Mike Maadarani
Microsoft MVP, Cloud Solution Architect, MCM Consulting
Ottawa, Canada
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Mike Maadarani is a Microsoft Office Apps & Services MVP, a board member of the Microsoft Global Community Initiative, and a Cloud Solutions Architect who has been providing strategic solutions surrounding architecture, planning, migration and governance for medium to large-scale organization. With over 27 years of IT industry experience, Mike spent the last few years managing and delivering collaboration solutions to a wide range of mid to large scale projects. He is an evangelist and visionary where he can and provide the business and technical leadership required for delivering successful global Microsoft 365 projects. This has giving him the opportunity to work with great talented colleagues and people who I have a lot of respect for their passion and dedication.
He is an active member in the Microsoft 365 community and have spoken in many Microsoft conferences, local events, and corporate functions.
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Get started with Microsoft Copilot
Participate in this session to delve into the capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot, empowering you to elevate your creativity, supercharge your productivity, and boost your skill proficiency for a more dynamic work environment.
Microsoft 365 Copilot integrates the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) with your Microsoft Graph data, encompassing your Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, documents, meetings, and many other services. This intelligent engine operates in real-time, offering invaluable assistance to augment creativity, boost productivity, and elevate skill levels, ensuring a seamless and enhanced user experience.
In this session, you will learn all about the inner workings of Copilot, how you can prepare for it, and what are the best ways to make the most of it.
Understanding Data Sources for Apps: SharePoint Online Lists, Dataverse for Teams, and Dataverse
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, building efficient and scalable apps often requires selecting the right data source. In this session, we’ll cover three key data storage options within the Microsoft ecosystem: SharePoint Online Lists, Dataverse for Teams, and Dataverse.
We’ll cover the basics of each platform, including when and why to use them. This session will help you understand the advantages, limitations, and practical applications of each data source. By the end, you'll be equipped to select the best option for your projects and confidently integrate data into your apps.
What You’ll Learn:
- Overview of SharePoint Online Lists, Dataverse for Teams, and Dataverse
- Key differences in structure, scalability, and use cases
- Best practices for choosing the right data source based on your app’s needs
- How to build apps with these data sources using Power Apps
- Practical tips for deciding which platform fits your scenario
This session will simplify the data landscape in Microsoft app development, giving you the knowledge and confidence to choose the right tools and improve your app-building skills.
Power Platform with Copilot and AI: A master class for every Information Worker
In a world where digital transformation is key to staying ahead, mastering the tools that drive innovation is essential. This workshop is designed to empower users ranging from beginners to experienced, with the knowledge and skills to leverage Microsoft Power Platform's full potential, enriched by Copilot for Power Platform.
Our workshop will explore the entire Power Platform ecosystem, including: Power Apps Copilot, Power Automate Copilot, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, Power Pages Copilot, and Dataverse.
This workshop is designed to be interactive and hands-on, as it is free today, with real-world examples and exercises that ensure every participant can apply what they've learned to their own work environments. Whether you're an end user looking to simplify daily operations or a power user seeking to build sophisticated solutions, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge of AI to innovate and drive impact.
Join Gokan and Mike, Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft RD, and MCTs, for an engaging and informat
Mastering Microsoft 365 Copilot: Effective Prompting Techniques
In this session, we'll explore how to create effective prompts to maximize the potential of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Attendees will learn prompt engineering principles, focusing on crafting inputs that draw out the best responses from Copilot's language models. We'll cover tips for writing clear, specific, and context-rich prompts to guide Copilot in delivering precise and valuable results.
Through interactive examples and exercises, we will go demonstrate useful prompts and responses for the M365 Apps, Teams, Whiteboard, Loop and Planner.
At the end of this session, attendees will have the skills to communicate effectively with Copilot, boosting their productivity and creativity in various tasks and projects.
Mastering Microsoft 365 Copilot: Effective Prompting Techniques
In this session, we'll explore how to create effective prompts to maximize the potential of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Attendees will learn prompt engineering principles, focusing on crafting inputs that draw out the best responses from Copilot's language models. We'll cover tips for writing clear, specific, and context-rich prompts to guide Copilot in delivering precise and valuable results.
Through interactive examples and exercises, we will go demonstrate useful prompts and responses for the M365 Apps, Teams, Whiteboard, Loop and Planner.
At the end of this session, attendees will have the skills to communicate effectively with Copilot, boosting their productivity and creativity in various tasks and projects.
M365 Copilot & AI Masterclass for Power and End Users
Are you curious to see Microsoft's new AI toolset in action? Get ready for an in-depth exploration of the future of digital workplace productivity during this deep dive into the world of Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Copilot—the new, robust AI assistant—integrates with SharePoint, Planner, Teams, Loop, whiteboard, and all other Office Apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
This workshop is designed to instruct on Copilot, Copilot Studio, and the preparation necessary for organizational deployment.
The workshop will not only contrast the user experience with Copilot across various tools but also explore the artificial intelligence features of Teams Premium, SharePoint Premium, and SharePoint AI.
