Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 421-422

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 ○ Using Solutions to package Apps & Flows • Afternoon: Power Automate ○ New Copilot Support ○ Using Conditions and Switches effectively ○ Handling Loops and Parallel Branches ○ Working with Large Data Sources ○ Implementing Error Checking/Correction ○ Improving Performance

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 431

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

Gartner predicts, “by 2026, over 65% of medium to large enterprises will have adopted a Low Code Application Platform as one of their strategic application platforms.” 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, Copilot Studio, 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, Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, Prashant G Bhoyar, will cover these topics in detail:.

1. Microsoft Azure Key Concepts
2. Azure AI Foundry Key Concepts
3. Authentication and Authorization in Azure
4. Azure OpenAI Key Concepts
5. ChatGPT key concepts
6. How can fusion teams take advantage of Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, Azure AI Foundry, and Microsoft Copilot Studio?
7. Authentication in Microsoft Copilot Studio
8. Azure AI Foundry + Microsoft Copilot Studio
9. Azure AI Foundry + Power Automate
10. Azure AI Foundry + Power Apps
11. Azure AI Foundry + Power BI
12. Azure AI Foundry + Microsoft Fabric
13. Copilot Studio Plugins
14. Copilot Studio Copilot Connectors and Actions
15. How to create multimodal agents and custom copilots?
16. How to create Autonomous agents?
17. Copilot Studio and MCP ( Model Context Protocol)
18. How to use DeepSeek R1 with Azure AI Foundry?
19. How to evaluate a use case and find the ROI?
20. Responsible AI: Delve into the ethics and responsible use of AI.
21. Enterprise-level applications, Custom Copilots, and AI Agents: Learn to develop robust, scalable multimodal applications, Custom Copilots, and AI Agents using Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and Azure OpenAI, focusing on industry requirements and best practices.

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

Access to Microsoft Power Platform ( Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, and Power BI ), Azure, Azure AI Foundry, DeepSeek, and Azure OpenAI services (valued at USD 500) will be provided for hands-on labs, allowing you to build enterprise-grade multimodal applications and agents. However, you're encouraged to use your own Power Platform, Copilot Studio, and Azure subscriptions if available.

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 433-434

Power Apps and Power Automate (Flow) for M365/SharePoint Bootcamp

Work through common business use cases to see how Power Apps and Power Automate - with their Copilot capabilities - fit into your toolset extending M365, SharePoint, Lists, and Teams and more.

This intro workshop will cover platform basics, dig in with demos, and then let you "take the wheel" walking through hands-on examples to build a solution as we work through the day building on top of Microsoft Lists.

Attend this workshop to get a foothold with the Power Platform. Gain the skills you'll need to immediately extend List capabilities and start customizing your Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Teams sites with Power Apps and Power Automate.

You'll learn about the different types of Flows that can be used with Power Automate and will create basic Flows yourself. Then, see how Flows integrate with Power Apps you've built and the list data behind them. Your instructors will be there to assist throughout the day with your questions.

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, Power Automate, Microsoft Lists, Teams, SharePoint and other Microsoft 365 components in our labs. Attendees are encouraged to setup trial environments prior to attending. Instructions will be made available.

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.

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 437-439

A Deep Dive into Copilot Studio

Copilot Studio is the go-to tool in your Power Platform arsenal to create custom Copilots and extend Copilot for Microsoft 365. Join this half-day, demo-packed workshop from Mark Rackley and learn all the ins and outs of Copilot Studio including:

• How to build a Custom Copilot
• How to Extend Copilot of Microsoft 365
• How to incorporate Azure OpenAI for even more GenAI awesomeness
• How does licensing work for Copilot Studio

You'll walk away eager and empowered to get started creating your own amazing solutions using Copilot Studio

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 443-444

Automation Accelerator: Power Automate Bootcamp - From Basics to Brilliance

This workshop is for beginners and I will cover a range of topics to help participants understand and utilize Power Automate effectively. Here are some key topics:

Introduction to Power Automate:

Overview of Power Automate and its capabilities. Understanding the different types of flows (cloud flows, desktop flows, business process flows). Creating Your First Flow

Step-by-step guide to creating a simple automated workflow. Using templates to get started quickly. Working with Connectors:

Connecting to various data sources and services. Using standard and premium connectors. Building Advanced Flows:

Using conditions, loops, and variables. Integrating with other Microsoft services like SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook.

