Organizations are deploying Copilot and AI agents faster than they’re governing them, and with the EU AI Act’s August 2026 enforcement deadline approaching, the cost of “figure it out later” just got real. This session delivers a practical, Microsoft-native playbook for building layered guardrails across four dimensions: data classification and access boundaries, AI interaction controls, privacy risk management, and audit-ready oversight. You’ll see how Purview, Priva, Defender for Cloud, and Entra map to specific failure modes, and leave with a rollout checklist that proves control without killing velocity.