Speaking Engagement: Multi-Agent Orchestration with Semantic Kernel
Date: May 13, 2025 | Platform: Microsoft Reactor Learn Live
Executive Summary
As a featured speaker for Microsoft Reactor, I co-presented a live session on multi-agent orchestration with Korey Stegared-Pace, a Microsoft Cloud Advocate. Our goal was to bridge the critical gap between theoretical AI concepts and practical, production-ready implementation using the Semantic Kernel SDK. The session successfully delivered in-depth technical education to a live audience of over 5,400 developers, providing them with the patterns and code needed to build sophisticated multi-agent AI systems.
My Role as Co-Presenter
In this collaboration, my primary role was to lead the live technical demonstrations. I was responsible for: - Live Coding: Building a multi-agent solution from scratch in real-time to illustrate core concepts. - Sharing Production Insights: Explaining best practices for state management, error handling, and deployment based on real-world experience. - Answering Technical Q&A: Addressing complex questions from the developer community to deepen their understanding of the Semantic Kernel SDK.
Core Technical Concepts Presented
The session provided a comprehensive technical deep dive into building and managing multi-agent systems.
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Multi-Agent Orchestration
We covered core orchestration patterns, including agent selection logic, termination strategies, and protocols for inter-agent communication.
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State & Memory Management
I demonstrated techniques for managing and persisting state across distributed agent interactions, a critical component for building robust systems.
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The Semantic Kernel SDK
The presentation showcased the advanced capabilities of the Semantic Kernel SDK, highlighting its features for creating modular and powerful AI agents.
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Production Readiness
We discussed essential patterns for deploying to production, including error handling, system monitoring, and strategies for scaling distributed agent deployments.
Measured Impact
The session's success was demonstrated by its massive live reach and its lasting value as an educational resource for the developer community.
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Live Event Success
- Massive Audience: Reached 5,400+ live viewers during the broadcast.
- High Engagement: Fostered a highly interactive session with significant real-time Q&A and community chat participation.
- Immediate Knowledge Transfer: Successfully conveyed complex topics, as evidenced by the depth of attendee questions and follow-up discussions.
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Long-Term Community Value
- Enduring Educational Asset: The recording continues to serve the community on YouTube, amplifying its educational impact far beyond the live event.
- Community Adoption: Developers have successfully used the patterns and code from the session to build their own multi-agent systems.
- Increased Platform Adoption: The session contributed to increased community interest and adoption of the Semantic Kernel SDK.
References & Media
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Event Recording
The official recording of the Microsoft Learn Live session, available for on-demand viewing.
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Official Event Page
The event page on the Microsoft Reactor website, detailing the session's objectives and speakers.
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Code Repository
The session included production-ready multi-agent implementation samples and comprehensive documentation for attendees.