During this event, you will gain the specialized strategies and real-world proof points needed to excel in your Dynamics 365 implementation and accelerate your ERP transformation. The sessions cover everything from the Business Process Catalog (BPC) and technical integrations to achieving continuous value long after go-live.
The DRIVE event is designed for maximum flexibility around your schedule. You decide which expert sessions are most relevant to your strategy. Use this agenda to map out your path to a successful, process-driven project.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2
12:00 - 17:30 CET | DRIVE Dynamics 365 Strategy Summit | By Invitation Only
This exclusive, in-person event is designed for strategic D365 leaders by invitation. The high-level strategy content will be delivered by an exceptional line-up of experts from Gartner, Microsoft, Avanade, Cegeka, and HSO.
If you have received an invitation, please use the link below for full program details and registration.
If you have received an invitation, please use the link below for full program details and registration.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
09:45 - 10:15 EST | Structured Onboarding to Mavim for Smarter Dynamics Engagements | Mavim
Hugo Mosch, Value Engineer & Product Owner
This session is essential for every partner looking to quickly maximize their Mavim platform investment. Discover the structured Mavim Partner Onboarding Journey, a clear, three-phase methodology designed to empower your organization. We will walk you through the three phases (Connect, Build, Use), detailing how to leverage the Onboarding Portal, Connect Center, and Academy to streamline your setup. You will learn how defining key roles helps your team swiftly create scalable solutions and maintain long-term client value.
09:45 - 10:15 EST | 15:45 - 16:15 CET
This session is essential for every partner looking to quickly maximize their Mavim platform investment. Discover the structured Mavim Partner Onboarding Journey, a clear, three-phase methodology designed to empower your organization. We will walk you through the three phases (Connect, Build, Use), detailing how to leverage the Onboarding Portal, Connect Center, and Academy to streamline your setup. You will learn how defining key roles helps your team swiftly create scalable solutions and maintain long-term client value.
09:45 - 10:15 EST | 15:45 - 16:15 CET
10:30 - 11:00 EST | HSO & Microsoft BPC: Accelerating D365 with Industry Reference Models | HSO
Jeffrey Hunt, Managing Director and Tycho Vonk, Senior Managing Consultant
The obsolete approach of building D365 from a blank slate is over. This session demonstrates how the strategic fusion of HSO's Industry Reference Models and the Microsoft Business Process Catalog creates a dynamic, pre-configured foundation. Learn how this methodology dramatically accelerates time-to-value and ensures your solution perfectly aligns with industry best practices.
10:30 - 11:00 EST | 16:30 - 17:00 CET
The obsolete approach of building D365 from a blank slate is over. This session demonstrates how the strategic fusion of HSO's Industry Reference Models and the Microsoft Business Process Catalog creates a dynamic, pre-configured foundation. Learn how this methodology dramatically accelerates time-to-value and ensures your solution perfectly aligns with industry best practices.
10:30 - 11:00 EST | 16:30 - 17:00 CET
11:15 - 11:45 EST | Accelerating Business Transformation with GYDE365 Discover and Mavim | Seer 365
Sara Cheaveau, Chief Operating Officer
Stop delivering D365 projects designed only for completion. This session presents the end-to-end methodology that moves beyond simple implementation, focusing on continuous value delivery for your clients. Discover how the integration of GYDE365 Discover and Mavim connects structured business discovery directly to ongoing organizational optimization.
11:15 - 11:45 EST | 17:15 - 17:45 CET
Stop delivering D365 projects designed only for completion. This session presents the end-to-end methodology that moves beyond simple implementation, focusing on continuous value delivery for your clients. Discover how the integration of GYDE365 Discover and Mavim connects structured business discovery directly to ongoing organizational optimization.
11:15 - 11:45 EST | 17:15 - 17:45 CET
12:00 - 12:30 EST | Accelerate NAXT Deployment with Mavim's Business Process Catalog | XAPT
Attila Kormos, Solution Architect & Technical Delivery Manager
Stop building expensive D365 customizations. See how XAPT’s specialized NAXT solution and Mavim use over 700 predefined industry processes to simplify complex heavy equipment operations. Learn to rapidly align your ERP, boost user adoption, and achieve faster deployment with proven process centralization.
