Simon Owen - Power Platform Wicked Problem Solver - Governance, Change and Adoption, Scribbler of Pictures

I’m Simon. I live in Surrey, SW of London, UK with my partner Juliet, and son, William, our two dogs, Hector and Daisy, and 6 chickens. We enjoy travelling, walks with the dogs, cooking, and reformer pilates.

I’ve been working for Microsoft Partners Power Platform and Copilot since August 2021 with some AMAZING people. There I get to work with incredible people in global organisations and help them establish Power Platform strategy, governance and guardrails, and help them build adoption, and value! I work with various industries including Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Government and Public Services, Automotive, Energy, and others

Prior to that I built a community of 4,500 ‘Power Rangers’ and set direction and governance and guardrails, as part of 16 years in a Global life sciences organisation, and as a result was recognised by Microsoft as a Power Apps Champ, part of their Customer Advisory Board, connected to people across their product group, and spoken on Power Platform internationally at various events, conferences, and user groups. I’m recognised by Microsoft as a ‘Most Valuable Professional’ (MVP).

The Power Platform, and incredible community around it, have literally changed my life! I want to share some of my experience with others to change yours too!