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As the pandemic drags on, the Microsoft business applications community is finding a new and evolving ways to connect. The DynamicsCon virtual event began in 2020 and will run for the second time in March. To learn more about how it began and what is going into the next event, we talked to the founder, Jon Stypula. MSDW is a media sponsor of the event and we wanted to discuss both the event has developed and where Jon hopes it will go in the future. Show Notes: 4:45 – Deciding to provide a professional level of production for DynamicsCon, including funding through sponsors. 8:30 – Why to maintain transparency in the event's planning and organization, including with session selection. 10:30 – Why the DynamicsCon is aiming to make the speaker lineup a mix of veterans and newcomers. 17:30 – Microsoft's role in the community and event landscape these days, and why Jon believes they do not appear to be interested in overall community management. 27:45 – Updates to the attendee experience 30:30 – How virtual events have opened up accessibility to much of in-person events' value and how they will continue to change 35:45 – How DynamicsCon has changed from the first event to the upcoming second event 39:00 – How partners and customers work together differently with Power Platform and other tech compared to Dynamics 42:00 – Microsoft's mixed reality solutions, from Dynamics 365 apps to HoloLens 2 more generally 48:50 – More on what to expect from DynamicsCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCAnfUiSdLw

2020 has forced a lot of organizations to rapidly embrace digital transformation across all industries and verticals. While this may have initially been a survival response, many organizations are thriving due to new and improved processes across sales, customer service, marketing, and more. This Session is designed for business leaders to take stock of these changes and to potentially take learnings from the organizations that are implementing and driving these changes globally. Agenda:
– Introduction: A quick round of introductions
– Opening Remarks (10 Mins): A high level and strategic look at the impact of 2020, and its effect on governmental decisions.
– Microsoft's Role in Digital Transformation (10 Mins): Focus on Microsoft's growth over the past 12 months, and learnings their customers are applying in 2021.
– Roundtable Discussion (30 Mins): This interactive session will include all our guests to the session, and will look at the key learnings they are taking into 2020.
– Q&A: Time for further questions from the audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzvzSwDAPB4