Upcoming Event - June 20, 2024

Second Annual Intergalactic Learn With The Nerds Day

Are you ready for an unforgettable learning experience? Join us on June 20th for another incredible Intergalactic Learn With The Nerds Day.

The day will be filled with giveaways, Learn With The Nerds swag, and other special offers throughout the day.

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Overview:

A full day of Learn With The Nerds content on topics like Power Platform, PL300, Power BI, Azure, and more. Learn and interact with the Pragmatic Works team of Microsoft MVPs, as well as special guests Ryan Cunningham, the vice president of Microsoft Power Apps, and Jason Himmelstein, a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft and member of the Power BI Customer Advisory Team.

And if that isn't enough, we will offer twenty-four hours of complete access to our Learn With The Nerds Streaming platform on June 7 for those who register for the event! This is a rare opportunity to check out all our learning paths and courses for 24 hours without being a paid subscriber!
We will be sending out a link to join the event as we get closer to the date.

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Event Agenda

Schedule for the event

9 am - 10 am EDT Certifications, schmertifications: What's the big deal?

10 am - 11 am EDT CertXP with Brian Knight

11 am - 12 pm EDT PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst Associate with Angelica Choo Quan

12 pm - 1 pm EDT PL-900: PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals with Jonathon Silva

1 pm - 2 pm EDT DP-900 Azure Data Fundamentals with Greg Trzeciak

2 pm - 3 pm EDT DP-600: Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric with Austin Libal

3 pm - 4 pm EDT Hot Wing Challenge!

4 pm - 5 pm EDT Women in Technology Panel

*Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Featured speakers

Ryan Cunningham

Vice President - Power Apps, Microsoft

Ryan has led PowerApps, Microsoft’s low-code application development offering, to millions of global users across Office 365, Dynamics 365, and standalone applications – helping everyone from citizen developers to professionals accelerate their delivery of enterprise line of business applications. Ryan holds advanced degrees from the University of Southern California and the London School of Economics and is a frequent presenter on the low-code movement.

Jason Himmelstein

Principal Program Manager - Power BI CAT Team, Microsoft

Jason Himmelstein is a Principal Program Manager on the Power BI CAT Team at Microsoft. He is a former Microsoft MVP in Office Apps & Services and Data Platform and a former Microsoft Regional Director with more than 25 years of experience working in the Microsoft eco-system. Jason has successfully architected solutions for customers of all sizes and maintains an active speaking schedule, addressing conferences around the world. He is also the co-host of the BIFocal.show podcast.

Jason is the author of the O’Reilly book “Developing Business Intelligence Apps for SharePoint”. Outside of this crazy working world, he is the father of 2 awesome dudes, a die-hard Texas Longhorns and San Antonio Spurs fan.

Bradley Shacht

Senior Program Manager - Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft

Bradley Schacht is a Senior Program Manager on the Azure Synapse Analytics team with Microsoft based in Jacksonville, FL. In his day-to-day job he helps customers solve problems with technology-based solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure. He works with all areas of the Azure data platform including Azure Data Lake, SQL Database, SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Analysis Services, Machine Learning, and IoT Hub.

He spends his time talking with the business to identify needs, performing architectural design sessions to identify the correct technologies, educating customers by presenting 1:many sessions, and executing proof of concept engagements.