GitHub Copilot Workshop Day

Copilot login link: https://github.com/enterprises/kpn/sso

Room full?

It might happen that for a session you want to attend that you find a full room. Here is what you can do:

Duinserre: Go to the Museumplein/Leidseplein overflow room
Soccerfield: Attend the session at the Vide instead
Vide: Go to the Museumplein/Leidseplein overflow room or attend the session at the Soccerfield

Schedule

Time Duinserre Soccerfield Vide
10:00 Welcome & Opening
10:10 Keynote
11:00 Breakout 1 Breakout 2
12:30 Lunch break
13:30 Breakout 2 Breakout 3
15:15 Closing
16:00 Drinks & Snacks

Venue / Rooms

Duinserre (Restaurant)

The Duinserre is located on the ground floor, and part of the restaurant.

Soccerfield (Agile Playground)

The Soccerfield is located on the 3rd floor between Quadrant A & B.

Vide

The Vide is the large meeting space on the 4th floor in Quadrant B across from the game room / bar.

Museumplein (Overflow)

The Leidseplein / Museumplein meeting rooms are located between the Duinserre and the main entrance on the ground floor. This is an overflow location in case the Vide is full. This room will have a video connection and dedicated facilitator(s) from Microsoft.

Schedule details

10:00: Welcome and opening

Location: Duinserre (Restaurant)

10:10: GitHub Copilot Latest & Greatest newest features

Plenary Session

Location: Duinserre (Restaurant)

Kick off the day with the latest updates from GitHub Copilot. From new features and integrations to upcoming capabilities, you'll get a fast-paced look at how Copilot is evolving - and what it means for your developer workflow.

Breakout Round 1

11:00: Hands-On: GitHub Copilot for Application Modernization

Breakout Session 1

Location: Soccerfield (3rd floor, Quadrant B)

See how GitHub Copilot can accelerate your journey from legacy to modern. In this hands-on lab, you'll learn how to analyze existing code, refactor it with Copilot, and move applications toward cloud-ready architectures with less toil and more speed.

11:00: Hands-On: Advanced Prompting in GitHub Copilot

Breakout Session 2

Location: Vide (4th floor, Quadrant B)

Overflow: Museumplein (Ground floor)

Level up your Copilot skills by going beyond basic completions. This interactive breakout will teach you advanced prompting techniques, patterns, and strategies to steer Copilot effectively - turning it into a powerful partner for solving complex coding challenges.

12:30 - 13:30: Lunch break

Breakout Round 2

13:30: Hands-On: Advanced Prompting in GitHub Copilot

Breakout Session 2

Location: Soccerfield (3rd floor, Quadrant B)

Level up your Copilot skills by going beyond basic completions. This interactive breakout will teach you advanced prompting techniques, patterns, and strategies to steer Copilot effectively - turning it into a powerful partner for solving complex coding challenges.

13:30: Hands-On: Context Engineering with GitHub Copilot & MCP

Breakout Session 3

Location: Vide (4th floor, Quadrant B)

Overflow: Museumplein (Ground floor)

Explore the power of context in Copilot. In this hands-on session, we'll dive into context engineering - from shaping prompts with relevant data to integrating the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Learn how to supercharge Copilot by giving it the right knowledge at the right time.

15:15: Closing Session

Location: Vide (4th floor, Quadrant B)

GitHub Copilot at KPN: Do's, don'ts and more.

16:00: Drinks & Snacks

Location: Vide (4th floor, Quadrant B)

Connect with others while enjoying some drinks and snacks.