Microsoft Azure Zürich User Group

IN-PERSON meetup at Digicomp

Note: This meetup takes place on the 5th floor!

Please note:

• Please do only reserve a seat, if you really plan to attend.
• Seats are not limited. No need to "block" a seat.
• If you will attend, please register quickly
• Please unregister if you cannot make it.

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AGENDA

• 18:00 Welcome
• 18:05 Session 1: "tbd" by Marc Rufer
• 19:00 Drinks, Food and Networking
• 19:30 Session 2: "Secure AI Agents on Azure: Agent Identity & Governance Insights" by Dr. Alexander Wachtel
• 20:30 end

Session 1: "tbd"

tbd.

About Marc:

Session 2: "Secure AI Agents on Azure: Agent Identity & Governance Insights" by Dr. Alexander Wachtel

This session shows how to run AI agents on Azure not just functionally, but securely and with full governance. The focus is on Azure AI Agent Identity, treating agents as first‑class identities in Microsoft Entra ID - from blueprints and roles to policies and access patterns. In a two‑part demo, the speaker covers how agents appear in Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry, and how they use identities to call tools and access data, as well as how Azure Identity, agent identity blueprints, RBAC, policies, and governance enforce least privilege, auditability, and lifecycle control. Optionally, the session closes with a short look at Agent 365 for enterprise agent governance and Microsoft Purview insights into conversations and data usage for transparency and compliance.

About Alex

Dr. Alexander Wachtel has been recognized as a Microsoft AI MVP since 2020 for his community work in AI area. During his Ph.D. research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), he has published several AI papers in the area of Human-Computer-Interaction, Natural Language Processing & Cognitive Services. Furthermore, he is still teaching agile software engineering at the KIT using Azure DevOps. Due to his teaching activities at the KIT, he was also awarded as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) expert from 2016 to 2019. Due to his many years of experience, he has been also honored as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) since 2013. He provides Microsoft consulting for the industry and public sector and teaches classes for Microsoft Certified Exams.

The event is, as always, free of charge and held in English.

Please reserve a seat and cancel if you cannot make it. Thank you!

This event is sponsored by Digicomp
Thanks a lot for supporting the Swiss Azure Community!