Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room A

Enhance Business Efficiency with Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform

Discover how to transform your business efficiency with the powerful features of Copilot for Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. This hands-on workshop is designed to equip you with practical skills and insights to optimize your workflow, automate tasks effectively, and significantly enhance productivity.

Join Microsoft MVPs Daniel Christian and Andy Huneycutt as they share their expert tips and tricks to transform your workday and help you become a Copilot star. In this session, they will dive into the powerful features of both Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Copilot for the Power Platform, demonstrating how Copilot can revolutionize your approach to everyday tasks.

Key Takeaways:

• Copilot for Microsoft 365: Explore how Copilot integrates with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Forms, Loops, Outlook, and Teams to boost efficiency and collaboration.
• Copilot for the Power Platform: Learn how Copilot enhances Power Apps, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio, enabling you to build, automate, and create copilots with ease.
• Practical Demonstrations: Watch live demos showcasing real-world applications of Copilot, helping you see its potential in action.
• Expert Tips and Tricks: Gain insights from Daniel and Andy's experiences, including best practices and advanced techniques to maximize Copilot's impact on your workflow.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the experts and transform your work routine with the power of Microsoft Copilot. Whether you're new to these tools or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to excel in your role.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room D

Microsoft 365 & The Power Platform - The Ultimate Starter Kit

Microsoft 365 is the world's leading productivity suite that empowers you to work from anywhere, on any device, with a range of cloud-based apps and services. Microsoft’s Power Platform is a set of low-code or no-code solutions that enable you to build custom apps, automate workflows, and analyze data. In this workshop, you will be provided with a detailed exploration of these platforms, incorporating examples from real-world applications. We will of course look at how Copilot integrates with each product along the way! This information is useful if you've moved to the cloud, are thinking about moving, or are still exploring its value.

Some of the topics covered: • An overview of Microsoft’s cloud platforms and the evolution of collaboration. • An introduction and best practices for collaborative work in Microsoft 365, encompassing Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Viva Engage. • A primer on the Power Platform's favored tools: Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power BI. • An in-depth look at the workings of Microsoft 365 Groups. • Hands-on exercises and examples for integrating the Power Platform and Microsoft 365 to achieve business goals – bring your laptop and have company permission to use the services covered.

This starter kit is designed to enhance your understanding of the features within your cloud platform and learn how it can be leveraged within your organization.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 7

Advanced Power Apps and Power Automate: Workarounds for Common Problems

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 7

Copilot for Power Platform : Accelerating your Development with AI

Microsoft is adding AI support to the Power Platform low code development platforms called Copilot. You can use Copilot to help build your next App or Flow. Using Copilot you can use natural language to describe what you are trying to build. Copilot will return a suggested design for the app, flow, or Dataverse tables which you can then use. Copilot will also help you along the way by suggesting modifications to improve your formulas.

Copilot won't replace you as a Citizen Developer, but it will help you produce amazing apps and powerful flows in a fraction of the time.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room 8

Dataverse Bootcamp for M365 Makers

Dataverse, Dataverse, Dataverse… You've been hearing about it for a while but haven't checked it out yet.

Now's the time. Adding Dataverse is an investment in time, skills, and licensing. Know when to engage and what to expect.

• Learn what Dataverse is and where it fits in the maker toolset.
• Cover what the differences are between Dataverse, Microsoft Lists, and other data sources and talk through some of the 'what to use when' considerations as Lists solution builders integrate with and shift to Power Platform tools.
• Get a perspective on the maker skills needed when using Dataverse and how to get started in your organization.

Using the Developer Plan, attendees will get a hands-on look at Creating Dataverse tables, relationships, forms, and more.

With Dataverse as a data source, we'll also do a quick compare of model-driven vs. canvas Power Apps.

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room 7

Power Platform Administration and Governance

The administration and governance of Power Platform have emerged as top priorities for many companies, driven by the surge in demand for low-code services that empower users to create solutions quickly and efficiently.

As the adoption of these tools skyrockets, maintaining control and ensuring compliance have become crucial to prevent security risks and operational inefficiencies. Fortunately, a suite of robust governance tools is available, designed to streamline administration by providing comprehensive oversight, policy enforcement, and user management capabilities.

