Data at the Heart of Compliance, Security & Governance in the AI Era

AI is scaling faster than regulation.
Data is where the risk — and the opportunity — converge.

As organisations race to embed AI into core operations, one truth is becoming impossible to ignore: every compliance obligation, security control, and governance framework ultimately rises or falls on data.

For many organisations, that data now lives across sprawling Microsoft 365 and collaboration environments — from SharePoint and Teams to OneDrive — where information is created, shared, and duplicated at unprecedented scale.

AI doesn’t just increase data volumes — it amplifies exposure. Unstructured data sprawl, overshared content, unmanaged access permissions, and unclear data ownership are already creating governance challenges — and AI accelerates those risks further. Shadow AI, unmanaged models, data leakage, and regulatory scrutiny are now board-level realities. Yet governance, security, and compliance teams are still too often operating in silos.

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Here’s the challenge:

According to Mckinsey* 88% of organisations use AI in at least one business function but only 39% of Fortune 100 companies have disclosed any form of board-level AI oversight, despite AI adoption accelerating across every sector. At the same time, collaboration platforms like Microsoft 365 are generating enormous volumes of organisational data — much of it unclassified, over-shared, or unmanaged across its lifecycle. The gap between innovation and governance has never been wider — or riskier.

This exclusive SoftwareOne & AvePoint webinar brings together security, governance, and data leaders to explore how a unified, data-centric approach — particularly across Microsoft 365 and collaboration environments — is becoming the defining capability for trusted, resilient AI adoption and governance.

*McKinsey report “AI Reckoning – How boards can evolve”

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Why Attend

In this session, you’ll gain practical insights into:

• Why data — particularly across collaboration platforms like Microsoft 365 — is the common denominator across compliance, security, and governance in the AI era
• How AI is amplifying existing data governance challenges, including oversharing, uncontrolled access, data sprawl, and unclear lifecycle management
• What boards and executives now expect when it comes to AI accountability, data stewardship, and regulatory readiness
• How leading organisations are operationalising data governance across Microsoft 365 environments — from access controls and classification to lifecycle governance and data visibility
• How the right tools change the game — enabling organisations to strengthen governance while still enabling collaboration, productivity and AI innovation

This is not theory. You’ll see practical examples of how organisations are preparing their data environments for AI adoption today.

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Agenda Highlights – 30min Webinar with Q&A

• Introductions

  • John Filippis – Account Manager FSI, SoftwareOne
  • Michael Brooke – CyberSecurity Pre Sales Lead, APAC, SoftwareOne

• Special Guests

  • Amy Sukkur – Solution Engineer, AvePoint
  • Oliver Gohl – Sales & Channel Director, AvePoint

• The Challenge of Compliance, Security & Data Governance

  • Why Microsoft 365 and collaboration environments have become the centre of modern data governance challenges
  • How rapid data growth across collaboration platforms is increasing organisational exposure
  • Why organisations are shifting toward unified governance strategies rather than siloed security and compliance controls

• Spotlight Sessions

  • Data Security: Access controls, information classification, and reducing data exposure (Michael Brooke)
  • Data Governance: Managing data growth across Microsoft 365 — including lifecycle governance, visibility, and policy enforcement (Amy Sukkar & Hamish Sanghera)

• Case Study & Live Q&A

  • Notes from the Field: how organisations are tackling real-world governance challenges across collaboration platforms

• Resources & Next Steps

  • Frameworks and tools to strengthen governance across your data estate and prepare your organisation for responsible AI adoption.

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Who Should Attend

Designed for leaders shaping data, AI, and risk strategies, including:

• Chief Data Officers, Heads of Data & Data Governance Leads
• CIOs, CTOs & AI Programme Leaders
• CISOs & Security Architects
• Risk, Privacy & Compliance Executives
• Microsoft 365 and collaboration platform owners responsible for governance and compliance
• Business and Operations Leaders turning data mastery into advantage