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Unleashing Potential

Microsoft Copilot Transforming Productivity in Africa

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3 December 2024 | Online
A complimentary ITWeb Africa webinar brought to you in partnership with First Distribution and Microsoft

Time: 10:00 (GMT+2)

Duration: 60 minutes

Date: 3 December 2024

Online webinar

Discover the future of productivity for any size of business in Africa!

Microsoft 365 Copilot is the secure AI assistant designed to reinvent productivity within Microsoft 365 apps, documents, and conversations.

Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by First Distribution and Microsoft to explore how Microsoft Copilot is reshaping productivity across the African continent. Discover the innovative AI-driven capabilities of Copilot, designed to empower organisations, streamline operations, and drive unprecedented growth and efficiency. Find out about Microsoft Copilot’s cost-effective solutions to help small businesses automate processes without the need for large IT investments, with scalability to grow with your business. You’ll also see how Copilot’s AI can be tailored to understand local market trends and consumer behaviour, helping small businesses make data-driven decisions and stay competitive. Copilot is designed to work seamlessly even in regions with limited internet connectivity, so even small businesses in rural areas can benefit from its powerful features.

You’ll hear inspiring case studies from African businesses that have successfully integrated Copilot into their workflows, and learn how Copilot can be customised to address the unique challenges and opportunities within the African business landscape.

Our experts will also outline implementation strategies, with best practices for adopting and optimising Copilot, including training and support tailored for African organisations.

Importantly, we will also explore how Copilot adheres to stringent security and compliance standards to protect your data.

Register for this webinar
Why should you attend?

Learn about the features and benefits of Copilot for Microsoft 365.

Explore inspiring use cases, examples of implementations in Africa, and demos showcasing how Copilot can enhance productivity in various business scenarios - even for small, rural businesses.

Understand how to customise Copilot to fit your business needs and workflows, and connect it to your data.

Get practical tips on implementing Copilot within your organisation, including user enablement and ongoing optimisation.

Agenda

Agenda

10:00

Welcome

James Francis, Writer and ITWeb Brainstorm Contributor

10:05

Microsoft 365 Copilot features; Microsoft 365 Copilot integration and customisation; Real-world case studies and use cases

Sahil Kassie, Security Specialist, First Distribution

Kejendree Pillay, Microsoft Portfolio Manager, First Distribution

10:50

Q&A

James Francis, Writer and ITWeb Brainstorm Contributor

Sahil Kassie, Security Specialist, First Distribution

Kejendree Pillay, Microsoft Portfolio Manager, First Distribution

10:55

Closing

Who should attend?

If you are a business or IT decision maker in the banking, financial, logistics or consumer goods sector in SADC, Angola, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania or Botswana, this event is for you! Including:

CEOs, Business managers, CIOs, IT managers, Productivity specialists, Heads of marketing or strategy, Anyone interested in leveraging AI to boost organisational efficiency

Sponsors

About First Distribution

First Distribution is the leading value-added distributor in Africa. Our offering includes a product portfolio of global leading Datacentre, Cloud, Networking and Security products and services. This embraces hybrid solutions with access to any combination of on premise, private cloud and public cloud end-to-end solutions from multiple vendors. The portfolio, together with highly skilled staff to support and manage vendors with an unrivalled level of expertise, ensures that our partners have the key elements required for success. First Distribution additionally hosts one of the largest technology partner-to-partner networks in Africa allowing partners to extend the reach of their solutions across the continent.

Learn more at: www.firstdistribution.com

About Microsoft

Microsoft in collaboration with First Distribution, a cross-Africa based Indirect Provider unpacks Windows Server 2022. Through this collaboration, a number of technologies are featured with a focus on the positioning of Cloud infrastructure, collaboration tools, and multiple ways to leverage collaborate.

Learn more at: www.microsoft.com/en-za