Directions EMEA 2024

Povilas is an experienced Partner Manager with a strong career in the software industry. He forges and nurtures strategic alliances that benefit all parties involved. With a particular focus on the Bankfeed solution, Povilas has consistently demonstrated his ability to deliver tangible value to both partners and customers. His approach combines deep industry knowledge with a keen understanding of market dynamics, enabling him to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities.

As a visionary leader and passionate Business Central developer, Stefan is dedicated to shaping the future of software development. His contributions extend beyond his professional work; he actively contributes to the Business Central open-source code, writes insightful blogs on his BC Blog, and supports others in the community through platforms like Yammer. His commitment to innovation and excellence has enabled him to deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations, and he continuously seeks new opportunities to enhance his skills and stay current with the latest advancements in technology. Stefan's community-oriented approach and unwavering dedication to the Business Central ecosystem make him a valuable asset and an inspiring leader in the field.

- Responsible for building the next generation modern experiences for Dynamics 365 Business Central's integrations with Copilot, Power Platform and Microsoft 365 applications such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, etc. - Frequent speaker at many global (Directions, BCTechDays...) conferences.

Søren is an customer onboarding champion and a veteran in the industry, with 28 years of mapping business processes with user desire and technology under his belt ⭐⭐⭐ In the Business Central engineering team he drivers Copilot & Onboarding User Experiences and drives the investments in making it easier to for partners to onboard customers at scale. ⚙️✅ He has been around the block: - In IT departments primarily in manufacturing companies, developing ERP, internal consulting - Worked for various XAL/AX/NAV partners in as a systems integrator, developer and consultant - Run his own systems integration partner company for 7 years - And finally - when he couldn't resist the attraction of Microsoft any longer - joined in 2016 - He is passionate about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, and is a board member of Women in Dynamics ❤️💚💙💛 - In between all of this he enjoys playing in a hard-rock band as a semi-professional musician 🎵🤘🏼

With 24+ years in Executive Positions in Finance, Operations, and IT, including 11 years as Partner Director at Fênix Consultoria, 7 years as Finance Director at Fumex Tabacalera (American Subsidiary), and 4 years as CIO at CdF International. Extensive international experience as Program and Project Manager in Brazil, Holland, Spain, Italy, UK, US, Indonesia, Philippines, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Argentina. Expertise in cost and staff reorganization, change management, project finance, company and project valuation, budget and cash flow control, funding, infrastructure projects, corporate policies, and Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Strong background in ERP implementation and project management. Pursuing 2 Master’s degrees (Management Science – Kent, UK and Accounting – UFBa), MBA in Corporate Finance (FGV), and BA in Accounting and BS in Computer Science (UFBa). Certified PgMP, PMP, and currently pursuing a PhD in Accounting and Finance at Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP).

Solution Architect and MVP, covering all areas of Business Central. Big user of Power Platform to extend or plug gaps in Business Central. A general curiosity with development but a low code/no code platform suits me better 😊

I am Javier Armesto Gonzalez, a technology leader with over 20 years of experience in the IT sector. Currently, I work as the BizzApps Tech Lead at myCloudDoor, where I lead business applications projects and advise on digital transformation for companies. With a passion for technology and innovation, I have been honored by Microsoft with the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award in the "Business Applications" category for the past two years, recognizing my valuable contributions to technical communities. I also share my knowledge and experience through my personal blog, TechSphere Dynamics, where I publish articles and resources on the latest trends and technologies in business applications and artificial intelligence.

Professional Experience More than 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC 25 years of experience within different ERPs (SAP, Oracle Applications, Sage X3, Dynamics 365 BC and Dynamics 365 FO) University Invited Teacher Career started in Portugal and moved to London 6 years ago Different Roles in Consulting (Business Consultant, Functional Consultant, Project Manager, Programme Manager, Engagement Leader, Team Leader, Site Manager, Product Manager and Solution Architect) Vertical Experience Fashion, Food and Pharmaceutical (Retail and Manufacturing) Services and Real Estate Some Personal Food, Wine and Gin Lover Runner (finished 4 marathons), Trekker (finished 10 ways of Camiño to Santiago), Padel and Bodyboarding

Vjekoslav Babić, known in the community as Vjeko, is a Business Central architect, developer, trainer, author, and blogger. With over two decades of IT experience, he has worked with a wide range of technologies, but his true passion lies in coding, particularly in the web and mobile worlds. A self-proclaimed hacker, Vjeko loves breaking things apart to understand how they work, often pushing the boundaries of Business Central by connecting it with anything that can be integrated through obscure loopholes or undocumented interfaces. For him, the thrill lies in making things useful beyond their intended purpose. Since 2010, Vjeko has been a Microsoft MVP for Dynamics NAV. You can find his insights on his blog, "Vjeko.com - ideas in the cloud."

Elena is a tech leader with 20 years of experience in the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, including 9 years at Microsoft. In 2013, she founded 365 Talent Portal, a company that provides comprehensive people services within the Microsoft Dynamics channel, specialising in finding, training, and developing talent. Today, the company supports over 1,000 Microsoft businesses in growing and upskilling their people and leadership. Elena is an active and influential member of the global Microsoft community. She serves as the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) EMEA President, International Vice President, and leads the Global Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Passionate business development executive • Enabling growth and success with Dynamics 365 • 20+ years of experience within Microsoft Dynamics 365 business development • 10+ years helping Microsoft Dynamics Partners with offer development and commercial growth

Empowering every AL developer and BC organization on the planet to achieve more

Jannik Bausager is Principal Group Program Manager for the Dynamics 365 Business Central team which defines the scope and the future for the Business Central application (finance, sales, purchase, inventory, warehouse, manufacturing, and project) and our clients (web client, mobile apps), and also our integrations to the Power Platform and M365 products. Jannik has 29 years of experience within the IT industry. His experience ranges from product development, consultancy, sales, and strategy development. He has been 3 years in Asia as country sales manager.

Peik Bech-Andersen is a freelance solution architect , consultant, Instructor and developer, Implementing solutions all-over the world. He is specialized in advanced manufacturing combined with master data replication and Intercompany solutions. He first saw Navision in 1984 at the beta testing program of PcPlus. He started implementing manufacturing solutions in 1983 on IBM S/36 systems. Since the Dynamics NAV manufacturing module was released, he has implemented at least 50 Manufacturing solutions in all kinds of different businesses. Starting as an accountant in a production company and moving on to implementing systems, he has both the accounting, the development and the implementation background. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, he has conducted courses the last 10 years in topics like Dynamics NAV programming, installation, finance, trade, warehouse management and manufacturing. During the many years, he has had countless courses with many participants in 15 countries.

I'm Elaiza 👋, a Senior Cloud Advocate for Power Platform at Microsoft. I have a ✨passion✨ for helping the technical community build solutions with Microsoft Power Platform. I started with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and then fell in love with Power Platform in 2018. I often speak at online virtual events or in-person events. I also have a series on my YouTube channel called WTF - What The Flow where I help others learn about cloud flows.

