Keynote: A New Frontier | Building the Future Firm – Jared Spataro | M365 Community Conference

In this leadership keynote, Jared Spataro, Microsoft’s CMO of AI at Work, explores how AI is reshaping the very fabric of modern organizations. Anchored by the latest insights from the 2025 Work Trend Index (WTI), the session introduces the concept of the “Frontier Firm”—a new kind of organization powered by human–agent collaboration, intelligent automation, and on-demand decision-making. With compelling stories from Brendan Foody of Mercor and Scot Pettit of Holland America Line, the keynote brings to life how both AI-native startups and legacy enterprises are using Microsoft Copilot to unlock agility, reimagine workflows, and scale innovation. A fireside chat with Harvard’s Karim Lakhani rounds out the keynote, offering a provocative look at the rise of “agent bosses” and the future of leadership in an AI-first world. Speakers: • Jared Spataro (Chief Marketing Officer, AI at Work, Microsoft) • Brendan Foody (CEO, Mercor)   / brendan-foody-2995ab10b   • Scot Pettit (Senior Director, E-commerce, Holland America Line)   / scotpettit   • Karim Lakhani (Professor of Business Administration, Chair, Digital Data Design Institute, Founder, Laboratory for Innovation Science | Harvard Business School)   / professorkl   Save the date 📍 Join us next year in Orlando, FL, on April 21-23, 2026. https://m365conf.com/#!/ 👀 Watch the Microsoft 365 Community Conference playlist on YouTube:    • Microsoft 365 Community Conference 2025   - Related product news blogs: Worklab x Work Trend Index (WTI) site: https://www.microsoft.com/worklab/wor... “Microsoft 365 Copilot: Built for the era of human–agent collaboration” By Colette Stallbaumer (GM, Microsoft 365 Copilot and WorkLab Cofounder) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/micro... -- This keynote was originally presented in-person, in Las Vegas, at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference, Thursday, May 8th, 9:00am – 10:00am PT. #M365Conf #Microsoft365 #FutureOfWork #AI #Copilot #MicrosoftEvents