Rafsan Huseynov
AI Solutions Architect | Microsoft MVP
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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I’m an AI Solution Architect focused on building practical, enterprise-ready solutions with Microsoft AI tools. My expertise centers on Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, AI Builder, and Azure AI Foundry, where I help organizations design, deploy, and scale AI capabilities across business functions.
I specialize in creating agentic AI solutions that connect Microsoft’s AI ecosystem with enterprise platforms such as SAP LeanIX, Snowflake, Dataverse, SharePoint, ServiceNow, and Databricks. From automating workflows to enabling data-driven decision-making, I ensure AI tools are integrated into daily operations in a way that delivers measurable value.
My work spans AI adoption strategy, low-code transformation, and enterprise architecture. I collaborate with business and IT leaders to drive initiatives like Copilot deployments, AI agent integration, and admin training—helping organizations accelerate their AI journey with security, governance, and scalability in mind.
Area of Expertise
Building Bridges, Not Barriers: Successful Enterprise AI Governance and Adoption Strategies
As AI continues to transform industries at a rapid pace, organizations face a critical challenge: how to balance innovation with the responsibility of ethical, scalable, and sustainable adoption. In this session, we’ll explore the strategies for building strong AI governance frameworks and ensuring the successful integration of Copilot agents into organizations' business procceses.
As a Senior Program Manager and AI Solution Lead, I’ll share practical insights and strategies that help bridge the gap between the excitement of AI innovation and the real-world needs for responsible governance. Attendees will walk away with actionable advice on how to align their AI initiatives with business goals, foster collaboration across teams, and avoid the common risks associated with AI adoption.
Key Takeaways:
Building Governance Frameworks: Learn the steps to design AI governance models that are both inclusive and ethical—enabling innovation while keeping your organization compliant and accountable.
Adoption Strategies: Discover how to effectively drive adoption of Copilot agents, overcome resistance, and ensure they bring real, measurable value to your business.
Real-World Insights: Gain lessons from actual enterprise AI rollouts, including success stories, challenges, and what to avoid.
With Gartner predicting that by 2027, 60% of organizations will struggle to realize the full value of their AI initiatives due to weak governance frameworks, this session will attendees with the strategies to ensure they are among the 40% who succeed.
AI Agents for Everyone: How to Create and Use Them with Microsoft Tools
In this session, I’ll walk you through how AI agents are transforming the way we work and how you can start building them with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Why AI agents matter right now and where they add real value
- A guided tour of Copilot tools and their unique strengths
- Quick live demos of each tool
- How to decide which tool is right for your scenario
- Practical business use cases that deliver outcomes
- This session is designed for everyone—no technical background needed, just curiosity about what’s possible.
- I’m really looking forward to connecting with you, sharing practical examples, and helping you take the next step in your AI journey
Governance in the Age of Generative AI: Balancing Innovation and Control
As AI becomes an integral part of Citizen Development, it brings both transformative potential and new risks. This session explores how AI accelerates development and the key governance challenges that arise. We'll dive into essential factors such as code quality, data security, agent transparency, accountability, and the complexity of managing multi-agent systems. Learn how continuous monitoring and structured governance can help harness AI responsibly in the CD landscape.
Empowering Project Managers with Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot
Imagine a world where project managers can focus on strategy implementation rather than mundane tasks.
With AI Agents built in Copilot Studio, project managers can improve efficiency by automating repetitive tasks, gaining real-time insights for better decision-making, and enhancing team collaboration. Agents aid in proactive risk management and customizes workflows, ensuring project success and optimal resource allocation.
Discover practical examples of how AI can revolutionize your project management approach.
Kickstart Your Citizen Development Journey: Build Project Management Apps with Copilot
Let’s be honest, using Excel is not a competitive advantage anymore. Project managers are constantly seeking innovative ways to streamline processes and enhance productivity. This session is designed to empower project managers with the tools and knowledge to leverage Microsoft Power Platform’s Copilot feature. This session will guide participants through the practical steps of building project management apps and automations, even if they have little to no coding experience.
Participants will gain firsthand insights into the power of citizen development and how it can transform their project management practices. Through engaging demonstrations and real-world examples, we’ll explore how to create custom project management apps and automate routine tasks, all while fostering a culture of innovation within their teams.
Develop an AI agent with Azure AI Agent Service
Delivered a technical session at Microsoft Reactor demonstrating how to build and interact with AI agents using Azure AI Foundry and Python in Cloud Shell. I guided attendees through creating an AI hub and project, deploying the GPT-4o model, and connecting it to an Azure OpenAI resource. I showcased how to clone a GitHub repo in Cloud Shell, explore the Python client app code, and run it without any local tools. The walkthrough included loading environment variables, uploading a data file, setting up a Code Interpreter tool, and creating an agent that responds to prompts and generates outputs such as charts. This session helped attendees understand the full lifecycle of building, deploying, and testing AI agents in Azure with a low-friction, browser-based workflow.
The AI Agents Are Coming: Build Your Own With Microsoft Copilot Studio
Invited as a guest speaker to deliver an expert-led session on building AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio. The session introduced attendees to the fundamentals of Copilot Studio and AI agents, followed by a comprehensive hands-on demo. Participants learned how to build autonomous agents by leveraging generative orchestration, reasoning models, system prompts, actions, and triggers. The demo also showcased real-world integration scenarios with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling attendees to visualize how AI can support and automate project workflows.
The session empowered over 25 project managers and citizen developers to explore AI-driven automation in project management using Microsoft technologies. The session increased awareness of Copilot Studio capabilities and inspired attendee o adopt low-code AI solutions in their organizations.
Why Citizen Developers Need a Structured Approach to Deliver Successful Power Apps Solutions
This session was about how we in IT can help citizen developers develop the right solutions, whether it's Power Apps or Copilot Studio. Citizen developers can build AI agents using Copilot Studio, but they also need to understand concepts like ALM, Solutions, Environments, data modeling, agent fine-tuning, best practices, and frameworks. In this session, I walked through an example of building a Power Apps solution with a Copilot Studio agent. The process starts with a use case and goes all the way to developing and deploying the solution and implementing change management for adoption. At the end of the session, the attendees learned a structured approach to building and delivering Power Apps and Copilot agents that deliver business value, follow IT principles and deployment strategies, and apply best practices.
Unleashing Productivity with Microsoft Loop & Copilot
In this session, we explored how Microsoft Loop and Microsoft 365 Copilot can boost productivity and enhance employability. Through hands-on demonstrations, participants learned how to integrate these tools for efficient project management, collaboration, and task organization, all essential for career growth.
AI Copilot for Projects: Explore AI's Potential to Revolutionize Project Management
The event was hosted by the University of Management and Technology in collaboration with the Project Management Institute, Washington DC Chapter, Inc. During this occasion, I presented Copilot Studio to faculty members and university students. Participants gained insights into how they can leverage Copilot Studio to create project agents and integrate AI into their daily workflows, thereby enhancing their overall efficiency.
Build Your Own Solutions with PMI Citizen Developer Frameworks and Microsoft Power Apps
This workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of Citizen Development through a hands-on approach, exploring key frameworks, tools, and best practices for building low-code/no-code solutions. Across seven modules, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how Citizen Developers can leverage platforms like Microsoft Power Platform to create business applications without relying on traditional software development. You will gain practical technical skills that will improve your technical expertise and make you more employable.
Mastering the Gen AI Shift: PMI Insights on Leveraging Generative AI in Project Management
PMI Thought Leadership Content Specialist, Rupal Bhandari, and Director of Thought Leadership, Edivandro Conforto, will share insights from the latest PMI report on generative AI, Pushing the Limits: Transforming Project Management with Generative AI Innovation (https://www.pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/transforming-project-management-with-generative-ai). This research explores how GenAI is rapidly transforming project management. It highlights how trailblazing professionals are navigating the gap between quick adoption at the individual level and slower organizational support, while enhancing their skills, and driving innovation in the process. Rupal and Edivandro will be joined by experts from the PMI community who will discuss their experiences using GenAI to enhance their performance.
Empowering Project Managers with PMI AI Tools and Microsoft Power Apps
Join us for an immersive half-day workshop designed to empower project managers by harnessing the power of PMI Citizen Developer and Microsoft Power Apps. This event is tailored to introduce and deepen your understanding of citizen development, low-code/no-code platforms, and the transformative potential of Generative AI in project management.
Learning Objectives
Understand Citizen Development and Its Benefits: Gain a comprehensive understanding of citizen development and how it can transform the project management landscape.
Learn PMI Citizen Developer Frameworks: Acquire knowledge on the PMI Citizen Developer Frameworks and how to implement them effectively in your projects.
Master Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Copiloto Studio, and Copilot (Gen AI): Become proficient in these powerful tools to enhance your project management capabilities.
Gain Hands-on Experience: Apply what you've learned in real-world scenarios to solidify your understanding and skills in citizen development and Microsoft Power Apps.
Develop a Growth Mindset: Embrace low-code/no-code solutions and leverage them to adapt to the ever-changing demands of project management. Propel your career forward by staying ahead of the curve.
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