It’s amazing how much change we’ve seen across the world in a year.

One year ago, all of us were adapting to a world in lockdown. At today’s Microsoft Business Applications Summit, the worldwide community comes together still dealing with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even as challenges continue to reverberate across industries—from supply chain disruptions to recurring restrictions—most businesses are taking steps toward recovery. They’re taking stock of vulnerabilities and opportunities across their organizations, markets, and industries—and the steps needed to move forward into the future.

That’s why today’s Microsoft Business Applications Summit is so timely. As global business communities set sights on what’s next, today’s event is an opportunity for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform community to come together, assess what we’ve learned over the past year, and explore ways to proactively reimagine every layer of business.

Building the agile digital business

Everyone joining the Microsoft Business Applications Summit plays an integral part in moving business forward. Today, we are sharing stories of people and teams transforming the way they do business to be more adaptable, innovative, and impactful.

This past year demonstrated that businesses with a strong digital foundation can push the boundaries of what’s possible and achieve more, even when faced with a global crisis. Without digital capabilities, it’s next to impossible to adapt to rapid change.

At Patagonia, a leader in outdoor clothing and gear, the pandemic accelerated a journey to deliver more meaningful customer experiences—in ways no one expected. Before the crisis, the organization was preparing to move its direct-to-consumer business and selling channels onto Dynamics 365. When lockdowns shut down physical locations, from offices and retail stores to call centers and warehouses, the team turned to Microsoft Teams to coordinate the launch and rapidly adapt operations to a new retail model. With retail locations closed to customers, the team leveraged distributed order management capabilities in Dynamics 365 to turn retail locations into mini-warehouses, keeping employees working and online orders fulfilled, followed by curbside pick-up.

Equipped with the right digital capabilities, the teams at Patagonia demonstrated incredible agility in the face of change—pivoting complex operations nimbly and quickly to keep customers equipped with the outdoor gear they depend on.

New ways to connect with your community

Patagonia’s story reminds us that, together, as a team, we can accomplish great things. In a year defined by keeping one’s distance, it’s critical to help our community stay connected.

Today, more than 775 user groups bring together more than 2.85 million active community members to connect, learn, and engage one another on topics related to Microsoft technologies. The Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 communities connect you directly with Microsoft, your industry peers, and high-value content in a diverse, supportive environment.

Today we are introducing a new user group experience with tools to help you find, join, start, and run local user groups for Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform.

We are supporting the user groups with an administrative team and connection to local Microsoft employees around the world. You can engage with experts to answer questions, learn about the latest innovations, and influence future product roadmaps.

Our goal is to enable a global network of local user groups that are Microsoft-supported and community-led. We invite you to explore the preview of the new experience and get started by creating or joining a local user group.

Helping you move business forward

It’s been a tough year. Every business has had to make difficult decisions, rethink plans, and readjust to conditions few could predict in advance. Moving forward means reshaping the business now to be prepared for future disruptions, large and small. That’s why we are dedicated to continuously providing the technology you need to build agility and resiliency into every layer of your business.

In April, we launched a six-month wave of hundreds of new capabilities, feature updates, and applications across Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform. This release wave continues our dedication to empower everyone to make an impact with technology that surfaces insights and guidance to the next best step, across every department. By harnessing the data generated across your business, everyone across the company can break through barriers to perform their best and focus on what’s best for the customer.

One way we are bringing this vision to life is by helping you deliver consistent, personalized customer experiences across every touchpoint, from the first point of awareness of your brand through purchase and service, both from the call center and in the field. Today at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit, we’ll catch you up on the latest marketing technologies that help you engage individual customers at scale.

In our keynote presentation, we will demonstrate how the Los Angeles Clippers are able to make game night more personalized by engaging fans with the experiences they prefer. They can now use Dynamics 365 Customer Insights—the Microsoft customer data platform (CDP)—to connect data from a variety of sources to gain a comprehensive view of fans’ preferences and use Dynamics 365 Marketing to orchestrate customer-led journeys in real-time to deliver hyper-personalized experiences for fans on game night. With the combined power of Dynamics 365 Customer Insights and Dynamics 365 Marketing, organizations can deeply understand customer behavior and intent and leverage real-time insights to personalize journeys at scale, unlocking new ways to attract, engage, and delight customers with a more human and empathetic approach.

With the new integration between Dynamics 365 Customer Insights and Microsoft Advertising, advertisers can now create and export limitless set of customer segments from Dynamics 365 Customer Insights into the Microsoft Advertising platform to target on the Microsoft Search Network and Microsoft Audience Network using Customer Match targeting. These segments can be also used on third-party destinations including Google Ads, Marketo, MailChimp, dotdigital, SendGrid, and Autopilot.

Learn more by joining sessions focusing on Dynamics 365 Marketing and Dynamics 365 Customer Insights, including the featured session, “Customer engagement transformed: hyper-personalize experiences to drive better business results.”

Microsoft Power Platform: Making your business more flexible

Innovation and problem solving doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Everyone in the business can play a role in moving the business forward with the right set of digital tools. Our vision for Microsoft Power Platform is to empower every creator in your company to build business solutions, increase collaboration between business and IT teams, and inject more flexibility into your business.

Humana, a U.S.-based healthcare innovation and community wellness company, is helping to bring this vision to life. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Humana used Microsoft Power Platform to rapidly build solutions catering to the needs of their millions of Medicare and specialty members and vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In our keynote presentation, we will demonstrate one of the solutions—a vaccine scheduler and community tracking applications to help members book vaccination appointments with local providers.

As part of this demo, we will also spotlight goals in Power BI, launching in preview today. Goals enables teams to easily curate business metrics that matter most and aggregate them in a unified view. From there, teams can measure progress against their goals, proactively share updates with their teammates, and dive deeper into their data when something needs further analysis. Attend today’s sessions on the Power BI roadmap and new features announcement, and read this overview to learn more.

With Microsoft Power Platform, anyone can solve business challenges with low-code apps, or automate common processes—at scale, across departments, or on one’s desktop. Barriers that have blocked innovation and productivity for years are removed.

Join the conversation at Microsoft Business Applications Summit

There’s much more to explore at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit. In addition to the sessions above, we invite you to explore the full catalog of learning sessions and product roundtables. We also invite you to connect, learn, and share with peers and experts to ask questions, engage in discussions, and view content in the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 communities.

For more details about what’s new for Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform, explore recent product updates and the 2021 release wave 1 plans.

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If you haven’t registered for Microsoft Business Applications Summit, now’s the perfect time to sign up and explore the full line-up of learning sessions, featured speakers, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities. The packed line-up will stream to you live and on-demand, at no cost, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, starting at 7:30 AM Pacific Time. Register now for Microsoft Business Applications Summit and read on for what to expect during this year’s digital event.

Why attend Microsoft Business Applications Summit?

Microsoft Business Applications Summit is unlike any other event we host each year. Here are three great reasons to attend this year’s Summit:

• Explore the tech that will move your business forward: We’re spotlighting innovation across Microsoft business applications that help you unify your data, adapt your business to new market conditions, and empower everyone in your organization to solve tough challenges.
• Fine-tune your skills: Expand your knowledge base and turn your expertise into greater outcomes for your business. Learn and explore many of the new capabilities across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform.
• Connect with the community: Even in a digital format, the event offers you great opportunities to engage with a community of power users and technical architects like you. Plus, you’ll hear first-hand from engineers tips, tricks, and best practices to make the most of the digital tools you and your team use every day.

What to expect

The day kicks off with pre-show content at 7:30 AM Pacific Time. Be sure to attend these featured presentations.

8:15 AM to 9:15 AM Pacific Time

Opening key segments with James Phillips and Alysa Taylor

James Phillips, President, Digital Transformation Platform, and Alysa Taylor, Corporate Vice President, Business Applications and Global Industry Marketing, will catch you up on the latest product strategy, highlights from the latest release wave for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform, and real-world stories from global brands.

10:45 AM to 11:15 AM Pacific Time and 1:45 PM to 2:15 PM Pacific Time

Microsoft Power BI vision, roadmap, and special announcement

Join Arun Ulag, Corporate Vice President for Power BI, and others from the Power BI team to get an insider look at the Power BI strategy and roadmap, and get a first-hand look at capabilities heading your way from 10:45 AM to 11:15 AM Pacific Time. At 1:45 PM Pacific Time, tune in for a special Power BI announcement that you won’t want to miss.

