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Hello and welcome to our next Azure AI UG meetup.
This event brings together engineers, data and ML practitioners, architects, developers, and leaders working with AI, ML, and generative AI across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
Our meetups are friendly, welcoming, and community-driven — everyone is welcome, whether you’re experienced in Azure AI or just starting your journey. This session will include practitioner talks, demos, Q&A, and time for networking with like-minded peers.
We run bi-monthly in-person meetups in London, bi-monthly online global events, and regional chapters across the UK, North America, and APAC. Food and refreshments will be provided for in-person events where a host venue is supporting.
We are delighted to host this event online on the 4th of February.
Speakers and Sessions:
Speaker: Grace Briody, Solutions Engineer - Cloud, AI and Apps - Microsoft
Session Title: Secretless by default: building Azure AI agents with Managed Identity (no keys)
Description: Many orgs now disable local auth/keys, pushing Entra ID/Managed Identity everywhere. This talk shows exactly how to wire agents, Search, Functions, and Logic Apps without secrets. We’ll build a minimal agent that queries a knowledge base and triggers an action—end‑to‑end with Managed Identity. You’ll see the RBAC roles that matter, where people trip up (Search/Indexers/Cosmos), and how to debug “Forbidden” errors without falling back to connection strings.
Speaker: TBC
Session Title: TBC
Description: TBC
Agenda (GMT / UK):
18:00 — Welcome and introduction - Ethan Sumner
18:05 — Speaker 1
18:40 — Break
18:50 — Speaker 2
19:30 — Close and networking
We are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers — case studies, engineering deep dives, demos & applied Azure AI stories
• Hosts — organisations able to provide space for future meetups
• Sponsors — support with refreshments, marketing, recording or accessibility
If you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please get in touch with Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.
You can find our YouTube channel here.
This community forms part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.
