Internal Communications with Microsoft 365: What’s on the Agenda at ALI’s November 2026 Virtual Conference

If your organization runs on Microsoft 365, your intranet, newsletter, chat and AI assistant probably all live in the same ecosystem. The challenge is making SharePoint, Teams, Viva and Copilot work together so the right message actually reaches the right employee. ALI Conferences’ Internal Communications Strategies with M365 Virtual Conference, held online November 4-5, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM ET, is two days of practical sessions for communicators who use Microsoft 365 every day.

The conference is chaired by Ben Skelton, Vice President at Habanero Consulting, who also chaired our Intranets 2026 conference. (Catch up on those takeaways in our Intranets and AI recap.)

What you’ll learn

• Maximize M365 integration to boost engagement and productivity
• Design a SharePoint intranet that improves collaboration and organizes content
• Make Microsoft Teams the central hub for projects and communication
• Use Microsoft Viva to support engagement and wellbeing
• Combine SharePoint, Teams and Viva to build community and participation

Day 1: Copilot costs, notifications and the frontline

What Microsoft’s new Copilot platforms actually cost

Stephen Rose, Chief Technology Officer at Envision Technology Advisors, opens with AI Tokenomics. He breaks down the consumption models behind several Microsoft AI platforms, including Copilot Studio agents, where each one bills you, how always-on agents can quietly burn credits, and the admin controls that cap spending before it happens. Live demos included.

Making M365 news impossible to miss

Publishing intranet news is easy. Getting it seen is hard. Chris Radcliffe, Digital Workplace Advisor at Habanero Consulting, walks through the six notification mechanisms in SharePoint plus two newer features, how to combine them without adding noise, and how to measure whether news reached the people it was written for.

Reaching frontline and deskless employees

A panel with Karen Manardo of PennEngineering, Megan Horst-Hatch of ECHO Incorporated and Karlynn Holbrook of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products covers Teams mobile, Viva Connections, shared and kiosk devices, digital signage fed from SharePoint, and the low-tech workarounds that still earn their place. Panelists will share what moved their reach numbers, what quietly failed, and how they made the business case for licenses and devices.

Day 2: newsletters, Copilot in practice and M365 audits

• From Inbox Overload to Targeted Reach. A case study on rebuilding a flatlining all-staff email into audience-segmented campaigns in SharePoint news and Viva Amplify, including editorial workflow and the metrics that won leadership over.
• Copilot in Practice: Cutting Content Production Time Without Losing Our Voice. Alex Snyder of Foot Locker shares an honest look at a year of Copilot: where it saved time, where it created rework, and the prompt library and brand voice guardrails the team built.
• What’s Lurking in Your M365 Channels? Kam Hodge of NORC at the University of Chicago goes behind the scenes of an M365 audit, from which channels and sites to review to turning findings into changes employees notice.
• Panel: Proving It Works: Measuring Internal Communications Impact Across the M365 Ecosystem. How teams connect SharePoint analytics, Viva Insights, Teams engagement and Amplify reporting to outcomes leaders care about, and build an executive dashboard that earns budget.

Who should attend

Internal communicators, intranet managers, digital workplace leads, employee engagement professionals and business users of Microsoft 365 who want more from SharePoint, Teams, Viva and Copilot. All sessions are live on Zoom with Q&A, and registrants receive the full recordings and a certificate of attendance for CEUs.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Internal Communications Strategies with M365 Virtual Conference?

November 4-5, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM ET each day, hosted live on Zoom.

Do I need a Copilot license to benefit from this conference?

No. Sessions cover SharePoint, Teams and Viva as well as Copilot, including how to evaluate Copilot costs before you commit.

Will this help with frontline employees?

Yes. A full panel is dedicated to reaching frontline and deskless employees with Teams mobile, Viva Connections, shared devices and digital signage.

Register

View the full agenda and register for the Internal Communications Strategies with M365 Virtual Conference.