Setting up error handling in your flows. Monitoring and troubleshooting flows. Best Practices and Governance:

Tips for designing efficient and maintainable flows. Understanding governance and security considerations. Hands-on Labs and Exercises:

Practical exercises to apply what you've learned. Building real-world automation scenarios.

These topics provide a comprehensive overview and hands-on experience with Power Automate, enabling participants to automate and optimize their business processes effectively

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 421-422

Power Platform with Copilot and AI: A master class for every Information Worker

In a world where digital transformation is key to staying ahead, mastering the tools that drive innovation is essential. This workshop is designed to empower users ranging from beginners to experienced, with the knowledge and skills to leverage Microsoft Power Platform's full potential, enriched by Copilot for Power Platform.

Our workshop will explore the entire Power Platform ecosystem, including: Power Apps Copilot, Power Automate Copilot, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, Power Pages Copilot, and Dataverse.

This workshop is designed to be interactive and hands-on, as it is free today, with real-world examples and exercises that ensure every participant can apply what they've learned to their own work environments. Whether you're an end user looking to simplify daily operations or a power user seeking to build sophisticated solutions, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge of AI to innovate and drive impact.

Join Gokan and Mike, Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft RD, and MCTs, for an engaging and informat

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room 431

SharePoint Data Modeling: From Requirements to Usage

Data modeling is an essential first step in any Power Apps or Power Automate project. Power apps provides a user interface for information stored in a data source and Power Automate creates workflows that manipulate data stored in a data source based on specific events or triggers. Data modeling is difficult enough for professional developers, but it is even harder for citizen developers. Citizen developers usually have little exposure to concepts like data normalization and often can’t use true relational databases like SQL or Dataverse because of the cost of Premium licensing. So, they are left trying to figure out how to build their flows or apps using data stored in SharePoint lists or Excel spreadsheets. In this workshop I will show you some real-world techniques for doing data modeling. I’ll start with a typical project requirements definition and show you how to easily convert it into an Entity Relationship model. Next, I’ll show you how to map that Entity Relationship model onto a set of SharePoint lists. Once I have the lists designed, I’ll show you how to use them in a Power App and a flow. Along the way I’ll walk you through what you need to know about using SharePoint as a data source, including: • What Column types work well and which ones to avoid • When to use (or not use) Lookup columns to create relationships between lists • How to plan for Security in SharePoint • Other Common issues I’ll focus on SharePoint in the workshop but the techniques I teach you are also applicable for other data sources like Excel, SQL or even Dataverse.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 433-434

Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows - Workshop

In every organization there are a number of scenarios which require an Approval process. It could be Contract approvals, PTO/Leave Approvals, Event approvals and many other business processes.

In this workshop we'll learn how to design and develop Multi-Stage Approval Workflows using Power Automate. The workflow will move back and forth b/w different stages and will also learn how to restart a workflow from a given stage. We'll learn how to include Dynamic Approvers in the workflow process.

We'll also learn how to design and develop Automated escalations and Automated reminders. We'll implement timeout features in the workflows to escalate it to the next approver in the process. We will learn how to log and retain workflow history beyond what Microsoft Power Automate offers out-of-box. We'll develop a button to kick off the workflow from a SharePoint library/list.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room 435-436

How to Effectively Manage and Govern Your Power Platform Service

In this workshop you will learn how to effectively manage and govern your Power Platform environment with a focus on maintaining control, ensuring compliance, and optimizing resources. This session will cover:

1. Controlling and Monitoring Copilot: Learn best practices for governing AI capabilities like Copilot, ensuring responsible use while enhancing productivity.
2. License and Capacity Management: Understand how to track and allocate licenses, monitor usage, and optimize capacity to meet organizational needs.
3. App and Workflow Creation Control: Explore strategies for managing app and workflow development, enforcing governance policies, and empowering users within boundaries.