Benedikt has rich experience in designing and implementing solutions based on both Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. He has a development background which makes him a pro Coder in a fusion team. His passion is to automate stuff as well as create templates to make the life of others easier. In January 2021 he received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in Business Applications.

I am a developer and a system architect for Dynamics NAV and Business Central. My journey in Dynamics World started in 2010 and since then I had been working for Gold Partners in Poland and Denmark and also helping implementing system for one big global end user. I implemented Dynamics NAV and Business Central across Eastern Europe and Middle East. I had pleasure to work with wonderful people in such countries such as Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, US, and United Arab Emirates.

Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft working on the Server Runtime team to ensure that the Business Central backend is performant and reliable. Specializing in Web Services, Reporting, and Telemetry.

Josephine is a part of the Partner and Customer Growth team within the Microsoft Business Central Engineering team. She manages the Concierge Partner Program lead by Fredrik Hietala, where she works closely with partners to accelerate growth and streamline success in Business Central acquisitions, implementations and migrations. Josephine is also driving the High Volume Practice (HVP) Community, which fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing to help partners scale their businesses efficiently. At Directions EMEA, Josephine will share insights on optimizing partner success through the Microsoft Programs and leveraging community resources.

Jonas run the Engineering Systems teams for Dynamics 365 Business Central and has been working on build, test and CI/CD systems for the past 20 years.

Nicki is the founder and the head behind the label "Xperts At Work" and co-founder of Experts Inside. He worked for many years in Microsoft enterprise environments and also as a trainer and consultant for SharePoint and Office 365 & Azure. His expertise extends from technical and strategic consulting all the way to project management, with his core competencies covering SMB, enterprise environments and government data management. Nicki is Microsoft MVP for Office Servers & Services, Microsoft Regional Director and professional Member of German Speaker Association e.V. https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/nicki-borell https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5000242

During his 19 years at Microsoft, Mike has experienced the life of Test Engineer, Engineering Manager and Product Manager, shipping Visual Studio, AX, NAV and Business Central. Today, he's responsible for leading Business Central into the AI era and our 'Better together' story with Teams, Outlook, Excel and OneDrive.

Peter has been with Microsoft since the acquisition of Navision in 2002, and has worked as a program manager in a number of areas and product lines throughout this time. He is currently a program manager on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central developer tools team, responsible for the AL language, Visual Studio Code tooling, developer and test tools for Copilot in Business Central, AppSource integration and extensions.

Nick has been at the forefront of business applications marketing for over 24 years. Specializing in driving growth through innovative marketing strategies, Nick has helped numerous partners increase their market reach and achieve significant ROI. He is passionate about leveraging data-driven tactics to optimize marketing efforts and enjoys sharing his knowledge to empower others in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Program Manager for the Dynamics 365 Business Central Control Plane team at Microsoft.

Gerdien Cammeraat has 27 years of experience in the software industry of which 23 years in the Dynamics community. She has been responsible for product development teams in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central and the other Dynamics products. She is a coaching leader and has a passion for customer centric innovations. In her current role as Services Director at Ciellos, a Microsoft ISV Development Center, she is responsible for the overall delivery of the different service lines and ensuring high customer solution satisfaction. Directions has a special place in her heart as she was heavily involved in getting the first two editions in Europe- Paris and Barcelona - to roll.

Tharanga Chandrasekara is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central lead technical consultant with over a decade of experience. Tharanga is an active member and community moderator of the official Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Community forum. He regularly shares knowledge with others through his blog, user groups, and webinars. Tharanga strongly believes that "one small piece of knowledge someone shares today could be the cornerstone of a huge concept that changes the world tomorrow". For the past eight years, Tharanga has been working for Theta, one of the largest and most competitive IT companies in New Zealand that helps organizations – in New Zealand and around the world transform their businesses with technology. Since 2016, Tharanga has been awarded the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Enrico Cimitan joined the Microsoft family in 2017 as a software engineer. He initially worked in the Dynamics 365 Business Central application team, and later shifted to features in the client area. Since 2019, Enrico has been contributing to the data connectors and integrations between Business Central and other Microsoft products, including Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Dataverse.

Val Clarke has over a decade of experience in the software industry and has been with 4PS for seven years. As Operations Director, Val is responsible for overseeing the daily business operations and overall customer satisfaction, evaluating efficiency and performance, developing and implementing strategies for growth, employee recruitment and development and general business improvements.   With strong people management and strategic planning skills, Val is passionate about ensuring that 4PS offers the best possible outcomes for customers and employees. The 4PS core values are fully embedded into her approach to running the business – Val consistently and continuously encourages everyone in the team to follow their heart, learn more and innovate.  Fostering this positive culture keeps the whole team developing and improving while delivering real quality and value to 4PS customers in a forward-thinking and supportive environment.

Jason is a product manager at Microsoft who has been focusing on Field Service and frontline worker use-cases for nearly a decade. He has a special interest in data integration and connecting systems together to maximize the value of all the connected systems.

Jacqui is a Senior Partner Marketing Advisor at Microsoft for Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Europe. She has over 20 years of experience in B2B GTM, with extensive cross-industry marketing experience working as the Consulting Africa CMO at Deloitte and senior GTM positions at Microsoft EMEA. She is passionate about the empowerment of women, and the digital transformation of emerging markets as a way to become internationally relevant and globally competitive. With an unwavering growth mindset, she constantly pursues opportunities for personal development & growth. She is an Advisory Board Member on the CMO Council for Africa and a Board Member of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), a UN approved non-profit organization that aims to broaden dialogue among governments, businesses, academia, and civil society on innovative ways of utilizing ICT to advance development.

Responsible for leading the Microsoft Business Applications EMEA regional partner 'go to market' team. Driving solution area marketing strategy, planning and execution through partners to maximise cloud revenue, consumption impact and joint business growth. An IAMCP Board Member with a passion for enabling partner community engagement, driving D&I initiatives and supporting those who are early in their careers.

Since 1998 working with Navision, Dynamics NAV, and now with Business Central and Power Platform. I worked as an end-user, consultant, and developer in different companies and partners. In 2022 I was awarded Microsoft MVP in the Business Applications category. International Speaker at Directions EMEA, Directions ASIA, and Days of Knowledge Odense. Organizing committee member "Business Central Day ES" (www.businescentralday.es) and Global Power Platform Bootcamp Zaragoza (https://www.meetup.com/power-platform-zaragoza/) As an MCT I teach Microsoft courses about Business Central, Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate. I have a blog where I write about these Microsoft technologies: https://blog.msdyn365bc.es. If you want to know more about me, here you have my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertocorella/

Joseph Corigliano is an business executive with 32 years of experience in the Busines Applications space including 23 years ex-Microsoft. Joe will be presenting with Ben Reid a program manager at Ciellos who speclaizes in Microsoft Partner Operations and spent 6+ years on the Microsoft Partner Experience team.

Stefano Demiliani is a Microsoft MVP for Business Applications and for Azure, MCT Regional Lead, international speaker and a long-time expert on different Microsoft technologies. He works as a CTO for EID/Nav-lab Group and he's frequently involved on helping customers on moving their business to the Azure cloud. He is the author of many successful IT books related to Dynamics NAV, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Azure DevOps, Azure solution development and Power Platform. He's the author of the first Dynamics 365 Business Central Development guide. He’s a Microsoft Community Champion for Azure. He's the winner of the global "Tech Start of the Year" Digital Revolution Award 2023 (the "Tech Star of the Year" award recognizes outstanding contributions to the cloud industry by individuals working at any level within an organization).

