Microsoft 365 Conference event guide to keynotes, AMA, sessions, and more

[Guest Mark Kashman]

The Microsoft 365 Conference (May 2-4, 2023) offers numerous in-person Microsoft keynotes with product leaders – left-to-right: Jeff Teper, Kirk Koenigsbauer, Rajesh Jah, Charles Lamanna, Karuana Gatimu, and Dan Holme.

 

• What: Microsoft 365 Conference to learn more
  
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  [*]When & where: May 2-4, 2023 | In-person event – Las Vegas, Nevada – MGM Grand

  [*]Content: 4 Microsoft keynotes || 150+ overall sessions – 60+ Microsoft-led | 18 full-day workshops (pre-day and post)

  [*]Presenters: 150+ speakers | 50+ Microsoft alongside MVPs and community members

  [*]Twitter & hashtag: @M365CONF | #M365CONF

  [*]Cost: $1,849 - full conference (Includes 3 continental breakfasts, 3 lunches, a T-shirt, and backpack. Additional costs for full-day workshops.)

  • Register today [Note: MSCUST150 discount code to save $150 USD]
    

 

 

 

“It's a big year for Microsoft already, and we've got much more coming. I would foreshadow you will see and learn about the new ways AI is transforming work. We're going to run the gamut of Microsoft 365 and unique D&I content. Of course, we'll spend time talking about Teams, SharePoint, the Office apps, newer modules like Viva and Syntex, connections with the Power Platform, content on governance, adoption, and development. The Microsoft 365 Conference is a wonderful place to get together with the best community in tech – to see old friends, meet new friends, compare notes on best practices, go to the amazing Expo Hall and learn from our partners and see their latest solutions.”

– Jeff Teper, President – Collaborative Apps and Platforms – Microsoft

 

 

 

Join Microsoft and community experts in-person, in one place. The Microsoft 365 Conference returns to Las Vegas, NV, May 2-4, 2023 – with two pre-event and one post-event workshop days. It’s a wonderful event dedicated to AI, SharePoint, Teams, Viva, Syntex, Power Platform, and related Microsoft 365 apps and services. Our new AI track will focus on Copilot across Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and more.

 

 

 

You’ll hear the latest news and roadmap from top industry experts, filled with real-world solutions across keynotes, sessions, and pre/post event deep-dive workshops to build your expertise - presented by Microsoft product team members, Microsoft MVPs, and community experts. We hope you join in to learn, share, and engage –including evening gatherings, the attendee party, and Microsoft will have a dedicated, fully-staffed booth within the Expo Hall.

 

 

 

Microsoft keynotes, sessions, and workshops: SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Syntex, Viva, Power Platform, D&I, and related technology

 

 

 

Microsoft keynotes and AMA (Ask Microsoft Anything)

 

Hear from Microsoft leadership revealing the latest innovations shaping the flexible, innovative, and secure business environments of the future. [all times listed in PT]

 

 

• “New Era of Work” with Jeff Teper (President of Collaboration Apps and Platforms) and Rajesh Jah (Executive Vice President, Microsoft Experiences + Devices) | Tuesday, May 2nd, 8:00am – 9:30am [MSKEY01]
  
• “Extending Microsoft 365 through no-code, low-code, to pro-code” with Charles Lamanna – CVP, Business Applications & Platform | Wednesday, May 3rd, 8:00am – 9:00am [MSKEY02]
  
• “Reimagine the employee experience with Microsoft Viva” with Kirk Koenigsbauer - Chief Operating Officer & Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Experiences + Devices | Wednesday, May 3rd, 9:15am – 10:15am [MSKEY03]
  
• “Empowering Real-World Results” with Karuana Gatimu – Principal PM Manager, Customer Advocacy Group (Microsoft Teams) and Dan Holme – Principal Product Manager Lead (Viva Engage) | Thursday, April 7th, 8:00am – 9:00am [MSKEY04]
  
• “Microsoft AMA” with Jeff Teper, Sumi Singh, Sumit Chauhan, Charles Lamanna, Adam Harmetz, Cathy Dew, Vesa Juvonen, Heather Newman, Dan Holme, Jason Moore, and moore | Wednesday, May 3rd, 4:15pm – 5:15pm [MSAMA]
  

 

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Microsoft-led breakout sessions [Each 60 minutes]

 

Take the opportunity to select the sessions best suited for your role and interests. All breakouts are packed with news, demos, customer stories, best practices, and insights into product and solution strategy.

