Statistics 2018 edition

8.2

The overall conference
evaluation score was 8.2/10

In 2018
we welcomed
1372 participants
from 46 countries

Attendees
Profile

Attendees
Breakdown

Attendees
per Country

Germany 317
Denmark 210
Netherlands 205
Belgium 152
United Kingdom 80
Sweden 44
Iceland 36
Austria 25
Poland 24
Switzerland 24
Lithuania 22
Italy 19
Portugal 19
Spain 18
Ukraine 18
Norway 16
Czech Republic 14
Canada 12
Ireland 12
France 11
Romania 10
Bulgaria 8
Republic of Serbia 8
Hungary 7
United States 7
Finland 6
Jersey 6
Russia 6
Latvia 5
Luxembourg 4
Croatia 3
Japan 3
Australia 2
Estonia 2
North Macedonia 2
South Africa 2
Turkey 2
United Arab Emirates 2
Virgin Islands (British) 2
Cyprus 1
India 1
Israel 1
Kenya 1
Malta 1
New Zealand 1
Nigeria 1

Speakers 2018 edition

Below is a list of all the amazing speakers, who hosted a session at the conference.

Vjekoslav
Babić

Andrey
Baludin

Peik
Bech-Andersen

Marije
Brummel

Christian
Heide Damm

Alexander
Ermakov

Erik P.
Ernst

Tobias
Fenster

Gunnar
Gestsson

Tomas
Grubliauskas

Michael
Hammond

Esteban
Ardaya Heckl

Thomas
Hejlsberg

Dmitry
Katson

Arend-Jan
Kauffmann

Bardur
Knudsen

Esben
Nyhuus Kristoffersen

Torben
Wind Meyhoff

Jens
Møller-Pedersen

Vincent
Nicolas

Steven
Renders

Kamil
Sáček

David
Singleton

Alex
Toader

Eric
Wauters (waldo)

Sessions 2018 edition

Watch sessions on YouTube

What’s new in Developing for Business Central

Toader Alex (DK)
Nyhuus Kristoffersen Esben (DK)

Performance: Business Central reloaded for the Cloud

Wind Meyhoff Torben (DK)
Knudsen Bardur (DK)
Møller-Pedersen Jens (DK)

Practical approaches for upgrading your NAV database and moving to extensions

Bech-Andersen Peik (DK)
Brummel Marije (NL)

Add some magic to Business Central with Machine Learning !

Katson Dmitry (TH)
Renders Steven (BE)

Crazy mix of integrations: Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft Azure services

Ermakov Alexander (RU)
Baludin Andrey (RU)

Evolution of a titan: a look at the development of NAV from an MVP angle

Babić Vjekoslav (HR)
Wauters (waldo) Eric (BE)

Business Central: The new face of the client

Tino Andrea (DK)
Grubliauskas Tomas (DK)

The future for developers and consultants

Singleton David (AE)
Ernst Erik P. (DK)

Designing for extensibility: Learn straight from the Application Architects

Robyns Gert (DK)
Knudsen Bardur (DK)
Hammond Michael (US)

CI/CD for Business Central

Sáček Kamil (CZ)
Gestsson Gunnar (IS)
Kauffmann Arend-Jan (NL)

Under the hood of Business Central service

Heide Damm Christian (DK)
Ardaya Heckl Esteban (DK)

Real life scenarios and best practices for using NAV on Docker

Fenster Tobias (DE)

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Last update: 1 December 2023

Hosted session(s)

All anyone talks about these days is Generative AI, ChatGPT and Copilot. It's everywhere and it's not going anywhere. What if you could build your own copilot to help your customers, co-workers or community to quickly find relevant information and perform actions on your behalf? You can! And I can show you how. You don't need to be a rocket scientist or even a developer.

Prerequisites:

Laptop

Workshop date: Tue 11 or Wed 12 June (This is a one-day workshop)

Ever searched YouTube for "Power Automate flows"? There are 100s of videos, maybe more! Try searching for "Power Automate flows for Business Central" and you'll find about a dozen. And most of them focus on the simple demo examples of Workflow approval or create flows using out-of-the-box BC API pages.

Great for some demo magic, but it doesn't get you very far when you need to create flows for the real world.

