Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room C

Share, Protect, & Govern Your Data in Teams, SharePoint, & OneDrive

Drew Madelung

MS Solutions Architect | Microsoft MVP

Collaboration lives at the core of a modern workplace and collaboration is built around the ability to access and share information. Not all information is the same and the ability to get content securely to the right people, both internal and external, at the right time keeps work moving. But how do you easily and securely your data in Microsoft 365? What are your options to ensure you retain control of your data?

The ability to safeguard your data is possible! In this workshop, we will show you:

• The elements of the Microsoft data security landscape
• How to secure you data with Microsoft Information Protection and sensitivity labels
• Control & manage sharing in your tenant
• Prevent exfiltration with data loss prevention
• How to detect, investigate, and take action using insider risk management

By the end of this workshop you will know what you can do to secure your data and allow your company to collaborate better and achieve more.

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room 8

From Assessment to Action: Building a Stronger Microsoft 365 Governance Framework

Christian Buckley

RD+MVP | Award-Winning Product Marketer & Tech Evangelist | Board @TekkiGurus | #CollabTalk podcast + tweetjam

In today's digital landscape, effective governance is essential for maintaining the security, compliance, and operational efficiency of your Microsoft 365 environment. This full-day workshop is designed to equip IT professionals, business leaders, and administrators with the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct comprehensive governance assessments and transform findings into actionable improvement plans.

Participants will learn a step-by-step approach to evaluating their current governance practices, identifying gaps, and benchmarking against industry standards. The workshop will provide practical insights into developing a robust governance framework that addresses security, compliance, and efficiency needs, and the ongoing feedback loops needed to better engage with and meet the needs of your end users.

Through interactive sessions, hands-on exercises, and real-world case studies, attendees will gain a deep understanding of how to:

• Conduct thorough assessments of their Microsoft 365 systems and processes.
• Identify and prioritize areas for improvement.
• Develop and implement actionable plans to enhance their governance strategies.
• Optimize existing settings across SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Viva Engage, and Azure.
• Prepare for the integration of AI tools, ensuring seamless adoption and maximizing benefits.

By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a documented plan and the confidence to take the next steps in strengthening their Microsoft 365 governance framework, ensuring your organization is well-equipped to navigate the complexities of the modern digital workplace.

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 8

Top tips for self-service management using Microsoft Entra

Martina Grom

CEO atwork, MVP Azure and Microsoft 365, Microsoft RD

Microsoft Entra offers self-service solutions while staying secure and compliant. In this demo session, Martina shows how you can implement governance, use out-of-box functionality for identity governance and / or create a self-service approach for lifecycle management. We will dive into the Governance section of Microsoft Entra Id. Covering: Lifecycle Management Self-Service Access Reviews Entitlement Management

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 3

Women in Tech and Allies Meet Up

Danielle Moon

Power Platform Enthusiast

Emily Mancini

Founder & Executive Director, Left Uncharted

Michelle Caldwell

Michelle is a workplace experience leader with over 25 years of experience delivering transformative solutions to diverse organizations powered by Ethical AI

Miranda Jones

Director of CX PM, Microsoft

All individuals, regardless of gender, are invited to join us to celebrate, talk about our progress, and focus on how we can continue to make the Microsoft ecosystem the best in the world for welcoming, mentoring and supporting women. Additionally, we aim to promote allyship and foster inclusiveness within our industry.

Wednesday 2:20 PM - 3:30 PM · Room 9

Healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric

Jim Novak

Principal Technical PM at Microsoft

Microsoft recently announced the preview of healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric as part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.

In this session we will review the overall architecture built on Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, Healthcare industry standards for data, common use case scenarios, and a demo of the solution in action.

Wednesday 4:20 PM - 5:30 PM · Room A

Empowering corporate communications with Microsoft 365

Susan Hanley

Information Architect/Business Analyst

Creating and delivering compelling and consistent corporate communications messages across multiple channels can be challenging, especially in the fast-paced and dynamic business environment. In this session, you will learn tips and best practices to improve internal communications. We will talk about new and emerging capabilities in SharePoint News and Viva Engage along with premium capabilities available with Viva Amplify and Copilot. Whether you’re a seasoned communicator or a curious novice, this session promises actionable insights, practical tips, and a dash of innovation.

