Agenda

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Powerful Devs Conference - 12 February 2025

February 12 8:05 AM PST

Powerful Devs Conference Keynote

Leon Welicki

Leon Welicki

Dive into the world of intelligent apps and processes with Leon Welicki as he kicks off the Powerful Devs Conference and shares how to build secure enterprise-level solutions and processes as a professional developer using the capabilities of the Power Platform and AI.

February 12 8:55 AM PST

Maximizing the value of Generative AI in Copilot Studio

Lauren Mills

Lauren Mills

Generative AI is on everyone’s brain when it comes to building new applications for users. It’s easy to get started, but can be challenging to accelerate past entry level applications. In this session, I will detail each of the AI features available in Copilot Studio and provide examples of how they can be combined to create powerful and engaging experiences for users, while simplifying the development and design processes. 

 

What we’ll cover:

  • Detailed look at each of the AI features included in Copilot Studio – what they are, how they work, and how to use them

  • How integration with your data and Power Platform can take simple applications to the next level

  • Demonstration of how these features can work together to create robust experiences on behalf of users

  • Discuss the skills needed to debug, troubleshoot, and improve Generative AI behavior in Copilot Studio

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February 12 9:30 AM PST

No more secrets! Using Managed Identities in Dataverse Plugins

Magnus Sørensen

Magnus Sørensen

Most Dataverse deployments have to integrate with Azure at some point. Are you still using the unsafe approach of storing secrets in Dataverse Tables or Dataverse Environment Variables?

If so, this session is for you! I will show you how to use Managed Identities inside Dataverse Plugins to authenticate with Azure endpoints safely, without any secrets.

I will take you along the entire journey. From a new Dataverse and Azure environment to a modern secure integration between them based on plugins. After this session, you will be able to update your code to the latest security standards.

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February 12 10:05 AM PST

Get Your Code Together!

Albert-Jan Schot

Albert-Jan Schot

Marcel Ferreira

Marcel Ferreira

Why Power Apps Source Code is Your New Best Friend

Get ready to dive into the world of source code to discover how it will transform the way you build Low Code Apps! In this session, we’ll show you why integrating source code is an absolute game-changer. You can not only use code to scaffold your Power App - You’ll gain valuable insights into the actual code of your app, enabling you to apply custom business checks—like enforcing naming conventions—within your ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) process. This ensures your solutions are not only cleaner but also more maintainable for the long term. We will show how you can apply naming conventions and other controls to build maintainable solutions.

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February 12 10:45 AM PST

The different flavors of ALM in the Power Platform: which one is right for you?

Feline Parein

Feline Parein

Are you convinced that ALM is important, but you do not know how to get started?
In this session, we will go over the different options within the Power Platform, and we will compare them. We will discuss Pipelines for Power Platform, Power Platform Build Tools, and the ALM accelerator.

 

In this session you will learn:

  1. The difference between all the options

  2. When to use which tool

  3. How to use these tools

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February 12 11:20 AM PST

Building Cross-Platform Desktop Applications with Dataverse and .NET MAUI

Carl Cookson

Carl Cookson

Unleash the full potential of Dataverse combined with the versatility of .NET MAUI to create seamless, cross-platform desktop applications that will transform your development process. Join us at the Powerful Devs Conference 2025 and dive into an exhilarating session where you will:

Introduction to Dataverse: Discover the incredible capabilities of Dataverse as a robust backend solution for managing and storing data. Unlock new possibilities for your applications with this powerful tool.
Overview of .NET MAUI: Understand how .NET MAUI empowers you to develop native applications for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS from a single codebase. Imagine the efficiency and reach you can achieve!
Walkthrough of Your First App: Get hands-on and create a simple starter app that will demonstrate how to enable your organization with Dataverse and .NET MAUI. Experience the thrill of building something impactful from scratch.
This session is perfect for developers eager to leverage Dataverse and .NET MAUI to streamline their development process and create powerful, cross-platform desktop applications.

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February 12 11:55 AM PST

Extend Your Copilot with Connectors

Mankirat Kaur Bajwa

Mankirat Kaur Bajwa

Nathan Helgren

Nathan Helgren

In this session, discover how to effortlessly extend the capabilities of M365 Copilot using Connectors. Explore how Actions enable create, update, and delete functions, which can also integrate with Declarative or Custom agents.

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February 12 12:30 PM PST

5 ways to leverage Power Pages VS Code copilot to increase productivity

Victor Dantas

Victor Dantas

This session focuses on harnessing the power of Power Pages VS Code Copilot to enhance productivity in five key ways:

  1. Efficient Liquid Templating: Learn how to optimize Liquid templating for Power Pages using VS Code Copilot's AI-driven suggestions, streamlining the development process.

