<p>Greetings! We’re thrilled to announce the 3rd annual&nbsp;<strong><strong>M365 Community Days DC</strong></strong>&nbsp;🎉</p>
<p>The conference brings together Microsoft MVPs, Regional Directors, Microsoft employees, and professionals from across the DMV and beyond. Whether you’re just getting started with Microsoft 365 or are an experienced practitioner, you’ll find valuable learning, connections, and inspiration.</p>
<p>Expect a packed schedule with sessions across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem—including&nbsp;<strong><strong>Power Platform, SharePoint, Teams, Azure, Security, AI, and Copilot(s)</strong></strong>. From keynotes and breakout sessions to hands-on workshops and unconference discussions, you’ll leave with practical skills and fresh ideas to take back to your organization.</p>
<p>Doors at 8:30am. Sessions 9am-5pm.</p>
<p>The full agenda and session details will be posted soon—stay tuned as we reveal our lineup of incredible speakers and community leaders.</p>
<p><strong><strong>Don’t miss your chance to learn, share, and connect with the best community in tech—right here in DC!</strong></strong></p><p>
    We are asking for $20 for tickets this year to help offset cost for breakfast and lunch.&nbsp; All proceeds after expenses will go to our charity partner <a href="https://www.computercore.org/">Computer CORE</a>.&nbsp; Computer CORE is a 501.3c non-profit whose mission is to is to prepare underserved adults in Virginia to realize career aspirations with foundational digital and professional skills.&nbsp;</p>

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Microsoft has created many AI tools across Azure and Microsoft 365. With so many choices how do you know which tool is the best choice for your needs? Cost, existing usage, approval, complexity, and security & compliance capabilities all come into play to make an informed decision. In this session we will compare custom Copilots, Agent Builder, SharePoint AI, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, and Azure AI Foundry to understand the differences of each and when you should choose which one for your project.

When to Use Which AI Tool in the Microsoft Cloud

Explore proven strategies to establish strong governance across your Microsoft Power Platform environments. This session delves into practical techniques, including Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and Environment Management, to help you maintain a secure, compliant, and well-structured platform. Gain actionable insights to streamline administration and mitigate risks while empowering innovation across your organization.

Target Audience:

IT Administrators – Managing enterprise systems and infrastructure security.

Power Platform Admins – Driving governance, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Security Professionals – Focused on protecting data and ensuring regulatory alignment.

Mastering Power Platform Governance: Strategies for Security, Compliance, and Control

The role of the Microsoft 365 Administrator is evolving rapidly as AI becomes embedded across the platform. Admins must not only understand core tools and configuration but also how governance, data security, lifecycle management, and automation all contribute to safe and effective AI adoption. 
This hands-on workshop is designed to equip Microsoft 365 admins with the modern skills and governance mindset needed to operate and protect an AI-powered tenant. Participants will gain practical experience across the breadth of administration with a strong focus on content security, lifecycle controls, automation, and monitoring aligned to Copilot readiness. Hands-on activities, demos and real-life use cases will be shared for participant engagement.
Module 1 - Microsoft 365 Admin Center & Role-Based Access: Overview of the M365 Admin Center, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) & least privilege, licensing fundamentals.
Module 2 - SharePoint Online Administration Essentials -Site types, storage & quotas, external sharing policies, versioning & content lifecycle controls
Module 3 - Teams Admin Essentials: Expiration & archival policies
Guest access governance, M365 group & team lifecycle, policies and settings.
Module 4 - Monitoring, Reporting & Automation: Usage and Adoption reports, audit logs, SharePoint Advanced Mgmt., 3rd party options. Certification paths.

What Microsoft 365 Admins Must Know in the Age of AI

This session is for both admins (Global, SharePoint, Teams, Purview) and M365 power users. When preparing to implement Copilot, we are always told we should be using sensitivity labels as a part of compliance and risk management. What are sensitivity labels? What can they do? How do you implement them? 