12:00 - 12:30 EST | 18:00 - 18:30 CET
Stop building expensive D365 customizations. See how XAPT’s specialized NAXT solution and Mavim use over 700 predefined industry processes to simplify complex heavy equipment operations. Learn to rapidly align your ERP, boost user adoption, and achieve faster deployment with proven process centralization.
12:00 - 12:30 EST | 18:00 - 18:30 CET
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
09:00 - 09:30 EST | Navigating Your ERP Journey with the Microsoft Business Process Catalog | Microsoft
Rachel Profitt, Principal Program Manager
What if you could de-risk your next Dynamics 365 project before it even starts? This essential session provides an overview of Microsoft's official resources designed to maximize your D365 success.Attendees will learn about the FastTrack program and the Success by Design framework, which utilizes expert guidance and best practices to help you build, test, and deploy your solution with a clear process focus. Discover how these resources, combined with the latest updates to the Business Process Catalog (BPC), simplify process documentation, reduce costs, and accelerate your time-to-value. This is the official Microsoft blueprint for achieving first-time success.
09:00 - 09:30 EST | 15:00 - 15:30 CET
What if you could de-risk your next Dynamics 365 project before it even starts? This essential session provides an overview of Microsoft's official resources designed to maximize your D365 success.Attendees will learn about the FastTrack program and the Success by Design framework, which utilizes expert guidance and best practices to help you build, test, and deploy your solution with a clear process focus. Discover how these resources, combined with the latest updates to the Business Process Catalog (BPC), simplify process documentation, reduce costs, and accelerate your time-to-value. This is the official Microsoft blueprint for achieving first-time success.
09:00 - 09:30 EST | 15:00 - 15:30 CET
09:45 - 10:15 EST | Using the Business Process Catalog in All Phases of a Dynamics Implementation | Mavim
Lennard van Leuven, Value Engineer
This session focuses on the Microsoft Business Process Catalog (BPC) and its role in successful Dynamics 365 implementations. You'll learn how the BPC, available in the Mavim platform, provides a structured foundation with over 700 pre-documented processes. We will walk through all five phases of the recommended Success by Design framework and show how the Mavim platform adds value at every stage. You'll see how it enables you to get started from day one, helping your team to discuss, refine, and optimize processes throughout your project.
09:45 - 10:15 EST | 15:45 - 16:15 CET
This session focuses on the Microsoft Business Process Catalog (BPC) and its role in successful Dynamics 365 implementations. You'll learn how the BPC, available in the Mavim platform, provides a structured foundation with over 700 pre-documented processes. We will walk through all five phases of the recommended Success by Design framework and show how the Mavim platform adds value at every stage. You'll see how it enables you to get started from day one, helping your team to discuss, refine, and optimize processes throughout your project.
09:45 - 10:15 EST | 15:45 - 16:15 CET
10:30 - 11:00 EST | From Static Docs to Living Processes: Driving ERP Success with BPC and Mavim | Cittros
Mads P. Bender, Business Consultant
You invest heavily in D365, but long-term value and user adoption break down when process control is weak. This session cuts straight to the solution. Join Mads as he demonstrates how to transform your documentation from rigid files into a living, process-centric repository. By combining the Business Process Catalog (BPC) and Mavim, you create a single source of truth that drives clarity, simplifies governance, and ensures continuous value long after go-live. Learn the fastest way to achieve true D365 ownership and prepare your processes for AI optimization.
10:30 - 11:00 EST | 16:30 - 16:30 CET
You invest heavily in D365, but long-term value and user adoption break down when process control is weak. This session cuts straight to the solution. Join Mads as he demonstrates how to transform your documentation from rigid files into a living, process-centric repository. By combining the Business Process Catalog (BPC) and Mavim, you create a single source of truth that drives clarity, simplifies governance, and ensures continuous value long after go-live. Learn the fastest way to achieve true D365 ownership and prepare your processes for AI optimization.
10:30 - 11:00 EST | 16:30 - 16:30 CET
11:15 - 11:45 EST | Accelerating D365 ERP Projects with AW Latam & Mavim | AW Latam
Maria Laura Tomé, Customer Services Lead
This session explores how AW Latam and Mavim partner to accelerate and enhance complex D365 ERP transformation journeys. Discover a powerful framework that streamlines planning, execution, and delivery, significantly reducing implementation risk and improving project governance. Learn practical strategies to boost visibility, traceability, and data readiness, ensuring effective collaboration between business and IT teams.
