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MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for February 2026. Many thanks to Neat for their continued support. PowerPoint Deck Enhanced M365 Copilot Memory​ Copilot Chat (free) in Outlook with all emails and Calendar​ Ilya Bukshteyn's ISE keynote​ Microsoft Teams Licensing Changes April 2026​ Places Roadmap Updates​ Expre...

Mahendra Sekaran , Corporate Vice President at Microsoft , leads product management and data science for IC3 (Intelligent Conversations and Communication Cloud)—the core communications platform powering Microsoft Teams. • IC3's role as the backbone for Microsoft Teams, supporting 320 million monthly active users and 26 million PSTN users • How AI is transforming internal productivity at Micro...

Jenny Hicks , Technical Director at Midwich UK, joins the podcast to share insights on AV distribution and the evolving Microsoft Teams Rooms landscape. • What distribution is and the value it brings to the Microsoft Teams Rooms ecosystem • How the pandemic accelerated UC adoption and shaped hardware preferences • The rise of all-in-one devices and why refresh cycles have slowed • Sustainability,...

Henry Levak , VP of Product for Logitech for Business, shares exciting new product announcements ahead of ISE 2026. • Rally AI Camera Pro: a dual-camera PTZ solution combining optical zoom with a wide-angle digital camera, designed with a shallow profile • Rally AI Camera: a compact digital-only variant with in-wall mounting options and fabric covers for discrete, design-friendly installations • M...

Brennan McReynolds , Product Strategy Lead for Microsoft Places, at Microsoft, shares what changed during Places’ first full year in general availability and what is coming next as hybrid work patterns continue to shift. • How Places supports flexible work planning in Microsoft Calendar and Microsoft Teams, including building and room context • The evolution of desk booking on maps, location check...

JT Elliott , Unified Communications and Collaboration Manager, at Toyota Financial Services, shares his journey from traditional AV to deploying over 300 Microsoft Teams Rooms with Logitech. JT's career path from courtroom AV systems through 7-Eleven to Toyota Financial Services The decision to standardise on Logitech Rally Bars and Rally Board 65 for 300+ rooms and plans to deploy 150 more....

MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for the first update of 2026. Many thanks to Landis for their continued support. Deck Microsoft 365 AI Workplace - 2026 Focus Areas​ Microsoft’s continued AI Focus in 2026​ 7 New Microsoft Copilot Roadmap Features​ 26M Teams Phone Users​ 8 Microsoft Teams New Features and Updates​ 7 N...

Bill Compton , Head of Digital Adoption at Centrica , shares how he's driven Microsoft Copilot adoption across a diverse 22,000-person organisation—from field engineers to call centre agents to knowledge workers. Building a strong digital champions network through gamification and peer-led change Leveraging the included Copilot Chat to build AI literacy across the entire organisation before s...

MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for December 2025. Many thanks to AudioCodes for their continued support. PowerPoint Deck Anthropic models on by default in Microsoft 365 Copilot GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft Copilot Roadmap Agentic AI Foundation Microsoft Planner Major Update in 2026 Express Voice Enrol...

Mo Khalifa , AI Workforce Specialist at Microsoft, discusses enterprise AI adoption, agent workflows, and Microsoft Copilot strategies with the Big Four professional services firms. • Personal productivity with Copilot: morning briefings, email summaries, and building the habit of AI-first workflows • Creating custom agents with Copilot Studio to manage customer information and support team produc...

Richard Sewell , IT Manager, at the Chartered Institute of Housing discusses the organisation's decade-long telephony transformation, from traditional PBX through hosted VoIP to Microsoft Teams with Voca contact centre. • The journey from restrictive on-premises PBX systems to flexible cloud-based solutions • Challenges of hot-desking with legacy systems and how Microsoft Teams solved them •...

Nirmal Saverimuttu , CEO, at Virgin Voyages, and Michael Levy , CEO, at Numonix, discuss how Virgin Voyages is pioneering the work from sea movement with unlimited Wi-Fi and innovative remote work packages. Virgin Voyages' unique approach to crises —boutique hotel experience, no kids, free Wi-Fi, and no nickel-and-diming How Richard Branson's vision for free Wi-Fi for crew and passengers...

Tom Richards , Senior Director, Strategy and Planning at Cisco, discusses the evolution of the Cisco and Microsoft partnership and how Cisco Microsoft Teams Rooms brings enterprise-grade management, AI capabilities, and multi-platform flexibility to Microsoft Teams Rooms. • How Cisco and Microsoft moved from competition to collaboration, delivering full MTR experiences without compromising RoomOS...