I hold a master’s degree in applied mathematics and began my career in 2006, working with various versions of Navision, Dynamics NAV, and Business Central. Since joining Microsoft in 2016 as a software engineer, I have been deeply involved in the development and enhancement of Business Central. In 2022, I transitioned to the Business Central team based in Lyngby, Denmark. My primary areas of focus are inventory, costing, warehouse management, manufacturing, and planning.

Nick Doelman is an independent Power Platform specialist, trainer and coach. Nick delivers presentations, workshops and collaborates on Power Platform and Dynamics 365 projects worldwide. From 2021 to 2023, Nick worked as a Senior Content Developer at Microsoft where he worked on skilling content for Power Pages, Power Automate, and other parts of the Power Platform. Nick has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Nick is a cohost on the Power Platform BOOST podcast as well as one of the organizers of the Canadian Power Platform Summit. Nick is also a competitive Powerlifter and is a member of Team Canada competing at various international events.

They're a senior software engineer in the Developer Tools team. Specialized in the internals of the AL language and runtime, performance optimizations and data insights. They're also the person with the crab avatar answering your AL questions on GitHub.

Berny During, MCT CPIM BBA(UNISA), boasts a 27-year tenure as a Microsoft Certified Trainer. With a rich background, he began as product manager at Navision South Africa, later co-founding a successful partner. His impact spans roles from entrepreneurship to being a driving force in some of Africa's largest partners. Berny's expertise extends across fields like Production and Inventory Management, Business Administration, Computer Sciences, Law, Taxation, and Labour Law. Over 27 years, he's empowered thousands worldwide through NAV/BC training, in 20+ countries. Currently, he nurtures Business Central practices, consultants, and developers, also aiding ISVs and promoting Dynamics 365 Business Central. Berny's voice has resonated at industry conferences like Tech-Ed, Directions, Days of Knowledge and hosted the Navision Africa partner conference. Passionate about knowledge sharing, he finds joy in inspiring business growth and personal development among partners.

Working on the core server behind Business Central as part of the Server-Runtime team.

Part of the leading CSP Distributor in the world, TD SYNNEX. Experienced Microsoft expert with over 12 years in the field. Knowledge about the complex world of Microsoft licensing, MAICPP, CSP and incentive programs, focused on Business Applications solutions. Possessing a winning combination of solid tech skills and business sense. Eager in helping you grow your Dynamics 365 & Power Platform business and assisting in the move towards the Cloud by providing advice on a global level, combining technical background and knowledge with business and customer/partner needs.

Renato Fajdiga, a seasoned Microsoft Dynamics NAV/365 Business Central consultant and blogger, currently leads the Business Applications team, overseeing F&O, BC, and other applications. An MVP and MCT since 2018, he specializes in Business Applications, particularly Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Platform. He thrives on learning new technologies and concepts that enhance customer processes. Occasionally, he delves into coding, but his primary motivation is resolving community-posted issues with Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Klaus is Co-Founder and CEO of acadon, an ISV focussing on ERP for the Timber industry. Since 2010 he is engaged in the IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners) and now is treasurer of the German, EMEA and worldwide IAMCP. Klaus is passionate about bringing people together so that everybody can deliver better solutions to customers.

Tobias Fenster started as a developer in the 1990s. Holding different positions including Head of Technical Consulting, Head of Development and CTO for multiple Microsoft partners during his career, he is now a Managing Director at 4PS Germany. He is also a Microsoft Regional Director, holds dual Microsoft MVP awards for Business Applications and Azure and is a Docker Captain. He is blogging on tobiasfenster.io, where he writes about Business Applications, Docker and Windows Containers, but also tooling like Azure DevOps, Visual Studio Code and infrastructure automation. His other focus is Azure, mainly around container environments and SQL.

Hey there! I'm Edmondo Ferretti, and I've been living in Dublin, Ireland while working at Microsoft for the past nine years. I kicked off my journey as a Site Reliability Engineer, where I spent two years making sure everything ran smoothly and reliably. For the last seven years, I've been part of the Business Central Control Plane team, diving deep into security. It's been an exciting ride, and I've loved every moment of it. My passion for security and my dedication to the team have helped us step up our game. I'm proud to be part of Microsoft and to contribute to making our systems and customers safer and more secure.

Ugne Fink-Jensen is a highly experienced international business negotiator, entrepreneur, and speaker with over 15 years of professional experience. She has a strong background in complex and high-stakes IT, tech, and innovation negotiations, having worked as a lead negotiator and senior group counsel at the multi-billion-dollar corporation AP. Møller-Maersk. Before that, she headed the legal department at 1ClickFactory, which marked the beginning of her deep understanding of the Microsoft industry. Today, she is the founder of Legal4Partners, a legal consulting company specializing in the Microsoft industry, and Firm&Fair, a global negotiation agency. On a mission to level the playing field in business negotiation, Ugne inspires business leaders to rethink their current approach to negotiation and to negotiate with expertise, not on autopilot.

25 years working on Fênix, a Navision/Microsoft partner in Brazil since 2000. Computer Engineer, MBA in Project Manager and Stanford Executive EPGC

Microsoft MVP, Microsoft 365 Consultant, Power Platform Developer Luise helps customers around the globe to improve their business processes and to get rid of everything that only keeps them busy. She is a member of the Microsoft 365 platform community (PnP) team and supports developers in extending Microsoft 365. She loves all things community, open-source, stickers, and the number 42.

Gary has nearly 25 years’ experience of implementing, customising and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (and its predecessor Navision) with a focus on warehouse, logistics and manufacturing functions. He is passionate about leveraging this platform by designing and developing apps to improve both efficiency and insights into business processes.

After a career in IT- and project management Stefan is now an independent interim manager helping customers to bridge the lack of internal management capacity; either as a program and project manager or as part of the internal management team, e.g. as head of IT or similiar. Stefan knows the classical project management methods like PMbook as well as he is a big friend and early adopter of agile. But he knows that the most important success factor of a project is the human being working together to solve a mutual problem.

Steve Gichure is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central developer with 14 years of experience implementing ERP solutions across Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the US. Stephen has been an active member of the Business Central community in New Zealand for the last 5 years, sharing his knowledge in community events across NZ. He now works as a freelance contractor, focusing on enabling business transformation through software innovations.

Data Platform and Business Applications Microsoft MVP Business solutions should solve business problems and the business should own the problem and the solution. I've spent my whole career empowering businesses to do that.

Computer scientist at Microsoft. Software Engineer on the platform team of Business Central.

