Explore the latest advancements in Microsoft's Conversational AI Stack in this comprehensive one-hour conference talk. Dive deep into newly announced tools and services, including the new BotBuilder SDK and Cognitive Services Lab's beta projects. Learn about cutting-edge tooling designed to enhance both the bot development experience and the end-user conversational experience. Discover key topics such as bot fundamentals, planning strategies, SDK v4 demonstrations, authentication methods, middleware implementation, and the Dispatch tool. Gain insights into application lifecycle management and how to create natural, intuitive, and efficient conversational AI experiences.