9:45 AM to 10:15 AM Pacific Time

Empower every dev to go faster with Microsoft Power Apps

Catch up on new low-code capabilities for Power Apps that empower everyone to create apps. Charles Lamanna, who leads the Engineering team for the Low Code Application Platform, will demo a variety of capabilities and scenarios, share customer success stories, and provide a roadmap of new features heading to Power Apps this year.

10:45 AM to 11:15 AM Pacific Time

Elevating end-to-end experiences and building deeper relationships

Join Muhammad Alam, Corporate Vice President for Dynamics 365, for an engaging look at digital tools to break down boundaries to empower everyone in the organization to create new value through customer obsession.

Live sessions with Q&A (9:45 AM to 3:15 PM Pacific Time)

Attend virtual sessions that will grow your expertise and lead to greater business outcomes from industry leaders and moderators who will help field your questions live throughout the presentations. After the event, you’ll be able to watch the sessions and even more content on-demand. Choose from a variety of sessions, including:

• Explore ways to close the skills gap and invest in employee learning with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides (9:45 AM to 10:15 AM Pacific Time).
• ISV Connect: Driving partner innovation and success with Business Applications. If you’re a Microsoft Partner, hear how independent software vendors (ISVs) are driving innovation with their customers building solutions on the Business Application platform using the platform, marketing, and co-sell benefits of the ISV Connect Program (9:45 AM to 10:15 AM Pacific Time).
• Learn how to streamline a myriad of your business processes with digital and robotic process automation (11:45 AM to 12:15 PM Pacific Time).
• Explore the latest innovation and best practices to deliver next-level customer personalization with responsible AI and insights (12:45 PM to 1:15 PM Pacific Time).
• Learn how Power Platform governance and security capabilities can help you strike the proper balance between faster solution delivery and safeguarding company data (12:45 PM to 1:15 PM Pacific Time).
• Learn how orchestrating real-time journeys and delivering relevant content can help you revolutionize how you create meaningful experiences for your audiences (1:45 PM to 2:15 PM Pacific Time).

This is just a sample of the day’s line-up of featured sessions—explore the full session catalog to plan your day.

Live experiences in the Connection Zone (9:45 AM to 3:15 PM Pacific Time)

Join us for live experiences in the Connection Zone where you can connect with Microsoft and other attendees in a variety of ways, including:

• Ask the Experts: Microsoft subject matter experts will answer your questions in real-time about content you consumed in the Featured Sessions.
• Learn Live: Guided online experiences with a subject matter expert who will walk and talk through Microsoft Learn modules.
• Humans of IT: Discover the intersection between humanity and tech through inspirational stories.
• Cloud Skills Challenge: Participate in interactive learning modules and hone your skills in Business Applications focused challenges.
• Table Talks: Share insights with other attendees in an ongoing live chat. Then, listen to community leads highlight what’s been discussed.
• Product Roundtables: Participate in two-way discussions with the product teams where they’ll listen to your feedback and help shape the future of Microsoft products.

Explore the full line-up of Connection Zone experiences.

Get ready to go digital

Don’t forget to register for Microsoft Business Applications Summit and invite your team to join us for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform-focused content on turning data into action, opportunities to hone their skills, the chance to connect with experts, and engage with the community. We hope you’ll join us!

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Join us on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, for Microsoft Business Applications Summit, a single-day (7:30 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific Time), all-digital, no cost event packed with expert-led sessions and community networking opportunities. Register now and read on for what to expect in the new digital format.

Why attend?

Three great reasons to join the event:

• Turn data into action: Learn about the latest innovations and what’s next in the tools you use. Discover how Microsoft business applications work together seamlessly to unify your data so you can make better decisions with in-the-moment intelligence.
• Hone your skills: Expand your knowledge base and turn your expertise into greater outcomes for your business. Learn and explore many of the new capabilities across Microsoft Power Platform.
• Join your community: Connect with a community of power users and technical architects like you. Hear from the engineers behind the tools you use every day to learn tips, tricks, and best practices.

