Microsoft Tech Days: An Introduction to Power Platform

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Microsoft Tech Days: An Introduction to Power Platform

Join us for our Tech Days series of events, presented by Microsoft UK.

Each of our Tech Days events incorporates a series of sessions on a technical topic, interspersed with guests from the technical community, as well as stories from Microsoft customers & partners.

Hosts Tricia Sinclair and Chris Huntingford will bring you An Introduction to Power Platform. Whether you’re an IT Professional wanting to understand how to secure and govern Power Platform or a developer wanting to discover how to build and extend the apps and services you create, this is for you.

Perhaps you’ve heard about Power Platform Fundamentals – a technical certification for technical professionals? This Tech Day is a great way of getting started on your Power Platform journey and working towards certification. It’s also a great way to hear from some experts in the Power Platform community and examples of how the Power Platform has transformed the way they work.

What to expect:
Power Platform is driving innovative solutions across all industries, but you may not understand how Power Platform can help you in your role as a developer or IT Professional.

We won’t be able to teach you how to become a Power Platform expert in the 2 hours we have – however what we can do is show you how to build on your current developer and IT Pro skills to integrate Power Platform into your workflow and also set you up on your journey to become certified in Power Platform Fundamentals.

During each session we’ll cover:

1. The core benefits of the Power Platform
2. The art of the possible

Agenda

Welcome to the show

Why would you even want to use the Power Platform? Tricia Sinclair and Chris Huntingford

How does the platform scale for you? Claire Edgson and Jese Navaranjan

Manage, Monitor and secure the Power Platform? GreyHatBeard Dudes

Snapping the Power Platform Digital bricks together: Kyle Hill

Attaching price to value within the Power Platform: Simon Owen & Laura Graham-Brown

Live Q&A with the speakers

Session close

Speakers

Alan Eardley

Alan is the Head of Modern Workplace at CPS, a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft MVP.
As an experienced solution architect, he specialises in helping organisations to increase productivity and improve the way they work. He works with Microsoft 365, the Power Platform and the security and compliance capabilities of Microsoft.
Alan is the “hat” of the GreyHatBeard podcast and co-organiser of the London Power Platform User Group

Simon Owen

Simon is a Digital Product Manager, and Power Ranger, for a global healthcare company, where he’s partnered in establishing the platform, processes, and governance.
He’s a passionate advocate of the Power Platform and has grown a community of close to 4,000 who are delivering value from the Power Platform whilst building their capability and transforming the organisation, it’s culture, and themselves!
He’ll happily share his experience and can be found on Twitter at SiOwenDigital or LinkedIn at SimonOwenDigital

Kevin McDonnell

Having been sucked in to the world of SharePoint with a Project Server project back in 2004, Kevin soon became hooked. From developer, to infrastructure owner to project manager and advocate primarily in Financial Services, Kevin now works as a Solution architect for CPS in the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform space.
Things have got so bad that he even has a Power App for a kitchen calendar. Kevin blogs on Digital Workplace topics on his own blog (https://www.mcd79.com), co-hosts the GreyHatBeard podcast (https://www.greyhatbeard.com) and is a regular contributor to the monthly #collabtalk discussions.

Garry Trinder

Garry is a Microsoft Office Development MVP, Solutions Architect and Development Team Lead at Corporate Project Solutions (CPS), located in the UK.
He has specialised in SharePoint and Office 356 development for the past 10 years and has had many roles from administrator, developer and consultant. Passionate about community, he is a Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices (PnP) team member and co-maintainer of the open-source tenant management tool, CLI for Microsoft 365.
He can often be found sharing his knowledge on Twitter, @garrytrinder, through his blog, https://garrytrinder.github.io, speaking at events as well as being a co-presenter of the Microsoft 365 Modern Workplace podcast, GreyHatBeard.

Kyle Hill

As a technology leader with experience in corporate IT, digital transformation and strategic innovation-enabled growth on a global scale, Kyle provides organisations with the confidence they need to solve problems, achieve their goals and become an agent of change in our digitally disrupted world.
Kyle focuses on the Microsoft Business Applications platform and on creating value-generating solutions for customers. As part of these solutions, he also has a keen passion for IoT, AI and Mixed Reality.
You will often find Kyle involved in community engagements and also presenting at conferences around the world, so speak to him about: CRM, ERP, Low Code/No Code, Community Engagement.

Tricia Sinclair

So who am I? That's easy.
I am a results oriented human who loves to focus on how future technology trends can be incorporated into your business today.
While technology can help you, my passion also revolves around how that technology affects people. I like to involve people and help them adapt to the future ways of working.
Want to strike up a conversation with me outside of technology? There are two other subjects I am passionate about. The first one is mentoring underserved communities. And the second is makeup. I love makeup and seeing the personal transformation using the power of a killer eyeliner. :)

Chris Huntingford

I’m a geek and proud to admit it! I’m also a rather large, talkative South African who plays drums, wears horrendous Hawaiian shirts and has an affinity for engaging in as many social gatherings as humanly possible, because, well….I want to experience as much as possible and connect with as many different people as I can! I am, unapologetically, Myself! This zest for interaction and collaboration has led to a fixation on community and an understanding that by bringing people together in the right environment, ANYTHING can be achieved.
I have an intense enthusiasm for technology. I am a terrific tinkerer, a passionate problem solver and a magical maker. As long as I am creating something, I feel fulfilled. Technology provides me with my creative outlet, especially in a digital format. My core focus is on the Microsoft Power Platform, a perfect consolidation of digital technology creating a symphony between both right and left brain hemispheres.

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