The Microsoft Agent Framework brings new momentum to building modern AI agents with .NET and C#. In this session, Gregor Biswanger, generative AI expert and Microsoft MVP for Azure AI, provides a practical introduction to the framework and explains why it is especially relevant right now for .NET developers, software architects, and technical decision-makers.

The session goes beyond explaining what the Microsoft Agent Framework is. It focuses on the role it can play in real-world projects, production-ready applications, and future AI architectures within the Microsoft ecosystem. Drawing on his experience from numerous customer projects with Semantic Kernel, Gregor shows how the ideas behind Semantic Kernel and AutoGen are evolving into a more unified agent platform.

This session is for anyone working with .NET, C#, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, or generative AI who wants to understand where Microsoft’s agent strategy is heading. If you want to learn how real AI agents can be built in the .NET ecosystem and why the Microsoft Agent Framework plays a central role, this session will give you practical guidance, architectural clarity, and a hands-on starting point.

The Microsoft Agent Framework is becoming a new foundation for modern AI agents in the .NET ecosystem. In this session, Gregor Biswanger, generative AI expert and Microsoft MVP for Azure AI, explains what the framework is, how it brings together ideas from Semantic Kernel and AutoGen, and why it matters now for .NET developers, software architects, and decision-makers.

Based on experience from real customer projects, Gregor explains what separates real AI agents from chatbots, workflows, and agent-washing. The focus is on practical architecture decisions, production-ready applications, and a concrete introduction to building AI agents with .NET and C#.