What to expect

Get ready to go digital! Kick off the event with the live pre-show at 7:30 AM Pacific Time.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Pacific Time

Opening key segments with James Phillips and Alysa Taylor

James Phillips, President of the Microsoft Business Applications group, will share the latest product strategy, highlights from the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform 2020 release, and how those innovations can benefit you.

Alysa Taylor, CVP of Business Applications marketing, will talk about what businesses need from a technology partner today, how Microsoft is helping organizations around the world respond to today’s business climate, and what we’re doing as a business applications team to move forward together.

9:00 AM – 1:30 PM Pacific Time

Live sessions with Ask Me Anything live Q&A

Attend virtual sessions that will grow your expertise and lead to greater business outcomes from industry leaders and moderators who will help field your questions live throughout the presentations. After the event, you’ll be able to watch the sessions (plus even more content) on demand. Choose from a variety of sessions, including:

Dynamics 365

• How to maintain business continuity with reliant customer data and AI-driven insights
• Using Omnichannel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service to deliver personalized support
• How Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing leverage customer understanding to deliver personalized customer experiences
• New digital and omnichannel capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce
• How to provide uninterrupted device fix and support with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist
• Building relationships in today’s environment with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Insights
• How AI in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance makes the collections process proactive, cash flow more accurate, and budget less cumbersome
• Best practices to optimize your operations with the use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

Power Platform

• What’s new and coming in Microsoft Power BI for enterprise-scale deployments
• Microsoft Power Platform Emergency Response Solutions
• How can AI Builder help you create insights from your business data
• Best practices for building an intelligent bot with Microsoft Power Virtual Agents
• How to leverage Microsoft Power Apps and Microsoft Teams to empower your frontline workers

Explore the full line up of sessions and speakers.

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time

Social hour

Relax, connect, and have fun with the broader community. Be inspired by stories, music, and innovation.

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Pacific Time

Expert Connect

Talk with the team behind Dynamics 365 applications and Power Platform tools you use every day to get real-time answers and support. Each 45-minute session will include two experts and up to 20 participants, with multiple opportunities to participate. Be sure to reserve your spots early.

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Pacific Time

Attendee networking

Build your business by connecting with customers, partners, and Microsoft employees through one-to-one and one-to-many attendee networking opportunities. Browse the attendee directory and connect via direct message at any time during the event—you’ll even be able to schedule meetings with one another.

Get ready to go digital

Don’t forget to register and invite your team to join us for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform-focused content on turning data into action, opportunities to hone their skills, the chance to connect with experts, and engage with the community. We hope you’ll join us!

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The 2019 Microsoft Business Applications Summit is over, but your learning and discovery is just getting started. Event content is now available on demand in the Dynamics 365 Community, giving you the opportunity to explore 200+ session recordings, download presentations, ask questions, and collaborate with the speakers and experts.

Get started by selecting one of four communities—Dynamics 365, PowerApps, Power BI, and Microsoft Flow—and then browse or search for content that interests you. As a supplement to the event content, be sure to browse the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform product roadmap.

Jumpstart what’s next for your business

Watch the visionary opening keynote for a first look at the new features and capabilities coming next for Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. James Phillips, Corporate Vice President, Business Applications Group, and business leaders from across industries give you a preview of what’s next in the 2019 release wave 2 for Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform.

Build your skills at your own pace

Learn directly from the engineers behind Dynamics 365, Power BI, Excel, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, mixed reality, and more. Download presentations to review in-depth and connect with experts in community forums.

Get fresh ideas to solve your toughest challenges

Dig into game-changing technology like AI and mixed reality to amplify the impact of the tools you use every day. Collaborate with the community and share hints and hacks.

Here’s a sample of just some of the sessions available on demand, and be sure to check out the Dynamics 365 Community for the full rundown:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central roadmap and overview
  Learn how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central helps you connect your business, make smarter decisions, and start and grow easily.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Field Service: What’s new and roadmap
  From recent releases in the Field Service solution to evolution in universal resource scheduling, learn firsthand about new scheduling scenarios, enhanced productivity for onsite workers, better data integration for inventory, and easier connections to Connected Field Service for Azure IoT Central.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations: What’s new in financial management
  Get the tips, tricks, and tools to plan what’s next for your organization, from streamlined periodic processes to improved usability features and more.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Marketing: Connect marketing and sales
  Discover new capabilities and pricing offers that can help you cultivate more sales-ready leads than ever before.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales: Get the most out of the Microsoft ecosystem with new capabilities and integrations
  Pick up best practices to get the most out of Dynamics 365 for Sales, including new forecasting capabilities, integrations with Microsoft Teams and LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and in-app solution discovery for configure price quote (CPQ) and data augmentation partners.

