Why the Most Powerful AI Systems Will Be the Ones People Trust

Laura Buska

The next breakthrough in AI will not be intelligence alone, it will be trust. As language models move into the center of work, IT professionals are no longer just managing systems, they are shaping how organizations know, decide, and act. This talk explores why care may be the missing ingredient in successful AI adoption, the difference between tools people resist and systems people trust. Drawing from Plato, Heidegger, and the practical realities of Microsoft-powered AI implementation, we will rethink AI not as automation, but as a new foundation for human coordination. Attend this session to see why the future of AI belongs to those who can build systems that are not only smart, but worthy of trust.

Brand Center to the Rescue: Curing Ugly Sites One Click at a Time

Shari Oswald

Be honest. Somewhere in your tenant, there is a site that looks like a clown made it during an earthquake. Mismatched colors, three random fonts, and a logo that may or may not be the current one. The good news is that fixing it does not require a single line of code or a late night with PowerShell. In this session, we will explore the SharePoint Brand Center, the point-and-click home for your organization’s fonts, colors, and themes.

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

• Explain what the Brand Center does and confidently promise their teams it is all point and click
• Activate the Brand Center and load brand colors, fonts, and themes without touching code
• Apply approved looks to sites, use the new dark themes, and keep branding consistent through simple permissions

Join us to see how to apply gorgeous looks (including the shiny new dark themes) and keep the chaos from sneaking back in. It’s time to cure ugly sites one click at a time!