Wednesday 4:20 PM - 5:30 PM · Room 8

Self-Care in a Digital Age: Navigating Well-Being Amidst Screens and Algorithms

Michelle Caldwell

Michelle is a workplace experience leader with over 25 years of experience delivering transformative solutions to diverse organizations powered by Ethical AI

In our increasingly digital world, where screens and algorithms shape our daily lives, self-care has become more critical than ever. As we engage with technology, we must also prioritize our well-being. This lightning talk explores the intersection of digital life and self-care, offering insights into how we can cultivate healthier relationships with our devices.

Thursday 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM · Room 2

Engineering Effective Feedback Systems in the AI-Enhanced Workplace

Christian Buckley

RD+MVP | Award-Winning Product Marketer & Tech Evangelist | Board @TekkiGurus | #CollabTalk podcast + tweetjam

Transformation in the workplace, spurred by Artificial Intelligence, presents unique challenges and opportunities for feedback collection and analysis. This session will focus on the pivotal role of AI in crafting feedback mechanisms that are not only scalable and repeatable but are also crucial in driving meaningful change and improving user interaction. We will dissect various feedback methodologies including surveys, polls, and forums, aligned with Microsoft and industry-leading practices, to achieve comprehensive insights into user behavior, engagement, and return on investment. The session will also cover the importance of internal training solutions such as Adoption.Microsoft, Viva Academy, and M365 Learning Pathways, for fostering an environment conducive to continuous learning and adaptation.

The session is designed to empower those in leadership, user engagement, and tech-readiness roles with the strategic knowledge required to implement and maintain feedback systems that propel both user satisfaction and organizational growth in an ecosystem increasingly dominated by AI.

Thursday 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM · Room 5

Knowledge Management Strategies for Microsoft 365 in the Copilot World

Susan Hanley

Information Architect/Business Analyst

With the deprecation of Viva Topics in February 2025, Microsoft is losing the “hero” application for Knowledge Management in Microsoft 365. But Viva Topics alone was never enough and certainly not the only app in your Knowledge Management toolkit.

In this session, we will discuss strategies for leveraging Microsoft 365 to achieve your KM goals – from both manual and automatic metadata classification in SharePoint to enhance explicit knowledge to AI-assisted tacit knowledge and expertise location experiences with Viva Engage and Answers in Viva to Copilot-assisted knowledge experiences grounded in your organizational content.

You will take away practical strategies for achieving your KM goals and a deeper understanding of how Microsoft 365 and Copilot can help you in your journey.

Thursday 12:50 PM - 1:20 PM · Room 1

Revolutionizing Knowledge Work with Automation and Microsoft Copilot

Rick Scanlan

Manager, Americas Sales Engineering M-Files

Want to supercharge your team's productivity with cutting-edge AI? Join us for an exclusive demo of how an AI functionality, and seamless Microsoft Copilot integration, is transforming the way knowledge work is done.

See firsthand how your organization can accelerate day-to-day tasks like automated meeting minutes, email summaries, and document drafting. With Knowledge Work Automation powered with GenAi your team can focus on high-value work while AI takes care of the tedious details.

In this session, you'll discover: • AI-Powered Summaries: How to generate smart, concise document summaries, making it faster to grasp key insights. • Language-Independent Queries: Effortlessly ask questions and get answers across languages with AI-driven search capabilities. • Streamlined Information Discovery: Cut through the data clutter and find what you need in seconds, saving valuable time. • Uncompromised Compliance and Security: Ensure your AI solutions are secure, while adhering to industry regulations. • Enhanced Collaboration with M365 Copilot: Seamlessly publish and share information with Copilot ensuring your team sees only what they need.

Thursday 12:50 PM - 1:20 PM · Room C

Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365

Karinne Bessette

Technologist, PS @Veeam

The industry's leading Microsoft 365 backup solution-Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365- is now delivered as a service.

