Excited to connect with our Microsoft 365 Community at Ignite!
Hello Best Community in Tech!
WOOT WOOT – We cannot wait to hang out with you both in person and virtually at Microsoft Ignite! We have all kinds of forums, roundtables and hellos to be had with you!
Get Registered & Bookmarks (Digital Backpack)
Registration is still open, and everyone can attend virtually – get registered today to view real-time or add sessions into your backpack for later viewing. https://aka.ms/MSIgnite
For those in-person - bookmark these “only on-site” moments with us: https://aka.ms/MSIgnite/Community/SessionCatalog
Microsoft Ignite Hosts!
Our own Karuana Gatimu, Director, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group is one of the main hosts at Microsoft Ignite this year. You can catch some of her interviews with:
- Rajesh Jha, EVP Experiences & Devices
- Jake Zborowski, General Manager, Azure Marketplace
- Satish Thomas, CVP Business & Industry Solutions
- Kathleen Mitford, CVP, Global Industry Marketing
- Scott Hanselman, VP Developer Community
Look for these and more with other hosts, Seth Juarez, Dona Sakar, Joerose Tharakan and Sarah Young in the Ignite catalog.
The Community Area in the Hub at Microsoft Ignite – Modern Work/Microsoft 365 Community Team and Activities
Our community leads: Heather Cook, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Jessie Hwang, Microsoft Customer Advocacy, Laurie Pottmeyer, Microsoft Customer Advocacy Group, Allie Thompson, MW Marketing will be stationed in the Community Area all week and you can check out many other colleagues below who are leading small forum discussions as well as table discussions.
What is a community forum? A space for small discussions, meet and greets and learning - theatre style with limited seating.
What is a roundtable? It is just that - a table for 10 people to come and discuss the topics planned in the schedule – come learn about your favorite community activities, programs, topics and meet up with other with the same interests. Learn more about leveraging the Microsoft Community for your product knowledge and career development.
Tuesday November 19th (all time in Central Time)
Community Forum
1:00 pm -1:55 pm- Leadership Lounge: Chat and Hellos with Jeff Teper
o Jeff Teper, President, Collaborative Apps and Platform, Microsoft
o Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group
o Karuana Gatimu, Director, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group
5:00 pm-5:45pm- Learn about the Microsoft MVP Program from the Microsoft 365 Product Leads
o Bryan Wofford, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group, Copilot Product Group MVP Lead
o Laurie Pottmeyer, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group & Microsoft 365 Product Group MVP Lead
o Allison N Michels, Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft Viva Engage
o Allie Thompson, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Modern Work Marketing
Community Roundtables
12:00pm- 1:00pm- Women in Tech & Allies Round Table,
o Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group
o Rie Merritt, Principal PM, Azure Data & Data Platform Product Group MVP Lead
2:00pm-3:00pm- Want to engage more in Microsoft Community? Learn from others on their best practices
o Allie Thompson, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Modern Work Marketing
o Jessie Hwang, Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group
5:00pm- 6:00pm- Windows Cloud Unplugged
o Christiaan Brinkhoff, Principal PM, Windows Cloud
Wednesday, November 20th
Community Forum
12:00pm-12:45pm- Mentoring- How to be one and find one
o Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group
o Rie Merritt, Principal PM, Azure Data & Data Platform Product Group MVP Lead
o Laurie Pottmeyer, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group & Microsoft 365 Product Group MVP Lead
Community Roundtables
11:00am-12:00pm- Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) Roundtable and Q&A
o Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy
o Jessie Hwang, Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy
3:00pm-4:00pm- Mentorship and Making Connections Roundtable
o Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy
Thursday, November 21st
Community Forum
12:00pm- 12:45pm- Windows in the Cloud Unplugged
o Christiaan Brinkhoff, Principal PM, Windows Cloud
2:00pm – 2:45pm - How to become a Windows and Devices MVP? Learn it at Ignite
o Christiaan Brinkhoff, Principal PM, Windows Cloud
o Harjit Dhaliwal, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Modern Work Apps
o Megan Gremmell, Sr. Product Manager, Windows Cloud
5:00pm-5:45pm- Women in Tech and Allies- A Discussion on Allyship in the Workplace,
o Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy
o Rie Merritt, Principal PM, Azure Data & Data Platform Product Group MVP Lead
o Laurie Pottmeyer, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy, Microsoft 365 Product Group MVP Lead
Community Roundtables
3:00pm- 4:00pm- Leadership Skills Roundtables
o Heather Cook, Principal PM, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy
3:00pm- 4:00pm- Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption tips, tricks, and resources
o Allie Thompson, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Modern Work Marketing
o Gabe Ho, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Modern Work Marketing
o Cynthia Johnson, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Modern Work Marketing
We hope you have an awesome event and do stop by and say hello!
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