2025 Agenda at a Glance
Please note that the agenda is organized by “Main Stage” for the first part of the day with keynotes and panels for all attendees, followed by lunch, AI Solution Showcase sessions, and themed “Breakout Master Class” rooms that you can pick and choose from to design your own agenda.
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- AI Data Readiness
- Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry
- Data Modernization with AI
- Responsible AI & Cybersecurity
- Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Business Central
- Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Finance & Operations/SCM
- Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work
- Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform
- All Topics
- AI Data Readiness
- Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry
- Data Modernization with AI
- Responsible AI & Cybersecurity
- Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Business Central
- Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Finance & Operations/SCM
- Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work
- Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform
March 17
- 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Keynote Fireside Chat: How to Have a Legendary Career in a Post-AI World
- Bob Evans
Founder, Cloud Wars - Christopher Lochhead
Best-Selling Author, Category Pirates - John Siefert
CEO, DCI & Cloud Wars
March 18
- 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote: How AI Agents are Defining the Future, With Microsoft VP of AI Agents Ray Smith
- Ray Smith
VP, AI Agents, Microsoft
- 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Keynote Fireside Chat with Microsoft Partner Alithya
- Jason Wickman
CE & Digital Microsoft Practice, Alithya
- 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
From Board Members to Staff, How to Set Organizational Priorities for AI Success
- Kirstie Tiernan
Board of Directors, BDO
- 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Building AI Literacy
- Brent Wodicka
CTO, AIS - Prashant G. Bhoyar
AI Architect-Office of CTO, AIS
- 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
How Agents & Copilots are Redefining the Value of Dynamics 365
- Cecilia Flombaum
Office of the CTO - Business & Industry Copilots, Microsoft
- 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Industry AI Panel: How Industry-Centric AI Use Cases are Accelerating Innovation and Streamlining Supply Chains
- S. David Brown
CIO, National Power - Tom Gerdes
CIO, The Heico Companies LLC - Kenny Mullican
CIO, Paragon Films, Inc - Tony Uphoff
CEO, Pipeline360
- 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
How PriceSmart Executive Leadership Aligns Business and Tech Strategy Around AI
- David Price
EVP & Chief Transformation Officer - Wayne Sadin
EVP & CIO at PriceSmart - Francisco Velasco
EVP & Chief Legal Officer
- 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
6 Keys to Empowering Digital Innovation Using Microsoft's Power Platform
- Victor Dantas
Director, Eyedeas
Masterclass: Fairway III: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform - 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Enterprise Ready Multi Agent Framework for Gen AI. -Transparency, Explainability, Agnostic AGACP
- Arpit Gupta
CTO, Actionable Analytics Group
Masterclass: Scripps II: Responsible AI & Cybersecurity - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Ludia Consulting – Revolutionizing Dynamics 365 with Copilot: Faster, Smarter, More Cost-Effective Implementations
- Rachel Profitt
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft - Lucas Diaz
CEO, Ludia Consulting
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
MCA Connect - Prepare for an AI with a Modern Data Platform
- Dag Calafell
Director, Technology Innovation, MCA Connect
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Leapwork - Automating Copilot Testing
- Scott D. Gilgallon
Global Microsoft Director, Leapwork - Asaf Shaked
Senior Solutions Engineer - Partners & Alliance, Leapwork
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
sa. global - From Hours to Minutes: Real-World AI Wins with Copilot
- Stephen James
CEO, sa.global
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
C5 Insight - Getting AI Ready: Creating a Copilot Roadmap
- Traci Winter
Senior Director, Business Consulting, C5 Insight - Tricia Desso-Cox
Managing Director – EOS Integrator, C5 Insight
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Data Courage - AI Financial Insights in Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Kamil Karbowiak
Managing Director, Data Courage - Tristan Threlkeld
Director of Sales and Partnerships, Data Courage
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Creating a Data Strategy and Framework for AI Readiness
- Yogi Naik
Principal Group Product Manager, Dataverse & Power Platform, Microsoft - Michael Simms
VP Data & AI, Columbus
Masterclass: Fairway I: AI Data Readiness - 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Copilot Studio: Build Your Own Copilot Connected to Business Central (No PhD Needed!)
