Microsoft Ignite 2025 is the ultimate opportunity for developers to dive deep into what’s new with Azure AI Foundry. We curated the top sessions designed for hands-on learning, practical demos, and expert insights. Whether you’re building AI apps, orchestrating multi-agent systems, or interested in exploring new developer tools, this guide will help you plan your event schedule whether you are attending in person or joining virtually!

Don’t miss this Innovation Session

Build and Manage AI Apps with Your Agent Factory | BRK1706

Step into the era of agentic AI with an open, modular platform for building and managing intelligent agents. See how Azure AI Foundry empowers agents to act with new workflow tools for orchestrating agents and seamless development across VS Code and GitHub. Learn how organizations can unify models, data, and tools with enterprise-grade security, observability, and control.

This session is where you’ll hear from our product leaders Yina Arenas, Sarah Bird, and Amanda Silver. Directly following the event keynote, this is the foundation for everything related to Azure AI Foundry—make it your first stop!

Must-see breakout sessions

• AI agents in Azure AI Foundry, ship fast, scale fearlessly (BRK189): Ride the agent revolution with Azure AI Foundry, the one and only enterprise-ready Agent Factory.
• AI builder’s guide to agent development in Foundry Agent Service (BRK201): A practical guide for developers: dive into agent development workflows and best practices.
• AI-Powered Automation & Multi-Agent Orchestration in Azure AI Foundry (BRK197): Learn how to orchestrate multiple agents for complex automation scenarios and scale with confidence.
• Building Responsible AI Agents with Azure AI Foundry (BRK202): Explore principles and tools for building responsible AI agents.
• AI tools for agents in Azure AI Foundry: Plug, play and reach (BRK192): Introducing a new suite of production-ready tools in Azure AI Foundry, designed to seamlessly plug into your agentic AI apps, either using APIs or as MCP servers.
• AI fine-tuning in Azure AI Foundry to make your agents unstoppable (BRK188): This session demonstrates fine-tuning in Azure AI Foundry, including customization with Azure OpenAI and OSS models, enables you to build agents that are accurate, consistent, and ready for production.
• Building autonomous enterprise agents with reasoning (BRK203): This session will demonstrate how reasoning-powered autonomous agents in Azure AI Foundry can be built and deployed to handle tasks like lead scoring, content generation, and customer support, all while aligning with enterprise objectives.

Activations you can’t miss

If you’re joining us in-person in San Francisco, visit our expo booths in the Microsoft Showcase. These interactive experiences let you connect with experts, test your skills, and explore real-world innovation.

Make time to level-up with onsite labs designed to elevate your experience. These are proctored by our amazing experts. (Remember, you need to RSVP to labs and they will fill up!) Here are some we recommend:

• Prototyping multimodal agents with Azure AI Foundry and the AI Toolkit (LAB512)
• Build Agentic Knowledge Bases: Next-Level RAG with Azure AI Search (LAB511)
• Safeguard your agents with AI Red Teaming Agent in Azure AI Foundry (LAB516)

Call to Action

See the full schedule & add sessions now: https://aka.ms/FoundryatIgnite

The session scheduler is now open—secure your spot and start building your personalized agenda. Ready to make the most of Microsoft Ignite? Dive into your Microsoft Ignite Event Guide and get set for an unforgettable experience!