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The Future of Organisational Productivity: AI-Powered Transformation in the Microsoft Ecosystem
In The Future of Organisational Productivity: AI-Powered Transformation in the Microsoft Ecosystem, we’ll explore how organisations can unlock new levels of efficiency by combining structured data environments with intelligent automation and generative AI tools.
Focusing first on the evolving capabilities of Copilot Chat and Copilot 365, this session will explore how generative AI is reshaping productivity across the Microsoft suite. We’ll then look at Copilot Studio and its role in building custom AI agents, before diving into the broader Power Platform ecosystem. Platforms like SharePoint and Dataverse will be highlighted as rich, centralised data repositories that fuel powerful, low-code automation pipelines — all working in concert with Copilot and intelligent automation to drive organisational efficiency.
We’ll examine how Power Automate, enhanced by Copilot agents, can orchestrate workflows, respond to real-time data, and support decision-making — all through intuitive, user-friendly interfaces. Attendees will gain insight into designing scalable automation strategies, building AI-powered agents, and aligning digital transformation with organisational goals using tools that are accessible to both technical and non-technical users.
Joe Cozens is an AI consultant and Director of AI Governance at Clifton High School in Bristol, UK. He works with organisations, businesses, and schools to support AI transformation, strategy, and implementation. Joe sits on several influential panels including Microsoft’s AI in Education Panel, the European Commission’s Digital Education Panel, the Future of Life Institute, and the University of Glasgow’s AI and Education Advisory Group.
Date:
18 November 2025, 11:00
Venue:
7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details:
Thames Suite, 13 Banbury Road
Speaker:
Joe Cozens (Clifton High School, Bristol)
Organising department:
IT Services
Organiser:
Digital Capabilities Team (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
skills@it.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://skills.it.ox.ac.uk/resource-finder#/course/OXFORDXU4U/ST061
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Gabriele Pani,
Zac Latter
