irections emea 2023 lyon
1-3 November 2023

Directions EMEA 2023

Directions EMEA is the "Go To" place where Dynamics partners share the future. It's the preferred global community for collaborating and learning from Microsoft, MVPs, ISVs, VARs and their peers. The focus is on helping the SMB market unlock its full potential in technical, business development and strategy with ERP, CRM, and Cloud solutions, including the Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Azure.

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07:35 - 09:05
Registration
Amphitheatre
09:00 - 10:45
Keynote Day 1
Amphitheatre
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break & Snacks
Expo Area
10:45 - 18:35
Meet Microsoft
Microsoft Booth
10:55 - 11:10
Mobile Apps? Faster, easier, more power - the new Anveo Mobile App
ISV Theatre
11:15 - 12:00
Microsoft presents: How Power Platform can help grow your business
Forum 1
Microsoft presents: Bank reconciliation and Marketing text suggestions with Copilot
Forum 2
Microsoft presents: Introduction to the global e-documents tool
Forum 3
Microsoft presents: What's new in developer tools
Aud. Lumiere
Automating Standard Business Processes using Power Automate, Teams and Dynamics 365
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Creating high performance low-code workflows for Business Central: what's new in Azure Logic Apps
Salon Pasteur
Microsoft presents: I got 99 problems but AI ain't one
Bellecour 2&3
Real-life Warehouse implementations for better and worse
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: Nurturing Young Talent for the Next Generation of Leadership
Rhone 3
Microsoft presents: Business Central Concierge - Assisting with technical help to land larger deals
Tete d´Or 1&2
New to Directions
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Service management scenarios
Gratte Ciel 3
Unlocking Seamless Integration: Mastering Messaging Patterns with Azure and Business Central
Aud. Pasteur
Boost your sales performance: why Active Listening should be a priority for your sales team
Rhone 1
Earning growth through remarkable Customer Experience: How to track it and engage your people
Rhone 2
12:00 - 12:15
Break
Expo Area
12:15 - 13:00
How Automating Bank Reconciliation Can Be an Easy Win for You and Your Customers!
Amphitheatre
Boyum IT | Product Information Management and Quality Inspection by Boyum
Forum 1
TD SYNNEX | Accelerate Your Business Applications Sales using P2P Partnerships
Forum 2
Companial | Empowered, a toolstack to cut IP Efforts and Costs
Forum 3
ExFlow | Take control of your financial processes
Aud. Lumiere
insightsoftware | Power Your Business with insightsoftware
Pre. Gratte Ciel
CKL Software | bill-to - Smart Subscriptions
Salon Pasteur
Binary Stream | Setting Revenue on Autopilot with Dynamics 365: Unlocking Growth and Efficiency
Bellecour 2&3
Atradius | Credit risk management with Atradius Flow
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Dime Software | Unleashing the power of graphical scheduling for project success
Rhone 3
dox42 | Unleashing the Potential of Report Automation for Business Central
Tete d´Or 1&2
9altitudes | How to navigate the jungle of manufacturing - with 9altitudes
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Data-driven implementations
Aud. Pasteur
The modernization of municipalities´ operations through the power of Dynamics 365 Business Central
Rhone 1
Crayon | Maximizing Growth with Data-Driven Strategies for Biz Apps and ISV Businesses
Rhone 2
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Expo Area
13:20 - 13:35
BIRDS kickstarts your Power BI with Dynamics project
ISV Theatre
13:40 - 13:55
JobManager - the Extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
ISV Theatre
14:00 - 14:45
Microsoft presents: Scalability of Business Central online
Forum 1
Licensing & Incentives - how to get the most out of your Microsoft partnership
Forum 2
Mythbusting code coverage (while writing better code)
Forum 3
Microsoft presents: What's new - Business Central integration with Power Automate
Aud. Lumiere
Microsoft presents: What's new in Dataverse & Dynamics 365 app integration - Part 1
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Microsoft Q&A: Copilot and Generative AI in Business Central
Salon Pasteur
Beyond Firefighting: Proactive Error Handling in Power Automate to Prevent Business Disruptions
Bellecour 2&3
VARs & ISVs Better together - Discussion Panel
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Microsoft presents: Amp up your SMB customer journey with ready-to-use targeted marketing campaigns
Rhone 3
Microsoft presents: Customer centric onboarding apps
Tete d´Or 1&2
Visual Thinking: The Key to a successful transformation
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: What to consider when comparing Finance & SCM and Business Central
Gratte Ciel 3
14:00 - 15:45
Microsoft presents: New table extension schema, less locking and other features in Server & Database
Aud. Pasteur
Create your first Power App for salespeople with Business Central from scratch for consultants
Rhone 1
Microsoft workshop: Extend E-document core solution to suit your requirements
Rhone 2
14:45 - 15:00
