Welcome to the “Road to Community Summit North America” series, leading up to Community Summit North America 2023, which takes place in Charlotte, North Carolina from Oct. 15-20. In this discussion, Bobby Small tells Cam Sessinger about the biggest trends in the Microsoft business applications ecosystem, and how they will fuse their way into session at Community Summit 2023.
This episode is sponsored by Summit North America, the largest independent gathering of the Microsoft Business Applications ecosystem, taking place Oct. 15-20, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Register today to connect with thousands of users across the Microsoft business applications ecosystem at the for user, by user event.
Highlights
00:54 — Bobby notes a key theme of the Microsoft business applications ecosystem in 2023 — “the fruition of AP automation…it’s finally hitting a maturity point, which really makes it worthwhile.” Another noteworthy trend within the ecosystem is artificial intelligence (AI) and Copilots. As such, Community Summit North America 2023 will offer a dedicated AI Summit Pre-Conference, taking place on Monday, October 16.
01:57 — Additionally, training, learning, and self-reliance are other big topics, sparked by the “continuace of citizen developers.” Another thing that should be top of mind for Microsoft end-users is continuous updates.
03:38 — Bobby will have a session on learning as a way to provide a resource for users to stay informed about the community. His session, “Anatomy of a Learner,” will take place on Wednesday, October 18, from 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM. Stay tuned for various sessions throughout the conference on AI, automation, and continuous updates.
05:59 — Having attended Community Summits since 2010, Bobby shares a few tips for attendees. With so many sessions available, users may not know where to start. He encourages attendees to craft their personalized agenda, a free tool available on the Summit website, and select a few backup sessions. “So as opposed to running out and trying to find something on the fly, I’ve already got it pre-planned out.”
07:29 — His other big piece of advice: decompress at the end of the day and review your notes, which “reinforces everything you’ve learned” and any ideas you have.
If you haven’t already done so, register for Community Summit North America 2023 today! The event takes place Oct. 15-20 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
