Thank you for considering submitting a session for the Powerful Devs Conference 2025! This fourth edition will take place online on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 from 9am - 4pm Pacific. 

Sessions:

We’re looking for developer-focused sessions that showcase how Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, AI Builder, and Copilot Studio, can be used to build powerful, AI-centric enterprise applications. Whether you're demonstrating real-world use cases, sharing best practices, or diving deep into specific tools, we want to hear your take on how developers can maximize the potential of low-code development with Power Platform.

We will have up to 12 pre-recorded or live in-studio sessions (in Redmond) in a single track. The pre-recorded sessions will need to recorded and delivered 2-3 weeks prior to the event. You are asked to be available during the streaming of your session to answer questions in the chat. 

The following session formats are available for submission:

• Breakout session of 30 minutes (for levels 100 to 400)

• Keynote sessions of 45 minutes

Session levels

The conference is directed to the Developer and Maker audience and will cover levels 100 - 400.

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

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

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

• Level 400: In-Depth Advanced. Minimum 300-level knowledge, and in-depth understanding of the theme. Hands-on demonstration of technical implementation on the topic.

Please ensure that the session submitted is clearly in line with the level selected.

Speakers:

We’re looking for experienced and knowledgeable speakers to share their expertise with the developer community at the Powerful Devs Conference 2025.

Selection is not based on your status or the number of previous presentations you have done. We welcome both established and up-and-coming speakers.

The success of this event greatly depends upon the motivation of the speakers and the quality of the content they present. Please make sure to craft a compelling session proposal.

Craft a Compelling Session Proposal

• Think about how you would select a session when attending a conference.

• Have a title that is interesting, while informative.

• Make sure that how you present is explained (live demo or not - for example).

• Let everyone know what they will learn and take away with them from this session

• Inject your passion into your proposal.

Attendees:

This is an online event open to everyone, targeting the developer audience. Expecting about 2k live attendees.

Ethical responsibility

The organizing team believes in the importance of a globally connected Power Platform community that advocates for a diverse, inclusive, equal and fair industry. 

Therefore we do not tolerate any form of favoritism, hurtful language, discrimination, abuse, marginalization or insulting behavior on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion, background, skin color, 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 you are aware of these policies and behave accordingly.

Expected timeline

• Oct 30th – call for speakers ends

• Nov 15th - notification to all speakers

• Dec 9th – publication of the agenda

Coverage of expenses

No expenses are covered as this is an online event. Live in-studio sessions are only considered for those local to the Redmond area.