Bring one production scenario
- Who acts, on what data, and with which identity?
- What must remain private, isolated, or auditable?
- What outcome would prove mission value?
Unofficial customer companion · October 27-29, 2026
Build for the mission. Govern for the enterprise.
A DIB-focused guide to PPCC 2026 for defense contractors, federal delivery teams, security leaders, architects, and makers moving Power Platform and agents from prototype to trusted production.
224published sessions reviewed
26DIB-relevant picks curated
5mission lenses
Publicno customer sign-in required
Before you go
Arrive with a mission question
The strongest conversations start with a deployment boundary, a control requirement, or an operational outcome—not a generic product tour.
Know your boundaries
- Tenant and environment strategy
- DLP, connectors, endpoints, and network paths
- ALM, source control, monitoring, and support ownership
Pack for a working conference
- Comfortable shoes and a layer for cold rooms
- Phone charger or battery pack
- Whova app, backup session choices, and meeting notes
GCCH access note: This companion is a public static page with no authentication, tracking, or embedded customer data. It is designed to open from externally connected browsers, including GCCH-managed environments. Availability of linked third-party pages still depends on each organization's network policy.
On the ground
Spend time on conversations, not navigation
The MGM Grand is large. Pick up your badge early, allow walking time between the conference center and arena, and keep a backup for popular rooms.
Check-in opens
Tuesday badge pickup begins on the first floor of the Conference Center.
Start moving
The Conference Center and Grand Garden Arena are not adjacent.
Doors open
Aim to be seated 30-45 minutes before the keynote.
Opening keynote
Charles Lamanna and Ryan Cunningham open Conference Day 1.
MGM Grand Conference Center
3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109. Harry Reid International Airport is about three miles away. The hotel does not operate an airport shuttle.
- Expect 10,000+ steps per day.
- The casino-floor escalator to the Conference Center can bottleneck.
- Upper-floor session rooms may fill quickly.
- Lunch is included Tuesday through Thursday; evenings are on your own.
DIB session radar
Prioritize the sessions that survive production
Official times and room assignments can change. Use this shortlist to build your Whova agenda, then confirm the live schedule before walking.
Operationalizing AI in Government: The Journey from Pilot to Production
Public-sector peers on secure scale, responsible AI, monitoring, support models, adoption, and measurable impact.
View official session →Government: Autonomy and Governance in the Age of AI and Vibe Coding
Directly addresses decentralized innovation, DLP, environment strategy, lifecycle management, and AI-assisted development in government.
View official session →Government: Beyond the Hype—Delivering Real Business Value
Customer-led discussion of sustainable value across case management, modernization, contact centers, automation, and AI-assisted processes.
View official session →From Power Platform Developer to Agentic Application Engineer
A federal delivery skills map spanning APIs, identity, Azure Functions, TypeScript, agents, ALM, DevSecOps, and enterprise architecture.
View official session →No Pilots. No POCs. Only Demos of GenAI Agents and Apps in Production
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00-9:00 AM · Premier 319
RSM Principal Thad Neal joins Microsoft's Satish Paul and leaders from EY, PwC, McKinsey, and others to show GenAI agents and apps already running in production.
View official session →How Production GenAI Agents Get Built, Deployed, Funded & Cost-Optimized
Wed, Oct 28 · 3:30-4:30 PM · Chairman's 368
RSM Principal Ben Tickner joins Microsoft's Satish Paul and leaders from EY, PwC, and Accenture on specification, testing, deployment, funding, and cost control—including SLMs and unmetered intelligence.
View official session →Building a Secure Power Platform Architecture with Managed Identity and VNet
High-value DIB pattern: least privilege, private endpoints, managed identity, network isolation, and secure Azure integration.
View official session →Develop More Secure Dataverse Plug-Ins with VNet Integration and Managed Identities
Practical secure-connectivity patterns for code-first Dataverse extensions that reach Azure and protected resources.
View official session →Improve Your Power Platform Security Posture with Advisor and Security Hub
Useful for turning platform security recommendations into a prioritized hardening backlog.
View official session →Managing Security in Dataverse
Core access model coverage: roles, privileges, access levels, teams, business units, and record-level controls.
View official session →Right-Size & Secure Your Data Estate
Connects storage, performance, governance, compliance, capacity management, and sustainable Dataverse operations.
View official session →Guardians of the Lake: Securing Your Data with OneLake
Relevant for protecting sensitive analytical data through role, row, and column controls across a shared data estate.
View official session →Secure by Design: Preparing Agents for Production and Scale
A security-review lens for moving agents from demo to approved production use.
View official session →AI Needs Guardrails: Could Forms Be the Missing Link?
Explores deterministic review and structured human input where generative output alone is too risky.
View official session →From Shadow IT to Secure: Implementing Data Policies That Stick
Policy patterns for reducing uncontrolled connectors and environments without stopping mission makers.
