Chicago, IL

Pre-conference Workshops

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S102a

Next level productivity with Microsoft Copilot

William Huneycutt

William Huneycutt

Upskill Tech

Are you looking to take your productivity to the next level? Microsoft Copilot will help you achieve just that! In this workshop, learn how Microsoft Copilot works with Microsoft 365, Bing Chat, Microsoft Edge, and Windows 11. Discover how OpenAI is integrated into Microsoft 365 to streamline your business processes, automate tasks, improve workflows, and increase productivity while saving time and effort.

Deep Dive into Microsoft 365 Copilot across pivotal apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Discover how Copilot enhances your capabilities for document creation, data analysis, presentation design, email management, and note-taking. It’s your digital companion, optimizing each task, making daily operations smoother and unleashing new potentials for efficiency.

You'll discover Microsoft's new Bing Chat, powered by ChatGPT. Learn how to get more relevant, up-to-date, and annotated search results using natural language chat. You'll discover how the new Bing Chat helps you draft emails, summarize documents, draft blogs, and more!

You'll discover how to use Microsoft Teams premium features powered by Microsoft Copilot such as: Intelligent recap: A summary of the meeting with key points and tasks. Smart transcription: A live transcript of the meeting with speakers and edits. Meeting insights: A dashboard that shows relevant information for the meeting. Live captions: A real-time translation of the speech into different languages.

You’ll also learn how to use Power Apps and Power Automate where you can describe what you want in natural language and let AI build it for you! For example, you can use Power Apps “Ideas” to create an app from a description3, or use Power Automate “create a cloud flow from a description” or “format data by example” features3 to automate your data processing.

The future of the modern workplace is here! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how Microsoft 365 and OpenAI can help you achieve more with less effort! With hands-on exercises and practical tips, you'll leave the workshop with a solid understanding of how to use Microsoft 365 and OpenAI to maximize your productivity.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S102bc

Maximizing Microsoft 365 Productivity: Practical Strategies and Use Cases for Power Users

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan Ozcifci

Consultant. Entrepreneur. Microsoft Regional Director & MVP.

Mike Maadarani

Mike Maadarani

Microsoft Office Apps & Services MVP, Cloud Solutions Architect, MCM Consulting

Are you ready to supercharge your Microsoft 365 skills and take your productivity to the next level? Join us for a dynamic and interactive workshop covering practical productivity tips for using the Microsoft 365 ecosystem to improve your and your team's everyday workflows.

In this workshop, you'll learn from experts who will showcase real-world examples of how to leverage the full potential of Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, Microsoft Teams, OneNote, Planner, OneDrive, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Lists, and Microsoft Viva. We will also discuss Microsoft Loop and the newly announced Microsoft 365 Copilot!

You'll come away with the best ways to use the many tools in the Microsoft 365 toolbelt, including which apps work best in different scenarios. On top of that, you'll get examples of bringing multiple apps together to extend the value of your digital workplace, based on proven practices your presenters have seen work well for power users in other organizations.

From advanced collaboration techniques to automating everyday tasks, you'll come away with practical tips and tricks that you can put into action right away.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S102d

Power BI Bootcamp for SharePoint Professionals

Treb Gatte

Treb Gatte

Marquee Insights, make better, faster decisions with smarter data.

NOTE: YOU WILL NEED A COMPUTER WITH THE LATEST VERSION OF POWER BI DESKTOP INSTALLED PRIOR TO WORKSHOP TIME. THIS IS A HANDS ON BOOTCAMP.

Need to create stunning dashboards from your SharePoint data?

Yes you do!

In this bootcamp, we’ll show you: • How should I approach my BI need? • What things should be considered when creating dashboards? • What are the best practices? • How much is this going to cost me to license? • What security aspects should concern me?

Who should take this course: If your company uses Office 365 or SharePoint 2013/2016 and you are a: • Manager • Business Analyst • Power User • SharePoint Administrator • Consultant

If you work in these areas, you will see value: • Marketing • Information Technology • Finance • Sales • Social Media

The class assumes no prior knowledge of Power BI and Data Concepts.

