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SUMMARY:North East In Person Meeting – 26th November 2026 (Evening)
DESCRIPTION:Details\n\nPlease sign up to the event over at Meetup by follow
 ing this link here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18:15pm- Welcome\, networking\, and introdu
 ctions\n18:30pm-From Chatbots to Agents: The Modern Copilot StudioSpeaker: 
 Dylan HayesCopilot Studio has changed significantly over the last few years
 . What started as a way to build conversational bots has evolved into a bro
 ader platform for creating agents that can use enterprise knowledge\, struc
 tured data\, tools\, workflows\, reusable skills\, MCP servers and even com
 puter use.In this session\, we’ll look at what modern Copilot Studio can 
 do\, where it fits into the wider Microsoft AI ecosystem\, and how to decid
 e which capabilities make sense for a given problem.We'll have fun practica
 l demonstrations of using knowledge and structured data through different i
 ntegration points including tools\, skills\, MCP and computer use.We'll loo
 k at the cost implications of Copilot Studio\, and consider how it compares
  to other AI tools and deterministic methods in terms of cost\, capabilitie
 s and governance.\n19:15pm- Break\, food and networking\n19:30pm- Beyond Co
 de Generation: Building Systems That Can EvolveSpeaker: Dan ByrneAI can acc
 elerate writing software\, but how do we keep the resulting systems underst
 andable\, interoperable and safe to change?I’ll explore the architectural
  foundations that support AI-assisted development and operation\, covering 
 three broad themes:Metadata as a shared understanding of the system: how ex
 plicit models of data\, actions and interfaces help both developers and AI 
 discover capabilities\, understand behaviour and make changes.Connecting AI
  to existing software and human workflows: integrating with established sys
 tems and enabling people and agents to work through shared capabilities\, b
 usiness rules and permissions.Keeping change understandable and controlled:
  the role of authorisation\, human oversight\, observability and traceabili
 ty in understanding what happened\, who initiated it and why.The emphasis w
 ill be on practical architectural ideas and lessons from building NXTStack\
 , with examples relevant to business applications and the D365/Power Platfo
 rm community.\n20:00+ : Close and Drinks Social
LOCATION:Newcastle Bank House (Cubo) Bank House\, Pilgrim street. NE1 6SQ 
 · Newcastle upon Tyne
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