Directions EMEA 2024

As a visionary leader and passionate Business Central developer, Stefan is dedicated to shaping the future of software development. His contributions extend beyond his professional work; he actively contributes to the Business Central open-source code, writes insightful blogs on his BC Blog, and supports others in the community through platforms like Yammer. His commitment to innovation and excellence has enabled him to deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations, and he continuously seeks new opportunities to enhance his skills and stay current with the latest advancements in technology. Stefan's community-oriented approach and unwavering dedication to the Business Central ecosystem make him a valuable asset and an inspiring leader in the field.

Matt leads Sales & Marketing for Ciellos. He is an energetic, results-oriented executive with over 25 years of experience in professional services, including 6 years in the Microsoft ecosystem. Matt started his professional journey at Deloitte followed by a decade with Bain & Company, where he was a Partner.

Signe started her journey within the Dynamics community in 2015. Back then in an admin role for Dynamics training courses. She joined Atradius in 2020 and has headed AtradiusFlow as the product owner since 2022. Signe is a driving force behind innovative solutions that empower organizations to manage their credit risk in account receivables. With her broad experience from various industries including shipping, real estate, education, insurance and IT, she is focused on customer needs, easy of use and adabtability across industries, cultures and geographies. Signe is responsible for maintenance and development of AtradiusFlow but also heads the roll-out to new markets. During the Direcstions EMEA conference you will find Signe at the Atradius booth (S24), in sessions obtaining new knowledge or preparing for this 45 min session of AtradiusFlow. She easy to spot - promoting the Atradius company colour: Red. Do not hesitate to reach out for a chat.

- Responsible for building the next generation modern experiences for Dynamics 365 Business Central's integrations with Copilot, Power Platform and Microsoft 365 applications such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, etc. - Frequent speaker at many global (Directions, BCTechDays...) conferences.

Cynthia is an accomplished technology professional who heads the business applications function catering to the needs of Small & Medium customers across more than 130 countries in Central, Southeast Europe and Middle East Africa. With more than 11 years of experience in the Cloud business, Cynthia has gained valuable expertise across various functions, including Sales, Marketing, and Business Strategy & Development. Her strong analytical skills and results-driven approach have contributed to her success in driving programs with cross-functional organizations and SMBs in the region.

Søren is an customer onboarding champion and a veteran in the industry, with 28 years of mapping business processes with user desire and technology under his belt ⭐⭐⭐ In the Business Central engineering team he drivers Copilot & Onboarding User Experiences and drives the investments in making it easier to for partners to onboard customers at scale. ⚙️✅ He has been around the block: - In IT departments primarily in manufacturing companies, developing ERP, internal consulting - Worked for various XAL/AX/NAV partners in as a systems integrator, developer and consultant - Run his own systems integration partner company for 7 years - And finally - when he couldn't resist the attraction of Microsoft any longer - joined in 2016 - He is passionate about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, and is a board member of Women in Dynamics ❤️💚💙💛 - In between all of this he enjoys playing in a hard-rock band as a semi-professional musician 🎵🤘🏼

Been in the NAV/BC industry since 2002

Yehuda is a leading expert in cloud solutions with over 15 years of experience in crafting secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud solutions. As the Global Chief Architect at Magic Software Enterprises, Yehuda spearheads the development of cutting-edge platforms that facilitate seamless transitions from on-premises to cloud environments. With a comprehensive understanding of all major cloud vendors, Yehuda expertly navigates the complex challenges of cloud migration. He is also a strong advocate for sustaining low-code and no-code environments, ensuring long-term efficiency and flexibility for businesses worldwide.

Emmanuel has been a consultant and key account manager in the Dynamics / Business Central environment for over 12 years. Including more than 5 years active in the project business and responsible for holistic solution concepts. Emmanuel currently represents CKL Software GmbH as Partner Manager and Senior Consultant.

Henrik has been working in the Microsoft Dynamics business for +12 years in various roles. He is WW SMB Sales Lead for Dynamics365 in the Non-profit Industry.

With 24+ years in Executive Positions in Finance, Operations, and IT, including 11 years as Partner Director at Fênix Consultoria, 7 years as Finance Director at Fumex Tabacalera (American Subsidiary), and 4 years as CIO at CdF International. Extensive international experience as Program and Project Manager in Brazil, Holland, Spain, Italy, UK, US, Indonesia, Philippines, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Argentina. Expertise in cost and staff reorganization, change management, project finance, company and project valuation, budget and cash flow control, funding, infrastructure projects, corporate policies, and Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Strong background in ERP implementation and project management. Pursuing 2 Master’s degrees (Management Science – Kent, UK and Accounting – UFBa), MBA in Corporate Finance (FGV), and BA in Accounting and BS in Computer Science (UFBa). Certified PgMP, PMP, and currently pursuing a PhD in Accounting and Finance at Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP).

Solution Architect and MVP, covering all areas of Business Central. Big user of Power Platform to extend or plug gaps in Business Central. A general curiosity with development but a low code/no code platform suits me better 😊

A seasoned entrepreneur and a payments evangelist with 20+ years experience in Fintech and Online. Passionate about tech, running and traveling.

Esteban is a Principal Software Engineer who has played a pivotal role in the Business Central service team since its inception. He has been instrumental in implementing the Business Central cloud platform and the core components of the Business Central control plane from its very conception. His expertise has been a constant asset in tackling complex challenges across various dimensions of the service, such as load balancing, optimizing scalability, and enhancing the service's reliability. Recently, his primary focus has been on building the Business Central AI agents runtime.

As a Global Innovation & Technology Executive at BE-terna, I orchestrate technological transformation and drive innovation across our organization. My mission? To propel growth, enhance customer experiences, and shape the future of our customers' industries. I am most excited about the opportunity to work with clients and partners globally to develop and implement customized solutions that meet their unique needs. I am also committed to building strong relationships with my clients and partners by providing them with the highest service and support. As a leader, I create high energy within highly engaged teams and deliver transformational change to meet future business needs.

Professional Experience More than 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC 25 years of experience within different ERPs (SAP, Oracle Applications, Sage X3, Dynamics 365 BC and Dynamics 365 FO) University Invited Teacher Career started in Portugal and moved to London 6 years ago Different Roles in Consulting (Business Consultant, Functional Consultant, Project Manager, Programme Manager, Engagement Leader, Team Leader, Site Manager, Product Manager and Solution Architect) Vertical Experience Fashion, Food and Pharmaceutical (Retail and Manufacturing) Services and Real Estate Some Personal Food, Wine and Gin Lover Runner (finished 4 marathons), Trekker (finished 10 ways of Camiño to Santiago), Padel and Bodyboarding

Born in Dortmund, Germany I've started developing for Navision back in 2006. In 2011 I've founded bms and we've grown to a dynamic team – with years of experience. Capable, flexible, perceptive – and with both feet firmly on the ground. Highly innovative – it doesn’t matter whether you are a global player or a family business, we are familiar with all types of operations. With this mix, we have been successfully implementing ERP projects for our customers from a wide variety of industries for more than 10 years – reliably, efficiently and always on an equal footing.

Vjekoslav Babić, known in the community as Vjeko, is a Business Central architect, developer, trainer, author, and blogger. With over two decades of IT experience, he has worked with a wide range of technologies, but his true passion lies in coding, particularly in the web and mobile worlds. A self-proclaimed hacker, Vjeko loves breaking things apart to understand how they work, often pushing the boundaries of Business Central by connecting it with anything that can be integrated through obscure loopholes or undocumented interfaces. For him, the thrill lies in making things useful beyond their intended purpose. Since 2010, Vjeko has been a Microsoft MVP for Dynamics NAV. You can find his insights on his blog, "Vjeko.com - ideas in the cloud."

