft Security education and awareness.
✔️ 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡-𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗦𝗧: Passionate about building ATOM Products.

Social Handle of the speaker- https://www.linkedin.com/in/roysamik/

Pre-requisites:
https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/security-copilot/

Please note: This event is specifically tailored for developers and startup founders.

Session 1: From Prompt to Power- Powering Productivity from Low-Code to Pro-CodE

The session will focus on: Explore the latest Build announcements on M365 copilot, Copilot Studio and how AI is transforming the way we build whether you’re clicking, scripting, or prompting.

What will you learn from this session?
Discover how to harness the latest innovations from Microsoft Build including Copilot Studio and AI-powered productivity tools spanning low-code to pro-code development. Learn how to build your own copilots and accelerate real-world solutions.

Learn more: https://aka.ms/Intro-MicrosoftPowerPlatform

Speaker Bio: Pallavi Lokesh Shetty
Pallavi is a Senior Architect at Microsoft Innovation Hub, with 18 years of experience spanning esteemed IT organizations like Wipro, Microland, IBM, and Microsoft, Pallavi brings a rich blend of expertise in consultancy, cloud architecture, and innovative problem-solving. Recognized with multiple accolades, including the Gold Club Award and Technology Solutions Excellence Award, she is passionate about leveraging transformative technologies to drive impactful change and deliver customer-centric solutions in the dynamic tech landscape.

Social Handle of the speaker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pallavilokeshshetty/

Session 2: Microsoft Build 2025 Through a Startup Lens: My Notes & Reflections

In this session, Vivek Sridhar shares his personal notes and reflections from Microsoft Build 2025, viewed through the lens of startups. With a focus on the evolving Microsoft AI ecosystem, this talk highlights how emerging tools and announcements like Agentic DevOps, Copilot Tuning, and Foundry Agent Services can unlock new innovation pathways for startups.

In today’s fast-paced tech landscape, it’s easy to miss announcements that could become game-changers. This talk is designed to help developers and founders stay ahead, spot opportunities early, and understand how to leverage Microsoft’s AI advancements to build, scale, and differentiate.

Read more: https://aka.ms/MSBuild2025-BookofNews

Speaker bio: Vivek Sridhar
Vivek is a technophile and an Open-Source contributor with around 18+ years of experience in the Software Industry and works at Microsoft as CTO - Microsoft for Startups. In his previous role, he has mentored startups/developers, speaker at conferences/meetups for DigitalOcean as Senior Developer Advocate, Co-Founder / Chief-Architect of NoodleNext Technology. He was also heading DevOps at BlackBuck and was a solution architect at HCL (Australia) in client engagement. Vivek started his career with IBM Rational (India Software Labs) as a Software Developer.

Social Handle of the speaker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivsridh/