Program Launch
ESPC23 Programme Announced

Monday 27 November

09:00 - 17:00

Full Day Tutorials

A

Business

Best Practices for Using M365 to Conquer your Corporate Communications Challenges

Level 200

Microsoft 365

 

Mark Rackley, MVP, Avanade, USA Susan Hanley, MVP, Susan Hanley LLC, USA  

 

B

Dev / End User

Let’s Build the Ultimate Power App: Reusable, Remarkable and Responsive

Level 200

Power Apps

 

Robin Rosengrün, MVP, EnBW AG, Germany Luise Freese, MVP, Luise Freese, Germany Andrew Connell, MVP, Voitanos, USA  

 

C

Dev

Building Apps for Microsoft Teams with Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code

Level 200

Microsoft Teams

 

Garry Trinder, Microsoft, United Kingdom  

 

D

Dev

Securing Custom Software Solutions with the Microsoft Identity Platform

Level 200

Security

 

Paolo Pialorsi, MVP, PiaSys.com, Italy  

 

E

IT Pro

[SOLD OUT] Mastering Infrastructure Automation Tools for Efficient Azure Management

Level 300

Azure

 

Aleksandar Nikolic, MVP, M.O.3.A.K. IT Consulting, Serbia  

 

F

Dev

[SOLD OUT] Mastering the New World of ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E 2, and Multi-Modal Models

Level 300

ChatGPT

 

Andreas Erben, Microsoft RD, MVP, daenet, United States  

 

G

IT Pro

From Chaos to Control: Mastering Records Management in the Digital Age with Microsoft Purview

Level 300

Compliance

 

Joanne Klein, MVP, NexNovus Consulting, Canada Martin Lingstuyl, MVP, I4-YOU Business Solutions b.v., The Netherlands  

 

H

IT Pro

Get your Microsoft 365 Tenant in Shape, Secure and Compliant

Level 200

 

Thomas Vochten, MVP, MCT, Cronos Group, Belgium Maarten Eekels, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, Rapid Circle, Netherlands  

 

I

Gen

Hacker’s Perspective on Infrastructure: Managing and Defending Against Current Threats

Level 100

Security

 

Mike Jankowski-Lorek, Ph.D., CQURE, Poland  

 

J

IT Pro

Turning Content to Knowledge with Microsoft Syntex and Viva Topics

Level 300

Microsoft Syntex

 

Kevin McDonnell, Avanade, United Kingdom Chirag Patel, MVP, MCT, Patel Consulting, United Kingdom Leon Armston, MVP, Intelogy, United Kingdom  

 

K

Dev / IT Pro / Maker

[SOLD OUT] DIY your Copilot with Low Code and/or High Code

Level 100

Copilot

 

Chris Huntingford, MVP, ANS Group, United Kingdom Dona Sarkar, Microsoft, USA  

 



Tuesday 28 November

08:45 - 09:00

Conference Welcome

09:00 - 10:10

KEYNOTE: AI Transformation of Work

 

Jeff Teper, President - Collaborative Apps & Platforms, Microsoft, USA Omar Shahine, Microsoft, USA Adam Harmetz, VP, Microsoft, USA Jason Moore, Microsoft, USA Michel Bouman, Microsoft, Netherlands Miceile Barrett, Microsoft, USA Denise Trabona, Microsoft, USA  

 

10:10 - 10:20

Change Rooms

10:20 - 11:15

Sessions

T1

Business / IT Pro

Extend the Power Platform with Custom Connectors

Level 200

Power Platform

 

Paolo Pialorsi, MVP, Piasys.com, Italy  

 

T2

Copilot for Microsoft 365

Level 200

AI

 

Karuana Gatimu - Principal Manager, M365 Customer Advocacy in Collaborative Apps and Platform, Microsoft, Microsoft, USA Omar Shahine, Microsoft, USA Milos Raskovic, Microsoft, Serbia  

 

T3

IT Pro

Turning the Table on Identity: From Azure AD to AD

Level 300

Security

 

Sander Berkouwer, MVP, MCT, SCCT, Netherlands  

 

T4

Dev

Build Resilient Microsoft 365 Apps with Microsoft Graph

Level 200

Microsoft Teams

 

Garry Trinder, Microsoft, United Kingdom Waldek Mastykarz, MVP, Microsoft, Netherlands  

 

T5

Business / Dev / IT Pro

Dev & Test Environments in Azure Finally Fast, Cheap, and Somewhat Easy

Level 200

Azure

 

Magnus Mårtensson, Microsoft RD, MVP, Loftysoft, Sweden  

 

T6

Business / End User / IT Pro

Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva

Level 100

Microsoft Viva

 

Richard Harbridge, MVP, 2toLead, Canada  

 

T7

IT Pro / Maker

Architecting Your Next Power Platform Project

Level 200

Power Platform

 

Ahmad Najjar, MVP, Avanade, Norway  

 

T8

Business

Boost your Intranet!

Level 200

SharePoint

 

Katja Jokisalo, MVP, Sulava Oy, Finland  

 

T9

IT Pro

Beyond the Backup: Real Talk about Microsoft 365 Data Protection

Level 200

Microsoft 365

 

Paul Robichaux, Keepit, USA  

 

T10

Dev / IT Pro

AI in Microsoft 365: State of the Nation in 2023

Level 200

Microsoft Teams

 

Stephan Bisser, MVP, Solvion, Austria Thomas Göelles, MVP, Solvion Information Management, Austria  

 

T10b

[Inspire Stage] Be Well - Rediscovering Harmony in a Busy Life

Inspire Stage - 30 Minutes

 

Agnes Molnar, Microsoft RD, MVP, Search Explained, Netherlands  

 

11:15 - 11:45

Networking Break

11:45 - 12:45

Sessions

T11

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

Level 200

Low Code

 

Heather Cook, Microsoft, USA Femke Cornelissen, MVP, Wortell, Netherlands  

 

T12

Business / Dev / IT Pro

Microsoft Syntex Deep-Dive - from AI Document Understanding to Content Governance

Level 200

Microsoft Syntex

 

Chris O’Brien, MVP, Advania, United Kingdom  

 

T13

Dev / IT Pro

Modern Infrastructure as Code, or taking Terraform, Pulumi and Bicep for a Ride.

Level 300

Azure

 

Stas Lebedenko, MVP, Solidify AB, Ukraine  

 

T14

Business / Maker

Tiny Price Tag, Big Results: An Introduction To Dataverse 4 Teams

Level 200

Power Platform

 

Robin Rosengrün, MVP, EnBW AG, Germany  

 

T15

Business / End User / IT Pro

Microsoft Viva - The Architecture, the Graph and the Possibilities for Customization

Level 200

Microsoft Viva

 

Nicki Borell, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, Experts Inside, Germany  

 

T16

Business / IT Pro / Maker

Navigating the AI Era: Securing and Governing Microsoft Copilot

Level 100

Copilot

 

Danijel Cizek, Syskit, Croatia Hrvoje Bagaric, Syskit , Croatia  

 

T17

Business / IT Pro

Protect and Govern your Sensitive Data with Microsoft Purview in Microsoft Teams

Level 200

Microsoft Teams

 

Jasper Oosterveld, MVP, InSpark , Netherlands  

 

T18

IT Pro

Microsoft Entra Id Conditional Access Demystified

Level 300

Security

 

Kenneth van Surksum, MVP, Secure At Work, The Netherlands  

 

T19

Business / IT Pro

"Automation" CoE: Rolling out a Power Platform "Automation" Strategy for your Organization

Level 200

Power Platform

 

Negar Shahbaz, Capgemini Sweden AB, Sweden  

 

T20

Dev

Exploring the Pros and Cons of Serverless Computing: When to Consider and When Not To

Level 300

Azure

 

Jonah Andersson, MVP, Solidify, Sweden  

 

T20b

Gen

[Inspire Stage] Future Proof Your Career: How to Develop Your Personal Brand

Inspire Stage - 30 Minutes

 

Dux Raymond Sy, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, AvePoint, USA  

 

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit the Expo

14:00 - 15:00

Sessions

T21

Dev

Kickstart your Microsoft 365 Extensibility with Open-Source and Community Assets

Level 200

SharePoint

 

Vesa Juvonen, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft, Finland  

 

T22

IT Pro

Viva Connections: Bring your Intranet and Digital Workplace to the Next Level

Level 100

Microsoft Viva

 

Susan Hanley, MVP, Susan Hanley LLC, USA  

 

T23

SharePoint Portals: Launching Your Intranet Into The Future

Level 200

SharePoint Portals

 

Cathy Dew, Microsoft, USA  

 

T24

Dev

Microsoft Teams Meeting Extensions: Meetings as you've Never Seen them Before

Level 400

 

Emanuele Bartolesi, MVP, SoftwareONE, Switzerland  

 

T25

IT Pro / Maker

Azure DevOps vs GitHub Actions for Power Platform

Level 200

Power Platform

 

Iona Varga, Avanade , Netherlands  

 

T26

From Chaos to Control: Managing Migrations and Microsoft 365 with ShareGate!