Here's where I can help. I'll teach you how to use data from your custom tables and pages, and call bound actions to run code in Business Central from your Power Automate flow.

And best of all, it's not really that hard once you learn how it's done. No fluff, no kool-aid, just real talk and real examples.

Hosted session(s)

SOLID principles are key to developing high-quality software, and they're just as relevant in the AL world as anywhere else. In this workshop, you'll see firsthand how applying these principles to Business Central development leads to more maintainable, flexible, better-structured code that stands the test of time and adapts easily to new requirements.

The workshop will focus on each of the five SOLID principles: it explains what they mean in theory, and shows how to apply it with a lot of practical, easy-to-follow examples in AL. The workshop follows a case study example, designed for a comprehensive hands-on experience, where you'll transform an existing AL solution written in traditional way into one that applies SOLID principles throughout. This isn't just about making minor adjustments; it's about reshaping the code entirely to make it more robust, easier to read and maintain, and efficient to test.

By participating, you'll gain valuable skills in enhancing the quality and testability of your AL code. This workshop is about providing you with the tools and knowledge to write Business Central code that is not only functional but also - well - solid, on every possible level, code that's ready for the cloud and the challenges of tomorrow's business requirements.

Prerequisites:

To attend this workshop you need a laptop, with access to a development environment (either an online sandbox, or local Docker) where you can deploy and develop without limitations.

Workshop date: Tue 11 or Wed 12 June (This is a one-day workshop)

This workshop is sold out (both days)!

Let's face it, testing AL code isn't exactly the highlight of anyone's day. It's often seen as a chore – time-consuming to write and even more so to run. But what if it didn't have to be that way?

This deep dive session is going to change your perspective on unit tests. Forget the tedious integration tests; we're talking about the real champions – simple, fast, and accurate unit tests. They're your first line of defense against those pesky bugs and regressions. You'll see why they're so crucial and how they can actually make your life easier.

But the real game-changer? Test doubles. These are the secret sauce to making testing in AL a walk in the park. This session demystifies them for you – what they are, the different types there are, and the right time to use each one for maximum efficiency.

It's not just talk, though. You'll see a lot of code that will turn your view on both coding and testing upside down! You'll see how to tackle dependencies, and how to interact with the base and system apps in a clean, testable way. And yes, we'll answer that burning question: can you really trust test doubles and what is it that you are truly testing?

Join this session and learn how to elevate your testing game in AL. It's all about writing clean, efficient, robust, code and sharp, focused, meaningful tests that don't feel like a drag.

Hosted session(s)

In this workshop you will experience how to work with AL in an environment with multiple developers working in the same environments with projects with different timelines. We will go through how to assign projects to the various developers and how to commit changes to development and UAT environments without stepping on each other’s toes. We will also go through the process of isolating development that has been tested and the deployment to the live environment.

The agenda will be:

What is Git?
What is Github?
Developing extensions with Visual Studio code
Live, UAT, Test and external docker environments
Setting up organizations
Branch strategies
Locking the Master branch
Creating Pull Requests development branch
Reviewing Pull Requests
Cherry picking commits or merge commits?
Merging master into development branch
Handling conflicts
Handling object numbers
Tools that can help AL-Go, GitBash, GitLens m.v.
Introduction to CI/CD through AL-Go for GitHub
Implementing your own Feature Management solution

And a couple of tips for best practices.

Prerequisites:

Laptop

Workshop date: Tue 11 or Wed 12 June (This is a one-day workshop)

Wed 12 June is sold out!

Hosted session(s)

Join us for a practical walkthrough where you'll learn to implement your own cutting-edge Copilot experiences in extensions, powered by Azure OpenAI.

What you will learn:

AI Integration in System Application:
Learn how to utilize the System.AI namespace to connect your AL code with Azure OpenAI Service and introduce AI functionalities like GPT in Business Central extensions.
The PromptDialog Page Type:
Discover the PromptDialog page's role in crafting generative AI experiences within Business Central, complete with unique visuals and comprehensive safety features.
Advanced AI Techniques:
Engage with various AI prompt techniques like summarization, explanation, JSON handling, and task fulfillment. Discover RAG techniques involving embeddings in AL, data retrieval, and vector databases.

You will leave with foundational knowledge and insights into integrating AI into Business Central, equipped with the motivation and basic tools to explore further in their own projects and developments.