18M+ Microsoft 365 users protected Over a decade of continuous innovation Key Microsoft 365 Back partner

Thursday 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM · Room 9

Unlocking Career Advancement: Mentorship Strategies and Allyship

Miranda Jones

Director of CX PM, Microsoft

This session explores the pivotal role of mentorship in career advancement. It delves into effective strategies for establishing and nurturing mentor-mentee relationships, highlighting how these connections can drive professional growth. Additionally, the session emphasizes the importance of active participation in these relationships to support personal development and career progression. Participants will gain actionable insights into leveraging mentorship to unlock new opportunities and achieve their career goals

Thursday 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM · Room C

Labelling in Microsoft 365: Retention & Sensitivity

Drew Madelung

MS Solutions Architect | Microsoft MVP

Are you classifying your data in Microsoft 365? You can add data classifications using sensitivity and retention labels but they do two very different things. In this session I will break down what the label options are, how you can use them, and why you should deploy them in your organization to keep your content compliant and secure.

Thursday 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM · Room 7

Keeping up with change in Microsoft 365 in the AI Era

Daniel Glenn

Microsoft MVP, Owner and Microsoft 365 Consultant at CollabFront

Every month there are dozens of changes made throughout the services in Microsoft 365. The changes can bring brand new features, but also change aspects on which your business solutions are based.

How do you stay informed about the changes and prepare your environment for all the updates? How can you keep your users up-to-date with the features that are available and manage the process of change? How does Ai and Copilot help (or not)?

During this session, we will discuss how IT Pros and collaboration enablers can keep up with all the changes, promote adoption with your users, and help your organization stay focused on what you do best. Real-world examples of how you can manage all the data available to you will be shared. You will leave with the tools you need to be proactive in managing cloud changes in your organization.

Friday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room D

Introduction to JSON to master customizing SharePoint

Mark Rackley

Director, Microsoft Practice @ Protiviti

JSON is EVERYWHERE in SharePoint Online and your ability to take your SharePoint deployments to the next level depend on your ability to understand and create complicated JSON objects. In this densely demo-packed session, attendees will learn:

• What is JSON and how to understand the structure
• Tips for creating JSON objects and starting with community content as a starting point

Attendees will also learn how to use JSON Objects in SharePoint Online to:

• Customize list columns and list views
• Create Site Designs for creating custom site templates
• Create stunning Quick Views for Viva Connections ACE's
• Post messages in teams as Adaptive Cards
• Process SharePoint REST queries in Power Automate
• and more!!

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 8

Knowledge Management within Microsoft 365 without Viva Topics

Daniel Glenn

Microsoft MVP, Owner and Microsoft 365 Consultant at CollabFront

Viva Topics has been a valuable asset for knowledge management. However, as Viva Topics approaches its retirement in 2025, enterprises must strategically pivot toward more robust solutions. In this session, we will walk through how you can transition away from Viva Topics, help your employees adapt to the change, and build knowledge management into your organization’s everyday work. We will build out your organization’s roadmap to: • Assess the impact of losing Viva Topics, even if you haven’t started using it organization-wide yet. • Ensure you know how migration will work. • The setup of your alternative solutions to keep your knowledge management running. • How to train and ensure proper adoption to make the most out of your ‘institutional knowledge’. • Establish governance with guidelines for content creation, moderation, and quality control.

As Viva Topics bows out, SharePoint and Microsoft Viva Engage emerge as powerful Copilot allies. Come learn how organizations that proactively embrace this transition will thrive in the new era of knowledge management.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 6

Workshop: Modern Development using the SharePoint Framework (SPFx)

Don Kirkham

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Enterprise Architect, DMI

Level 200-300. SPFx is now a mature Framework for building solutions for Office 365, Microsoft Teams and the newest product, Microsoft Viva. This workshop will cover how to get started in SPFx by configuring a very flexible development environment and creating our first SPFx solution. We will then expand our sample solution to interact with data in SharePoint. Our solution will use the latest development acceleration tools from the Microsoft-led Patterns and Practices (PnP) community effort to build modern solutions in webparts, extensions, and adaptive cards for SharePoint Teams and Viva.

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room 6

SharePoint Data Modeling: From Requirements to Usage

Paul Papanek Stork

Don't Pa..Panic Consulting, Owner

Data modeling is an essential first step in any Power Apps or Power Automate project. Power apps provides a user interface for information stored in a data source and Power Automate creates workflows that manipulate data stored in a data source based on specific events or triggers. Data modeling is difficult enough for professional developers, but it is even harder for citizen developers.