Level 200

Microsoft 365

 

Samuel Martineau, ShareGate, Canada  

 

T27

IT Pro / Maker

Getting Started with Microsoft Power Automate for SharePoint

Level 200

Power Platform

 

Vlad Catrinescu, MVP, MCT, Syskit, Canada  

 

T28

Business / IT Pro

Enforcing Governance and Compliance with Azure Policy: Best Practices for Well-Managed Azure

Level 300

Azure

 

Tiago Costa, MVP, MCT, Independent Contractor, Portugal  

 

T29

Dev / IT Pro

Securing Azure Open AI Apps in the Enterprise

Level 300

Azure

 

Karl Ots, Microsoft RD, MVP, EPAM Systems, Switzerland  

 

T30

Dev

Unlocking Scenarios with Microsoft Graph Using OpenAI and ChatGPT

Level 300

 

Fabian Williams, Microsoft, USA  

 

T30b

Gen

D&I - Leadership

Level 100

INSPIRE

 

Heather Cook, Microsoft, USA Karuana Gatimu - Principal Manager, M365 Customer Advocacy in Collaborative Apps and Platform, Microsoft, Microsoft, USA  

 

15:00 - 15:15

Change Rooms

15:15 - 16:15

Sessions

T31

Business / End User / IT Pro

5 Steps to Transform Employee Experience with Microsoft Viva

Level 100

Microsoft Viva

 

Dux Raymond Sy, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, AvePoint, USA  

 

T32

Business / IT Pro

Securing your On-Premises and Cloud Infrastructure with Zero Trust and Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access

Level 300

Security

 

Jussi Roine, MVP, Not Bad Security, Finland  

 

T33

Manage Content Lifecycle with Microsoft 365 Backup and Archive

Level 200

Microsoft Syntex

 

Shyam Narayan, Microsoft , USA Reid Carlberg, Microsoft  

 

T34

What's New & Getting Started with the New Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams

 

Karuana Gatimu - Principal Manager, M365 Customer Advocacy in Collaborative Apps and Platform, Microsoft, Microsoft, USA Laurie Pottmeyer, Microsoft, United States Jessie Hwang, Microsoft, United States  

 

T35

Business / End User / IT Pro

Get Ready for Copilot

Level 200

Copilot

 

Merethe Stave, MVP, CloudWay, Norway Ståle Hansen, Microsoft RD, MVP, CloudWay, Norway  

 

T36

Business / IT Pro

Teams Governance – Putting the Puzzle Together One Piece at a Time

Level 200

Microsoft Teams

 

Joy Apple, MVP, Orchestry, USA Michal Pisarek, MVP, Orchestry, Canada  

 

T37

Dev / Maker

Level Up your Power Apps (with these 5 Steps)

Level 300

Power Platform

 

Paulien Buskens, MVP, Qubix, Belgium  

 

T38

Dev

Transforming SharePoint Online Classic Solutions to the “Modern” Experience

Level 300

SharePoint

 

Paolo Pialorsi, MVP, Piasys.com, Italy  

 

T39

What's New and Next for Microsoft Search in the Land of AI

Search

 

Mikael Svenson, Microsoft, Norway  

 

T40

IT Pro

The Azure ADventures with Microsoft Graph and PowerShell

Level 300

Azure AD

 

Aleksandar Nikolic, MVP, M.O.3.A.K. IT Consulting, Serbia  

 

T40b - 30 Mins

Gen

[Inspire Stage] Tech Person – Your Physical Body Exists

Inspire Stage - 30 Minutes

 

Magnus Mårtensson, Microsoft RD, MVP, Loftysoft, Sweden  

 

16:15 - 16:45

Networking Break

16:45 - 17:45

Sessions

T41

Microsoft Ask Me Anything

Ask Me Anything

 

