Directions North America 2024
Sessions by Track

Below is a preview of some of the great sessions you can look forward to at Directions North America 2024. Our content will be divided into Technical, Consulting, AI/Power Platform, Application, Leadership & Strategy, Sales & Marketing, and Workplace Trends tracks, featuring extensive sessions and workshops from Microsoft.

More session titles will be published here as these are confirmed. Content is subject to change and a full agenda will be made available closer to the conference dates.

Microsoft Sessions

Microsoft presents: Business Central integration with Power Automate
Microsoft presents: AI for your business – Beyond ChatGPT
Microsoft presents: All you need to do in the Business Central Admin Center
Microsoft presents: AppSource transactability
Microsoft presents: Boost productivity with the web client
Microsoft presents: Can Business Central online handle large customers?
Microsoft presents: Cloud Migration Tooling
Microsoft presents: Collaborate seamlessly with Microsoft Teams
Microsoft presents: How to build a strong pipeline
Microsoft presents: How to leverage partner offers
Microsoft presents: Introducing Sustainability in Business Central
Microsoft presents: Is Business Central down?
Microsoft presents: Localization partners – all you need to know
Microsoft presents: Low Code – How to sell and spot an opportunity
Microsoft presents: Make your Business Central demos and presentations captivating, engaging and impactful
Microsoft presents: Maximize profitability through package offers
Microsoft presents: Measuring performance with the Performance Toolkit
Microsoft presents: Migrations best practices – partner panel
Microsoft presents: New and enhanced documentation for AL developers
Microsoft presents: New integration to Dynamics 365 Field Service
Microsoft presents: Opportunities with Business Central and Dynamics 365 Sales – the value prop
Microsoft presents: Power Pages & Power Apps
Microsoft presents: Reporting, Power BI and analytics overview
Microsoft presents: Server and database
Microsoft presents: Shopify B2B and Business Central
Microsoft presents: The AIM Program and partner best practices migrating customers to Business Central online
Microsoft presents: Troubleshooting in Business Central online
Microsoft presents: What is new – Dynamics 365 Field Service
Microsoft presents: What is new – Dynamics 365 Sales
Microsoft presents: What’s new in AI and application
Microsoft presents: What’s new in Dataverse & Dynamics 365 app integration
Microsoft presents: What’s new in developer tools – VS Code & AL
Microsoft presents: What’s new in e-invoicing
Microsoft presents: What’s new in Excel reporting
Microsoft presents: What’s new in financial management
Microsoft presents: What’s new in IRS 1099 reporting
Microsoft presents: What’s new in service and project management
Microsoft presents: Why use professional DevOps as a reseller?
Microsoft Q&A: Concerns running large customers in Business Central online
Microsoft Q&A: Copilot and AI
Microsoft Q&A: Power Platform
Microsoft roundtable: Business Central usability
Microsoft roundtable: Copilot and AI
Microsoft roundtable: Dynamics 365 Field Service
Microsoft roundtable: Localization and legislation
Microsoft roundtable: Manufacturing
Microsoft roundtable: More self-help for consultants
Microsoft roundtable: Service and project management
Migrating from Dynamics GP to Business Central online
Migrating from Dynamics SL to Business Central online

