Microsoft Purview and Defender Days 2026 is a community-driven, one-day virtual event organized by the Microsoft 365, Power Platform & Cloud Security India User Group.

We invite industry experts, practitioners, architects, engineers, MVPs, and community leaders to submit session proposals focused on Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Defender technologies. This event is designed to deliver deep, practical, and end-to-end coverage across security, compliance, data governance, and threat protection.

🔀 Event Tracks

This event will run two parallel tracks:

🟦 Track 1: Microsoft Purview (including Azure Data & Governance)

Sessions in this track may include (but are not limited to):

1. Microsoft Purview service overview

2. Information Protection, Sensitivity Labels, and DLP across Microsoft 365 & Azure

3. Data Lifecycle Management & Records Management

4. Insider Risk Management & Communication Compliance

5. eDiscovery (Standard & Premium) and Audit

6. Data Governance, Data Map, and Purview integrations

7. Microsoft Purview for Azure Data Sources (Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Cosmos DB, etc.)

8. Unified data governance across Microsoft 365, Azure, and multi-cloud environments

9. Securing and governing data in Azure using Purview policies

10. Real-world implementation experiences, challenges, and lessons learned

🟩 Track 2: Microsoft Defender (including Azure Security)

Sessions in this track may include (but are not limited to):

1. Microsoft Defender XDR service overview and deployment best practices

2. Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Office 365, Cloud Apps, and Cloud

3. Threat detection, investigation, and automated response

4. Identity-centric and Zero Trust security approaches

5. Security operations (SOC) workflows and best practices

6. Advanced hunting, KQL, and incident response scenarios

7. Microsoft Defender for Cloud: securing Azure workloads and hybrid environments

8. Azure-native threat protection for VMs, containers, Kubernetes (AKS), and PaaS services

9. Integrating Azure security signals with Microsoft Defender XDR

Customer case studies and operational insights

🎯 What We’re Looking For

We welcome sessions that are:

• Technical and deep-dive, with demos where possible
• Real-world and experience-driven (less theory, more practice)
• Implementation-focused, covering design, deployment, and operations
• New features and services in MS Purview and Defender
• Relevant to security, compliance, governance, and risk professionals

Session formats may include:

• 45 minute sessions
• Technical deep dives
• Architecture & Strategy walkthroughs
• Case studies and lessons learned

🌍 Audience Profile

This event is targeted at:

• Security & Compliance Architects
• IT & Cloud Security Professionals
• SOC Analysts & Engineers
• Microsoft 365, Azure, and Security Administrators
• Business decision makers
• C-Suite leaders
• Consultants and Enterprise IT Leaders

📝 How to Submit

Please submit your session proposals via Sessionize, clearly indicating:

• The track (Purview or Defender)
• Session title and abstract
• Target audience level (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced)

Selected speakers will be notified after the review process.