Elena is a tech leader with 20 years of experience in the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, including 9 years at Microsoft. In 2013, she founded 365 Talent Portal, a company that provides comprehensive people services within the Microsoft Dynamics channel, specialising in finding, training, and developing talent. Today, the company supports over 1,000 Microsoft businesses in growing and upskilling their people and leadership. Elena is an active and influential member of the global Microsoft community. She serves as the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) EMEA President, International Vice President, and leads the Global Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Levent is the SMB Sales Strategy Lead for Business Applications. Levent is responsible for defining the SMB segment sales strategy for Business Applications. Levent has been with Microsoft for 8 years and worked in different roles in Business Application group focusing on growing partner ecosystem.

- Passionate business development executive - Enabling growth and success with Dynamics 365 - 20+ years of experience within Microsoft Dynamics 365 business development - 10+ years helping Microsoft Dynamics Partners with offer development and commercial growth

Empowering every AL developer and BC organization on the planet to achieve more

I have been working in controlling and process consulting for almost 20 years. In recent years, I have also been able to gain a lot of experience in BI. As an auditor and tax consultant, I have a slightly different perspective on data than many IT consultants, but I am convinced that combining commercial and IT/ERP knowledge can produce solutions that no one had thought of before.

Peik Bech-Andersen is a freelance solution architect , consultant, Instructor and developer, Implementing solutions all-over the world. He is specialized in advanced manufacturing combined with master data replication and Intercompany solutions. He first saw Navision in 1984 at the beta testing program of PcPlus. He started implementing manufacturing solutions in 1983 on IBM S/36 systems. Since the Dynamics NAV manufacturing module was released, he has implemented at least 50 Manufacturing solutions in all kinds of different businesses. Starting as an accountant in a production company and moving on to implementing systems, he has both the accounting, the development and the implementation background. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, he has conducted courses the last 10 years in topics like Dynamics NAV programming, installation, finance, trade, warehouse management and manufacturing. During the many years, he has had countless courses with many participants in 15 countries.

Gwenael is a Group Product Manager for AI Builder at Microsoft. For the past 13 years, Gwenael has held different product management positions at Microsoft ranging from commerce to media and business software, all with the same passion: building intuitive experiences that amplify productivity. Today he leads the AI Builder product team infusing AI capabilities into Power Platform to enables users and makers to leverage the latest advances in Generative AI.

Vincent Bellefroid is a Partner at Plataan, where he collaborates with Companial to support Microsoft Dynamics partners. With a deep background in the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, Vincent has worked with a wide range of customer and partner organizations. His experience with leading companies like Microsoft and Deloitte has shaped his commitment to helping partners build the skills they need to achieve excellence.

Born and raised in Germany. Primarily worked in the mandatory health insurance sector in Germany. Moved to Denmark in 2009 and worked there in various industries. Worked with different versions of Microsoft NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central. Many years served as a super user. Specialized in B2B integrations and business processes, particularly sales, purchase and warehouse.

I'm Elaiza 👋, a Senior Cloud Advocate for Power Platform at Microsoft. I have a ✨passion✨ for helping the technical community build solutions with Microsoft Power Platform. I started with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and then fell in love with Power Platform in 2018. I often speak at online virtual events or in-person events. I also have a series on my YouTube channel called WTF - What The Flow where I help others learn about cloud flows.

Benedikt has rich experience in designing and implementing solutions based on both Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. He has a development background which makes him a pro Coder in a fusion team. His passion is to automate stuff as well as create templates to make the life of others easier. In January 2021 he received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in Business Applications.

I am a developer and a system architect for Dynamics NAV and Business Central. My journey in Dynamics World started in 2010 and since then I had been working for Gold Partners in Poland and Denmark and also helping implementing system for one big global end user. I implemented Dynamics NAV and Business Central across Eastern Europe and Middle East. I had pleasure to work with wonderful people in such countries such as Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, US, and United Arab Emirates.

Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft working on the Server Runtime team to ensure that the Business Central backend is performant and reliable. Specializing in Web Services, Reporting, and Telemetry.

With over 18 years of experience in various roles within software and IT companies, I help organizations transform technology into added business value. In recent years, I have supported companies like Essent, Carglass, and Louwman in optimizing their field service processes, delivering impactful value to their operations.

Since joining LS Retail in 2015, Urdur Anna has been a key consultant with extensive experience in Microsoft LS Central. She holds an M.Sc. in Business Management and now serves as Consulting Director, leading the European team and supporting partners and customers in retail and hospitality projects.

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Josephine is a part of the Partner and Customer Growth team within the Microsoft Business Central Engineering team. She manages the Concierge Partner Program lead by Fredrik Hietala, where she works closely with partners to accelerate growth and streamline success in Business Central acquisitions, implementations and migrations. At Directions EMEA, Josephine will share insights on optimizing partner success through the Microsoft Programs and leveraging community resources.

Jonas run the Engineering Systems teams for Dynamics 365 Business Central and has been working on build, test and CI/CD systems for the past 20 years.

During his 19 years at Microsoft, Mike has experienced the life of Test Engineer, Engineering Manager and Product Manager, shipping Visual Studio, AX, NAV and Business Central. Today, he's responsible for leading Business Central into the AI era and our 'Better together' story with Teams, Outlook, Excel and OneDrive.

Peter has been with Microsoft since the acquisition of Navision in 2002, and has worked as a program manager in a number of areas and product lines throughout this time. He is currently a program manager on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central developer tools team, responsible for the AL language, Visual Studio Code tooling, developer and test tools for Copilot in Business Central, AppSource integration and extensions.

Partner Manager with over 7 years of experience in the SaaS industry, specializing in EDI and E-Invoicing solutions. Throughout her career, she has worked internationally with Alliance and Channel Partners, managing strategic relationships and driving business growth. Her expertise includes aligning partnerships with company objectives and supporting the successful adoption of SaaS technologies across global markets.

Nick has been at the forefront of business applications marketing for over 24 years. Specializing in driving growth through innovative marketing strategies, Nick has helped numerous partners increase their market reach and achieve significant ROI. He is passionate about leveraging data-driven tactics to optimize marketing efforts and enjoys sharing his knowledge to empower others in the Microsoft ecosystem.

I am Alice Bottaro, a Partner Solution Sales at Microsoft, specialized in Business Applications. With a robust background as a Project Manager and Solution Architect at both Microsoft Partners and various companies, I have honed my expertise in this field. Passionate about technology and process management, I have also acted as a Partner Technology Strategist, helping Microsoft partners enhance and solidify their technological competencies.

With 20 years experience in the IT industry, I am currently driving business growth and customer success through strategic partnerships, collaborating with partners to develop and execute sales strategies, identify new business opportunities, and enhance customer engagement with Microsoft Business Applications.

Christoph Brüntrup ist Geschäftsführer der GSGroup Deutschland GmbH, einem führenden Unternehmen im Bereich Field Service Management. Er hat umfangreiche Erfahrungen in der Entwicklung von der Softwarelösung Handyman gesammelt und zahlreiche Projekte mit Kunden aus verschiedenen Branchen erfolgreich umgesetzt. Seine Expertise trägt maßgeblich zum Erfolg und Wachstum des Unternehmens bei.

Finnur is a seasoned expert in demand planning and has worked in sales for AGR for the last 15 years. During this time, he has introduced best-practice forecasting and inventory optimisation processes to a diverse international customer base comprising retailers and wholesalers.

