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Microsoft Unveils Viva Engage Track for 2026 M365 Conference
New learning path to help communicators, HR leaders, and IT partners build connected, informed, and high-performing workplaces
Published on Feb. 10, 2026
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Microsoft is introducing the Viva Engage Track at its 2026 M365 Community Conference, a focused learning path designed to help communicators, HR leaders, IT partners, and community champions navigate the evolving role of internal communications. Across three days, the track will cover strategy, storytelling, measurement, deployment, AI readiness, and community activation, with sessions led by Microsoft's own communications experts, Viva Engage product leaders, and practitioners who run global-scale communications programs.
Why it matters
Internal communications has become increasingly complex, with communicators expected to navigate more channels, reduce noise while increasing clarity, build trust in the age of AI, move leaders closer to employees, create belonging in hybrid workplaces, and support rapid change and transformation. The Viva Engage Track aims to equip attendees with the patterns, storylines, frameworks, and real-world playbooks to drive impact at scale.
The details
The Viva Engage Track will cover the full modern communications lifecycle, with sessions on topics like how Microsoft manages global employee and executive communications, strategies for breaking through information overload, scaling innovation with Engage for company-wide events, unlocking employee knowledge bases with AI, practical deployment playbooks, and leading the AI transformation through community. One of the most anticipated sessions will offer a first look at the Viva Engage roadmap, exploring deeper native integration in Microsoft Teams, AI-enhanced capabilities, unified communications across platforms, and the future of events, storylines, and communities.
- The 2026 Microsoft 365 Conference will take place in February 2026.
The players
John Cirone
Sr. Director of Communications at Microsoft, responsible for orchestrating communications for 200,000+ employees and driving leadership connection.
Amy Morris
Director of Communications at Microsoft, focused on reimagining channels and delivery across Engage and SharePoint to reach the right people at the right time.
Dan Holme
Product Group expert at Microsoft, leading sessions on scaling innovation with Engage for company-wide events.
Tricia Lybrook
Product Group expert at Microsoft, leading sessions on scaling innovation with Engage for company-wide events.
Allison Michels
Product Group leader at Microsoft, showcasing how Engage, Copilot, and intelligent agents can help surface expertise and solve problems faster.
What they’re saying
“Communicators can lead the AI transformation at your company. Learn how AI-powered agents support community managers, but humans drive rituals, events, and engagement.”
— Allison Michels, Product Group leader (microsoft.com)
What’s next
The 2026 Microsoft 365 Conference, including the Viva Engage Track, will take place in February 2026.
The takeaway
The Viva Engage Track at the 2026 Microsoft 365 Conference aims to equip communicators, HR leaders, and IT partners with the strategies, tools, and real-world playbooks needed to build connected, informed, and high-performing workplaces in the age of AI and hybrid work.
