Using your developer superpowers to make a positive impact

As software developers, we are fortunate to work in any industry, with creative roles and control over our career paths. We also have the power to make a positive impact on society, whether through small or large contributions. However, this requires deliberate choices to stay on the right path.

In this talk, you'll learn how to align your work with your values, allowing you to use your skills to make a meaningful difference.

Simplified Container Apps: Building and deploying services in .NET and Azure

With Azure Functions, Kubernetes, and now Container Apps, there are a number of different ways to manage background processes for your apps. Which option should you choose?

Drawing on real-world experiences, we’ll explore why Azure Container Apps are a great option for scheduled, on-demand, and continuous tasks. You’ll see how easy it is to deploy your apps to Azure Container Apps with no Docker knowledge in a matter of minutes, then monitor and troubleshoot common issues.

One Package Away: Turning Azure Functions into AI Agent Tools with MCP

If you're already running Azure Functions, you're closer to having a working MCP server than you think.

In this session, we'll explore how one NuGet package and a few attribute decorations turns your existing Azure Functions into MCP tools, callable by GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry agents, and any MCP-compatible client. No rewrite. No separate server. Your blob containers, Cosmos collections, and Service Bus queues stay exactly where they are - you're just adding a new trigger type that knows how to talk to agents.

This is a live demo session. By the end, you'll have seen a working Azure Function exposed as an MCP tool, and tested against GitHub Copilot in Agent mode.

Target Audience: .NET Developers and Architects, AI Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and Technical Leads.

Session Duration
30 minutes