Benjamin Brousseau, Business Solution Consultant for The Asset Guardian (TAG), has over four years of experience leading EAM implementations across industries like logistics, energy, and manufacturing. Currently pursuing his Master’s in Digital Transformation at HEC Montréal, he also contributes to The Asset Guardian’s R&D, ensuring its continuous innovation and customer satisfaction.

Christina Buhelt works in the release, compliance and privacy management team. Her work is mostly behind the scene, making sure that Business Central runs on trust. With more than a decade in this field, she is passionate about enabling other's potential.

Hendrik is managing partner at Dime Software and leads the Dime.Scheduler product team. His many years of experience as a consultant and passion for business and technology have helped shape Dime.Scheduler to what it is today and where it is headed.

Program Manager for the Dynamics 365 Business Central Control Plane team at Microsoft.

Petras has been in the Business Central Partner channel for over 11 years now, spending most of that time in helping Partners with NAV to BC migrations, incentives, technology and everything related to it.

Marquis Caldwell, our ClickLearn Partner & Sales Manager for EMEA, is also a Track & Field Coach with KIF Athletics Club. He uses his ClickLearn expertise and coaching skills to highlight the platform's value, aiming to empower teams to achieve their professional goals

Gerdien Cammeraat has 27 years of experience in the software industry of which 23 years in the Dynamics community. She has been responsible for product development teams in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central and the other Dynamics products. She is a coaching leader and has a passion for customer centric innovations. In her current role as Services Director at Ciellos, a Microsoft ISV Development Center, she is responsible for the overall delivery of the different service lines and ensuring high customer solution satisfaction. Directions has a special place in her heart as she was heavily involved in getting the first two editions in Europe- Paris and Barcelona - to roll.

Adri Cardol has been a Product Specialist at STAEDEAN (To-Increase) since 2008, focusing on developing solutions for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. His career spans over four decades, including various leadership positions in logistics and distribution in both the Netherlands and Canada since 1974. Adri’s extensive expertise covers ERP systems, supply chain management, and agricultural equipment, offering a deep understanding of both technology and global logistics. His long-standing role in the manufacturing and logistics industries makes him a leading expert in ERP solutions and industry-specific software applications.

Federica Cenzato is the Senior Solution Manager for the Sustainability product at Continia Software. With a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Federica brings extensive expertise in developing impactful environmental strategies and leading sustainability projects.. She previously worked as a Sustainability Manager for a boutique consulting firm in Portugal and as a Project Engineer for a civil engineering company in France. Throughout her career, she has managed initiatives focused on energy transition, water management, carbon reduction, and pollution remediation. At Continia, she leads the development of Continia Sustainability, a solution that helps companies work towards more sustainable business practices.

Tharanga Chandrasekara is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central lead technical consultant with over a decade of experience. Tharanga is an active member and community moderator of the official Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Community forum. He regularly shares knowledge with others through his blog, user groups, and webinars. Tharanga strongly believes that "one small piece of knowledge someone shares today could be the cornerstone of a huge concept that changes the world tomorrow". For the past eight years, Tharanga has been working for Theta, one of the largest and most competitive IT companies in New Zealand that helps organizations – in New Zealand and around the world transform their businesses with technology. Since 2016, Tharanga has been awarded the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Sharka Chobot is the creator of the CRM product category (1995) and Chief Transformation Officer of Neural Impact. Sharka applies behavioral economics, neuroscience and persuasion psychology to help Microsoft partners develop an effective customer acquisition and go to market strategy. She has over 35 years of technology specific expertise and teaches behavioral marketing at leading universities in Canada. Sharka has worked with hundreds of Microsoft partners on six continents to develop their cloud product, packaging, pricing and vertical market strategy and to accelerate their transition to a SaaS business model.

Enrico Cimitan joined the Microsoft family in 2017 as a software engineer. He initially worked in the Dynamics 365 Business Central application team, and later shifted to features in the client area. Since 2019, Enrico has been contributing to the data connectors and integrations between Business Central and other Microsoft products, including Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Dataverse.

Val Clarke has over a decade of experience in the software industry and has been with 4PS for seven years. As Operations Director, Val is responsible for overseeing the daily business operations and overall customer satisfaction, evaluating efficiency and performance, developing and implementing strategies for growth, employee recruitment and development and general business improvements.   With strong people management and strategic planning skills, Val is passionate about ensuring that 4PS offers the best possible outcomes for customers and employees. The 4PS core values are fully embedded into her approach to running the business – Val consistently and continuously encourages everyone in the team to follow their heart, learn more and innovate.  Fostering this positive culture keeps the whole team developing and improving while delivering real quality and value to 4PS customers in a forward-thinking and supportive environment.

Jason is a product manager at Microsoft who has been focusing on Field Service and frontline worker use-cases for nearly a decade. He has a special interest in data integration and connecting systems together to maximize the value of all the connected systems.

Ryan drives the growth of EazyStock’s partner network, helping businesses seize new opportunities through strategic collaboration. As Head of Business Development, he’s passionate about showing partners how integrating EazyStock can elevate their offerings and generate recurring revenue. At Directions Vienna 2024, Ryan will share the SucceedIT success story, showcasing how EazyStock’s partnership models can drive business growth and deliver proven success.

Jacqui is a Senior Partner Marketing Advisor at Microsoft for Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Europe. She has over 20 years of experience in B2B GTM, with extensive cross-industry marketing experience working as the Consulting Africa CMO at Deloitte and senior GTM positions at Microsoft EMEA. She is passionate about the empowerment of women, and the digital transformation of emerging markets as a way to become internationally relevant and globally competitive. With an unwavering growth mindset, she constantly pursues opportunities for personal development & growth. She is an Advisory Board Member on the CMO Council for Africa and a Board Member of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), a UN approved non-profit organization that aims to broaden dialogue among governments, businesses, academia, and civil society on innovative ways of utilizing ICT to advance development.

Responsible for leading the Microsoft Business Applications EMEA regional partner 'go to market' team. Driving solution area marketing strategy, planning and execution through partners to maximise cloud revenue, consumption impact and joint business growth. An IAMCP Board Member with a passion for enabling partner community engagement, driving D&I initiatives and supporting those who are early in their careers.

Since 1998 working with Navision, Dynamics NAV, and now with Business Central and Power Platform. I worked as an end-user, consultant, and developer in different companies and partners. In 2022 I was awarded Microsoft MVP in the Business Applications category. International Speaker at Directions EMEA, Directions ASIA, and Days of Knowledge Odense. Organizing committee member "Business Central Day ES" (www.businescentralday.es) and Global Power Platform Bootcamp Zaragoza (https://www.meetup.com/power-platform-zaragoza/) As an MCT I teach Microsoft courses about Business Central, Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate. I have a blog where I write about these Microsoft technologies: https://blog.msdyn365bc.es. If you want to know more about me, here you have my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertocorella/

Joseph Corigliano is an business executive with 32 years of experience in the Busines Applications space including 23 years ex-Microsoft. Joe will be presenting with Ben Reid a program manager at Ciellos who speclaizes in Microsoft Partner Operations and spent 6+ years on the Microsoft Partner Experience team.

Craig Crescas, based in Colorado, began his Microsoft career in March 2000. He joined the organization when Microsoft began investing in Business Applications (ERP and CRM). With almost 25 years of experience in Dynamics, Craig is chartered with changing the world one partner at a time. Since the launch of Dynamics 365, Craig has dedicated his efforts to recruiting and onboarding organizations, those interested in adding business applications to their product portfolio, by providing leadership, guidance and onboarding tools to streamline our partner’s time to market.

