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Bill Ryan

Bill Ryan

Founder, Partner, Sync(d) AI

Englewood, Colorado, United States

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With over three decades of experience in business and technology transformation, Bill Ryan helps organizations align AI with real business outcomes. As a former Director of Business Programs at Microsoft and a senior leader at Avanade, Bill has led global initiatives across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and AI adoption. Today, as the founder of Sync(d) AI, he specializes in helping organizations build scalable AI Centers of Excellence using Microsoft technologies, while keeping humans at the center of every solution.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Consumer Goods & Services
  • Finance & Banking
  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

Topics

  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Power platform
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Microsoft Power Apps
  • Microsoft Technologies
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft AI
  • Microsoft Teams

Building an AI Center of Excellence That Works: A Practical Guide to Implementing Microsoft AI CoEs

AI adoption is no longer optional—but doing it right is everything. In this fast-paced, no-fluff session, we’ll explore how to implement a Microsoft AI Center of Excellence (CoE) that actually drives business value without getting buried in bureaucracy. Learn how to balance innovation with governance, empower teams without chaos, and scale your AI capabilities using the Microsoft stack—from Copilot and Power Platform to Azure AI and beyond.

Whether you're just starting or scaling your AI journey, this session will walk you through a field-tested blueprint for AI CoE success—complete with real-world use cases, a governance playbook, and a human-centric approach to culture change.

Key Takeaways
• The 5 pillars of a successful Microsoft AI CoE
• How to organize for innovation, accountability, and ROI
• Governance frameworks that don’t kill creativity
• Why “AI as a partner” beats “AI as a project”
• How to avoid the common traps that stall enterprise AI

Bill Ryan

Founder, Partner, Sync(d) AI

Englewood, Colorado, United States

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