Dynamics Community Summit 2026: practical guide for Microsoft partners
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Community Summit North America is the largest independent conference for the Microsoft Dynamics community. It runs each October in the United States and brings together Microsoft partners, ISVs, ERP consultancies, Dynamics practitioners, and end-user companies for several days of sessions, networking, and industry conversations that do not happen anywhere else in the year.
Partners and Contributors
Community Summit North America 2026 takes place October 11–15, 2026, at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference brings together the Microsoft AI, Dynamics 365, Business Central, Power Platform and broader Business Applications community for 600+ educational sessions, training, networking and an expo featuring 300+ partner sponsors.
This guide covers what to expect from Dynamics Community Summit 2026, who attends, what Microsoft partners get out of it, how to prepare before you arrive, and what the Dynamics talent market looks like heading into the event.
Talentuch will be at the Community Summit North America 2026. We place Microsoft Dynamics professionals like Business Central developers, F&O consultants, CE specialists, and Power Platform architects for Microsoft partners globally. If you want to connect at the conference to talk about scaling your Dynamics delivery team, reach out before October or find us there.
What is Community Summit North America?
Community Summit NA evolved from Microsoft Convergence, which Microsoft ran until 2015. The Community Summit organization took over and has run the independent event since. It covers the full Microsoft Dynamics and Business Applications product family: Dynamics 365 Business Central, Finance and Operations, Customer Engagement, Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Power Platform, and adjacent Microsoft technologies.
Unlike Microsoft Ignite or Microsoft Build, Community Summit NA is partner and user-driven. Sessions are submitted and delivered by practitioners. The audience is Dynamics specifically. For Microsoft partners, ISVs, and Dynamics consultancies, the density of relevant conversation per day at Summit is higher than at any other event in the calendar.
Community Summit NA vs other Microsoft events
Community Summit NA | Microsoft Ignite | Microsoft Build | Directions NA | |
Organizer | Independent | Microsoft | Microsoft | Independent |
Primary audience | Dynamics partners, users, ISVs | IT pros, enterprise architects | Developers | BC partners, SMB |
Focus | Microsoft Dynamics and Business Applications | All Microsoft products | Developer tools and platforms | Business Central |
Session content | Practitioner-driven | Microsoft-driven | Microsoft-driven | Practitioner-driven |
Timing | October | November | May | Spring |
Best for | Full Dynamics ecosystem | Enterprise IT decision makers | Software developers | BC-focused partners |
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Who attends Community Summit 2026
Attendee breakdown by type
Microsoft Dynamics end-users are the largest group. Companies running Business Central, Finance and Operations, Customer Engagement, or legacy products like AX and NAV attend for implementation knowledge, partner connections, and direct product roadmap access.
Microsoft partners and implementation consultancies who attend to build client relationships, stay current on product direction, and have peer conversations that do not happen in normal business settings. Most established partners send teams of between four and fifteen people.
ISVs building products that extend or integrate with the Dynamics platform attend to demonstrate solutions, build channel partnerships, and stay close to the end-user community.
Microsoft employees attend in meaningful numbers. Summit is one of the more accessible contact points for the Dynamics product teams behind BC, F&O, CE, and Power Platform.
Individual consultants and practitioners attend for CPD and the professional community.
What Microsoft partners get out of Community Summit NA 2026
The value of Summit for a Microsoft partner depends on what you go in looking for. Most experienced Summit attendees identify specific outcomes before they arrive rather than discovering value on the floor.
Product knowledge and roadmap access
Sessions from Microsoft and independent practitioners go deeper than published documentation. For partners whose consultants work in BC, F&O, CE, or Power Platform daily, staying current on platform changes shapes delivery quality and client conversations. The volume of sessions means consultants can spend three to four days in content specific to their domain.
Peer conversations that do not happen elsewhere
Other Microsoft partners rarely discuss delivery challenges, talent strategies, or operational problems openly in normal business settings. At the Summit they do. The informal exchange between sessions is where real information moves: which markets are growing, which are getting crowded, how partners are structuring global delivery, what actual demand for specific Dynamics products looks like on the ground.
Client and prospect relationships
End-user companies attend in significant numbers. For partners looking to build pipeline or strengthen client relationships, the conference provides multi-day access that standard business development cannot replicate. A single dinner conversation at Summit can move faster than six months of email follow-up.
Talent conversations
Every growing Microsoft partner navigates the same problem: finding Business Central developers, F&O consultants, and CE specialists with real implementation experience. At Summit those conversations happen in concentrated form. Who is hiring. Who is available. Which recruitment firms work in the Dynamics space. What the market rate for experienced D365 talent looks like now.
Dynamics 365 products covered at Community Summit 2026
Summit covers the full Microsoft Business Applications product family. Sessions are organized by product and function.