Jeff Teper, President - Collaborative Apps & Platforms, Microsoft, USA Karuana Gatimu - Principal Manager, M365 Customer Advocacy in Collaborative Apps and Platform, Microsoft, Microsoft, USA Heather Cook, Microsoft, USA Adam Harmetz, VP, Microsoft, USA Omar Shahine, Microsoft, USA Vesa Juvonen, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft, Finland Jason Moore, Microsoft, USA  

 

T42

Dev

Developing Secure Software with GitHub

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

Laura Kokkarinen, MVP, Sulava, Finland Thomas Vochten, MVP, MCT, Cronos Group, Belgium  

 

T43

Unveiling Highlights and Innovations in Dynamics 365 and Copilot

Copilot

 

Charles Drayton, Microsoft, United States  

 

T44

Dev / IT Pro

Azure Architecture: Choosing Wisely

Level 300

Azure

 

Rik Hepworth, MVP, Microsoft RD, Black Marble, United Kingdom  

 

T45

Business / End User / IT Pro

Case Studies: Where is AI Actually Driving Business Value in the Market?

Level 200

AI

 

Suzy Dean, MVP, AddIn365, United Kingdom Wes Hackett, MVP, AddIn365, United Kingdom  

 

T46

IT Pro

Transform your Cloud Content Experiences: Introducing Microsoft SharePoint Premium

Level 200

SharePoint Premium

 

Sesha Mani, Microsoft, USA Jolene Tam, Microsoft, United States  

 

T47

Dev

Microsoft Teams Development: Building Custom Solutions for Enhanced Collaboration and Productivity

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

Rick Van Rousselt, MVP, Advantive, Belgium  

 

T48

Business / IT Pro

Making Generative AI Work for Microsoft 365

Level 200

AI

 

Tony Redmond, MVP, Office 365 for IT Pros, Ireland  

 

T49

Dev / IT Pro

Pentesting Azure Container Services

Level 300

Security

 

Sergey Chubarov, Microsoft, Armenia  

 

T50

IT Pro

IT Pro Meets Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle and Records Management

Level 300

SharePoint

 

Joanne Klein, MVP, NexNovus Consulting, Canada  

 

T50b

[Inspire Stage] Journey to Wellbeing: Lessons learned in Becoming a Better You & Developer

Inspire Stage - 30 Minutes

 

Luise Freese, MVP, Luise Freese, Germany  

 

17:45 -

Expo Drinks 🍻

18:15 -

Inspire Awards - Winners Revealed 🏆



Wednesday 29 November

08:45 - 09:00

Conference Welcome

09:00 - 10:00

KEYNOTE: Building a High Performance Organization in the Age of AI

 

Karuana Gatimu - Principal Manager, M365 Customer Advocacy in Collaborative Apps and Platform, Microsoft, Microsoft, USA  

 

10:00 - 10:15

Change Rooms

10:15 - 11:15

Sessions

W1

Introdution Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility with Microsoft Graph Connectors

Copilot

 

Fabian Williams, Microsoft, USA Vesa Juvonen, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft, Finland  

 

W2

Dev

SharePoint Platform: Learn About Our Latest API Updates and Platform Features

Level 300

SharePoint

 

Paolo Pialorsi, MVP, Piasys.com, Italy Bert Jansen, Microsoft, Belgium  

 

W3

IT Pro

Don't Bother your Users with Mobile Device Management, Embrace Modern!

Level 200

Security

 

Peter Daalmans, MVP, Daalmans Consulting, Netherlands  

 

W4

IT Pro

Exchange Hybrid Architecture and Expert Troubleshooting Techniques

Level 400

Microsoft Teams

 

Ståle Hansen, Microsoft RD, MVP, CloudWay, Norway  

 

W5

Dev

Azure Communication Services - A Guide for Developers

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

Tom Morgan, MVP, ThoughtStuff Ltd , United Kingdom  

 

W6

Business / IT Pro

Why a Public Cloud is Not the Place to Back Up Your Data

Level 300

Cloud

 

Jakob Dalsgaard, Keepit, Denmark  

 

W7

Dev / IT Pro / Maker

Low-Code to Collaboration: Mastering Source Control for Power Platform Solutions with Git & GitHub

Level 300

Power Platform

 

Yannick Reekmans - MVP, Qubix NV, Belgium  

 

W8

API Management - Beyond a Mere Passthrough for Your APIs

Azure

 

