27October 2026
Half day · Senior leaders
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Step one ~Ignite
Stop chasing AI tools, start getting results.
Join us for our in-person masterclass.
A new AI tool launches every week. Your people don't need another one. They need help using the one you've got.
See Copilot in action, tackle real workplace challenges, uncover where it can deliver the most value, spot adoption roadblocks and leave knowing exactly what to do next.
Why Ignite
You don't have an AI information problem. You have a value, readiness and adoption problem.
Claude today. Grok tomorrow. ChatGPT the next day. Every new tool promises to be the one, and every switch sends your team back. The result is scattered adoption, unapproved tools your IT team can't see, and costs that climb the moment you try to roll AI out company-wide.
Your business already pays for Microsoft 365. You may already have Copilot. But access isn't the same as value. Leaders still lose time to inboxes, meetings, searching and repetitive preparation. Teams experiment with AI, but daily work doesn't materially change. Security, permissions and data questions remain unanswered. And more licences are discussed before the first useful workflows are proven.
Without focus, AI becomes just more noise. Half-used licences, data in places it shouldn't be, and a team that's tired of the next big thing.
Ignite helps leadership stop circling the topic and make a clearer decision.
Your hosts
Hosted by Daniel Avinir and Michael Claxton, co-founders of Solid Systems, a Microsoft Copilot partner helping organisations adopt new technology since 2003.
From the last Ignite
This is what it actually feels like on the day.
A short cut from our most recent Ignite masterclass. Senior leaders, real Copilot demonstrations and the energy in the room, captured in two minutes.
Recap · Previous IgniteSolid Systems Ignite: Microsoft Copilot Masterclass
The next sessions
Two cities. Pick yours.
Ignite runs in small cohorts of senior leaders, twice a quarter. These are the next two confirmed dates. Seats are limited by design.
22October 2026
Half day · Senior leaders
Apply for Johannesburg → See the Johannesburg agendaLimited seats per session · short qualification
On the day
What you'll experience on the day.
A half day designed to genuinely move your thinking, not just inform it. Premium, intimate, hands-on and shaped around the realities of running a business in 2026.
Go from AI noise to value.
- An intimate, premium in-person settingIn Johannesburg or Cape Town. Small by design. Senior leaders only, so the conversations are at the right level.
- Executive-level Copilot contentHow Microsoft Copilot is genuinely different from ChatGPT in a tab, and what that means inside the Microsoft 365 you're already paying for.
- Copilot tackling real workplace challengesInbox triage, board prep, meeting follow-through, document work. Not stage demos. The messy real ones, so you can spot the quick wins.
- Where AI is heading nextMicrosoft's near-term roadmap, the agents conversation, and a calm, honest take on how to think about all of it without panicking.
- The readiness gaps and adoption roadblocksSecurity, permissions, governance and data readiness. The unglamorous work that decides whether Copilot ever delivers value for your business.
- A clear view of where to startPlus, for leaders who want to keep going, a defined path into deeper work. No pressure if it isn't the right fit.
Who it's for
Leaders accountable for the P&L, operating performance or AI direction.
Founders, CEOs, managing directors, IT leaders and Microsoft 365 decision-makers. It's built for growing organisations that want proof before a wider rollout, and for teams concerned about adoption, data, permissions or security readiness.
Not ready to apply? Start with the free Copilot Reality Check. It's the lower-commitment route for leaders still deciding whether Copilot is relevant and where their readiness questions sit.
Ignite · In-person masterclass
Hear Daniel live at Ignite.
Daniel and Michael take your leadership team through what Copilot can really do, with real tasks from real businesses. Before you invest in more AI, find the opportunities worth pursuing, and leave with a clear, practical place to start.
Half a day · Johannesburg & Cape Town · limited seats