What is required for this class: Install Microsoft Power BI Desktop on your laptop (recommended but not required) We'll provide an Office 365 site for you to use for exercises

In this workshop you will: • Learn how to create Production Dashboards using Power BI, from SharePoint list and document library data • How to use Power BI in a multitude of situations, including ad hoc analysis and the creation of formal dashboard. • Learn the Power BI components: Power BI Desktop, PowerBI.com, Power BI mobile applications and how they can be used with Office 365 and SharePoint • Receive an introduction into the core functions of Power BI; Data extraction, loading and transformation using Power Query Formula Language (“M”) and DAX. • Receive some guidelines on how to extract Project data in fast manner. • Discover some data modeling practices that will ensure you have maximum flexibility in analysis. You'll also learn some visualization best practices to ensure you can tell your digital story effectively • Learn best practices for maintaining content with your organization

This workshop provides an end to end view of Power BI for SharePoint reporting, so that you are able to use Power BI immediately for your needs.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S103a

Becoming a SharePoint Online Admin Expert

Brian Alderman

Brian Alderman

Microsoft MCT, Six-Year MVP, Author, Speaker, and Consultant

SharePoint Online in Microsoft 365 has many components and in this full day workshop we are going to learn about these different components and how to manage them so SharePoint Online is properly configured, secure, and optimized.

We will create a new M365 tenant, customize the admin center, add some users, groups, and manage roles, as well as discuss, explore, and roll up our sleeves and configure SharePoint Online configuration settings, create and configure site collections, configure user profile settings, create a structured taxonomy using the term store, and configure the search service to ensure your users are able to quickly find the information they need.

When you leave, you’ll have all the skills necessary to configure and manage the different SharePoint Online components using both the SharePoint Online Admin Center, and PowerShell.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S103bc

Unboxing Microsoft 365: Make the most of your productivity toolbox

Nate Chamberlain

Nate Chamberlain

Microsoft MVP and MCT

Join Microsoft MVP and certified trainer Nate Chamberlain in this full day workshop for newer Microsoft 365 users or evaluators looking to better understand all the possibilities Microsoft 365 brings to your organization.

Attendees will learn about all the apps and latest features in Microsoft 365 that enable both individual and group productivity including SharePoint, Office 365 apps, Outlook, OneDrive, To Do, Teams, Lists, Planner, Viva, and more.

We’ll go beyond definitions to explore specific business use cases, tips, and FAQs such as: • Microsoft 365 overview: What’s in my toolbox? • Understand the relationships between apps, and how permissions and Microsoft 365 groups power your modern work • Co-authoring documents, version history • Requesting files from others, sharing files, and managing access in OneDrive and SharePoint • Teams vs SharePoint vs OneDrive • Teams conversations vs chats vs emails • How do the newer Viva apps fit in? & more!

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S103d

Hands-On: Azure, Azure OpenAI & ChatGPT For Power Platform Developers Masterclass

Prashant G Bhoyar

Prashant G Bhoyar

Microsoft AI MVP, Microsoft Business Applications MVP, MCT, Cloud Solution Architect at AIS

Microsoft Power Platform is a low-code platform for rapidly building customized end-to-end business solutions. It consists of five product areas: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Pages. Each area can be used individually or together. Thanks to native integration with Azure, developers can use their cloud development skills to extend Microsoft Power Platform with different Azure services. With a low-code integrated development approach, business goals can be achieved faster and free up time for the developers.

In this hands-on workshop, we will cover how to use Azure for custom development in Microsoft Platform services like Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pages, Power Virtual Agents, Dataverse, and Power BI.

We will cover: • Microsoft Azure Key Concepts • How does Power Platform use Azure? • How can fusion teams take advantage of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power Platform? • Authentication and Authorization in Azure • Azure + Power Automate • Azure + Power Apps • Azure + Power Pages • Azure + Power Virtual Agents • Azure + Power BI • Azure + Dataverse • Azure OpenAI + Power Platform • ChatGPT + Power Platform • What are Azure Functions? • What are Logic Apps? • What is Azure Bot Service? • How to create an enterprise-grade app using Azure and Microsoft Power Platform?

