What does it really take to keep AI agents manageable once they begin to scale? And at what point do organisations usually lose sight of what’s happening in the background?
Over the past few years, many organisations have explored Copilot carefully. For most people, that’s still the visible side of AI. But behind the scenes, agents are starting to take on tasks independently, moving data, interacting with systems, and carrying out actions with far less human involvement than before.
That’s where the practical questions start appearing fairly quickly.
Who has access to what? What data are agents using? How do you keep oversight once adoption grows beyond a handful of experiments? And how do you avoid creating a second workforce nobody can properly account for?
If those questions sound familiar, we’d be glad to welcome you on September 15 for a practical session at Microsoft HQ, Paddington.
Together with Microsoft, we’ll explore what organisations are running into as AI-agents become part of day-to-day operations, and how Microsoft E7, including Agent 365, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Purview help bring more structure, visibility, and control to the way people and agents work alongside each other.
During this session you'll learn:
This session stays firmly grounded in practice. Less theory, more what this actually means once agents start interacting with identities, systems, and sensitive data across the business.
The group is intentionally kept small to leave room for proper conversation and shared experience. We’ll close registrations once the room is full.
Date & Time: September 15 | 10:00 - 13:30
Location: Microsoft HQ, Paddington
Agenda:
Paul Conaty leads CWSI’s Secure Data practice, providing strategic and practical guidance to organisations across Ireland and internationally. With over 20 years’ experience spanning engineering, technical and leadership roles, he supports organisations in strengthening data security, governance and compliance.
A recognised voice in cybersecurity and data protection, Paul works with both public and private sector organisations to reduce risk and improve confidence in how data is managed. His approach focuses on practical, scalable measures; from improving visibility and strengthening controls to enabling organisations to adopt new technologies, including AI, with greater assurance.
Declan McGovern is a Security Leader at Microsoft Ireland & UK, leading the Security Solutions team at a time when cybersecurity has never been more critical. With over 20 years in technology and more than 15 years at Microsoft, Declan has held a range of customer & partner‑facing leadership roles across the business. He is deeply passionate about Microsoft’s mission to ‘empower every organisation on the planet to achieve more’ while doing it securely. Prior to her current role, Declan spent four years leading the Cloud & AI team across UK&I & Western Europe where his teams where focused on acquiring new customers and supporing them to securely accelerate their Cloud & AI transformation. Declan is a strong advocate for working closely with partners to deliver exceptional value and outcomes for customers.
Outside of work, Declan, if not attending to his demanding twin girls, enjoys time training and running for marathons and raising funds to support charities.