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Agents at Work - Shaping the Future of Business

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Overview

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Explore how AI agents are transforming business operations through collaboration, process orchestration, and dynamic adaptation to organizational needs in this 49-minute conference session from Microsoft Ignite 2025. Discover the projected rise of 1.3 billion workforce agents by 2028 according to IDC forecasts and understand how enterprise-grade platforms provide the security, compliance, and scalability required for responsible agent deployment at scale. Watch live demonstrations of Agent Builder and custom AI agent creation, followed by detailed showcases of sales development agents performing lead qualification and outreach automation. Learn about Copilot Studio's mission and approach, including the new homepage and guided agent setup experience that simplifies agent creation. Examine automated workflow building with approval processes for financial operations and gain insights into billing management for Copilot credits usage. Hear from industry experts including Bryan Goode, Dan Lewis, Aghogho Biakolo, and Kendra Springer, plus an interview with Greg Ulrich, MasterCard's Chief Data and AI Officer, as they discuss practical strategies for preparing your organization for the agentic future and rethinking business roles, processes, and architecture.

Syllabus

0:00 - Rise of Agents – IDC Forecast of 1.3 Billion Workforce Agents by 2028
00:07:03 - Demo of Agent Builder and Live Creation of a Custom AI Agent by Aghogho Biakolo
00:15:00 - Sales Development Agent Demo: Lead Qualification and Outreach Automation
00:16:11 - Sales Agent Feature Overview: Setup, Reporting, and Security Integration
00:17:05 - Dan Lewis Opens on Copilot Studio's Mission and Approach
00:26:34 - Introduction of new homepage and guided agent setup experience
00:31:39 - Building automated workflows with approval processes for financial orders
00:37:46 - Overview of billing insights for Copilot credits usage
00:38:48 - Interview with Greg Ulrich, MasterCard Chief Data and AI Officer

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