Copilot can only be as safe and as useful as the data it’s allowed to ground on.
In 2026, getting Copilot-ready is no longer just about permissions and tidy SharePoint sites. It’s about governance at scale: understanding where sensitive data lives, reducing oversharing, applying label-driven protection, and enforcing policies consistently across Microsoft 365 and Copilot experiences including Copilot Studio and agents.

In this session, I will cover a practical playbook to make your data discoverable to the right people and inaccessible to everyone else. You’ll see how Microsoft Purview capabilities (classification, sensitivity labels, DLP, retention, audit/eDiscovery) and tools such as DSPM combine with identity controls and collaboration settings can reduce risk without killing productivity.