Product / Track | Description | Most relevant for |
Dynamics 365 Business Central | ERP for SMB: finance, supply chain, operations | BC partners, VARs, SMB end-users |
Dynamics 365 Finance | Enterprise financial management | F&O partners, large enterprise companies |
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management | Manufacturing, warehouse, logistics | Manufacturing and distribution companies |
Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement | CRM: Sales, Customer Service, Field Service | CE partners, CRM consultancies |
Dynamics 365 Marketing | Campaign management, customer journeys | Marketing technology consultancies |
Microsoft Power Platform | Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Copilot Studio | Partners extending Dynamics with low-code tools |
Microsoft Copilot for Dynamics 365 | AI-assisted functionality across D365 products | All Dynamics partners |
Azure and integration | Cloud, integration, DevOps for Dynamics environments | Technical architects, DevOps engineers |
How to prepare for Community Summit 2026
Partners who get the most out of Summit plan before they arrive. A few things experienced attendees do consistently.
Pre-conference checklist
Define two or three specific outcomes, not general goals: a specific conversation, a session your consultant needs, a partner introduction you want to make
Identify the Microsoft product team contacts you want to reach and email them before the event
Map the partners and clients you want to meet and schedule those conversations in September
Decide who from your team attends and what each person is responsible for
Know your current open Dynamics roles and your twelve-month hiring plan before you arrive
Review the session catalog at www.summitna.com and assign sessions to your technical team in advance
Book travel and accommodation early: hotels near the venue fill quickly once registration opens
If your practice is exclusively Business Central, Directions NA in spring and Community Summit NA in October together cover the year. If your practice spans F&O, CE, or Power Platform, Community Summit NA is the primary event.
The Dynamics talent conversation at Summit 2026
One of the consistent themes at every Community Summit is the talent problem. The pool of Business Central consultants with genuine upgrade experience, F&O specialists who have delivered full implementations, and CE developers who can move across the cloud product family is smaller than the number of active searches trying to fill those roles. At Summit those conversations happen in the open.
The four hiring challenges Microsoft partners discuss at Summit
Business Central supply is tight relative to demand. The ongoing migration from NAV, the expansion of BC into markets previously owned by larger ERP products, and Microsoft's continued investment in the platform have created demand that consistently outpaces supply. This has been the dominant Dynamics hiring story for three years and shows no sign of changing. BC consultants with real upgrade and go-live experience are not looking for work. They need to be reached directly.
F&O talent is globally distributed. Partners building Finance and Operations practices increasingly source from Eastern Europe, India, and Latin America alongside North America. The strongest F&O profiles with genuine implementation depth are globally distributed. A locally-focused search consistently misses the best available candidates.
Nearshore and global hiring is now standard practice. Microsoft partners who historically hired only in their home market have shifted toward global sourcing because the talent pipeline for specific Dynamics specialisms is global. This is the norm for established partners, not an experiment. The partners at Summit who have solved their talent problem are almost always the ones who expanded their sourcing geography.
CE and Power Platform profiles have expanded. Partners who previously needed CRM consultants now need specialists across Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Marketing, and Power Platform. The screening requirements have grown with the product family.
Community Summit North America 2026 Sponsors: Microsoft Partners, ISVs & Dynamics Vendors
Microsoft partners and implementation consultancies
Alithya Fullscope Solutions Inc., ArcherPoint, Dynatech Systems Inc., Elevaite365 Group, ENAVATE, Forvis, Rand Group, RSM US LLP, AccountingWare, AlphaBOLD, Argano, Armanino, BDO Digital, Centre Technologies, ERP Solutions, Framework Systems, HSO, Innovia Consulting, Korcomptenz Inc., LBMC Technology Solutions, LLC, Ludia Consulting, NMB Solutions Inc., SAGlobal US Inc, Sikich, Sunrise Technologies, Inc., Tigunia LLC, Velosio, XPLUS, A BC Consulting Group, Abakion A/S, Alletec Inc., Cegeka, Cosmos Data Technologies, deFacto Global, Dynamics eShop Inc., Dynamics Stream, Eclipse Corporation, Ellipse Solutions LLC, Endurance Solutions, enVista, EOS Solutions SpA, ExpandIT Inc., IAMCP, iDynamics, Implementation Specialists, LIDD Consultants, Inc., Logan Consulting, MCA Connect LLC, NAVSOFT, Nexer Enterprise Applications Inc., Nominal ERP Inc., OIXIO, ProcessOne Solutions, Professional Advantage, QBuild Corporation, Resolve Corp, Schneider Downs – SD Digital, Seer 365, SOCITAS, Stoneridge Software Inc., Talan, TrellisPoint LLC, TruNorth Dynamics, Web Synergies, Western Computer, Inc., Wipfli, Boyer & Associates, CentralPath Solutions, Citrin Cooperman, Clarus Technology, CRM Dynamics Limited, Data Crafters, Daxfo Technology Pvt Ltd., DevAnalytic 365, ERP Mechanics, Intech Systems, JAT Consulting, L&L Consulting Services, Mount Evans Consulting, MVP First LLC, NAB Solutions Inc., Navisiontech, New View Strategies, Nolan Business Applications, Protiviti, Queue Associates, Inc., SBC Dynamics ERP, Snowden Consulting, SRINSOFT INC., Talent International, UniverseIT.
