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Marco Casalaina

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Marco Casalaina

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VP Products and AI Futurist, Core AI Microsoft

Marco Casalaina is VP Products of Core AI and AI Futurist at Microsoft. He leads the AI Futures team, which finds trends and develops products that will lead to the next generation of AI. Prior to coming to Microsoft, Marco led the Einstein AI team at Salesforce. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Cornell University.

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AI frontier in Foundry Labs: Experiment today, lead tomorrow

Curious about the next wave of AI breakthroughs? Get a sneak peek into the future of AI with Foundry Labs, your front door to experimental models, multi-agent orchestration prototypes, Agent Factory blueprints, and edge innovations. If you’re a researcher eager to test, validate, and influence what’s next in enterprise AI, this session is your launchpad. See how Labs lets you experiment fast, collaborate with innovators, and turn new ideas into real impact.

Develop your enterprise playbook to prepare for the AI of tomorrow

Citrix and Microsoft futurists explore how AI will transform work by operating existing apps alongside humans. See the 7-stage progression from today's shadow AI to tomorrow's agent orchestration. Learn what changes when AI uses your interfaces, why this path beats waiting for "AI-native" apps, and how to prepare now without blocking innovation.

Agentic AI for creatives with Microsoft Foundry and data

Industries are embracing AI to empower artists, designers, and storytellers. In this breakout session, we’ll explore how agentic AI—powered by Microsoft Foundry and Azure databases—is enabling creatives. Join us to hear from three visionary customers: Pantone, TomTom, and Kantar. You’ll learn proven patterns for integrating AI into creative pipelines—from semantic search and generative design to intelligent agents that collaborate with humans.

AI Playbook for ROI with Microsoft Foundry
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with Rakhee Langer (healow LLC) , Marco Casalaina (Microsoft) , Ian Wells (Microsoft) , Sethu Raman (Microsoft) , Nikhil Kumar (Adobe Inc) , Mike Gozzo (Ada.cx)

Stop guessing, start winning. Get the metrics, case studies, and strategies that prove Microsoft Foundry delivers real business impact. AI success isn’t about how many models you try, it’s about measurable business outcomes. This executive-focused session provides a practical playbook for defining, measuring, and maximizing ROI from Foundry Models. We’ll highlight metrics and proven strategies for scaling adoption across teams while maintaining governance and compliance.

Join Marco Casalaina as he moderates a technical panel with AI MVPs who share how they help customers overcome real-world challenges. Learn how MVPs use Microsoft Foundry and agentic AI to deliver solutions and provide critical feedback to product teams. Expect practical insights and examples of how MVPs accelerate innovation and unblock customer success.

Innovation Session: Build & Manage AI Apps with Your Agent Factory

Step into the era of modular AI. Join our engineering leaders to see how Microsoft Foundry lets you build, orchestrate, and manage intelligent agents using new workflow capabilities. Learn how to unify models, data, and tools with enterprise-grade security and observability.