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In this session, we will look at the Microsoft Agent Framework and show how .NET developers can orchestrate multi‑step, tool‑using AI agents with solid grounding, safety, and telemetry. We’ll walk through the core building blocks and how they plug into your existing .NET and Azure AI stack. If you used Semantic Kernel in the past, we will talk about the migration path which is an Agentic DevOps discussion all on its own. Then we’ll go hands‑on to build a small agent end‑to‑end (tool invocation + retrieval + guardrails), so you leave with a working starter you can extend. Bring your questions. Bring your laptops. Bring your curiosity.

⚠️ Microsoft requires everyone to check-in when entering their facility. You must provide your first and last name when signing up for this in-person event to be on the attendees list we submit to Microsoft.

Hoagies, chips, cookies, and water will be provided.

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Rich Ross is a Technology Architect at the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Philadelphia. He spends much of his time talking to customers about their challenges, architecting Azure solutions and building innovative applications to showcase technologies. Rich has more than 25 years of business and IT experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. He is a contributor to many local user groups including philly.NET and TriState SharePoint. Rich also helps to organize and run philly.NET Code Camp, a bi-annual event for developers and businesses in the Mid-Atlantic area.

Join Carl Franklin, Richard Campbell and Jeff Fritz for a special live .NET Rocks discussion on the future of software development. Tooling continues to evolve, the demands of the customers keeps growing, and of course there's the role of AI technologies. Bring your questions and be part of a .NET Rocks episode!

⚠️ Microsoft requires everyone to check-in when entering their facility. You must provide your first and last name when signing up for this in-person event to be on the attendees list we submit to Microsoft.

Hoagies, chips, cookies, and water will be provided.

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Jeff Fritz is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft’s Developer Division on the .NET Community Team where he leads development of live video and online content. Jeff is the executive producer of the .NET Conf series of online events. He is also a Twitch and YouTube partner as well as the founder of the Live Coders stream team. You can catch Jeff writing .NET Code with GitHub, Visual Studio, and Azure on his video stream called 'Fritz and Friends' at twitch.tv/csharpfritz.

Carl Franklin is a 20+ year veteran of the software industry, co-host and founder of .NET Rocks!, the first and most widely listened to podcast for .NET developers, a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technology, and Senior Executive of Pwop Studios, a full-service audio and video production/postproduction studio located in Southeastern Connecticut.

Richard Campbell wrote his first line of code in 1977. His career has spanned the computing industry both on the hardware and software sides, development and operations. He was a co-founder of Strangeloop Networks, acquired by Radware in 2013, and was on the board of directors of Telerik acquired by Progress Software in 2014. Today he is a consultant and advisor to several successful technology firms and serves as the chairperson of Cloud Army, a consumer neuroscience company. Richard also hosts the podcasts .NET Rocks, RunAs Radio, and Windows Weekly. He is one of the producers of the DevIntersection series of conferences.