I am a Senior Cloud Solution Architect for Business Applications at Microsoft. I’ve been working in various roles in the Microsoft Dynamics ERP world, ranging from consulting and solution architecture, presales, product management and customer success. I want to be on the cutting edge of technology, and strive for solving real world IT problems with the best software.

Christian Heide Damm is the cloud architect of Business Central and is responsible for the overall design of the Business Central Online architecture. Christian has been part of the entire NAV/BC journey to the cloud and continues to be passionate about all things SaaS and cloud architecture.

In addition to building strong partner relationships across the UK and EU, Phil is one of the leading Open Banking and payments experts at Yavrio. Built on Open Banking technology, Yavrio delivers a comprehensive embedded banking solution for businesses—providing direct connections to over 10,000 banks globally, instant bank reconciliation, and the ability to make fast, simple payments both domestically and internationally—all within Business Central.

After a career in market research, Steven reignited his passion for technology in 2017 by becoming a CRM application consultant at Avento, a company later acquired by Cegeka. He joined the Fearless Leader product team and now thrives as its product owner. Next to building this product for retail, out-of-home and pharma, he loves to build tailor-made solutions, harnessing the power of Resco for projects that vary from sales to field service.

Neil is the Lead Microsoft Consultant at Nolan Business Solutions, with over 24 years ERP consultancy experience in a wide range of industries, from not-for-profits to automotives, and from universities to warehousing and distribution. With backgrounds in both technical and financial implementations, Neil has a knack of understanding business requirements and translating these into functional and technical designs and configurations. Now as eRequest product owner at Nolans, he is leading the transformation of a very successful purchase approval application from the Dynamics GP environment into the Dynamics Business Central world.

Joe brings over two decades of experience in Microsoft Business Applications, having served in various roles including consulting, startup practice leadership, presales engineering, sales, and sales leadership. His background in this domain equips him with valuable insights and a distinct perspective that he passionately shares with Microsoft and Partners. Joe has a proven track record of transforming sales strategies and leading teams to success. During his tenure at RSM, he spearheaded a major shift in the sales approach. Moving away from traditional ERP selling focused on features and functions, he led the team towards a strategy centered on industry-specific solutions. This pivotal change catalyzed remarkable growth. Joe's leadership is characterized by his commitment to developing sales personnel and managers, empowering them to achieve their maximum potential through innovative and effective sales strategies.

Stefano Demiliani is a Microsoft MVP for Business Applications and for Azure, MCT Regional Lead, international speaker and a long-time expert on different Microsoft technologies. He works as a CTO for EID/Nav-lab Group and he's frequently involved on helping customers on moving their business to the Azure cloud. He is the author of many successful IT books related to Dynamics NAV, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Azure DevOps, Azure solution development and Power Platform. He's the author of the first Dynamics 365 Business Central Development guide. He’s a Microsoft Community Champion for Azure. He's the winner of the global "Tech Start of the Year" Digital Revolution Award 2023 (the "Tech Star of the Year" award recognizes outstanding contributions to the cloud industry by individuals working at any level within an organization).

Doyle Dettro, CPA and Enterprise Account Executive at Verosoft Design (VSD), brings over two decades of expertise in ERP solutions and business consulting. With a focus on scalable Industry 4.0-ready software, Doyle helps medium to large enterprises implement innovative solutions designed for growth, including Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Central.

CEO and co-founder of Seer 365, Sam is well-known and respected within the Microsoft Business Applications ecosystem, having previously grown and sold three successful Microsoft Dynamics businesses, the most recent of which, at its time of sale to a large Global Systems Integrator, was the UK's largest Microsoft Dynamics partner. As an experienced business leader, he has a real passion for improving business efficiency and productivity, which was where the idea for Seer 365 and the GYDE365 platform originally came from. Alongside his team, he is 100% focused on helping Microsoft Dynamics 365 partners, ISV partners, their customers, and Microsoft itself to be more successful. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-dharmasiri-36807318/

I'm a software/IT professional with strong technical skills and a versatile attitude in building and delivery up to date solutions. During my 25 years career i covered up different roles related mainly to Microsoft systems and ERP/CRM. Currently I'm leading R&D and IT teams with the goal to release, sell, and and maintain business applications for the smb companies around the world. As solution architect I'm focused on full Microsoft stack (Dynamics 365 Business Central, PowerBI, Dynamics 365 CRM, Sharepoint, M365 and modern workplace) As Microsoft tecnology specialist my main goal is to design and integrate solutions related to CRM, ERP and BI systems. As a team leader I try to promote best practices and pattern in a healthy and positive work environment driven by business goals and continuous self improvement. I have a long experience in design and develop ERP for Italian and international companies, with knowledge of enterprise business processes.

I hold a master’s degree in applied mathematics and began my career in 2006, working with various versions of Navision, Dynamics NAV, and Business Central. Since joining Microsoft in 2016 as a software engineer, I have been deeply involved in the development and enhancement of Business Central. In 2022, I transitioned to the Business Central team based in Lyngby, Denmark. My primary areas of focus are inventory, costing, warehouse management, manufacturing, and planning.

Nick Doelman is an independent Power Platform specialist, trainer and coach. Nick delivers presentations, workshops and collaborates on Power Platform and Dynamics 365 projects worldwide. From 2021 to 2023, Nick worked as a Senior Content Developer at Microsoft where he worked on skilling content for Power Pages, Power Automate, and other parts of the Power Platform. Nick has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Nick is a cohost on the Power Platform BOOST podcast as well as one of the organizers of the Canadian Power Platform Summit. Nick is also a competitive Powerlifter and is a member of Team Canada competing at various international events.

Bartek is a results-driven leader with a strong background in reporting and analytics. He is passionate about helping businesses achieve their goals through effective data management and business development.

Stacy has been working in the Microsoft Dynamics space since 1996. During those years she has performed various functions, beginning in support and implementations, and moving to sales and account management. Through these roles, and working with partners and customers, Stacy has gained considerable knowledge of business processes and how software can help solve problems. Stacy is currently engaged at Suite Engine to grow and develop our partner channel, and to help our partners and prospects understand how our solutions can help them.

They're a senior software engineer in the Developer Tools team. Specialized in the internals of the AL language and runtime, performance optimizations and data insights. They're also the person with the crab avatar answering your AL questions on GitHub.

Responsible for leading the Microsoft Biz Apps partner 'go to market' for Germany and France in the SMB segment. Driving marketing and go-to-market strategy incl. programs and investments, planning and execution through partners to maximise cloud revenue and joint business growth.

Senior Solution Manager for Continia Banking. Working at Continia Software for 9 years.

Berny During, MCT CPIM BBA(UNISA), boasts a 27-year tenure as a Microsoft Certified Trainer. With a rich background, he began as product manager at Navision South Africa, later co-founding a successful partner. His impact spans roles from entrepreneurship to being a driving force in some of Africa's largest partners. Berny's expertise extends across fields like Production and Inventory Management, Business Administration, Computer Sciences, Law, Taxation, and Labour Law. Over 27 years, he's empowered thousands worldwide through NAV/BC training, in 20+ countries. Currently, he nurtures Business Central practices, consultants, and developers, also aiding ISVs and promoting Dynamics 365 Business Central. Berny's voice has resonated at industry conferences like Tech-Ed, Directions, Days of Knowledge and hosted the Navision Africa partner conference. Passionate about knowledge sharing, he finds joy in inspiring business growth and personal development among partners.

Working on the core server behind Business Central as part of the Server-Runtime team.

Since completing his studies in Business Informatics, Michael has taken the role of ISV sales and partner manager at YAVEON. Pushing for the success of the partners while also doubling the size of the YAVEON partner network in his 4 years, his focus has always been on being successful through verticalization.