Citizen developers usually have little exposure to concepts like data normalization and often can’t use true relational databases like SQL or Dataverse because of the cost of Premium licensing. So, they are left trying to figure out how to build their flows or apps using data stored in SharePoint lists or Excel spreadsheets.

In this workshop I will show you some real-world techniques for doing data modeling. I’ll start with a typical project requirements definition and show you how to easily convert it into an Entity Relationship model. Next, I’ll show you how to map that Entity Relationship model onto a set of SharePoint lists. Once I have the lists designed, I’ll show you how to use them in a Power App and a flow.

Along the way I’ll walk you through what you need to know about using SharePoint as a data source, including:

• What Column types work well and which ones to avoid
• When to use (or not use) Lookup columns to create relationships between lists
• How to plan for Security in SharePoint
• Other Common issues

I’ll focus on SharePoint in the workshop but the techniques I teach you are also applicable for other data sources like Excel, SQL or even Dataverse.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room 6

An Introduction to Development with the SharePoint Framework

Rob Windsor

Senior Consultant and Trainer

The SharePoint Framework (SPFx) is a page and web part model that provides full support for client-side SharePoint development, easy integration with SharePoint data, and the ability to extend Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Connections. Microsoft uses SPFx to build the modern list and library user experiences you see in SharePoint Online. Developing for the SharePoint Framework is nothing like classic SharePoint development. There’s no File | New Project in Visual Studio; instead you’ll be using tools like Node, Yeoman, Gulp and TypeScript. This session will introduce you to the SharePoint Framework, show you how to setup your development environment, introduce you to the types of customizations you can build using SPFx, and show you how to build and deploy a SPFx web part.

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 6

Build Solutions for Microsoft 365 with a Fluent API Library

Julie Turner

Partner/CTO Sympraxis Consulting, MVP

For the most part, your imagination is the limit when it comes to extending the Microsoft 365 platform. Join me for a complete look at the PnPjs library, a collection of fluent libraries for consuming SharePoint and Microsoft Graph REST APIs that make building solutions 10x easier and faster. This free, open-source initiative, part of the Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Community can be used within the SharePoint Framework, NodeJS, or any JavaScript/TypeScript based project.

This session will cover using the library within the SharePoint Framework and Azure Functions NodeJS project. We'll cover: • How to get started, your project template, and establishing context • An overview of all the packages available and outline the ease of use • More advanced scenarios like batching and cross site execution.

Wednesday 2:20 PM - 3:30 PM · Room 6

Empowering Your Modern Development Journey with SharePoint Framework and Viva Connections Toolkit

Don Kirkham

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Enterprise Architect, DMI

Dive into the future of modern, client-side development in the Microsoft ecosystem with the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). SPFx serves as the cornerstone for SharePoint webparts, extensions, Teams apps, Adaptive Card Extensions (ACEs), and Microsoft Viva.

This class is your gateway to SPFx development excellence. We'll start by demystifying the SPFx model and guide you through crafting the ideal development environment. Learn to configure a versatile developer workspace and embark on a hands-on journey, building, debugging, and deploying your very first SPFx webpart. We'll discover how the Viva Connections Toolkit can accelerate the process of creating, debugging, and deploying your solutions.

Join us in shaping the future of development with SPFx.

Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room D

Extending Microsoft 365: Exploring the Art of the Possible

Julie Turner

Partner/CTO Sympraxis Consulting, MVP

Ever felt like the world of Microsoft 365 is a maze? You’re not alone! In this session, we’ll take a journey together through real-life examples where we’ve turned the complexity of Microsoft 365 into simple, automated solutions.

We’ll start from the basics, exploring out-of-the-box and low-code options, and gradually move towards creating custom self-hosted solutions. Extending Microsoft 365 is not limited to just creating web parts and by the end of this session, you’ll be inspired to see how you can make Microsoft 365 work for you in ways you’ve never imagined before. So, whether you’re a beginner or have some experience under your belt, join us as we unravel the exciting possibilities of extending Microsoft 365!

Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 8

SharePoint Framework Deep Dive - Web Part Property Pane

Rob Windsor

Senior Consultant and Trainer

The session title says it all. In this session we will take a deep dive into working with properties and the property pane in SharePoint Framework web parts. Along the way we will look at topics like: property value validation, using the native property pane controls, using the PnP property pane controls, and (if time allows) building custom property pane controls.

