TechMentor Panel - AI in the Enterprise: Governance, Risk, and the IT Pro’s New Headache

August 5th, 2026

11:15am - 12:15pm

Aidan Finn

Azure MVP

MD, Consultant, Trainer

Cloud Mechanix

Stephen L. Rose

Copilot/AI and M365 Strategy Consultant

stephenlrose.com

Rod Trent

Senior Cloud Security Advocate and Global Microsoft Sentinel SME,

Microsoft

AI adoption inside enterprises is happening faster than policy, governance, and security models can keep up. IT Pros are now responsible for managing Copilot, GPT integrations, data exposure risks, and compliance — often without formal AI frameworks.

This panel will discuss:

  • Copilot and enterprise AI rollout pitfalls
  • Data leakage and permission sprawl
  • AI + Purview + DLP alignment
  • Shadow AI and user behavior patterns
  • Secure prompt engineering
  • Regulatory concerns (privacy, residency, industry compliance)
  • How AI changes the attack surface

We’ll separate hype from operational reality and discuss what controls actually matter.