  2. Accelerated JavaScript Development: Discover how to expedite JavaScript development tasks, such as form validation, by leveraging Copilot's code suggestions tailored to Power Pages projects.

  3. Enhanced Understanding of JavaScript: Utilize Copilot's AI explanations to gain deeper insights into JavaScript code, empowering you to troubleshoot and customize functionalities effectively.

  4. Seamless HTML Integration: Create HTML code seamlessly integrated with Bootstrap v3 or v5 with the assistance of Copilot, ensuring a responsive and visually appealing design for your Power Pages.

  5. Optimized Web API Calls: Explore how Copilot can facilitate the creation of efficient Power Pages web API calls, enabling smoother integration with external data sources and services.

     

By mastering these five strategies, attendees will unlock the full potential of Power Pages VS Code Copilot, revolutionizing their productivity in Power Pages development.

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February 12 1:05 PM PST

Mastering Automated Testing in Power Platform: From Unit Tests to CI/CD Integration

Grant Archibald

Grant Archibald

Join us at the Powerful Devs Conference 2025 for an in-depth session on automated testing within the Power Platform. This session will address the common challenges of automated testing in projects and provide valuable insights into pragmatic approaches for testing and monitoring both low-code and pro-code solutions. Learn how to build robust applications, flows, and Copilot solutions with comprehensive unit and integration tests. Discover how to integrate quality and review gates into your CI/CD process, perform operational checks, and validate system dependencies. We will also explore how to apply engineering excellence principles to both code-first and low-code development.

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February 12 1:45 PM PST

Building Mega Apps with the Power Platform

Rami Mounla

Rami Mounla

What's the largest user base you've built a Power Platform solution for? How about an entire country's population and immigrants looking to reside there?

The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) - the customer - selected the Power Platform as its strategic platform to implement a passport and citizenship case management solution. DXC, the vendor, was tasked with delivering a highly scalable end-to-end solution, with support from the Microsoft FastTrack team and employing the success-by-design methodology to ensure a quality deliverable.

The solution encompassed most of the Power Platform ecosystem, starting from Power Pages for public access, Dataverse, Model Driven Apps, and Custom pages (Canvas Apps) for back-office processing, to Power Automate for process and business logic automation. Additionally, the solution was augmented with Azure components such as Azure Front Door, Key Vault, functions, webhooks, DevOps, and more.

The solution is now live and processing several million applications annually. Join us for this session, presented by the chief architect on the project and the lead FastTrack architect, to learn about the journey leading to an epic go-live, lessons learned, and how FastTrack contributed to the success of the overall solution.

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Powerful Devs Hack Together - 18 February 2025

February 18 9:00 AM PST

Powerful Devs Hack Kickoff

April Dunnam

April Dunnam

Gomolemo Mohapi

Gomolemo Mohapi

Scott Durow

Scott Durow

Join us as we kickoff the Powerful Devs Hack! In this session, you'll hear from the Power Platform Advocacy team as we dive deeper into developing with the Power Platform. You'll learn how to add AI functionality to your solutions with AI Builder. And we'll dive deeper into architecture patterns and building enterprise-grade modern composable frontends and cloud-native applications with Power Platform.

February 19 9:00 AM PST

The Developer's Approach to Power Automate

Denisse Luna

Denisse Luna

Joy Kirkwood

Joy Kirkwood

Are you getting the most out of Power Automate cloud flows? In this session, we'll bring a pro-dev mindset to our favorite low-code automation tool to learn how to create optimized, performant cloud flows and how these best practices can take your Power Automate cloud flows to the next level!

February 24 9:00 AM PST

Securing Microsoft Copilot Studio Integration with External Connectors

Paolo Pialorsi

Paolo Pialorsi

Rabia Williams

Rabia Williams

Unlock the potential of Microsoft Copilot Studio to build custom agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Learn to create professional-grade agents that integrate with external systems using Power Platform Connectors and configure robust security measures. Ideal for developers with foundational knowledge in no-code/low-code development, REST APIs, and OAuth 2.0.

February 26 9:00 AM PST

Powerful Devs Hack Overview: Building Powerful Solutions

April Dunnam

April Dunnam

Daniel Laskewitz

Daniel Laskewitz

Gomolemo Mohapi

Gomolemo Mohapi

Scott Durow

Scott Durow

We may be at the end of the Powerful Devs Hack but the journey doesn't end here! In this closing session, you will hear a recap of the learnings from Hack Together sessions and hear more about exactly what the judges will be looking for. Lastly, you'll also have an opportunity to ask any remaining closing questions you may have before submitting your solutions! You don't want to miss this!