Break
Expo Area
15:00 - 15:45
Microsoft presents: Tips and tricks on the new Microsoft SMB programs
Forum 1
Microsoft presents: Power Apps solutions development for Business Central
Forum 2
Professional AL Debugging
Forum 3
CoPilot in Power Platform: Revolutionizing Application & Flow Development for Business Central
Aud. Lumiere
Streamlining AL Development with GitHub Copilot
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Dos and Don'ts for Business Negotiation: From Personal Skill to Organizational Excellence
Salon Pasteur
Challenges of being a Solution Architect in the ever-expanding Microsoft cloud
Bellecour 2&3
Supply Chain & Manufacturing with Dynamics Panel
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Client Retention Strategies: 10x Cost Savings in Sales and Marketing Expenses
Rhone 3
Microsoft presents: Governance & Administration - For beginners
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: What could AI do for you
Gratte Ciel 3
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee Break & Snacks
Expo Area
15:55 - 16:10
Praxedo - MSBC add-on for true field service companies
ISV Theatre
16:15 - 17:00
Follow That Fish: Traceability through the seafood value chain
Amphitheatre
NETRONIC Software | Production scheduling - a competitive edge in uncertain times
Forum 1
MAXIMIZE PROFITS WITH MICROSOFT'S AIM: EARN PAYOUTS FOR ASSESSMENT WITH SIMPLANOVA​
Forum 2
The Rise of the new B2B Consumer | Sana Commerce
Forum 3
NxM | NxM connect - B2B integrations as part of the daily process
Aud. Lumiere
ForNAV | Simplify Business Central report design in ways you did not dare to dream of
Pre. Gratte Ciel
No-Code Mobile Apps & AI-powered EDI with Anveo
Salon Pasteur
Xenatus | Multisource Data Management and Hyper-Automation - Maritime Case Study
Bellecour 2&3
Apportunix | Hands-on about easy document handling. And the reveal of "Confidential Data Protection"
Gratte Ciel 1&2
AGR | Your Partner for Inventory Optimisation
Rhone 3
bms | b.jira - Project management with Jira and Business Central
Tete d´Or 1&2
Visual Registration System | Utilizing ISV solutions to power ERP and Payroll upgrades
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Let's talk docs! A Business Central and AL documentation discussion
Gratte Ciel 3
Microsoft presents: Getting started with DevOps using AL-Go for GitHub
Aud. Pasteur
16:15 - 18:00
Business Central Manufacturing - Understanding and Working with Demo Data
Rhone 1
Microsoft workshop: Power Platform with Dataverse integration tools
Rhone 2
17:00 - 17:15
Break
Expo Area
17:15 - 18:00
Microsoft regional session: United Kingdom
Forum 1
Microsoft regional session: Denmark (incl. walkthrough of Danish Bookkeeping act)
Forum 2
Microsoft regional session: The Netherlands
Forum 3
Microsoft regional session: Germany
Aud. Lumiere
Microsoft regional session: Western Europe*
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Microsoft regional session: Switzerland
Salon Pasteur
Microsoft regional session: Southern and Eastern Europe
Bellecour 2&3
Microsoft regional session: Italy
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Microsoft regional session: France
Rhone 3
Microsoft regional session: Spain
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft regional session: Norway
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Job scenarios
Gratte Ciel 3
Days of Knowledge in Americas
Aud. Pasteur
18:00 - 20:00
Expo Reception
Expo Area
18:20 - 18:35
What's New within ClickLearn
ISV Theatre
18:40 - 18:55
Let the innovative idyn integration apps elevate your Business Central experience
ISV Theatre
19:00 - 20:30
Women in Dynamics Prinks
Terreaux hall

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08:00 - 09:00
Registration
Amphitheatre
09:00 - 10:45
Keynote Day 2
Amphitheatre
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break & Snacks
Expo Area
10:45 - 17:50
Meet Microsoft
Microsoft Booth
10:55 - 11:10
Elevate your customers with the remarkable impact of NAVAX Recurring Contracts
ISV Theatre
11:15 - 12:00
Power Pages B2B Portal
Amphitheatre
Microsoft presents: Developing generative AI experiences for your extensions
Forum 1
Microsoft presents: Business Central Talent program - High level overview
Forum 2
Microsoft presents: What's new in Power BI
Forum 3
Microsoft Presents: New demo tool
Aud. Lumiere
Microsoft presents: Designing generative AI experiences for your extensions
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Microsoft presents: Cloud Migration - For beginners
Salon Pasteur
Microsoft Presents: How AI is transforming the world of Sales
Bellecour 2&3
XrmToolBox 101: Empowering Business Central Developers with Dataverse
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Future Dynamics Professionals
Rhone 3
Microsoft Q&A: Troubleshooting Business Central entitlement and permission issues
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft presents: Mastering Extension Lifecycles
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Field Service integration scenarios
Gratte Ciel 3
Microsoft roundtable: Maximizing opportunities in the nonprofit industry
Rhone 1
Cultivate Successors: Unleash the power of an outstanding company culture!
