Conference Schedule

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, maintaining high service quality is crucial. To achieve this, Microsoft is leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance service reliability and developer productivity. LLMs excel at understanding and reasoning over large volumes of data. They can generalize across diverse tasks and domains, making them invaluable for generating models, insights, and automating intricate tasks. By integrating LLMs and Generative AI into the complex domains of incident response and root cause analysis,...Read more

This session explores the revolutionary potential of agentic systems—autonomous agents equipped with diverse tools to tackle multifaceted tasks effectively. By integrating tools, agentic workflows enable intelligent, adaptive solutions to complex challenges. Apurva will start with an introduction to agentic systems, highlighting their ability to utilize various tools dynamically to achieve goals with minimal human intervention. Through real-world case studies, she will demonstrate how tools like APIs, databases, and external services are orchestrated within these systems to simulate...Read more

Step into the future of AI with an immersive dive into the cutting-edge world of AI-Augmented GenAI and how it intercepts with Quantum technologies. This session explores the intersection of multi-threaded AI workflows and the powerful anomaly detection capabilities made possible by Quantum-inspired computing. Discover the latest trends in ModelOps, where agile deployment strategies for domain-specific generative AI models are accelerating innovation in industries ranging from healthcare to defense. Jonathon will uncover how GraphRAG (Graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is...Read more

This session will guide you through every stage of the machine learning process, from data preprocessing and feature engineering to model training, pipeline construction, and deployment. The session will begin by preparing and transforming data to ensure it’s ready for model training. Next, dive into building scalable ML pipelines within MLFlow, where you’ll learn how to track experiments, monitor model performance, and manage version control. These features enable a streamlined and reproducible workflow, empowering both beginner and experienced practitioners to understand and implement...Read more

As artificial intelligence systems increasingly influence critical decisions across industries, ensuring compliance with evolving governance and regulatory standards is both a challenge and a necessity. This presentation will explore the complexities of AI governance, focusing on balancing innovation with compliance in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Vijay Panwar will examine real-world challenges such as bias mitigation, data privacy adherence, and ethical transparency, providing actionable strategies to design AI systems that comply with global standards like GDPR and emerging...Read more

As AI becomes increasingly central to professional workflows, the ability to craft effective prompts has emerged as a crucial skill. While many users struggle with trial-and-error approaches, this session introduces a systematic framework for prompt engineering based on proven patterns and and meta-prompting techniques. You'll learn how to apply specific prompt patterns such as persona, meta-language creation, and flipped interaction, and more, to achieve consistently better results. You will then explore meta-prompting - a powerful technique where AI assists in generating, refining, and...Read more

The advent of disruptive technologies, particularly in artificial intelligence, has ushered in a new era of possibilities and challenges. This talk proposes a comprehensive framework for operationalizing disruptive technologies, specifically focusing on the transformative potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). As organizations grapple with integrating GenAI into their operations, there is a pressing need for a structured approach that addresses technical, ethical, and organizational considerations. Mary will delve into a strategic framework designed to guide businesses in...Read more