When these tools are implemented effectively, they simplify the governance process, allowing organizations to harness the full potential of Power Platform while maintaining a secure and well-regulated environment.

Join Daniel Christian, a Microsoft MVP and certified trainer as he walks you the process he has followed to guide companies in quickly setting up their Power Platform administration and governance process.

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room B

Using PowerApps and Flow Together: Made for each other

PowerApps and Flow are both powerful tools for the citizen and professional developer. But using them together can take your application to a whole new level. In this talk we'll get you started with how to invoke a Flow from a PowerApp, how to pass information to the Flow, and how to return values back to Powerapps when the Flow completes. Along the way we'll discuss Best Practices that can make your PowerApps and Flow work more efficiently togethter. Even if you know both PowerApps and Flow this session will help you get the most out of using them together.

Wednesday 2:20 PM - 3:30 PM · Room 2

Offline Apps Unplugged: Balancing Benefits and Drawbacks in a Connected World!

Join Daniel Christian, a Microsoft MVP and certified trainer for an insightful session where he dives into the intricacies of configuring Power Apps for offline use. He will guide you through the step-by-step process of setting up offline capabilities in Power Apps, ensuring your applications remain functional and efficient even without an internet connection. Additionally, he will address the potential drawbacks, including data synchronization challenges, increased complexity in deciding which backend data source to use, and potential limitations in real-time data updates.

Wednesday 4:20 PM - 5:30 PM · Room 3

Roundtable Discussion - All Things Power Platform & Copilot Studio

Join us for an engaging and informal gathering where participants delve into topics that matter to them. Roundtable Discussions are a space for sharing ideas, perspectives, and experiences with other attendees. Pull up a chair, and let’s exchange insights!

Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 2

Dataverse Virtual Tables - Build a Custom Provider

Dataverse Virtual Tables is a platform capability allowing Model Driven App developers to provide a unified experience for multiple sources of data. This means that some of your data may reside in the Dataverse database while some may reside in external data sources.

The Virtual Tables solution ships with out of the box providers, but what if these providers don't quite fit your current solution requirements? We can build our own custom data provider for Virtual Tables that surfaces data from an external data source.

This session will provide a quick walk through of requirements dive right into building our own custom data provider for Virtual Tables. We review code behind the plugin events for Retrieve and Retrieve Multiple, demonstrate how to transform your data, and see the plugin surface data live in our Model Driven App.

Thursday 3:30 PM - 4:40 PM · Room 6

Hyperautomation in Procure-to-Pay: Revolutionizing Efficiency with AI Builder and Azure

In the digital age, hyperautomation has become a pivotal force in transforming business processes, and the procure-to-pay cycle is no exception. This session will guide you through the significance of hyperautomation in the procure-to-pay process, demonstrating how it not only streamlines operations but also serves as a strategic asset in enhancing financial health and operational agility.

Key Takeaways: Gain insights into the four-step process of the procure-to-pay cycle and the role of hyper automation in integrating purchasing and accounts payable systems for peak efficiency.

Understand how AI Builder and Azure are revolutionizing the procure-to-pay landscape by automating manual tasks, improving invoice processing, and ensuring data accuracy.

Explore real-world examples of hyper automation in action, showcasing the tangible benefits of reduced processing times, increased margins, and enhanced decision-making capabilities.

Session Highlights:

AI Builder's Role: Delve into how AI Builder brings Microsoft's cognitive and AI offerings to life, enabling users to create and consume AI with ease, thus optimizing business processes within the procure-to-pay cycle.

Azure's Impact: Discover the transformative potential of Azure AI, including tools that ensure secure and trustworthy generative AI applications, and how they contribute to a more efficient procure-to-pay process.

Customer Success Stories: Learn from successful implementations of hyper automation, such as the integration of Power Automate, Model-driven Apps, and Dataverse with AI Builder and Azure AI services, resulting in streamlined operations and improved financial outcomes.

This session is designed for finance professionals, procurement specialists, and technology enthusiasts looking to harness the power of AI and hyper automation to drive their organization's success. Join us to explore how AI Builder and Azure can be your allies in the journey towards a smarter, more efficient procure-to-pay process.

