In this session, you will learn how to build bots using the Microsoft Teams Toolkit. You will discover the key features of the toolkit and how it can simplify bot development for Microsoft Teams. Through hands-on demonstrations, you will learn how to set up the development environment, create a bot project, and add functionality using the toolkit's built-in templates.

Links for reference or self study: https://aka.ms/TeamsToolkit-VSC

Event host: Kamal Shree Soundirapandian

Kamal Shree is a Developer Advocate at Microsoft.
She is a Google Developer Expert, YouTuber (Whatsupcoders) with 12 years of experience in Web Technologies, Android, Flutter, and HarmonyOS. She has worked for multinational firms in India, Netherlands, and the USA. She is also a Mentor and Open-Source Community Builder.

Social Handle:
https://twitter.com/whatsupcoders
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamalshree/
https://sessionize.com/kamal-shree/

Speaker Bio: Nanddeep Nachan
Nanddeep Nachan is 3 times Microsoft MVP (M365 Apps and Services) and MCT. A results oriented consultant with experience in Microsoft Technologies especially with SharePoint, MS Azure and .NET. Experienced in design, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of several large-scale projects.

Social Handle - https://nanddeepnachanblogs.com/

Speaker Bio: Smita Nachan
Smita Nachan is a two-times Microsoft MVP in the M365 development category, a Microsoft certified trainer and author. She has 14+ years’ experience in Microsoft technologies, especially with Microsoft 365 including SharePoint, MS Teams, Power Platform, Groups, Yammer and Forms. She like to interact with the people. She believes in sharing is caring and to live that she organizes as well as speak at various community events including SPS, Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp, and Global Power Platform Bootcamp. She is an active contributor to the Microsoft 365 community (http://aka.ms/m365pnp). In her personal life, Smita is a keen Instagram blogger with more than 12,000 followers. Her passions include photography, travel, fashion and being a mehndi artist.

Author of books:
➟ Understanding Hybrid Environments in SharePoint 2019 (Apress)
➟ Up and Running on Microsoft Viva Connections (Apress)

Social Handle:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smitanachan/
Twitter: @smitanachan

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