Sari Soinoja
Leading modern work specialist & Microsoft MVP
Helsinki, Finland
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Sari is a passionate and experienced Leading Specialist at The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. Drawing on her extensive experience from a wide range of customer projects—ranging from modern ways of working to change management and digital transformation—she brings a valuable perspective on the real-world challenges organizations face. Her background in product development adds depth to her understanding of how Microsoft 365 tools can be used effectively to solve these challenges.
As a Microsoft MVP for SharePoint, Sari focuses on topics such as SharePoint, document management, metadata, M365 Copilot, and the smart, strategic use of Microsoft 365. She’s especially skilled at helping others understand how to fully leverage these tools to support modern, efficient work practices.
Over the past ten years, Sari has actively shared her knowledge through public events, trainings, and webinars, making her a well-respected voice in the Microsoft 365 community. Whether speaking about AI in M365 or navigating the complexities of information management, Sari is known for making complex topics both accessible and engaging.
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Modern ways of teamwork in Teams - Best practices and tips
Are you looking for ways to improve your team's collaboration and productivity in the era of remote and hybrid work? Do you want to learn how to leverage the power of Microsoft Teams to create a more connected, engaged and efficient team? If so, join me for this session where we will explore the modern ways of teamwork in Microsoft Teams.
You will discover the best practices of using Teams in teamwork, such as
• How to organize your chat and channels,
• How to use Viva Pulse to measure and improve your team's wellbeing,
• How to use Updates app to keep everyone informed and aligned,
• How to use Loop components to co-create and co-edit content in real time,
• How to run effective team weekly meetings with interactive features.
You will also learn about other tools and tips that can enhance your team's everyday worklife and make it more fun and rewarding.
This session is designed for supervisors and team leads who want to empower their teams to work smarter and happier with Microsoft Teams. Whether your team is fully remote, hybrid or in the office, you will find valuable insights and practical guidance on how to make the most of Teams in teamwork. Don't miss this opportunity to take your team to the next level with Microsoft Teams!
Join here: https://teamsbuzz.com/room3
Hidden gems of SharePoint Premium
SharePoint Premium (ex Microsoft Syntex) is well-known for its AI document processing features, but are you familiar with the other cool features SharePoint Premium offers? You can ease your document management with multiple features like content assembly, PDF modifying features, and eSignature.
Come and join me in this demo-packed session where I showcase the lesser-known features of SharePoint Premium and lay out the examples where you can use them:
How content assembly streamlines the creation of complex documents.
How PDF modification features save time and improve collaboration.
How eSignatures enhance document approval workflows.
How to automatically add metadata and tags to your pictures to improve their findability.
And a bunch of other useful features!
You'll leave this session with practical tips for maximizing productivity using SharePoint Premium and inspiration for leveraging it creatively within your organization.
Harnessing M365 and AI for productivity, wellbeing, and digital debt reduction
According to the Work Trend Index studies, 64% of people struggle with the overwhelming inflow of data, emails, meetings, and notifications, leaving them with limited time and energy to do their jobs. The lack of innovation and breakthrough ideas is a growing concern for leaders in today's fast-paced digital landscape. How can the digital tools in M365 help us to reduce the digital debt, the inflow of data, emails, meetings, and notifications? Is AI going to save us all or do we still need to do something ourselves?
In this session, we will go through the digital tools in M365 that can help you with managing your workload, improving productivity, and reducing digital debt. We will explore the features and functionalities through demos and real life examples in Teams, Viva Insights, Outlook and To Do, and take a look on how Microsoft Copilot can automate repetitive tasks, provide intelligent suggestions, and streamline workflows, ultimately freeing up valuable time and mental energy.
From this session, you will gain insights, practical tips, and real-life examples how to navigate the information overflow challenges as a knowledge worker, optimize your productivity, and foster a healthier and more innovative digital work environment.
Fireside Chat with Two Recovering Consultants
Join us for a lively and insightful fireside chat featuring two modern work professionals and MVPs who will share their journeys from a consultancy career to transitioning into in-house roles within customer organizations.
We will explore the differences we've observed between working as consultants and as internal resources, offering personal reflections on our experiences and sharing our career stories. Additionally, we'll discuss how Microsoft's marketing strategies and social media trends influence the work and priorities of consultants and customers alike. We also reveal what we wish we had known as consultants when selling and delivering services to customers - and vice versa.
This session promises to be a thought-provoking, fun, and shameless discussion filled with personal anecdotes and practical advice. Hopefully, it will provide a deeper understanding of the different dynamics between the consultancy and customer worlds. Whether you're a consultant, a customer, contemplating a career change, or just interested in two recovering consultants babbling away, this session is for you.
SharePoint is a full-blooded document management system - and I can prove it!
The past 8 years doing document management with SharePoint have taught me that people still have the impression that SharePoint is not a proper document management system. I'm here to change that. In this session, I will share my insights through demos on all the features that make SharePoint a valid document management system.
The following document management topics are included:
- Microsoft Syntex & metadata
- Document sets
- Document numbering
- Commenting
- Version history and revisions
- Approvals
- External sharing
- Search
- Security & labelling
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Sari Soinoja
Leading modern work specialist & Microsoft MVP
Helsinki, Finland
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