ISVs building products that extend or integrate with Microsoft Dynamics
Avalara, ClickLearn, DocLink, EBizCharge, eOne Solutions, Fastpath (Delinea), Insight Works, insightsoftware, Lanham Associates, Nodus Technologies, PowerGP Online, Solver, Square 9 Softworks, Syvantis Technologies, TrueCommerce, Truvio, Vertex, Yooz, Binary Stream, Cavallo, CCH SureTax, Celigo, Continia Software, Datahaven 365, Docentric, Dooap, eftsure, Elevate HR, Enable International, Everstage, Fortis, FreightPOP, FYIsoft, Greenshades Software, Growfin, Invoiced by Flywire, Lasernet, Levterra Systems, Medius Software, MetaViewer, mscrm-addons.com, Netstock, Orderful, PlanAutomate, RUX, ShipHawk, SPS Commerce, Tasklet, TestMart, Vena Solutions, Versapay, Xe, YAVEON GmbH, Znode, ACCELQ, ADP, Alluvia, Alpha Variance Solutions, APOS Systems, B2Wise, BCAppCo, BILL, Billtrust, Blue Moon Industries, Bluestar PLM, Brightpoint AI, C2s Technologies, C5 Insight, CADTALK, CereTax, Cleo, ClickDimensions, Cloudleap, Data Courage, DATABASICS, Datarails, Descartes Pacejet, DSWi, Dynamic Budgets, Dynaway, eKnowtion Ltd, Evincible Solutions, Experlogix, Fazeshift, FloQast, Hy-Tek Intralogistics, INFODYNAMICS, Inogic Maplytics, Integrity Data, ISE | MV2 MES, K-ecommerce, Martus Solutions, Mekorma, Microsoft Licensing Specialists, Omnihub, OnePayroll (SwissSalary USA), onPhase, OpenText, Panatrack, Paystand, PayTrace, Plauti, Praxedo, PROPHIX Software, Qixas Group, Quadient, Repay, ReQlogic, Rillion, Rockton Software, Sabre Limited, Sana Commerce, Serrala Americas, SmartBOL, Source Technologies, StockIQ Technologies, Sylogist, Syncron, TeamCentral, ThreatLocker, USTPay, Vantree Systems, Velixo, Vivid Reports, WennSoft, Winthrop Development Consultants, Xpress Technologies, Yavrio, 1EDISource, Caf2Code, DBSync, DQ Global, Fidesic, Fieldpoint, Foxit Software, Fresche Solutions, FRT Forge, Gaapio, InterRadish, Item by Item, Liaison Software, Metadata Technologies FZ, Numeral, PEX, Rios Software, Ryse Technologies, SOFT4, Sparkfish, Suite Engine, SummitStream, TimeXtender, Upzoids, Vicinity Software, WorldMax, Zap.
Other
Corpay, Ingram Micro, FUJIFILM ETG Global, TD Synnex.
Talentuch at Community Summit North America 2026
Talentuch is an IT recruitment agency specializing in Microsoft Dynamics professionals. We have been placing BC developers, F&O consultants, CE specialists, and Power Platform architects for Microsoft partners across North America, Europe, and globally for over ten years. We source across 40 countries and maintain pre-built candidate databases organized by Dynamics product and geography.
We work with ISVs, and ERP implementation consultancies at various stages of growth. Our work in the Microsoft Dynamics space is verified on Clutch, where we hold a 4.9 rating from 30 reviews.
What we place for Microsoft partners
Role type | Products covered |
BC developers and consultants | Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics NAV |
F&O consultants | Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing |
CE consultants | Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, Field Service |
Power Platform developers | Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Copilot Studio |
AX specialists | Dynamics AX, legacy migration |
Solution architects | Full Dynamics 365 product family |
ERP project managers | All Microsoft Dynamics products |
We will be at Community Summit 2026. If you want to talk about hiring BC, CE, or F&O consultants, scaling your Dynamics delivery team, or building a global or nearshore hiring strategy for your Microsoft practice, connect with us ahead of the event.
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