Thursday 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM · Room 8

Enhancing SPFx projects with Live Data integration to SharePoint, MS Graph and beyond

Don Kirkham

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Enterprise Architect, DMI

Level 300. SharePoint Framework (SPFx) opens the door to crafting stunning, contemporary solutions for Office 365, Microsoft Teams, and Viva. Yet, the true magic happens when these solutions seamlessly connect to real-time data sources.

In this exciting journey, we'll dive deep into the art of connecting SPFx to SharePoint and Microsoft Graph, unleashing the full potential of your creations. We'll master the art of harnessing REST APIs to forge direct links with these data sources. Moreover, we'll unveil the secrets of PnPJs and the Microsoft Graph toolkit (MGT), transforming your development process and supercharging the performance of your SPFx solutions.

Join us as we bridge the gap between innovation and data, making your SPFx projects come alive with real-time information. Elevate your solutions to a whole new level of excellence and impact.

Thursday 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM · Room 8

Get Your Hands Dirty with React

Ryan Schouten

CEO Mahay Consulting

Maybe you have started with React and what to learn how to apply it in your projects. In this session we will continue your progression with React. We will create reusable components and create an application that users will want to use.

This session will have very few slides but we will take an HTML page that was generated and create a simple application out of it. We will discuss how this can then be loaded into SharePoint and Microsoft Teams

Thursday 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM · Room 3

Roundtable Discussion - SharePoint & Microsoft Teams Development

Andrew Connell

I Help You Be the Best Microsoft 365 & Azure Full Stack Developer

Julie Turner

Partner/CTO Sympraxis Consulting, MVP

Join us for an engaging and informal gathering where participants delve into topics that matter to them. Roundtable Discussions are a space for sharing ideas, perspectives, and experiences with other attendees. Pull up a chair, and let’s exchange insights!

Friday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 6

Explore SharePoint Embedded App Development: From Setup to Production Ready Apps

Andrew Connell

I Help You Be the Best Microsoft 365 & Azure Full Stack Developer

SharePoint Embedded (SPE) offers a headless, API-only pattern for building content apps that integrate management capabilities like collaboration, security, and compliance into any app by storing content within an enterprise’s existing Microsoft 365 tenant. Ready to see how to build your first app? In this session, you’ll learn how to setup SPE in your tenant and build a your first document-centric app that can read, write, and search for files in SPE Containers, render previews, and work with metadata!

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 6

Building reusable code libraries for extending Microsoft 365

Julie Turner

Partner/CTO Sympraxis Consulting, MVP

The SharePoint framework introduced 'libraries' as a project type, and although useful for very small development projects not ideal for bigger enterprise solutions and ALM strategies. This session is going to cover end to end building a library with standard web-based building blocks, using Azure Dev Ops to create a private code artifact, and then consuming that library and others together within a SharePoint framework solution while hosting the artifacts in an Azure CDN (or bundling it in if that's more appropriate). This is powerful reusability that allow you to manage the lifecycle of different components in a way that mimics all the other packages you might consume when building your solution.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 1

Accelerated Development through the M365 and Power Platform Community

Don Kirkham

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Enterprise Architect, DMI

The M365 and Power Platform Community program stands as the beacon of knowledge and collaboration within the Microsoft ecosystem. As the largest open community, it's the place where developers of all backgrounds converge to gain insights from MVPs and Microsoft engineers. But the true magic happens when you become an active part of this dynamic community.

Discover the secrets to becoming a valuable contributor in the technologies that ignite your passion. From shaping official online documentation to creating sample applications and even crafting groundbreaking tools like the Microsoft 365 CLI – it's all within your reach as a community member.

With support from the PnP Team and fellow contributors, you'll learn how to harness the community's collective knowledge and propel your skills to new heights.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 6

Introduction to the SharePoint REST API

Rob Windsor

Senior Consultant and Trainer

One of the first tasks you'll face when getting started with SharePoint Framework development is learning the APIs you can use to interact with SharePoint. This session will introduce to the most commonly used native APIs, the SharePoint REST API. It will start with a brief overview of the history of the API and then move to a series of demonstrations showing how the API may be used. This session isn't flashy or attention grabbing, but it is fundamental in understanding how to do development with the SharePoint Framework.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room B

Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows - Workshop

Amarender Peddamalku

MVP | Practice Lead - Microsoft Modern Work @Perficient

In every organization there are a number of scenarios which require an Approval process. It could be Contract approvals, PTO/Leave Approvals, Event approvals and many other business processes.