At the end of the workshop, attendees will have a working knowledge of Azure and how to use it to implement the customizations in the Microsoft Power Platform.

Access to Azure, Azure Open AI, and Microsoft Power Platform ( Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, and Power BI ) will be provided to create the customization. The target audience of this hands-on workshop is Developers, Power Users, and IT Pros who want to get into development.

Please note: Attendees will need to bring their laptops with internet access and modern browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. The tablets will not work.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S104a

Automate your Business Processes with Power Apps and Power Automate

Paul Papanek Stork

Paul Papanek Stork

Don't Pa..Panic Consulting, Owner

Learn how to start using Power Apps and Power Automate (Flow) with SharePoint Online to automate your daily workload. Discover how to use connections to connect Power Apps to services like SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Excel, Outlook and even SharePoint on-premise.

In this session I'll show you how to use Power Apps to:

  • Customize SharePoint list forms with Power Apps
  • Create a canvas app based on a SharePoint list
  • Connect to other data sources
  • Apply Themes, branding, and layouts
  • Manage custom conditional formatting
  • Use the Formula bar to create complex functions
  • Share your Power Apps with colleagues

This session will also discuss how to get started with Power Automate (Flow). Learn how to create custom Flows in an easy-to-use visual designer right in a web browser.

In this session I'll show you how to use Power Automate (Flow) to:

  • Connect to data in the cloud and on-premises
  • Use triggers to start your flow
  • Control branching in your flow with conditions and switches
  • Review the run history of your Workflows
  • Share your flows with colleagues
  • How Licensing works

SharePoint is the underlying data storage system for OneDrive, Teams, and much more. Learning to use Power Apps and Power Automate (Flow) can help to address the challenges faced by today’s information workers.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S104b

We’ve Deployed Microsoft Teams… Now What?

Mark Rackley

Mark Rackley

Group Manager, Modern Workplace Architect at Avanade

Stephanie Donahue

Stephanie Donahue

Avanade, Technical Community Lead

Every organization that uses Teams needs an effective long term strategy. Microsoft Teams is the fastest-growing Microsoft application in history!

Most organizations hear this news and immediately go into risk management mode. Who’s already using Teams? Should we stop people from using Teams? Do we need to put provisioning processes in place? What do we do with all this STUFF that gets created whenever someone spins up a new Team? What about SharePoint? It’s possible that more questions arise from a successful Teams deployment than an unsuccessful one!

But how should you address your deployment and long term strategy of Microsoft Teams? How does Teams fit into your overall Modern Workplace vision?

Attend this full-day workshop with Microsoft MVP’s Stephanie Donahue and Mark Rackley and:

  • Understand how Teams fits into your overall Microsoft 365 strategy
  • Learn to effectively manage your Teams environment including: o Scale o Governance o Retention
  • Dig into options for customizing Teams to get even more out of your Teams deployment including: o bots o web parts o provisioning
  • Tackle how to train users on best practices and prevent secure information from being accidentally shared

Microsoft Teams is here, it’s being adopted like crazy, and proper strategy and education is key to making the most of your Microsoft 365 investment.

Monday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room S106a

Power BI For The Absolute Beginner

Scott Shearer

Scott Shearer

Microsoft Power Platform Evangelist and MVP

Have you only heard of Power BI in passing or have always been the end-user but now are ready to learn and invest in this tool to bridge the gap between data and decision making? Then this is a must attend workshop for you.

Scott Shearer, a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and MCT, will take you on a journey into the Microsoft Power BI world. This demo-rich half day workshop will introduce you to Power BI - no experience necessary. Scott will walk you through how to use commonly used data sources to build reports that help visualize your data and create amazing experiences for the end users.

In this workshop, you'll be introduced to: • Power BI Licensing • Using the Power BI Desktop App • Using the Power BI Service • How to create reports and dashboards • DAX fundamentals • Learning resources • And more (time permitting...)

Please note that this is not a hands-on workshop but attendees are welcome to follow along.

Monday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room S106a

Power Automate Cloud Flows for the Absolute Beginner

Scott Shearer

Scott Shearer

Microsoft Power Platform Evangelist and MVP

If you want to start creating Power Automate Cloud Flows and have little to no experience, this session is for you!

