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Highlights include a <strong>Copilot demo for CPEM<\/strong> and guidance on using your <strong>Cooperative Marketing Funds (Co-op)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/msevents.microsoft.com\/event?id=3751795244\"><strong>Register here<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>The event will be held in English, with closed captions in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you missed the <strong>August 14 call on Microsoft Copilot licensing<\/strong>, this and other previous sessions are available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/es-xl\/latam-partner-one\/caribbean\/americas-partner-insider-call\">watch on demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Partner Audience:<\/em><\/strong><em> #AllPartners<br \/>\n<strong>Relevant to:<\/strong> #AllRoles #SuccessStory #LearnSolutionAreas #Azure<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><em>No Slides Attached<\/em>\u00a0podcast\u2014Episode 5 coming August 21<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noslidesattached.com\"><strong><em>No Slides Attached: AI Stories with Microsoft Partners<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is an exciting new podcast series featuring meaningful conversations that combine the expertise of Microsoft leaders and inspiring stories from our partners.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the Season 1 schedule and look for the release of\u00a0<strong>Episode 5 <\/strong>tomorrow on <strong>Fueling your data with Microsoft Fabric<\/strong>, featuring Microsoft partner <a href=\"https:\/\/lanternstudios.com\/\">Lantern<\/a> and John Turk, Senior Partner Marketing Manager for Azure. 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Listen to the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HCP-3\">latest episode<\/a> and check for more coming soon!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HCP\"><strong>Subscribe today<\/strong><\/a> to listen wherever you get your favorite podcasts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HCP-YouTube\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HCP-Spotify\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HCP-Apple\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HCP-Amazon\">Amazon Music<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HCP-RSS\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Partner Audience:<\/em><\/strong><em> #AllPartners #ISV<br \/>\n<strong>Relevant to:<\/strong> #Tech #Developer #Event #GoToMarket #GrowSkills #DoingBizwMSFT #CrossSolution<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>AI Create | Tech Track<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AICreate-TechnicalTrack\"><strong>Register today<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for this innovative\u00a0<strong>virtual event series<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>September 9\u201312<\/strong>\u00a0designed to help ISV partners navigate the paradigm shift created by AI and accelerate their AI journey with Microsoft. 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