Microsoft's Heather Cook previews Microsoft Power Platform Conference 2023

The Microsoft Power Platform Conference returns for its second edition in October, and Microsoft's Heather Cook, who is also an executive producer of the event, joins us to talk about the conference and trends in the community. Heather joined Microsoft's Business Applications team in June of 2020 after working in the Microsoft Teams group, and she tells us about her efforts over that time, from supporting grassroots local groups to large centralized events like MPPC 2023.   MPPC will offer sessions for a range of interest, from technical to professional development to community. Heather tells us how MPPC fits into Microsoft's broader approach to supporting the Power Platform community, how newcomers are getting involved, and what else Microsoft will be doing in the coming months.    Show Notes: 5:00 - Evolution of the Power Platform community since Covid across products, events, and initiatives 8:00 - Heather's event experience and how she applied it when joining the Business Apps group in June of 2020 13:00 - Speaker highlights at MPPC 2023: Execs, product managers to community members 15:00 - More event agenda details 17:30 - How members of the community take the first steps toward adding their voices 20:00 - Stories of Power Platform career changers and career opportunities 23:00 - How newcomers get started today 25:00 - Heather's broader community planning outlook for 2023 and beyond   Follow Mondays at Microsoft (https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-community/) with Heather and Karuana Gatimu at 8am PT every other week, where they share product and community updates.