Rhone 2
11:15 - 13:00
AL Development for NAV Dinosaurs
Aud. Pasteur
12:00 - 12:15
Break
Expo Area
12:15 - 13:00
Tasklet | What's new in mobile warehouse management? How Pack & Ship completes end-to-end WMS
Amphitheatre
Integrated Quality Control: BC, PowerBI, PowerApps
Forum 1
Continia | Sustainable Finance
Forum 2
Solver | Grow your Business Central business with Solver's Budgeting and Reporting Solution
Forum 3
LS Retail | How to create high volume in Retail and Hospitality with a fantastic partner channel
Aud. Lumiere
EOS Solutions | Many needs, hundreds of apps, just one partner... Yes, We App!
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Be Clever with Clever Dynamics! Discover the productivity apps that every implementation needs
Salon Pasteur
Insight Works | Future-Forward Manufacturing: Leveraging Business Central Integrated Apps
Bellecour 2&3
eOne Solutions | The Key to Your Reporting Future: Unlock your Business Central Data
Gratte Ciel 1&2
When master data management in BC isn't enough? Explore a set of apps for groups of companies
Rhone 3
Konica Minolta | Professional Power BI dashboards out of the box
Tete d´Or 1&2
Bricklead | Conquer food and CPG market businesses with Bricklead
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Business Central no code for end users and consultants
Gratte Ciel 3
Suite Engine | Manage Multiple eCommerce Platforms In One Place; In Business Central
Rhone 1
Verosoft Design | Reducing Downtime: The Power of Modern Asset Maintenance
Rhone 2
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Expo Area
13:20 - 13:35
Elevate Your DevOps Strategy and Processes with COSMO Alpaca
ISV Theatre
13:40 - 13:55
AI powered EDI: Anveo Makes Your Life Easier
ISV Theatre
14:00 - 14:45
Microsoft presents: AppSource transactability
Amphitheatre
Do you know Microsoft Sales Copilot?
Forum 1
Power BI for Business Central - tips & tricks
Forum 2
Microsoft presents: Localizations today and in the future
Forum 3
Microsoft presents: What's new in data analysis and reporting
Aud. Lumiere
Microsoft presents: Let's Talk about Sales and Marketing!
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Women in Dynamics: A session for guys
Salon Pasteur
Microsoft presents: Extend your Business Central business and build a low code partner practice
Bellecour 2&3
Using Azure Service Bus to integrate Business Central with local resources
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Applying Process Mining in your Dynamics 365 Business Central projects
Rhone 3
Microsoft Town Hall | Q&A with the Keynote Speakers
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft presents: Reliability of Business Central Online
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Business Central usability
Gratte Ciel 3
Microsoft presents: What's new in AL-Go for GitHub
Aud. Pasteur
Microsoft workshop: Developing generative AI experiences for your extensions
Rhone 2
14:00 - 15:45
Workshop: Extending Business Central with Model Driven Apps
Rhone 1
14:45 - 15:00
Break
Expo Area
15:00 - 15:45
Microsoft presents: Reporting, Power BI and analytics overview
Amphitheatre
Microsoft presents: Boost productivity with the web client
Forum 1
Microsoft presents: Collaborate seamlessly with Microsoft Teams
Forum 2
Microsoft presents: 30 setup tips in 45 minutes (Part I)- Business Central unleashed
Forum 3
Microsoft presents: AI for your business - Beyond ChatGPT
Aud. Lumiere
Microsoft presents: ALDoc - How to generate reference documentation for AL extensions
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Strategies for selling into an uncertain economy.
