I’m excited to finally join M365 Twin Cities, September 19, 2025! After many attempts, schedules line up and I can finally make it!

M365 Twin Cities in Minneapolis, MN September 19, 2025
Extend M365 Copilot with Agents: Evaluating Copilot Studio or Declarative Agents with the ATK
You’ve rolled out Microsoft 365 Copilot, and now your organization has entered the AI revolution.
Mission accomplished! … or is it?
Out of the box, Microsoft 365 Copilot only has access to the underlying LLM’s baseline knowledge and some content in your Microsoft 365 tenant.
But most companies have valuable data outside Microsoft 365—manuals, standard operating procedures, policies, inventory systems, ERPs, CRMs, sales data, and more! How can you connect Copilot to these resources? Custom agents are the answer.
But, how do you choose between your two agent creation options: Copilot Studio or Declarative Agents with the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (ATK)?
You know how!
You’ll attend this session and leave armed knowing the differences between these two options and which one makes the most sense for your organization!

Microsoft MVP, Full-Stack Developer & Chief Course Artisan - Voitanos LLC.
Andrew Connell is a full stack developer who focuses on Microsoft Azure & Microsoft 365. He’s a 21-year recipient of Microsoft’s MVP award and has helped thousands of developers through the various courses he’s authored & taught. Whether it’s an introduction to the entire ecosystem, or a deep dive into a specific software, his resources, tools, and support help web developers become experts in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, so they can become irreplaceable in their organization.