World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 9, 2026 • Session details

Ship Smarter Agents, Not Bigger Prompts

Bigger prompts don't mean better agents. Stop wasting tokens on overloaded context windows. Discover a structured framework to build smarter, cost-effective AI workflows with GitHub Copilot.

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