My name’s Joe Griffin, and I’m CEO of proMX UK, a Microsoft Inner Circle partner within the proMX group of companies. I hold various Microsoft certifications and have a broad knowledge of working with and managing projects involving Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Azure, Power BI, .NET and other technologies within the Microsoft cloud stack. During this time, I’ve developed a keen interest in coding, and love working with Transact-SQL, JScript, PowerShell, DAX & C#. Thanks to my previous experience, I have practical knowledge of operating within the energy efficiency, managed services, retail, print & direct mail and utility sectors. I love getting involved as part of the Business Applications technical community and was very fortunate to receive the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award from Microsoft in 2020. When I’m not blogging or tinkering, I enjoy reading, catching up on the latest films/TVs and also enjoy studying history.

Tomas Grubliauskas is a Principal Software Engineering Manager in Business Central Client team. Tomas has 10 years of experience building client experiences in ERP and SMB field. Currently, Tomas is leading Business Central modern client efforts for web and mobile. Tomas is the go-to person for questions about UI, Accessibility, PWA, JS add-ins, Android/IOS apps and browser client.

I started my professional journey in 2015 in German customer service at Microsoft Operations Ireland and discovered my passion for helping business partners in their day-to-day business. Since then, I have built a versatile skill set for administrative and empathy-based jobs. I have been trained in the Translating/Interpreting sector and in Management Assistance. In my personal time, I enjoy practicing arts (martial, culinary, musical & otherwise) and discovering new places in my area by bike or on foot.

Starting as a Microsoft Dynamics superuser in 2014, Kay has seen both sides of implementation projects. She enjoys bringing her user experience and insights to help partners and customers streamline business processes and keep up with an increasingly digital world.

Developer on the Business Central backend since 2016

With over 30 years’ experience in the IT business, I have developed a huge passion for business development and IT strategy. Working with Navision Software and at the Microsoft Development Center in Copenhagen for 7 years, I gained a deep insight into the traditional Dynamics NAV customer and business management software market. I am also holding a strong background working in the Microsoft Dynamics partner channel, establishing businesses in Europe for international ISVs and Global distributors. Whether I’m talking to a partner or doing presales activities with a customer, I am dedicated to making life easier for business users and improving the quality and effectiveness of their IT solutions. I have been with Crayon since April 2022 as the responsible for the global Biz Apps strategy.

Thorsten has been working at Microsoft in Germany for almost 17 years. During this time, he has filled various roles. Currently and for about 6 years he is PDM for the Dynamics partners in Germany.

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Henrik is a Veteran in the NAV and Business Central world. Henrik has worked with clients in a plethora of industries and geographic locations and sizes. Henrik is proud to be known as a dinosaur ...

With over 20 years in accounting, ERP systems, and Microsoft Dynamics, Kristen Hosman founded Mount Evans Consulting to create tailored accounting systems for small businesses. A seasoned accountant, Kristen leverages her diverse experience to meet unique business needs. Active in the Microsoft Dynamics community, she shares her expertise through forums, interviews, and conferences. Kristen has earned multiple accolades, including GPUG All-Star, Granite Award, Dynamics 365 All Star nomination, and Microsoft MVP for four years.

Being part of the Microsoft Dynamics community since 1990, Erik Hougaard has worked with every version and visited all corners of the system. He has worked with NAV for the biggest companies in Denmark and across numerous industries. He is a Managing Partner in EFOQUS, a Canadian Microsoft Partner developing products and solutions with Dynamics 365 Business Central. Erik is an active community contributor passionate about sharing his deep technical knowledge, and he has been awarded a Microsoft MVP Award for his Dynamics NAV contributions every year since 2014. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences and has been blogging about Dynamics since 2013. In 2019 he wrote the BUSINESS CENTRAL FIELD GUIDE to help customers understand the system, with or without external help. In 2020 he added a YouTube channel publishing weekly videos with hacks and insights for Microsoft 365 Business Central programming.

Ben has over 20 years consultancy experience implementing IT based solutions to solve business problems across all sectors, including ERP, EPM and other LOB solutions. During this time Ben has worked for several key industry organisations including Microsoft and Dell, as well as several smaller organisations. Ben has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for the last 14 years, and is currently a Data Platform MVP. He co-hosts the Manchester Power BI user group.

I’m a rather large, straight-talking, tattooed, well-travelled South African who plays drums (badly), wears horrendous colourful 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! My zest for interaction and collaboration has led to a fixation on community and an understanding that ANYTHING can be achieved by bringing people together in the right environment. I have an intense enthusiasm for technology and innovation. I am a terrific tinkerer, a passionate problem solver, and a magical maker. As long as I am creating something or bringing people together to do something innovative and COOL, I feel fulfilled. Combining people, technology and excitement for doing the next next is what I do! If you feel like you are moments away from your new Innovative thing, I’d love to talk to you!

Senior Software Engineer working in application group for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Software Engineer working in the application group for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Dmitry is a Business Central expert with over 20 years of experience. He has held roles ranging from developer to business owner. Since earning the MVP title in 2018, Dmitry has consistently shared his expertise through blogs, conferences and community contributions. In 2023, he created CentralQ.ai, an AI-powered search built on the knowledge of the Business Central community, quickly becoming a must-have tool for professionals. Known for turning bold ideas into reality, Dmitry continues to push the boundaries of AI in Microsoft Business Central.

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.

More then 20 years experience around NAV and now Business Central. Originally ERP and IT manager at end user site - later working for a Microsoft Gold partner in support and projects and now since over 12 years having my own company for workshops, support and more. Next to this author of several book series for NAV and Business Central in German as well some soft skill books.

Bardur works on architectural issues in various application areas, often with focus on performance.

I have been involved in the development of enterprise resource planning systems and the evaluation of operational data since 1995. Since 1999 I am self-employed and since 2003 shareholder and managing director of datenkultur GmbH. Starting in 2006, I was instrumental in establishing the Jet Reports product in the German market. In the following years I extended my knowledge to Dynamics, data warehouse, analysis services and Power BI. I always keep my knowledge up to date on these topics. I regularly publish articles on these topics and am often invited as a speaker.

Ivan has been with Microsoft for many years with product since 2001, holding finance consulting and product manager roles within the localization team and then in core Application and Integration teams. For last couple of years, he focused on helping making Business more intuitive, deliver on application product feedback and working on integration between Business Central and Dataverse, Dynamics 365 for Sales and Field Service.

Ugne Kontare, Chief Business Development Officer at Softera Baltic (Microsoft's Partner of the Year in Lithuania 2022), is a seasoned leader in cloud technology and international business. With 15+ years of experience across Marketing, Sales, CEO, and Business Development roles, Ugne excels in: 🏅Building and managing diverse, high-performance teams across cultures 🏅Developing and launching cloud solutions for global markets 🏅 Navigating complex international partnerships and business environments At Softera, Ugne led the development of multiple SOFT4 brand solutions, gaining market share and partner recognition. Her experience includes both successful product launches and valuable lessons from discontinued projects. Ugne's unique blend of experiences equips her to guide businesses through global expansion, product development, and team management in the dynamic Microsoft business technology landscape.

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Blazej Kotelko is one of the PMs in the Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen, Denmark but he had worked previously for Microsoft in London, UK and in Poland. With experience in the SMB space, UX design, low-code platforms and partner management he is currently responsible for the success and roadmap of Dynamics 365 Business Central integration with Power Platform.

