AI Horizons

Explore the Cutting Edge of AI with AI Horizons.

AI Horizons is Microsoft’s new monthly event series that explores cutting-edge AI models & scenarios to spark imagination and inspire bold experimentation for early adopters. This is your opportunity to gain a first look into Microsoft’s latest thinking, shaped by our rapid learning in the AI space, to help early adopters in Asia, innovate faster.  

Below, you’ll find the dates for our upcoming events. Topics will be announced closer to each event date to ensure we bring you the most up-to-date advancements in the fast-evolving world of AI. 

Don’t miss your chance to stay ahead of the curve—register for all upcoming events below and we’ll keep you updated as soon as the topics are revealed! 

  Upcoming Live Episodes

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Episode 14: Foundry IQ: Multi model grounding for agentic systems at enterprise scale

Tuesday 24 March 2026, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (GMT+08:00)

Join AI Horizons for a deep dive on Foundry IQ: Multi‑model grounding for agentic systems at enterprise scale. See how Foundry IQ helps teams move beyond isolated pilots by connecting multi‑model routing to governed enterprise data through Fabric IQ and people/process context through Work IQ — enabling secure, reasoning‑capable agentic systems that can scale.

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Previous Episodes

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Episode 1: AI Agents & AI Reasoning Models

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (GMT+08:00)

In our first episode, we explored AI Agents—intelligent systems transforming automation and decision-making—and uncover emerging business applications for AI Reasoning models (including the OpenAI o1 series)

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Episode 2: Small Language Models (SLMs)

Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (GMT+08:00)

In this episode, we dove into the world of Small Language Models (SLMs)—compact, efficient AI models designed for speed and adaptability. Watch back to learn how to choose the right SLM for agile, cost-effective AI solutions.

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Episode 3: Industry Specific AI Solution

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (GMT+08:00)​

Catch up on Episode 3 where we covered industry-specific AI models, scenarios and intelligent agents across manufacturing and retail. See how the latest Industry AI Agents that are automating complex workflows, enhancing decision-making, and reshaping the way industries operate.

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Episode 4: Agentic AI & The Multimodal Frontier

Tuesday 29 April 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (GMT+08:00)

The rise of agentic AI marks a pivotal shift — from models that understand language, to agents that can see, reason, and act. In this episode four of AI Horizons, we explored how multimodal foundation models are redefining what AI is capable of.

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Episode 5: Reasoning in Focus: Visual Intelligence for the Enterprise

Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (GMT+08:00)

As multimodal AI matures, a new capability is taking centre stage: reasoning. In Episode 5 of AI Horizons, we explored how models like OpenAI’s O3 and O4-mini are going beyond image recognition — interpreting context, inferring meaning, and unlocking entirely new use cases for visual understanding.

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Episode 6: The New Language of Visual AI

Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (GMT+08:00)

In Episode 6 of AI Horizons, we go beyond the hype to show how leading enterprises are already leveraging visual generation models to transform how they design products, simulate environments, market to customers, and train their workforce — faster and at scale.

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Episode 7: Microsoft AI Horizons: Season 3 of AI

AI is entering its third season — a new era defined by multi-modal intelligence, agentic systems and autonomous innovation. Join us for a special Bootcamp edition of Microsoft AI Horizons, where we explore how leading organisations are moving beyond first-generation use cases to drive enterprise-wide transformation.

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Episode 8: Next-Gen Agents with MCP & the Natural Language Web

Tuesday 26 August 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (GMT+08:00)

In this episode 8 of AI Horizons, discover how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and the Natural Language Web (NLWeb) are helping enterprises accelerate agentic scenarios with greater flexibility, interoperability, and control.

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Episode 9: GPT-5: The 7 New Features Enabling Real-World Use Cases

Tuesday 23 September 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (GMT+08:00)

In this special Episode 9 of AI Horizons, we move beyond the buzzwords to showcase how GPT-5’s innovations are solving real problems, optimizing operations, and empowering teams to deploy AI that’s more accurate, honest, and cost-effective

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Episode 10: Accelerating Agentic AI with Azure AI Foundry

Tuesday 28 October 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (GMT+08:00)

In this episode of AI Horizons, we’ll go beyond demos to show how teams are building open, interoperable agents that deliver measurable outcomes across customer and employee journeys.

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Episode 11: AI Horizons Wrapped: What mattered most in 2025 + latest announcements

Tuesday 25 November 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (GMT+08:00)

Asia led the charge in AI innovation this year—and the momentum is only accelerating. From agentic AI breakthroughs to multimodal experiences, 2025 was a landmark year. Add to that the biggest Ignite announcements—and you’ve got the ultimate AI recap.

In this special episode of AI Horizons, we’ll celebrate the highlights, unpack the trends, and dive deep into Ignite’s game-changing releases

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Episode 12: Microsoft Agent 365:  The new control plane for enterprise agents

Tuesday 27 January 2026, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (GMT+08:00)

In this landmark episode, we deep dive on Microsoft Agent 365—a brand‑new capability now available in the Microsoft 365 admin center through the Frontier early‑access program. Agent 365 extends the infrastructure you already use to manage people—identity, access, security, compliance—to now securely manage agents at enterprise scale.

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Episode 13: Model governance at scale: Evaluating AI without breaking production

Tuesday 24 February 2026, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (GMT+08:00)

This AI Horizons episode focuses on model governance as an engineering discipline, not a policy exercise. Using Microsoft Foundry Evaluations, teams can treat model transitions as a repeatable, testable workflow:

  • Compare candidate models against live workload baselines
  • Detect regressions in quality, safety, latency, and cost before rollout
  • Produce evidence for go / nogo decisions that stand up to risk and compliance review

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