In this session we will:

1 - Review Microsoft 365 Groups and how they are a part of SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
2 - Learn what a sensitivity label is, what it is capable of, who can create them, and how to create them
3 - Learn what a retention label is, who can create them, and how to create them
4 - Learn what a Data Loss Protection (DLP) policy is and who manages them
5 - Discuss how sensitivity labels, retention labels, and DLP policies work together to extend security and compliance in a tenant. 
6 - Review what we know and how to define our needs and build a strategy for implementation using this knowledge
7 - Discuss options for user adoption and training


How Sensitivity Labels Protect Your Organization from Oversharing with Copilot

Launching Microsoft Copilot is more than turning on a license—it’s about winning hearts and minds. In this hands-on, interactive workshop, you’ll use Viva Amplify to plan and deliver a Copilot adoption campaign. Together, we’ll design messages, publish them across Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint, and track their impact with built-in analytics. With Copilot assisting your drafting process, you’ll leave knowing how to create a consistent, multi-channel story that drives excitement and adoption across your organization.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Build a campaign in Viva Amplify specifically focused on Copilot adoption.
 - Draft, refine, and personalize communications with Copilot in Amplify.
 - Publish consistent messages across Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint from a single draft.
 - Analyze campaign results to measure employee engagement and refine messaging.
 - Confidently guide adoption campaigns for new Microsoft 365 tools and initiatives.

Don’t let your Copilot launch get lost in the noise—make it impossible to miss. Join this hands-on session and learn how to amplify your message across Microsoft 365, engage your employees, and drive real adoption success!

Amplify Adoption: Driving Copilot Awareness with Viva Amplify

What You’ll Build
A secure IT Service Desk agent that:
Searches KB articles in SharePoint document libraries
Creates/updates/closes requests in SharePoint Lists or Dataverse
Runs privileged actions via Azure Functions + Managed Identity
Returns rich adaptive cards and handles errors gracefully

Why Attend
Turn your agent into a real Tier-1 support channel
Automate repetitive tasks 24/7 with full security & governance
Keep secrets and complex logic outside Copilot Studio
Deliver solutions IT trusts and users love

How
100% hands-on labs with ready templates:
Power Automate instant flows ↔ Copilot Studio
Azure Functions (Managed Identity) ↔ Microsoft Graph
Complex outputs + adaptive cards + error handling

Who It’s For
IT service desk teams, Power Platform makers, M365/Azure admins, citizen developers building internal copilots.

Key Takeaways
Fully working service desk agent in your tenant
Reusable Azure Function & Power Automate templates
Complete GitHub repo + security checklist
Patterns you can reuse for any future IT process

Bring Copilot Studio Agents to Life with Power Automate & Azure Functions

The assertion "AI agents are the new interns" reflects a growing reality where AI agents are taking on entry-level, repetitive, and administrative tasks typically handled by human interns. This trend is reshaping the nature of entry-level work, with AI serving as a complementary workforce that handles mundane duties, freeing up human workers to focus on more complex, creative, and strategic tasks. 
This session explains how it is done on the Microsoft platform and how to think beyond cost-cutting.
If you are an “AI-curious” individual who wants to become “AI-capable”, this session should be mandatory. 


How to Make AI Agents Your New Intern

Do you rely on SharePoint data for building your Power BI reports?  Do you find dataset refreshes with SharePoint are exceedingly slow? If so, in this session I offer a review of the ways to connect to SharePoint within Power BI and techniques to improve refresh times.

Querying SharePoint Data in Power BI - Options & Performance

This session will introduce GitHub Copilot and demonstrate how to set it up and use it effectively within Visual Studio Code. Attendees will explore how Copilot can boost productivity by assisting with code generation, refactoring, documentation, and command execution, all through natural language prompts. The session will be hands-on and practical, focused on showcasing real-world use cases.

Getting Started with GitHub Copilot in VS Code

We all know the Government Community Cloud (GCC) lags behind commercial for features, but that doesn't mean you can't leverage to meet business needs. This session will walk-through real-world use cases where Power Apps and Power Automate have been employed to get things done for government. While we won't deep dive into the code, some examples will be shared and, most importantly, we will talk about normal everyday challenges that can be solved with these tools.

Power Apps and Power Automate - Government Success Stories

Are you tired of your intranet being a mess of unorganized, outdated, and non-compliant content? Do you have a governance plan that no one reads, follows, or cares about? Do you want to learn an approach to make your digital workplace more efficient, engaging, and secure?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this session is for you! Learn how to plan and implement governance for your intranet, Microsoft Viva, and Microsoft 365 in a way that actually works – and provides a framework to help you prepare and deploy Copilot. Whether you are new to governance or a seasoned pro, this session will give you the tips, tricks, and templates you need to succeed! 