Guus Krabbenborg is a highly-experienced business trainer and consultant with a well-earned reputation in the Microsoft Dynamics arena. He has managed and co-owned several software companies, was Sales Director for Navision in The Netherlands and co-founder of QBS Group - aka Companial. Over the last 20+ years Guus has delivered business training and presentations to hundreds of Dynamics partners and end-users all over the world. During the last years with a particular attention to business transformation and digital transformation. With Dynamics and More, Guus supports D365 customers and their partners with high impact services in the domains of Strategy, Digital Transformation, Marketing, Sales and Project Success. Finally, Guus is a frequent speaker at various Microsoft events like DIRECTIONS and at D365 partner events all over Europe. His approach is perceived by both customers and partners as inspiring, creative and provocative – but always entertaining. :-9

Software Engineer for the Dynamics 365 Business Central Control Plane team at Microsoft.

Freddy is the Lead for the Business Central MVP group and is trying to make sure that our Most Valuable Professionals gets the information, love and attention they need to assist and make sure we have a good and vibrant community around Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Freddy is responsible for everything around Docker, the BcContainerHelper PowerShell module and our plug-and-play DevOps solution AL-Go for GitHub, which can help partners and customers to run their DevOps processes without the need of a DevOps engineer. All these offerings are open source and Freddy uses among other things his blog (https://freddysblog.com) to evangelize these areas to the community.

Esben Nyhuus Kristoffersen is a principal architect on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central team. He has been working on the modern development story since the beginning and wrote the first lines of what would eventually become the new AL compiler. Prior to joining Microsoft, Esben had his own software company, developing project/time management software for Time/system International and later, a combined POS and online reservation system for bowling centers. With over 20 years of experience in software development, Esben has worked on various projects including Microsoft Business Framework (MBF) and Fenway. He later moved to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV team in 2006. Esben is an expert in his field and has been invited to speak at several conferences around the world.

Miguel Llorca is a seasoned technologist and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the IT industry. Since 2014, he has been honored with the Microsoft MVP award, for his contributions to technical communities. He is also a member of the Microsoft Regional Director program, recognized for his extensive technical and business acumen and leadership within the community. Additionally, Miguel is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, an instructor and author for LinkedIn Learning, and a regular speaker at industry events and conferences, earning the distinction of LinkedIn Top Voice in 2024.

Ukrainian, living in Spain, Madrid. Having more than 10 years of experience working with Microsoft ERP systems (D365 FSCM and BC). Playing an architect role in the international projects and leading consultant department in the company.

Joe Longo is one of the three original founders of Velosio and served as president and CEO from late 2019 through most of 2022. He was also president of Plumbline Consulting for over a decade, where he was responsible for Velosio IP development, sales and support. His involvement in the Microsoft community spans 30+ years so he brings a tremendous perspective to the organization. Mr. Longo has more than 30 years of proven success delivering revenue growth and shareholder value including extensive experience spanning president, CEO, COO, principal and board of director roles, and leadership through multiple bull and bear markets and numerous equity events. He is a strong problem solver with a passion to move a business forward via performance optimization, strategic planning and financial performance. Mr. Longo holds a BS in Accounting from Villanova University and is a member of the Board of Directors for Blanchard Valley Health System.

Jens has been with Microsoft for more than 20 years and has worked on the Business Central product (and previously Dynamics NAV) for most of this time. He is currently leading the Server Runtime team, so his everyday responsibility is to ensure that the BC backend is always stable and performant.

Patricia has been working in ERP as a consultant for more than 30 years. She specialized in the international business and global implementations. At this moment she is responsible at Arquiconsult for the Neashore and International business.

Frank CEO DynamicsGlobalProjects GmbH and board member of DirectionsForPartners. Frank started his career as a passionate NAV developer. After that Frank worked as Microsoft certified Trainer, consultant and project manager. NAV and the whole BC stack are not only tools to work with, they are until today passion for Frank. Another passion is the management of big international projects. Since the early beginning Frank was one of the persons who formed Directions. Frank lives with his family on the countryside in South Germany. In his free time you can find Frank often cycling, on the golf course, running or skiing.

Jack commenced his journey in the BC partner channel during a time when he still sported long hair and an enthusiastic sparkle in his eye. He began as a NAV developer and progressed to become an overarching solution architect. Presently, he leads a customer implementation team at a leading UK business applications partner. His strengths are in guiding successful solution design and execution, facilitated by clear communication, strategic problem-solving, and deep knowledge of technologies and business processes.

Predrag Maricic is a Software Engineering Manager on the Microsoft Business Central team. He joined Microsoft in 2011, after working for 9 years within the area of financial and ERP software. In Microsoft, he was covering wide range of responsibilities - delivering global features, transforming application test strategy, implementing extension strategy, making the product ready for SaaS and developing artificial intelligence features. Lately, he has been involved in shaping up localization strategy and delivering Business Central worldwide.

Stefan started with NAV/BC Development in 2016. In January 2021 he created the MSDyn365BC.Code.History repository on GitHub Since november 2021 he works on the BusinessCentral.LinterCop, a custom code analyzer for AL. He started to work as a freelance developer in march 2022 to move his focus on BC development and Saas.

I will help you to creatively elevate your operations using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. I am Microsoft MVP & Microsoft MCT with over 6 years of design, implementation and development of Dynamics 365 Business Central. I have implemented solutions across various industries such as financial institutions, SMEs, government institutions & NGOs. I encountered a steep learning curve while learning CAL/AL programming & it's been my mission to share knowledge via my YouTube channel to make it easier for other new learners in pursuit of AL programming knowledge. The channel youtube.com/@TekNaMsangi is structured with a series format of videos that can potentially take you from zero to hero if you implement it all.

As a 10-time Microsoft Dynamics MVP (CRM) and a Certified Sales Professional, I enjoy sharing my knowledge and expertise with others and contributing to the growth and success of the Dynamics 365 community. As the host of PartnerTalks.com, a weekly LinkedIn interview show, I chat with Business Executives from the Microsoft Community about their insights, ideas, and best practices. PartnerTalks.com has reached over 180 episodes and is now in its fourth year of production, attracting a global audience of professionals who want to learn from the experts and stay updated on the latest trends and innovations in the industry.

I'm a consultant for Business Central at Singhammer, where I started as a trainee 5 years ago. I am very passionate about all things data and automation. Today, I advise and guide our customers on their journey of implementing Business Central. I'm happy to share ideas on how to create smart business solutions by extending BC with tools like Power Platform and AI.

When I was in college I started my career as a .NET developer. In the meantime, I graduated and moved to another city where I accidentally bumped into Dynamics NAV. Step by step, I was more and more in love with it. And now I am a Dynamics 365 Business Central developer with a little knowledge of .NET and JavaScript. Since we have a great community that I have been following for some time now that motivated me to start my blog mmilince.com. I started writing about real-life Business Central things which could help other devs also.

Business Central Developer with 15 years of experience, working in a product team. Active in monitoring and implementing the latest innovations related to Business Central.