This workshop is perfect for administrators, governance leaders, and IT professionals looking to maintain a well-managed and secure Power Platform environment.

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM · Room 445-446

Automating Microsoft 365 With Power Automate Cloud Flows

In this demo-rich session, we'll explore how to use Power Automate with a wide variety of Microsoft 365 applications. We will focus on real world requirements and practical solutions using Power Automate.

Demonstrations will include using Power Automate Cloud Flows with: Microsoft Planner Power BI SharePoint (lists and libraries) OneDrive Microsoft Forms OneNote Excel (including Office Scripts) Teams Outlook (including Calendars)

Real-world scenarios will demonstrate: Creating tasks in Planner when a new Form is submitted Generating a Power BI report from Forms data Sending consolidated reminder emails from data in SharePoint lists And more!

Attend this workshop and learn how Power Automate can help increase productivity and save time across a wide variety of M365 Apps!

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room 435-436

RPA Unleashed: Automating Mundane Tasks to Reclaim Your Time

Ready to free up your schedule and focus on what truly matters? Join Daniel Christian, a Microsoft MVP and certified training for RPA Unleashed, where you'll master the art of automating everyday tasks using cutting-edge tools. This workshop explores essential strategies for streamlining workflows, including: • Automating repetitive daily activities to save time and reduce errors. • Seamlessly integrating cloud and desktop tools for unified operations. • Effectively managing authentication credentials for secure automations. • Enhancing logging practices for robust tracking and troubleshooting. • Setting up enterprise-level automations with best-in-class requirements. • Unlocking the full potential of Copilot features for advanced automation. Whether you're just starting out or aiming to scale your efforts to an enterprise level, this workshop equips you with the knowledge and tools to unleash the full potential of RPA in your organization.

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room 447-448

Copilot Studio 101

With ChatGPT, other large language models and generative AI have caught the attention of global consumers, enterprises, and c-suite. Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella Says Microsoft is THE Copilot company. With the adoption of Copilots increasing at a rapid space, there is an exponential rise in the demand for custom copilots.

Microsoft Copilot Studio lets you create powerful AI-powered copilots for a range of requests—from providing simple answers to common questions to resolving issues requiring complex conversations. Engage with customers and employees in multiple languages across websites, mobile apps, Facebook, Microsoft Teams, or any channel supported by the Azure Bot Framework.

In this demo-driven workshop, we will cover how organizations can use the new Microsoft Copilot Studio, ChatGPT, and Azure OpenAI services to build next-gen sophisticated enterprise-grade Copilots.

We will cover:

1. Microsoft Copilot Studio Key Concepts
2. Azure OpenAI Key Concepts
3. ChatGPT key concepts
4. How can fusion teams take advantage of Azure Open AI, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot Studio?
5. Authentication in Microsoft Copilot Studio
6. Power Platform Custom Connectors
7. Best Practices
8. How organizations can use the new Microsoft Copilot Studio, ChatGPT, and Azure Open AI services to build next-gen sophisticated enterprise-grade Copilots?

Wednesday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 433-434

Getting Started with Microsoft Power Automate

The Microsoft Productivity cloud is used by more than 300 million users daily - and is the productivity platform of choice for most enterprises in the world. Microsoft Power Automate, part of the Microsoft Power Platform is a business process automation tool that allows you to streamline and automate business processes. In this session you will learn foundational knowledge of Microsoft Power Automate. First, you will learn the basic terms and concepts of Microsoft Power Automate. Next, you will discover how to create your own cloud flows. Finally, you will learn how to create workflows that integrate with Microsoft Teams.

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 432

Boosting Team Efficiency: Easy Automation with Teams Workflows

Dive into the world of effortless automation as we explore how Microsoft Power Automate and Teams can transform your daily grind into a breeze. This session is about cutting the manual work and boosting efficiency, making it perfect for anyone looking to streamline their team's workflow. You will see real-life examples of how integrating Power Automate flows into Teams can automate the mundane tasks we all dread, like scheduling meetings, managing approvals, and even keeping track of project updates—all within the familiar space of your Teams channels.

