Vlad Catrinescu
Technical Evangelist at Syskit | Microsoft MVP | Microsoft 365 Copilot & AI Agents Expert | 100+ Pluralsight Courses | International Speaker
Montréal, Canada
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Vlad is a Microsoft 365 and Power Platform expert specializing in empowering organizations to securely and effectively integrate AI-powered tools, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI Agents, into their digital workplaces. An IT professional at heart, Vlad excels at preparing, securing, and governing modern environments, enabling IT administrators and business users to automate processes, enhance productivity, and drive digital transformation with confidence.
As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, author, and internationally recognized speaker, Vlad has trained millions of IT professionals globally through impactful workshops, engaging conference sessions, and accessible online resources. He has authored three books published by Apress and developed over 100 comprehensive courses on Pluralsight, covering Microsoft 365 administration, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Automate, and some of the most in-demand Microsoft certifications.
A Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2013, Vlad regularly shares insights, best practices, and industry trends on his blog at VladTalksTech.com and YouTube channel at youtube.com/@VladTalksTech. Frequently featured as an expert contributor across leading industry platforms, Vlad has consistently been recognized among the "Top 25 SharePoint & Microsoft 365 Influencers," underscoring his significant impact within the global Microsoft community.
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SharePoint Knowledge Agent Deep Dive
The SharePoint Knowledge Agent is one of the most practical ways to bring AI directly into SharePoint, helping users find, understand, and work with content more effectively. But what does it actually do, how does it work behind the scenes, and what needs to be configured for it to be useful in real-world environments?
In this session, we’ll break down the SharePoint Knowledge Agent end to end. We’ll move beyond announcement-level overviews and focus on the real, day-to-day experience of using Knowledge Agents across SharePoint sites.
This session will cover:
•Who can use the SharePoint Knowledge Agent and in which scenarios
•How the Organize your library functionality works behind the scenes
•How Knowledge Agents improve content discovery and overall site usability
•How permissions and access control shape what users can see and ask
•Common considerations and lessons learned from real deployments
Whether you’re a SharePoint user, administrator, or architect looking to understand how Knowledge Agents actually work beyond the slides, this session will give you a clear, practical view of how to use them effectively.
SharePoint Advanced Management 2026 Deep Dive
SharePoint Online is at the core of collaboration in Microsoft 365, but with growth comes new challenges, especially as AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot becomes a daily part of how users interact with content. Securing and governing your environment has never been more critical. SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM) introduces powerful capabilities that help IT teams stay in control while preparing for the AI-driven workplace.
In this deep dive session, we’ll explore what’s new in 2026 and how SAM can help you:
•Secure your tenant for Copilot and AI-driven scenarios with the right guardrails in place
•Identify and remediate overshared or at-risk content
•Govern SharePoint Agents and their access to organizational knowledge
•Streamline site lifecycle management
Whether you’re an admin focused on reducing risk or an architect planning for growth, you’ll walk away with practical strategies to strengthen security and governance while unlocking the full value of SharePoint Advanced Management.
Stop Emailing Your Users: Power Automate Messages and Approvals in Teams
Microsoft Teams is one of the most widely used collaboration tools in Microsoft 365, yet many Power Automate cloud flows still rely on email notifications. In this session, you’ll learn how to integrate Microsoft Teams into your cloud flows to send messages to channels or users, tag the right people, and use Adaptive Cards to power approvals and other interactive experiences.
By the end of this session, you’ll be able to build cloud flows that keep users in Microsoft Teams, reduce email overload, and make it easier for people to take action quickly in the tools they already use every day.
AI-Powered Document Processing in Microsoft 365
What if I told you that you can start putting AI to work on your content in Microsoft 365—without a fixed extra monthly license? With Document Processing in Microsoft 365 (formerly known as SharePoint Premium), you can bring intelligence directly to your files by classifying, extracting, enriching, and transforming information at scale.
In this session, we’ll walk through practical AI features you can start using right away—like Autofill columns to reduce manual metadata entry, OCR to make images and PDFs searchable, automatic image tagging for better discovery, and even built-in document translation to break language barriers. We’ll also explore other hidden gems that can help you manage, organize, and unlock value from your content.
By the end of this session, you’ll see how document processing in Microsoft 365 can improve your content, enhance user experiences, and even strengthen your Copilot rollout.
Power Platform Certification Roadmap 2026: From Fundamentals to Expert
Thinking about getting Power Platform certified in 2026, but not sure where to start or which certification fits your role? In this session, we’ll break down the Microsoft Power Platform certification lineup and how each one maps to real job responsibilities, from fundamentals to role-based certifications.
