Cutting-Edge AI

T02 Building Intelligent Agents with Azure AI Foundry: From Idea to Enterprise-Ready Solutions

09/15/2026

8:00am - 9:15am

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Manpreet Singh

Senior Architect

Cognizant

AI agents are rapidly becoming the new interface for work—and Azure AI Foundry provides the foundation to build, govern, and scale them securely in the enterprise.

In this session, you’ll learn how to design and build intelligent agents using Azure AI Foundry, leveraging models, tools, memory, and orchestration to create agents that reason, act, and collaborate across systems. We’ll walk through the end-to-end lifecycle: defining agent capabilities, connecting enterprise data, implementing safety and governance, and deploying agents that integrate seamlessly with existing Azure and Microsoft ecosystems.

Attendees will gain a practical understanding of agent architectures, real-world use cases, and best practices for moving from prototype to production while maintaining security, compliance, and performance at scale.

You will learn:

  • The Core Architecture of Azure AI Foundry Agents
  • How to Design and Build an Agent for a Real Business Scenario
  • About applying Governance, Security, and Deployment Best Practices