About this tag
The external presenters archive follows Microsoft Teams Events changes that could allow trusted people outside an organization to help run event production. The featured roadmap item describes giving federated B2B users and guest accounts access to production controls, including the ability to start and end an event and decide what attendees see. Microsoft lists the capability as in development, with general availability targeted for August 2026 in worldwide multi-tenant tenants. This tag is useful for tracking how Teams events may support external presenters and other invited participants while organizers retain control over the live experience and access permissions.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Teams Event Group Chat Will Add External Presenters in November 2026

    Microsoft plans to let external presenters into the private backstage chat used during Teams events. Roadmap entry 573706 says that event group chat, the private chat for organizers, co-organizers and presenters in an event or structured meeting, "will support external presenters." The item is...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Teams Events Let External Presenters Run Production in August 2026

    Microsoft plans to let organizations give trusted external presenters access to production controls in Teams events, extending a role that can start and end an event and decide what attendees see. The feature is listed as in development on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, with general availability...