Building Autonomous Enterprise Agents with Reasoning - BRK203

Explore autonomous enterprise agents powered by reasoning models in this 50-minute conference session from Microsoft Ignite 2025. Discover how these advanced agents can plan, execute, and adapt across various enterprise tasks including lead scoring, content generation, and customer support. Learn about the Model Router and witness demonstrations of GPT-5.1 with multi-agent collaboration featuring specialized agents for research, writing, editing, verification, and review processes. Examine practical examples of free-form tool calling with weather and time applications, understanding the benefits of parallel processing for faster and more cost-effective solutions. See real-world applications through the Deep Consult system demonstration, highlighting the critical importance of uptime and accuracy for life-critical physician queries. Gain hands-on knowledge for building enterprise-aligned agents using Microsoft Foundry, with insights from Microsoft experts on implementing agentic workflows that leverage NVIDIA Nematron reasoning models and other cutting-edge AI technologies.

Syllabus

0:00 - Showcase of New Partner and NVIDIA Nematron Reasoning Models
00:11:48 - Jennifer Marsman begins presentation and introduces the Model Router
00:14:48 - Transition to next demo: introduction of GPT-5.1 and multi-agent collaboration
00:19:46 - Explanation of each agent: researcher, writer, editor, verifier, and reviewer
00:27:01 - Example with multiple tools: weather and time using free-form tool calling
00:28:46 - Benefits of parallel and free-form tool calling for faster, cheaper applications
00:29:15 - Transition: Jennifer introduces final reasoning model example
00:39:19 - Importance of uptime and accuracy for life-critical physician queries
00:40:16 - Introduction and demo setup for Deep Consult system