In this workshop we'll learn how to design and develop Multi-Stage Approval Workflows using Power Automate. The workflow will move back and forth b/w different stages and will also learn how to restart a workflow from a given stage. We'll learn how to include Dynamic Approvers in the workflow process.

We'll also learn how to design and develop Automated escalations and Automated reminders. We'll implement timeout features in the workflows to escalate it to the next approver in the process. We will learn how to log and retain workflow history beyond what Microsoft Power Automate offers out-of-box. We'll develop a button to kick off the workflow from a SharePoint library/list.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 1

SharePoint Premium Fundamentals: Your Guide to AI-Driven Content Management in Your Daily Work Life

Eric Overfield

RD, MVP, MCT

This in-depth hands-on AI-driven content management workshop will be your secret weapon to streamlining processes and putting your content to work in the age of AI. We will dive deep into practical implementation strategies of the vast capabilities built-in within SharePoint Premium that you can use every day to optimize your daily content related work tasks.

Immerse yourself in actionable insights and invaluable tips—from grasping the foundational principles to tailoring SharePoint Premium to suit your organization's specific requirements. We'll dive into tried-and-true methods for efficient content management with document processing and content assembly to seamless automation with OCR, Taxonomy, and Image Tagging, and more of what SharePoint Premium has to offer.

Witness the real-world magic of SharePoint Premium as we showcase its dynamic capabilities across various industries. We'll also showcase SharePoint Premium's harmonious capabilities within the Microsoft 365 suite, crafting a unified digital realm. This workshop is your gateway to attaining practical wisdom and the confidence necessary to unlock the boundless power of SharePoint Premium in your day-to-day work life.

In this hands-on workshop:

• Hands-on deep dive into SharePoint Premium: A comprehensive exploration of SharePoint Premium's features and functionalities, breaking down complex aspects for practical application in everyday tasks.

• Hands-on experience: Interactive sessions where you'll engage with SharePoint Premium's tools and learn through guided practical exercises.

• Tailored guidance: Customization techniques demonstrated to adapt SharePoint Premium to diverse organizational structures and needs, ensuring seamless integration within existing workflows.

• Advanced content extraction and content assembly techniques: In-depth insights into cutting-edge methods for efficient content extraction, empowering you to automate document processes and data extraction effectively.

• Troubleshooting and best practices: Proactive identification of common pitfalls and challenges users might face, accompanied by strategies to effectively navigate and optimize SharePoint Premium usage.

• Integration strategies: Practical demonstrations on integrating SharePoint Premium with various Microsoft 365 applications to build a unified digital ecosystem.

• Real-life applications showcase: Real-world case studies and examples across industries illustrate the tangible benefits and applications of SharePoint Premium in diverse settings.

• Live Q&A with an expert: Get your questions answered by an experienced professional, ensuring clarity and confidence in SharePoint Premium implementation.

Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 6

SharePoint Premium: The journey to automating content processing

Mike Maadarani

Microsoft MVP, Cloud Solution Architect, MCM Consulting

Do you want to stop wasting time on manually processing content in SharePoint? Meet SharePoint Premium, the AI-powered service that automates content processing for you. In this session, we'll show you the different model types that SharePoint Premium uses, including Custom Models and Prebuilt Models. With these models, SharePoint Premium can automate a variety of content processing tasks, from extracting information from structured forms to identifying metadata in unstructured text and extracting specific entities from content. Join me for this informative session and learn how SharePoint Premium can enhance your efficiency and accuracy for content processing.

Thursday 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM · Room B

Best Practices for Deploying Copilot in Microsoft 365

Chris McNulty

Chief Marketing Officer and SVP for Strategic Accounts at Synozur

Generative AI is everywhere – but turning it on for everyone and hoping for the best is never a plan for success. In this session, we’ll review core elements of Copilot readiness – from content management and governance, security, deployment, and adoption, using tools from SharePoint Premium, Purview, and Microsoft Viva.