Part of the leading CSP Distributor in the world, TD SYNNEX. Experienced Microsoft expert with over 12 years in the field. Knowledge about the complex world of Microsoft licensing, MAICPP, CSP and incentive programs, focused on Business Applications solutions. Possessing a winning combination of solid tech skills and business sense. Eager in helping you grow your Dynamics 365 & Power Platform business and assisting in the move towards the Cloud by providing advice on a global level, combining technical background and knowledge with business and customer/partner needs.

Lisa is a Product Consultant for Clever Dynamics, designing, testing and documenting Clever Apps, demonstrating the functionality and benefits of the Clever Products. Previously an end user when working as a Project Manager, she is passionate about and understands the importance of providing effective solutions to aid business processes.

Marek is a senior software engineer and leader with extensive experience in enterprise software solutions, product development, software consulting, and custom application delivery. His passion is to act as a bridge between the worlds of business and technology, combining strong technical knowledge with an in-depth understanding of business domains.

As Senior Director, Worldwide Small and Medium Business Markets at IDC, Katie’s role includes identifying and supporting the unique, evolving technology needs of Very Small, Small and Medium Businesses. Katie has a strong, SMB-focused research and writing background, having covered the technology needs of SMBs in the retail and ecommerce space for over 12 years before joining IDC three years ago. Earlier in her career, she conducted extensive writing and research on mobile and international ecommerce while also spearheading custom projects for SMB vendors. At IDC, she combines qualitative and quantitative SMB research, melding market research with frequent conversations with SMBs and the vendors that work with them. She advises more than 20 SMB technology suppliers on how to better reach and assist SMBs while also balancing several custom assignments from a wide range of technology suppliers. She is a frequent expert SMB speaker and moderator at virtual and live events worldwide.

Leen brings over 20 years of experience in the Dynamics community, initially as the driving force behind marketing strategies for various Dynamics partners. Currently, she holds the position of Marketing Manager at Directions for Partners and is a co-founder and board member of Women in Dynamics. She champions a hands-on approach and a no-nonsense attitude in her work. With a deep-seated belief in the power of diversity and inclusion, Leen envisions adding a splash of pink to the vast blue ocean of the Dynamics Community. She is committed to making a tangible difference by actively promoting diversity initiatives and fostering inclusivity at every opportunity. Within the Women in Dynamics team, Leen leads marketing, communication and event initiatives.

Renato Fajdiga, a seasoned Microsoft Dynamics NAV/365 Business Central consultant and blogger, currently leads the Business Applications team, overseeing F&O, BC, and other applications. An MVP and MCT since 2018, he specializes in Business Applications, particularly Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Platform. He thrives on learning new technologies and concepts that enhance customer processes. Occasionally, he delves into coding, but his primary motivation is resolving community-posted issues with Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Klaus is Co-Founder and CEO of acadon, an ISV focussing on ERP for the Timber industry. Since 2010 he is engaged in the IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners) and now is treasurer of the German, EMEA and worldwide IAMCP. Klaus is passionate about bringing people together so that everybody can deliver better solutions to customers.

HR Professional with 25 years of experience in Human Resources and Human Resources Technology sales and consulting.

Tobias Fenster started as a developer in the 1990s. Holding different positions including Head of Technical Consulting, Head of Development and CTO for multiple Microsoft partners during his career, he is now a Managing Director at 4PS Germany. He is also a Microsoft Regional Director, holds dual Microsoft MVP awards for Business Applications and Azure and is a Docker Captain. He is blogging on tobiasfenster.io, where he writes about Business Applications, Docker and Windows Containers, but also tooling like Azure DevOps, Visual Studio Code and infrastructure automation. His other focus is Azure, mainly around container environments and SQL.

Hey there! I'm Edmondo Ferretti, and I've been living in Dublin, Ireland while working at Microsoft for the past nine years. I kicked off my journey as a Site Reliability Engineer, where I spent two years making sure everything ran smoothly and reliably. For the last seven years, I've been part of the Business Central Control Plane team, diving deep into security. It's been an exciting ride, and I've loved every moment of it. My passion for security and my dedication to the team have helped us step up our game. I'm proud to be part of Microsoft and to contribute to making our systems and customers safer and more secure.

20+ years of experience as Financial Controller and CFO before founding Konsolidator in 2014

Ugne Fink-Jensen is a highly experienced international business negotiator, entrepreneur, and speaker with over 15 years of professional experience. She has a strong background in complex and high-stakes IT, tech, and innovation negotiations, having worked as a lead negotiator and senior group counsel at the multi-billion-dollar corporation AP. Møller-Maersk. Before that, she headed the legal department at 1ClickFactory, which marked the beginning of her deep understanding of the Microsoft industry. Today, she is the founder of Legal4Partners, a legal consulting company specializing in the Microsoft industry, and Firm&Fair, a global negotiation agency. On a mission to level the playing field in business negotiation, Ugne inspires business leaders to rethink their current approach to negotiation and to negotiate with expertise, not on autopilot.

25 years working on Fênix, a Navision/Microsoft partner in Brazil since 2000. Computer Engineer, MBA in Project Manager and Stanford Executive EPGC

Microsoft MVP, Microsoft 365 Consultant, Power Platform Developer Luise helps customers around the globe to improve their business processes and to get rid of everything that only keeps them busy. She is a member of the Microsoft 365 platform community (PnP) team and supports developers in extending Microsoft 365. She loves all things community, open-source, stickers, and the number 42.

Roger is co-owner and CEO of Singhammer IT Consulting, a vertical ISV for the IT industry, based in Germany. He started at Singhammer as consultant more than a decade ago and learned the nuts and bolts of Business Central. Before joining Singhammer he held various CFO and MD roles in public listed IT companies. Talk to him about how to build a BC practice in the IT sector, cloud transformation, New Work, Yoga, Skiing and Hiking.

Gary has nearly 25 years’ experience of implementing, customising and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (and its predecessor Navision) with a focus on warehouse, logistics and manufacturing functions. He is passionate about leveraging this platform by designing and developing apps to improve both efficiency and insights into business processes.

Frans Gemen is founder and CEO of idyn. He has over 15 years’ experience in the BC/NAV community and has a broad network in the BC/NAV eco systym. His mission is to optimize your Business Central with smart out-of-the-box integrations. idyn started with the very successful Object Manager Advanced; NAV tooling for developers. Connectivity and integration are the key points for the solutions of idyn. Connect your BC with the five different areas of solutions: shipping (ShipIT & Sendcloud), e-commerce (Commerce 365 for Magento), banking (Direct Banking & Cobase Bank Connector), connectivity (ConnectIT 365) and development (OMA for NAV and OMA 365 for BC).

After a career in IT- and project management Stefan is now an independent interim manager helping customers to bridge the lack of internal management capacity; either as a program and project manager or as part of the internal management team, e.g. as head of IT or similiar. Stefan knows the classical project management methods like PMbook as well as he is a big friend and early adopter of agile. But he knows that the most important success factor of a project is the human being working together to solve a mutual problem.

Steve Gichure is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central developer with 14 years of experience implementing ERP solutions across Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the US. Stephen has been an active member of the Business Central community in New Zealand for the last 5 years, sharing his knowledge in community events across NZ. He now works as a freelance contractor, focusing on enabling business transformation through software innovations.

I've been in the NAV/BC world for more than 15 years now, first as a developer, and currently as the CTO of iDynamics, an ISV best known for our Commissions solution for Business Central. If you have been in the Business Central community for long, you probably have seen my name reporting bugs in Github or nagging Microsoft employees in Yammer for improvements to the app 😆

Growing the SMB segment for Dynamics 365, Business Applications and PowerApps territory

Computer scientist at Microsoft. Software Engineer on the platform team of Business Central.

