13-15 May 2026 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Directions ASIA 2026
Directions ASIA 2026 is the conference for Business Central partners with focus on learning, growth, and meaningful connections. This time, we’re heading to vibrant Ho Chi Minh City - a dynamic hub of culture, energy, and innovation.
Get the latest updates from Microsoft and the broader Dynamics ecosystem. Connect with the full community: resellers, add-on providers, Microsoft, Distributors, MVPs, developers, consultants, business leaders and sales & marketing professionals. Spark new ideas, fuel your inspiration, and drive your success. Be where Business Central innovation happens.
Normal ticket - 649 USD
Group discount 10% for 5+ tickets, 20% for 10+ tickets
Panel: How We Use AI in our AL Development Workflow
AI is no longer just a buzzword, it is a practical tool that is changing how AL development gets done. In this interactive panel discussion MVPs will share how they use AI to streamline code analysis, improve efficiency while vibe coding (the hands-on development process), and enhance collaboration through code reviews. Expect candid insights on what works, what doesn't, and how AI is helping developers understand complex logic, track data flows, organize requirements and maintain code quality while accelerating delivery. Join us for a discussion that goes beyond theory and into practical strategies you can apply in your own Business Central development projects.
Speakers:
Arend-Jan Kauffmann
CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd. | MVP
Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector.
With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry, he has a solid track record in this business. With a strong focus on architecture, design and integration, he worked in different roles and with a broad range of technologies and platforms, including C/SIDE & VS Code development, C/AL and AL, Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Azure and Office 365.
He strongly believes that knowledge increases by sharing it, not by saving it. By delivering workshops and being a frequent speaker at conferences, he can put this into practice. Since 2013 Arend-Jan is awarded as Microsoft MVP Business Solutions.
Arend-Jan Kauffmann
CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd. | MVP
Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector.
With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry, he has a solid track record in this business. With a strong focus on architecture, design and integration, he worked in different roles and with a broad range of technologies and platforms, including C/SIDE & VS Code development, C/AL and AL, Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Azure and Office 365.
He strongly believes that knowledge increases by sharing it, not by saving it. By delivering workshops and being a frequent speaker at conferences, he can put this into practice. Since 2013 Arend-Jan is awarded as Microsoft MVP Business Solutions.
Dmitry Katson
Architect of AI Agents - Founder of CentralQ.ai - Microsoft MVP - Contribution Hero
Dmitry Katson is a 🆠Microsoft MVP 🆠Contribution Hero and Founder of CentralQ.ai, an AI-powered knowledge and agent platform built for the Business Central.
With over 20 years of experience, he is recognized for turning ideas into real-world AI solutions — from copilots to autonomous agents.
Dmitry focuses on bringing human and machine intelligence together to create agents that understand, analyze, and act inside Business Central.
A frequent speaker at Directions, BC TechDays, and global AI events, he continues to push the boundaries of what's possible when AI meets enterprise systems.
Dmitry Katson
Architect of AI Agents - Founder of CentralQ.ai - Microsoft MVP - Contribution Hero
Dmitry Katson is a 🆠Microsoft MVP 🆠Contribution Hero and Founder of CentralQ.ai, an AI-powered knowledge and agent platform built for the Business Central.
With over 20 years of experience, he is recognized for turning ideas into real-world AI solutions — from copilots to autonomous agents.
Dmitry focuses on bringing human and machine intelligence together to create agents that understand, analyze, and act inside Business Central.
A frequent speaker at Directions, BC TechDays, and global AI events, he continues to push the boundaries of what's possible when AI meets enterprise systems.
Eric "waldo" Wauters
"Because you can doesn't mean you should"
Eric “waldo†Wauters
Eric is one of the founding partners of iFacto Business Solutions and Dynex bv.
With his 21 years of technical expertise, he is an everyday inspiration to its development teams.  As development manager he continually acts upon the technical readiness of iFacto and Dynex.