Salon Pasteur
Empowering Growth: Uniting Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Partners in Africa
Bellecour 2&3
10 lessons learned while using OKRs for growing Dynamics company
Gratte Ciel 1&2
10 Myths about test automation on customer projects
Rhone 3
Microsoft presents: Accelerate your customers' migration journey with AIM
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft Q&A: Performance
Salon Tete d´Or
IAMCP EMEA Roundtable
Gratte Ciel 3
Microsoft presents: What's new on GitHub and how is the code contribution model evolving?
Aud. Pasteur
15:00 - 18:00
Microsoft workshop: Selling Business Central - ideal for those in a reseller facing sales role
Rhone 2
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee Break & Snacks
Expo Area
15:55 - 16:10
Manufacturing Excellence for Discrete, Process and Project Manufacturing Industries
ISV Theatre
16:15 - 17:00
Experlogix | How to Win and Retain Net New Names with Experlogix
Amphitheatre
Abakion | Avoid the top 5 roadblocks for Business Central adoption
Forum 1
Sievers Group | SIEVERS WMS: Your partner in conquering the chaos
Forum 2
True Commerce | B2B EDI Integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Forum 3
NaviPartner | Quick and easy: Setting up your cloud-based POS in less than 15 minutes!
Aud. Lumiere
Get integrated with Golden EDI's “Pick and Choose” apps: “Get introduced to our Ongoing WMS App"
Pre. Gratte Ciel
NAVAX | Be the hero for your customers and eliminate staff shortages with AI-driven accounting proc.
Salon Pasteur
Aptean | Discover the missing ingredient to monetize the growing appetite for the Cloud
Bellecour 2&3
Seer 365 | Win and run more productive and profitable Microsoft Dynamics 365 projects with GYDE365!
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Cosmos | Lightning-Fast, Cloud-Based Reporting & Analytics for Business Central is Here!
Rhone 3
Ciellos | What every Dynamics Partner needs to know about their Microsoft Partnership: Ciellos-MPAP
Tete d´Or 1&2
Singhammer | 1st class Jira integration: Time tracking and Business Central
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: GitHub Copilot and future AI opportunities to assist during AL development
Gratte Ciel 3
16:15 - 18:00
How to use telemetry to improve your product
Aud. Pasteur
Visual Thinking Workshop: Power up the potential of your team
Rhone 1
17:00 - 17:15
Break
Expo Area
17:15 - 18:00
Ask the MVPs
Amphitheatre
Microsoft presents: What's new in Excel reporting
Forum 1
Microsoft presents: FY24 SMB Business Applications strategy - deep dive on channel programs
Forum 2
8 steps to double your customer ads
Forum 3
Partner Economics Annual Channel Forecast - Fiscal '24 Outlook
Aud. Lumiere
Create your AL solutions the right way: With Design Patterns and Architecture Best Practices in mind
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Dinosaurs in Dynamics
Salon Pasteur
Power Platform, Dynamics, Business Central licensing: review of what's possible without multiplexing
Bellecour 2&3
Automate your processes with Power Automate
Gratte Ciel 1&2
How to connect Power Virtual Agent and Business Central
Rhone 3
Get your on-prem customers to move to the cloud
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft presents: Cloud Migration - What's new
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Ramping up new partner talent
Gratte Ciel 3
18:00 - 19:00
Expo
Expo Area
18:15 - 18:30
AI Financial Intelligence for Business Central
ISV Theatre
19:00 - 23:50
Party
Amphitheatre

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09:00 - 10:00
Keynote Day 3
Amphitheatre
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break & Snacks
Expo Area
10:00 - 14:30
Meet Microsoft
Microsoft Booth
10:10 - 10:25
Automate BC Customer Environment Management with Partner Admin Center
ISV Theatre
10:30 - 11:15
GDAP and Recent / Upcoming Changes to NCE
Amphitheatre
Microsoft presents: Elastic fantastic - The story of resource governance in Business Central online
Forum 1
Microsoft presents: What's new Business Central Performance Toolkit
Forum 2
What do successful entrepreneurs do better than others?