Here's what you'll learn:

  • What are Power Automate Cloud Flows and why you should care
  • Types of Cloud Flows
  • How to create Flows from a template and from scratch
  • How to debug your Flows
  • Power Automate and SharePoint, Excel and other data sources
  • Power Automate Expressions
  • Power Automate approvals And more…

All concepts will be presented using live demos. While this is not a hands-on session, attendees are welcome to follow along.

Attend this session and gain the skills that you need to star creating Power Automate Cloud Flows today!

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S102a

Mastering Microsoft Teams

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan Ozcifci

Consultant. Entrepreneur. Microsoft Regional Director & MVP.

Liz Sundet

Liz Sundet

Sr. Program Manager

Microsoft Teams is a powerful collaboration platform that allows teams to work together seamlessly, no matter where they are. It's built on top of the Microsoft cloud, which means it can access all the powerful tools and applications available in Office 365. With Teams, you can manage conversations, share files, schedule meetings, and work with colleagues in real time.

This workshop will cover everything you need to know to get the most out of Microsoft Teams. We'll start with an overview of the platform and walk through how to start with Teams. From there, we'll dive into best practices for managing different scenarios, such as managing remote teams, running effective meetings, and collaborating on projects. We'll also explore how Teams interacts with other Microsoft applications, such as Viva, Loop, SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, Dataverse, and the Power Platform. You'll learn how to use these tools to streamline your workflows and increase productivity.

The workshop will cover data, management, file sharing, governance, and application extensions with Power Platform. We'll also explore the different types of chats and adaptative cards available in Teams. By the end of the workshop, you'll understand how Teams works and how to use it to enhance collaboration within your organization.

To get the most out of the hands-on portion of the workshop, attendees should bring a laptop computer with a demo environment. While tablets or phones may be used, they may not offer the best experience for completing the labs. This workshop is perfect for organizations considering deploying Microsoft Teams or just starting their journey with the platform. We'll assess everything from A to Z to ensure you have the knowledge and tools to succeed.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S102bc

Information Architecture for SharePoint Intranets and Viva Connections in Microsoft 365

Susan Hanley

Susan Hanley

Business Analyst and Information Architect

In this workshop, we will explore the basics of Information Architecture (IA) and its role in creating effective intranets using Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Viva Connections.

Whether you are just starting out or looking to improve your current intranet design, this workshop will provide you with the necessary tools and techniques to make the most of new and upcoming features, capabilities, and best practices. We'll cover key topics including creating and organizing content, building site structures, creating metadata, and leveraging search functionality.

You will take away:

  • Approaches for planning navigation across the entire intranet and on individual sites
  • Tips and best practices for audiences, hubs, and home sites
  • Page design guidance that supports accessibility and great user experiences • Effective use of metadata on pages and documents – and whether it is OK to use folders to organize your content.

You'll leave with a clear understanding of what IA is, why it matters, and how to get started with creating effective intranets that meet your organization's needs.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S102d

Microsoft 365 Power User Workshop

William Huneycutt

William Huneycutt

Upskill Tech

The complete Microsoft 365 workshop – from beginner to power user in a single day! This comprehensive workshop covers everything you need to know to get started quickly with Microsoft 365.

Upon completion of this workshop, you’ll know how to:

  • Meet, chat, and work together more efficiently using Microsoft Teams.
  • Manage and share content with SharePoint and OneDrive.
  • Manage tasks and projects better with Planner, To-do, and Lists.
  • Connect and engage with Outlook and Yammer.
  • Organize and stay in sync across chat, meetings, or documents using Loop.
  • Create and be more productive with Whiteboard, Forms, Word, * Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and more!

This hands-on workshop will empower you to use Microsoft 365 to its fullest potential – maximizing personal productivity, collaborating with your team, or solving challenges across the organization.

Discover what’s possible with Microsoft 365.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S103a

Navigating the AI Revolution in M365

Mark Rackley

Mark Rackley

Group Manager, Modern Workplace Architect at Avanade

Stephanie Donahue

Stephanie Donahue

Avanade, Technical Community Lead

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way we work, and it's more accessible than ever before.