Robbie Morrison, Chief Executive Officer at Velosio, oversees the senior leadership team, providing guidance and support and a methodical focus on client satisfaction. With over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, Morrison plays a pivotal role in guiding both business and technological strategies across the company’s comprehensive array of solutions, services, and proprietary technologies. Morrison was instrumental in establishing Velosio in 2018 when he helped lead the team at SBS Group through the merger with Socius to form Velosio, and he most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer. Morrison has been instrumental in providing executive level business and technical leadership to marketing, sales, and operations to generate profitable revenue streams for Velosio across all solutions and product offerings.

Shannon Mullins is the CEO and founder of a BC Consulting Group and a Microsoft MVP of Business Applications. She has over 20 years' experience across a wide variety of disciplines and products, including accounting, information technology, professional services, insurance, healthcare, mortgage lending, distribution, manufacturing, project management and deployment and implementation of CRM and ERP systems. Shannon has a deep understanding of the functional aspects of projects, process automation and system design, and the reporting needs and requirements for complex ERP systems. Shannon is a former controller and accountant and holds a master's degree in Accountancy. She currently resides in Nashville, TN and is an experienced international speaker and teacher.

Mary entered the Dynamics community in 2018 after being an AX super user for 3 years. Mary has been helping lead SMB's for 15+ years across various industries including construction, manufacturing, food & beverage, retail, and cosmetics. After attending an App in a day class in 2019 she became hyper focused on using the Power Platform to transform the way small businesses operate. Mary's special niche is extending Dynamics Business Central with the Power Platform. Mary is an MVP that is passionate about helping others upskill themselves. She partners with several non-profits to share her knowledge on the power platform and breaking into the tech industry with a non-tech background. She also co-leads the Tampa UG that focuses on the Power Platform and Dynamics. Her main goal at the end of the day is to help as many people as possible become the best version of themselves. 🫶 Outside of work and community she spends watcher her son play football and playing golf.

I like lots of stuff 👉 Power Platform 💘 Dynamics 365 🚀 Azure 🧙‍♂️ Microsoft MVP ✍ blogs at https://nckr.de Worked for over 10 years with Microsoft Biz Apps as a solution architect / developer, started with Business Central nowadays loving the Power Platform & Azure Building repeatable software at knk Group 🏭

Responsible for Infrastructure and Delivery for Business Central, focusing on improving support processes, stabilization, Cloud Operations and Service Fundamentals

Vincent has been working with Business Central for over fifteen years. He and his team are responsible for the architecture of Business Central. During the last years, he has been focusing on AI and innovation.

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Erida is a Software Engineer at Microsoft and has been part of the Dynamics 365 Business Central team for 5 years. Her expertise areas include the browser client, the mobile app, Tenant Admin Center, accessibility, etc.

Kennie Nybo Pontoppidan works as program manager in the Dynamics 365 Business Central server backend team. He has been working in the dangerous field between customers, partners, support professionals, developers and dba's for many years and done his part of mistakes as a developer before that in his 18+ years in the it industry. He enjoys working with data and databases and really, really enjoys working using KQL. Kennie has no humor.

Many years of experience in implementing and modifying Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions. In addition, I also dealt with many solutions from the Power Platform, which has several applications used daily in various business areas. Over the years, I had the opportunity to find myself in different business situations and overcome obstacles creatively. Leader of the Serbian Community named BizSource, which focuses on Microsoft business applications with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Now I want to share my knowledge and experience with you.

Andrei Panko is a Product Manager on the Business Central engineering team at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen. He started working with Business Central (back then it was Dynamics NAV) as a consultant, developer, and project manager back in 2004, and was an MVP for six consecutive years. Andrei has extensive field experience in the supply chain, and has engaged in many other aspects of the Business Central application and platform as well. His focus is on building solutions with rich business functionality and low implementation cost.

I am a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and Prosci® certified, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform consultant. My experience is in business applications, CRM operations and enterprise change. With a FTSE 100 client background in Financial Services, CRM and Marketing across Microsoft, Adobe, and Salesforce platforms, I manage global transformation and adoption programs with deep human impact. I am also a speaker in the Microsoft Community, advocating as a human evangelist about user-centered design and enabling governance.

Since 20 years, Nils has been responsible for the development of a lot of deeply integrated extensions/add-ons for Microsoft Dynamics. Now, Nils leads the Anveo product management at Anveo Group.

Enthusiastic and positive minded individual focused on Microsoft Technology stack. Love to expand my knowledge regarding the wondering worlds of Microsoft. People first mindset. Collaborator and tech enthusiast. Loves sports.

With a passion for enhancing organizational effectiveness through digitalization and process optimization, Tomasz brings extensive expertise as a seasoned Business Analyst. As a distinguished Microsoft Power Platform expert, recognized with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) title and multiple certifications, including Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Tomasz possesses a robust analytical acumen. With proficiency in SharePoint, Nintex, Webcon, and other process implementation tools, Tomasz continuously updates his knowledge to deliver cutting-edge solutions and shares insights with both clients and technical communities. Renowned for crafting user-friendly business processes and applications, Tomasz prioritizes simplicity and reliability, ensuring seamless adoption and comprehension. As a dedicated co-organizer of community events in Poland and an active blogger, Tomasz contributes actively to the technical community and serves as an esteemed international speaker.

Software developer since 1994. Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) since 2009. XrmToolBox contributor since 2014. Microsoft MVP since 2017. Author of XrmToolBox tools: FetchXML Builder, Plugin Trace Viewer, Bulk Date Updater, and a handful more. Creator of Shuffle-based tools for MSDyn365 DevOps. Speaker at eXtreme365, D365 Saturday, Dynamics Minds, Directions, xRMVirtual, D365UG, etc. Hey, I'm lazy, and for sure proud of it!

Nils is the founder and CEO of Solver, a global planning & reporting ISV. He is the author of several books and enjoys futurism, space technologies and following emerging trends like AI.

Julia Redner has been a member of the Microsoft community for almost 15 years. She started her career at knk with a dual study of business administration (Bachelor of Science) at the FH Nordakademie. After graduating, she took over the development of the current marketing department of the internationally operation knk Group. Together with her team, she is responsible for marketing and communication for all product lines of the knk Group: knkPublishing based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, knk365 for Media Sales based on Dynamics 365 for Sales, knk365 Marketing Automation based on Dynamics 365 for Marketing, and VM Media Manager. In addition to product marketing, she and her team are also responsible for the employer branding of the knk Group.

Yannick (a Microsoft 365 & Business Applications MVP) was born and raised in SharePoint, starting his career in 2011 when SharePoint 2010 was still new and shiny. The changing reality of the cloud made him expand his knowledge to the whole of Microsoft 365, Azure, and Power Platform. He is a Managing Partner and Cloud Solution Architect at Qubix, a Belgium-based consultancy firm, responsible for the technical underpinnings of products and solutions. Problem-solving and development are his passions, and he is still working day-to-day with code. He always asks the important questions: How does it work? What do you want to achieve? Does it have an API? Do we really need development for this? Where's the coffee?

Ben is a partner operations specialist with several years of experience on the Microsoft Partner Experience team focusing on Partner Programs, Incentives, Benefits and support and escalations. Ben is knowledgeable on all aspects of Partner Center and understands what Dynamics partners need to know.