Klaus Gregersen is leading the TD SYNNEX Microsoft Bizz Apps business in Europe and has been with TD SYNNEX for the last 10 year. Before joining TD SYNNEX’s European organization Klaus Gregersen was leading the Cloud & Software business in TD SYNNEX Denmark and the TD SYNNEX Microsoft business in all Nordic countries. During the period the TD SYNNEX Microsoft Business Application business unit has been rolled out to 25 European countries, North America, LATAM and APJ. TD SYNNEX is 2024/2025 Inner Circle Member, Member of Microsoft CSP Partner Advisory Council for Biz Apps and 2024 Global Partner of the Year Finalist in the Indirect Provider category.

My name’s Joe Griffin, and I’m CEO of proMX UK, a Microsoft Inner Circle partner within the proMX group of companies. I hold various Microsoft certifications and have a broad knowledge of working with and managing projects involving Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Azure, Power BI, .NET and other technologies within the Microsoft cloud stack. During this time, I’ve developed a keen interest in coding, and love working with Transact-SQL, JScript, PowerShell, DAX & C#. Thanks to my previous experience, I have practical knowledge of operating within the energy efficiency, managed services, retail, print & direct mail and utility sectors. I love getting involved as part of the Business Applications technical community and was very fortunate to receive the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award from Microsoft in 2020. When I’m not blogging or tinkering, I enjoy reading, catching up on the latest films/TVs and also enjoy studying history.

Tomas Grubliauskas is a Principal Software Engineering Manager in Business Central Client team. Tomas has 10 years of experience building client experiences in ERP and SMB field. Currently, Tomas is leading Business Central modern client efforts for web and mobile. Tomas is the go-to person for questions about UI, Accessibility, PWA, JS add-ins, Android/IOS apps and browser client.

Milena has been with Companial since 2021. She gained experience about on-premises licensing and operations during her time in the Microsoft EMEA Operations Center. Since joining the Partner Care team, her knowledge has grown to cover CSP licensing and she has become the main contact for any advice on licensing and operational questions for our partners in the DACH region.

Experienced international Sales & Marketing professional (+20 years in the IT industry). At Abakion I help our partners and customers grow their business leveraging the Abakion Apps portfolio and related services for Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions.

Mark Hamblin is passionate about Dynamics 365 Business Central for manufacturing and distribution and has a deep technical knowledge of the platform.

Starting as a Microsoft Dynamics superuser in 2014, Kay has seen both sides of implementation projects. She enjoys bringing her user experience and insights to help partners and customers streamline business processes and keep up with an increasingly digital world.

Developer on the Business Central backend since 2016

With over 30 years’ experience in the IT business, I have developed a huge passion for business development and IT strategy. Working with Navision Software and at the Microsoft Development Center in Copenhagen for 7 years, I gained a deep insight into the traditional Dynamics NAV customer and business management software market. I am also holding a strong background working in the Microsoft Dynamics partner channel, establishing businesses in Europe for international ISVs and Global distributors. Whether I’m talking to a partner or doing presales activities with a customer, I am dedicated to making life easier for business users and improving the quality and effectiveness of their IT solutions. I have been with Crayon since April 2022 as the responsible for the global Biz Apps strategy.

Thorsten has been working at Microsoft in Germany for almost 17 years. During this time, he has filled various roles. Currently and for about 6 years he is PDM for the Dynamics partners in Germany.

Computer scientist at Microsoft. Software Engineer on the application team of Business Central.

As an Ex-Microsoftie and now Microsoft Alliance Manager at a large Dynamics Partner i know both sides of the Story quite well which helps me a lot in my dailing doing of "translating" the Microsoft Strategy into Partner Business and the other way around. Beeing a Microsoft Partner especially in the BizApps cosmos can be quite hard and i love to share my Insights and hopefully it at least a little easier! ITVT Group - Microsoft Alliance Manager Europe Microsoft - Partner Development Manager for BizApps Partners Microsoft - Partner Specialist - Workforce of the Future

Olof is the CEO of SignUp Software, a leading Microsoft ISV out of Stockholm. Under his leadership, SignUp Software has achieved significant milestones like an IPO at NASDAQ 2021 and back to private 2023 (public offer by Insight Partners), expanding its market presence, being a rule of 40 company and enhancing its product offerings. SignUp was founded in 1999 and has today over 2000 customers globally. The product suite for the office of the CFO is ExFlow and for the office of the COO is Axtension. Before joining SignUp he held senior roles at SAP, ABB, Permobil, Quant, Acando, and Knowit. Olof excels in strategic planning, business development, and innovation management. Olof holds a M.Sc. Chalmers, MBA Uppsala, M.Sc. INSA de Lyon.

Henrik is a Veteran in the NAV and Business Central world. Henrik has worked with clients in a plethora of industries and geographic locations and sizes. Henrik is proud to be known as a dinosaur ...

Product manager with Microsoft for 6 years currently working on Data Reconciliation, Collections and Data Integrations in Copilot for Finance. Prior Microsoft experience includes 5 years working on Project Operations and Project for the Web, focused on resource management and project planning. 20 years of experience in product, program and project management across enterprise software, professional services and construction management.

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Lars Byg is a Product Manager at DynamicWeb, specializing in the use cases of Product Information Management (PIM). With extensive experience in managing product data and workflows, Lars has a strong focus on compliance, particularly within the B2B sector. His deep understanding of user needs drives his approach to solving problems, ensuring that solutions are tailored to meet the diverse requirements of B2B organisations.

I have been with Continia Software for over 10 years, where I am responsible for sales and partner management across the UK, Netherlands, and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). I love helping companies succeed in their automation journeys, I work closely with partners and clients to streamline their business processes and make sure our software enhances the work of the finance team and CFO.

With over 20 years in accounting, ERP systems, and Microsoft Dynamics, Kristen Hosman founded Mount Evans Consulting to create tailored accounting systems for small businesses. A seasoned accountant, Kristen leverages her diverse experience to meet unique business needs. Active in the Microsoft Dynamics community, she shares her expertise through forums, interviews, and conferences. Kristen has earned multiple accolades, including GPUG All-Star, Granite Award, Dynamics 365 All Star nomination, and Microsoft MVP for four years.

Being part of the Microsoft Dynamics community since 1990, Erik Hougaard has worked with every version and visited all corners of the system. He has worked with NAV for the biggest companies in Denmark and across numerous industries. He is a Managing Partner in EFOQUS, a Canadian Microsoft Partner developing products and solutions with Dynamics 365 Business Central. Erik is an active community contributor passionate about sharing his deep technical knowledge, and he has been awarded a Microsoft MVP Award for his Dynamics NAV contributions every year since 2014. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences and has been blogging about Dynamics since 2013. In 2019 he wrote the BUSINESS CENTRAL FIELD GUIDE to help customers understand the system, with or without external help. In 2020 he added a YouTube channel publishing weekly videos with hacks and insights for Microsoft 365 Business Central programming.

Ben has over 20 years consultancy experience implementing IT based solutions to solve business problems across all sectors, including ERP, EPM and other LOB solutions. During this time Ben has worked for several key industry organisations including Microsoft and Dell, as well as several smaller organisations. Ben has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for the last 14 years, and is currently a Data Platform MVP. He co-hosts the Manchester Power BI user group.

