The 2025 Power Platform Community Conference keynote just wrapped up — and Microsoft dropped some MAJOR news.

From “low code is dead” to the AI-powered rebirth of the Power Platform, this video breaks down all the key announcements from Charles Lamanna’s keynote — in just 15 minutes.

Here’s what you’ll learn:
New Power Platform growth stats
Copilot Studio updates + new logo
New AI Agents — Data Entry, Data Exploration & Code Agents
Generative Pages and how they change app creation
Updated Power Automate Designer & Agent Flows
New Copilot Studio Testing Tools + M365 Copilot Agents

If you’re building with Power Apps, Power Automate, or Copilot Studio, this recap will get you up to speed on everything new — and why it matters.

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Video SummaryLow-code is evolving, not dying. Microsoft declared that “low-code as we know it is dead” — but don’t panic! It’s being reborn with AI at the core. Makers now use AI-infused tools to build full-stack apps faster, smarter, and with less manual effort. You can still drag and drop, but now you can also tweak the React code behind the scenes if needed.Copilot Studio is booming. Usage exploded from 50,000 to 200,000 organizations in just a year! To celebrate, Microsoft gave it a fresh new logo (and yes, Charles Lammana joked about reimbursing tattoo updates). More importantly, Copilot Studio now includes powerful testing tools to simulate user sessions and validate agent responses before going live.Power Apps just got a major glow-up. Model-driven apps are no longer boring! With AI agents like the Data Entry Agent and Data Exploration Agent, you can auto-fill forms from emails or PDFs and explore data using natural language. Generative pages now let you build entire apps from Dataverse tables in minutes — with full code access for fine-tuning.Power Automate is shifting toward agent flows. Microsoft is focusing heavily on agent flows, which are key to building intelligent agents that do more than chat. The designer UI is changing again (trainers, brace yourselves), and AI Builder prompts now let you extract data from images and documents. Still, standalone Power Automate deserves more love — and I’m on a mission to make that happen!Microsoft 365 Copilot can now build, not just assist. Two new agents in the Frontier program — the Workflows Agent and App Builder Agent — let you create cloud flows and full-stack apps directly inside Copilot. No need to touch the code unless you want to. It’s productivity meets development, and it’s rolling out now!

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Transcript

Hello everyone, Vlad here, reporting directly from Las Vegas, where I just stepped out of the Power Platform Community Conference keynote. And I don’t want to alarm you, but Microsoft just announced that low-code as we know it is dead — and the Power Platform has been reborn in the era of AI.

I’m not joking. That’s exactly what Microsoft said. Over the next few minutes, I’ll walk you through what was announced at the keynote — from new logos to new agents and features — and more importantly, why they matter and what you should try out right away.

The keynote was led by Charles Lamanna, President of Business and Industry Copilot at Microsoft, and someone we all know as the longtime leader of the Power Platform. Now, I know many of you love numbers, and while we didn’t get as many this year, there were still a few worth mentioning. First, the Power Platform now has 56 million monthly active users — up from 48 million in 2024 and 33 million in 2023. That’s a 70% growth over two years, which is incredible. Year-over-year growth is at 17%, showing that while it’s still growing, it’s starting to stabilize — a sign of maturity in the enterprise space. Considering Microsoft 365 has over 300 million monthly active users, there’s still plenty of room to grow. Charles even said he’d love to hit 500 million monthly active users, though that might take another year or two.

Another big number: Copilot Studio. Last year, 50,000 companies used it. This year, that number jumped to 200,000 organizations creating agents. To celebrate, Copilot Studio got a brand-new logo. Charles joked that if anyone has a tattoo of the old logo, they can send him an expense receipt for the new one, and he’ll reimburse it. He also apologized for all the stickers, shirts, and tattoos with the old icon — and again, said you can send a reimbursement for the new tattoo if you want. I won’t put my word on that, but that’s what he said!

Now, let’s talk features. The keynote emphasized that the Power Platform is changing — and so are our roles as makers. Microsoft said low-code is dead, but really, it’s evolving. We’re not just dragging and dropping anymore. We’re using AI to empower makers to do more. Even someone like me, who doesn’t know React, can use AI tools combined with low-code and no-code to build full-stack applications. We’ll get into the tools in just a minute.