Ensure Your Intranet is Ready for Copilot: How to Plan an Effective Governance Strategy

Unlock the full potential of your data with Microsoft Purview! In this session, we'll dive into the essentials of data governance, showing you how Purview can transform the way you manage, classify, and protect your organization's data. From understanding the key principles of data governance to mastering the powerful Data Map and Unified Catalog, this session will equip you with the tools and best practices to take control of your data governance strategy. Whether you're just getting started or looking to refine your approach, this hands-on session will give you the confidence to implement data governance like a pro. Get ready to empower your organization with smarter, more secure data management!

Getting Started with Data Governance in Microsoft Purview

Given how quickly companies and government agencies are willing to RIF people on a moment's notice, maybe it's time you learn how to open your own small business so you can have a financial vehicle to architect or implement M365 solutions for any type of customer. I'll cover how to start your own business (from a financial, technical, and administrative perspective), as well as "gotchas" and lessons learned in starting up your business. 

How to Create Your Own Business to Deliver M365 Engagements

Are you building solutions for the enterprise, but still storing your data in SQL Server, SharePoint Online, Excel and/ or Access? If so, then you may need to reevaluate and consider Microsoft Dataverse, the centralized, native data solution of the Power Platform. 

For many of your internal low-code and pro-code initiatives, Dataverse is likely the better data storage offering. Designed to be a secure, low-code solution, Microsoft built Dataverse to help organizations increase their return on investment (ROI), better scale their in-house applications, standardize their data sources, and promote rapid innovation, supported by AI agents. 

Let’s dive into Microsoft Dataverse, explore jumpstarting your flex team's productivity, and tackling your project backlog.

Dataverse: Everything, Everywhere, Here and There

In this session we look at Fabric and what it is and what it isn't.  Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end analytics and data platform designed for enterprises that require a unified solution. It encompasses data movement, processing, ingestion, transformation, real-time event routing, and report building. It offers a comprehensive suite of services including Data Engineering, Data Factory, Data Science, Real-Time Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Databases. We dive into all this and see what makes Fabric tick!

What is Microsoft Fabric?

An orchestra succeeds when musicians listen, adapt, and communicate. A development team is no different.

As a professional violinist turned software developer, I have spent years working in two high-stakes, deeply collaborative environments. In fact, for a full year, I held two full-time jobs: one as a section violinist in the Kansas City Symphony, the other as a software developer building applications for a Top3 Consulting Firm. Now, as a full-time developer at Georgetown University, I still find time to play as a substitute with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. While they might sound like wildly different careers (and in some ways, they are!), the skills from one world to the other are transferable. In both the music and tech worlds, success isn’t just about individual skill, it’s about how people work together. Whether playing in an orchestra or working on a new feature development with a development team, I have learned that great teams share these common traits: trust, communication, adaptability, and a shared vision. 

In this talk, we’ll explore:

Listening as Leadership: How the best musicians and developers actively listen and respond, whether in a live performance or a sprint planning meeting.
High-Trust Teams: Why an orchestra can perform concerts without a single word and what tech teams can learn from that level of trust.
Rehearsal vs. Iteration: The role of preparation, structured feedback, and the importance of stepping away when stuck.
Adapting Under Pressure: How performing in a live concert teaches the same resilience needed when shipping high-stakes software.
The beauty of interpretation: Just as no two performances of the same piece are identical, no two developers solve a problem in the exact same way.

Whether you're an engineer, designer, or team lead, you’ll walk away with a fresh perspective on teamwork, leadership, and collaboration from the lessons I have learned from the concert hall that are deeply relevant to software development.

From Concert Hall to Code Review, Symphony to Software

Building intelligent agents is just the start—managing them across environments requires solid ALM practices. In this session, you’ll build Power Platform pipelines to support Copilot Studio agent solutions, enabling automated deployment, versioning, and governance. We’ll walk through environment strategies, solution packaging, and pipeline configuration using Power Platform tools. You’ll learn how to manage agent lifecycle, enforce compliance, and streamline updates across dev, test, and production. Whether you're scaling internal tools or delivering partner-ready solutions, this session will help you build resilient, maintainable agent ecosystems.

No More Manual Moves: Automating Copilot Agent Lifecycle with Power Platform Pipelines

This session examines the possibilities of leveraging a Microsoft Team and its private channel capabilities to provided segmented environments in support of Power Platform solutions with a SharePoint integrated backend functionality (lists, libraries, automation, etc.) and aligning to their respective Power Platform environments (i.e. development, integration, testing, production, etc.)