This full-day workshop led by Stephanie Donahue and Mark Rackley will explore how AI is transforming organizations and what it means for you. Attendees will learn about the AI features available in M365 and how to use them to build applications and workflows.

The workshop will also cover real-world examples of how companies are using AI today and what the future holds for this technology. Get ready to ride the AI tidal wave and discover how it can enhance your productivity and work efficiency.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S103bc

Microsoft 365 Purview: Maintaining and Protecting Your Data Throughout its Lifecycle

David Drever

David Drever

Microsoft 365 Apps and Services MVP - Compliance and M365 Specialist

Joanne Klein

Joanne Klein

Microsoft 365 Independent Consultant

In recent years, the amount of digital content moving to the cloud has been dramatic. No doubt, this has made collaboration easier and more versatile, but it's also brought with it a new set of problems, such as oversharing, exfiltration of data, and non-compliant destruction of data. Organizations like yours must ensure data is available when required and protected when sensitive.

In this workshop, your expert presenters will share their collective knowledge and experience with a deep dive into what Microsoft Purview can do, including coverage of features such as Data Lifecycle Management, Records Management, and Microsoft Information Protection.

But it's not all theory. You'll leave the workshop with their recommended approach for implementation using a Day 1/Day 2/Day 3 incremental model that maintains a balance between the user experience and the necessary protections for your organization.

Now's the time to ensure your data is safe from prying eyes. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from two of the best in the industry on exactly how to make that happen.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S103d

Everything you wanted to know about Power BI (but were afraid to ask!)

Jason Himmelstein

Jason Himmelstein

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

John White

John White

Scuba Diver and Business Intelligence guy. CTO with tyGraph

Power BI is the gold standard for cloud based report delivery. It’s very approachable – you can get up and running with it in minutes, at the same time, it’s very robust, secure and extensible. As you might expect, it has many pieces and nuances, and it’s important to understand what is possible, even if you may not take immediate advantage of some features, in order to understand what to use when.

Join John White (MVP) and Jason Himmelstein (MVP) for this all-day tutorial which will help to guide you through building a complete analytical solution, using all the features of Power BI. We will start from nothing, and create queries that import and integrate data from many different sources. You will also learn how to refresh data using the on-premises data gateway and the personal gateway to connect to existing on-premises data from a variety of sources. In addition, you will see an overview of the many other additional features available in Power BI.

At the end of this seminar you will be ready to not only start using Power BI for your projects, but you will also understand which approach is best for different situations. Bring your questions, and we’ll do our best to answer them.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room S104a

Advanced Power Apps and Power Automate: Workarounds for Common Problems

Paul Papanek Stork

Paul Papanek Stork

Don't Pa..Panic Consulting, Owner

Spend any amount of time in the Power Platform forums and you will begin to see a lot of similar questions asked over and over again.

In this workshop we will look at some of the most common issues Citizen Developers encounter when trying to develop applications and workflows in the Power Platform. We'll examine each type of problem, analyze why they occur, and provide workarounds that you can use when you encounter them.

The workshop will be divided into two parts. In the first we'll concentrate on Power Apps and in the second we'll look at Power Automate.

Here is a general list of the overall topics we will cover: • Morning: Power Apps ○ Delegation ○ Working with Dates and Times ○ Conditional Formatting of data ○ Passing Data to and Retrieving Results from a Flow • Afternoon: Power Automate ○ Using Conditions and Switches effectively ○ Handling Loops and Parallel Branches ○ Working with Large Data Sources ○ Implementing Error Checking/Correction ○ Improving Performance

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room S104b

Fix that intranet! Improve your intranet content, structure, and processes

Nate Chamberlain

Nate Chamberlain

Microsoft MVP and MCT

Intranets built in SharePoint Online are running on the galaxy's best platform for enterprise communication and collaboration.