11:15 - 11:45 EST | 17:15 - 17:45 CET
This session explores how AW Latam and Mavim partner to accelerate and enhance complex D365 ERP transformation journeys. Discover a powerful framework that streamlines planning, execution, and delivery, significantly reducing implementation risk and improving project governance. Learn practical strategies to boost visibility, traceability, and data readiness, ensuring effective collaboration between business and IT teams.
11:15 - 11:45 EST | 17:15 - 17:45 CET
12:00 - 12:30 EST | To Be Announced | Axxon
Session details will be announced soon.
12:00 - 12:30 EST | 18:00 - 18:30 CET
12:00 - 12:30 EST | 18:00 - 18:30 CET
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
09:45 - 10:15 EST | Drive D365 Project Efficiency Through Process First Success | IG&H
Jason Jacobs, Senior Lead Process Excellence
ERP projects get complicated when the business side and IT aren't aligned, which frequently leads to higher costs and delays. IG&H developed the Process Driven Dynamics Implementation approach to manage this risk directly. This session explains how to make your D365 project smoother and faster by putting business processes at the center. Instead of getting stuck in weeks of AS-IS process mapping, we show you how to use industry reference models and the Microsoft Business Process Catalog in Mavim to define your future processes quickly. You will learn how to secure full business commitment and preparedness well before the design phase begins.
09:45 - 10:15 EST | 15:45 - 16:15 CET
ERP projects get complicated when the business side and IT aren't aligned, which frequently leads to higher costs and delays. IG&H developed the Process Driven Dynamics Implementation approach to manage this risk directly. This session explains how to make your D365 project smoother and faster by putting business processes at the center. Instead of getting stuck in weeks of AS-IS process mapping, we show you how to use industry reference models and the Microsoft Business Process Catalog in Mavim to define your future processes quickly. You will learn how to secure full business commitment and preparedness well before the design phase begins.
09:45 - 10:15 EST | 15:45 - 16:15 CET
10:30 - 11:00 EST | Integrating Mavim and Azure DevOps in a Dynamics 365 Implementation Project | Mavim
Lennard van Leuven & Leo Salomons, Mavim
Join us for a session on Integrating Mavim and Azure DevOps in your Dynamics 365 implementation projects. We will demonstrate how a business process-driven approach can define project scope in Mavim, while your team manages tasks and delivery in Azure DevOps. This session will show you how to synchronize business processes into work items, allowing your team to leverage the strengths of both platforms. You will learn how to align your process models with your project plan, ensuring a more efficient and successful implementation from start to finish.
10:30 - 11:00 EST | 16:30 - 17:00 CET
Join us for a session on Integrating Mavim and Azure DevOps in your Dynamics 365 implementation projects. We will demonstrate how a business process-driven approach can define project scope in Mavim, while your team manages tasks and delivery in Azure DevOps. This session will show you how to synchronize business processes into work items, allowing your team to leverage the strengths of both platforms. You will learn how to align your process models with your project plan, ensuring a more efficient and successful implementation from start to finish.
10:30 - 11:00 EST | 16:30 - 17:00 CET
11:15 - 11:45 EST | Automation’s Role in Realizing BPC for Dynamics | Leapwork
Scott Gilgallon, Global Microsoft Director
This session addresses the biggest bottleneck in Dynamics 365 projects: manual testing. You may be using the Business Process Catalog (BPC) for structure, but slow, manual testing introduces risk, leading to costly rework and unpredictable go-lives.This presentation demonstrates how test automation directly supports and validates your BPC framework. You will see how pre-built automation flows confirm process execution and ensure quality with every deployment. Discover a test-assured path to fast, scalable, and error-free go-lives by aligning your testing strategy with the Mavim and Microsoft methodology.
11:15 - 11:45 EST | 17:15 - 17:45 CET
This session addresses the biggest bottleneck in Dynamics 365 projects: manual testing. You may be using the Business Process Catalog (BPC) for structure, but slow, manual testing introduces risk, leading to costly rework and unpredictable go-lives.This presentation demonstrates how test automation directly supports and validates your BPC framework. You will see how pre-built automation flows confirm process execution and ensure quality with every deployment. Discover a test-assured path to fast, scalable, and error-free go-lives by aligning your testing strategy with the Mavim and Microsoft methodology.