- AJ Ansari
COO, DSWi
Masterclass: Fairway II: Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Business Central - 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM
Getting Started With Copilot in Power Platform
- Eric Flamm
Consultant, Flamm Consulting
Masterclass: Fairway III: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform - 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM
Copilot and Your Data - Boost Productivity with SharePoint Agents
- Eric Overfield
CIO, Creospark
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM
Copilot Case Studies: Profiles in Transformation
- Joel Oleson
Senior Enterprise Solution Architect, Sony Interactive Entertainment - Geoff Ables
Managing Partner, C5 Insight - Kenny Mullican
CIO, Paragon Films, Inc
Masterclass: Scripps I: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry - 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Integrating Copilot in Your Business the Right Way: A Responsible AI Playbook
- Marie Wiese
CEO, Marketing Copilot
Masterclass: Scripps II: Responsible AI & Cybersecurity - 2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
Leveraging Copilot in Microsoft Teams for Real World Impact
- Maddy Dahl
Training & Adoption Specialist, RSM
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 2:40 PM - 3:25 PM
AI in Power Platform
- Matt Meyer
Director-Technology Evangelist, Sparkhound
Masterclass: Fairway III: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform - 2:40 PM - 3:25 PM
Master Class on Building AI Agents and Copilots with Copilot Studio
- Dewain Robinson
Principal Program Mgr, Microsoft
Masterclass: Scripps I: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry - 3:00 PM - 3:25 PM
Microsoft Copilot: From Experimentation to Habits for Daily Use
- Molly Rupert-Sullivan
Global Adoption Lead - Microsoft Copilot & Gen AI, Accenture
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
Transforming Your Data Estate into a Goldmine with MS Fabric
- Nancie Calder
Global D365 CE Practice Lead Exec, Avanade - Will Hawkins
Lead AI Engineer & Founder, RitewAI
Masterclass: Fairway I: AI Data Readiness - 3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
Why Copilot is enough (yet)
- Kamil Karbowiak
Managing Director, Data Courage - Tristan Threlkeld
Director of Sales and Partnerships, Data Courage
Masterclass: Fairway II: Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Business Central - 3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
What Does Copilot Know about Me and My Data
- Cole Haddock
Solutions Architect , Vanguard - Sebastian Sieber
Director of Product Development, proMX
Masterclass: Scripps II: Responsible AI & Cybersecurity - 3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
Harnessing AI-Powered Assistance in Enterprise Solutions: The Future of Work with Microsoft Copilot
- Scott LeFante
Director, Ludia Consulting
Masterclass: Fairway III: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform - 3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
Creating a Copilot Center of Excellence
- Geoff Ables
Managing Partner, C5 Insight
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
Empowering Businesses with AI Agents: Harnessing Microsoft Copilot & Azure AI Foundry
- Samiullah Khan
Senior Practice Manager AI & IoT, AlphaBOLD - Brian Ashbrook
Director of Business Applications, AlphaBOLD
Masterclass: Scripps I: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry - 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM
Quantifying the Value of AI: Metrics that Matter for Business Impact
- Kanwal Khipple
CEO, 2toLead
Masterclass: Fairway I: AI Data Readiness - 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM
Leverage AI and Copilot in Dynamics 365!
- S. David Brown
CIO, National Power - Shawn Dorward
VP at sa.global, Microsoft MVP
Masterclass: Fairway II: Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Business Central - 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM
Empowering Business Transformation with Copilot Studio and Power Platform
- Senthamil Selvan
Power Platform Consultant, Acumant
Masterclass: Fairway III: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform - 4:10 PM - 4:35 PM
Extending M365 Copilot with Copilot Studio
- Dag Calafell
Director, Technology Innovation, MCA Connect - Drew Clark
Presales Solution Architect, MCA Connect
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM
Empower Your Enterprise: Building an AI Copilot for Operations
- Chris Savage
CTO, The Henson Group
Masterclass: Scripps I: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry - 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM
AI and Security, Legal Challenges & Policy Considerations
- Nathan Bensch
VP, Microsoft Enterprise Services, envista - Corey Hlavacek
Information Security Officer, envista
Masterclass: Scripps II: Responsible AI & Cybersecurity - 4:35 PM - 5:00 PM
10 Things I Wished I Knew Before Rolling Out Microsoft Copilot
- Sebastian Sieber
Director of Product Development, proMX
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Fireside Chat with Marshall Toplansky & Bob Evans
- Marshall Toplansky
The Innovation Professor, Argyros School of Business and Economics, Chapman University - Bob Evans
Founder, Cloud Wars
March 19
- 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Keynote: How Agents & Copilots are the Business & Industry Reimagination Machine
- Bob Evans
Founder, Cloud Wars - Bryan Goode