In this half-day, beginner-friendly workshop, we'll learn about SharePoint but with an intranet focus. We'll cover tips and ideas for content strategy, planning and structuring an intranet, best practices for facilitating internal communication and collaboration, how Teams and Viva Connections play into things, digitizing forms, and using the Power Platform to create, automate, and visualize throughout SharePoint.

Note: This is not a hands-on build-an-entire-intranet-in-three-hours workshop. This is entirely focused on best practices and ideas for improving your intranet's content, structure, and processes.

Let's fix that intranet!

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room S105a

Developers! Learn the SharePoint Framework to Customize and Extend Microsoft 365

Andrew Connell

Andrew Connell

Helping You Be the Best Microsoft 365 Web & Cloud Developer

The best way you can customize and extend your SharePoint site is by using the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). This model is the way you customize and extend the SharePoint modern experience for SharePoint Online, but that’s not all because now you can use it to create apps for Microsoft Teams, Viva Connections, and Office apps.

In this half-day session, you’ll see how to get up your dev environment running in just a few minutes & then we’ll start building! By the end of the day, you’ll know how to build web parts, single-page apps (SPAs), extensions, integrate data from SharePoint and external sources, and so much more! Walk away with a ZIP filled with sample projects & tons of resources!

NOTE: Hey 👋, Andrew here… this workshop is not intended for attendees to follow along & build the same projects during the session. Instead, focus on learning, taking notes, & getting answers to your questions - you’ll walk away with everything at the end of the day!

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room S106a

Microsoft 365 User Adoption Master Class

Tamara Bredemus

Tamara Bredemus

Principal Learning Strategist Manager & Adoption Specialist for Planet Technologies

A smooth deployment isn't enough. Driving effective utilization of SharePoint and Microsoft 365 is more than building effective migration strategies, training users on key features or sending out marketing emails. This master class provides a deep-dive on the components of user adoption. You'll learn why user adoption programs succeed and fail, gain practical experience designing adoption strategies and learn how to leverage innovation games to build consensus.

During this workshop, you will: • Learn the basic foundations of user adoption, including key intrinsic and extrinsic motivators • Understand how different types of users in your organization can make (or break) your chances of user adoption success • Understand how innovation games can help drive shared understanding, uncover user requirements and drive engagement/enthusiasm • Examine real-world user adoption programs and determine how and why they were successful

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room S106b

Power Apps for SharePoint Bootcamp

Scott Shearer

Scott Shearer

Microsoft Power Platform Evangelist and MVP

Wes Preston

Wes Preston

Founder and independent consultant working with platform alignment and no-code solutions with M365 and Power Apps

You'll see where Power Apps fits in your toolset and how Power Apps can extend and build interfaces where you may have used InfoPath in the past. Demos and exercises will be used to illustrate the topics covered. You'll have the opportunity to "take the wheel" and test out Power Apps for yourself. Through a series of hands-on labs, you'll gain first-hand experience in customizing SharePoint/List forms with Power Apps and extending Lists and Teams user experiences. Your instructors will be there to assist anytime you have questions or need some help.

Attend this workshop and say goodbye to InfoPath. Gain the skills you'll need to immediately start customizing your Microsoft 365 SharePoint and Teams sites with Power Apps and Power Automate.

Notes and Requirements: To participate in the hands-on portion of this workshop, attendees should bring a laptop computer. Attendees who bring tablets, even with keyboards, will likely experience difficulties in successfully completing the labs.

We will be using Power Apps, SharePoint, Microsoft Lists, Teams and other Microsoft 365 components in our labs. Attendees may choose to use a personally owned or corporate Microsoft 365 tenant. If not, please register for a free Microsoft 365 Developer tenant prior to the workshop here: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/dev-program

If you will be using a company-provided laptop and will not be using your corporate tenant, please verify that you are able to connect to the Microsoft 365 environment that you will be using prior to arrival.

Check out our workshop preview: https://youtu.be/d8brL7-GDAc

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room S104b

Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Power Platform Better Together

Prashant G Bhoyar

Prashant G Bhoyar

Microsoft AI MVP, Microsoft Business Applications MVP, MCT, Cloud Solution Architect at AIS

With ChatGPT, other large language models and generative AI has caught the attention of global consumers, enterprises, and c-suite. In this demo-driven workshop, Microsoft Business Applications and AI MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer Prashant G Bhoyar will cover how organizations can use Azure Open AI, ChatGPT, and Power Platform services to build next-gen end-to-end customer engagement.