11:15 - 11:45 EST | 17:15 - 17:45 CET
12:00 - 12:30 EST | JM Family's Process-Driven Approach to Successful IT Transformation | JM Family
John Robinson, Manager Process Transformation Team
This is a real-world story of a massive IT transformation: replacing a 50-year-old mainframe with Dynamics 365 to boost business agility and customer value. Discover the structured approach used to drive change, starting with capturing current processes to build a comprehensive "digital twin" of operations. You will see how this method secures stakeholder buy-in and accelerates the program by 30–40% by establishing a single source of truth..
12:00 - 12:30 EST | 18:00 - 18:30 CET
This is a real-world story of a massive IT transformation: replacing a 50-year-old mainframe with Dynamics 365 to boost business agility and customer value. Discover the structured approach used to drive change, starting with capturing current processes to build a comprehensive "digital twin" of operations. You will see how this method secures stakeholder buy-in and accelerates the program by 30–40% by establishing a single source of truth..
12:00 - 12:30 EST | 18:00 - 18:30 CET
12:45 - 13:15 EST | To Be Announced | BDO
Stephen Swanson, BDO
Session details will be announced soon.
12:45 - 13:15 EST | 18:45 - 19:15 CET
Session details will be announced soon.
12:45 - 13:15 EST | 18:45 - 19:15 CET
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
09:00 - 09:30 EST | Unlocking Capacity: Human-Agent Teams in Action | Microsoft
Giel Cuijpers, Senior Partner Solution Architect
In this session Giel explores how AI agents and organizational change reshape business processes. You'll see the transition to agile, agent-driven enterprises and the critical role of governance and security. Learn practical ways to integrate AI agents within D365 to boost productivity, close the capacity gap, and accelerate business value. We discuss best practices for managing change, upskilling teams, and ensuring responsible AI adoption for your next transformation era.
09:00 - 09:30 EST | 15:00 - 15:30 CET
In this session Giel explores how AI agents and organizational change reshape business processes. You'll see the transition to agile, agent-driven enterprises and the critical role of governance and security. Learn practical ways to integrate AI agents within D365 to boost productivity, close the capacity gap, and accelerate business value. We discuss best practices for managing change, upskilling teams, and ensuring responsible AI adoption for your next transformation era.
09:00 - 09:30 EST | 15:00 - 15:30 CET
09:45 - 10:15 EST | Accelerating Dynamics 365 Success with Mavim AI & ConversAI | Mavim
Shrikanth Balla, Senior Product Manager
Fragmented knowledge and static documents introduce costly risk into every D365 project. This session demonstrates how Mavim ConversAI solves this challenge by providing instant, contextual answers about your processes and systems. You will see how this tool validates project scope early, streamlines UAT and training, and acts as a powerful self-service support tool post-go-live.
09:45 - 10:15 EST | 15:45 - 16:15 CET
Fragmented knowledge and static documents introduce costly risk into every D365 project. This session demonstrates how Mavim ConversAI solves this challenge by providing instant, contextual answers about your processes and systems. You will see how this tool validates project scope early, streamlines UAT and training, and acts as a powerful self-service support tool post-go-live.
09:45 - 10:15 EST | 15:45 - 16:15 CET
10:30 - 11:00 EST | A First-Time-Right Dynamics 365 Rollout: The Zeppelin-Cat Approach | Zeppelin-Cat
Ben van der Werff, Continuous Improvement Manager
Successful ERP projects require a process-driven approach to minimize risk. This session provides practical advice for D365 Business Leaders, exploring the critical role of aligning business processes before configuration. Learn how clear, standardized processes reduce complexity and improve user adoption. Discover how a tool like Mavim Convers AI helps end-users work correctly and confidently within the new system from day one.
10:30 - 11:00 EST | 16:30 - 17:00 CET
Successful ERP projects require a process-driven approach to minimize risk. This session provides practical advice for D365 Business Leaders, exploring the critical role of aligning business processes before configuration. Learn how clear, standardized processes reduce complexity and improve user adoption. Discover how a tool like Mavim Convers AI helps end-users work correctly and confidently within the new system from day one.
10:30 - 11:00 EST | 16:30 - 17:00 CET
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