Get inspired, boost your skills, and power major digital transformation at your organization. It’s just a click away — watch  the on demand sessions now.

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Today we presented a few updates for ISVs at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit, an event focused on diving deep into Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform, including a roadmap and preview of what’s coming next. Here is a quick overview of the updates to our Industry Accelerators, the ISV Development Center program, recertification, and ISV relevant sessions.

Industry Accelerators

Data is at the core of business applications, yet many organizations face challenges in how to get the full benefits from it. Data is stored in silos that exist both within and outside of an organization, making it difficult to determine what is currently available for use. Even when the data is available, a lot of time is spent normalizing the data so that it can be used together before any insights are even made. However, some of this could be avoided by developing business applications using Dynamics 365 Industry Accelerators.

Industry Accelerators are built in collaboration with industry participants using an open data model that provides consistency on entities and attributes for specific industries, making it easier to work with data across boundaries. Previously we released Industry Accelerators for healthcare, nonprofits, and higher education. During my session at the Microsoft Business Application Summit in Atlanta, we will go in-depth on two accelerators that are now in preview, Automotive and Financial Services, which covers commercial and retail banking.

Financial Services Accelerator

Customer expectations of the services they get from their bank continue to increase, and the ability for a bank to look at a customer’s profile end-to-end is becoming more critical. Working with Veripark, Wealth Dynamix, Fiserv, and others we extended the Common Data Model (CDM) to banking. Partners can build financial services solutions that can interoperate, and banks are able to view their customer journeys. This Industry Accelerator also includes sample code and is freely available in AppSource and GitHub.

Automotive Accelerator

Like financial services, automotive also has a customer journey that involves several parties and the resulting data silos. Automotive has an additional complexity in that vehicles are always moving around. With the preview of the auto accelerator, our focus is to extend the Common Data Model (CDM) to customer experience management (e.g., marketing, lifetime engagement, etc.) and managing consumer experiences in franchised dealer networks. We partnered with Annata, Oxlo, and others to create the Automotive Industry Accelerator, which is open sourced on GitHub so you can extend it and submit pull requests.

Microsoft ISV Development Centers program

For partners new to building on Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform, the Microsoft ISV Development Centers program can help get started quickly. Development centers in the program are closely vetted and reviewed, serving as the partner’s partner by providing a range of services from technical consulting to development of repeatable IP. In order to provide services as part of this program, a partner must have a Microsoft Partner Network agreement, at least 25 developers with proven Microsoft development experience, at least 50 customer referenceable ISV projects, high customer scores, and more.

Once a partner is part of the program, they work closely with Microsoft to make sure that they continue to keep their skills current to better serve partners that rely on them. Services provided across Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform include:

• Envisioning, designing, proofs of concept, building, and testing new products
• As Dynamics 365 is updated, support for updating, integrating, and reengineering for the new release
• Implementation resources for repeatable IP
• Product support
• Launch activities including preparation for AppSource and the marketplace, as well as international go-to-market activities

To help you get started, I am including a table of the different partners in the program and their geographic focus.

Application certification

With the new Business Applications ISV program launching in mid-July, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and PowerApps teams will launch an initiative to ensure that all published customer engagement and finance & operations apps are consistently updated to remain compatible with the platform. The upcoming recertification period starts on July 15^th and ends October 15^th, 2019. We encourage you to prepare for program enrollment with the resources below.

• Review the program guide and recertification and update policy.
• Learn how to update your Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement apps versions 9.x and Finance & Operations apps versions 10.x. 
• Sign up to receive updates on the Business Applications partner program and join the weekly Dynamics ISV community call.

For those of you in Atlanta for the Business Applications Summit, Julie Strauss and Omar Choudhry discussed the certification process as part of their session on Monday.

Sessions at the Business Applications Summit

For ISVs at the Business Applications Summit, there are a few sessions for you to learn more about CDM, the Industry Accelerators, and building on PowerApps. These sessions will be available to watch on-demand after the live session.

