Live Webinar

Governing M365 on the Golden Path to AI Value – Enabling productivity without increasing risk

Join us for a live expert panel on why most AI initiatives stall when Microsoft 365 data, access, and lifecycle controls aren’t enterprise-ready. Learn how leading organizations are putting governance ahead of AI acceleration to unlock defensible value, reduce risk exposure, and ensure Copilot-scale intelligence delivers outcomes executives can trust.

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AI is moving fast. Most Microsoft 365 environments aren’t ready.

Boards are mandating AI adoption, but many organizations are accelerating before their Microsoft 365 data foundations are in place. As Copilot and other AI tools expand access to information at unprecedented speed, long-standing gaps in visibility, permissions, and lifecycle governance are being exposed – often after risk, cost, or trust issues appear.

The result isn’t just security exposure. It’s stalled AI value, rising operational costs, and growing uncertainty about whether AI outputs can be trusted.

Inspired by Gartner’s Golden Path to AI Value, this live expert panel discussion explores why governance must come before AI-driven transformation – and how leaders can enable productivity without increasing risk.

Join industry experts as they unpack how modern Microsoft 365 governance creates the conditions for AI to deliver real, defensible value – without slowing the business down.

What you will learn

You can’t build intelligent AI on broken data

Why AI initiatives fail when Microsoft 365 data foundations aren’t ready.

Scale AI fast — but govern faster to stay in control

Why ‘governance before transformation’ is critical as AI scales faster than human oversight.

When AI can’t see clearly, no one trusts the answer

How poor visibility, access control, and content quality undermine trust in AI outcomes.

Strong governance isn’t a brake on AI — it’s the accelerator

Principles for scaling AI safely through strong Microsoft 365 data, access, and lifecycle governance.

Agenda

Wednesday, 21 January

5:00 PM (Europe/Zagreb)

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Duration: 1h

5:00 PM

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5:05 PM

Introduction

Microsoft MVP Vlad Catrinescu will set the stage for the expert panel discussion, discussing why AI isn’t failing because models are weak – it’s failing because data foundations aren’t ready. Microsoft 365 is the data layer feeding your AI models.

Vlad Catrinescu

Syskit Technical Evangelist, Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Author

LinkedIn

5:05 PM

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5:55 PM

Panel Discussion

Our expert panel will discuss several concepts, including why AI exposes M365 governance gaps, Gartner’s Golden Path to AI value, connecting governance to trustworthy AI outcomes, the principles for scaling AI safely in M365, and more.

Callum Ring

AI Innovation Architect

LinkedIn

5:55 PM

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6:00 PM

Q&A session

Make sure you bring all your M365 governance and AI questions to our Q&A session so our expert panel can answer them live!

Danijel Cizek

Principal Product Manager

LinkedIn

Speakers

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  LinkedIn

  Panelist

  Callum Ring

  AI Innovation Architect

  Callum Ring is an AI Innovation Architect at Bytes Software Services, specialising in leveraging AI and automation to enhance business processes. With a strong background in Microsoft security and Copilot services, he has led teams and driven innovative solutions across enterprise environments. Callum holds a First Class Honours degree in Digital and Technology Solutions from Anglia Ruskin University and is passionate about translating emerging AI technologies into real-world impact.
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  LinkedIn

  Panelist

  Danijel Cizek

  Principal Product Manager

  Danijel has over a decade of experience focusing on solving customers’ problems, and delivering value, and high-quality products. He’s responsible for defining and aligning Syskit Point’s vision and strategy with customer challenges, market needs, and company objectives.
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  LinkedIn

  Host

  Vlad Catrinescu

  Syskit Technical Evangelist, Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Author

  IT professional at heart, Vlad focuses on helping administrators deploy, manage, automate, and configure governance across services such as SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams. As an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and recognized international speaker, Vlad has helped over a million IT professionals and end-users across the globe to better understand and to get the most out of Office 365 and the greater Microsoft 365 platform.