Copilot and AI – are you intrigued, inspired or intimidated?

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Copilot is a powerful AI assistant that helps you create and manage your digital workplace. It can help you automate workflows, streamline communication, and optimize productivity across your organization.

It is also intimidating. The complexity and uncertainty of setting it up and using it effectively, as well as the threats of the information that it will surface.

Resources

Microsoft has compiled a great set of resources which can be found here: Copilot Resource Kit. Be sure to take advantage of these. If you are using Viva Learning, also look at resources there for you or your team.

Getting ahead of the game

Whether you are new to Copilot or want to learn more about its advanced features, the Digital Workplace Conference in Sydney is a great opportunity to discover how Copilot can transform your work experience.

At the conference, you will have the chance to attend various sessions on Copilot and AI as well as talk to the presenters and other attendees about their experiences.

AI is Hacking You – How Cybercriminals Leverage Artificial Intelligence (Michael Noel)

Organisations today are vastly unprepared for the threat of modern artificial intelligence tools. Understand how modern cyber-criminals utilise AI tools to attack your people, IT processes, and IT infrastructure. Learn what type of changes to existing strategies, security practices, and tools can be used to try to gain an upper hand on these sophisticated AI-enabled cybercriminals.

The 90 Day AI Playbook  (Lee Stevens)

How do organizations’ realistically get started with technologies are so new. This session covers AI Urgency: How the next 90 days could shape your business for the next decade, • The TIDE model: A comprehensive approach to AI integration, • AI Bootcamp: Building AI literacy within your workforce, Enterprise Scaling and more.

Metadata – The crucial step in your AI journey  (Colin Titmuss)

With all the buzz around AI, the old adage of garbage-in-garbage-out rings true. AI engines rely heavily on data input. In this session will cover the critical meta-data definitions that every organization needs.
From this session you will walk away with:
• actionable strategies to implement within your business to deliver the meta-data structures
• methodologies for a successful AI deployment

AI Strategy: Selecting, delivering and ethically sustaining AI for productivity  (Edge Pereira)

In this session we will embark on a transformative journey through the landscape of AI with Microsoft 365.Discover how to pinpoint AI use cases that will turbocharge your workflow, master the art of negotiation to get the best AI pricing, and tips to deploy everyday AI with maximum effectiveness.
This session will equip you with practical strategies and knowledge to bring AI into your business with confidence and style.

Copilot for Dummies : Zero to Hero in 35 Minutes by (Lee Stevens)

In this session we will take attendees from novices to proficient users of Microsoft Copilot. We’ll cover the essentials of interacting with Copilot, understanding its capabilities, and leveraging its features to enhance productivity and creativity.
Whether you’re a manager, Information worker, or just someone curious about AI, this talk will equip you with the knowledge to start your journey with Copilot.

Introduction to Copilot Studio (Michael Doyle)

Not sure exactly what it is or how it fits in your organization? This session will cover the ins and outs of Copilot Studio and the new AI powered enhancements that can greatly decrease the amount of time it takes to make a productive virtual assistant.

Future Workspaces: Decoding the Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Digital Workplace (James Milne)

Join us for an insightful exploration into the future of digital workplaces as we delve into the role of cutting-edge technologies like mixed reality, advanced headsets, personal agents, wearable tech, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

Attention Management enabled via Copilot for Microsoft 365 – A MOCA View (Rishi Nicolai)

This session goes through the research, the models and the updates to the MOCA framework for Adoption teams and leaders across organisations to understand how to design effective adoption programs for Copilot technologies.

 Leveraging Microsoft Copilot for Optimal Productivity (Daniel Anderson & Lisa Crosbie)

Discover the productivity power and capabilities of Microsoft Copilot.  Microsoft 365 Copilot seamlessly integrates into both your Microsoft 365 ecosystem and your CRM system, enhance operations by automating tasks, refine workflows and boost productivity while saving valuable time and resources.

We will dive into Copilot’s functionalities across key Microsoft 365 applications and explore Copilot’s integration within Microsoft Teams, revolutionizing meeting summaries, key points and task identification, and real-time insights.

Mastering Microsoft Copilot: Strategies for Success, Governance, and Excellence (Daniel Brown)

In this session, Daniel, a seasoned Copilot expert with hands-on experience in many Microsoft Copilot implementations, will share invaluable insights, practical lessons learned, and essential best practices.  From navigating the initial deployment challenges to establishing sustainable governance models, discover what works, what to avoid, and how to harness the full potential of Microsoft Copilot within your organisation.

Resources

Copilot Resource Kit

Copilot and AI – are you intrigued, inspired or intimidated?