ESPC 2017 Gallery
Browse the ESPC17 gallery for a visual look at sessions, keynote moments, networking and community activities throughout the event.
Relive the memorable highlights and vibrant atmosphere that made the conference so special.
Conference Recap 2017
Explore highlights, tutorials, sessions, and keynotes from the 2017 European SharePoint Conference.
European SharePoint Conference 2017
ESPC17 was held in Dublin, Ireland from the 14 – 17th November 2017.
ESPC17 took place in Dublin, Ireland and brought together a global community of Microsoft technology professionals, developers, IT Pros, business leaders, and end users. The conference reflected a pivotal moment in Microsoft’s platform evolution, with a strong focus on SharePoint Online, Office 365, PowerApps, Flow, Microsoft Teams, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain.
The event featured four keynote sessions delivered by senior Microsoft leaders and well-known community voices. These keynotes set the tone for the conference by exploring Microsoft’s product roadmap, modern collaboration, productivity as a service, and how organisations could move beyond hype to implement real-world innovation.
Alongside the keynotes, attendees participated in hands-on tutorials designed to build deep technical and strategic skills across SharePoint Server, modern development, and information architecture. The main conference agenda offered a diverse range of sessions across Developer, IT Pro, Business, and End User tracks, covering governance, GDPR, Power BI, Microsoft Graph, PowerApps, Flow, Teams, security, adoption, and solution architecture. ESPC17 highlighted how organisations could successfully design, build, govern, and adopt Microsoft technologies to deliver measurable business value.
ESPC17 Conference Video
Take a look back at ESPC17 and relive the learning, connections and community spirit from our 2017 conference in Dublin.
Revisit inspiring sessions, memorable moments and the experiences that brought the SharePoint community together.
ESPC 2017 Gallery
Browse the ESPC17 gallery for a visual look at sessions, keynote moments, networking and community activities throughout the event.
Relive the memorable highlights and vibrant atmosphere that made the conference so special.
ESPC17 Keynotes
ESPC17 keynotes were delivered by Jeff Teper, Benjamin Niaulin, Rafal Lukawiecki and Vesa Juvonen, exploring digital transformation, productivity, machine learning and the SharePoint application platform.
Accelerate your digital transformation with SharePoint and OneDrive
Jeff Teper presented updates on SharePoint and OneDrive, focusing on how organisations can accelerate digital transformation through intelligent content management and connected user experiences. His keynote highlighted innovation across Office 365 and evolving intranet capabilities.
Transforming Your Team to Deliver Productivity as a Service
Benjamin Niaulin outlined how organisations must shift to providing Productivity as a Service, encouraging teams to think like software companies to meet modern collaboration needs.
Machine Learning in Practice: Avoid the Hype and Make it Work for You
Rafal Lukawiecki demonstrated practical approaches to machine learning, offering guidance on avoiding common pitfalls and leveraging ML for real‑world analytics and solutions.
SharePoint as an Application Platform: Building Engaging Solutions
Vesa Juvonen explored SharePoint’s role as a modern application platform, showing how community driven patterns and practices help teams build deep, engaging business solutions.
ESPC17 Tutorials
Tutorials at ESPC17 were delivered by Gokan Ozcifci, Vlad Catrinescu, Stefan Bauer and Susan Hanley, offering hands‑on learning in SharePoint infrastructure, SPFx styling and information architecture.
Vlad Catrinescu, MVP, MCT & Gokan Ozcifci, Microsoft RD, MVP, MCT
Design, Deploy and Configure a stable and performant SharePoint 2016 Farm
A full-day session on planning, deploying, and optimizing hybrid Microsoft SharePoint environments, covering SharePoint 2016 architecture, best practices, and integration with Microsoft 365.
ESPC 2017 Sessions
The ESPC17 sessions spanned development, IT Pro, business and end user topics. Speakers shared expertise on PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, GDPR, AI‑driven collaboration, blockchain, governance, hybrid architectures, search, Microsoft Graph and more. The sessions reflected the strong community focus on productivity, security, digital transformation and modern workplace adoption.
PowerApps and Flow
Extending PowerApps and Microsoft Flow with Custom Code
Dev
Level 300
Search
“Quick Win” Features vs. Long Term Strategy in Search
Admin
Level 200
Governance
How to Deal with GDPR in Office 365 & SharePoint
Business
Level 200
Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionise SharePoint-based Collaboration and Compliance – Are You Ready?
Business
Level 200
BI
An End User’s Guide to Working with Power BI
End User
Level 100
Mobile
Cross Platform Office365 Apps with Electron and Cordova
Dev
Level 200
Webhooks
Understanding SharePoint and Microsoft Graph Webhooks
Dev
Level 200
Collaboration
The Big Question of “What to Use When?”
Business
Level 200
Infrastructure
Blockchain: What’s all the Fuss about?
Dev
Level 200
Hybrid
The Microsoft On-premises Data Gateway – Hybrid PowerBI, PowerApps, Flow and Logic Apps
Admin
Level 300
PnP
Customising the “Modern” Experiences in SharePoint Online
Dev
Level 300
PowerShell
The Self-healing Environment – PowerShell DSC for Your SharePoint Ecosystem
Admin
Level 300
Infrastructure
Deep Dive into Designing a SharePoint 2016 Physical Architecture
Admin
Level 300
DSC
SharePoint DSC and Patterns and Practices Libraries (PnP) to Provision Farms and Assets
Admin
Level 300
Collaboration
One Card at a Time – Leverage Office 365 Planner to Plan your SharePoint End User Adoption
Business
Level 100
Yammer
Create Communities to Harness Collective Knowledge with SharePoint & Yammer
Business
Level 200
Security
The Power of Microsoft Teams & Data Governance using the Security & Compliance Centre
Admin
Level 200
PowerApps and Flow
Use Microsoft PowerApps and Flow to Jump Start Your Next Project!
Business
Level 200
Building SharePoint Add-ins with PnP-JS-Core on a Client AND Server Side
Dev
Level 300
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