In this informal conversation, Roelant Dieben, AI MVP, engages Microsoft AI leaders on the future of AI and the role of community in shaping it. Discover how MVPs influence product direction through feedback loops, drive innovation with agentic AI, and help Microsoft build tools that reflect real-world needs. This session offers a candid look at how collaboration fuels the evolution of Microsoft Foundry.

Build multi?agent systems the right way with Microsoft Foundry. Go from single?agent prototypes to fleet?level orchestration using the Foundry Agent Framework (Semantic Kernel + AutoGen), shared state, Human in the loop, OpenTel, MCP toolchains, A2A, and the Activity Protocol. Bring frameworks like LangGraph and OpenAI Agents SDK, then deploy as containerized, governed, observable agents on Foundry.

Delivered in a silent stage breakout.

Agentic applications are transforming how organizations innovate with AI, but building production-ready agents requires more than just powerful models. It demands a unified, AI-native application platform. In this session, discover how Microsoft Foundry enables developers to build, deploy, and scale agents enriched with real-time business context, custom tools, and comprehensive governance. Hear from KPMG on how they’re accelerating AI innovation and delivering business impact with Microsoft.

In this session, learn how Semantic Kernel enhances business processes with AI. Discover the latest innovations that empower employees and customers to complete tasks efficiently and accurately. The product team will showcase demos of their new framework in action, explaining how you can implement this technology in your apps, and you will hear from customers who are leveraging AI today to gain a competitive edge.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Urko Benito * Evan Chaki * Greg Crist * Shawn Henry * Wanting Huang * Hiro Kobashi

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

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Your communications platform is the front door for customers to reach your business. Are you using traditional one-size fits-all solutions? Learn how to use Azure to elevate and automate your customer interactions with AI. Build faster, human-centric responses – whether text-based through BOTs – or through integrated voice channels – all while providing a seamless escalation path for your teams, with the contextual information they need to respond to customer needs rapidly and effectively.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Milan Kaur * Shawn Henry

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

OD28 | English (US) | AI & Apps

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