The upcoming Microsoft Ignite 2024 conference sessions that all information managers should be attending

Are you an information manager who wants to learn about the latest AI innovations, sharpen your skills, and connect with experts and peers? Then make sure you tune into Microsoft Ignite 2024 from 19-21 November 2024. You can attend the majority of their sessions online for free, simply register here.

With so many sessions to watch, we thought it would be helpful to list the ones we think would be best suited to information governance.

Check back here a couple of weeks after the conference to read our top 10 takeaways from the Microsoft Ignite 2024 Conference.

We hope you enjoy!

The ultimate list of Microsoft Ignite sessions for Information Managers

• Microsoft Ignite Keynote: Listen to Satya Nadella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft and other Microsoft leaders share how they’re creating new opportunities across Microsoft platforms in this era of AI. 

• SharePoint content management reimagined with Copilot: Your organisation’s content is growing exponentially in the era of AI. How do you get the information you need, when you need it, to help you make decisions that drive your business forward? Join one of Microsoft’s most distinguished leaders — known for spearheading the development of SharePoint — to find out. From Copilot in OneDrive, to Copilot agents, to SharePoint Advanced Management, and more, you’ll learn how SharePoint leverages AI to unlock knowledge and put your content to work.

• Ensure business continuity with backup built for scaled recoverability: When disaster strikes, you need to recover in hours – not days or months. Come learn how Microsoft 365 Backup delivers high-performance backup and recovery solutions for critical active data across OneDrive, SharePoint, and Exchange. You’ll also learn how you can use Microsoft 365 Archive as a cost-effective solution for long-term storage of your SharePoint content without compromising on manageability, security, or compliance standards.

• Unlock smart collaboration with Microsoft Teams: Discover how intelligence, coordination, and collaboration meet to transform how and where you work. Learn how investments in security, simplicity, and flexibility are laying the groundwork for the future of Microsoft Teams. With live demos of Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Microsoft Places, you’ll see the capabilities that are making communication smarter and will transform your workplace. You’ll hear how both customers and Microsoft are using the latest AI solutions to empower teams.

• Safeguard data as a team sport with Microsoft Purview and Priva: In the era of AI, data security, governance, compliance, and privacy are more critical than ever. The need to use business data for innovation, the volume and velocity of cyberattacks, the increasing regulations and fines, and the ever-expanding data estate are all challenging how organisations safeguard their data. Join this session to learn how Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Priva enable data protection as a team sport and explore how Microsoft 365 latest innovations can help you secure and govern your data.

• Secure and govern data in Microsoft 365 Copilot and beyond: Data security and privacy are the top concerns for 80% of security leaders when adopting AI. This session will explore how Microsoft can help secure and govern data in AI applications like Microsoft 365 Copilot and other third-party SaaS applications. Join this session to learn about new capabilities that address primary AI challenges, such as data oversharing, leakage, compliance, and safety. After this session, you will gain the confidence and tools needed to accelerate AI adoption.

• Ground Microsoft 365 Copilot in your business knowledge: Unlock the full potential of Microsoft 365 Copilot by grounding it in more of your enterprise data with Copilot connectors. This technical session will guide you through indexing your business data and content into Copilot and Copilot agents, with strict enforcement of your data governance policies.

• Optimise your Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment: Join this session to understand the essential steps to ensure your organisation is ready to adopt Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot with confidence. Learn about organisational and IT readiness steps for IT admins and innovative product experiences in the Microsoft 365 admin center to make it easy. This session will cover topics around the role of cloud app discovery, enterprise data protection and more. Walk away with a comprehensive guide to optimise your organisation’s AI adoption.

• Prepare your data for Microsoft Copilot with new tools: Do you have concerns about oversharing? Discover how well-managed data can unlock the full potential of generative AI while supporting your security and compliance needs. Our experts will share the latest admin capabilities in Copilot, SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM), and Microsoft Purview that can help you more effectively manage permissions, enhance security protocols, and implement robust data lifecycle management practices.

• Enable trustworthy AI with Microsoft: Join this enlightening session on building and using trustworthy AI applications that prioritise safety, security, and privacy. Discover best practices for AI security and mitigating emerging threats, learn how to develop applications with built-in safety and guardrails, manage compliance, and safeguard sensitive data.

• Breaking down language barriers with Azure AI: Recent advances in AI have finally made headway in solving the language barrier that has divided humanity since prehistoric times. Now, AI brings the ability to translate text, documents, speech and images in real-time. Join this session to learn how you can bring high quality, customised Translator AI models into your GenAI app development.

• Empowering neurodivergent employees with Copilot: Discover how Microsoft 365 Copilot enhances productivity for neurodivergent workers (~20% of workforce) through demo and latest research. Learn inclusive tips that level the playing field and maximise potential whether you are a neurodiverse individual, an ally or a manager.

• Six tips for understanding and managing your Copilot user data at hyperscale: Do you know where your Copilot prompts are going? In this admin-focused, demo-filled session we’ll follow a series of prompts as they journey through the Copilot stack. Along the way we’ll stop to take closer looks at where and how prompts are processed, stored, and secured. You’ll leave with new information and resources that elevate your Copilot management expertise!

• Unlock the power of Real-Time Intelligence in the era of AI: Real Time Intelligence is a transformative technology designed to empower businesses with real-time data insights and analytics. This session will cover the journey of Real Time Intelligence from its inception to its current state, highlighting key features, capabilities, and the impact it has on operational efficiency and decision-making processes. Join this session to learn how you can revolutionise your data strategy and unlock new opportunities for growth.

• AI for the Public Sector with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Microsoft 365 Copilot is now available to the Public Sector customers in the Government Community Cloud environment. Come explore how Copilot will support public sector leaders and strategists as the next-generation tool for mission success. This session will focus on the recently GA’d product, public sector use cases, best practices on upskilling the public sector, and next steps to prepare your public sector agency for mission success with Microsoft 365 Copilot.