We will cover : • The new and improved Power Virtual Agents key concepts • Copilot in Power Virtual Agents • Azure Open AI Key Concepts • ChatGPT key concepts • How can fusion teams take advantage of Azure Open AI, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Power Platform? • Authentication and Authorization in Azure • Azure API Management • Azure Communication Services • Power Platform Custom Connectors • Azure Open AI + Power Virtual Agents • ChatGPT + Power Virtual Agents • How organizations can build next-gen end-to-end customer engagement with Power Virtual Agents, Azure, Power Platform, ChatGPT, and Azure Open AI

At the end of the workshop, attendees will have a working knowledge of how to build next-gen end-to-end customer engagement with Power Virtual Agents, Azure, Power Platform, ChatGPT, and Azure Open AI.

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room S105a

Accelerate Your Teams App Development Journey: Build High-Quality Apps with Confidence

Andrew Connell

Andrew Connell

Helping You Be the Best Microsoft 365 Web & Cloud Developer

This half-day session covers how to build tabs, bots, and message extensions for Microsoft Teams, while also including Microsoft 365 apps. We will explore various development tools such as TeamsFX, the Teams Toolkit, YO Teams, the Dev Portal, and SPFx, giving you everything you need to get started building your own Teams apps. Whether you're a seasoned developer or new to the game, this half-day session will serve as your on-ramp to building MS Teams apps.

NOTE: Hey 👋, Andrew here… this workshop is not intended for attendees to follow along & build the same projects during the session. Instead, focus on learning, taking notes, & getting answers to your questions - you’ll walk away with everything at the end of the day!

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room S106a

Share, Protect, & Govern Your Data in Teams, SharePoint, & OneDrive

Drew Madelung

Drew Madelung

MS Solutions Architect | Microsoft MVP

Collaboration lives at the core of a modern workplace and collaboration is built around the ability to access and share information. Not all information is the same and the ability to get content securely to the right people, both internal and external, at the right time keeps work moving. But how do you easily and securely your data in Microsoft 365? What are your options to ensure you retain control of your data?

The ability to safeguard your data is possible! In this workshop, we will show you: • The elements of the Microsoft data security landscape • How to secure you data with sensitivity labels • Control & manage sharing in your tenant • Prevent exfiltration with data loss prevention • How to detect, investigate, and view details on incidents and alerts • How to bring your audit logs into Azure

By the end of this workshop you will know what you can do to secure your data and allow your company to collaborate better while knowing you are secure!

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room S106b

Power Automate for SharePoint Bootcamp

Scott Shearer

Scott Shearer

Microsoft Power Platform Evangelist and MVP

Wes Preston

Wes Preston

Founder and independent consultant working with platform alignment and no-code solutions with M365 and Power Apps

We will start the afternoon with an overview of Power Automate. You'll learn about the different types of Flows that can be created with Power Automate and will start creating Flows yourself.

We'll then dive into Power Automate concepts including expressions, variables and loops. We'll move on to thoroughly covering how to use Power Automate with SharePoint. Finally, we see how to integrate Power Apps and Power Automate.

Live demos will be used to demonstrate all of these concepts. You'll have the opportunity to implement what you have learned through a series of hands-on labs.

Notes and Requirements: To participate in the hands-on portion of this workshop, attendees should bring a laptop computer. Attendees who bring tablets, even with keyboards, will likely experience difficulties in successfully completing the labs.

We will be using Power Apps, SharePoint, Microsoft Lists, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 components in our labs. Attendees may choose to use a personally owned or corporate Microsoft 365 tenant. If not, please register for a free Microsoft 365 Developer tenant prior to the workshop here: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/dev-program

If you will be using a company-provided laptop and will not be using your corporate tenant, please verify that you are able to connect to the Microsoft 365 environment that you will be using prior to arrival.

Check out our workshop preview: https://youtu.be/d8brL7-GDAc

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