Your guide to Power Platform at Microsoft Ignite 2022

Make the most of Microsoft Ignite! To help you do so for this three-day hybrid event, we have rounded up the must-see sessions and speakers for all things Microsoft Power Platform. There is a plethora of sessions designed to help IT professionals and makers across roles and skill levels expand their knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform.

The first step is to register today for Microsoft Ignite to create your own session schedule and stay up to date prior to the event. Then, join the event on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, starting at 9:00 AM Pacific Time to start the Microsoft Ignite journey with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The packed lineup will stream to you live and on-demand, at no cost.

Why attend Microsoft Ignite?

Every year, thousands of people, from students to experienced IT professionals, converge on an event designed to provide you with action-ready skills to use Microsoft Power Platform and the Microsoft Cloud. At this year’s Microsoft Ignite event, you can:

  • Learn the tools and technologies that help you create solutions you can build today: Join technical sessions to get inspired and learn the essentials for developing solutions across Microsoft technologies. Keep reading for our list of must-see sessions below.
  • Participate in Connection Zones: Grab a chair at Table Topics for live discussions on camera, and in chat. Get inspired by community experts, learn best practices, and discover helpful resources with other attendees.
  • Connect with the community: Even in a hybrid format, the event offers you great opportunities to engage with the global community of developers who share your role and interests. Plus, you will hear firsthand engineers’ tips, tricks, and best practices to make the most of the digital tools you and your team use every day.

4 keynote sessions to attend at Microsoft Ignite

Day one activities kick off on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, with preshow content at 9:00 AM Pacific Time, followed by an incredible lineup of sessions and activities. If you want to build your skills by developing amazing experiences with Microsoft Power Platform, be sure to add the sessions below to your schedule.

Then set the stage for the technical sessions on Microsoft Power Platform with the Microsoft Ignite opening keynote presented by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and drill down further on Microsoft Power Platform with keynotes by Corporate Vice Presidents (CVPs) Charles Lamanna, Jared Spataro, Rohan Kumar, and Jessica Hawk.

1. Microsoft Ignite opening presented by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 9:00 to 9:50 AM Pacific Time. See session details for alternate times.

Satya Nadella will highlight how Microsoft is helping customers do more with less across the Microsoft Cloud.

2. Deliver efficiency with automation and AI across your business

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 11:05 to 11:30 AM Pacific Time. See session details for alternate times.

Learn how organizations across industries are applying AI, automation, and mixed reality to streamline business processes, enhance collaboration, and improve customer and employee experiences.

3. Reenergize your workforce in the office, at home, and everywhere in between

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 11:05 to 11:30 AM Pacific Time. See session details for alternate times.

In today’s shifting macroeconomic climate, there is a real opportunity to help organizations in every industry use technology to overcome challenges and emerge stronger. From enabling hybrid work to bringing business processes into the flow of work, Microsoft 365 helps organizations deliver on their digital imperative, so they can do more with less.

4. Accelerate innovation with the world’s most complete cloud developer platform

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 11:05 to 11:30 AM Pacific Time. See session details for alternate times.

Learn how every developer can achieve more with less using their favorite low-code and pro-code tools. Modernize and scale application development with cloud-native architectures and fully managed databases. See how fusion teams rapidly build, deploy, and manage secure apps at scale.

Day one breakout sessions

Take a deeper dive into topics that matter most to you. Be sure to add the sessions below to your schedule to learn valuable skills, techniques, and resources to develop exceptional experiences for Microsoft Power Platform.

Innovate faster and achieve greater agility with the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 12:00 to 12:30 PM Pacific Time.

The Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform empowers organizations to invest more time in creating value rather than integrating and managing their data estate. In this demo-rich session, we’ll show you the latest innovations to power new applications at any scale, get actionable insights from all data, and properly govern data, wherever it resides.

Unlock new customer experiences with natural language processing at scale

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 12:00 to 12:35 PM Pacific Time.

Organizations around the world use Microsoft’s natural language processing capabilities to simplify tasks and support human connection—from helping employees better understand customer needs to helping customers find information more quickly. Learn why technology leaders are doubling down on natural language processing, and get a deeper understanding of natural language processing capabilities available across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services that can help transform customer and employee engagement at scale.

Scale hyper-automation in the cloud with Microsoft Power Automate

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 1:00 to 1:20 PM Pacific Time.

Power Automate is making it easier to scale hyper-automation across your enterprise. With new innovations for unattended robotic process automation (RPA) in the cloud, AI assistance, and starter kits to streamline your center of excellence (CoE), this is a session you won’t want to miss.

Automate your document processes with the power of AI Builder

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 2:00 to 2:35 PM Pacific Time.

AI has transformed the way we intake and process data. Intelligent document processing (IDP) is a key use case for RPA, allowing you to capture and automate data extracted from documents. In this session, learn how AI Builder can simplify data extraction and make your business smarter with no coding required.

From low-code to pro-code: Building and buying collaborative apps to power an evolving workplace

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 3:00 to 3:30 PM Pacific Time.