Thursday 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM · Room 9

Leverage AI to Enhance Content Management in SharePoint Premium

Eric Overfield

RD, MVP, MCT

Join us for an informative session on the cutting-edge features of SharePoint Premium, from content translation, to OCR, eSignature, analytics, and more. Discover how this powerful platform can transform your content management processes with AI-driven capabilities, enhanced security, and streamlined workflows.

In this session, we will provide an overview of SharePoint Premium's offerings, including the latest features that optimize high-value business document processes such as contracts, invoices, and statements of work. Learn how to harness the power of SharePoint Premium to revolutionize your content management and drive business success.

• Discover the cutting-edge features of SharePoint Premium for your content management solutions
• Learn how to optimize high-value business document processes with SharePoint Premium embedded AI
• Harness the power of SharePoint Premium to revolutionize your content management and drive business success

Thursday 12:50 PM - 1:20 PM · Room 2

The right content to the right people with automated semantic tagging on SharePoint

Gregor Sieber

Executive Vice President

Martin Trajkov

Strategic Partner Manager

SharePoint is at the heart of many organizations’ content strategy. However, it is often a challenge for users to discover the right content needed to accomplish a task, resulting in loss of time or wrong decisions. This problem is amplified even more when the content is supposed to serve as the knowledge base for AI tools such as OpenAI-based assistants or copilots, or when users start becoming citizen developers and build automations using Power Platform.

By using automated, AI-driven tagging based on a knowledge graph that describes facts about your organization, discoverability can be hugely improved and automated recommendation of the right content at the right time becomes possible.

Semantic tagging contrasts with other approaches such as machine learning or the application of language models, in that it provides a fully explainable approach, which in turn can earn better trust from human users. At the same time, both the semantically tagged documents and knowledge graph are essential building blocks

Thursday 3:30 PM - 4:40 PM · Room 9

Understanding & Utilizing SharePoint Advanced Management

Drew Madelung

MS Solutions Architect | Microsoft MVP

In this session you will learn how to maximize your SharePoint capabilities with SharePoint Advanced Management. I will provide insights into the advanced features and tools available to enhance security, manage content lifecycles, and ensure compliance within your digital workspace. We'll cover:

• Advanced access policies for secure collaboration • Data access governance reports for identifying overshared or sensitive content • Site lifecycle management for inactive sites • Conditional access policies for stringent security measures

Ideal for SharePoint administrators and IT professionals, this session will empower you with the knowledge to efficiently govern your organization's SharePoint environment. Join us to learn how to leverage these advanced management features to their full potential.

Friday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 6

Explore SharePoint Embedded App Development: From Setup to Production Ready Apps

Andrew Connell

I Help You Be the Best Microsoft 365 & Azure Full Stack Developer

SharePoint Embedded (SPE) offers a headless, API-only pattern for building content apps that integrate management capabilities like collaboration, security, and compliance into any app by storing content within an enterprise’s existing Microsoft 365 tenant. Ready to see how to build your first app? In this session, you’ll learn how to setup SPE in your tenant and build a your first document-centric app that can read, write, and search for files in SPE Containers, render previews, and work with metadata!

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room B

Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows

Amarender Peddamalku

MVP | Practice Lead - Microsoft Modern Work @Perficient

In this session we’ll learn how to design and develop Multi-Stage Approval Workflows Using Power Automate.

We will also learn how to restart the workflow from a given stage and how to include Dynamic Approvers. We'll dig into how to design and develop Automated escalations and Automated reminders. We will also learn how to log workflow history and ways to retain the history indefinitely.