Rick Garcia , EVP Product & Marketing at Momentum, discusses moving from simple workflows to AI‑assisted experiences in the Microsoft stack, from SMS agents to contextual insights across Teams data.  Find out how ideas proven in tools can translate into Outlook, Power Automate and Copilot, and what's next as Microsoft brings advanced AI capabilities into the platform more quickly. Packagi...

Ilya Bukshteyn , Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Teams Calling Devices and Premium experiences, and Irena Andonova , who leads the Teams devices product team, discuss the latest in Microsoft Teams and AI Powered Workplace from Microsoft Ignite 2025. “Secure, Simple, Smart” -  URL protection, domain impersonation detection, and simplified threading and multi-tenant activity feed The power of...

Listen to Sean Gilmour , Principal Product Manager Lead for Advance Calling - Microsoft Teams, and Pratichi Dash , Product Manager - Dynamics 365 Contact Center Voice and Conversational AI , explain Teams Phone Extensibility (TPE), Unify and how they enable a single, unified phone system across UCaaS and CCaaS. • What TPE is, how it works with Azure Communication Services, and why the Unify certif...

Gareth Bleasdale , Senior GTM Manager: Modern Work and AI at Microsoft, explains what Copilot Chat is, how it differs from consumer AI, and practical steps to adopt it safely across your organisation. What’s included in the free Copilot Chat with Entra accounts Security and governance: enterprise protections, encrypted web queries, audit and e‑discovery New capabilities: unified history, memory an...

MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for November 2025. Many thanks to Landis for their continued support. PowerPoint Deck Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Changes Microsoft Earnings Numbers (FY26 Q1) Teams Mode for Microsoft 365 Copilot Teams Channel Agents Teams Chat with Anyone 1080p 4Mbps Town Halls Copilot Researcher wi...

Hari Krishna Reddy Juturu , Partner Group Engineering Manager, and Avinash Prasad , Partner Director of Engineering, both at Microsoft, talk through the importance of the Apple Platforms, user experience and new features. How the team “sim‑ships” features across platforms while embracing earned, Mac‑native integrations like Menu Bar Extras, AirPods support, and native screen sharing. Why day‑zero...

Andrew Liptrot , Service Owner for AV and Workplace Technology at Haleon, shares how a global estate is moving from traditional video rooms to Microsoft Teams Rooms with clear standards, fewer components, and stronger operations. Four room archetypes to match business outcomes: Meet, Create, Engage, and Influence Consolidation on a lean set of components, with emphasis on reliability, supportabili...

In this episode, Tormod Ree , Chief Product and Engineering Officer at Neat, shares his view on where meeting room technology is heading and how Neat plans to differentiate while staying simple and reliable for customers. AI across the experience: device-side media understanding, and platform features will move meetings from basic framing to experiences that adapt to the interaction in the room. H...

Wesley Budd , Partner Solutions Architect at Microsoft, explains how partners are driving real-world impact with Microsoft 365 Copilot. The role of partners in readiness, security, adoption and change Why agentathons are gaining traction and what they mean for Copilot Studio How partners are using AI Builder and Copilot Studio to build tailored solutions How the Copilot Jumpstart programme is help...

Microsoft Teams Monthly Update - October 2025 Copilot Chat (free) in Office Apps Unified Copilot Chat in Teams Agent Mode in Excel and Word Teams Channel Agents Anthropic Claude Models Come to Copilot Office Agent (Anthropic) Bring Consumer Copilot to Work? New Teams Features Teams Devices News Events Thanks to Neat , this month's benefactor, for your support of Empowering. Cloud and the comm...

Andre Razzuri , Associate Director at IQVIA , explains how IQVIA rolled out Microsoft Teams Rooms to 650 rooms globally, creating standards and managing a global environment. Why IQVIA standardised on Lenovo Windows 11 MTRs for cost, supportability, remote management and user experience Deploying 200 rooms per year with a small core team through strict global standards and robust remote tooling Wh...

Simon Dudley , independent consultant and with extensive former experience at Polycom, Lifesize, and Logitech, examines how customers, OEMs and resellers can navigate the increasingly commoditised video conferencing market. Simon and Tom discuss: • Why most video bars are “good enough” and what that means for differentiation • How ESG, financial transparency, and global distribution are becoming k...