Come to this workshop and try to implement your own copilot experiences in Business Central with Azure OpenAI Service.

What you will learn:

AI Integration in System Application: Learn how to utilize the System.AI namespace to connect your AL code with Azure OpenAI Service and introduce AI functionalities like GPT in Business Central extensions.
The PromptDialog Page Type: Discover the PromptDialog page's role in crafting generative AI experiences within Business Central, complete with unique visuals and comprehensive safety features.
Management and Monitoring: Master the use of your partner Azure AI key for effective Azure resource management, consumption tracking, and billing, with insights from Power BI.
Advanced AI Techniques: Engage with various AI prompt techniques like summarization, explanation, JSON handling, and task fulfillment. Discover RAG techniques involving embeddings in AL, data retrieval, and vector databases.

Hands-on Experience:

Building Practical Applications: Participants will actively create their own Copilot AI experiences, applying the concepts learned in a practical setting.
Extensive Resources: Access in-depth guides and code samples for effective learning and application.

Who Should Attend:

Developers, IT professionals, and business analysts interested in AI integration within Business Central will find this workshop immensely beneficial. It offers a comprehensive introduction and deeper insights into AI applications.

Prerequisites:

Laptop

Workshop date: Tue 11 or Wed 12 June (This is a one-day workshop)

This workshop is sold out (both days)!

Hosted session(s)

In today's dynamic and rapidly evolving technological landscape, leading technical teams requires a unique set of skills and approaches. The "Elastic Leadership applied for development teams" workshop is designed to equip leaders and managers with the tools needed to navigate the complexities of the tech industry and guide their teams towards successful projects.

Workshop Highlights:

Understanding Elastic Leadership:
Explore the concept of elastic leadership and its application in the context of technical teams.
Learn how to alter leadership styles to different phases and team dynamics.
Adapting to Change and Uncertainty:
Understand the importance of flexibility and adaptability in leadership.
Explore methods for leading teams through periods of change and uncertainty in the tech industry. Learn to separate technical from organizational problems to address them appropriately and avoid wasting time and energy.
Sharing insights:
Share and discuss best practices for addressing common challenges faced by technical leaders.

Who Should Attend:

Development team leaders
Engineering managers
Project managers
Anyone aspiring to lead development teams effectively (in any role)

Benefits:

Gain insights into leadership approaches tailored to the unique challenges of development teams.
Avoid team demotivation by leading with the wrong approach for the current phase the team is in.
Enhance your ability to lead teams through technological transformations.
Acquire practical tools and strategies for fostering innovation and collaboration.

The workshop lives from your participation. Bring your own cases where you need the intelligence of the group.

Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop that combines theory with hands-on activities, ensuring you leave with actionable insights to elevate your leadership skills in the ever-evolving world of technology.

Workshop date: Tue 11 or Wed 12 June (This is a one-day workshop)

Hosted session(s)

There are still so many Upgrades from NAV to Business Central ongoing and I'm still seeing people struggling with old interfaces. In many projects it is not possible to update all other legacy systems beside Business Central to modern software.

Since we have the "Universal Code Initiative" there are more and more update things which are not possible directly in BC.
Some Examples:

File Access
Local Hardware Access
SQL Access
(and many more)

But there is always an easy way to handle such problems. In this workshop I will show you some ways to handle.

Prerequisites:

Laptop

Workshop date: Tue 11 or Wed 12 June (This is a one-day workshop)

Wed 12 June is sold out!

File Access
Local Hardware Access
SQL Access
(and many more)

But there is always an easy way to handle such problems. In my demo I will show you some ways to handle

Hosted session(s)

Historically BC code was never written with testability in mind. When coding tests against this code, it leaves us with ample option than setting up a lot of data before the action under test can be exercised.

Ideally you probably would like to refactor your code to comply with SOLID principles and make your automated test effort overall much simpler. But often our vast code heritage and new projects ahead do not allow us to get that prioritized and leaves us with non-SOLID code to write test automation against.

In this workshop you will learn about, and apply, various ways to efficiently set up data when creating automated tests for code that does not comply with SOLID principles.

Prerequisites:

Laptop

Workshop date: Tue 11 or Wed 12 June (This is a one-day workshop)

Wed 12 June is sold out!