Challenge: MS Teams + Power Platform for Single Tenant Application Lifecycle Environments?

Microsoft 365 is expanding with AI functionalities. In this session you will have the opportunity to discover how you can secure them. 

- Through Security Copilot, we will see how you can deploy agents to help you secure Entra and 365.
- How Agent 365 can help to have a view of how your agents access your data.

You will have the opportunity to back at home with good practices to ensure you can scale your agent deployment without affecting your security



Secure Microsoft 365 at the Era of AI

In this demo packed session, you’ll learn how to use Copilot Studio to build a domain-specific agent in under an hour. Discover how to bring your own data, orchestrate workflows, and integrate external systems using Power Automate and plugins. We’ll explore use cases like HR assistants, travel booking bots, and IT self-service copilots.

Building Your First Agent with Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot has the potential to transform productivity—but realizing that value requires more than just technology. In this session, we’ll share lessons from real-world deployments that highlight what drives successful adoption at scale. Discover how to align Copilot with business goals, foster user engagement, and measure impact. You’ll gain strategic insights into change management, governance, and the cultural shifts needed to unlock Copilot’s full potential across your organization.


Lessons Learned from Copilot Deployments: Strategic Takeaways

Public agencies have already experimented with basic AI tools, and many are now asking a more meaningful question: how can AI actually support the work that public staff do every day? This session takes the idea of Civic Agents a step further and shows how they can meaningfully assist staff in their everyday responsibilities, from reviewing requests to organizing information and guiding routine processes.

Instead of focusing on future possibilities, the session highlights what is working today in departments such as finance, permitting, HR, public works, public safety, and administration. Participants will see how Civic Agents can help prepare documents, summarize cases, check information across systems, and reduce the repetitive steps that slow down work.

The focus is practical and grounded. Attendees will learn how Civic Agents fit naturally into existing workflows without requiring major system changes. The session also addresses the key questions public teams often raise, including privacy, access control, and how to introduce AI in a responsible and transparent way.

This session is ideal for government teams that have moved beyond early pilots and want a clear, actionable understanding of the next phase of AI adoption. By the end, participants will be able to recognize strong internal use cases, understand how to prepare their data and processes, and confidently plan the next steps for bringing Civic Agents into their organizations.

Civic Agents in Practice: The Next Phase of AI for Government Workflows

New to Microsoft Fabric? This 50‑minute session will give you a clear, practical introduction to the platform that unifies analytics in Microsoft 365. We’ll walk through the core experiences—Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Engineering, Real‑Time Intelligence, and Power BI—and show how they work together in a simple, end‑to‑end demo.
You’ll learn when to choose Lakehouse versus Warehouse, how workspaces and items fit into the picture, and the basics of governance so you can start confidently. By the end, you’ll understand the Fabric ecosystem, see how to turn raw data into insights, and know the essential steps to replicate what you’ve seen in your own environment.
If you’re a business user, analyst, or IT pro taking your first step into Fabric, this session will help you cut through the complexity and get started fast—no prior experience required.

Fabric Unfolded: Your First Stitch in Microsoft’s Analytics Quilt

As AI capabilities accelerate, government agencies face a critical challenge: how to implement AI responsibly without compromising data privacy, equity, or compliance. This session equips technology leaders, program managers, and compliance officers with the foundations of effective AI governance.

Drawing from his direct work with agencies and federal contractors, Shadeed Eleazer will walk attendees through field-tested scenarios where AI introduced unexpected risks and how governance frameworks were implemented to restore control. You’ll learn how to align with Microsoft’s Responsible AI framework while adapting controls for the unique regulatory and operational constraints of government environments.

Key takeaways include:

-Key pillars of AI governance (transparency, accountability, security, and fairness)
-How to build an AI Acceptable Use Policy for your agency
-The role of Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Power Platform in governing AI content and decisions
-Real-world lessons from pilot projects in AI-assisted automation and decision support

This session is ideal for IT leaders, digital services teams, and policymakers who want to build trustworthy, compliant AI systems within their agency.

