Dutch Dynamics Community Event 10 February 2026

The first Dutch Dynamics Community event of 2026 took place at conference center De Schakel in Nijkerk. Nijkerk is known for its beautiful Sint Catharinakerk church tower, once crowned the most beautiful church tower of the Netherlands. Unfortunately, there was no time for sightseeing…

The drive turned out to be longer than expected. Traffic everywhere. You know the kind of drive where the minutes tick away a little too fast. By the time I arrived at the conference center, I was already running late for the first session.

I hate being late. I hate it so much that, at one point, I seriously considered turning the car around and just driving back home. Walking into a room after a session has already started? That gives me the creeps. All eyes on you. The quiet shuffle to find a seat. The feeling that you’ve disrupted the presentation.

But I also knew who the speakers were…
…and I knew their sessions would be worth it!

So I stayed. Took a deep breath. Opened the door and slipped into the room as quietly as possible.

Creating agents inside BC, the how and why

So yes… this was the session I was late for.

Creating your own AI agents inside Business Central was just released in version 27.4 of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. And there we were, one day after general availability, already sitting in a deep dive, where Bert Verbeek walked us through the full process of building your own AI agent inside Business Central. Not just the click here, click there version, but a proper under-the-hood explanation.

I’m still impressed he managed to pull this off. A new feature goes public on February 9th, and on February 10th we already having a technical deep dive session on it. That shows how fast things are moving in our community.

What I like about the implementation of the AI agents is how “natural” it feels inside Business Central. The agent doesn’t run somewhere next to Business Central. It’s not some external black box doing magic in the background. It actually navigates through the same pages a user would use and kinda follows the same flow. The agent works within the structure of your existing environment, which makes it feel predictable? And if you’re using extensions with additional functionality, you can easily expose that to the agent as you would for a normal user.

Bert delivered a great session and I’m looking forward to implementing AI agents in our customer projects, experimenting with what they are capable of.

AI Pair Programming in Business Central: Copilot as a Daily Companion

We continued the evening with Arend-Jan “AJ” Kauffmann diving into AI pair programming in Business Central.

To be honest, I sometimes feel like I’m drowning in the world of AI. New tools, new models, new agents every week. That’s why I like to attend sessions like this. Hearing how experienced members of our community are using AI in their daily work helps me cut through the noise.

The last time I saw AJ present was at BC TechDays, where he did the “hand-crafted coding” versus “vibe-coded” AL showdown with Dimitri Kaston (AL Development in the AI Era). That was June last year and in AI terms that feels like a lifetime ago. For me personally, I’m still figuring out what workflow works best for me. A year ago, during TechDays, I was not using AI daily and now I’m starting to get the hang of it. I’m improving and I’m more comfortable letting the AI assist me. I’m not (yet) at the point where I’m managing a team of Claude agents, but we’ll see what next months will brings.

What I liked most about AJ’s session was the practical approach. He shared the things that went wrong and the funny moments it created. Like when Copilot suggests: “Just add it to the .alignore file” and you sit there wondering if you somehow missed a brand-new platform feature. We’ve probably all have been there.

Seeing his instruction files made me realise again how important good prompts are. He shared several examples and one example I loved was:

“Your goal is to be an intellectual sparring partner, not just an agreeable assistant.”

That’s brilliant! Instead of AI just confirming what you already think, it challenges you. And I believe those (small?) adjustments in how you instruct the model are the hidden gems that can improve your skills. To top it off, AJ even shared a sanitized conference version of his Copilot instruction templates for AL development on GitHub.

Worth the Trip

It was a great evening and absolutely worth the trip to Nijkerk And yes, I’m glad I didn’t turn the car around.

With AI evolving at an incredible pace and an endless stream of content online, I value in-person events more than ever. Anyone can generate impressive-looking content. But sitting in a room together, asking questions, having real discussions, that’s different. There’s something about looking someone in the eyes, continuing the discussion after a session, or sharing doubts and ideas over a cup of coffee. These community evenings remind me why I enjoy being part of this community so much.

I’m already looking forward to the next Dutch Dynamics Community event on April 21. Hopefully I’ll see many familiar faces there again.

PS, Inspired by the sessions, I used AI as a sparring partner while writing this post.