I hope that you enjoy your time at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit, and I am looking forward to connecting with ISVs both here and again at Microsoft Ignite in July.

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Can’t make it to Microsoft Business Applications Summit this year? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered – you can livestream the opening keynote live from Atlanta, Georgia June 10 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Watch as James Phillips, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Business Applications Group, kicks off the conference with a special keynote celebrating the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform communities. Plus, he’ll also give you a sneak peek into the newest innovations from Microsoft Business Applications.

• See the latest technologies. From AI to mixed reality and more, get a first look at the new features and capabilities coming next for Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow). Learn how you can use game-changing technology to do more every day.
• Hear from visionary leaders. Business leaders from across industries will join James onstage to share how they’re reimagining their organizations and using Microsoft applications to power their business transformations.
• Get inspired to drive your next innovation. James and his guests are sure to inspire you to innovate at your organization and move your business forward.

Mark your calendar – you won’t want to miss this livestream event. Join us June 10 at 8:30 a.m. EDT on the Microsoft Business Applications Summit website for the broadcast.

And there’s even more to explore after the conference is over – our post-event, on-demand content will give you hours of breakout sessions, workshops, and keynotes to boost your skills. You can learn from the experts and engineers behind your favorite tools, download presentations to review at your own pace, ask questions in forums, collaborate with the broader community, and more. We’ll keep you posted on when our on-demand content is available in the Power Platform Community, so stay tuned!

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We can’t wait for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit this year – and it’s almost here! Coming to Atlanta, Georgia June 10 – 11, this is your chance to get hands-on with your favorite tools, get one-on-one time with experts and engineers, and collaborate with our vibrant community of data drivers.

Why Attend? Here are the top 10 reasons to join us in June.

1. Learn more about Microsoft’s end-to-end business applications, break down silos, and drive digital transformation through an adaptable approach that works with – and for – you.  Build your skills onsite and start your transformation right away.
2. 16 pre-days and 150+ sessions. Get hands-on in demo-rich sessions designed to help you power better decisions with better data. Browse the full session catalog and start planning your perfect learning path today.
3. 25+ products, unlimited insights. Get exclusive looks at the latest trends and product roadmaps, see the future of business applications before anyone else, and get inspired to innovate.
4. 300 experts and engineers onsite. Ask your toughest questions and get answers at the source in one-on-one meetups with the people behind the tools you use every day. Get direct support from the experts in sessions designed to help you ramp up your skills on the spot.
5. 30+ hours of networking. Grow your contacts, pick up best practices, and share ideas and strategies with one of the best data communities ever, made up of power users, analysts, solution architects, developers, and more. We’re building in plenty of opportunities for you to connect and enrich the community even more.
6. Change the game with AI and mixed reality solutions and help your organization transform customer service, sales, and marketing functions. Learn how you can integrate the leading-edge into your day-to-day with demos and tips.
7. Inspiring keynotes featuring “Mayor of the Internet” Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and Initialized Capital, and Microsoft executives James Phillips and Alysa Taylor.
8. Diversity and Tech Luncheon. Come together as a community to learn about leveling the playing field for marginalized communities in the industry, and how you can build equity at your organization.
9. Maximize your learning from our multi-stream viewing lounge, where you can watch streams from multiple sessions at once, and experience as much content as possible. We don’t want you to miss a moment!
10. Partner and peer connections– we’re going all-in on community-building this year, with a bigger, better, bolder partner expo and community area.

All your favorite tools under one roof

Get ready to discover what’s new and unlock what’s next for your business. We’re covering all things Dynamics 365, Power BI, Excel, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, mixed reality, and more.

• Learn how Dynamics 365’s next-generation, multi-channel applications connect customers, products, people, and operations, and work seamlessly with your current systems.
• More data wow with Power BI. Learn how the Power Platform can help you take action at your organization with modern data visualizations, low-prep cloud sharing, and secure, on-premises report deployment.
• Turn data into beautifully visualized insights with Excel’s latest built-in tools and modern formulas, and get work done faster with cloud collaboration.
• Build the business apps you need and extend the ones you already use on web and mobile – fast – with PowerApps’ point-and-click design approach and pro-developer extensibility.
• Work less, do more with Microsoft Flow. Make the most of your data, and streamline workflows to help your team innovate at every level.