Learn how to spot opportunities for automation in your day-to-day tasks, customize flows that fit your team's needs, and keep everything running smoothly. By the end of this session, you'll be armed with the know-how to make your team more connected and productive without breaking a sweat. Whether you're new to automation or looking to level up your Teams game, this presentation will show you the fun in functionality with Power Automate and Teams.

Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 433-434

Seeking Your Approval: Using Approvals in Power Automate and Teams

With all of the emails piling up in your inbox and Teams chats pinging left and right, it can be easy to miss that quick, "Hey, does this look good?" question from a colleague. Using Microsoft Approvals can be a great way to have a concrete, separate place to collect those approvals. In this session, Lindsay will share: *How to build a variety of types of approvals in Power Automate *How to view those approvals in Microsoft Teams *Use cases for building processes around approvals

This session will enable audience members to build their own approval solutions, whether simple and straight-forward or complex and layered. Products: Power Automate, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook

Wednesday 2:00 PM - 3:10 PM · Room 425

Roundtable Discussion - All Things Power Platform which includes 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!

Wednesday 4:00 PM - 5:10 PM · Room 423-424

Using Power Apps and Flow Together: Made for each other

Power Apps 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 Power App, how to pass information to the Flow, and how to return values back to Power Apps when the Flow completes. Along the way we'll discuss Best Practices that can make your Power Apps and Flow work more efficiently togethter. Even if you know both Power Apps and Flow this session will help you get the most out of using them together.

Wednesday 4:00 PM - 5:10 PM · Room 433-434

Unleash Microsoft Forms with the Magic of Power Automate

Microsoft Forms is more than just a survey tool or a place to take a poll. Did you know that you can use the information captured in a Form and do awesome things with it? In this session, we'll explore the top 5 uses for partnering Power Automate to take Microsoft Forms to the next level!

In this session, you will gain:

• Enhanced understanding on how Microsoft Forms and Power Automate can work together
• Use Templates in Power Automate to extend the capabilities of Microsoft Forms
• Real-World examples and best practices that can be applied to your own workflows

Join Shari and discover how to transform you data collection processes and unleash the potential of Forms with Power Automate!

Thursday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 433-434

Build smarter automation with AI Builder

Embed AI capabilities in your Power Automate flows.

Join us in this session and learn how to integrate AI capabilities in your Power Automate flows as we demonstrate how AI Builder can help you and your organization save time and money by augmenting simple flows with Artificial Intelligence.

In this session we will work with simple use cases, based on real business requirements that all attendee can relate to.

Thursday 11:40 AM - 12:50 PM · Room 433-434

Power Automate Expressions

A deep knowledge of expressions is critical to maximizing the power of Power Automate. In this demo rich session, we'll take a deep dive into the types of expressions available and how to apply them. You'll also see how Copilot can be a big timesaver when creating and learning about Power Automate expressions.

You'll see how to combine expressions, use expressions to simplify or eliminate conditions, how to use and apply date and string expressions, how to use expressions with collections and arrays and more...

If you have a casual knowledge of Flow and want to "step up your game" with the use of expressions, attend this session!

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:10 PM · Room 433-434

How to Execute JavaScript, TypeScript, and Excel Formulas In Power Automate

Power Automate has become an essential tool for the Microsoft 365 developer. However, all too often executing simple logic can become tedious and painful using Power Automate standard features. Doing math in Power Automate shouldn't be so painful!

Thankfully, Power Automate developers can now create scripts that use JavaScript, TypeScript, or even Excel formulas to execute complicated business logic and bring more power to your Power Automate solutions. Attend this demo-packed session to learn out to take your Power Automate Flows to the next level as we dive into a real-world scenario and build a practical solution step-by-step. In this session, attendees will learn to use Office Scripts to:

• Execute JavaScript, TypeScript, and Excel Formulas
• Simplify complicated Flows
• How to quickly and easily generate dynamic adaptive cards
• Generate graphs and charts on the fly for real-time updates to SharePoint data

Thursday 4:00 PM - 5:10 PM · Room 433-434

Advanced workflow solutions with Power Automate

Power Automate is the evolution of workflow for SharePoint and Microsoft 365. This session is designed to showcase building flows for no code/low code solutions for personal productivity, team productivity, and enterprise business processes.

