For the past two years, .NET developers have faced a dilemma: choose the corporate stability of Semantic Kernel or the orchestration dynamics of AutoGen. In 2026, this debate is over. The Microsoft Agent Framework has unified these paradigms, creating a new standard for building intelligent agentic applications.

In this deep-dive session, we will explore the architecture of the Agent Framework, analyzing how it combines the "Brain" of Semantic Kernel with the "Conversation" of AutoGen. We will go beyond simple chatbots to build a complex, event-driven multi-agent system capable of handling long-running business processes with a "Human-in-the-Loop" element.

Key Topics:

Migration Path: Refactoring Semantic Kernel plugins into Agent Framework tools.

State & Persistence: Leveraging the new threading model to maintain context across sessions and server restarts.

Reliability: Handling hallucinations and loops in autonomous agent interactions.

Join to learn how to future-proof your AI stack and build agents that don't just talk, but work.