Fabian Huber is Senior Technical Evangelist at dox42. He is responsible for Sales and Partner management. He presents dox42 to customers and partners at various events, international conferences, and online meetings. Additionally, he is the product manager for dox42 in Business Central. He has built in-depth knowledge and project know-how on process optimization and document automation for various technologies (Microsoft SharePoint, MS Office, Dynamics 365, SAP, etc.). He is also accompanying customers and partners through the entire dox42 implementation process. Furthermore, he holds workshops and trainings for partners and customers, and he supports dox42 in various Marketing activities.

I’m a rather large, straight-talking, tattooed, well-travelled South African who plays drums (badly), wears horrendous colourful shirts, and has an affinity for engaging in as many social gatherings as humanly possible because, well….I want to experience as much as possible and connect with as many different people as I can! I am, unapologetically, Myself! My zest for interaction and collaboration has led to a fixation on community and an understanding that ANYTHING can be achieved by bringing people together in the right environment. I have an intense enthusiasm for technology and innovation. I am a terrific tinkerer, a passionate problem solver, and a magical maker. As long as I am creating something or bringing people together to do something innovative and COOL, I feel fulfilled. Combining people, technology and excitement for doing the next next is what I do! If you feel like you are moments away from your new Innovative thing, I’d love to talk to you!

Lotte Cordt Ihlemann is a Partner and Customer Success Manager and has been with Microsoft for more than 20 years. Over the years Lotte has been working in various global roles within marketing, product marketing, and partner enablement for Business Central and earlier Dynamics NAV and Dynamics AX. Currently driving Business Central global partner readiness and communication, Microsoft's community, event and content strategy at key SMB business application conferences, strategic alliance management and projects securing the customer base.

Senior Software Engineer working in application group for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Passionate about making integration simple. Partner at Golden EDI since 2016.

As an advisor for as well small and big entities I have more that 35+ years of experience introducing new and optimized processes by using the Microsoft platform in terms of ERP systems. Primarily my focus is on the Discrete Manufacturing, Field Service and Project-oriented companies trying to optimize the value chain by always using standard software.

20+ years experience working with NAV and Business Central from the partner channel, Microsoft as well as with large customers. 9+ years with Microsoft working in different roles all with Business Central as main focus area.

Andrew Hallsworth - Senior Sales Engineer, Vertex James Karst - Senior Partner Sales Engineer

Software Engineer working in the application group for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Principal product manager focusing on partner capacity ISV Success

Vimal K. Balakrishnan is the Managing Partner of Medlar InfoTech, a Microsoft Dynamics partner based in the UAE. Vimal has more than 20 years of solution sales experience in the Middle East, Africa & India.

Kevin Kalla has been with Simova for almost a decade. His journey at Simova was awareded with the Product Manager title in 2022 after positions as Sales Consultant and Project Manager. Combining the knowledge from both sides has allowed him to integrate these insights from different perspectives into the development of new innovations and functionalites for the Simova extensions.

Eileen is a Senior Manager in the International Business Development team at Avalara focused on supporting partners and their customers navigate technology solutions to manage the growing complexities of their indirect tax and reporting requirements. With more than 20 years' experience in indirect tax, Eileen has supported businesses of all sizes find solutions to manage their tax requirements including foreign recovery, VAT audit, advisory, compliance, e-invoicing and reporting. Eileen is leading the Business Development drive for Avalara's Partners focusing on supporting partners and their customers to meet the continually changing global requirements of e-Invoicing, live reporting and e-Reporting mandates across the globe.

Over 20 years in Dynamics. Driving Data Strategies for Partners and Customers.

After selling my company (Netronic Software) to Boyum IT, I am responsible for Boyum's global cloud business. As such, I am the driving force behind providing both Netronic Manufacturing and Perfion PIM for Dynamics 365 Business Central. Netronic Manufacturing is a solution of integrated apps crafted to enable SME manufacturers to innovate with structure, produce on time, and meet their quality standards. Perfion offers a Product Information Management (PIM) solution for enriching product data, ensuring accuracy and effective distribution across all channels. I host the Business Central Manufacturing Show (podcast) and am the author of the "State of Business Central and Manufacturing" report.

Dmitry is a Business Central expert with over 20 years of experience. He has held roles ranging from developer to business owner. Since earning the MVP title in 2018, Dmitry has consistently shared his expertise through blogs, conferences and community contributions. In 2023, he created CentralQ.ai, an AI-powered search built on the knowledge of the Business Central community, quickly becoming a must-have tool for professionals. Known for turning bold ideas into reality, Dmitry continues to push the boundaries of AI in Microsoft Business Central.

Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector. With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry, he has a solid track record in this business. With a strong focus on architecture, design and integration, he worked in different roles and with a broad range of technologies and platforms, including C/SIDE & VS Code development, C/AL and AL, Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Azure and Office 365. He strongly believes that knowledge increases by sharing it, not by saving it. By delivering workshops and being a frequent speaker at conferences, he can put this into practice. Since 2013 Arend-Jan is awarded as Microsoft MVP Business Solutions.

Dynamics Price List (DPL) programs and policy, Dynamics on prem to cloud transformation

Katharina is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in ERP and logistics projects. She is highly skilled in partner management and is driven by a passion for transforming companies through strategic, value-driven communication that delivers measurable impact. Her expertise lies in creating tangible growth and innovation for businesses by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and solutions like Netstocks demand and supply planning solutions. With a robust network and in-depth knowledge, Katharina's focus is on e-commerce platforms, digital transformation in the B2B sector, inventory optimization in the cloud, and process optimization in the area of supply chain management. She is dedicated to helping businesses thrive in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Martin has over 25 years of IT business solutions experience as a developer, consultant, and manager, primarily in the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem. He joined LS Retail in 2015 after serving as IT Manager for an international solar industry supplier.

More then 20 years experience around NAV and now Business Central. Originally ERP and IT manager at end user site - later working for a Microsoft Gold partner in support and projects and now since over 12 years having my own company for workshops, support and more. Next to this author of several book series for NAV and Business Central in German as well some soft skill books.

Bardur works on architectural issues in various application areas, often with focus on performance.

I have been involved in the development of enterprise resource planning systems and the evaluation of operational data since 1995. Since 1999 I am self-employed and since 2003 shareholder and managing director of datenkultur GmbH. Starting in 2006, I was instrumental in establishing the Jet Reports product in the German market. In the following years I extended my knowledge to Dynamics, data warehouse, analysis services and Power BI. I always keep my knowledge up to date on these topics. I regularly publish articles on these topics and am often invited as a speaker.

Former Senior Consultant, Project- and Teammanager and now responsible for any software/product-related topics in our ISV department.

Ivan has been with Microsoft for many years with product since 2001, holding finance consulting and product manager roles within the localization team and then in core Application and Integration teams. For last couple of years, he focused on helping making Business more intuitive, deliver on application product feedback and working on integration between Business Central and Dataverse, Dynamics 365 for Sales and Field Service.

Ugne Kontare, Chief Business Development Officer at Softera Baltic (Microsoft's Partner of the Year in Lithuania 2022), is a seasoned leader in cloud technology and international business. With 15+ years of experience across Marketing, Sales, CEO, and Business Development roles, Ugne excels in: 🏅Building and managing diverse, high-performance teams across cultures 🏅Developing and launching cloud solutions for global markets 🏅 Navigating complex international partnerships and business environments At Softera, Ugne led the development of multiple SOFT4 brand solutions, gaining market share and partner recognition. Her experience includes both successful product launches and valuable lessons from discontinued projects. Ugne's unique blend of experiences equips her to guide businesses through global expansion, product development, and team management in the dynamic Microsoft business technology landscape.

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Blazej Kotelko is one of the PMs in the Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen, Denmark but he had worked previously for Microsoft in London, UK and in Poland. With experience in the SMB space, UX design, low-code platforms and partner management he is currently responsible for the success and roadmap of Dynamics 365 Business Central integration with Power Platform.

