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Speaker
Ben Leach
Agenda
7:00pm - Refreshments and networking
7:30pm - Talk followed by Q&A
8:30pm - 9:00pm - Networking and close
Synopsis
Too often, we jump straight to "We should be using AI" without first identifying the real problems we want AI to solve. This talk focuses on Microsoft 365, specifically your data held in SharePoint, to explore what problems AI can tackle today, the technology available to address them, and importantly how to prepare your SharePoint environment to be "AI Ready."
Key topics:
- The business challenges AI can solve today, including data extraction, classification, and search.
- Consideration of technology approaches, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI.
- Preparing your SharePoint data to be AI-ready.
Walk Away With: You’ll have a clearer understanding of AI’s practical applications in information management, along with the key approaches and considerations to make it work for your organisation. Bringing these elements together is crucial to unlocking AI’s true potential.
About the speaker
Ben Leach
Ben brings over 20 years of experience in Information Management, he started with SharePoint in 2007 (MOSS) and has remained committed to the platform ever since. While the technology has evolved through Cloud, Power Platform, Purview, and now AI, the Information Management fundamentals remain the same. Ben’s experience has been focused through the lens of consultancy, where has worked with clients ranging from 15-person tech start-ups to a global manufacturer of trains.
Regardless of the client size – the approach he takes is the same - bringing people together in a workshop environment to help them envision what the future could be like and then bringing his teams together to turn that into reality.
As co-founder of Information EXP, Ben leads the consultancy team, delivering SharePoint projects to the company’s clients.
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