Steven is a trainer/consultant, with skills spanning business and technical domains, with more than 20 years of experience. He provides training and consultancy focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power BI. Steven is a Partner at Plataan.tv, based in Belgium. Plataan is a leading off and online learning company. Plataan helps organizations and individuals excel through learning and training programs. On Januari 1st, 2016, Steven received the Microsoft® MVP Award. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others. Steven is the author of the books: - Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: Professional Reporting - Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015: Professional Reporting Specialties: • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central • Business Intelligence & Reporting

Blanca is a Software Engineer at Microsoft on the Developer Tools team of Dynamics 365 Business Central. She focusses on the continuous improvement of the development experience within Visual Studio Code to empower developers to code, explore, and troubleshoot their AL code with greater ease and efficiency.

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Renato Romão has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Business Applications since 2020 and a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2022. He was considered the founder and the first Copilot Super User for Microsoft Copilot Studio (aka Power Virtual Agents). With over a decade of experience developing Microsoft 365 solutions and seven years with the Power Platform, Renato has trained over 5,000 students and has a YouTube channel with 11,000+ subscribers, sharing best practices and tutorials using Microsoft technologies. His work focuses on leveraging Microsoft technologies to enhance productivity, improve management, and increase business value for clients. Renato's team was recognized in 2020 as the world’s best Microsoft Project and Portfolio Management Partner.

Full time power platform enthusiast @EnBW & YouTuber

Michael Roth has been working as a consultant since 2011 and found his way into the IT around 2015. He focuses on Power Platform Governance, Administration, Security as well as organizational implementation. Coming from an M365 background, he has a holistic view of the entire platform.

Kamil has more than 30 years of experience with software development and IT in general. In year 2001, after finishing university, he joined the NAV world in NAVERTICA company as NAV developer. Having wide area of knowledge in programming languages and connected areas is helping him to understand “how it works” and is giving him background for solving different tasks. Last years he is working more with GIT, Powershell and Azure DevOps. Kamil is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since the year 2004.

I am a Senior Engineer at Microsoft, where I have spent the past 7 years working on product infrastructure, build systems, deployments, upgrades, and, most importantly, security. As the Security Champion for the Engineering Systems team, I consistently drive innovation and ensure robust security practices in both my team and the organization.

Software Engineer. Multi-published author (turns out fiction writing is really useful in software!). Owner of the fashion brand Prima Dona studios. Aspiring sommelier at Side Hustle Wines. Dyslexic but Dealing. Believer that tech upskilling is the ultimate equalizer. Always ready to get on a plane.

Inga is a devoted sales specialist, with a strong background of supporting Microsoft Dynamics partners in their sales and marketing activities. For almost 20 years she was involved in delivering various sales trainings and coaching sales reps on how to make successful sales presentations and product demonstrations.

Roman Sauber has been building business software since 2007. Passionate about the intersection of people, technology, and business, he joined Microsoft in 2015 and the Business Central team in 2018. He is now serving as engineering manager for the Control Plane team helping to build a world class cloud platform for Business Central. Responsible for running highly available services around the world, his focus areas include tenant management, administration, app management, updates, deployments, security, and DevOps tooling.

Riccardo Sausa joined 4PS in January 2023, after graduating from Birmingham City University with a degree in Business Management. This is his first role using a Microsoft product, Dynamics 365 Business Central. As a Support Consultant, Riccardo is responsible for supporting 4PS customers through the resolution of tickets/issues and responding to their queries. Riccardo works closely with a major 4PS customer, Altrad, and his role is to be a main point of communication between the two companies. He is the first 4PS graduate trainee to work specifically in partnership with a client company. Riccardo has benefitted from participating in the Microsoft Talent Program which has enabled him to build and strengthen his skillset. Through the program, he has become confident to embrace challenges and work collaboratively and efficiently with customers. Achieving customer satisfaction, through building strong relationships and communicating effectively, is at the heart of his work.

After finishing his education as a software developer in 2011, Patrick worked for a small company. There he was able to work on the further development of a 50 year old software for real estate management. He gained a broad knowledge of programming languages (Cobol, VB6, Delphi, C#) and practices. After that, he moves to the Business Central area in 2017. He uses the prior knowledge to think "out of the box" in Business Central. You can read his ideas on his blog https://patrickschiefer.com

I'm a Senior Power Platform consultant and Business Unit Manager at Abakion. Abakion was awarded the price as Partner of the year for Dynamics 365 Business Central in 2023🥳 Come visit our booth and our sessions!

As a senior cloud architect Albert-Jan Schot enjoys stepping up to the challenge of designing, developing and building innovative cloud solutions. He is a valuable source of knowledge for his colleagues, customers and the worldwide Microsoft-community. With his no-nonsense and can-do mentality he brings a unique combination of in-depth hands-on experience and consultancy skills on all levels to any team. As a CTO within Blis Digital Albert-Jan is responsible for the technical vision and strategy within the low-code practice.

Architect on the Business Central team, specializing in partner collaboration. Leading the co-development initiative on GitHub to fast-track business application development. Serving as the ambassador for the Business Central ecosystem, representing partners in the product group. Dedicated to nurturing the product group's MVPs.

Tobias Schwedler is an experienced consultant with a track record in development, product ownership and both customer and partner perspectives. He has been involved with NAV/BC since 2004 and joined Singhammer IT Consulting AG in 2011. Meanwhile for many years proud product owner for DYCE, Singhammer's cloud application portfolio. Deeply connected to Business Central - a heartfelt affair.

Directions4Partner Board Member since 2011 Chairman Diections4Partners 2015 to 2021 Managing Director Tecman Germany GmbH Shareholder of various VAR's and ISV's Expert for business development in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ecosystem and ISV space Member of the German Dynamics IMACP Chapter Proven Business Coach and podcast creator Christian lives in Hamburg/Germany. In his free time you can find him often on the golf course, sailing (sometimes) or rowing on his in house rowing erg or creating the latest edition of his newest podcast about emotions together with his friends.

Picture this: a bustling warehouse humming with activity, boxes whizzing by, and orders being fulfilled with lightning speed. That's the world I live and breath. I have spent years honing my skills and figuring out the best ways to leverage Dynamics Business Central to supercharge warehouse management.

From 2011 to 2023 Rich held a number of positions in Microsoft, all in some way responsible for helping Dynamics partners do and sell more. As a Microsoft seller he helped partners win market-making CRM, ERP & Power Platform deals in UK Public Sector. But his passion for the last 10 years has been helping partners build and grow Business Applications practices, and helping demystify how to make the most of Microsoft people, programmes and partnership. At Microsoft he helped dozens of partners build and launch new practices, but also helped many unmanaged partners build their relationship and reputation with Microsoft. The results include getting partners onto the Managed Partner List, into Inner Circle, and even a couple of Partner of the Year winners! Since leaving in 2023 he now works with a portfolio of partners from small to large, established and new. Some of that on a consulting basis, some providing free advice to businesses struggling to understand or navigate Microsoft.

