Over the next few months, I’ll be presenting the following sessions. I’ll post the PowerPoint Presentations and GitHub Links after the tradeshow is over.

My next tradeshow is Directions. This show is unique in that it is for partners only. I’ll be speaking at several sessions as well as hanging out at the TMC booth looking to discuss the latest in Business Central technology.

The second tradeshow, just a week later, is DynamicsCon. DynamicsCon is a fast-paced partner and client show. I have a few speaking opportunities as well as the honor of running the first ever DynamicsCon Hackathon.

AI is no longer just a buzzword – it’s a practical tool you can build into your Business Central solutions today. In this session, we’ll guide you step by step through developing your very first AI-powered extension using a Large Language Model (LLM) integrated with Business Central.

What you’ll learn:
– Kickstart with Azure AI Resources: how to set up and configure the foundation for your AI project.
– Develop a Business Central AL Extension: connect your extension directly to Azure AI for real-time interaction.
– Experiment with Prompt Engineering: discover how phrasing (and even flattering!) your AI can dramatically improve results.
– Navigate the essentials: ethical AI use, cost management, and security considerations for responsible deployment.

Why attend:
– Hands-on experience: you’ll create, publish, and test your own AI-driven solution during the session.
– Practical takeaways: working code examples available via GitHub to accelerate your future projects.
– Audience fit: perfect for Business Central developers and AI-curious engineers eager to explore their first applied AI project.

Enhance your skills in managing and optimizing Business Central performance using powerful telemetry and profiling tools. This session will show you how to retrieve, instrument, and analyze Business Central telemetry with native Performance Profiling Tools, Application Insights, Visual Studio Code, and Power BI. Through examples, you’ll see how issues surface in monitoring systems and how to design effective resolution strategies.

Key Topics:
– Performance Profiles: Monitor system performance and pinpoint bottlenecks.
– Application Insights: Instrument Business Central to uncover system, network, and client-side issues.
– Power BI Dashboards: Visualize telemetry data for actionable performance insights.
– Case Studies: Explore real-world system issues and walk through resolution plans.
– Interactive Q&A: Get answers to your toughest performance questions.

AI is no longer just a buzzword, it is a practical tool that is changing how AL development gets done. In this interactive panel discussion MVPs will share how they use AI to streamline code analysis, improve efficiency while vibe coding (the hands-on development process), and enhance collaboration through code reviews. Expect candid insights on what works, what doesn’t, and how AI is helping developers understand complex logic, track data flows, organize requirements and maintain code quality while accelerating delivery. Join us for a discussion that goes beyond theory and into practical strategies you can apply in your own Business Central development projects.

This session is designed to introduce you to the world of hackathons and help you feel fully prepared for the BC AI Hackathon at DynamicsCon 2026. While attendance isn’t required to participate in the hackathon itself, this session offers a valuable head start for anyone who’s new to hackathons, AI development, or Business Central extensibility.

We’ll walk through how the hackathon is structured, what to expect during the event, and practical strategies for scoping and completing a project within a short, high‑energy timeframe. You’ll learn how to approach ideation, divide work across a team, and make the most of the tools available to you.

This is also a great opportunity to meet other attendees, form teams, and start brainstorming ideas before the hackathon even begins. To help spark inspiration, we’ll showcase several sample Business Central extensions—including AI‑powered scenarios—that demonstrate patterns, integrations, and techniques you can build on during the event.

Whether you’re gearing up for your first hackathon or looking to sharpen your Business Central AI development skills, this session will give you the confidence, context, and momentum to hit the ground running.

If you are at DynamicsCon and would like to participate in the Hackathon, please sign up here: DynamicsCon Hackathon 2026

Business Central is deprecating the ability to expose Microsoft pages as OData endpoints, creating uncertainty for teams that rely on them for reporting, especially in Power BI. This session explains what is actually changing, which reports and integrations may be impacted, and how to confidently transition to modern, supported alternatives like the Business Central APIs.
We will walk through how to evaluate your current environment, identify reporting risks, and create an actionable transition plan that reduces disruption. You will learn practical strategies for helping teams overcome change resistance, including communication frameworks and hands-on training approaches.
The session also includes a guided walkthrough of working with APIs, how to use built-in standard APIs, when to create custom API pages, and how to design them for performance and long-term supportability. We will also explore how AI can accelerate this process, from generating draft API pages in AL to producing documentation, test scripts, and Power BI connection logic.
Attendees will leave with a clear roadmap for migrating safely off page OData, modernizing their reporting pipelines, and using AI powered development to speed up Business Central API work in their organizations.

Lastly, I’ll be sharing the stage with some amazing MVPs for an open panel.

Come back after the tradeshows for links to my presentations and example source code. I understand that not everyone can make it to the trade shows, they are expensive, and time out of the office is difficult these days.