Forum 3
Azure Functions and Business Central: a perfect couple
Aud. Lumiere
Microsoft presents: Governance & Administration - What's new
Pre. Gratte Ciel
5 Perspectives on Business Central vs. Finance & Operations
Salon Pasteur
How to develop smarter and faster with SystemApp and BaseApp - session of examples
Bellecour 2&3
Why you should be offering your customers a managed service for Business Central in the cloud.
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Netstock | Partnering with Netstock: A powerful inventory solution for you and your customers.
Rhone 3
Microsoft Q&A: Business Central and Power Platform
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft roundtable: Expand your business with Power Platform and Legacy App migration
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Developer productivity
Gratte Ciel 3
Microsoft workshop: New demo tool
Rhone 2
10:30 - 12:15
Dynamics 365 Sales integration Deep dive
Aud. Pasteur
Journey into Canvas Power Apps: Unleash Your Creativity
Rhone 1
11:15 - 11:30
Break
Expo Area
11:30 - 12:15
How to better analyze your customers using Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
Amphitheatre
Microsoft presents: What are they thinking? An inside look at the SMB ERP Buyer Persona
Forum 1
Microsoft presents: Introducing the Business Foundation - a new logical layer
Forum 2
You need to implement AI now! ...But what even is AI?
Forum 3
Implementing Business Central in the USA - What You Need to Know to Be Successful!
Aud. Lumiere
Microsoft presents: What's new in financial management
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Lessons learned from building, promoting & supporting Power BI Apps for Business Cent. via AppSource
Salon Pasteur
Lord of the Custom Pages: One Script to Rule them All
Bellecour 2&3
Strategies to make us prepared for the future
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Need CRM? How About Using the CRM Built Right In Business Central!
Rhone 3
Microsoft presents: What's new in telemetry
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft presents: Business Central Talent program - Learnings from the pilot and Q&A
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: Planned enhancement in E-documents
Gratte Ciel 3
Microsoft workshop: Mastering Extension Lifecycles: Navigating Telemetry and Troubleshooting
Rhone 2
12:15 - 12:45
Coffee Break & Snacks
Expo Area
12:45 - 13:30
Breaking Barriers: Embracing Open Source in a Closed-Source Industry
Amphitheatre
Microsoft presents: New Business Central mobile apps features
Forum 1
Microsoft presents: What's new in VAT
Forum 2
AI Tools for Marketing and Sales: Unleashing Creativity and Efficiency
Forum 3
Microsoft presents: Power Pages on virtual tables and other new Dataverse integration features
Aud. Lumiere
Microsoft presents: 30 setup tips in 45 minutes (Part II)- Business Central unleashed
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Exploring Dynamics 365 Sales for Business Central Users
Salon Pasteur
The Shopify Business Central Relationship
Bellecour 2&3
You've Published an Offer on AppSource, Now What? Leveraging AppSource to Get More Leads & Revenue
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Addressing Skills Shortage and Fostering Diversity in Business Central Businesses
Rhone 3
Telemetries. Real life tips from the field.
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft roundtable: Future of Business Central document reporting
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft roundtable: What would you ask of a Copilot chat bot?
Gratte Ciel 3
Microsoft presents: Self-service troubleshooting in Business Central online
Aud. Pasteur
Microsoft workshop: Try all the latest Power Automate integrations
Rhone 1
12:45 - 14:30
Object Oriented Design approaches in Business Central
Rhone 2
13:30 - 13:45
Break
Expo Area
13:45 - 14:30
Automated Code Refactoring: Transforming Old Solutions and Improving Code Quality
Forum 3
Microsoft Q&A: Business Central no code for end users and consultants
Pre. Gratte Ciel
Building Business Central API + PowerApps Canvas solutions for high intensity scenario's
Salon Pasteur
Microsoft Fabric vs. Power BI: What's the Difference?
Bellecour 2&3
How to export data from Business Central to MS Fabric and Azure Data Lake
Gratte Ciel 1&2
Dataverse capabilities with Dynamics 365 Business Central
Rhone 3
Microsoft roundtable: Sustainability and ESG reporting
Tete d´Or 1&2
Microsoft presents: What's new in warehouse and inventory management
Salon Tete d´Or
Microsoft presents: Designing safe AI experiences for your customers
Gratte Ciel 3
Microsoft presents: The most common Web client user side issues and how to self-fix them
Aud. Pasteur
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