View official session →From Shadow AI to Tightly Managed Agentic Tools
Directly relevant to discovery, oversight, lifecycle controls, and risk reduction for enterprise agent tools.
View official session →Agentic Governance: Secure, Govern, and Operate Power Platform at Scale
A post-CoE Starter Kit operating model using platform APIs and automation for governance at scale.
View official session →Agent 365 Unlocked: Building a Secure and Governed Agent Ecosystem
Strategy discussion for inventory, lifecycle, oversight, and controls across a growing agent estate.
View official session →Defining Governance for Agent Tools in the Enterprise
Focuses on the tools agents invoke—an essential control surface beyond the agent definition itself.
View official session →Managed Security: Securing Apps, Automations, and Agents at Scale
A unified security-management view across low-code apps, workflows, and agentic workloads.
View official session →From Black Box to Glass Box: Observability for Your AI Assets
Production readiness through traces, evaluation, telemetry, incident investigation, and operational visibility.
View official session →Copilot Managed Runtime: AI-Powered Development with Built-In Governance
Examines managed runtime controls for code-forward development that still needs enterprise policy and operations.
View official session →DevOps in Power Platform: Build, Deploy and Operate at Enterprise Scale
ALM and operational discipline for repeatable, reviewable deployment across environments.
View official session →Production-Ready Power Pages: Top 10 Secrets for Sites That Scale
External-facing architecture patterns for performance, compliance, security, and scale.
View official session →Power Apps + Power Automate: Building Production-Ready Solutions
Practical engineering habits for maintainability, resilience, performance, error handling, and support.
View official session →Apps in Every Pocket: The Power Apps Mobile Roadmap
Relevant to frontline and disconnected scenarios where mission users need reliable access beyond the desk.
View official session →Partner events
Plan the conversations after hours
Invitations, capacity, and final logistics can change. Register with the host where a link is available and confirm invitation-only details before leaving for the venue.
Topgolf, then EY
- 5:00-8:00 PM · Slalom Topgolf. Partner networking at Topgolf Las Vegas; confirm invitation and final logistics with Slalom.
- 6:00-8:00 PM · Experience EY at PPCC. Welcome reception and dinner at Luchini's, MGM Grand, with cocktails, bites, Microsoft leaders, clients, and industry peers. Registration is required and space is limited. Register with EY.
- Heads-up: Slalom and EY overlap. Choose a primary event or plan a deliberate handoff.
RSM dinner + Pitbull
- Evening · RSM reception and dinner. Confirm time, location, and invitation details with your RSM contact.
- 8:00-10:00 PM · Pitbull live at PPCC. MGM Grand Garden Arena; full-conference badge required, no guests or plus-ones.
- Timing: Partner dinners may end as the concert begins. Expect an arena line and allow walking time.
Velrada Topgolf
- Evening · Power Swings & Power Platform. Velrada networking at Topgolf Las Vegas.
- Time and registration details are still being finalized.
- Velrada is exhibiting at Booth 115 if you need confirmation onsite.
RSM session-to-dinner path: Start Wednesday with production demos at 8:00 AM, return for the build/deploy/fund/cost session at 3:30 PM, then continue the conversation at the RSM reception and dinner before Pitbull.
Mission plan
Three days, three decisions
Use the conference to leave with a clearer operating model, a defensible architecture, and a next production move. This is a decision path—not a fabricated session timetable.
Define the control plane
- Start with a government or agent-governance roundtable.
- Compare environment, DLP, identity, and tool governance patterns.
- Capture three controls your current operating model lacks.
Trace the trusted path
- Prioritize managed identity, VNet, Dataverse security, and OneLake controls.
- Ask how telemetry and audit evidence cross service boundaries.
- Sketch a reference path from user to action to data.
Move one workload forward
- Focus on ALM, observability, production readiness, and field resilience.
- Identify the owner for operations, adoption, and measurable value.
- Leave with one 30-day experiment and a clear stop/go gate.
FAQ & links
Confirm the source of truth
This guide is a curated lens. The official conference site and Whova remain authoritative for session changes, rooms, registration, and event policies.
Is every listed session explicitly about the DIB?
No. Four sessions are directly government-focused; the rest were selected because their controls and operating patterns are highly relevant to regulated defense environments.
Does a session's inclusion imply GCC High availability?
No. Session descriptions discuss product patterns, not tenant-specific feature commitments. Validate availability, licensing, compliance scope, and roadmap claims for your exact cloud before making an architecture decision.
Why are exact session times not shown?
The public session catalog provides titles, descriptions, and speakers, while final time and room details may change. Use Whova as the live agenda.
What should I ask at the Microsoft booth?
Bring a precise scenario and ask for the supported identity flow, data boundary, network path, telemetry model, ALM pattern, and cloud-specific feature availability.