Join us to learn how organizations of every size and shape can unlock the creative power of their teams to remain focused, flexible, and agile. We’ll share how you can empower your people with the tools they need to build amazing apps that can power new workflow and collaboration patterns and integrate beautifully with Teams—without compromising security and compliance.

Microsoft Power Pages: Low-Code Web Development

Debuts Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 12:00 to 12:30 PM Pacific Time.

In this session, learn how to take web app development to the next level with Microsoft Power Pages. Quickly and easily build secure, responsive business websites using a low-code design studio and data workspace. We will show you how you can set site administrative configuration, and enable developers of all backgrounds to achieve more, including pro developers who can leverage cloud-native integrations, API/APIM, Azure Functions and more.

Day two breakout sessions

Streamline low-code governance in your organization

Debuts Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 10:00 to 10:30 AM Pacific Time.

As organizations continue to expand low-code adoption, IT resources are being stretched to manage the growing number of low-code applications being developed. Learn how Microsoft Power Platform provides security, governance, and compliance options for organizations of all sizes to easily and responsibly scale low-code without increasing requirements from IT.

Land low-code as a critical tool for skilling today’s workforce

Debuts Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 3:00 to 3:30 PM Pacific Time.

Take steps to insulate your organization from economic uncertainty by implementing a low-code skilling initiative. As developers struggle with capacity to build and manage new solutions, IT is struggling to recruit the necessary skills to support and scale. Learn how to find your makers and skill them on low-code to keep up with demand and unleash creativity and innovation in places you didn’t think possible.

Day two Into Focus sessions

Microsoft Ignite Into Focus: AI

Debuts Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 12:30 to 1:00 PM Pacific Time.

Join Eric Boyd, Corporate Vice President (CVP) of Microsoft Azure AI, as he takes a closer look at how organizations can build on the data and technical skills they already have to spur innovation and growth with AI. This demo-packed session includes live Q&A with Eric and a special guest to get your questions answered—so make sure you tune in!

Microsoft Ignite Into Focus: Innovating with Microsoft Power Apps and Azure

Debuts Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 1:30 to 2:00 PM Pacific Time.

Join Julie Strauss, General Manager, Business Applications & Platform; Scott Hunter Vice President Director, Azure; and Ashmi Chokshi, General Manager, Azure Applications Development, for a discussion on accelerating enterprise innovation with Microsoft Power Platform and Azure. You’ll learn how Microsoft empowers developers to collaborate and modernize line of business applications faster by using low-code capabilities with Power Apps combined with cloud services on Azure. You’ll also hear from Ernst & Young on how they accelerated line of business app modernization with fusion teams along with demos of the latest features for low-code application development.

Microsoft Ignite Into Focus: Business applications 2022 release wave 2 launch

Debuts Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 3:00 to 3:40 PM Pacific Time.

Join us for a preview of what’s new in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform. You’ll hear from Charles Lamanna, Corporate Vice President, Business Applications & Platform, along with other product engineers as they guide you through the new capabilities in 2022 release wave 2. Learn how you can use the latest features to adapt to change as new business priorities, market conditions, and opportunities emerge. Innovate everywhere with solutions that ease collaboration and integrate seamlessly. Improve customer experiences by modernizing your processes and gaining actionable insights.

Seattle, Washington in-person expert meetups:

Day one meetups

Expert meetup: Accelerate with Microsoft Power BI

Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM Pacific Time.

Join Microsoft, Informatica, and Profisee experts at any time during these 90 minutes to get your questions answered on Power BI.

Day two meetups

Expert meetup: Innovation with Power Apps

Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM Pacific Time.

Join Microsoft and Kyndryl experts at any time during these 90 minutes to get your questions answered on innovation with Power Apps.

Expert meetup: No-code/low-code

Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Pacific Time.

Join Microsoft and Kyndryl experts at any time during these 90 minutes to get your questions answered on no-code/low-code.

Learn Live sessions

Design Power BI reports

Debuts Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Pacific Time. See session details for alternate times.

Because Power BI includes more than 30 core visuals, it can be challenging for a beginner to select the correct visual. This session will guide you through selecting the most appropriate visual type to meet your design and report layout requirements. You will learn about the structure of a Power BI report, learn about report objects, and select the appropriate visual type to use. This session is delivered live, so come prepared with questions for our expert presenters to address and learn in real time with them.

Use developer tools to extend Microsoft Power Platform

Debuts Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Pacific Time. See session details for alternate times.

This session will focus on the available developer tools that can help you perform development activities with Microsoft Power Platform. You will install NuGet packages available for Microsoft Power Platform development, work with the Configuration Migration tool, work with Package Deployer, leverage Solution Packager to isolate features, and run the Plugin Registration Tool. This live session encourages questions from the audience, where expert presenters are eager to engage with you and help you learn alongside them in real time.

See you at Microsoft Ignite

We look forward to seeing you at Microsoft Ignite so you can start or grow your Microsoft Power Platform practice with the enhancements we unveil.