In this hands-on lab, discover how to govern AI Apps & Agents using AI Gateway in Azure API Management. Learn to apply governance best practices by onboarding AI models, monitoring and controlling token usage, enforcing safety and compliance, and boosting performance with semantic caching. You’ll also govern MCP-based agent architectures by creating secure, efficient servers from APIs or connecting to backend MCP servers, equipping you to deliver responsible, resilient AI solutions at scale.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Dive into the advancements and capabilities for powering your agents with the most comprehensive suite of knowledge sources. Learn how Copilot Studio enables you to build intelligent agents using native knowledge source integrations, connectors, APIs, and MCP servers which enable agents to authenticate, coordinate, and execute workflows.

From Zero to MCP Hero shows how to build secure, governed MCP integrations in Copilot Studio that unlock real-time data and safe actions at scale. Attendees will learn best‑practice patterns for security, authentication, DLP, and role‑based access, plus deployment tips to reduce maintenance and ship faster. Walk away with a blueprint to connect any API via MCP—safely, compliantly, and with enterprise reliability.

In this hands-on lab, discover how to govern AI Apps & Agents using AI Gateway in Azure API Management. Learn to apply governance best practices by onboarding AI models, monitoring and controlling token usage, enforcing safety and compliance, and boosting performance with semantic caching. You’ll also govern MCP-based agent architectures by creating secure, efficient servers from APIs or connecting to backend MCP servers, equipping you to deliver responsible, resilient AI solutions at scale.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Looking to add on-device AI to your apps? Not sure how to get started? Join our lab to learn how to integrate local AI capabilities into your Windows apps using Windows AI APIs. Discover how to implement Semantic Search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to power intelligent information retrieval, and use Phi Silica for on-device text processing. This lab will walk you through key APIs, and best practices to build on-device AI solutions for Copilot+ PCs. Developers of all levels welcome.

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Build a smarter image classification app with Windows ML, now available generally available. This hands-on lab walks through dynamically downloading execution providers (EPs) for NPUs, compiling models for hardware-specific EPs, and running inference locally. Learn to deploy, debug, and optimize your app using WinML APIs. Ideal for developers exploring AI acceleration on Windows devices—no pre-distributed EPs required.

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Turn ideas into production software fast. With C3 AI Studio, build Enterprise AI apps instantly, using low-code Application Canvas or full-code VSCode tools. We’ll demo the end-to-end journey: define goals in natural language, generate an app instantly, refine with code, and deploy securely with full governance. Create workflows, agents, and dashboards in minutes, connect to data and APIs, and ship with built-in versioning and observability.

As enterprises scale AI, APIs are the foundation for secure and governed adoption. In this session, you will learn how Azure API Management provides a single control plane to protect data, enforce policies, and manage costs across copilots and multi-model AI workloads. With AI Gateway and MCP support, IT leaders can secure and monitor AI workloads, govern external tools, and ensure discoverability, enabling safe, scalable and confident AI deployment.

Experience next generation of Azure Speech. Whether you’re building voice-enabled apps, intelligent customer-service AI Agents, or multimodal translation tools, these new capabilities will empower you to create voice experiences that are faster, smarter, and more engaging than ever. We will spotlight Voice Live API (now generally available) which helps you build real-time voice agents. We will also unveil new APIs that leverage large language models to unlock new capabilities.

Watch us build a talking, animated agent live! See Foundry Agent Service and Voice Live API in action, and leave with the blueprint to create your own branded agent. Fast, fun, and unforgettable with Microsoft Foundry.

Join F5 to see how we empower organizations to deliver and secure AI models and agent architectures at scale. We’ll share our journey with Microsoft—from our integrations with Azure to our participation in the new Microsoft Security Store—and how F5 helps ensure the reliable delivery and robust protection of every app, API, and AI workload. Learn how advanced traffic management, policy enforcement, and integrated guardrails optimize and protect your AI apps.

Join Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich as they trace computing’s evolution from the Altair 8800 to today’s cloud. In this live, demo-driven session, you’ll see how the humble toggle switch gave rise to REST APIs, why terminals are making a comeback, and how the architectural patterns of 1975 illuminate 2025’s biggest trends. Along the way, we’ll connect the dots from early personal computing to hyperscale platforms, highlighting how modern apps are built, scaled, and delivered in the cloud.

In this hands-on lab, discover how to govern AI Apps & Agents using AI Gateway in Azure API Management. Learn to apply governance best practices by onboarding AI models, monitoring and controlling token usage, enforcing safety and compliance, and boosting performance with semantic caching. You’ll also govern MCP-based agent architectures by creating secure, efficient servers from APIs or connecting to backend MCP servers, equipping you to deliver responsible, resilient AI solutions at scale.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Looking to add on-device AI to your apps? Not sure how to get started? Join our lab to learn how to integrate local AI capabilities into your Windows apps using Windows AI APIs. Discover how to implement Semantic Search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to power intelligent information retrieval, and use Phi Silica for on-device text processing. This lab will walk you through key APIs, and best practices to build on-device AI solutions for Copilot+ PCs. Developers of all levels welcome.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Build and bring your own agent into Microsoft 365 Copilot with the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit. Explore Declarative and Custom Engine Agents, use the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK, and extend with Copilot APIs to ground answers securely in Microsoft 365 data. Discover the powerful flexibility we offer to build the right agent for your needs.

AI agents need tools to take actions and complete their workflow; tools that can parse documents, transcribe call recordings, do custom translation--all with LLMs wrapped within them. In this session, we are introducing a new suite of production-ready tools in Microsoft Foundry, designed to seamlessly plug into your agentic AI apps, either using APIs or as MCP servers.

In this hands-on lab, discover how to govern AI Apps & Agents using AI Gateway in Azure API Management. Learn to apply governance best practices by onboarding AI models, monitoring and controlling token usage, enforcing safety and compliance, and boosting performance with semantic caching. You’ll also govern MCP-based agent architectures by creating secure, efficient servers from APIs or connecting to backend MCP servers, equipping you to deliver responsible, resilient AI solutions at scale.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Build, operate, and scale AI agents with Foundry Agent Service. Learn how to author agents, connect tools and data, evaluate performance, and deploy to a secure runtime for production. See how to bring OpenAI API–based projects into Foundry with minimal changes while gaining enterprise-grade governance, observability, and interoperability through the Model Context Protocol and agent-to-agent capabilities.

Trusted by nearly half of Fortune 100 companies, Nasdaq Boardvantage powers secure, intelligent board operations. In this deep dive session, explore how Azure Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL, Microsoft Foundry, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and API Management create a resilient architecture that safeguards confidential data while unlocking new agentic AI capabilities.

Looking to add on-device AI to your apps? Not sure how to get started? Join our lab to learn how to integrate local AI capabilities into your Windows apps using Windows AI APIs. Discover how to implement Semantic Search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to power intelligent information retrieval, and use Phi Silica for on-device text processing. This lab will walk you through key APIs, and best practices to build on-device AI solutions for Copilot+ PCs. Developers of all levels welcome.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.