AI Governance for Government Agencies: Frameworks, Risks, and Real-World Scenario

Join me as I share how I moved from business analyst to Power Platform freelancer. Learn how to start part-time, master key low-code skills, and grow your career. We’ll cover freelancing pros and cons, must-have skills, and strategies to maximize your income.

Freelancing in Power Platform: My Journey, and How You Can Start Yours

Are you looking to see how Generative AI can help your company? This session will provide an in-depth look into key learnings from a real-life pioneering journey of developing a generative AI chatbot for employees, powered by Microsoft's cutting-edge technologies. We will explore the challenges encountered, the strategic decisions made, and the creative solutions devised during this transformative 3 step process.  

The discussion will underscore how to harness power of Microsoft's AI and cloud technologies to create a chatbot that improved communication, streamlined workflows, and enhanced employee productivity. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of a journey, from the initial conceptualization to the final deployment and ongoing improvements. This session will serve as a resource for organizations planning to leverage AI chatbots, offering insights, best practices, and lessons learned.

How to Build a Gen AI Chatbot in 3 Steps

My presentation centers on the security configurations within Microsoft 365 services, the optimal practices for setting up policies, and the rationale behind their configuration. The presentation addresses security configurations across various services such as Entra, Exchange, Teams, Power Platform, Identity, MFA, and others.

M365 Hardening - Mandatory Security Configurations

Partners are under pressure to help customers work faster, reduce manual steps, and show real value from AI. This workshop shows you how to turn everyday work problems into small Copilot agent projects that deliver quick wins for any customer.
We start by teaching a clear way to spot good use cases inside a customer’s day-to-day work. Then we break each idea into simple steps an agent can follow, using plain prompts and lightweight logic that anyone on a team can manage. You’ll learn a repeatable method you can use across multiple customers, industries, and workloads.
During the session, we’ll walk through building a working agent based on a common customer task—answering questions, gathering information, or guiding users through steps. By the end, you’ll understand how to design small agents that improve customer satisfaction, reduce support noise, and help partners show fast return on value.
You’ll leave with a reference template and step-by-step guide you can recreate in your own environment.

Key Takeaways
	•	A simple framework for spotting good customer use cases
	•	How to break a customer problem into steps an agent can follow
	•	How to guide the agent using short prompts
	•	How to test and adjust an agent for real customer needs
	•	A reference agent template and walkthrough you can recreate for future customer work
This session is perfect for partner pros who want a simple, practical way to use Copilot and agents in real customer work.

From Idea to Agent: Simple Copilot Automations That Drive Customer Value

Have you already developed full-fledged web apps but want to take advantage of the many capabilities the Power Platform has to offer? Learn how to wrap your existing, code-first web apps as Power Apps Code Apps in this session. We'll discuss the steps required to deploy your first app, demonstrate how to build Code Apps within the Visual Studio Code IDE, integrate our Code App with out-of-the-box connectors, and deploy the web app, leveraging the Power Platform's scalability and out-of-the-box authentication and authorization with Microsoft Entra.

Developing and Deploying Custom, Code-First Web Apps with Power Apps Code Apps

Looking for a little more out of Microsoft 365 Copilot when it comes to knowledge and search? After rolling it out, did you immediately ask yourself, "Yeah, but how do I scope this to specific information so I don't get bad or extraneous responses?" Yep, that's the first thing everyone says after seeing the impact of M365 Copilot. Pretty good, but... kind of risky being scoped to literally every file, chat, and email in your tenant.

Join Matt for a session that covers how SharePoint gives you an easy, high-value way to create custom Q&A Copilots without writing a single line of code. Imagine having a team of Q&A bots that are laser-focused on specific knowledge sources, providing vetted support and answers without getting lost in the vast expanse of—let's face it—the mess that is the corpus of files in your M365 tenant. All built into the M365 Copilot experience or direct chats in Microsoft Teams.

This session isn't just about theory; it's a practical guide tailored to admins and content owners who are serious about taking advantage of and providing a robust AI-as-a-service model. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of the AI evolution and revolution in an easy, democratic way.  

Maximize your SharePoint Content with No-Code Custom Copilots

AI is no longer a future initiative – it’s a present priority. As AI transforms the modern workplace, enterprises face critical decisions around adoption, governance, and long-term strategy. In this session, we’ll share our organization’s journey to scale Microsoft Copilot – from pilot to enterprise-wide roll out. 