You’ll learn what each certification focuses on, who it’s designed for (admins, makers, developers, analysts, and consultants), and how to choose the right path based on your goals. We’ll also cover the best learning resources to help you prepare, and how to build a realistic certification plan for 2026.
If you want a clear, practical roadmap for Power Platform certifications, this session will help you leave with a next step.
Automating Business Processes with Cloud Flows and AI: 2026 Hands-on Workshop
Power Automate cloud flows are the most popular type of flow in Microsoft Power Automate, and in 2026 they are more powerful than ever with new AI capabilities to take business process automation to the next level. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to automate business processes by creating cloud flows using a practical, step-by-step approach.
We will start by learning the fundamental concepts of Power Automate and then move into creating cloud flows using guided examples. From there, we will create our own flows based on real-world scenarios. Throughout the workshop, each flow will take things one step further as we learn how to build approvals, use conditions, expressions, and loops, integrate flows with Microsoft Teams, and handle errors in cloud flows. We will also cover how to use Microsoft Copilot and how to infuse AI capabilities such as AI Builder prompts to extract or modify information, and the Workflows Agent to automate processes. Towards the end of the workshop, we will also learn how to take our cloud flow skills and use them for Agent flows!
This is your chance to learn how to automate your own business processes with Power Automate cloud flows and understand the different controls available in cloud flows in a modern, AI-powered environment.
Microsoft Teams Governance Options for the IT Professional
Microsoft Teams is one of the most used collaboration tools in the world – and users often fall in love with using it as their main collaboration destination! However, a lack of governance can lead to IT having trouble to keep up with all the teams (and other artifacts) that users are creating in their environment! In this session, we will cover the different governance options that we can implement in order to keep users productive, all while following our governance standards. Some of the settings we will cover include:
-Configuring who can create new Microsoft 365 Groups and teams
-Implementing a blocked words policy
-Configuring an expiration policy
- & many more!
Integrating Microsoft Teams into Your Power Automate Cloud Flows
Microsoft Teams is one of the most loved collaboration tools in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem – yet most Power Automate cloud flows we create still send many notifications by e-mail. In this session, you will learn how we can leverage Microsoft Teams in our Power Automate cloud flows to send messages, tag people, or even send adaptive cards for approvals! After this session, you will be able to make your user’s lives easier by allowing them to interact from the Microsoft Teams tool they know and love!
Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Bootcamp
There’s over a trillion dollars lost every year in cyber-attacks, and in addition to that, there is an estimated talent shortage for about 3.5 million skilled security professionals in the world.
Join Microsoft MVP Vlad Catrinescu for a full day workshop covering the fundamentals of Security, Compliance, and Identity in the Microsoft cloud.
We will start this workshop by learning important cloud computing concepts such as shared responsibility, Zero Trust, and Defense in Depth. We will then learn about the different Microsoft Identity solutions, and learn all the different Azure Active Directory solutions that can help us secure identities in Microsoft 365. Next up, we will learn about Security solutions such as Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Azure Sentinel and more. Finally, we will focus on the Information Protection / Compliance features and learn about Insider Risk Management, eDiscovery, Auditing, Records Management, and many other compliance features in the Microsoft cloud.
This workshop is aimed at anyone who wants to better understand the different Security, Compliance, and Identity in the Microsoft cloud, whether you are a business stakeholder or an IT Professional. This workshop will also cover most objectives of the SC-900 Microsoft Certification exam.
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Bootcamp
Low code / No Code solutions like the Microsoft Power Platform can help an enterprise reduce development time by up to 90%. This means more and more enterprises are now looking for skilled Power Platform professionals to build apps faster. In this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of all the different applications inside the Power Platform.
We will start by introducing the Power Platform, and then learn about the core components inside. We will then dive deeper into each product, and we will learn how to:
• Automate business processes with Power Automate
• Create chatbots with Power Virtual agents
• Create apps with Power Automate, and
• Create dashboards with Power BI.
This workshop will be the launching pad for your Power Platform skills, as well as make sure you have a foundational knowledge of the Power Platform, which will allow you to get the best out of the conference sessions happening in the following days. This workshop also covers all the objectives of the PL-900 Microsoft Certification exam if you wish to get Microsoft Certified!
Getting Started with PowerShell for Microsoft 365
Take your Microsoft 365 Administrator skills further by learning to automate repetitive tasks using the magic of PowerShell. In this session, you will learn how to use PowerShell for Microsoft 365. A basic understanding of PowerShell is recommended to get the most out of this session!
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