Mattias Lögdberg, DevUP Solutions, Sweden  

 

W9

Dev / IT Pro

How to Manage Your Microsoft 365 Tenant and SharePoint Framework Projects from Any Platform

Level 300

SharePoint

 

Martin Lingstuyl, MVP, I4-YOU Business Solutions b.v., The Netherlands  

 

W10

Build Amazing Collaborative Apps with Fluid Framework

Fluid Framework

 

Garry Trinder, Microsoft, United Kingdom  

 

W10b

Gen

[Inspire Stage] The AI Ethics Session Nobody Knew We Needed

Inspire Stage - 30 Minutes

 

Iona Varga, MVP, Avanade, The Netherlands Luise Freese, MVP, Luise Freese, Germany  

 

11:15 - 11:45

Networking Break

11:45 - 12:45

Sessions

W11

What's new in OneDrive

Level 100

OneDrive

 

Jason Moore, Microsoft, USA Vishal Lodha, Microsoft, USA Miceile Barrett, Microsoft, USA  

 

W12

IT Pro

PnP PowerShell: The De-Facto Standard

Level 200

SharePoint

 

Erwin van Hunen, MVP, MCM, Rencore, Sweden  

 

W13

IT Pro

What's New with Microsoft Entra Azure AD?

Level 300

Security

 

John Craddock, MVP, XTSeminars Ltd, United Kingdom  

 

W14

Dev / IT Pro

Using Azure Key Vault to Protect Your Application Secrets

Level 200

Azure

 

Joseph Guadagno, MVP, JosephGuadagno.NET, LLC., USA  

 

W15

Dev

Supercharge Microsoft Teams Apps with AI: Building Intelligent Bots & Messaging Extensions

Level 200

AI

 

Andrew Connell, MVP, Voitanos, USA  

 

W16

Business / Maker

Rapid and Brand-Aware Prototyping: Integrating Custom Connectors with Power Platform for Enhanced UX

Level 200

Power Platform

 

Luise Freese, MVP, Luise Freese, Germany Iona Varga, Avanade , Netherlands  

 

W17

Business

Create an Engaged and Productive Workforce with Microsoft Viva

Level 200

Microsoft Viva

 

Adam Harmetz, VP, Microsoft, USA Quentin Mackey, Microsoft, USA  

 

W18

IT Pro

Optimizing Microsoft Search

Level 200

Search

 

Agnes Molnar, Microsoft RD, MVP, Search Explained, Netherlands  

 

W19

Cyber Resilience for Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365

 

Brian Brockway, Commvault, United States  

 

W20

Dev

Automated Testing for Microsoft 365 with Playwright

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

Elio Struyf, MVP, Struyf Consulting, Belgium  

 

W20b

Gen

D&I - Meaningful Connections

Level 100

INSPIRE

 

Heather Cook, Microsoft, USA  

 

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit the Expo / D&I Lunch

12:45 - 14:00

D&I Lunch

D&I

D&I Lunch - From Origin Stories to the Future of Work: Diversity & Inclusion in Our Day to Day

Diversity and Inclusion

 

Heather Cook, Microsoft, USA Fabian Williams, Microsoft, USA Femke Cornelissen, MVP, Wortell, Netherlands Matt McKenzie, Microsoft, Canada Jonah Andersson, MVP, Solidify, Sweden  

 

14:00 - 15:00

Sessions

W21

Dev

Do more with less in Microsoft 365 using SharePoint Framework (SPFx)

Level 300

SharePoint

 

Vesa Juvonen, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft, Finland  

 

W22

IT Pro

Exploring the Future of Analytics with Microsoft Fabric

Level 300

Microsoft Fabric

 

John P. White, MVP, tyGraph, Canada Jason Himmelstein, Microsoft, USA  

 

W23

Dev

Azure Cost Optimization Strategies: Save Money Without Sacrificing Performance

Level 300

Azure

 

Rohit Turambekar, Microsoft, Germany  

 

W24

IT Pro

52 Mins from Initial Access to Ransomware -- is your Defensive Team Ready?

Level 200

Security

 

Maarten Goet, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, Wortell, Netherlands  

 

W25

Dev / IT Pro

Choosing between Pro Developers or Business Users or Do We Need Both?