CVP, Business Applications, Microsoft
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote Fireside Chat with sa.global CEO Stephen James
- Stephen James
CEO, sa.global - John Siefert
CEO, DCI & Cloud Wars
- 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Presenting the AI Use Case: How to Speak the Language of the C-Suite and Board of Directors
- Diane Gardner
Independent Advisor, Two Pillars Advising LLC
- 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Better Together: When and How to Build Agents Leveraging the Best of Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry
- Prashant G. Bhoyar
AI Architect-Office of CTO, AIS - Dewain Robinson
Principal Program Mgr, Microsoft
- 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Artificial Intelligence for Authentic Inclusion
- Shayna Robinson
CEO, Circle of Friends
- 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Co-Creating Agents and Copilots with Vixxo and Microsoft Partner
- Jim McCarthy
COO, Vixxo - Lucas Diaz
CEO, Ludia Consulting - Bobby Hunnicutt
VP IT, Vixxo
- 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Fireside Chat: Data Innovation Profile
- Miyoshi Tokuno
Director of Data Control, Mad Engine - Michael Simms
VP Data & AI, Columbus
- 1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
Image Tagging AI Case Study: A Customer Story
- Miyoshi Tokuno
Director of Data Control, Mad Engine - Michael Simms
VP Data & AI, Columbus
Masterclass: Fairway I: Data Modernization with AI - 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Copilot and D365 Finance and Supply Chain
- Jason Greene
Digital Principal, BDO
Masterclass: Fairway II: Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Finance & Operations/SCM - 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
5 Game-Changing Use Cases: Leveraging AI Models in Power Platform Solutions
- Mary Myers
Chief Maximizer, WorldMax
Masterclass: Fairway III: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform - 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Let's Talk M365 Copilot Adoption, Armanino's M365 Cosmic Copilot Adventure
- Gina Montgomery
Director of AI, Analytics & Automation, Armanino
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
Step Into the Future: Copilot Agents
- Geoff Ables
Managing Partner, C5 Insight
Masterclass: Scripps I: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry - 1:40 PM - 2:25 PM
Using Copilot Agents to Chat with Your Structured and Unstructured Data
- Jack Fallon
AI Transformation Consultant, Crowe LLP - Mitchell Mathews
AI Functional Lead, Crowe LLP
Masterclass: Fairway I: Data Modernization with AI - 1:40 PM - 2:25 PM
Copilot Studio Best Practices and Use Cases
- Dewain Robinson
Principal Program Mgr, Microsoft
Masterclass: Scripps I: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry - 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Conversational AI for Order Tracking Using Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management
- Corey Bakhtiary
Sr Director Strategy & Innovation, Argano LLC
Masterclass: Fairway II: Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Finance & Operations/SCM - 2:05 PM - 2:50 PM
RAG Models How to Design and Build Usable Generative AI Bots
- Matt Meyer
Director-Technology Evangelist, Sparkhound
Masterclass: Fairway III: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform - 2:05 PM - 2:50 PM
Prompt Engineering Across Domains with Copilot for M365
- Anupama Natarajan
Data and AI Consultant, Pearl Innovations Limited
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 2:40 PM - 3:05 PM
Maximizing Retention and ROI with Fabric AI for Churn Prediction
- Zain Baquar
Lead Technical Consultant, HSO - Asad Mahmood
Vice President, Data Analytics, HSO
Masterclass: Fairway I: Data Modernization with AI - 2:40 PM - 3:05 PM
Building a Chatbot? Should You Go with Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI Service, or Custom GPT?
- AJ Ansari
COO, DSWi
Masterclass: Scripps I: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry - 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Accelerating Data Migration with AI Agents
- Jim Bretschneider
Executive Vice President, HSO - Asad Mahmood
Vice President, Data Analytics, HSO
Masterclass: Fairway II: Using Agents & Copilots in D365 Finance & Operations/SCM - 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM
Grounding Copilot with Your Data: Harnessing the Power of Graph Connectors and Plugins
- Kanwal Khipple
CEO, 2toLead
Masterclass: Fairway I: Data Modernization with AI - 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM
AI Builder in Action: Smart Contract Automation with AI and Power Platform
- Jack Fallon
AI Transformation Consultant, Crowe LLP - Mitchell Mathews
AI Functional Lead, Crowe LLP
Masterclass: Fairway III: Using Agents & Copilots in Power Platform - 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM
How AI Revolutionizes the Sales & Marketing Function
- Marie Wiese
CEO, Marketing Copilot
Masterclass: Fairway IV: Using Agents & Copilots in M365 Modern Work - 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM
The Fusion of Azure AI and Microsoft’s Technological Ecosystem
- Senthamil Selvan
Power Platform Consultant, Acumant
Masterclass: Scripps I: Building Agents & Copilots in Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Closing Keynote: United Nations’ Lambert Hogenhout: How to Survive AI as Companies and Humans
- Lambert Hogenhout
Chief Data & AI