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Max Goss
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Digital Workplace Strategy
- Digital Workplace Governance
- Digital Employee Experience
- Digital Adoption, Skills and Employee Enablement
- AI Trust Risk and Security Mgmt (TRiSM)
- Agentic AI
- Everyday and Generative AI
Speaker Bio
Max Goss is a Senior Research Director in the Gartner Enterprise Applications team. Mr. Goss specializes in the Microsoft cloud technologies including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, SharePoint, Teams and the Microsoft Power Platform. He also has considerable expertise in Generative AI governance, adoption and change management outside of the Microsoft stack, including AI agent governance. The topics he currently focuses on include Microsoft 365 and Copilot governance, Generative AI governance, implementation and adoption and digital workplace operations and organizational structures. Mr. Goss has a strong focus on information governance and has a keen understanding of the capabilities available in Microsoft 365 and can offer best practice advice on how organization should implement them.
Over the past year, Mr. Goss has carried out in-depth research on Copilot for Microsoft 365 and he has published several papers and spoken at several conferences abouts its risks and opportunities.
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Over the past year, Mr. Goss has carried out in-depth research on Copilot for Microsoft 365 and he has published several papers and spoken at several conferences abouts its risks and opportunities.
Sessions
Monday, March 23, 2026 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM PDT
The Human Compass: Chart Your Course to an AI Native Workplace
Erin Pierre,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Max Goss,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Your organization is on a journey that requires more than just speed, it demands a clear sense of direction. A journey to elevate human potential in an AI-native workplace. To do this, organizations must stop just chasing tools and vendor hype and instead empower their employees to thrive in this new world. To do this the Digital workplace leader must focus on four key areas: Foundations, Trust, Empowerment and Imagination. Join us as we re-map the digital workplace to enable leaders and employees to thrive in the AI native era.
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Monday, March 23, 2026 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM PDT
How to Mitigate the Risks of Agent Sprawl in the Digital Workplace
Max Goss,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Agent Sprawl — where too many agents are shared freely with little oversight — is becoming a significant challenge in the digital workplace. As major productivity platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace enable easier agent creation, organizations should act to keep their users and data safe. Join this session for a deep dive on how to establish the right governance and guardrails to mitigate risk, while allowing the organization to unlock value with safe use of AI agents.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
How to Secure and Govern Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents at Scale
Max Goss,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Interest in M365 Copilot continues to grow with 86% of organizations reporting that Copilot adoption is a priority over the next 12 months. However, security and governance concerns continue to block wider deployments and with the addition of Copilot agents that all users can create, organizations need a proactive governance strategy to mitigate risk. Join this session to understand both the best practices and the required tooling to secure and govern M365 Copilot at scale.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM PDT
Assessing the Impact of Generative and Agentic AI In the Digital Workplace
Max Goss,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As more digital workplace vendors push their generative and agentic AI features, it is becoming increasingly difficult for leaders to distinguish fact from fiction. This session uses data from Gartner's comprehensive study on the impact of generative and agentic AI to help digital workplace leaders cut through the hype and understand how to build an effective AI strategy for the workplace.
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