Birmingham D365PPUG - November 2026

Our next in-person meeting of the year will take place on Thursday 19th November 2026 from 18:30 at the Wesleyan Building. Parking is available close by at the B4 Car Park or it’s a short walk from any city centre train station.

Agenda

Presentation 1: Power Platform for Good - Melissa Hale
What: This talk gives the attendees insights into how someone like me, with a scientific non-technical background ended up as a developer for a consulting company and a volunteer for a charity – “Collaboration for Kids”. Expect to learn how I used Power Platform to transform this charity’s digital space in a meaningful way, and how you can collaborate with your local charities of NGOs with something you already know! I will show you how I created a useful intranet and some process automations, with a strong focus on promoting healthier choices for children and adults. All powered by Microsoft Technology – Business Applications and Modern Workplace.

Why: Non-profit organisations are facing increasing pressure to optimise their operations and invest most of their time in supporting the cause. By leveraging technology, this goal can be more easily achieved, addressing challenges in communication, manual workloads, and other areas. If you want to learn how to go above and beyond with your local charity by using Power Platform, this is the talk for you!

How: Expect engaging storytelling, live demos, practical cases of Power Automate and SharePoint working together, tips on how to work with diverse Stakeholders and much more!

Takeaways:
• Concrete - and cool - examples of applying Power Platform for non-profit organisations.
• Strategies for effective collaboration and user adoption.
• Inspiration to go back home, bring your tech skills to the table, and help your local charity.

Presentation 2: Architecture in the Age of AI - Neil Rowlands & Adrian Cole
Microsoft is embedding AI into every layer of Power Platform and Dynamics 365. If it can gather requirements, design solutions and write code, what is left for architects, developers and consultants?

In this session, user group leaders Adrian Cole and Neil Rowlands use lessons from past tech revolutions to show why writing software was never the hard part

As the agent-tooling landscape is reshaping how we build, who really owns the consequences? Our roles don’t disappear- they evolve. Because in the Age of AI, implementation becomes abundant and judgment becomes scarce

We strongly encourage you to arrive early to meet other user group members. We will be providing food and refreshments and you are welcome to stay afterwards for a chat!
We are always looking for people passionate about Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform to present at our events. If you would like to speak at any of our future events please register here.