EPPC 2026
Conference Sessions
Copilot Studio
Governance
From Boardroom to Build Room on Microsoft: Staying Valuable in the AI Shift
Maker
Level 300
SPEAKERS
Chris O’Brien
MVP
Advania United Kingdom
ABOUT THE SESSION
The most valuable people in the next few years will be those who can span two worlds; understanding how business leaders think about AI value creation, strategy and economics, while also having the implementation expertise to turn ideas into high-value agents, apps and automations. If you can show where the sharp-suited external consultant is talking nonsense or how long-standing business inefficiencies can be transformed with the right Copilot Studio agent, you’ll be the kind of person organisations need most in this era.
Regardless of how you see your role in the big shift, understanding major changes impacting the digital world is vital. The tech and software pillars we built over the last 30 years are morphing – search, advertising, free internet services in exchange for data, a SaaS product for everything; alongside tasks and jobs, these all change when software is easier to create and agents increasingly become the users of systems and information. So do our jobs of course.
We’ll bring this directly into Microsoft business applications. Microsoft leaders have signalled how significantly they view these shifts for the Power Platform and Dynamics – knowing that if they don’t disrupt their own platforms, others will. What happens when systems of record stop being “forms over data” apps and become agentic work systems? What does that mean for Power Platform makers, Dynamics consultants, architects, developers and business leaders?
You’ll leave with practical ways to think about your own value in this next era: how to evolve your information diet, build your personal moat, and connect boardroom priorities to build-room reality. Whether you’re technical or business-oriented, you’ll leave with five key skills to build and four actions to take if you want to stay valuable in the years ahead.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Chris O’Brien
MVP
Advania United Kingdom
