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MCP Dev Days: Day 2 - Builders

30 July, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time

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Topic: Using AI Products

Language: English

Join us for MCP Dev Days, a two-day virtual event exploring the growing ecosystem around the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a standard that bridges AI models and the tools they rely on.

Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHuxDMMkGJ8

Day 2 is for builders. We’ll go deep on implementation. From building MCP Servers and integrating them into your agent experiences, to prompt-driven development, and security best practices. Learn how to use building blocks like Functions, ACA, API Management, and more to build scalable and secure servers. Whether you're a developer, tool builder, or AI product strategist, MCP Dev Days gives you the insights and tools to build with confidence.

### Agenda

Time Title Abstract Speaker
9:00am PST Day 2 Keynote: From Concept to Code Day 2 shifts into high gear for builders. This keynote sets the stage for a deep dive into MCP implementation, showcasing how to move from proof-of-concept to production-ready MCP servers. Learn the essential building blocks—Azure Functions, API Management, and security best practices—that power scalable MCP solutions. We'll demonstrate prompt-driven development workflows, explore real-world architectures, and reveal how leading organizations are already shipping MCP-powered features. Whether you're building for the enterprise or the edge, this session provides the blueprint for creating secure, scalable MCP servers that transform AI agents from demos into deployed solutions. Get ready to build. Marc Baiza, Katie Savage, Julia Kasper, Matthew Henderson
9:30am PST Vibe Code your first MCP server with GitHub Copilot The best way to learn is to do! In this session we are going to use Agent mode to teach us the basics of MCP and implement a server in less than 30 minutes. Can we do it Lets see... Burke Holland
10:00am PST MCP C# SDK Deep Dive An in-depth look at the MCP C# SDK including demos of all the new features in the 2025-06-18 spec. Mike Kistler
10:30am PST Practical introduction to building remote MCP servers How do you let any MCP-aware agent tap into your platform? Build a remote server! In 30 minutes, Toby P. provides first-hand insights behind building GitHub’s remote MCP server. Then Joe Z. will follow up by building up a fresh remote server live, using the open-source MCP SDK. Walk away with a clear blueprint to launch your own remote MCP server before the day is done. Toby Padilla, Joe Zhou
11:00am PST MCP In Production: Building Secure and Agent-Ready Model Context Protocol Servers The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is rapidly becoming the backbone for AI -based systems that need access to external data, but with great power comes great responsibility, especially when securing server implementations. In this conversation with Nate and Wils, founding engineers at Arcade.dev, we’ll explore advanced security patterns for MCP servers, from OAuth 2.1 flows and token validation to defending against confused deputy attacks, session hijacking, and token passthrough vulnerabilities. We’ll also highlight how all of this accrues to the emerging agentic space, where the interactions are no longer constrained to humans in the loop. Den Delimarsky, Nate Barbettini, Wils Dawson
11:30am PST Building your own MCP registry with API Center and API Management This session explores the evolving landscape of API Management with remote MCP servers. We'll detail the latest capabilities offered in API Management for exposing and managing these remote servers. Furthermore, discover how to construct your own MCP registry, enabling your developer or agents to leverage a centralized source for MCP server discovery. The session will highlight Azure API Center's role as a private MCP registry, covering its features and current offerings for comprehensive API governance and discovery in this new paradigm. Julia Kasper, Anish Tallapureddy
12:00pm PST Agents Talking to Agents: Harnessing MCP for Seamless Inter-Agent Collaboration When two AI agents need to coordinate—share context, delegate subtasks, or merge results—the Model Context Protocol can act as their universal handshake. In this lightning session we’ll show how MCP’s schema, tool catalog, and registry let agents treat each other as remote servers, exchanging capabilities without bespoke glue code. Adam Kaplan, Victor Dibia
12:30pm PST Unlocking your Agents potential with Model Context Protocol Learn how to build an Azure AI Foundry Agent that leverages MCP. In this session we will be using the Foundry Agents Service to build a sales data analytics agent and unlock its capabilities with Model Context Protocol. Dave Glover
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Speakers

  • Burke Holland

    • Principal Cloud Advocate

    Microsoft - Cloud Advocate

  • Dave Glover

    • Principal Cloud Advocate

    Microsoft

  • Julia Kasper

    • Program Manager - Azure API Center

    Microsoft

  • Katie Savage

    • Program Manager, DevDiv Community

    Microsoft

  • Marc Baiza

    • Technical Program Manager

    Microsoft

  • Matthew Henderson

    • Principal Product Manager

    Microsoft

  • Mike Kistler

    • Principal Product Manager

    Microsoft

  • Nate Barbettini

    • Founding Engineer

    Arcade.dev

  • Toby Padilla

    • Principal Product Manager

    GitHub

  • Victor Dibia

    • Principal Research Software Engineer, Microsoft Research

    Microsoft

  • Wils Dawson

    • Founding Software Engineer

    Arcade.dev

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