Join us in Dublin, Ireland the week of December 1st - 4th (Pre-Conference tutorials December 1st).

ESPC is intended to be an international conference where everyone is welcome to attend and present. ESPC25 dives into the Microsoft 365 & Azure stack and provides a host of professional development opportunities, which include 4 inspirational keynotes, 10 expert full-day tutorials (pre-day), and 130 + specialist sessions, delivered by you, Global Experts, Microsoft Corporate and Community Leaders.

We will be requiring all speakers to present 1 – 2 * 60-minute sessions for standard speaker compensation, (€800 travel expenses, 3 days hotel accommodations and 1 x 3-day conference pass). The call for speakers will close EOD March 21st. Feel free to share the link to the call for speakers with others in the community that we may have missed.

The conference is directed to four audiences, the developers who build products, the IT pros who manage and integrate the products and the employees, businesses and consultants who use the products. We are interested in receiving a range of submissions from level 100 - business level 400 - deep technical)

We are only looking for sessions or workshops that have a minimum of 50% new or fresh content.

Crafting a Compelling Session Proposal 🌟

• Carefully choose your session title to quickly grab attendees' attention and pique their curiosity. Feel free to add excitement while maintaining clarity, brevity, and allure.

• Clearly define the key insights participants will gain. What unique knowledge will they acquire? Use complete sentences, starting with phrases like "Discover insights into... learn... understand... uncover..."

• Demonstrate that your topic is tailored for a conference setting exclusively. If it's only suitable for a blog post, the programme committee might reject it. Outline how you'll make this experience unique for attendees, fostering their active participation during the event.

• Before submitting, seek feedback from a friend outside your industry. While they may not understand technical jargon, their fresh perspective can be invaluable. This practice is also helpful for rehearsing your presentation.

• Remember, sessions are meant to educate, not serve as sales pitches. Prioritise content that provides value by addressing specific issues rather than focusing solely on product showcases.

• Inject your passion into your proposal. Communicate your enthusiasm for your chosen topic. Share your excitement, explain your motivation for the subject, and elaborate on its personal significance.

ESPC is a professional conference. All sessions submitted must have at least 50% original content. We are really interested in receiving submissions that demonstrate real live business scenarios and case studies from partners and their customers.

Session type

We will be planning for the following session types:

60-minute general presentations (including case studies)

25-minute Inspire sessions

60-minute keynotes

Full day tutorials

Session topics

Present your knowledge on the latest innovations across Microsoft 365, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Viva, Power Platform, Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Azure, Governance and Security. Case studies are particularly well received at ESPC.

The conference is directed to four main audiences, IT Pros, Developers, Business Leaders, and End Users and will cover levels 100 - 400.

Session levels

Level 100: Beginner. Little or no expertise with topic and covers topic concepts, functions, features, and benefits.

Level 200: Intermediate. Minimum 100-level knowledge to provide a deeper view on the topic.

Level 300: Advanced. Minimum 200-level knowledge, in-depth understanding of the theme.

Level 400: Expert. Assumes a deep level of knowledge and experience and a detailed, thorough understanding of topic. Provides expert-to-expert interaction and coverage of specialized topics.

Please ensure that the session submitted is clearly in line with the level selected. We receive a lot of 100 – 200 sessions, if you have a level 300 – 400 then please submit this.

Ethical responsibility

The ESPC team believes in the importance of a globally connected Microsoft 365  community that advocates a diverse, inclusive, equal and fair industry based on the values of excellence, mutual respect, freedom of speech and progressiveness.

Therefore we do not tolerate any form of favouritism, hurtful language, discrimination, abuse, marginalisation or insulting behaviour on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion, background, skin colour, religious belief, sexuality, gender identity, socio economic class, caste, disability or age at or related to the conference and in the sessions. Please ensure that be aware of these polices and behave accordingly.

Expected timeline

• Mar 21st - end of call for speakers

• April- programme team evaluations

• End of April/early May - notification to all speakers

• Mid May – publication of programme

Coverage of expenses

We will be requiring all speakers to present one to two 60-minute sessions or in some cases, one full-day tutorial. Standard speaker session compensation includes €800 reimbursement, 3 nights hotel accommodation and 1 * 3-day conference pass. Standard tutorial compensation includes €2000 reimbursement, 4 nights hotel accommodation and 1 full conference pass.

The Call For Speakers will close March 21st. Feel free to share the link to the call for speakers with others in the community that we may have missed.

Community Speaker Compensation - €800 per session (split if co-speaking), 2000 per tutorial (split if co-speaking). 3 Nights accomodation in speaker hotel and 3-day conference pass.