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

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

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.

Wednesday 8:30 AM - 9:40 AM · Room S105bcd

Keynote: Flexible, AI-Powered Work

The platform shift to AI is well underway. Just as customers turned to Microsoft to help them make the shift to remote and flexible work, they’re now turning to us to help them understand how this new era of AI will change work yet again. Learn how AI is transforming work. Understand how Microsoft 365 can be your end-to-end solution spanning durable trends impacting teamwork, organizational productivity, and employee wellbeing. Join Liz and Mark - product leaders from Microsoft - as they highlight news and demos across Copilot, Teams, Viva, SharePoint, OneDrive, Lists, and more. Kick off 365 EduCon - Chicago to understand the strategy and vision - clarity on where Microsoft is taking productivity into the future.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room S106b

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Join our deep dive to learn more about accelerating your productivity, unleashing your creativity and uplevelling your skills with Microsoft 365 Copilot. We'll include answering your questions on the governance and management of these AI driven experiences.

Wednesday 11:30 AM - 12:40 PM · Room S106b

Highlights on What’s New for Microsoft Power Platform and Community

In this exciting session, get ready to dive into the latest updates and advancements in the Microsoft Power Platform and the thriving community surrounding it.

Discover the newest features and enhancements across Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents, and learn how these updates can supercharge your productivity and unlock new possibilities for building innovative solutions.

Explore the vibrant Power Platform community, its valuable resources, and collaborative opportunities, and gain insights into how developers and enthusiasts are leveraging the platform to drive digital transformation and solve real-world challenges.

Wednesday 4:50 PM - 6:50 PM · Room S105bcd

Microsoft AMA + SharePint

Got a burning question you just can't yet find an answer to? This AMA is to be a lively live hour of Q&A - to ask questions and voice feedback - direct to the product teams across OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Viva, Syntex, Yammer, Power Platform, and more. And then enjoy pizza and casual networking with all. You'll come in scratching your head and leave with a head full of answers, and maybe a belly full of 'za.

Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room S106b

What's new in OneDrive

Learn about and see demos of the new features coming to OneDrive that will enhance sharing, collaboration, offline use, and more. You'll get the latest news, roadmap, plus a few tips and tricks along the way.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM · South Concourse Lobby, ATE, Collab Studio

Expo Hall, Ask the Experts, & D&I at Collab Studio

Ask the Experts - "Ask the Experts" is for attendees to engage in one-on-one conversations with subject matter experts. Participants have the opportunity to sit down with an expert and receive immediate answers or feedback to their questions on a specific topic of interest. These discussions provide a unique platform for attendees to tap into the knowledge and expertise of industry professionals, fostering meaningful conversations and promoting learning in a personalized and accessible manner. Engage with speakers, Julie Turner, Virgil Carroll, Daniel Glenn and Derek Cash-Peterson

D&I session at Collab Studio - Mentorship: Speakers, Heather Newman and Liz Sundet will discuss the benefits of both being and having a mentor. Having an outside eye to your career from both perspectives is crucial to your growth. Do you have a personal career "Board of Directors"? Anyone who’s ever participated in mentoring will tell you that, “We learn when we teach and we teach when we learn." We'll share our experiences in mentoring and setting up those circles of trust for yourself.

Thursday 12:40 PM - 1:10 PM · Room S103a

From Insights to Impact: Measuring Your Intranet ROI

Digital Transformation has taken businesses on a journey of technical advances resulting in a new way of working. SharePoint Intranets are no longer static file repositories. They’re dynamic venues for knowledge sharing, productivity, and collaboration. A well-managed modern SharePoint Intranet streamlines communication, improves employee experience and facilitates connection. How can you tell if the investments you have made in modernizing are successful resulting in a well-managed intranet?

Thursday 12:40 PM - 1:10 PM · Room S103d

Protect Microsoft 365 data with immutability and monitoring

In the last 12 months, 53% of surveyed organizations stated that they had experienced data loss or corruption in SaaS applications. Luckily, more organizations are adopting third-party backup solutions for Microsoft 365, but many are still vulnerable to data loss.

Join this session from Veeam to learn everything you need to know about Microsoft 365 backup. We will not only show you how easy it is to start protecting your Microsoft 365 data for FREE, but you will also get a close look at how to make Microsoft 365 backup data immutable, leverage advanced monitoring capabilities, and provide self-service restore options to your users.

Thursday 12:40 PM - 1:10 PM · Room S104a

The Viva Goals Pilot - Giving Purpose to Employees

Employees need more from their job to feel connected, valued, and a sense of belonging. We will talk through what employees want, how Viva can enhance the employee experience, and what that could mean for your organization. By taking a close look at Viva Goals, we will talk you through our successful pilot program that delivers tangible results, hands-on experience with the tool, and access to subject matter experts to help employees feel a sense of purpose at work.

Thursday 12:40 PM - 1:10 PM · Room S105a

Ransomware and Cloud Backup: How to Protect Your Vulnerable Data

Did you know that ransomware attacks have increased 51% year-over-year? With cybercriminals finding new innovative ways to gain access to your cloud if you’re only relying on Microsoft 365 to backup and protect your information, you’re leaving your business vulnerable.

Join this Solution Spotlight focused on “Ransomware and Cloud Backup: How to Protect Your Vulnerable Data”. During this session our security experts will discuss:

-The current state of ransomware attacks on the cloud.
-How Microsoft is not responsible for any data stored in the cloud and what this means for your business.
-Tools that top organizations choose to reduce risks, save money and make their lives easier.

This session will feature a live demo to answer all your questions! Hope to see you all there.

Thursday 12:40 PM - 1:10 PM · Room S106b

Supercharge Power BI with Write-back & Planning

Ever need to go beyond analysis in Power BI? Wish you could enter data, model, forecast, add detailed comments, and write-back in real-time? You can, with Power ON.

During this session, you will learn how to build write-back enabled Power BI reports yourself, streamline planning cycles, make comments on data points, design models on the fly, perform what-if scenarios, and write-back to over 200 data sources.

And for Excel-lovers, we’ll share how our Power XL brings you the future of Power BI interaction; now! Enabling the same write-back, commentary, and planning capabilities with full client-side spreadsheet functionality, all controlled inside Power BI.

This session will feature real-world success stories and use cases, including Sales Forecasting, Demand Planning, Capacity Planning, and more.

Join us to learn how you can Supercharge your Microsoft Power BI with Collaborative Data Enrichment, Modeling, Planning, Reporting & Write-back.

Thursday 4:30 PM - 5:40 PM · Room S106b

Teams, Power Automate and Copilot - automate Microsoft 365 like never before!

Learn about the different ways in which your organization can be more productive with Power Automate, M365 and Copilot.

Discover experiences across, SharePoint, Teams, Excel and Windows and Process mining-based insights that help you get time to focus on what's important.

Friday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room S106b

Microsoft Stream & Clipchamp: Video creation, sharing, and playback in Microsoft 365

Stream (on SharePoint) & Clipchamp puts video in the flow of everyday work to help you create alignment and connection across hybrid and remote teams. Stream & Clipchamp enhances video communications for meeting recordings, corporate communications, how-to, training, and leadership videos. In this session we will show a range of new Stream (on SharePoint) features and capabilities. Find out what's new with the Stream start page, transcripts, captions, Clipchamp for Enterprise, Teams meeting recordings, video search, enhanced playback, the Stream web and mobile apps, the content migration tool and more.