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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.
Bio from: Microsoft Ignite 2025
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Discover the power of GenAI in Toyota’s powertrain development. Learn how Toyota improves information collection, enhances decision-making, and boosts productivity for powertrain engineers with a multi-agent system built with Azure AI Foundry and Azure Cosmos DB. Join us to get a glimpse into the future of agent technology and data management with Azure, and hear from Toyota first-hand how they are using AI to innovate vehicle design.
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Mark Brown * Marco Casalaina * Kosuke Miyasaka * Kenji Onishi
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Ignite 2024 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Ignite at https://ignite.microsoft.com
BRK117 | English (US) | AI
Join us as we introduce a groundbreaking new multimodal service as part of the Azure AI portfolio - Azure AI Content Understanding. Discover how we are helping enterprises build the next-generation of multimodal AI apps by streamlining data processing workflows with an efficient setup, grounding mechanisms, and confidence scores for modalities such as documents, images, video, and audio. Learn how WPP and Numonix are delivering new customer experiences using the new Azure AI service.
To learn more, please check out these resources: * https://aka.ms/Ignite24Plan-ModernizeAppsforAI * https://aka.ms/content-understanding-launch-blog * https://aka.ms/content-understanding
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Selena Cameron * Marco Casalaina * Evan Kahan * Vinod Kurpad
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Ignite 2024 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Ignite at https://ignite.microsoft.com
BRK111 | English (US) | AI
OpenAI’s o1 models on Azure are revolutionizing complex problem solving across math, science, and advanced applications. With capabilities in algorithm generation, scientific data analysis, and intricate reasoning tasks, o1 models offer unmatched solutions for developers and enterprises alike. Join us to explore how these models can tackle the toughest challenges, with built-in safety features ensuring secure deployments.
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Marco Casalaina * Jennifer Marsman
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Ignite 2024 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Ignite at https://ignite.microsoft.com
BRK110 | English (US) | AI
Explore how Azure AI Foundry seamlessly integrates with agents to create intelligent, responsive systems. We'll open up the session with Thermo Fisher who has created a multi-agent system to query across a vast store of disparate data. Marco and Mads will then walk you through the new Agent Service, offering practical examples and best practices for implementing AI agents in various business contexts.
To learn more, please check out these resources: * https://aka.ms/Ignite24Plan-AccelerateGenerativeAI * https://aka.ms/AgentRuntime
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Mads Bolaris * Marco Casalaina * Brian King * Lambert Ninteman
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Ignite 2024 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Ignite at https://ignite.microsoft.com
BRK102 | English (US) | AI
Generative AI and LLMs are no longer just buzzwords. In this session, you will see it all in action -- the latest in Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Machine Learning, and Azure AI Search. We will also share the latest innovations in Azure AI Studio including; Text-to-Speech avatar, GPT-4 Visual, and Azure AI Content Safety multi-modal models.
To learn more, please check out these resources: * https://aka.ms/Ignite23CollectionsBRK202H * https://info.microsoft.com/ww-landing-contact-me-for-events-m365-in-person-events.html?LCID=en-us&ls=407628-contactme-formfill * https://aka.ms/azure-ignite2023-dataaiblog
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Aarthy Longino * Gerald Ertl * Marco Casalaina * Katelyn Rothney * Ronak Chokshi * Ed Donahue * Andy Beatman
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This video is one of many sessions delivered for the Microsoft Ignite 2023 event. View sessions on-demand and learn more about Microsoft Ignite at https://ignite.microsoft.com
BRK202H | English (US) | AI & Apps