Better Together: Sparking Innovation with Collaboration

In today's interconnected world, great ideas bloom when we collaborate. This fun and enlightening keynote gathers a dynamic panel of industry pros to chat about the magic that happens when people and businesses collaborate. Listen to tales of partnership successes, learn how to bridge knowledge gaps, and discover the art of merging diverse expertise to ignite breakthroughs. Let's explore why we're truly better together, and how we can shape a brighter, more collaborative future. Join us for a heartwarming session that celebrates the power of unity in innovation!

Site Provisioning in SharePoint - Let's Build This

In this session, we explore the foundational components of provisioning sites in SharePoint Online with a focus on Site Designs. We'll build sites in multiple demos to learn the foundational concepts of site scripts and site designs, and conclude the session with a fully provisioned hub site and associated team sites.

This session will empower you with concepts to begin creating your own provisioning services and leave you with the capabilities to get started right away.

PowerApps - No Code Applications for the Citizen Developer

PowerApps is a no code service for building and using custom business apps that connect to your data and work across the web and mobile. In this session we explore common components used in PowerApps and leverage that foundation to build an app connected to multiple data sources, extending data in SharePoint - without writing a line of code!

This session will go beyond an introduction and demonstrate techniques you can apply right away; such as cascading dropdowns, minimizing screens to improve performance and auto-populating forms.

Phone a Friend - An Intro to Microsoft Teams for Phone

Is your company planning a phone system replacement? Have you worked with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive and now need to prepare for Microsoft Teams for voice, but don't know where to start? In this session, I provide the foundational knowledge about voice in Microsoft Teams. We'll explore Microsoft Teams voice licenses, core Microsoft Teams voice configurations, hardware options, and best practices to begin a phone system evaluation.

If you've been working with collaboration tools and now need to learn Microsoft Team voice, don't feel alone, come to this session, Phone a Friend and begin your Microsoft Teams voice journey.

For many engineers who have spent their careers working with SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams as a collaboration tool, learning phone systems is new territory. In this session, I provide an intro to Microsoft Teams voice, compare this system to other phone system offerings and discuss key considerations including licensing and handset hardware. My goal is to empower you to explore Microsoft Teams voice solutions with a foundational understanding of the system, key features, and configurations.

Meshing Realities: Elevating Meetings and Beyond with Microsoft Mesh

Embark on a transformative journey into the future of collaborative meetings with Microsoft Mesh. In this session, we'll delve into the intricacies of setting up Microsoft Mesh, a groundbreaking platform that seamlessly integrates the virtual and physical worlds. Discover how Mesh revolutionizes traditional meetings, fostering immersive and engaging experiences for remote participants. We'll explore the myriad possibilities that Mesh brings to the meeting room. Join us to unravel the technical nuances of Microsoft Mesh setup and unlock a new era of connected and dynamic meetings.

Microsoft Teams as an Event Platform: Case Study for Large Scale Virtual Events

Microsoft Teams meetings and Live Events have some incredible capabilities for running events. With very little effort we’ve been able to see Teams run fantastic rich Virtual events. In this session we’ll dig into how we ran the M365 Virtual Marathon with over 400 sessions and 30,000 visits and the M365VC launch party designed with a SharePoint Spaces virtual lobby plus interactive meetings and breakouts. We will share tips, tricks and feedback from Ignite and the latest on the roadmap for events.

Integrating the Power Platform with a Content Calendar

In this session, I demonstrate real-world scenarios in which PowerApps and Power Automate are integrated with a content calendar used by communications teams. This session begins exploring the baseline functionality that PowerApps and Power Automate provide to enhance the content calendar and automate review and approval processes for communication teams.

We progress to explore how to enhance review tasks with the Azure Open AI connector available in Power Automate. The Azure Open AI connector can make suggestions on how to update the content to reviewers in line with the review task so that reviewers can leverage AI when completing their review task.

This session focuses on real-world scenarios with the goal of providing features and capabilities that you can immediately apply within your organization.

I've implemented PowerApps and Power Automate to support submitting, reviewing, and approving content in corporate communication team calendars. This session shows a baseline solution for enhancing the calendar with PowerApps and Power Automate. I then use Azure Open AI services to provide reviewers with suggested refinements for text-based communications such as emails and newsletters.

Level Up Your Microsoft Teams Meetings, Live Events, and Webinars

Join us in this session to learn about enhancing the production quality of your Microsoft Teams meetings, live events, and webinars. We explore the latest out-of-box capabilities Microsoft Teams uses to enhance your meetings, live events, and webinars. We also demo and discuss advanced capabilities using third-party products such as Open Broadcaster Software (OBS.) Our goal is to share these capabilities with pro-tips we've learned hosting thousands of meetings and live events for conferences of all sizes so that you can level up the production quality of your Teams meetings, live events, and webinars.

The Future of Meetings: Navigating Microsoft Teams Premium's Advanced Features

Step into the future of corporate communication with 'The Future of Meetings: Navigating Microsoft Teams Premium's Advanced Features'. This session is a deep dive into the world of Teams Premium, showcasing its cutting-edge features designed to transform your meeting experiences. We'll explore each feature in detail, discussing its practical applications and benefits for your organization. From setting up advanced meeting options to enhancing end-user engagement, you'll gain insights into the full spectrum of Teams Premium capabilities. Our hands-on demonstrations will guide IT Admins through the configuration process while providing business leaders and corporate communications professionals with a clear view of the user experience. Whether it's about facilitating seamless large-scale webinars or conducting interactive town halls, this session is your roadmap to mastering Microsoft Teams Premium. Join us to unlock the potential of next-generation meetings and propel your organizational communication into a new era of efficiency and engagement.

Technical Requirements: This session will include live demonstrations requiring a stable internet connection, access to a Microsoft Teams Premium environment, and projection capabilities for screen sharing.

Target Audience: Geared towards IT Administrators, Business Leaders, and Corporate Communications/Marketing Professionals. Ideal for those responsible for implementing and managing communication tools within their organizations.

Licensing Focus: We will discuss Teams Premium licensing requirements, helping attendees understand who needs Teams Premium and the cost-benefit analysis involved.

Teams Premium vs. M365 Copilot: The session will delineate the distinct functionalities of Teams Premium in the context of meetings, webinars, and live events, contrasting it with the broader capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Preparation for Teams Premium: Emphasis will be placed on preparing IT Admins for the deployment and management of Teams Premium features, ensuring they are well-equipped to leverage these tools effectively.

Previous Deliveries and Relevance: This session represents the first public delivery of this content, offering fresh, up-to-date insights into the latest Teams Premium features.

Preferred Session Duration: 60 minutes, to accommodate an in-depth exploration of features, licensing details, live demos, and a Q&A segment.

Interactive Elements: The session will include interactive elements like real-time demonstrations and Q&A to engage the audience and address specific implementation queries.