 

 

 

You can review all sessions and the unique set of Microsoft-led sessions – all of which are listed below in this guide. We will keep everything up to date as there are still a few embargoed sessions :

 

 

 

SharePoint, OneDrive, Lists, Stream, Project, Exchange, and related technology [sessions]

 

• “SharePoint portals: Launching your intranet into the future” with Cathy Dew
  
• “Smart communications with SharePoint news and pages” with Melissa Torres and Dave Cohen
  
• “What's new in OneDrive” with Irfan Shahdad and Miceile Barrett
  
• “OneDrive deployment and migration deep dive” with Gaia Carini (SHE/HER) and Vishal Lodha
  
• “Meet Microsoft Loop” [link and speaker coming soon]
  
• “Microsoft Stream: Video creation, sharing and playback in Microsoft 365” with Daniel Escapa
  
• “Connecting your tasks and projects to drive successful outcomes” with George Bullock
  
• “Keep sane and organized with Microsoft Lists” with Mark Kashman and Miceile Barrett
  
• “Microsoft Exchange Tips and Tricks” with Scott Schnoll
  

 

 

 

Microsoft Syntex [sessions]

 

• “Introducing Microsoft Syntex – Content AI for the Microsoft Cloud” with Kristen Kamath
  
• “Microsoft Syntex - SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM) - What's new and roadmap” with Sesha Mani
  
• “Improving the review and approval of contracts with Microsoft Teams, Power Automate, and Microsoft Syntex” with Chris Bortlik
  

 

 

Microsoft Viva [sessions]

 

• “What is Microsoft Viva – Overview” with Adam Harmetz and Quentin Mackey
  
• “Viva Goals: Where Business Performance Meets Employee Experience” with Alina Fu and Vetri Vellore
  
• “Microsoft Viva: Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture” with Naomi Moneypenny and Maeneka Grewal
  
• “Viva Amplify - Empowering Internal Communicators” with Naomi Moneypenny and Sarah Mathurin
  
• “What’s new and next in Microsoft Viva Insights, Glint, and Pulse: Transform employee feedback and workplace analytics into impact” with Quentin Mackey and Jessalynn Uchacz
  
• “Viva Connections - What's New and Next” with Tejas Mehta
  
• “Viva Engage - What's New and Next” with Steve Nguyen and Dan Holme
  
• “Viva Engage for leadership and communications” with Dan Holme
  
• “Answers in Microsoft Viva” with Michael Holste
  
• “Viva Topics - Delivering Topics, Answers & Experts Everyday” with Naomi Moneypenny and Maeneka Grewal
  
• “Microsoft Viva and Adoption Best Practices” with Liz Sundet
  

 

 

 

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Microsoft Teams track [sessions]

 

• “What's New in Microsoft Teams” with Karuana Gatimu
  
• “AI in Microsoft Teams” with Karuana Gatimu
  
• “Calling & Devices in Microsoft Teams” with Wendy Arnett
  
• “Deep Dive into Teams Meetings” with Wendy Arnett
  
• “Teams Premium Update for IT Professionals” with John Gruszczy and Karuana Gatimu
  
• “Publishing Line of Business Apps in Microsoft Teams” with the Microsoft 365 Team
  
• “Quality & Release Communications in Microsoft Teams” with Jessie Hwang
  

 

 

 

Power Platform track [sessions]

 

• “Highlights on What’s New for Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365” with Heather Newman
  