Participants will get the opportunity to observe, comprehend, and learn the setup and configuration of Copilot for their tenant along with receiving guidance on effective utilization of Copilot.
Join Gokan and Mike, Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft RD, and MCTs in this workshop where they will cover:
§ Intro to Copilot
§ Assessment Readiness
§ Copilot Architecture
§ Build your own Copilot
§ Master your prompts
§ SharePoint Premium and SharePoint AI
§ Teams Premium
Enhance Data Creation with Power Automate and SharePoint Premium
Unlock the full potential of your data creation process using SharePoint Premium and Power Automate. Transition from manual tasks to a streamlined, automated system. SharePoint Premium leverages AI to extract valuable insights from unstructured data, organizing it seamlessly for you. Meanwhile, Power Automate offers an intuitive yet robust interface for crafting custom workflows that optimize your data management.
By combining these tools, you'll experience enhanced accuracy, greater efficiency, and a significant boost in productivity.
Join this session to discover how to elevate your data creation process with Power Automate and SharePoint Premium.
Congratulations, You Bought an M365 Copilot License! Now What?
Investing in M365 Copilot is a bold step toward transforming how your organization works, collaborates, and innovates. But unlocking its full potential requires more than just activation codes – it demands strategy, enablement, and a plan for adoption.
In this interactive workshop, we’ll guide you through:
Getting Started: Essential setup steps and best practices for a smooth deployment.
Driving Adoption: Proven techniques to inspire your teams and embed Copilot into their daily workflows.
Maximizing Value: Insights on tailoring Copilot capabilities to align with your business goals and key use cases.
Managing Change: Practical tips for overcoming resistance and fostering a culture of AI-driven collaboration.
You’ll leave with actionable tools and strategies to turn your M365 Copilot investment into measurable results, empowering your workforce and unlocking new levels of productivity.
Whether you're just beginning your Copilot journey or looking to optimize its impact, this workshop is your roadmap to success.
Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot
Participate in this workshop to delve into the capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot, empowering you to elevate your creativity, supercharge your productivity, and boost your skill proficiency for a more dynamic work environment.
Microsoft 365 Copilot integrates the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) with your Microsoft Graph data, encompassing your Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, documents, meetings, and many other services. This intelligent engine operates in real-time, offering invaluable assistance to augment creativity, boost productivity, and elevate skill levels, ensuring a seamless and enhanced user experience.
In this workshop, you will learn all about the inner workings of Copilot, how you can prepare for it, and what are the best ways to make the most of it.
Unlocking Productivity: Embracing AI for Seamless Content Management
Elevate your content management game with our AI-focused session, designed to streamline your processes and leverage the full potential of your content in the AI era. Experience firsthand the transformative power of SharePoint Premium in real-world scenarios, when we dive into the details of the Content Experiences and Solutions, and Content Processing scenarios.
In this session, we will focus on showcasing advanced strategies for efficient content extraction, empowering you to automate document workflows and extract data with precision and effectiveness.
Join this session to learn how to upgrade your data creation process today SharePoint Premium and to start automating your content creation.
Unleash Your Creativity: Design Power Apps Like a Pro with SharePoint Premium
Transform your Power App design process and drive business results with data from SharePoint Premium. This AI-powered technology streamlines the data extraction process, providing you with the information you need to create custom Power Apps that meet the unique needs of your organization. With Power Apps, you can focus on designing the app that will deliver real business value, while it takes care of the technical details.
Attend our session to discover how to:
• Efficiently extract data with SharePoint Premium, store it in Dataverse, and manipulate it before creating your Power App
• Say goodbye to manual data extraction and hello to a more efficient, effective Power App design process
• Unleash your creativity and take your app design to the next level with SharePoint Premium
Transition from SharePoint Search to Microsoft Search
Search in Microsoft 365 has been evolving for the past 2 years, transitioning from the classic SharePoint Search to a modern advanced Microsoft Search.
While we were able to customize classic search, we want to have the same experience in Modern Search and Modern SharePoint.
Join me to learn how you can transition from the classic SharePoint Search and display templated to a modern customizable experience that fits your need.
In this session, we will cover how you can use PnP as the solution to customize your search, create your own modern search center and how to build search driven sites.
The Ultimate M365 Copilot Workshop for End Users and Power Users
Are you curious to see Microsoft's new AI toolset in action? Get ready for an in-depth exploration of the future of digital workplace productivity during this deep dive into the world of Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Copilot—the new, robust AI assistant—integrates with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Loop, Whiteboard, an array of other essential tools.
Together, we will configure and build your own standalone AI with Copilot Studio, the new tool by Microsoft to customize your own enterprise Copilot scenarios.
Join your expert hosts for an energetic workshop where you'll discover real-world success stories from Forbes 500 companies and other industry leaders, as well as uncover how Microsoft 365 Copilot simplifies complex tasks, streamlines work processes, and boosts you into a new era of AI-powered productivity.
