South Coast User Group – Day 2 of 2 - All Day User Group

South Coast User Group – Day 2 of 2 - All Day User Group

🗓 Time: 09:00 AM – 17:00 PM
📍 Location: Hilton Hotel, Utilita Bowl (Ageas Bowl), Southampton, In-person
🍕 Food & Drinks: Provided
🎟 Cost: £35

Join us for a day of learning, sharing, and networking with the South Coast User Group. This is a relaxed, community-led Microsoft event bringing together professionals, enthusiasts, and practitioners from across the region.

Whether you’re deep into Microsoft technologies or just starting your journey, this session offers practical insights, real-world experiences, and the chance to connect with like-minded people.

Agenda

09:00 - Registration / Doors Open.

10:00 - 10:40

• Building a Tone of Voice Copilot: Microsoft Foundry, Office Add-ins & Azure Architectures Explained- Luke Smith, Robin Pemberton
• The Human Hack: Rebooting Consulting Culture- Areti Iles, Dan Barber, Ian Tweedie
• Beyond the Hype: Measuring the Real Value of Copilot- Varsha Mahesh, Lee Ford

11:00 - 11:40

• Azure Functions and network security.. Can it be done? - Rex de Koning
• The Microsoft Partner's FY27 reality check: You're not behind on AI. You're behind on the basics - Lucy Bourne, Lindsay Climson
• SharePoint Advanced Management vs. PnP PowerShell vs Admin Agent for Governance - Reshmee Auckloo

12:00 - 12:40

• Good Design Wins Adoption - Duncan Boyne
• NEVER MISS ANYTHING AGAIN: Proactive Workload Management with AI - Dave Buckley
• Designing Context First AI Systems - Shubhangi Goyal

13:00 - 13:40

14:00 - 14:40

• Straight Outa Prompton - Humans wit attitude! - Chris Huntingford
• Maximising Your AI Investment While Keeping Microsoft Teams Meetings Secure - Sara Fennah
• Build, Connect, Trust? A Tour of Modern AI Applications on Azure - Joss Mureddu
• Using Power Automate to Nuture users in Power BI and Fabric - Laura Graham-Brown

15:00 - 15:40

• Sheep herding with Agent 365 - Kevin McDonnell, Edine Olijve-Watkinson
• The Bit After “Let’s Use AI” - What organisations need when AI ideas start arriving everywhere - Simon Owen
• Node4 (TBC) - TBC

16:00 - 16:40

• Why Most SOCs Fail — And How Microsoft Sentinel & Defender Fix It - Luke Smith, Gareth Warn
• TBC - Janet Robb
• TBC - Will Rowe

Who Should Attend?

• Microsoft professionals & practitioners
• Developers, architects, consultants, and IT leaders
• Anyone interested in Microsoft technologies and the wider community

Why Attend?

• Learn from local community speakers
• Discover practical insights and real-world solutions
• Network in a friendly, informal setting
• Enjoy free food and drinks while you learn

We look forward to seeing you there and continuing to grow the South Coast Microsoft community together.