Marco Casalaina
Vice President of Products, Azure AI -
MicrosoftMarco Casalaina is VP Products of Azure AI and AI Futurist at Microsoft. He leads the AI Futures team, which finds trends and develops products that will lead to the next generation of AI. He has previously led a number of teams across Azure AI, including Azure OpenAI, Vision, Speech, Decision, Language, Responsible AI, and AI Studio. Prior to coming to Microsoft, Marco led the Einstein AI team at Salesforce. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Cornell University.
Sessions Presenting
Introducing Azure AI Foundry Agent Service to scale your AI agents
On Demand
Breakout
In Chicago + Online
Tuesday, November 19
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM Greenwich Mean Time
BRK102
Explore how Azure AI Foundry seamlessly integrates with agents to create intelligent, responsive systems. We'll open up the session with Thermo Fisher who has created a multi-agent system to query across a vast store of disparate data. Marco and Mads will then walk you through the new Agent Service, offering practical examples and best practices for implementing AI agents in various business contexts.
Unveiling a new Azure AI multimodal service
On Demand
Breakout
In Chicago + Online
Wednesday, November 20
8:30 PM - 9:15 PM Greenwich Mean Time
BRK111
Join us as we introduce a groundbreaking new multimodal service as part of the Azure AI portfolio - Azure AI Content Understanding. Discover how we are helping enterprises build the next-generation of multimodal AI apps by streamlining data processing workflows with an efficient setup, grounding mechanisms, and confidence scores for modalities such as documents, images, video, and audio. Learn how WPP and Numonix are delivering new customer experiences using the new Azure AI service.
Create holiday magic through Azure AI and Digital Avatar
On Demand
Interview
Online Only
Thursday, November 21
2:19 PM - 2:29 PM Greenwich Mean Time
Studio69
Discover how Coca-Cola uses Azure OpenAI, TTS Avatar & AI Speech to create holiday magic. Learn how fans can talk and ask questions with iconic brand assets through AI tools. Join us for insights into leveraging AI for market campaign creativity and hear from Coca-Cola how AI is transforming their seasonal campaigns and connecting people globally.
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Exploring the future of AI with multi-agent systems and LLMs in action
On Demand
Breakout
In Chicago + Online
Thursday, November 21
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time
BRKFP371
Join us to dive into the latest advancements in AI, focusing on two transformative technologies: agent-based systems and LLMs. We will break down how AI agents work together to solve complex problems and share insights into the future of AI, with a live demo of an end-to-end decision augmentation use case from scratch with Cognizant's agent-based platform, Neuro AI.
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Babak Hodjat
Solving the unsolvable: o1 models for breakthrough reasoning on Azure
On Demand
Breakout
In Chicago + Online
Thursday, November 21
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time
BRK110
OpenAI’s o1 models on Azure are revolutionizing complex problem solving across math, science, and advanced applications. With capabilities in algorithm generation, scientific data analysis, and intricate reasoning tasks, o1 models offer unmatched solutions for developers and enterprises alike. Join us to explore how these models can tackle the toughest challenges, with built-in safety features ensuring secure deployments.
Streamlining business processes with Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Session Ended
Theater
In Chicago Only
Thursday, November 21
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time
THR608
Discover how Azure AI transforms AI agent development using powerful models from industry-leading providers like OpenAI, Meta, Mistral, and Cohere. Learn how you can leverage Azure AI Foundry Agent Service—a platform that simplifies the creation, deployment, and scaling of AI applications. AI agents can unlock scenarios requiring event-driven, long-running actions and human-in-the-loop capabilities. Join us for real-world insights on enhancing your AI agent development process with Azure AI.