   
Apart from that, Eric is also very active in BC community, where he tries to solve technical issues and shares his knowledge with other Dynamics enthusiasts. Surely, a lot amongst you will have read some of Eric's posts, which he invariably signs with “waldoâ€.
Lots of people have been using and even contributing to tools he shares for free on github.
His proven track record entitled him to be awarded since 2007 as MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional).
Eric "waldo" Wauters
"Because you can doesn't mean you should"
Eric “waldo†Wauters
Eric is one of the founding partners of iFacto Business Solutions and Dynex bv.
With his 21 years of technical expertise, he is an everyday inspiration to its development teams.  As development manager he continually acts upon the technical readiness of iFacto and Dynex.
   
Apart from that, Eric is also very active in BC community, where he tries to solve technical issues and shares his knowledge with other Dynamics enthusiasts. Surely, a lot amongst you will have read some of Eric's posts, which he invariably signs with “waldoâ€.
Lots of people have been using and even contributing to tools he shares for free on github.
His proven track record entitled him to be awarded since 2007 as MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional).
Tom Kapitan
Fusion5 Business Solutions
Tomas is Microsoft MVP for Business Applications. He has been working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Central since his university days. He began his journey as a NAV developer and quickly transitioned to a lead role. For the past few years, he has been guiding new developers in understanding both C/AL and AL languages and core Business Central processes. Tomas is passionate about working with data using modern D365 products and is a huge fan of BC open-source programs. Apart from the open-source programs, he focuses on technical topics, especially Dynamics 365 Sales integration, telemetry, and best practices. ðŸ¤-📈
Currently, Tomas resides in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and is enjoying the never-ending summer. 🌞
Tom Kapitan
Fusion5 Business Solutions
Tomas is Microsoft MVP for Business Applications. He has been working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Central since his university days. He began his journey as a NAV developer and quickly transitioned to a lead role. For the past few years, he has been guiding new developers in understanding both C/AL and AL languages and core Business Central processes. Tomas is passionate about working with data using modern D365 products and is a huge fan of BC open-source programs. Apart from the open-source programs, he focuses on technical topics, especially Dynamics 365 Sales integration, telemetry, and best practices. ðŸ¤-📈
Currently, Tomas resides in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and is enjoying the never-ending summer. 🌞
Vjekoslav Babic
Solutions Architect | MVP
Vjekoslav Babić (Vjeko) is a Business Central architect, developer, trainer, author and blogger with over three decades of IT experience, two of which have been spent in the Business Central ecosystem.
His passion lies in web and mobile technologies, but deep down he's an incurable hacker who loves writing code and breaking things apart to see how they work.
As a frequent conference speaker and blogger, Vjeko pushes the boundaries of what's possible, connecting Business Central with anything that can be plugged into it through obscure loopholes or undocumented interfaces, especially when they're not meant to be used that way. In his view, nothing is really meant for any particular purpose, and figuring out how to make things useful beyond their intended design is the meaning of life.
Since 2010, Vjeko has been awarded the Microsoft Dynamics NAV MVP. You can find him at his blog "Vjeko.com - ideas in the cloud".
Vjekoslav Babic
Solutions Architect | MVP
Vjekoslav Babić (Vjeko) is a Business Central architect, developer, trainer, author and blogger with over three decades of IT experience, two of which have been spent in the Business Central ecosystem.
His passion lies in web and mobile technologies, but deep down he's an incurable hacker who loves writing code and breaking things apart to see how they work.
As a frequent conference speaker and blogger, Vjeko pushes the boundaries of what's possible, connecting Business Central with anything that can be plugged into it through obscure loopholes or undocumented interfaces, especially when they're not meant to be used that way. In his view, nothing is really meant for any particular purpose, and figuring out how to make things useful beyond their intended design is the meaning of life.
Since 2010, Vjeko has been awarded the Microsoft Dynamics NAV MVP. You can find him at his blog "Vjeko.com - ideas in the cloud".