Samir Makwana
Cloudtrify
Founder and Principal Architect
Canada

MCT | Founder of Cloudtrify | Cloud Solution Architect | Angel Investor

Samir Makwana empowers enterprises and government agencies to harness the full power of Microsoft Cloud—and especially its cutting-edge AI stack—to build secure, value-driven businesses. With 17 years as a software developer, pre-sales engineer, and solution architect, he’s architected end-to-end IT transformations that blend security, automation, and collaboration. A true AI evangelist, Samir designs PoCs and production systems leveraging Azure AI services (Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel), Copilot Studio, and Power Platform AI—applying deep prompt engineering, vector search/RAG patterns, and grounding techniques to deliver next-gen user experiences. He’s integrated generative AI agents into Office 365 and custom apps, automated workflows with Power Automate and Logic Apps, and secured data with Zero Trust and Microsoft Purview. As Founder & Principal Architect of Cloudtrify Inc., Samir crafts both short- and long-term cloud-native and AI solutions that drive ROI, user adoption, and maintainability—always with responsible AI and compliance top-of-mind.

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CollabDays New England 2025
17/10/2025
Enhance your user experience with Copilot Studio (Service Desk Bot in Teams)
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Join us for an insightful half-day workshop where we delve into the capabilities of Copilot Studio, your new ally in enhancing user experience within Microsoft Teams. In this session, titled "Enhance your user experience with Copilot Studio (Service Desk Bot in Teams)," we will explore how this innovative service desk bot can transform your team's efficiency and satisfaction. Discover the seamless integration of Copilot Studio with Teams, enabling real-time assistance and automated solutions to common service desk inquiries. Learn how to customize the bot to fit your organization's unique needs, ensuring a personalized and engaging user interface. Witness firsthand the power of AI-driven interactions that not only respond to user queries but anticipate needs, streamline workflows, and facilitate a more intuitive service desk environment. By the end of this session, you'll have a clear understanding of how Copilot Studio can elevate your service desk operations and provide a superior user experience.

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Fortify Before You Fly: Securing Data & Compliance with Microsoft Purview DSPM Before Your AI Launch
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A hands‑on workshop for IT and security pros looking to integrate AI and Copilot securely. Learn Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) essentials, U.S./Canadian regulations (CCPA, CPRA, PIPEDA), and global standards like GDPR. Through live demos and labs, practice scanning, classifying, and monitoring sensitive data, building a rock‑solid compliance foundation before AI rollout.

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AI-Powered Productivity for Project Managers: Exploring Copilot's Capabilities
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This one-hour session introduces project managers to the suite of AI-driven Copilot tools designed to optimize workflows, enhance collaboration, and accelerate decision-making. Participants will explore how to leverage Copilot across platforms like Teams, Planner, Whiteboard, and Power Automate to automate key project management tasks. Through live demonstrations and interactive labs, participants will gain practical knowledge of integrating Copilot with enterprise tools to improve productivity and ensure team alignment. --- Demo Structure and Tools: #Part 1: Copilot in Teams for Meeting Efficiency Objective: Showcase how Copilot in Teams streamlines collaboration and action item management during meetings. - Demo: 1. Start a meeting in Teams with Copilot. 2. Use Copilot to summarize the discussion in real time, generate action items, and automatically assign tasks to team members. 3. Share action items to Planner for tracking and execution. - Outcome: Participants learn how to save time in meetings by automating summaries and task assignments. --- #Part 2: Copilot in Planner for Task Management Objective: Demonstrate how Copilot simplifies planning and task allocation. - Demo: 1. Use Copilot to generate a project plan based on deadlines, deliverables, and team members' availability. 2. Assign tasks dynamically and set dependencies between tasks. 3. Automate progress updates and notifications for task owners. - Outcome: Participants understand how Copilot ensures projects stay organized and on track with minimal effort. --- #Part 3: Copilot in Whiteboard for Visual Planning Objective: Highlight how Copilot enhances brainstorming and visual workflows. - Demo: 1. Open Whiteboard with Copilot to facilitate a brainstorming session. 2. Turn team inputs into organized visual layouts like Kanban boards or timelines. 3. Save and share the Whiteboard session across Teams for ongoing collaboration. - Outcome: Participants see how to transform brainstorming into structured plans that drive project success. --- #Part 4: Copilot Studio Integration with Power Automate for Automation Objective: Demonstrate how Copilot Studio integrates with Power Automate to streamline project setup. - Demo: 1. Configure a workflow in Copilot Studio to automate the creation of project sites in Microsoft Teams with channels for specific tasks. 2. Automate task creation and assignment in Planner, ensuring alignment with organizational guidelines. 3. Enable notifications to stakeholders when project milestones are completed. - Outcome: Participants learn how to accelerate project initiation and ensure process standardization. --- Key Learning Objectives: 1. Understand: Gain foundational knowledge of Copilot tools and how they enhance project management. 2. Apply: Use Copilot features across multiple platforms to plan, execute, and track projects effectively. 3. Create: Build automation workflows and collaborative solutions tailored to enterprise project needs. --- Session Wrap-Up: - Review how Copilot tools enhance collaboration, task management, and workflow automation for project managers. - Share templates and guides to help participants replicate the demonstrated solutions in their own projects. - Provide resources for further learning and hands-on exploration of Copilot features. This session empowers project managers to leverage AI tools effectively, boosting their productivity and ensuring better outcomes for their teams and organizations.

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Talk to the Future: Building Voice Agents with Azure AI Foundry and the Realtime API
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Voice is the most natural interface—and now you can bring it to life with Azure AI Foundry and the Realtime API. In this session, you’ll learn what it takes to design, build, and deploy intelligent voice agents that can hold fluid, multi-turn conversations in real time. We’ll explore why real-time voice matters for customer support, virtual assistants, and interactive applications, and how Azure AI Foundry makes it possible to combine speech recognition, synthesis, and custom models into one seamless experience. Through a live demo, you’ll see how to set up a Realtime API connection, stream audio in and out, and orchestrate responses that sound natural and human-like. We’ll also share best practices for latency, accuracy, and scaling your voice agents in production. Who should attend: Developers, solution architects, and innovators who want to move beyond text-based bots and deliver next-generation AI experiences powered by voice.

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Security and Compliance in the World of AI with Microsoft Defender and Purview
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As organizations embrace AI to transform the way they work, securing sensitive data and ensuring regulatory compliance are more critical than ever. In this 60-minute, demo-driven session, we’ll explore how Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview work together to protect your AI ecosystem — from safeguarding data in prompts and responses to managing risk and maintaining compliance across your environment. Through a series of real-world demonstrations, you’ll see how to: Discover and classify sensitive data before it’s exposed to AI tools. Enforce security and compliance policies in real time during AI interactions. Detect, investigate, and respond to AI-related risks using advanced security capabilities. Build a proactive data security posture that supports innovation without compromise. Whether you’re an IT professional, security specialist, or compliance leader, this session will give you practical insights and hands-on examples you can apply immediately to secure your organization’s AI journey.

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