.NET Conf 2025 @ North Toronto Cloud & DevOps User Group

Presentation: Opening Keynote
Presenter: Jack Lee (Microsoft MVP)

Jack will kick off our event with an opening keynote and set the stage for tonight's presentation.

Presentation: Microsoft Foundry: Everything you need to build for your first AI agent
Presenter: Joubin Najmaie

A lap around Microsoft Foundry and the core building blocks of your first AI agent. No prior experience needed - just ideas. Discover how Microsoft Foundry empowers teams to build intelligent agents that accelerate workflows and unlock new capabilities. This session will cover key concepts and essential components.

Host Bio

Jack Lee is a Microsoft MVP and a Senior Azure Certified Consultant with a passion for Azure, AI, software development, and DevOps innovations. He is an active Microsoft tech community contributor and has presented at various user groups and conferences, including the Global Azure Bootcamp at Microsoft Canada. Jack is an experienced mentor and judge at hackathons and is also the president of the North Toronto Cloud & DevOps User Group. He has co-authored many books, including "Azure for Decision Makers", "Azure Integration Guide for Business", and "Azure for Architects". You can follow Jack on Twitter/X at @jlee_consulting and his user group at @NorthTorontoUG.

Speaker Bio

Joubin Najmaie is a seasoned software engineer with a focus on data engineering. He specializes in building scalable, production-grade data pipelines using modern tools like Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory. Beyond pipeline design, data workflows were designed to seamlessly integrate into cloud-native applications using Azure Functions for event-driven processing, and develop APIs in ASP.NET Core to expose processing status, report generation, and file management. On the frontend, he is involved in building intuitive, real-time user interfaces in Angular/TypeScript to support file uploads, processing visibility, and feedback delivery. You can follow Joubin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin