Microsoft Summit 2026 - Agenda

09:00 | Registration and breakfast

10:00 | Welcome and introduction

10:10 | Securing the AI-powered enterprise

Lesley Kipling | Chief Security Advisor | Microsoft

In this session, Lesley will discuss how organisations can evolve from traditional security to AI-era security, extending Zero Trust principles to AI, governing agent sprawl, protecting sensitive data and building resilient security operations. Using lessons from Microsoft’s own journey and emerging industry practices, she will share how security leaders can help their organisations adopt AI confidently and securely.

11:10 | Client story: Unlocking greater value from Microsoft 365 licensing

Stefan Baldey | Alira Development Director | Kocho

Hear how one of Europe’s largest diagnostics companies, Unilabs, improved reporting visibility, cost efficiency, and security across their Microsoft 365 licencing.

11:30 | Coffee break

12:00 | Microsoft technology trends and innovation

Tom Urwin | Senior Architect | Kocho

The latest and greatest updates from the Microsoft security and identity technology stack.

12:20 | Expert panel – How to prepare for an agentic future

Panel discussion moderated by Kocho’s CTO Steven Jones with our own technology evangelist Dave Guest, Microsoft Security Changemaker Winner Anna Webb, and Head of IT at TDR Capital Maninder Singh, on how to securely innovate and adopt the latest transformational technologies.

13:00 | Lunch

14:00 | Seminar session 1

Attend one 50-minute seminar from the options below.

Microsoft 365: How to maximise the value from your licensing
Forum 1
David Guest | Architect and Technology Evangelist

Explore whether your current Microsoft investment aligns with your future business needs, and assess whether investing in E7 or optimising E5 is the smarter move.

How modern identity threats are changing the game and your cybersecurity strategy
Forum 2
Anna Webb | Global Director – Security and Identity Support Services
Darryl Hobin | Lead Incident Response Analyst

Step inside our SOC to explore how how to detect, respond, and strengthen resilience across your organisation and supply chain.

Scaling AI adoption vs insider risk: Practical detection and guard rails with Microsoft Purview
Forum 3
Mark Warnes | Security Architect

Compliance in the AI age. Learn how to improve data hygiene, manage access, and detect risks to enable secure, scalable AI use with Microsoft Purview

14:50 | Coffee break

15:10 | Seminar session 2

Attend one 50-minute workshop from the options below.

From legacy to Cloud Identity: Planning your secure journey
Forum 1
Tom Urwin | Senior Identity Architect
Stuart Ogle | Identity Consultant

Will look at the challenges of modern identity management incuding life after MIM, and consolidating after mergers and acquisitions.

AI for Service Operations: Combatting the maturity ceiling
Forum 2
TJ Boparan | Global Director – Service Operations

How Kocho’s AI layer for service desk operations is already allowing us to scale and improve end user experience.

Secure and compliant device management
Forum 3
David Guest | Architect and Technology Evangelist
Matt Atkinson | Head of Mobile Services

This session explores the growing risks of mobile device management across security, cost, compliance and user safety, and how organisations can regain control through a unified approach.

16:10 | Seminar session 3

Attend one 50-minute workshop from the options below.

Preventing access sprawl: Governing guest and access lifecycles with Entra
Forum 1
Stuart Ogle | Identity Consultant
Tom Urwin | Senior Identity Architect

Discover how to fix guest sprawl with automated identity lifecycle management, access reviews and Zero Trust-driven controls in Microsoft Entra.

Rethinking SIEM value: Detection does not equal defence
Forum 2
Anna Webb | Global Director – Security and Identity Support Services
Darryl Hobin | Lead Incident Response Analyst

More alerts don’t mean better security. Discover why detection alone isn’t enough, and how to build a resilient, high-performing SOC.

Securing non-human identities: Preparing for AI automation and IoT
Forum 3
David Guest | Architect and Technology Evangelist

Non-human identities are exploding and often operating without oversight. Discover how to secure service accounts, AI agents and machine identities with a unified governance approach using Microsoft Entra and Zero Trust principles.

17:00 | Drinks and canapés

The SME guide to modern security operations

The Complete Guide to Microsoft Entra

The Complete Guide to Microsoft Entra

The human cost of cybersecurity

Microsoft Identity Security Summit

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Demo: Improve your security posture across Azure, AWS and Google

Agenda

Tuesday, 30 June 2026