Topics include:

• Data connectors, connections, and user accounts
• Types of cloud flows - automatic, instant, scheduled, AI built, desktop, and process advisor
• Flow elements - triggers, actions, and conditions
• Building flows using templates versus starting from blank
• Flow settings, run history, & debugging Advanced approval scenarios - escalation, delegation, and parallel approval
• Expressions, formulas, and functions for managing data
• Using OData to better work with larger data sets in SharePoint
• Power Automate and SharePoint limits and boundaries
• Real-world application, tips & tricks
• Licensing

Using real-world examples, we will demonstrate how to design flow solutions to meet the ever-changing business requirements faced by today’s business professionals.

Friday 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM · Room 433-434

Streamlining Power Automate with Copilot: Quick & Efficient Workflow Creation

When utilizing Power Automate for business process automation, Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant that elevates Power Automate's functionality, offers a faster and more efficient way to create and edit workflows. We will delve into how the use of Copilot in your flows, will accelerate the development of your processes, making advanced automation more accessible.

Laura Rogers will teach how to leverage Copilot's AI-driven suggestions to construct sophisticated flows, automate repetitive tasks more effectively, and troubleshoot with enhanced efficiency. The session will showcase strategies for using Copilot to improve workflow logic, seamlessly integrate various data sources, and navigate common challenges with greater ease.

Through real-world examples and live demos, attendees will gain valuable insights into employing Copilot within Power Automate, empowering them to elevate their workflow automation projects to new levels of productivity and innovation.

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 345-346

Extending Power BI with Power Automate

Automation is designed to simplify how you perform tasks every day. You probably have noticed the Power Automate icon in the Power BI visualization pane, but probably struggle to understand how it works. Believe it or not, there are some use cases that would streamline processes and make the process of managing your data easier.

If you have ever wondered how you could integrate Power Automate with Power BI and Fabric, then this session is for you! We will walk through the basics of Power BI actions within Power Automate, how to integrate these actions within a Power BI report, and review use cases that help you extend automation to simplify your life.

At the end of this session, you will feel comfortable with integrating Power Automate into your Power BI reports. You will even learn about the only acceptable use case for exporting data into Excel from a Power BI report!

Friday 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM · Room 433-434

Real World Power Automate (Cloud Flows)

The Power Automate Community site is a great resource for Power Automate developers. Hundreds of questions are asked and answered on the site every day. These questions are from real Flow developers who experience real world problems.

In this constantly evolving and demo-rich session, our time will be devoted to working through common questions asked and problems encountered by Flow developers and posted on the Power Automate Community site. We will explain the issues and look at each solution in detail. You'll also see how Copilot can help overcome roadblocks that you may encounter during your Flow development.

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 432

Get started with Adaptive Cards for Microsoft Teams using Microsoft Lists and Power Automate

Adaptive Cards are everywhere. They are an incredibly versatile way to create actionable messages in the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform ecosystem.

In this session, we will transform traditional email reminders into interactive, informative, and actionable user experiences using Adaptive Cards. We will showcase Microsoft Lists, Microsoft Teams and Power Automate using a maker approach solution development.

We hope that after this session, you'll want to integrate Adaptive Cards into every solution you build!

Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room 433-434

Navigating Document Approval in SharePoint: A Practical Case Study

At her medical research non-profit, different departments rely heavily on SOP documents, or Standard Operating Procedures. These documents have to go through annual reviews that are several layers deep, in addition to needing a group approval of the final SOP. In this session, Lindsay will break down exactly how she built SOP approval processes for four different departments using just SharePoint document libraries, Power Automate, and Approvals that have served their purpose effectively and efficiently for years.

Friday 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM · Room 433-434

Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows

In this session we’ll learn how to design and develop Multi-Stage Approval Workflows Using Power Automate.

We will also learn how to restart the workflow from a given stage and how to include Dynamic Approvers. We'll dig into how to design and develop Automated escalations and Automated reminders. We will also learn how to log workflow history and ways to retain the history indefinitely.