Washington, D.C.

Wednesday 11:30 AM - 12:40 PM · Room 150a

Build your first Power BI dashboard

Daniel Glenn

Daniel Glenn

Microsoft MVP

Creating compelling reports is an important skill in our data-centric world. Have you seen a nice-looking report or dashboard and wondered how you can get started creating one? Are you interested in learning how to create a Power BI dashboard, from simple data to actionable intelligence? Then this session is for you!

In this session, we will talk about the building blocks of Power BI, look at different types of data you can use, and define what makes a good dashboard.

You will learn when to use Power BI Desktop and when you need the Power BI service. We will also discuss how you can safely share Power BI insights inside and outside of your organization.

You will leave this session with the resources you need to get started in your journey with Power BI.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room 149a

Demystifying Microsoft 365 for End Users and Business Decision Makers

Antoine Snow

Antoine Snow

US Public Sector Solutions Leader at AvePoint
Jay Leask

Jay Leask

Microsoft MVP & PMP

Looking to demystify and make sense of Microsoft 365's many components and facets? Did you just buy Microsoft Office 365 or Windows? Or a Virtual Desktop on Azure? Looking for a sandbox to kick the tires on services? Come on over to this session as Dan and Jay help you wrap your head around the basics, from the ground up, and understand the capabilities you now have at your fingertips.

Wednesday 11:30 AM - 12:40 PM · Room 145a

Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows

Amarender Peddamalku

Amarender Peddamalku

Practice Lead at Perficient

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.

Wednesday 11:30 AM - 12:40 PM · Room 149a

Microsoft Search: The glue that binds 365

Virgil Carroll

Virgil Carroll

Owner and President at High Monkey

As Microsoft Search continues to grow, in both search opportunities and customization options, organizations need to be thinking more about how they can best leverage this technology to provide their people with a best-in-class search experience.

In this session, we will explore how Microsoft Search is creating a unified experience across the multitude of 365 apps (and beyond), learn about how you can leverage it best (both out of the box and through customization/extending the experience) and how recommendations on how you can roll it out successfully in your organization.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room 145b

Become a Microsoft Teams Rockstar

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan Ozcifci

Microsoft MVP & RD

Microsoft technology is moving at a rapid pace, join my session for building step-by-step, common Microsoft Teams collaboration advantages and perform live Teams usage scenarios.

By using channels, tabs, bots, the command bar, extensibility options with PowerApps and Team's modern collaboration features, watch how your collaboration goes from meh to magnificent.

With this session learn how to utilize Team's features to quickly, comprehensively and effectively to create the HUB for collaboration among your users and solve important real-world issues that require an immediate, rich featured collaboration platform.

Wednesday 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM · Room 147b

Microsoft Viva + Teams: Remedy Productivity Paranoia

Eric Overfield

Eric Overfield

Microsoft MVP, RD & MCT

The way we work has fundamentally changed, and organizations are clamoring to connect disparate digital tools into an intuitive and holistic digital workspace. Microsoft Viva—Microsoft's employee engagement platform—is becoming the central hub of a successful digital workplace. With nine+ modules spanning four key pillars (Connection, Insight, Purpose, & Growth), understanding the Viva ecosystem can feel daunting.

In this session, Microsoft MVP and Regional Director Eric Overfield breaks down the many modules of Microsoft Viva and shows you how they can bring transparency, efficiency, and productivity to your workforce. Walk away with practical applications to configure and architect your Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva-empowered digital workspace.

In this session:

  • Understand each of the current Microsoft Viva modules
  • See how the modules integrate and a day in the life of an employee using Viva
  • Learn successful patterns & practices when rolling out Viva components in your organization