<div><div><div><div><p>On Thursday, the&nbsp;<strong>11th of September 2025</strong>, you’ll have a fantastic opportunity to hear from top Finnish and international thought leaders and Microsoft MVPs about Microsoft 365, Copilot, Azure, Security and Power Platform. CollabDays Finland 2025 is a Microsoft technology focused conference offering ideas, insights, cases and lessons learned for every IT enthusiast.</p></div></div><div><div><p></p><p>This year, our event is bigger than ever, and we’ll be hosting at a (literally) brand-new venue 😎 Of course, the most important part of the event is each one of you: attendees, speakers, and sponsors 🥰 Whether you’re a consultant or working in internal IT, communications or other technology role – we have something special for you! ✨&nbsp;<strong>The conference is free</strong>&nbsp;and we will serve breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack for the attendees – there will be also plenty of (good) coffee and tea!</p><p>✨ Registration opening soon. ✨</p></div></div></div></div>
<div><div><div><div><p></p><p>CollabDays Finland is&nbsp;a&nbsp;non-profit community conference&nbsp;organized by a voluntary&nbsp;team of Finnish MVPs.</p></div></div></div></div>

CollabDays Finland 2025

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In today's AI-driven world, our community plays a crucial role in helping us navigate and succeed together. The pace of innovation is unprecedented, and it can often feel overwhelming to keep up with the rapid changes. But remember, you are not alone. We are in this together, and our community members are here to support each other.

Join us as we explore the latest advancements, directions, and impacts of AI on our work and society. We'll discuss how our community not only helps us stay informed and adapt to new technologies but also transforms the way we work and interact. By leveraging the collective knowledge and support of our community, we can drive positive change, foster collaboration, and achieve our career goals in this ever-evolving landscape.

Harnessing the Power of Community in the AI Era

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Cybersecurity is ultimately all about balancing risk management with productivity. Too often the mentality is: identify the bad thing, block the bad thing, tell the users to shun the bad thing, case closed, kingdom saved - right? Our experience says something is missing from that equation: the human factor and employee experience.

By treating business users like sheep, we are disregarding three of the most powerful drivers of security risks: frustration, creativity and most important: laziness. Whenever people encounter unexpected obstacles that they are motivated to overcome, we have an uncanny ability to find surprising ways to bypass them - unauthorized jury-rigged solutions which are often far worse for an organization's security posture than the original risk the technical controls were meant to protect from. 

In this session, two seasoned security pros versed in psychology and equipped with deep practical experience unpack how and why idealistic and uncompromising security initiatives can (and often do) eventually backfire, manifesting as a silent and unmitigated workaround culture that breeds inefficiencies and discontent, raising new security risks and ultimately undermining the competitive edge of the business itself. 

You will take home platform agnostic tips and tricks, along with a fresh outlook to help you properly use the licenses and tools you already have. 

For example, you’ll be able to: 
* Go from BlockPoint to SharePoint, opening up secure collaboration by using Microsoft Purview capabilities like DLP and Information Protection 
* Avoid an exodus from Windows devices towards often looser-managed platforms like MacOS, driven by the desire for more user freedom 
* Set up guardrails for handling business data on unmanaged devices with a thoughtful implementation of MAM
* Provide access to generative AI without compromising on essentials like audit logging and data security 

The session is recommended for anyone looking for a fresh perspective on an important topic – especially security architects, technical experts and IT decision makers. 

Expectation vs. Reality: Crushing user experience and productivity in the name of security

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Take your automation skills to the next level with this hands-on session on building autonomous agents in Copilot Studio. Learn how to design AI-driven agents that intelligently handle tasks, make decisions, and interact with users—all with minimal human intervention. This session will provide practical strategies for enhancing agent performance, optimizing workflows, and integrating external data sources for more dynamic interactions.

We’ll explore key best practices, including how to fine-tune decision-making logic, structure conversations for better engagement, and leverage plugins and APIs to extend an agent’s capabilities. Real-world examples will showcase how businesses are using autonomous agents to streamline operations, from automating customer support to managing internal processes.

The session includes a live demonstration packed with expert tips and tricks to help attendees build more effective and scalable AI-driven agents. By the end, participants will have actionable insights to refine their Copilot Studio implementations and create smarter, more efficient autonomous systems.

Mastering Autonomous Agents: Tips & Tricks with Copilot Studio

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Power Apps developers often struggle with duplicated logic, difficult maintenance, and performance bottlenecks. When a single formula is repeated across multiple screens, even a small update can require dozens of manual changes, increasing complexity and the risk of errors 🤯

Why does this matter? Poorly structured apps become hard to debug, slow to load, and frustrating to scale. Without a centralized way to manage business logic, apps become fragile and inefficient, leading to wasted development time and poor user experiences.

📝 This session will introduce Named Formulas (NF) and User Defined Functions (UDF) - two powerful tools that can supercharge your Power Apps by reducing redundancy, improving maintainability, and optimizing performance.

You’ll learn:
- What Named Formulas and User Defined Functions are.
- How they work and when to use each.
- Real-world examples of performance improvements.
- Best practices to structure app logic efficiently.

By the end of this session, you’ll have a clear strategy for managing complex logic in Power Apps, allowing you to build apps that are faster, cleaner, and easier to maintain.

Key Takeaways:
✅ Eliminate repetitive formulas across multiple screens using Named Formulas.
✅ Make your logic reusable and parameter-driven with User Defined Functions.
✅ Improve app performance and maintainability with centralized logic.
✅ Avoid common pitfalls and leverage best practices for a scalable Power Apps architecture.

Join this session to level up your Power Apps skills and transform the way you handle logic! 🚀

Power Apps logic made easy: Smarter development with Named Formulas & User Defined Functions

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Do you really know what's running in your Azure environment? Over time, environments can grow larger and larger, making it easy to lose track of what's going on. This can lead to security vulnerabilities, escalating costs, and unnecessary resources running unnoticed. Keeping track of resources is essential for cost management, security, and compliance – but manually documenting everything is tedious and time-consuming.

In this session, we’ll explore why it’s crucial to maintain visibility into your cloud environment. We'll explore how to automate cloud documentation using Azure-native Azure Resource Inventory and compare it to other similar tools on the market. Instead of relying on manual documentation, we’ll walk through a setup that automates cloud inventory tracking on a scheduled basis.

This session is suitable for all skill levels interested in understanding why and how to manage their cloud inventory effectively.

Ctrl+S for Azure – Saving Your Future Self from Disaster

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The technology landscape is changing so fast all around us! As we progress through the hype cycle waves, we are constantly resetting the default for the generations who follow us.  In this session I will delve into the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence on the upcoming generations. As AI continues to evolve, it is set to redefine the paradigms of our daily lives, work environments, and societal norms.

I will explore how the next generation will not just adapt, but thrive in an AI-driven world. Think about this. the generation to follow will never write a Word document or email from scratch. Their default will be totally different!

Attendees will gain invaluable insights into the ethical considerations, opportunities for innovation, and the essential skills required to harness AI's full potential.
Top 3 Takeaways for Attendees:

•	Understanding AI’s Role: A comprehensive overview of how AI will shape various aspects of life and industries for future generations.
•	Preparing for the Future: Strategies and skills that are essential for the next generation to effectively leverage AI technologies and stay competitive in an increasingly automated world.
•	Ethical Considerations: An in-depth discussion on the ethical implications of AI, ensuring that its development and implementation promote fairness, transparency, and accountability.