Companial at Directions EMEA 2024
Companial Sessions at Directions
How to Create Your AI Copilot with Data from Dynamics 365 Applications
Imagine seamlessly integrating Dynamics 365 Applications (Business Central and Sales) to enhance collaboration and productivity. Now, take it a step further: empower your customers to leverage data from these applications and interact with your business using an AI Copilot powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI.
In this session, we’ll demonstrate how to extend this powerful integration, allowing your customers to access and update data across multiple Dynamics 365 Applications using Copilot Studio. Join us to discover how LLMs and Generative AI can revolutionize your customer interactions and maximize the potential of your Dynamics 365 ecosystem.
Marko Totovic
Partner Technical Strategist
Adapting to a New Era: Continuous Learning Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Growth
Recruiting top talent, retaining skilled employees, and ensuring high-quality performance have never been more challenging for Dynamics SMB partners. The current landscape is marked by fierce resource competition, rapid technological advancements, and ever-changing customer expectations. Coupled with the emergence of new generations of workers and disruptive business models, there is a pressing need for organizations to innovate continuously.
In this session, we’ll explore how continuous, organization-wide learning can serve as a strategic solution to these challenges. We’ll dive into the concept of Learning Journeys—tailored, comprehensive learning plans that align with your business goals and drive sustainable growth. By fostering a culture of continuous learning, your organization can not only attract and retain top talent but also empower your workforce to adapt to technological changes, meet customer expectations, and innovate effectively.
Attendees will gain practical insights into developing and implementing learning strategies that ensure continuous development and maintain a competitive edge in the market. Whether you are an HR leader, a training manager, or a business executive, this session will equip you with the tools and knowledge to turn learning into a powerful driver of recruitment, retention, and business growth.
Vincent Bellefroid
Plataan/Companial, Partner
Welcome to the Jungle (of Licensing)
In this session Stefanie and Milena will give a brief overview about Microsoft Licensing.
The main focus will be Dynamics, but they will also touch on Azure, M365 and Server Licensing.
Their goal is to ease Partners’ lives, as the licensing per product is not that hard, but the challenge lies in the combination of several products and how determining the smoothest licensing option.
In addition, they will give a brief recap over the changes that happened in October 2024, and a preview what will change in April 2025.
After the presentation, there will be some time left for your questions.
Stefanie Wortel
Partner Care Consultant, PSO at Companial
Milena Höhn
Partner Care Consultant, PSO at Companial
Harnessing the Power of Purpose: Boosting Motivation and Alignment in the Workplace
Join our interactive workshop to unlock the power of purpose as a key motivator in the workplace. You’ll learn effective tactics for activating purpose within your team and explore strategies to align personal and organizational goals. This session offers practical insights on fostering a deeper sense of meaning and fulfillment at work, ultimately driving individual and collective success.
As someone passionate about intrinsic motivation, which I research privately, I’m eager to share my own findings—what has worked and what hasn’t with my team. We’ll begin by reviewing the latest research on the impact of purpose in the workplace, followed by a series of hands-on exercises—expect engaging group work. I also encourage you to share your experiences so that we can learn from each other.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a valuable new tool to boost your team’s motivation, along with a list of practical exercises you can implement with your team to delve deeper into the topic of purpose at work. Come prepared to engage, collaborate, and leave inspired to bring your organization a stronger sense of purpose.
Agne Balkeviciute-Lajiene
Service Line Manager at Companial
Empowering Growth - Uniting Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Partners in Africa
Join us for a dynamic session dedicated to fostering collaboration and growth among Microsoft Dynamics Business Central partners in the vibrant African region. In this session we’ll explore strategies to leverage local expertise, navigate unique challenges, and harness the immense potential of this diverse market. This session will feature industry opportunities that is readily available to the African market, and explore user groups and opportunities that are available for African partners to make use of.
Discover how to navigate the unique challenges of the African market, share best practices, and uncover opportunities for collaboration. We’ll delve into the specific needs and potential of the region, ensuring partners are well-equipped to drive the adoption of Dynamics 365 Business Central. Let’s unite, inspire, and chart a prosperous course for the future of Business Central in Africa, fostering a thriving community that supports growth and innovation across the continent. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a transformative movement, empowering partners to achieve new heights!
Berny Düring
Partner Technology Strategist
Use Power BI to create Business Central insights
In this session, we explore how to use Power BI to analyze what happens in Business Central.
Here’s what you can look forward to learning:
- Master Data Retrieval: Learn how to extract data from Business Central quickly and effectively.
- Build for Scale: Discover the secrets to constructing a scalable data model that paves the way for superior analysis.
- Use the Power of AI: Uncover how to utilize the advanced AI features of Power BI to your advantage.
- Design with Impact: Learn to create compelling reports, dashboards, and scorecards using the Power BI Service (online).
But that’s not all, We have a lot of demos prepared along with some good tips and tricks!
Renato Fajdiga
Business Consultant
Steven Renders
Partner at Plataan.TV | Companial, former MVP, MCT, Consultant
Business Central B2E Portal using Power Pages
Explore Business Central Virtual Tables into the process of building a Business-to-Employee (B2E) portal using Power Pages. In this session, we’ll discuss the technical aspects and benefits of using Power Pages to enhance your Business Central experience. I will guide you through the process of seamlessly integrating B2E features, explaining customization options, data management capabilities, and improvements to user experience made possible by Power Pages.
Marko Totovic
Partner Technical Strategist
How to be a Prompt Engineer
Do you want to know what my first experience with generative AI was? Wildly inconsistent results. Half the time, the response wasn’t in JSON so I could parse it, and when it did work, it was slow. The problem? My prompts were bad. So, I started figuring out how to make them better.
What structure works best? How to determine the best temperature level? Which model should I use? Will my prompts perform well with 100 users? What if I have too much data?
The more I figured out how to use generative AI, the more I realized I was becoming a “prompt engineer”. You know, the thing that’s supposed to replace all developers in the future. I’m not sure about that. But in the AI era, we need to know how to work with it.
If you’d like to skip all the trial-and-error steps, join this session to learn how to take your prompts from a simple request that returns wildly inconsistent results to a complex prompt that makes your new AI features more stable and reliable.
Tine Staric
Software Architect Business Central
What every consultant needs to know about Business Central reporting
Are all reporting needs dependent on developers for technical analysis, or can consultants work with users to create impactful reports?
Join our session to discover how you can:
- Maximize Power BI as a consultant.
- Use Excel for reporting with new layouts, organizational data, AI, and API connectors.
- Apply Word layouts in various scenarios.
- Identify and address bottlenecks with Telemetry analysis.
- Share insights using collaborative tools.
- Combine Power Platform and AI features for Dynamics 365 Business Central reporting.
Take the chance to improve your reports without needing to do lots of coding. Come join us and make your reporting more efficient.
Renato Fajdiga
Business Consultant
Steven Renders
Partner at Plataan.TV | Companial, former MVP, MCT, Consultant