Microsoft took a clever approach this year by revisiting use cases from previous conferences (2022–2024) and showing how those same solutions would look today — powered by AI. What used to be complex is now much easier.

Let’s start with Power Apps. The demos focused on model-driven apps, and I was genuinely surprised by how good they looked. I used to say that if you wanted a pretty app, go canvas; if you wanted something boring but functional, go model-driven. I can’t say that anymore — the new model-driven apps look fantastic.

One standout feature was the Data Entry Agent. Filling out forms is never fun, especially when the data already exists in a PDF or email. Now, you can drag and drop that document, and the agent will extract the data and fill the form for you. That’s real AI value. We also saw the Data Exploration Agent, which lets you filter data and create charts using plain language. It’s incredibly powerful.

Then came generative pages — a game changer. You provide your Dataverse tables and describe what the app should do, and it builds the entire solution for you. It uses React code in the backend, and since you have access to that code, you can make adjustments if needed. It’s a beautiful collaboration between app makers and developers, and it’s solution-aware, which will make IT admins happy.

AI is now infused throughout Power Apps — not just in a side panel. It helps create apps, fill forms, and even modify code. We also saw the evolution of the plan designer, which now includes multiple agents: requirements, data, code, and solution agents. The Data Agent can now create multiple tables, relationships, and manage row-level security. The Code Agent can generate backend code, connect to APIs, and more.

At this point in the keynote, I’ll admit I was a bit scared. It felt like low-code was being replaced by traditional coding. But Power Apps has always been a code-generating platform. Dragging and dropping created code behind the scenes. Now, Microsoft gives us access to that code, allowing us to build more powerful solutions with AI doing most of the work and us making the final tweaks. Low-code is still here — you can still point and click for the easy stuff.

Next up: Power Automate. If you saw my recap from the European Power Platform Conference, you’ll know I was worried about the future of standalone Power Automate. Microsoft seems to be focusing on agent flows, and today’s demo confirmed that. The UI of the designer is changing again — actions and parameters are going back inline, similar to the old designer, but with a modern look. Trainers will need to update their materials (myself included).

Agent flows are key to building agents that do more than chat. We saw how they use AI Builder prompts to extract data from images and connect to Dataverse. In one demo, AI was used to approve or deny insurance claims based on company knowledge. It was impressive. Still, I hope Microsoft brings these features to standalone Power Automate — and I plan to bug some PMs this week to make that happen.

We also saw a Copilot Studio demo where Microsoft built an agent that connected to an MCP server and other agents in under four minutes. While the backend setup of the MCP server takes much longer in reality, what impressed me was the new Copilot testing capabilities. You can now create test cases, simulate user sessions, and set expected answers — either by quality or exact match. This is huge for companies trying to publish agents confidently.

Finally, we got to Microsoft 365 Copilot — surprisingly late in the keynote. Until now, it’s focused on productivity, research, and skills. But now, it can build. Two new agents were announced in the Frontier program: the Workflows Agent and the App Builder Agent. The Workflows Agent helps build Power Automate cloud flows using knowledge and AI prompts. The App Builder Agent lets you create full-stack applications — UI, React-based code, logic, and data — all within Copilot, without ever touching the code unless you want to.

Of course, the IT Pro in me has questions: Where are these apps stored? What environments are they created in? Are they embedded in SharePoint? Are old connectors available? But that’s the fun of new features — they get announced, and now it’s up to us to experiment and see how they can help our organizations.

So, what do I want you to do? All the features I talked about are available now or rolling out starting today. It might take a few days to hit your tenant, but go try them out. And if you’re feeling overwhelmed by agents and Copilot Studio, I get it — it’s not the easiest thing to start with. That’s why I created a course called Getting Started with Creating Agents in Copilot Studio. In just two hours, you’ll learn the basics and build a solid foundation.

And if you wish you were here with me and the 7,000 other community members in Las Vegas, good news — Microsoft already confirmed next year’s event for October 2026. Save the date!

Thanks so much for watching. If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe — it means a lot. And don’t forget to check out the link to the Copilot Studio course on screen so you can start building your own agents. See you soon!