D365 & Power Platform UG North East June 2025 Meeting

18:15pm- Welcome, networking, and introductions

18:30pm- Grounding AI: Lessons from the Human Brain
Speaker: Eswar Prakash
Grounding AI: Lessons from the Human Brain
As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, the question of how AI models connect to real-world has become more critical than ever. In this session, we'll explore why grounding is essential for AI systems to reason reliably and meaningfully. Drawing on the latest neurological research, we'll uncover how human beings build and use internal "world models" to ground their understanding and decision-making. By bridging some aspects of neuroscience and AI, this talk will highlight practical implications for building more robust, trustworthy AI systems — and inspire new ways to think about the future of intelligent machines.
19:15pm- Break, food and networking

19:30pm- An (up-to-date) guide on building modern canvas app components
Speaker: Josh Giles
Session description: Learn and understand the fundamentals of building canvas app components for your apps.
This session aims to provide clarity and insights when building components and will walk users through considerations that should be taken when designing components.
In addition to this, the session aims to bring these concepts to life through an interesting demo designing and implementing a component in a canvas app.