Guus Krabbenborg is a highly-experienced business trainer and consultant with a well-earned reputation in the Microsoft Dynamics arena. He has managed and co-owned several software companies, was Sales Director for Navision in The Netherlands and co-founder of QBS Group - aka Companial. Over the last 20+ years Guus has delivered business training and presentations to hundreds of Dynamics partners and end-users all over the world. During the last years with a particular attention to business transformation and digital transformation. With Dynamics and More, Guus supports D365 customers and their partners with high impact services in the domains of Strategy, Digital Transformation, Marketing, Sales and Project Success. Finally, Guus is a frequent speaker at various Microsoft events like DIRECTIONS and at D365 partner events all over Europe. His approach is perceived by both customers and partners as inspiring, creative and provocative – but always entertaining. :-9

Maximilian Krampe holds a bachelors degree in Technical Management & Marketing and has been with Simova since 2020. He is coming from marketing and sales related to ERP-independend product lifecycle management solutions including document management, process optimization and digitization. It is now his goal to inspire Microsoft Partners to streamline the processes for their Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central customers with the Simova apps.

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Software Engineer for the Dynamics 365 Business Central Control Plane team at Microsoft.

Karolina is a Partner Sales Consultant at Yooz with extensive experience in information technology and partnership strategy. She specializes in driving growth across EMEA by developing and managing partnerships in emerging industries. Karolina excels at transforming partnerships into revenue centers and creating new practice offerings, leveraging her expertise to fuel business growth.

Freddy is responsible for everything around Docker, the BcContainerHelper PowerShell module and our plug-and-play DevOps solution AL-Go for GitHub, which can help partners and customers to run their DevOps processes without the need of a DevOps engineer. All these offerings are open source and Freddy uses among other things his blog (https://freddysblog.com) to evangelize these areas to the community. Freddy is also one of the leads for the Business Central MVP group and is trying to make sure that our Most Valuable Professionals gets the information, love and attention they need to assist and make sure we have a good and vibrant community around Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Esben Nyhuus Kristoffersen is a principal architect on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central team. He has been working on the modern development story since the beginning and wrote the first lines of what would eventually become the new AL compiler. Prior to joining Microsoft, Esben had his own software company, developing project/time management software for Time/system International and later, a combined POS and online reservation system for bowling centers. With over 20 years of experience in software development, Esben has worked on various projects including Microsoft Business Framework (MBF) and Fenway. He later moved to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV team in 2006. Esben is an expert in his field and has been invited to speak at several conferences around the world.

Founded Abakion in 2000

Commercial Background With 4 years of experience in B2B sales to accounting offices, including a key sales leadership position at Visma e-conomic. Advising large accounting offices and groups/conglomerates in optimizing their business with digitalization and automation. Educational Background: Bachelor in Finance and Master of Science in economics and International Business

EMEA Partner GTM Lead – Business Applications Emilio López Fernández is the Senior Partner Marketing Manager at Microsoft, based in Madrid. Emilio excels in driving solution area marketing strategic, planning and execution through partners and fostering strong partnerships. With a focus on innovation and technology, Emilio has led projects that significantly enhanced customer engagement to maximize cloud revenue, consumption impact and joint business growth. He collaborates closely with top industry professionals and actively promotes well-being and inclusivity within the workplace. Emilio's expertise spans digital & account based marketing and partner relationship management

John is the founder of Yavrio, the leading fintech ISV for Business Central. With over 15 years of experience as an enterprise architect and business leader, John is a prominent figure in the open banking and payments sector, with a particular passion and deep expertise in Business Central. Together with his team, John is spearheading Yavrio's mission to empower finance teams with cutting-edge innovations in embedded banking and finance. Built on Open Banking technology, Yavrio delivers a comprehensive embedded banking solution for businesses—providing direct connections to over 10,000 banks globally, instant bank reconciliation, and the ability to make fast, simple payments both domestically and internationally—all within Business Central. John's extensive experience in fintech and enterprise architecture positions him as a leading authority on some of the most exciting breakthroughs now available to Business Central users.

Johannes is a technology enthusiast and as the dox42 Lead Technical Evangelist he is working with different scenarios and environments in the Microsoft Ecosystem (Power Automate, Dynamics 365, Teams, SharePoint, etc.) on a daily basis – always trying to find new best practices for customers and partners. While doing so he has gained great IT project knowhow in different industries and frequently contributes his knowledge and learnings on international conferences, in webinars and blog posts.

Markus Lippert is working for COSMO CONSULT (cosmoconsult.com) as a Team Manager and technical lead for COSMO Alpaca. Born near Ulm in Germany, Markus got his master's degree in computer science and started as a developer for Business Software and .NET. After different positions with development and operations tasks, Markus became Team Manager at COSMO CONSULT. He is blogging on lippertmarkus.com, where he writes about DevOps, Windows Containers and cloud-native technologies, but also tooling like Visual Studio Code. His other focus is Azure, mainly around container orchestration and automation. When Markus isn't busy trying out new technologies, he also loves to work on his personal development by doing sports, hiking or reading.

Peter List | CEO & Founder of Tasklet With a wealth of experience in merging Microsoft and mobility technologies, Peter has a proven track record of simplifying complex concepts for easy implementation. Gain insights into the groundbreaking developments in Mobile WMS.

Ukrainian, living in Spain, Madrid. Having more than 10 years of experience working with Microsoft ERP systems (D365 FSCM and BC). Playing an architect role in the international projects and leading consultant department in the company.

Joe Longo is one of the three original founders of Velosio and served as president and CEO from late 2019 through most of 2022. He was also president of Plumbline Consulting for over a decade, where he was responsible for Velosio IP development, sales and support. His involvement in the Microsoft community spans 30+ years so he brings a tremendous perspective to the organization. Mr. Longo has more than 30 years of proven success delivering revenue growth and shareholder value including extensive experience spanning president, CEO, COO, principal and board of director roles, and leadership through multiple bull and bear markets and numerous equity events. He is a strong problem solver with a passion to move a business forward via performance optimization, strategic planning and financial performance. Mr. Longo holds a BS in Accounting from Villanova University and is a member of the Board of Directors for Blanchard Valley Health System.

Jens has been with Microsoft for more than 20 years and has worked on the Business Central product (and previously Dynamics NAV) for most of this time. He is currently leading the Server Runtime team, so his everyday responsibility is to ensure that the BC backend is always stable and performant.

Education in mechanical engineering. 10 years of project management in software business for engineering & ERP solutions. Currently Solution Architect at QBuild Software and responsible for technical project definitions and consulting, with the focus on process-oriented consulting for engineers / engineering departments and the associated ERP users.

Patricia has been working in ERP as a consultant for more than 30 years. She specialized in the international business and global implementations. At this moment she is responsible at Arquiconsult for the Neashore and International business.

Frank CEO DynamicsGlobalProjects GmbH and board member of DirectionsForPartners. Frank started his career as a passionate NAV developer. After that Frank worked as Microsoft certified Trainer, consultant and project manager. NAV and the whole BC stack are not only tools to work with, they are until today passion for Frank. Another passion is the management of big international projects. Since the early beginning Frank was one of the persons who formed Directions. Frank lives with his family on the countryside in South Germany. In his free time you can find Frank often cycling, on the golf course, running or skiing.

Tibor is known as the “MobileNAV expert.” For more than 17 years, he has been a pillar member of MultiSoft Innovative Solutions' development team. If you want to go deep into details, he is the one you want to ask, since he knows everything about our ISV products.