Session Abstract

SharePoint AI skills have the potential to transform how organizations interact with their content, but getting started isn't always straightforward. Discovering available skills, understanding what they do, and deploying them efficiently can become a barrier to adoption. In this session, I'll take you through the complete journey of building a community-driven solution that simplifies the SharePoint AI skills experience. Starting from a simple idea born out of a common pain point, we'll explore how the project evolved into a SharePoint extension that allows users to browse AI skills catalogs, discover new capabilities, and install them directly into their environments with just a few clicks. Beyond the technical implementation, this session focuses on the product journey: identifying the problem, validating the concept, designing the user experience, making architectural decisions, overcoming technical challenges, and engaging with the community throughout the process.

Carlos Miguel Silva

It all started in 1998 with a 56 Kbps modem and Netscape 6.0. Since then, I’ve transformed a deep curiosity about the web into a lifelong career rooted in technology, creativity, and community. I’m a Software Architect and dedicated Mentor, with a diverse skill set spanning DevOps, automation, microservices, cloud-native solutions, and modern front-end development. I lead platform strategy and architecture, driving the design and delivery of scalable, multi-tenant SaaS solutions for Microsoft 365. I’m passionate about developer experience, clean architecture, and Agile methodologies, and I constantly seek ways to eliminate repetitive work and elevate team productivity through automation and smart tooling.