May 2024 Newsletter

Welcome to our monthly newsletter, where we highlight the latest news and events from across the Power Platform and beyond, alongside the amazing work of our outstanding Microsoft Community members - feel free to subscribe here.

LATEST NEWS

We saw a whole host of amazing announcements at this year's #MSBuild, so we thought we'd share with you a bite sized breakdown of the big news via blogs from Charles Lamanna , Sangya Singh , Ryan Cunningham , Kim Manis , Nirav Shah , Omar Aftab , and ???Justin Graham :

• New ways of development with copilots and Microsoft Power Platform
• Revolutionize the way you work with Automation and AI
• Power Apps is making it easier for developers to build with Microsoft Copilot and each other
• Copilot in Microsoft Fabric is now generally available in Power BI
• Unlock new levels of productivity with Microsoft Dataverse and Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Microsoft Copilot Studio: Building copilots with agent capabilities
• Microsoft Power Pages is bringing the new standard in secure, AI-powered capabilities

If you'd like to relive some of the highlights from Microsoft Build 2024, click the image below to watch a great selection of on-demand Keynotes and sessions!

WorkLab Podcast with Charles Lamanna

Check out the latest episode of the WorkLab podcast with CVP of Business Apps and Platforms at Microsoft, Charles Lamanna, as he explains the ever-expanding evolution of Copilot, and how AI is offering?new opportunities for business leaders. Grab yourself a coffee and click the image below to take a listen.

Event Recap: European Collaboration and Cloud Summits 2024

Click the image below to read a great recap by Mark Kashman about the recent European Collaboration Summit and European AI and Cloud Summit held in Germany during May 2024. Great work everybody!

UPCOMING EVENTS

European Power Platform Conference - SOLD OUT!

Congrats to everyone who managed to grab a ticket for the now SOLD OUT European Power Platform Conference, which takes place in beautiful Brussels, Belgium, on 11-13th June.

With a great keynote planned from Ryan Cunningham and Sangya Singh , plus expert sessions from the likes of Aaron Rendell, Amira Beldjilali, Andrew Bibby, Angeliki Patsiavou, Ben den Blanken, Cathrine Bruvold, Charles Sexton, Chloé Moreau, Chris Huntingford, Claire Edgson, Damien Bird, Emma-Claire Shaw, Gilles Pommier, Guro Faller, Henry Jammes, Hugo Bernier, Ilya Fainberg, Karen Maes, Lindsay Shelton, Mats Necker, Negar Shahbaz, Nick Doelman, Paulien Buskens, Sara Lagerquist, Tricia Sinclair, Ulrikke Akerb?k, and many more, it looks like the E in #EPPC24 stands for Epic!

Click the image below for a full run down of the exciting sessions planned, and remember, you'll need to move quickly for tickets to next year's event!

AI Community Conference - New York - Friday 21st June

Check out the AI Community Conference, which takes place at the Microsoft Corporate building on Friday 21st June at 11 Times Square in New York City.

Here, you'll have the opportunity to explore the latest trends and breakthroughs in AI technology alongside fellow enthusiasts and experts, with speakers on the day including Arik Kalininsky , Sherry Xu ?? , Xinran Ma , Jared Matfess , Mihail Mateev , Andrei Khaidarov , Ruven Gotz , Nick Brattoli , Amit Vasu , and more.

So, whether you're a seasoned professional or just beginning your journey into AI, click the image below to find out more about this exciting NYC event.

TechCon365 & Power Platform Conference - D.C. - August 12-16th

** EARLY BIRD TICKETS END MAY 31ST! **

Today's the perfect time to grab those early bird tickets for the D.C. TechCon 365: Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Conference Conference at the Walter E Washington Center on August 12-16th!

Featuring the likes of Tamara Bredemus , Sunny Eltepu , Lindsay Shelton , Brian Alderman , Daniel Glenn , Julie Turner , Jim Novak , Laura Rogers, Microsoft MVP , John White , Jason Himmelstein , Luc Labelle , Emily Mancini, MVP, UXMC , Fabian Williams , Emma Wiehe, PMP? , Amarender Peddamalku , and many more, this is the perfect event for those that want to gain invaluable insights from industry experts. Click the image below to grab your tickets today!

Power Platform Community Conference - Sept. 18-20th 2024

Check out some of the sessions already planned for the Power Platform Community Conference in Las Vegas this September.

Holding all the aces we have Kristine Kolodziejski, Lisa Crosbie, Daniel Christian, Dian Taylor, Scott Durow??, David Yack, Michael O. and Aiden Kaskela, who will be joining the #MicrosoftCommunity for a series of high-stakes sessions!

Click the GIF below to find out more as we go ALL-IN at #PPCC24!

For more events, click the image below to visit the Community Days website.

COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

Check out some of our most active community users in May 2024. These hardworking members are posting regularly, answering questions, and providing top quality solutions in their communities. Great work team!

Dennis Goedegebuure - Markus Franz - Paul Stork (Microsoft MVP) -?Drew Poggemann - Nived N?-?Lucas Hahne?-?Manish Solanki-?Andrew Butenko?-?Oliver Rodrigues?-?Ragavan Rajan?-?Luke Adams - Imran-Ami Khan - Sancho Harker - Jonathan Manrique - Barend Buizer - Sebastian Sochacki - Sudeep Ghatak - Alex Rackwitz - Christoph H. - David C. - Oleksandr Olashyn - Matthew Jimison - Renato Rom?o de Souza

LATEST COMMUNITY BLOG ARTICLES

Power Apps Community Blog

Power Automate Community Blog

Copilot Studio Community Blog

Power Pages Community Blog

Check out 'Using the Community' for more helpful tips and information:

Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Power Pages