it is amazing what can happen!
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Monday October 20th, 2025, The Norwegian Microsoft 365 Community organized a community Engage Day at the Microsoft offices in Oslo.
✨What a day of sharing knowledge, insights, experiences and learning! ✨
#CommunityVibes
The day started off with Dag Nyrud and Merethe Stave kicking off the event and introduced the Microsoft Engage Product Group visiting from Microsoft head office in Seattle:
- Steve Nguyen
Principal Program Manager at Microsoft - Amy Morris
Communications & Marketing Leader at Microsoft - John Cirone
Senior Director, Global Employee and Executive Communications at Microsoft - John Cirone
Senior Director, Global Employee and Executive Communications at Microsoft - Jason Mayans
VP of Product and Analytics at Microsoft
The Microsoft Engage Product Group
The Microsoft Engage Product Group shared their own experiences using Microsoft Engage, as well as insights into what’s coming, including their data driven approach and how Copilot fit into all of this. They provided valuable and honest answers to questions and feedback. The sessions were very inspiring. It was great to learn and see synergies and possibilities. There were great dialogues between them and the audience.
Customers stories
Four companies in Norway shared their experiences and learnings moving into Engage.
BaneNOR with Henriette (Etta) Gran Myreng, Senior communication advisor and Subject Matter Expert Viva Engage and Aina Helene Aksnes, Senior communication advisor and Viva Engage Expert:
1 year, 10 months and 19 days later…
Bane NORs bumpy, bold and absolutely beautiful Engage adventure.
– and we’re only getting started!
AF Gruppen with Harri Luchsinger, Communication advisor:
Onboarding an 80-company corporate group to Engage
DNB with Anne Line Stampe, Subject Matter Expert 365:
Experience with the transition from Workplace to Engage, where we are now, and how we think about the future.
Oslo kommune/municipality with Liz Palm, Communication advisor:
Moving 70 000 employees and 50 organizations from Workplace to Engage – how did they do it?
1:1 & 1:few meetings with the Microsoft Engage product group
We had the opportunity to book some 1:1 and 1:few meetings between companies (Customers) and the Microsoft Engage Product group. This was a very popular opportunity and halfway through day 2 of sharing the form, it was fully booked. Those customers who signed up and didn’t get a chance are first in line for next time the Microsoft Engage Product Group visit (we really hope they do!).
We also organized one 1:few meet with a group of Engage consultants/advisors as well, as they are the greatest ambassadors, way finders, guides and problem solvers out there in the field.
During both the Microsoft presentations and 1:1/1:few meetings there were lots of frank, funny and honest conversations and valuable input and information both ways. We all learnt a lot from each other and the whole experience gave such warm and positive vibes. We all want the same thing; to bring value with technology, and we will work with technology and each other to get there. It was a thrill having the Microsoft team, customers and consultants all joining forces, and I cannot wait until next time!
🙏🥰🎉Thank you team Microsoft Oslo!🙏🥰🎉
A big and warm thank you to our wonderful friends at Microsoft Office in Oslo, Norway hosting the event and supporting the community – we are #BetterTogether:
- Dag Nyrud
Director, AI Business Solutions - Lars Erik Norum
Workforce AI Specialist - Zuleyha Karaagac
Workforce AI Specialist - Helge Johansen
Sales Manager Enterprise - Jarle Engseth
Sr. Solution Engineer - Ola Bergem
Modern Work Specialist - Serena Cera
Lobby host Sodexo
🥰🙏🎉Thank you CloudWay! 🥰🙏🎉
We have an expression in Norway saying that “without food the hero doesn’t work”. So goes for community heroes, and we are very grateful to CloudWay for supporting the community and sponsoring the food and beverages on our community day!
🤝Join the Community Team💡
🦸🦸♂️🦸♀️The Norwegian Microsoft 365 Community is in the process of moving into a new “home”. We have a Teams-group where we share insights, experiences and knowhow and organize meetups, both locally at different places in Norway and online.
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🧠🗨️Community Teams:
✒️👉If you would like to join the community Teams, please complete this form and we will add you there as soon as we have the “move in party”. – Community run community.
🧠🗨️Microsoft Engage Customer Connection Community:
✒️👉Microsoft is running a Microsoft Engage Customer Connection community, in Engage. If you would like to join please complete this form. – Microsoft run community
Presentations from the Engage day:
👨💻If you would like the presentations from the Engage day we will add these to the Community Teams and you will find them there after we open it up. In the meantime please let me know (Teams me at: merethe.stave@cloudway.com or via LinkedIn) and I can share it from a temporary repository.
📢Community feedback on LinkedIn🙌🎉
Here’s some of the community feedback on LinkedIn:
LinkedIn-post by Steve Nguyen, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
LinkedIn-post by Tom Mullens, Norwegian Microsoft 365 Community leader in Stavanger:
What a week! 🤯 Last week was full of great people, learning, and good talks.
LinkedIn-post by Diana Ionescu:
LinkedIn-post by Zuleyha Karaagac, Microsoft Oslo, Norway:
Please feel free to comment and share other SoMe posts in the comments field below. And if you were there and took some pictures, please feel free to share with me as well. #SharingIsCaring #BetterTogether
Safe travels home in all directions, stay safe and brave out there, and remember you always have a “home” and a “tribe” in the community! YOU are not alone out there!
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