Partner Content Sessions

10 Telemetry Tips That Will Boost Your Dynamics 365 Business Central Troubleshooting
10 Warehouse Real Life Warehouse Scenarios
4 Strategies to Sell Your IT Services Company for More
4 Uses For Azure Functions with Dataverse
5 Approaches to Lead from A Non-Leadership Role
AI-Driven Profit Optimization: Unleashing the Power of AI in Business Central for a competitive edge
Analytics Arena: Battle for Business Brilliance
B2B Customer Portal Trends in 2024: Insights from 400+ Business Leaders
B2B eCommerce with Dynamics 365 Business Central and Shopify
Bank Reconciliation Misconceptions – Exploring the bank rec from a North American perspective
BC Development for part-timers
Being a better ASSET to our customers – Learn Fixed Assets!
Better Together: D365 Sales with D365 Business Central
Boosting Efficiency: Automating Workflows in Business Central
Break the Hiring mold: How to grow great consultants
Breaking Down the Fundamentals: A Scenario to Demystify the Core Components of Dataverse Security
Building AI Resilient Organizations: Strategies on How to Navigate Generative AI in Consulting
Building External Portals with Power Pages, Business Central, and Dataverse Virtual Tables
Business Central & Sales integration with Copilot Studio
Business Central Jobs
Connect the Dots: Link Your Data With Virtual Tables
Copilot Studio: Build your own Copilot (no rocket-science degree needed!)
Creating Generative AI Extensions in Business Central
Creating Power Automate flows for Business Central that actually matter!
Cutting-Edge Tactics for Achieving High-Engagement Video Content
D365 Sales Premium: Boost Your Productivity with Microsoft AI
Demystifying Power Automate and Business Central (MVP + Microsoft)
Different Flavors of Warehouse Management
Dinosaurs in Dynamics
Diverse Leadership – How can diverse leadership accelarate your business
Dynamic Beginnings: Launching Your Career with Dynamics 365
Dynamics 365 BC and CRM: A winning combination
Elevating Business Central Development with Co-Pilot: An Enavate Engineering Insight
Elevating Your Business with Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS): Insights from Industry Leaders
Embracing Flexibility: The Future of Work (how to migrate away from 9-5)
Error-Proof Automation: Proactive Error Handling in Power Automate
Harnessing the Power of Attention & Retention: Neuroscience-Infused Marketing Strategies
Holy Smokes Batman! There’s a Service Module in BC
How to Create Your Copilot with Data from Dynamics 365 Applications
How to Crush Salesforce with a Killer Dynamics 365 CRM Demo
I Need a Shower: The Full NetSuite Experience
Introduction to Power Pages: Better and Faster for Less
Leading your team remotely
Lessons learned from my year publishing Business Central apps
Lessons learned from our D365 Sales to D365 Business Central Integration
Managing Resistance on a Project or Change Initiative
Maximize Customer Lifetime Value: Strategies to Enable Your Delivery Teams to Build Trust and Value
Maximize Information Recorded in Journal Entries
Navigating cultural differences for successful international business
New Marketing era is here!
Opening Doors To All: Creating a More Inclusive Culture at Your Organization
Opening Doors To All: Creating a More Inclusive Culture at Your Organization
Panel Discussion: Building and Growing a Profitable Dynamics CE/CRM and Power Platform Practice
Panel Discussion: State of Business Central and Manufacturing
Panel Discussion: What’s Working in Marketing Now
Partner Economics
Pitching Yourself and Establishing Your Voice: A Workshop for Women in the Microsoft Space
Present More than Your Software: A Practical Guide for Business Leaders to Present Like a Pro
Proactively Manage Leads with Power Automate and Gen AI
Professional AL Debugging
Reviewing the Code Review
Revolutionizing Reporting: When to use Excel Reports or Analysis Views
Sales Order Processing, From Soup to Nuts
Sales Reimagined: Elevating Dynamics 365 with AI-Powered Copilot Studio
Scaling Your Dynamics 365 Practice
Secure Your Customer Base by Breaking the On-Premise Bond
Shaping Customer Experience with Customer Insights – Journey and Data
So, You Want to Build a “Campaign?”: A Playbook for Success
Source Control Management and Your Extensions
Start Building Your Recurring Revenue Stream TODAY!
Storytelling with Financial Data using Power BI for Effective Reports
Strategies for selling into an uncertain economy
Streamlining Invoice Processing with AI Builder and Dynamics 365
Subscription Billing Panel
Taking the Mystery Out of WIP – WIP Explained
Telemetry, a business perspective
Test Business Central APIs in VS Code Like a Pro with REST Client
The 60-Day Challenge: Lessons Learned from Pushing the Limits with BC and the Power Platform
The Business Central Planning Worksheet: What’s it for and How to Use It
The Easy Button for Importing and Exporting Data for Business Central
The Fixed Fee Journey: Advanced Fixed Fee Concepts
The Functional Consultant’s Toolbox – Troubleshooting tools in Business Central you need to know!
The Keys to Marketing Across Generations in 2024
The People Paradox for your Customers: Their Greatest Asset & Their Biggest Challenge
The Power of Connection: Mastering the Art of Conversation
The Power of Dimensions in Business Central
The Pros and Cons of Putting Marketing Automation in front of 365 Sales
Tips and Tricks to Use Partner Center to More Effectively Manage Your Partnership
Title: Introduction to Test Automation in Business Central
Top Tips For Beginner Power Apps Citizen Developers
Turning Anyone into Winning Sales People – Mentoring
Understanding Flushing Methods in Business Central
Unlocking Team Potential and Embracing AI: The Power of Personality Assessments
Using the Business Central Admin API
Video Strategy Mastery: Top Video Assets Marketing Managers Need to Create to Automate Sales
Websites that Convert are No Accident
What Do Partners Expect from ISVs and What Do ISVs Expect From Partners…the conversation continues
Writing Requirements for Developers as a Functional Consultant in Business Central
You’ve Published an Offer on AppSource, Now What? Leveraging AppSource to Get More Leads & Revenue