The event is filling up – register today

Register today and save your seat for this can’t-miss event. It’s 2+ days of total immersion to drive better data, stronger solutions, and bigger transformation. We hope to see you there!

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The full session catalog for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit is now available! Explore more than 150 expert-led sessions and workshops (plus 16 pre-days!) packed into this two-day conference, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia June 10 – 11, 2019. Registration is still open, so secure your spot today.

Microsoft Business Applications Summit is your team’s opportunity to collaborate and learn alongside a vibrant community of power users, analysts, technical architects, developers, and more. Unleash your organization’s potential by learning how to break down data silos to connect customers, products, people, and operations. Meet the engineers, hang out with our inspiring community, and explore the latest innovations.

150+ ways to ramp up business-transforming skills

The session catalog is packed with hints and hacks to ramp up your skills and transform your business. Learn how to innovate at every level with Dynamics 365’s modular, multi-channel applications that work seamlessly with your existing systems. Uncover new capabilities, expand your know-how with the features you already use, and solve common challenges with guidance from the experts and engineers behind the tools you use every day. Plus, learn about the latest trends and product roadmaps before anyone else.

Here’s a sample of what’s in store this year, and be sure to check the session catalog for the full rundown and latest updates:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central roadmap and overview
  Learn how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central helps you connect your business, make smarter decisions, and grow with ease.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Customer Service: Built for customer outcomes
  Get a look at the trends, strategies, and vision for how Dynamics 365 for Customer Service leverages all aspects of technology to drive excellent customer service – from channel-less communications to AI, productivity to insights, and more.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Field Service: Success with connected field service
  Learn how to leverage Azure IoT, Dynamics 365, and mixed reality to drive results inside your organization.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations: What’s new in financial management
  Get the tips, tricks, and tools you need to plan what’s next for your organization, from streamlined periodic processes to improved usability features and more.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Marketing: Connect marketing and sales
  Discover new capabilities and pricing offers that can help you cultivate more sales-ready leads than ever before.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales: Get the most out of the Microsoft ecosystem with new capabilities and integrations
  Learn best practices for maximizing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales, including AI capabilities, Microsoft Teams integration, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.

Special guest keynote with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, aka the “Mayor of the Internet.”

Also just announced, Alexis Ohanian will deliver our special guest keynote! Dubbed the “Mayor of the Internet” by Forbes, Ohanian co-founded Reddit in 2005. Since then, the site has grown into one of the Internet’s most powerful community gathering spaces. It’s currently the 6th largest website in the world.

Ohanian has invested in and advised more than 200 tech startups, was a partner at Y Combinator, and co-founded Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital firm, where he now serves as managing partner. He also created and hosted two seasons of Small Empires, a series profiling tech startups and their communities. Named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list two years in a row, Ohanian is the bestselling author of Without Their Permission, a guidebook for harnessing the power of the Internet for good.

You won’t want to miss this visionary keynote, sure to inspire you to take your organization to the next level with innovative new solutions.

All this, plus our vibrant community – register for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit today

We’re bringing together an incredible community of power users, analysts, solution architects, developers, and more – and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to connect and collaborate. Browse the session catalog and start planning your best conference. We hope you’ll join us for 2+ days of total immersion to drive better data, stronger solutions, and bigger transformation.

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We’re thrilled to announce Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian will be our special guest keynote speaker at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit, coming to Atlanta, Georgia on June 10 and 11, 2019.

Dubbed the “Mayor of the Internet” by Forbes, Ohanian cofounded Reddit in 2005, sold the site to Condé Nast in 2006, then returned in 2015 as executive chair of a newly independent Reddit. Today, Reddit is one of the internet’s most powerful community gathering spaces and the 6th largest website in the world.

Ohanian has invested in and advised more than 200 tech startups, was a partner at Y Combinator, and cofounded Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital firm, where he now serves as managing partner. He also created and hosted two seasons of Small Empires, a series profiling tech startups and their communities. Named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list two years in a row, Ohanian is the bestselling author of Without Their Permission, a guidebook for harnessing the power of the internet for good.