Not only will this session compare the Copilot experience across those tools, it will also dive into the AI Capabilities of Teams Premium, SharePoint Premium, Power Platform Copilot and all the awesomeness from AI Builder.
During this hands-on experience, you’ll have the chance to put Copilot to the test and ask all your burning questions. Don't miss this opportunity to see the future of work unfold right before your eyes!
Streamline data creation using Power Automate and SharePoint Premium
Unleash the full potential of your data creation process with Power Automate and SharePoint Premium. Say goodbye to manual tasks and hello to automation. Power Automate provides a simple yet powerful interface to create custom workflows that streamline your data creation process. SharePoint Premium, on the other hand, utilizes AI to extract valuable information from unstructured sources and categorize it for you. With these tools working together, you'll see improved accuracy, efficiency, and an overall increase in productivity. Join our session to learn how to upgrade your data creation process today with Power Automate and SharePoint Premium.
SharePoint Premium: The journey to automating content processing
Do you want to stop wasting time on manually processing content in SharePoint? Meet SharePoint Premium, the AI-powered service that automates content processing for you.
In this session, we'll show you the different model types that SharePoint Premium uses, including Custom Models and Prebuilt Models.
With these models, SharePoint Premium can automate a variety of content processing tasks, from extracting information from structured forms to identifying metadata in unstructured text and extracting specific entities from content.
Join me for this informative session and learn how SharePoint Premium can enhance your efficiency and accuracy for content processing.
Practical use cases of Microsoft 365 Apps for power users
This workshop provides practical ideas for using OneNote, Planner, To-Do, OneDrive, and Teams. You will learn how to best use the many apps we have in Microsoft 365, and what works best in different scenarios. We will also go through how you can use multiple apps together to achieve your productivity goals and save time. Hear what experts have seen work well for power users in other organizations. You will also gain productivity tips for using Microsoft 365 tools.
Practical Microsoft 365 use cases for power users
This workshop provides practical productivity tips for using Microsoft 365 applications like Outlook, Teams, Viva Connections, Loop, Viva Engage, OneNote, Planner, To-Do, OneDrive, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Lists, and Power Automate.
You will learn how to best use the many apps we have in Microsoft 365 and what works best in different scenarios. We will also go through how you can use multiple apps together to achieve your productivity goals and save time. Hear what experts have seen work well for power users in other organizations.
Next-Gen SharePoint: Elevating Collaboration with Copilot & Premium Integration
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, SharePoint continues to stand at the forefront of collaborative innovation. The introduction of Copilot in SharePoint marks a new chapter in its journey, offering unparalleled advancements in AI-driven collaboration and productivity. SharePoint Premium on the other hand helps you automate extracting data from your content to enhance your organization’s road to better compliance.
In this session, we will dive on how you can use AI in SharePoint to create Copilot custom models to generate files, and leverage SharePoint Premium to automate the content processing and extraction of your data.
You will learn how you can create an end-to-end solution for your users to enhance their collaboration using custom Copilot models in SharePoint, and to eliminate the manual document processing.
Deep dive into Microsoft Teams Channels
Microsoft Teams consist of three main channel categories: Standard, Private, and Shared. In this session, we will review the functionality and differences of each channel and explain the use case scenario of each one.
We will explain the architecture of each channel, the differences between the previous Guest experience and the current B2B architecture, and how to best collaborate with others within your tenant or external users. We will finish the session by discussing how you can govern access to your data in each channel scenario.
Content Management at scale: an end-to-end Showcase
Managing content at scale in the modern workplace requires a new and innovative approach. We must leverage some of the automation and AI capabilities available to get and stay ahead of the curve.
Join Mike and Joanne in this full-day workshop where they'll showcase a real-world business use case and how a number of Microsoft 365 capabilities, both old and new, can be used together to build a complete end-to-end solution. Features will include SharePoint Information Architecture, Microsoft Syntex, Microsoft Search, Retention Labels, and Sensitivity Labels.
We'll also talk about some of the new features included with Microsoft Syntex and how this adds to the overall content management story.
Automating Content Management at Scale: an End-to-End Showcase
Content management was a lot simpler even only a few years ago. But today, with the major advancements in automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning mean that a stagnant content management plan will certainly be left behind.
In this workshop, you'll learn how to manage content at scale in the modern workplace, applying new and innovative approaches by leveraging the cool new features available in Microsoft 365.
Your expert presenters will showcase a real-world business use case, applying a number of Microsoft 365 capabilities—both old and new—used together to build a complete end-to-end solution. Features will include SharePoint Information Architecture, Microsoft Syntex, Microsoft Search, Retention Labels, and Sensitivity Labels. They'll specifically highlight newer features in Microsoft Syntex that can change the game in your content setup.
Walk away from this workshop with real, actionable practices that you can apply within your content management structure today.
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Mike Maadarani
Microsoft MVP, Cloud Solution Architect, MCM Consulting
Ottawa, Canada
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