The Four Tracks

We welcome speaker submissions that involve innovative approaches, real-world case studies, and best practices of utilizing Microsoft 365 technologies to improve digital workplaces and the bottom line for businesses.

We encourage submissions at varying levels of expertise (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) to serve a diverse audience of IT leaders, decision-makers, and practitioners across industries including education, finance, healthcare, and the public sector.

Track 1: Security and Cloud Infrastructure

This track is for practitioners and architects working at the intersection of security, compliance, and cloud infrastructure. We are looking for sessions covering identity and access management, information protection and data governance, compliance frameworks, cybersecurity architecture, Azure networking, hybrid server environments, and cloud infrastructure for enterprise workloads. If your work involves keeping organizations secure, compliant, and resilient in a Microsoft-first environment, this track is for you.

Track 2: Modern Workplace and Automation

This track focuses on how organizations adopt, manage, and scale Microsoft 365 as their productivity and collaboration backbone. We welcome sessions on SharePoint as a platform for intranets, portals, and knowledge management, Microsoft Teams administration and meeting rooms, endpoint management, enterprise administration, Copilot fundamentals, collaboration and communications engineering, and the practical rollout of Microsoft 365 across organizations of all sizes. Both technical deep dives and adoption-focused talks are welcome here.

Track 3: Business Applications

This track is dedicated to the Microsoft business applications ecosystem, the tools that power operations, customer experience, and data-driven decisions. We are looking for sessions on Dynamics 365 across Finance, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Field Service, and Business Central, as well as Power BI, Power Platform, Power Automate, and the broader world of low-code business solutions. Sessions that explore how SharePoint and Power Platform integrate to streamline business processes and surface data across the organization are especially encouraged. If you help organizations run better through Microsoft's application layer, submit here.

Track 4: Digital and App Innovation

This track is for builders, developers, and data professionals pushing the boundaries of what is possible on the Microsoft platform. We welcome sessions on SharePoint Framework (SPFx) development and extensibility, Azure development, DevOps and GitHub (Actions, Administration, Advanced Security, Copilot), Power Platform development and solution architecture, AI and data engineering with Azure AI services, Fabric, Cosmos DB, and the latest in Microsoft's data and analytics stack. If you are building the next generation of Microsoft-powered solutions, this is your track.

Session Formats

Accepted sessions are 40 minutes and may take one of the following formats.

Topic Presentations are practical and insightful talks with time for Q&A, ideal for sharing expertise, lessons learned, or a compelling point of view on where Microsoft 365 is heading.

Panel Discussions bring together experts and practitioners for collaborative conversations. If you would like to propose or participate in a panel, indicate this in your submission.

Workshops are interactive, hands-on sessions designed for active learning. Workshops work best for technical topics where attendees benefit from working through concepts or tools directly.

A Few Important Notes

While this is an unpaid speaking opportunity, speakers gain high visibility among IT decision-makers and Microsoft's partner ecosystem, and the chance to contribute meaningfully to Vancouver's growing Microsoft 365 community.

Sessions must remain educational and thought-leadership oriented. Sales-only submissions will not be considered. If you are interested in showcasing a Microsoft 365 product or service, we encourage you to explore our sponsorship opportunities, which include the option to participate in a session. Reach out to us at sponsors@vancouver365summit.com for more information.