Ohanian will bring his fresh new vision to this one-of-a-kind keynote you won’t want to miss. It’s sure to inspire you to take your organization to the next level with innovative new solutions. Register today!

While you’re there, check out the session catalog

We’re gearing up for an incredible event this year, with 150+ expert-led sessions and workshops (plus 16 pre-days!), filled with demos, hints, and hacks that will help you ramp up your skills and transform your business.

Our session catalog is live, and it’s growing every day. We’ve got all things Dynamics 365, Power BI, Excel, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, mixed reality, and more under one roof. No matter your skillset, no matter your level, we’ve got you covered with sessions featuring your favorite tools that will help you innovate at every level. Plus, you’ll learn about the latest trends and product roadmaps before anyone else.

All this, plus our vibrant community

We’re building an incredible community of power users, analysts, technical architects, and more – you’ll have plenty of chances to connect and collaborate at the conference. We hope you’ll join us for 2+ days of total immersion to drive better data, stronger solutions, and bigger transformation at Microsoft Business Applications Summit.

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Get ready to flex your business application skills and pick up some new ones at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit. Coming to Atlanta, Georgia June 10 – 11, 2019, this is the place to dive deep with the tools you use every day, get a sneak peek at what’s new and next, and connect with our amazing community. Registration is open – secure your spot today!

We’re gearing up for an incredible event this year, with over 150 total-immersion sessions and workshops (plus 16 pre-day sessions!) filled with demos, tips, and hacks that will help you unlock what’s next for your business. Learn how to help your team do their best work by using Dynamics 365’s modular, multi-channel applications that work seamlessly with your existing systems. Discover new capabilities and expand your know-how with the features you already use at demo-rich sessions led by experts in the field.

Session catalog preview

The first look at the session catalog is live! And this is just the beginning. We’ll be rolling out the full lineup of sessions over the next month, but we couldn’t wait to share. Check out the sample sessions below including three Dynamics 365-focused pre-days and get ready for an amazing conference.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales: Deep dive into successful configuration methods

Learn best practices for maximizing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales. We’ll cover AI capabilities, Microsoft Teams integration, and how you can use LinkedIn Sales Navigator to become your sales team’s go-to applications expert.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Marketing: Connect marketing and sales

Are you looking to increase demand and close more deals? In this session, we’ll review the new and improved capabilities and pricing offers that can help you align sales and marketing and cultivate more sales-ready leads than ever before.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations: What’s new in financial management

Learn how current and upcoming features will help you meet your business needs today and in the future. From streamlining periodic processes, to reviewing usability features, to covering the product roadmap, we’ll give you the tools you need to plan what’s next for your organization.

Dynamics 365 AI for Sales: Making Artificial Intelligence real for your sales & marketing organization (Pre-Day Add On)

Be the AI expert in sales and marketing for your company and democratize AI for your end-users. We’ll cover basic capabilities setup across applications, plus the data requirements necessary to drive AI impact.

Dynamics 365 for Retail (Pre-Day Add On)

Expand your ERP implementation expertise in this workshop and learn how to execute core critical retail processes with Dynamics 365 for Retail.

Implementation Lifecycle for Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (Pre-Day Add On)

Pick up best practices for managing implementation and deployment, plus tool-specific tips for managing business processes, data, code, and environments in this deep-dive working session.

5 more reasons you can’t miss this conference

1. Power better decisions with better data. Learn how to get the most from your favorite tools: Dynamics 365, Power BI, Excel, Mixed Reality, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow. Build new skills, get tips and tricks, and check out the latest trends and product roadmaps.
2. Plan your perfect learning path. Get hands-on with 16 pre-day workshops and  over 150 demo-rich sessions led by industry experts.
3. Ask your toughest questions and get answers at the source. Get one-on-one time with engineers and product experts.
4. Collaborate with our vibrant community. This is the premier conference for power users, analysts, developers, solution architects, and more. Build your network, share ideas and strategies, and pick up best practices.
5. See the future of business applications before anyone else. From keynotes with visionary leaders to a multi-stream viewing lounge, you’ll get an exclusive look at the latest technologies.

Better data, stronger solutions, bigger transformation – don’t miss it! Hope to see you there!

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