• “It’s Alive!!! Animation techniques that bring to life SPFx, List Formatting and the Power Platform” with David Warner and Hugo Bernier
  
• “Power Platform Development is a Team Sport” David Warner and Hugo Bernier
  

 

 

 

Diversity & Inclusion [events & sessions]

 

• “Celebration of Women in Tech” with Karuana Gatimu, Heather Newman, Liz Sundet, and Cathy Dew
  
• “Kick fear and toxicity out of the workplace” with Heather Newman
  
• “Good boundaries make life better” with Cathy Dew
  
• “Fireside Chat: Being an Ally” with Adam Harmetz, Tejas Mehta, and Luca Bandinelli
  
• “Getting started in Microsoft: Training, Tools and Networking” with Karuana Gatimu, Heather Newman, Liz Sundet, and Jessie Hwang
  
• “Managing Burnout and Boredom” with Adam Harmetz
  
• “New to your Role? Tips and Tricks for making a transition” with Ashu Rawat
  

 

 

Microsoft 365 administration [sessions]

 

• “What's New and What's Coming in Microsoft 365 Administration” with John Gruszczyk
  
• “Empowering Technology Decision Influencers in the Microsoft 365 admin center” with Amisha Bhatia [link coming soon]
  
• “Simplifying change management of Microsoft 365” with Yana Terukhova [link coming soon]
  
• “Microsoft 365 admins: Lessons learned and leading practices” with Chris Bortlik
  
• “Microsoft Teams Collaboration Governance, Security & Compliance” with Karuana Gatimu and John Gruszczyk
  
• “Tools for End-User Learning and Adoption from Microsoft” with Karuana Gatimu
  
• “Navigating Microsoft! Community, Training, and Resources for All” with Karuana Gatimu
  

 

 

Developer [sessions]

 

• “Do more with less in Microsoft 365 using SharePoint Framework (SPFx)” with Vesa Juvonen
  
• “Kickstart your Microsoft 365 and Power Platform extensibility with open-source and community assets” with Vesa Juvonen, Hugo Bernier, and David Warner
  
• “Integrating Custom Applications & experiences with Microsoft Teams Using Azure Communication Service” with Tom Kaupe
  
• “Viva Connections-Building cards for your Dashboard” with Luca Bandinelli and Ashu Rawat
  

 

 

 

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Full-day, Microsoft-led developer workshops [all times listed in PT]

The learning and skilling continues, on your own time. Take a deep dive into technology to help refine your practices and bring learnings back to your team and organization to extend the application and use of your Microsoft 365 investment. All Microsoft 365 Conference workshops either take place pre-event on Sunday (April.30) or Monday (May.1) or post-event on Friday (May.5).

 

• “From Low Code to Pro Code: A Power Class on Building Solutions for Microsoft 365” with Beau Cameron, Paolo Pialorsi, Vesa Juvonen, Hugo Bernier, David Warner, and Chris Kent | Sunday, April 30th, 9:00am – 4:00pm
  
• “Beginner SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Bootcamp” with Chris Kent, Vesa Juvonen, Hugo Bernier and David Warner | Monday, May 1st, 9:00am – 4:00pm
  

Learn more

 

 

Visit M365Conf.com and follow the action on @Twitter: @M365CONF, @SharePoint, @OneDrive, @MSPowerPlat, and @MicrosoftTeams.

 

 

 

Microsoft 365 Conference – covering Microsoft Viva, Teams, SharePoint, Power Platform, and more – May 2-4, 2023, Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Hotel – Sponsored by Microsoft.

 

I hope you will join us in Las Vegas for what will be a fantastic week! I am looking forward to the action alongside the community, MVPs, and Microsoft product members from Teams, Office, SharePoint, OneDrive, Loop, Syntex, Viva, Power Platform, Lists, Project, Exchange, and more.

 

 

 

Remember, Microsoft customers can use the discount code MSCUST150 for $150 off your conference registration.

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark Kashman, senior product manager – Microsoft

 

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