Learn how we developed a practical roadmap, established governance and data readiness, and ensured security and compliance ever step of the way. We’ll explore how we’re measuring adoption and ROI, using training and change management to drive sustained engagement, and embedding AI capabilities into day-to-day workflows.

We’ll also discuss our approach to data governance and information protection, share lessons learned, and provide a look ahead at how we’re expanding Copilot use cases and building toward a broader AI-enabled future.

Strategic AI Adoption: Lessons Learned from Scaling Copilot Across the Enterprise

Need a printable version of an existing Power BI report fast? Learn how to convert a .pbix into a paginated .rdl by using the same semantic model in Power BI Report Builder. This session walks you through each step of converting an existing Power BI report into its paginated equivalent, then reviews how to address common paginated report issues with parameters, print layout, and grouping. 

Make Your Power BI Desktop Report Print-Ready (In One Hour or Less)

As digital transformation accelerates, organizations are increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to innovate faster, optimize operations, and deliver exceptional experiences for both customers and employees. Microsoft Power Platform AI stands at the forefront of this shift — a revolutionary suite enabling citizen developers and IT professionals to infuse AI into apps, workflows, and data without deep coding expertise.

Join this session to explore how Power Platform AI is redefining what’s possible. We’ll uncover how AI seamlessly integrates across:

Power Apps
Power Automate
Dataverse
Power Pages
Copilot Agents

Through live demos, practical use cases, and proven best practices, you’ll see how organizations are using Power Platform AI to boost innovation across sales, marketing, finance, and customer service.

Discover how to turn ideas into intelligent solutions that empower your organization to innovate, automate, and thrive in the AI-powered future.

Build Apps of the Future: Power Platform Reborn

We’ve all heard the worse-case scenario of Copilot finding the CEOs bonus structure but not every scenario is as clear cut as this. Maybe it’s a version for a new policy placed in the wrong library with shared permissions or an employee discipline report in the wrong folder with open sharing.  
In this session we’ll run through 3 scenarios where permissions could lead to Copilot viewing and synthetizing information to the wrong user. 
•	What happens when a private team site is accidently created as public?
•	A site is set to open sharing leading to a policy in review being presented to a user before it is ready
•	How one document library with many folders with individual permissions can lead to sharing and misplacing documents
We’ll end reviewing some better practices around data governance and how best to protect your documents to ensure Copilot only picks up what you want it to and who it should be seen by. 


Data Governance in the Age of Copilot

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Organizations often begin their AI journey with low-code tools to prototype, test, and deliver quick wins. But as needs grow - adding complexity, enterprise data, compliance requirements, and custom logic - a more robust foundation becomes essential. This session explores how to evolve AI agents built in Copilot Studio into enterprise-grade solutions using Microsoft Foundry.

Attendees will learn how Copilot Studio can be used as a “front-door” to quickly prototype conversational agents or helpers inside Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, etc.), then transition or extend those agents using Microsoft Foundry,  enabling retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), custom models, complex orchestration, compliance controls, and full lifecycle management. We’ll walk through practical architectural patterns for integrating the two, migration strategies, and a roadmap for scaling from pilot to production.

From Copilot Studio to Azure AI Foundry - Scaling Agents from Low-Code to Enterprise-Grade

This session focuses on applying Microsoft’s Zero Trust model to the Security pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. It will guide attendees through how to implement key principles—verify explicitly, use least privilege, and assume breach—within modern AI environments that increasingly integrate AI. Real-world challenges around identity protection, data governance, and workload isolation will be examined alongside strategies to balance strong protection with user productivity. The session highlights how Zero Trust is not only critical for securing today’s business applications but also foundational for sustainable and trustworthy AI adoption in the enterprise.

Zero Trust for the AI Era: Securing Today’s Cloud with Microsoft’s Well-Architected Principles

This talk turns the “agent-first” idea into an execution blueprint for Microsoft 365 organizations. Starting from a real process, we go from mapping to a multi-asset solution (Copilot Studio agents, Power Apps, Power Automate) with built-in human supervision. You’ll learn how to use AI to frame the business problem, spot bottlenecks, orchestrate agents (including multi-agent patterns), and track value. We’ll show how to leverage the latest capabilities (Agent feed in Power Apps, multi-agent orchestration, computer-use automation) to accelerate adoption while staying governable (capacity, DLP, Entra security). Outcome: a reusable method to move from a days-long pilot to a value-driven rollout in weeks—complete with ROI metrics (cycle time, automation rate, employee satisfaction) and a human-in-the-loop model that builds trust across business and risk teams.