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room D

Planner and Power Platform: Boosting collaboration and visibility

With remote work and an excess of meetings to join every day, it can be hard to find time to sync every task you are working on with your entire team. This can lead to redundant tasks being performed and uneven distribution of work in a team. Finding the right solution to this problem can be time-consuming and fail adoption. The answer is to make it easy and accessible. In this session, we will take a deeper look at how to automate Microsoft Planner with Power Automate, view and modify reporting data with PowerBI, and make this easily accessible in Microsoft Teams.

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 5

Building Business Processes that Can & Will Evolve: Product-Neutral Principles

Far more than data management apps, workflow solutions need to factor in the need for frequent change. You should expect even the best-designed models and applications to be regularly modified -- and that's a good thing.

This has an impact on how to design processes, how to create forms and reports, how to connect to external data, and how to maintain internal data.

This session will talk about reasons why workflow solutions need to be modified so often, why you should embrace this, and strategies and tactics for addressing it. Its advice can be applied to the Power Platform, SharePoint Designer, WEBCON, Nintex, or pretty much anything else.

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 7

Build a FHIR based Healthcare App on Power Platform

FHIRlink Connector is a first-party connector enabling makers to build Power Apps and Flows that connect directly to a healthcare organization's FHIR services.  This reduces the need for complex data synchronization services.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 1

Accelerated Development through the M365 and Power Platform Community

The M365 and Power Platform Community program stands as the beacon of knowledge and collaboration within the Microsoft ecosystem. As the largest open community, it's the place where developers of all backgrounds converge to gain insights from MVPs and Microsoft engineers. But the true magic happens when you become an active part of this dynamic community.

Discover the secrets to becoming a valuable contributor in the technologies that ignite your passion. From shaping official online documentation to creating sample applications and even crafting groundbreaking tools like the Microsoft 365 CLI – it's all within your reach as a community member.

With support from the PnP Team and fellow contributors, you'll learn how to harness the community's collective knowledge and propel your skills to new heights.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 2

Intro to Dataverse for M365 Makers

Dataverse, Dataverse, Dataverse… You've been hearing about it for a while but haven't checked it out yet. Now's the time. Adding Dataverse is an investment in time, skills, and licensing. Know when to engage and what to expect.

• Learn what Dataverse is and where it fits in the maker toolset.
• Cover what the differences are between Dataverse, Microsoft Lists, and other data sources and talk through some of the 'what to use when' considerations as Lists solution builders integrate with and shift to Power Platform tools.
• Get a perspective on the maker skills needed when using Dataverse and how to get started in your organization.

Friday 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM · Room 2

Deploying Power Platform Components: Using Solutions

If you work with more than one application from the Power Platform or have more than one environment then you've probably heard about Solutions. But Solutions can be a confusing concept for citizen developers. In this workshop we'll discuss the following concepts:

• Implementing a Dev > Test > Production system
• Exporting and Importing Apps, Flows, and Bots between environments
• When to use Managed vs. Unmanged Solutions
• Creating, Updating, Upgrading, and Patching Solutions
• Using Connection References
• Leveraging Environment Variables
• What is a Solution Publisher
• Understanding Solution layers and dependencies

Friday 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM · Room 5

Exploring Power Platform AI for Next-Generation Solutions

In the era of digital transformation, organizations are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to drive innovation, streamline operations, and deliver unparalleled experiences to customers and employees alike. Microsoft Power Platform AI emerges as a game-changing toolkit, empowering citizen developers and IT professionals to harness the power of AI and build intelligent solutions without the need for extensive coding expertise.

This session invites you to embark on a journey into the world of Power Platform AI, where imagination meets innovation to unlock new possibilities and drive business growth.

Attendees will dive deep into the capabilities and functionalities of Power Platform AI, in:

• PowerPlatform
• Power Automate
• DataVerse
• Power Pages
• Power Virtual Agent (CoPilot)

Through hands-on demos, real-world use cases, and best practices, attendees will learn how Power Platform AI is transforming industries and driving innovation across diverse business domains, including sales, marketing, finance, and customer service.

Join me as we explore the limitless possibilities of Power Platform AI and discover how you can empower your organization to innovate, automate, and thrive in the AI-powered future.