Hosted session(s)

During this workshop, we'll dive deeper in Telemetry and Performance. In short, I'll introduce you in both:

Telemetry in Business Central (setup, KQL, ..)

BCPT (Business Central Performance Toolkit) (including writing our own performance tests)

But this is not just going to be an introduction - don't worry. We'll put both to use by combining them: we'll use our own codeunits to test performance for certain functionalities - analyze it with our own KQL queries, get insights in PowerBI and follow up the performance of our software over time with PowerBI Metrics.

It's going to be a hands-on workshop, so you will need to prepare a few things:

Prerequisites:

Laptop
Online BC Sandbox (demo-environment is fine)
Access to Azure Portal (same tenant - you need to be able to create and use App Insights)
PowerBI (you can use the trial license if necessary)

Workshop date: Tue 11 or Wed 12 June (This is a one-day workshop)

Wed 12 June is sold out!

If you're not interested in KQL - don't come do this session!
If you're interested in making your job much more efficient .. this is your session!

I will cover following key points:

Getting started with Telemetry. You'll see how easy it is to set up, and use the basics of it.
Developer's best friend: find out why telemetry is invaluable for developers, making their work more efficient. Sometimes, it's simply good practice to "search for problems" in stead of let problems come to you. Telemetry can do that for you!
Telemetry for Product Excellence. Quite aligned with the previous point - let's see how we can use telemetry to improve the product, gain insights and make data-driven decisions.
Unlock Telemetry's potential with Pro Tips: I'll talk about some options for making the most of telemetry data. With tips and tricks on how to focus on the points you really want to focus to. I'll make KQL easy for you (well, I'll try 🤪)

You'll leave this session with an ability to never run out of work again (and I mean that in the most positive way). An ability to a never-ending improvement to your product, to make it the most shining gem it can be.

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Explore 11 years of passion about Microsoft Dynamics Business Central/NAV

22 & 23 November 2018 Antwerp (Belgium)

Statistics 2018 edition

In 2018 we welcomed 1372 participants from 46 countries

AttendeesProfile

AttendeesBreakdown

Attendeesper Country

Speakers 2018 edition

VjekoslavBabić

AndreyBaludin

PeikBech-Andersen

MarijeBrummel

ChristianHeide Damm

AlexanderErmakov

Erik P.Ernst

TobiasFenster

GunnarGestsson

TomasGrubliauskas

MichaelHammond

EstebanArdaya Heckl

ThomasHejlsberg

DmitryKatson

Arend-JanKauffmann

BardurKnudsen

EsbenNyhuus Kristoffersen

TorbenWind Meyhoff

JensMøller-Pedersen

VincentNicolas

StevenRenders

KamilSáček

DavidSingleton

AlexToader

EricWauters (waldo)

Sessions 2018 edition

What’s new in Developing for Business Central

Performance: Business Central reloaded for the Cloud

Practical approaches for upgrading your NAV database and moving to extensions

Add some magic to Business Central with Machine Learning !

Crazy mix of integrations: Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft Azure services

Evolution of a titan: a look at the development of NAV from an MVP angle

Business Central: The new face of the client

The future for developers and consultants

Designing for extensibility: Learn straight from the Application Architects

CI/CD for Business Central

Under the hood of Business Central service

Real life scenarios and best practices for using NAV on Docker

Explore 11 years of passion
about Microsoft Dynamics
Business Central/NAV

22 & 23 November 2018
Antwerp (Belgium)

In 2018
we welcomed
1372 participants
from 46 countries

Attendees
Profile

Attendees
Breakdown

Attendees
per Country

Vjekoslav
Babić

Andrey
Baludin

Peik
Bech-Andersen

Marije
Brummel

Christian
Heide Damm

Alexander
Ermakov

Erik P.
Ernst

Tobias
Fenster

Gunnar
Gestsson

Tomas
Grubliauskas

Michael
Hammond

Esteban
Ardaya Heckl

Thomas
Hejlsberg

Dmitry
Katson

Arend-Jan
Kauffmann

Bardur
Knudsen

Esben
Nyhuus Kristoffersen

Torben
Wind Meyhoff

Jens
Møller-Pedersen

Vincent
Nicolas

Steven
Renders

Kamil
Sáček

David
Singleton

Alex
Toader

Eric
Wauters (waldo)