Level 300

Azure

 

Angelique Grootenboer, Canada Rik Hepworth, MVP, Microsoft RD, Black Marble, United Kingdom  

 

W26

Business / Dev

Understanding the key principles of a Successful Standardized Managed Service Provider (MSP) and how to integrate them into your organization

Level 200

Microsoft 365

 

Micha Bos, Ydentic, Netherlands Jorn Wittendorp, Ydentic, Netherlands  

 

W27

Extend the Power Platform with Custom Connectors

 

Daniel Laskewitz, Microsoft, Netherlands  

 

W28

Microsoft Converged Communications: Microsoft 365 Copilot, Teams Rooms, and Teams Premium

 

Michel Bouman, Microsoft, Netherlands  

 

W29

Dev / Maker

Build an AI Driven Self-Help Agent in Microsoft Teams with Power Virtual Agents

Level 300

AI

 

Eric Overfield - Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, MCT, Creospark, USA  

 

W30

Viva Engage: Leadership, Communications, Communities, Knowledge

Microsoft Viva

 

Dan Holme, Microsoft, USA  

 

W30b

Gen

[Inspire Stage] Digital Wellbeing in M365 powered by Viva Insights

Inspire Stage - 30 Minutes

 

Ståle Hansen, Microsoft RD, MVP, CloudWay, Norway  

 

15:00 - 15:15

Change Rooms

15:15 - 16:15

Sessions

W31

Dev / IT Pro

Integrate ChatGPT into SPFx and Power Platform solutions with OpenAI and Azure OpenAI

Level 300

AI

 

Chris O’Brien, MVP, Advania, United Kingdom Anoop Tatti, MVP, Advania, United Kingdom  

 

W32

Dev

Migrating Applications to Azure using Well Architected Framework

Level 300

Azure

 

Mihai Tataran, MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, Avaelgo, Romania  

 

W33

IT Pro

Protect Microsoft 365 Data with Immutability and Monitoring

Level 200

Microsoft 365

 

Edward Watson, Veeam, USA Benedikt Daeumling, Veeam Software, Germany  

 

W34

Dev

Developing Adaptive Card Extensions using the SharePoint Framework

Level 200

Microsoft Viva

 

Derek Cash-Peterson, MVP, Sympraxis Consulting, Iceland  

 

W35

End User / IT Pro / Maker

Viva Topics – Your End-To-End Guide

Level 200

Microsoft Viva

 

Daniel Glenn, MVP, CollabFront, United States  

 

W36

Dev

Protect your API with Azure AD - from zero security to security hero

Level 300

Security

 

Stephan van Rooij, MVP, Smartersoft, Netherlands  

 

W37

How we Implemented Microsoft Search at Ubisoft

Level 200

Microsoft Search

 

Franck Cornu, MVP, Ubisoft, Canada  

 

W38

IT Pro

No Country for Old Admins: The Hidden Microsoft 365 Features that you never knew existed!

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

Andy Malone, MVP, Freelance, United Kingdom  

 

W39

Microsoft Teams Adoption and Governance

Level 300

Governance

 

Karuana Gatimu - Principal Manager, M365 Customer Advocacy in Collaborative Apps and Platform, Microsoft, Microsoft, USA  

 

W40

The Intranet of Tomorrow: Beautiful, Flexible, and AI-Ready

Intranet

 

Denise Trabona, Microsoft, USA Wende Copfer, Microsoft, USA  

 

W40b

[Inspire Stage] The Zen of Feeling Awesome: Tenacity is a Superpower

Inspire Stage - 15:15 - 15:45

 

Jussi Roine, MVP, Not Bad Security, Finland  

 

W40c

[Inspire Stage] Empowering Resilience: Back to Healthy Habits with Viva Insights

Inspire Stage - 15:50 - 16:20

 

Antje Lamartine, MVP, IF-Blueprint, Germany  

 

16:15 - 16:45

Networking Break

16:45 - 17:45

KEYNOTE: These are DEFINITELY the droids you are looking for (AI, Copilots and What It Means For You)

 

Dona Sarkar, Microsoft, USA  

 



Thursday 30 November

08:45 - 09:00

Conference Welcome

09:00 - 10:00

KEYNOTE: The Next Decade in Data, Intelligence, and Technology

 

Rafal Lukawiecki, Project Botticelli Ltd, Ireland  

 

10:00 - 10:15

Change Rooms

10:15 - 11:15

Sessions

TH1

Navigating the Paradox: 5 Insights into Technology's Impact on Productivity Loss and Gains

Microsoft 365

 

Tracy Van der Schyff, MVP, The Guid Stuff, South Africa  

 

TH2

Business

From strategy to action: Lead your Modern Work Journey with Viva Goals

Level 100

Microsoft Viva

 

Karoliina Kettukari, MVP, Meltlake, Finland  

 

TH3

IT Pro

Beyond the Thunderdome: Microsoft 365 Guest & External Access Inside & Out!