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 9

Next-Gen SharePoint: Elevating Collaboration with Copilot & Premium Integration

Mike Maadarani

Microsoft MVP, Cloud Solution Architect, MCM Consulting

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, SharePoint continues to stand at the forefront of collaborative innovation. The introduction of Copilot in SharePoint marks a new chapter in its journey, offering unparalleled advancements in AI-driven collaboration and productivity. SharePoint Premium on the other hand helps you automate extracting data from your content to enhance your organization’s road to better compliance. In this session, we will dive on how you can use AI in SharePoint to create Copilot custom models to generate files, and leverage SharePoint Premium to automate the content processing and extraction of your data. You will learn how you can create an end-to-end solution for your users to enhance their collaboration using custom Copilot models in SharePoint, and to eliminate the manual document processing.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room A

Maximizing Copilot: Preparing Your Content and People

Daniel Glenn

Microsoft MVP, Owner and Microsoft 365 Consultant at CollabFront

Emily Mancini

Founder & Executive Director, Left Uncharted

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the largest user interface paradigm shift in 60 years. It will inherently shift how we interact with content and complete tasks moving forward. How can you organize, secure, and process your content in Microsoft 365 to maximize its value and prepare it for the next-generation AI assistant- Microsoft 365 Copilot?

In this workshop, we will cover:

Technical insights: Understand the differences between natural language search and semantic indexes, along with best practices for information architecture.

Effective search strategies: Explore when to leverage Copilot versus Microsoft search for optimal results to support the findability and discoverability of business-critical content.

Preparing your content: Perform a security and governance audit and adjust search or permission settings before content is unintentionally exposed through new AI tools.

Integrating Copilot into your daily workflow: Understand the new user experience behaviors emerging and learn better practices for launching Copilot to your organization so employees can unlock the full potential of AI-driven productivity.

By the end of the workshop, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively organize your Microsoft 365 content in SharePoint Online, enabling you to harness the power of Copilot and unleash the knowledge stored in your organization.

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 1

Creating a solid findability foundation with Microsoft Search

Virgil Carroll

Principal Human Solutions Architect

You've invested in the tools, you've watched some videos, attended some educational sessions and turned everything on...yet your people still cannot find what they are looking for. What do you do? and where do you start?

In this session, we explore the good, the bad and the ugly of a solid findability strategy and how you can work with Microsoft Search to provide a more satisfying and customized search experience. Virgil will walk you through the strategic side of search and help you understand how to better leverage it for success in your organization.

Thursday 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM · Room 5

Enhance Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Graph with your own data

Martina Grom

CEO atwork, MVP Azure and Microsoft 365, Microsoft RD

Toni Pohl

CTO atwork, Microsoft MVP

In this session, we explore how to leverage Microsoft Graph to seamlessly integrate custom data into your Microsoft 365 environment, resulting in optimal output when using Copilot. Furthermore, we explore a Microsoft Teams sample bot that seamlessly incorporates personalized data to provide relevant answers and perform actions. Join and see how to integrate custom data into M365 Copilot!

Thursday 3:30 PM - 4:40 PM · Room 8

Customizing Microsoft Search to fit your organization's needs

Virgil Carroll

Principal Human Solutions Architect

A solid search strategy includes creating a targeted experience. Even if you have the most 'groomed' search results ever, presenting those results in a meaningful, useful manner will help people using it be more successful.

In this session, Virgil will demonstrate how to use the powerful customization features of Microsoft Search to build a visually appealing, targeted search experience.

Friday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 1

Improving Microsoft Search by improving your Content Practices

Virgil Carroll

Principal Human Solutions Architect

In a world where content is increasing exponentially every day, more and more people inside organizations are relying on Microsoft Search and AI-based tools (like Copilot) to help them break through their increasingly confused information environments. While these tools continue to improve and better understand people's 'intent', even the best cannot make up for poor content practices that plague most organizations.

In this session, Join Virgil as he explores how to improve your content practices to increase search findability and better support the people in your organization that rely on Microsoft Search to find the RIGHT content for what they need, when they need it.

Friday 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM · Room D

Enhancing Communication and Collaboration through Customized Search Experiences

Emily Mancini

Founder & Executive Director, Left Uncharted

In SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams, we are building a flat hierarchy through separate site collections or Teams and creating connections through hub site relationships. This supports organizational change, cleaner permission models, and so much more but can prove challenging when you want to centralize a subset of content across these site collections.

Join us as we explore different approaches for centralizing your content in this modern decentralized world. You will leave with scenarios and best practices for how to structure and deliver content throughout your tenant.

What we'll cover: -Understanding the hub site structure and search scopes -Using the content type gallery for consistent information architecture -Centralizing content through search experiences (including Modern PnP search web part and search verticals) -Creating intuitive microlearning content (through Learning Pathways or Viva Learning)