Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room 431-432

Back to Basics with Microsoft 365: Choosing the Right Tool, Building Smart Foundations

Microsoft 365 offers powerful collaboration tools, but with that power comes confusion. OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Viva Engage… when should you use what, and how do you get started without creating long-term chaos?

This half-day workshop is designed for organizations that want to get Microsoft 365 right from the beginning - or reset the parts that quietly went off the rails. With a focus on people, work patterns, and intentional collaboration, we’ll walk through practical foundations that scale, and that Copilot can actually work with.

• OneDrive for personal productivity and controlled sharing • SharePoint for structured team and organizational content • Microsoft Teams for collaboration, communication, and meetings • Viva Engage for org-wide conversation and communities

We’ll introduce “governance-lite” principles - simple, realistic decisions around naming, sharing, structure, and ownership that prevent sprawl without slowing users down.

Finally, we’ll look at how Microsoft Copilot layers on top of Microsoft 365, where it adds real value, and why good information architecture and permissions are essential for trustworthy AI outcomes.

You’ll leave with clear guidance on when to use each workload, practical starting structures you can apply immediately, and confidence to support users without over-engineering governance.

If you want fewer “where should this live?” conversations, this workshop is your blueprint.

Wednesday 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM · Room 445-446

Viva Amplify + Copilot: Campaigns That Run Themselves (Almost)

Internal communicators are under pressure to deliver more targeted, accessible, and measurable campaigns-without expanding timelines or teams. Viva Amplify combined with Copilot offers a new way to scale communications while maintaining quality and consistency.

This session demonstrates how to plan, draft, localize, and publish multi‑channel campaigns across SharePoint, Teams, and Viva Engage, with Copilot accelerating each step. We will show how to generate content variations, improve readability and accessibility, and maintain brand voice across channels.

Attendees will also learn how to use built‑in analytics to measure engagement and how Copilot can help summarize results into executive‑ready insights. The session balances strategy with hands‑on examples, focusing on repeatable workflows rather than one‑off tactics.

You will leave with a clear model for moving from reactive publishing to scalable, insight‑driven storytelling.

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 445-446

Power employee engagement with Microsoft Viva, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot

Learn how Microsoft Viva, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot come together to foster company culture, unlock communication and engagement opportunities, organize content, and spark employee creativity.