Level 300

Security

 

Andy Malone, MVP, Freelance, United Kingdom  

 

TH4

Dev / IT Pro

1,2,3 … testing : is this thing on(line)? Meet your new Microsoft Testing tools.

Level 300

Azure

 

Mike Martin, Microsoft, Belgium  

 

TH5

Dev / Maker

Difference between SPFx Forms Customizer and PowerApps Edit Forms

Level 300

SharePoint

 

Paulien Buskens, MVP, Qubix, Belgium  

 

TH6

End User / IT Pro

Accelerate Digital Workplace Success: How to Drive Microsoft 365 Adoption in 4 Steps

Level 200

Digital Workplace

 

Dux Raymond Sy, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, AvePoint, USA  

 

TH7

Dev / Maker

Creating Custom Connectors: Harnessing the power of external APIs

Level 300

Azure

 

Fabio Franzini, MVP, Apvee Solutions, Italy  

 

TH8

Dev / IT Pro

Getting Started with AI in Your Organization: Real-World Use Cases and Easy-to-Use Tools

Level 300

AI and Azure

 

Mark Rackley, MVP, Avanade, USA  

 

TH9

IT Pro

Teams Shared Channels under the hood

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

Bram de Jager, MVP, MCM, Advice Matters, Netherlands  

 

TH10

Dev

Your Microservices, Supercharged!

Level 300

Azure

 

Alex Mang, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, KeyTicket Solutions, Romania  

 

TH10b

[Inspire Stage] The Captain and the Copilots – Insights Uncovered on Generative AI, Productivity and the Speed of Innovation

Inspire Stage - 30 Minutes

 

Jussi Roine, MVP, Not Bad Security, Finland Chris O'Brien, MVP, Advania UK, United Kingdom  

 

11:15 - 11:45

Networking Break

11:45 - 12:45

Sessions

TH11

Introducing Microsoft Syntex Repository Services: Build Apps With Microsoft 365 Features

Level 300

Microsoft Syntex

 

Shyam Narayan, Microsoft , USA Reid Carlberg, Microsoft  

 

TH12

Business / Dev / IT Pro

Building solutions using Azure OpenAI Services for Power Platform and Azure

Level 300

AI

 

Jussi Roine, MVP, Not Bad Security, Finland  

 

TH13

Dev / IT Pro

Power Automate Advanced Patterns and Best Practices with Doctor Flow: Be Ready for 2024!

Power Automate

 

Serge Luca, MVP, Power Platform Associates, Belgium  

 

TH14

Dev

Optimizing Azure CosmosDB for Enterprise Applications

Level 300

Azure

 

Glenn Colpaert, MVP, Zure, Belgium  

 

TH15

Dev / IT Pro

Taking your Microsoft Search and Copilot beyond Microsoft 365 with Azure Logic Apps

Level 300

Microsoft Search

 

Kevin McDonnell, Avanade, United Kingdom  

 

TH16

Business / IT Pro

Teams First Information Architecture

Level 200

Microsoft Teams

 

Peter Carson, MVP, Envision IT, Canada  

 

TH17

Business / End User / IT Pro

Microsoft Syntex and Viva Topics - A better together story

Level 200

Microsoft Syntex

 

Joanne Klein, MVP, NexNovus Consulting, Canada Daniel Glenn, MVP, CollabFront, United States  

 

TH18

IT Pro / Maker

Create Solutions for Microsoft Teams Using Microsoft Lists

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

João Ferreira, MVP, Appspace, Portugal  

 

TH19

Dev / IT Pro

Speed Wins: Unleashing DAX Efficiency for Rapid Power BI Reports and Streamlined Server Operations

Level 300

Power Platform

 

Marco Russo, MVP, SQLBI, Italy  

 

TH20

IT Pro

All You Need to Know About Encryption within Microsoft 365

Level 300

Security

 

Albert Hoitingh, MVP, InSpark, Netherlands  

 

