2025 Programme
Key
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Microsoft 365 and SharePoint
Professional Development and Practical Skills
Knowledge Management and Data Governance
Services
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14:45 - 17:00
14:45 - 18:00
Registration Opens
17:00 - 18:00
Hotel Check-in
18:45 - 22:00
Sunday Social: The Information Arms – Sponsored by OASIS Group
08:50 - 09:00
Welcome address from the IRMS Chair
09:00 - 09:30
Keynote: A Path to Progress: Navigating ICO’s Data Strategy and Data Governance Journey
10:00 - 10:30
Information Market & Networking
10:30 - 11:00
Keynote: It Is Not Always Blinding Obvious Why Records Management Matters
11:10 - 11:50
From Pilot Basecamp to Scaling the Peaks: Scaling up SharePoint at Historic England
Arden
Fighting the Good Fight: Sneaky (Rather than Peaky) Information Management
Dukes
Data Sovereignty and Cross-Border Information Management in a Globalized World
York
Becoming ‘Sustainably Digital’ in Information Management – Getting rid of the ROT and other stories…
Lancaster
11:50 - 12:20
Information Market & Networking
12:20 - 13:00
Crossing the Streams: Integrating Information and Data Management and Governance
Keynote Theatre
From Chance to Choice: Empowering Newcomers in Information and Records Management
Arden
Transforming Core Processes with AI & Microsoft 365 Integration: Report from the Scottish Police Authority
Lancaster
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:50
Applying AI for Records Management Purposes: Choices and Approaches
Dukes
Crisis Communications and Records Management: Preparing for the Unexpected
York
14:50 - 15:20
Information Market & Networking
15:20 - 15:50
Securing & Maintaining Long-Term SharePoint Records in the AI Era
Lancaster
Covert KIM! The Mission to Implement Behind-the-Scenes Information Governance in Microsoft 365
Arden
Persuading the Unpersuadable – Promoting the ‘Value’ of Information Compliance
Dukes
15:50 - 16:20
Information Market & Meet the Speakers
16:20 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:30
Free Time
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome address from the IRMS Vice-Chair
09:10 - 09:40
Keynote: The Role of Governance and Compliance in Unlocking the Full Potential of Data in Clinical Trials
09:40 - 10:10
Information Market & Networking
10:10 - 10:40
North West Ambulance Service: Adopting and Adapting to Microsoft 365
Dukes
Defining Document Management Requirements in Mining and Metals Project Business
Lancaster
From Silos to Streamlined: Digital Innovation in Information Governance
York
10:50 - 11:20
Keynote: Automate Data Classification with Artificial Intelligence in Google Workspace
11:20 - 11:50
Information Market & Networking
11:50 - 12:30
The Latest Innovations and What to Expect for the Future in Data Governance, Information and Records Management
Keynote Theatre
Delegation Through Collaboration: Information Governance in the NHS Commissioning Landscape
Dukes
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:10
Comfort Break
14:10 - 15:00
The Critical Triad: Cyber Security, Data Security, and Data Compliance in the Digital Age
York
From Digitising Defendants to Preserving Peakies, One Records Manager’s Journey into Heritage
Arden
15:00 - 15:30
Information Market & Meet the Speakers
15:30 - 16:20
Closing Keynote: Protecting Your Sensitive Data with Microsoft Purview: Practical Information Protection and DLP Strategies
Dukes
16:20 - 16:30
2025 Event Close
