Microsoft Build //localhost Encore: Timisoara

​Something extraordinary is happening right now.

​AI agents are writing code, running companies, diagnosing diseases, and negotiating contracts — without being asked twice. In the last 18 months, the world's largest technology companies have crossed a threshold they've spent decades approaching: machines that don't just answer questions, but act. Autonomously. At scale.

​Microsoft Build 2026 revealed what's next. And for the first time, that conversation is coming to Timișoara.

​localhost Encore is Microsoft's global community series — an invitation for cities around the world to host the ideas, the demos, and the people who are actually building this future. Timișoara is one of the chosen stops.

​This is not a conference about AI. This is AI, in the room, live — shown by the engineers who built it.

Join us for Microsoft Build: localhost — Timișoara, a community event bringing the best of Microsoft Build 2026 directly to Timișoara. Hands-on sessions, live demos, and real conversations about building AI agents in production — no slides, no theory, just practitioners doing the work.

Co-organized by ABQ Institute and Avaelgo, with content directly from the official Microsoft Build 2026 catalog.

​Speakers

• ​Mihai Tataran is the General Manager of Avaelgo, he is also a Microsoft MVP on Microsoft AI and Microsoft Regional Director.

  • ​Mihai is a Software Engineer by education and trade, and started his company Avaelgo immediately after graduating in 2006. He started doing training and consulting on Microsoft technologies, becoming a Microsoft MVP in 2009 because of his involvement in the Microsoft Communities. During the last years Mihai has been working on building Avaelgo's Cloud and AI business, now being an award-winning Microsoft SD and Advanced Specializations Partner. His main focus is designing products and services on top of the Cloud and AI, helping the Sales processes and also working as a consultant on enterprise projects.

  • ​Mihai is regular speaker at international conferences: ESPC, DevReach in Bulgaria, Codecamp Macedonia, Microsoft TechEd, Microsoft Summit.

• ​Ciprian Jichici, CTO & Co-Founder at FoundationaLLM.AI, co-host at EntangledThings.com, and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing.

  • ​Three decades spent learning, researching, teaching, and helping teams turn frontier technology into production systems.

  • ​Proud alumnus of Constantin Diaconovici Loga National College of Timișoara (class of 1995) and West University of Timișoara (class of 1999).

• ​TBD

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​15:30 – 16:00   Doors open & networking

16:00 – 16:15   Opening
                ABQ Institute + Avaelgo
                Why Timișoara, why now, what is Microsoft Build: localhost

16:15 – 17:05   Session 1 — BRK241
                "From prototype to production:
                 build and run agents at scale"
                Speaker: Ciprian Jichici
                Format: live demo + Q&A

17:05 – 18:05   Session 2 — BRK243
                "Multi-agent systems:
                 Claw and agent harness in Microsoft Foundry"
                Speaker: Mihai Tătăran (Avaelgo)
                Format: deep-dive technical + live demo

18:05 – 18:55   Session 3 — LAB501 (adapted)
                "From zero to deployed:
                 AI agents on Azure with GitHub Copilot"
                Facilitators: Avaelgo team (3 facilitators)
                Format: hands-on lab (bring your laptop + free Azure account)

18:55 – 19:05   Wrap-up
                Key takeaways, repos, resources, community links

19:05 – 19:30   Finger food & active break

19:30 – 20:15   Guided tour — FABER Exhibition (optional)
                Timișoara's agrifood industry: history, present,
                and the technology transforming it

20:15 – 20:45   Panel: "AI in production — real lessons from the field"
                Moderator: ABQ Institute
                Panelists: Mihai Tătăran + Ciprian Jichici + Adrian Erimescu

20:45 – 22:00   Culinary debrief
                Local wine, food, open networking

​Join us for Microsoft Build: localhost — Timișoara, a community event bringing the best of Microsoft Build 2026 directly to Timișoara. Hands-on sessions, live demos, and real conversations about building AI agents in production — no slides, no theory, just practitioners doing the work.

Co-organized by ABQ Institute and Avaelgo, with content directly from the official Microsoft Build 2026 catalog.