Highlights:
- Map → design → deliver: agent-first blueprint (templates, checklists, metrics).
- End-to-end demo: Copilot Studio agent + Power App + Power Automate flows, supervised via Agent feed.
- Orchestration & scale: multi-agent patterns, computer-use for non-API apps/web, governance (capacity, DLP, monitoring).
- ROI & adoption: pick the right use cases, de-risk, prove value in < 90 days with an impact dashboard.

Agent-First with Copilot Studio & Power Platform: from Pilot to Scale

SharePoint Brand Center demos are polished and sometimes a little too perfect. But what really happens when you roll it out in an enterprise with messy data, opinionated users, and IT teams just trying to keep the lights on?

In this no fluff, tell it like it is session, I will share my experiences deploying Brand Center across SharePoint, Teams, and Office apps in a healthcare environment (translation: HIPAA, acronyms galore, and humans who want it to “just work”).

Through real world demos, blunt lessons, and more than a few “I did not see that coming” moments, we will cover:
- What worked, what didn’t, and what was most surprising
- How to make Brand Center actually useful in daily M365 life
- Integrating brand images and document templates across Word, PowerPoint, and Clipchamp
- How Copilot interacts with branding assets (sometimes beautifully, sometimes… creatively)
- Tips for keeping users on brand without needing to play logo police
- What I would do differently if I had to start all over again

If you are curious about Brand Center beyond the glossy announcements, or about to roll it out in your own organization, this session will give you a reality check, a survival kit, and maybe even a laugh or two.

SharePoint Brand Center in Real Life: Wins, Fails, and Everything In-Between

AI is transforming how we build and interact with business solutions — and with the Power Platform and Azure AI, that transformation is more accessible than ever. In this session, we’ll explore how to design and deliver modern intelligent solutions that combine the low-code power of the Power Platform with the advanced capabilities of Azure AI.

Learn how to bring vision, language, and prediction into your everyday apps and automations, and see how these technologies can enhance collaboration, streamline decision-making, and unlock new insights across your organization. Whether you’re a maker, architect, or IT leader, you’ll walk away with practical examples and patterns to help you start building AI-driven solutions that make an immediate impact.

Building Modern Intelligent Solutions with the Power Platform and Azure AI

AI is reshaping how people work, learn, and solve problems. Yet, many teams are approaching adoption from the wrong angle, focusing on tool mechanics instead of human capability. Tool mastery teaches people where to click. AI fluency teaches them how to think.

In this session, we will explore why teaching features isn't enough to drive transformation. We will move beyond the basics of "how Copilot works" to the critical skills of "how to work with Copilot." Attendees will learn how to shift from task-based prompting to outcome-driven strategies using real examples from the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Whether you are in IT, business operations, or leadership, you will leave with a practical framework for using AI confidently building skills that translate across tools, versions, and future innovations.

Key Takeaways:

Define the Shift: Understand the difference between AI fluency (strategy) and tool mastery (mechanics).

Prompting with Purpose: Learn to design prompts with clear context and constraints rather than just asking questions.

Human-in-the-Loop: Master the art of evaluating AI outputs for accuracy and relevance.

Futureproofing: Build repeatable habits that strengthen user confidence, regardless of software updates.

AI Fluency vs. Tool Mastery: The Skills That Will Define the Modern Workplace

Unleash the Power of Microsoft Technologies with EZAIX. Innovative Solutions for IoT Analytics, Microsoft Copilot, and M365 Experience Optimization.

Sam Verma

Seisay IT Solutions is a woman-owned technology firm founded with a mission to empower businesses through innovation. As a trusted Microsoft Partner, we specialize in transforming business processes, driving efficiency, and enabling growth. Our team combines deep technical expertise with a customer-first approach, delivering tailored solutions for industries ranging from federal agencies to healthcare and professional services. At Seisay IT Solutions, we don’t just implement technology—we create competitive advantages that help organizations thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

Amie Seisay

Cloudwell’s founders leverage over 40 years of combined experience to deliver industry‑leading business application and modern work solutions. As a Microsoft Preferred Partner led by a Microsoft MVP with deep expertise in M365 Copilot and SharePoint, we craft tailored applications that transform operations.

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