TH20b

[Inspire Stage] D&I Mentoring Session

Inspire Stage - 30 Minutes

 

Heather Cook, Microsoft, USA  

 

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch - Visit the Expo

14:00 - 15:00

Sessions

TH21

Go Full Lifecycle of Employee Onboarding with Microsoft Viva

 

Lesley Crook, MVP, United Kingdom Merethe Stave, MVP, CloudWay, Norway  

 

TH22

Business / End User

Microsoft 365 Copilot - Experiences from the Field

Level 300

Microsoft Copilot

 

Chris O’Brien, MVP, Advania, United Kingdom  

 

TH23

Business / Dev / IT Pro

Azure DevOps Corporate Templates for the Enterprise, covering SharePoint Framework, Teams and Azure

Level 300

SharePoint

 

Rodrigo Pinto, MVP, Storm, Portugal  

 

TH24

Business

Meet Viva Amplify

Level 100

Microsoft Viva

 

Karuana Gatimu - Principal Manager, M365 Customer Advocacy in Collaborative Apps and Platform, Microsoft, Microsoft, USA  

 

TH25

IT Pro

Microsoft Teams Governance Options for the IT Professional

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

Vlad Catrinescu, MVP, MCT, VNext Solutions, Canada  

 

TH26

Business / Dev

Microsoft Bot Framework vs. Power Virtual Agents - Best Practices from the trenches

Level 200

AI

 

Stephan Bisser, MVP, Solvion, Austria Maximilian Müller, SOLVION information management GmbH, Austria  

 

TH27

Dev

Securing Azure Service Bus for the Enterprise

Level 200

Azure

 

Eldert Grootenboer, Microsoft, Canada Olena Borzenko, Xpirit DE, Germany  

 

TH28

IT Pro

Advanced Hunting across Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Sentinel

Level 300

Security

 

Dominik Hoefling, Microsoft, Germany Tobias Martin, Microsoft, Germany  

 

TH29

Dev

Build your Own Collaborative Apps in Microsoft Teams and enjoy Hybrid Work!

Level 200

Microsoft Teams

 

Nicole Enders, MVP, Conet Solutions GMBH, Germany  

 

TH30

Business / IT Pro

From Data to Documents: How Microsoft Syntex Content Assembly Can Transform Your Business Processes

Level 300

Microsoft Syntex

 

Leon Armston, MVP, Intelogy, United Kingdom  

 

Th30b

Gen

[Inspire Stage] Technology Evangelism 101

Inspire Stage - 14:00 - 14:30

 

Christian Buckley, MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, Rencore, USA  

 

Th30c

Gen

[Inspire Stage] Art and Work

Inspire Stage - 15.15-16:15

 

Rafal Lukawiecki, Project Botticelli Ltd, Ireland  

 

15:00 - 15:15

Change Rooms

15:15 - 16:15

Sessions

TH31

Meet Microsoft Loop

Level 200

Microsoft Loop

 

Mark Kashman, Microsoft, USA  

 

TH32

Business / IT Pro

Unlock the Power of Microsoft Viva: Demystifying Security and Privacy Risks

Level 200

Microsoft Viva

 

Nikki Chapple, MVP, CloudWay, United Kingdom  

 

TH33

Dev

Cloud-Native vNext: WebAssembly in Azure and AKS

Level 300

Azure

 

Thorsten Hans, MVP, Thinktecture AG, Germany  

 

TH35

IT Pro / Maker

Power Platform Test Engine: A Comprehensive Solution for Automated Testing

Level 200

Governance

 

Gilles Pommier, MVP, Freelance, France  

 

TH36

IT Pro

Ready, Set, Migrate: A Guide to Tenant-to-Tenant Data Migration

Level 300

Microsoft Teams

 

Peter Schmidt, MVP, MCM, NeoConsulting, Denmark  

 

TH37

Dev

Keep your Nose out of it. Denying yourself Access to Production

Level 200

Compliance

 

Glenn F. Henriksen, Justify , Norway  

 

TH38

Dev / IT Pro

Using Logic Apps and Containers to manage Microsoft 365

Level 200

Azure

 

Albert-Jan Schot, MVP, BLIS.digital, Netherlands  

 

TH39

Keep Sane and Organized with Microsoft Lists

Microsoft Lists

 

Miceile Barrett, Microsoft, USA