Tine Starič is a software architect at Companial, helping Partners around the world develop products of the highest quality. He has been a Dynamics BC developer since 2015, working with end-customers, VARs, and ISVs, delivering support, implementation, localization, and product projects. He leads most developer productivity initiatives at Companial, and is constantly looking for opportunities to eliminate monotonous developer tasks by using modern tools and automation to make room for creative, fun, and high-value development.

As an agile learning coach, Kathrin is responsible for further training and personnel development at knk. She previously worked in the company as assistant to the CEO of the American sister company, as well as in publishing distribution and the stationary book trade. She has a formal commercial education as a bookseller, a master's degree in art history and an MBA degree in "Digital Management and Transformation".

Microsoft MVP | MCT and Author. In the ERP business with Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies since 1998. Truly passionate about Microsoft Dynamics NAV / 365 Business Central since 2004. It was love at first sight with a NAV 3.70 A (yes, A. Not B). Former Microsoft Employee as Sr. Escalation Engineer in the technical area for 15 years: from 2008 to 2023. I have helped many good fellas all over the world resolving issues with the product (roughly 5K+ support requests handled in all of these years). Currently implementing processes to analyze performance data through telemetries and other tools to get insights how to boost up customer businesses. Also involved in continuous update of online and on-premises customers and internal /external readiness.

Aleksandar is the Product Manager for Dynamics 365 Business Central, responsible for delivering regulatory features and the executing geo-expansion strategies, but also owner of E-Documents and Sustainability modules. His extensive IT background spans 40 years, with a focus on ERP solutions before his current role at Microsoft. A former Dynamics NAV MVP, Aleksandar is also recognized for his expertise as a lecturer at international conferences.

Marko Totovic is a Microsoft MVP for business applications. He currently works as a PTS for Customer Engagement & Power Platform at Companial as well as a freelancer for many global Dynamics partners. He is a frequent speaker at many global (Directions, Summit, Days of Knowledge, BCTechDays...) and regional conferences. He is also a Lead in the UserGroup BizSource.

Meet Ana Inés Urrutia de Souza, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with a reputation as a worldwide reference in Dynamics 365 Human Resources, Employee Experience, and Power Platform. She is a recognized leader in the field of Human Resources and has a wealth of experience and knowledge to share. Check her work and background: https://www.anainesurrutia.com/ where she shares content about #EmployeeExperience #PowerPlatform #Dynamics365HumanResources #DigitalTransformation and #HumanResources

My journey started with ERP software implementation in early 2010. Since then, I have grown into a Technical Solution Architect specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. During the transition from NAV to Business Central, I expanded my expertise to include areas such as DevOps and the Power Platform. I am particularly passionate about automating business processes and continuously strive to innovate and improve in this field.

In 1999, Luc van Vugt stepped into the Dynamics 365 BC world, training hundreds of developers. After Microsoft acquired Navision, he joined the MS Dynamics localization team GDL as tester, UA specialist, and project lead. For 6 years, he was closely involved with all successive releases. Since he left Microsoft, he has become an active community member by means of his blog. He is co-founder of Dutch Dynamics Community and a speaker at conferences. For all his community work, Luc has been awarded MS MVP since 2011. In 2014, he co-founded NAV Skills, supporting Dynamics 365 BC pros around the globe with, among other things, webinars until 2019. He continued ever since to organize webinars under the flag of Areopa webinars. In 2012, Luc started fluxxus.nl, doing miscellaneous projects, including Dynamics 365 Business Central development courses and workshops on design patterns, and automated testing. Luc is one of the main driving forces on test automation in the BC community.

I've started my career as a junior software engineer in a hardware company, then switched to Microsoft Gold Partner and finally ended up in Microsoft Business Applications. It gave me a broad experience of software development from all angles. At this moment in Microsoft, I'm a member of the Finance team responsible for delivering new W1 and local features for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Thousands of companies and users all over the world use these features.

Bert Verbeek is a Microsoft MVP and is working for almost 15 years with Navision / Business Central in several rolls like Finance consultant and productmanagemer. Currently he is working as a Technical Solution Architect at 4PS group. His focus is especially on the platform of Business Central and all the integrations with the platform. Also sometime he contribute to the base App.

Vivian Voss is a Microsoft Business Applications MVP who loves to help organizations transform their processes with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Vivian has around 10 years of experience in creating solutions within the Dynamics 365 suite and extending it with the tools from the Power Platform. She is also a co-organizer of various user groups and a frequent speaker at community events.

Jeremy spent several years in IT System Architecture and Administration before transitioning to Navision Development. Over 20 years, he has worked as a Developer, Consultant, Support, and Trainer within the Navision / MBS / Dynamics 365 ecosystem. During that time, he has trained several people into the industry, worked with ISVs & Partners, and run his own Solution Center. He has spoken at Dynamics Conferences worldwide and published books about Business Central.

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 “waldo”. 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).

My passion and over 15 years experience with Microsoft Technology makes me very vocal about Ecosystem Architecture. In my day to day job, I serve as a Solution Director for Kerv Digital, where I have the opportunity to run Central Government programs.

Cloud technology leader, founder and CTO of Cloud Lighthouse, Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional), published author, and regular writer of essays and white papers on cloud technology including Strategic Thinking for the Microsoft Cloud, Crafting your Future-Ready Enterprise AI Strategy, and the multi-edition Power Platform Adoption Framework. Andrew works directly with CXOs, Microsoft partners, Microsoft product engineering groups, technologists, and investors to guide cloud strategy and ecosystem architecture. His previous service includes that as CTO, global Vice President, Practice Director, and VP of Operations, and other tech and business focused roles at various Microsoft partners. He’s led some of the world’s largest Microsoft adoptions on all seven continents (yes, including Antarctica), serving startup to Fortune 100 organizations, public sector agencies, and global NGOs. Based in London and Boston, Andrew makes frequent visits throughout the United States and Europe.

Sandy is a Product Management leader with extensive experience in the US, Europe, and Asia, combining commercial/technical responsibilities in principal/senior roles at various TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications) companies, such as Microsoft/Skype/Nokia, BSkyB (British Sky Broadcasting), and C&W (Cable & Wireless). At Microsoft, he's currently driving the efforts to optimize resource governance/server management for Dynamics 365 Business Central as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software as a Service (SaaS) that targets Small & Medium -sized Businesses (SMBs) and accelerate its integrations with Microsoft Dataverse/Power Platform.

Jacob leads the team that designs and researches the Dynamics 365 Business Central user experience.

Julian has been working in the Business Central channel since 2003. In 2013 he co-founded navida in Hamburg to fully focus his energy on Business Intelligence and Business Central.

Steffi became a part of Companial in 2019. Leveraging her prior experience with the Microsoft GetHelp Team, she has become a versatile expert in Dynamics Licensing. She is a member of the Companial Partner Care team and plays a pivotal role in providing Partners with advice on Licensing and Operational queries. To not know her is to not know Companial.

In 2011 I started my journey in the Microsoft world with good old Navision. In the meantime, I have been working with the Sales solution for several years and try to make my life there as easy as possible when it comes to managing and deploying solutions.