M365UK AI in action with Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry and Agents Oct 2025

Join us online for free on Microsoft Teams to learn how you can bring your own AI models, govern and protect M365 Copilot together with extending agents!

Agenda (UK Time):
16:00-16:10 - Welcome & Introductions

16:10-17:00 - Bring Your Own Model: Extending Copilot Studio with Azure AI Foundry - C R Bhargavi MVP, MCT
Microsoft Copilot Studio empowers organizations to build conversational agents that streamline work—but what if your business needs domain-specific intelligence beyond the standard models? That’s where Azure AI Foundry comes in. In this session, we’ll explore how to bring your own model (BYOM) from Azure AI Foundry into Copilot Studio, enabling copilots that are fine-tuned to your enterprise data and use cases.
You’ll learn how to connect custom or pre-trained models—whether for document processing, forecasting, classification, or vision tasks—directly inside Copilot Studio, and orchestrate them into intelligent workflows. We’ll also cover governance, security, and responsible AI practices to ensure these integrations scale safely across the enterprise.
By the end, you’ll see how BYOM unlocks the next level of enterprise-ready copilots—smarter, domain-aware, and tailored to your business needs.

17:00-17:50 - From Productivity to Protection: Governing Microsoft 365 Copilot the Right Way - Cynthia Akiotu
Microsoft 365 Copilot is already changing the way we work — turning apps like Word, Excel, and Teams into AI assistants. But here’s the challenge: if Copilot isn’t governed with the right guardrails, it can just as easily overshare sensitive data or create compliance headaches.
This session looks at what it takes to keep Copilot both useful and secure. From identity and access policies, to data protection and collaboration settings, to decisions about public web access discover how to avoid common pitfalls and build lasting trust in your deployment.
This isn’t theory or product marketing. It’s a practical conversation about how to unlock Copilot’s productivity while staying in control of your data.
Key Takeaways:
- Why Copilot needs governance to deliver safe productivity gains.
- Practical steps to prepare and manage your Microsoft 365 environment with Copilot.
- How to balance AI innovation with security, compliance, and trust.

17:50-18:40 - Mission: Extensibility - Copilot Agents & Connectors in Action - Fabio Bonolo MVP
Copilot can do more than you think - if you know how! 💡
🚀 In this session, you'll get the briefing for your “Mission: Extensibility”. You will learn how to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot using agents, connectors and automations - without additional licensing costs. 💰
🔍 What you can expect:
👉🏻 Ways & possibilities to extend M365 Copilot
👉🏻 Insights into Agents, Connectors & Co.
👉🏻 Agent Builder, Copilot Studio & Admin Center
👉🏻 Live demo and use cases
Whether you already have experience or are curious to get started - this session will provide you with impulses, inspiration and immediately applicable know-how. 🎯
🧑🏻‍💼 Ready to turn your Copilot into a super agent? Then: mission accepted!

1840 - Finish

Speaker Profiles:
Chakravarthi Rangarajan Bhargavi MVP & MCT, Senior Software Engineer
Experienced Professional with 6+ years of comprehensive experience in Software Engineering, beginning with 4 years specializing in RPA (Pega, Pega BPM, UiPath, Power Automate, Power Apps) and process automation, followed by currently focused upskilling and practical exploration in AI/ML and cloud technologies with Azure and GCP. Certified Microsoft Azure AI Engineer and Data Scientist with hands-on experience in developing AI-powered solutions. Recognized by Microsoft as an MVP (Most Valuable Professional) and Certified Trainer (MCT), demonstrating both technical expertise and commitment to knowledge sharing. Seeking a challenging role to apply my expertise in Data Engineering and contribute to innovative projects.

Cynthia Akiotu, Cybersecurity Architect and Identity Specialist
With deep expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM), data governance, and Zero Trust implementation, Cynthia's work centres on securing environments where AI agents, autonomous models, and machine identities are rapidly expanding the attack surface.
With experience across diverse sectors, Cynthia has led projects on secure cloud adoption, privileged access management, insider risk mitigation, and identity governance for AI-driven environments. She holds several industry certifications including Microsoft Certified Identity & Access Administrator and Microsoft Certified Information Security Administrator.
Cynthia is a regular speaker at global conferences where she delivers insights on AI governance, identity observability, and emerging cybersecurity risks. Her thought leadership extends to academic and industry publications, contributing to works on AI-enabled regulatory compliance and digital skills development in security. Beyond her professional work, Cynthia volunteers her time as Cyberhero Coach Cynthia, delivering cybersecurity awareness to children and promoting safe digital habits in her community. Driven by a commitment to secure innovation, she champions identity governance as a foundation for trust in AI-native ecosystems.

Fabio Bonolo MVP, Teamleader Productivity, redIT
Fabio is Microsoft MVP in the M365 Copilot category, Teamleader Productivity at redIT Switzerland, speaker and passionate community enthusiast with a clear goal: empowering people to actively shape the future of work with Microsoft 365 and Copilot. ✨