Microsoft Agent Framework is Microsoft’s new open-source SDK that unifies the strengths of Semantic Kernel and AutoGen into a single platform for building and orchestrating multi-agent systems.

In this session, you’ll learn how to orchestrate multi-agent workflows that go beyond ad-hoc agent conversations. We’ll explore two complementary models: agent-driven orchestration for adaptive collaboration and workflow-driven orchestration for deterministic, business-critical processes. You'll also see how to combine them effectively in real-world applications.

Through architecture diagrams and live demos, you’ll see how to coordinate specialized agents, route tasks, manage state across long-running executions, apply approval gates, and safely invoke tools and APIs. You’ll also learn how Agent Framework enables teams to move from experimental multi-agent prototypes to observable, scalable, and governable systems suitable for enterprise workloads.