Microsoft recently introduced the Microsoft Agent Framework, an open‑source SDK and runtime that unifies ideas from Semantic Kernel and AutoGen into a single framework aimed for enterprise‑ready agentic systems. It focuses on durability, observability, security, workflows, and human‑in‑the‑loop execution.

In this talk, we will explore:

- What Microsoft Agent Framework actually is (and what it is not)
- How it models agents, workflows, memory, and orchestration
- Why Microsoft merged research‑oriented agent frameworks with enterprise infrastructure