​Get to Know .NET: Modern Development, AI, and Cloud Innovation

​.NET is the foundation of modern application development—from web apps and APIs to cloud-native services, mobile and desktop applications, Blazor-based interactive UIs, and AI-enabled intelligent workflows. At the same time, AI is reshaping how developers build, debug, test, and deploy applications across the entire stack.

​Get to Know .NET is a multi-hour, student-focused event with short, practical sessions that introduce you to core .NET capabilities, modern development workflows, and AI-powered tools that elevate your engineering skills.

​You’ll explore:

​• .NET 10 and C# 14 fundamentals
• ASP.NET Core, Blazor, and modern web development
• Cross-platform and mobile development with .NET MAUI
• Cloud-native tools, containers, and deployment
• AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot
• Intelligent .NET applications using Azure AI
• A brief introduction to AI Agent patterns within Azure AI Studio

​You don’t need prior .NET experience. Everything is taught clearly with guided examples and student-friendly demos.

​AGENDA

​Opening Panel – Meet Presenters & Moderators

​6 am PT | 9 am ET | 3 pm CET & WAT | 4 pm EET | 7:30 pm IST

​Join us on Teams: https://bit.ly/4pEv1JG

​Then, participate in Chat: https://y99.in/rw/2455725

​Presenters and Moderators:

​Goni Sulaiman, Nigeria

​Philippa Burgess, United States

​Dewashish Dwivedi, India

​Damir Krkalic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

​Toshik Soni, India

​Session 1 – 6:30 am PT | 9:30 am ET | 3:30 pm CET & WAT | 4:30 pm EET | 8:00 pm IST

​Join us on Teams: https://bit.ly/48CH9TS

​Then, participate in Chat: https://y99.in/rw/2455725

​1. Getting Started with .NET 10 and C# 14

​Presenters: Dewashish Dwivedi. Moderated by Goni Sulaiman and Philippa Burgess.

​Students learn the core elements of modern C# and .NET.
Focus areas:
• Modules from “Get started with C#” and “Introduction to .NET”
• What’s new in C# 14 and .NET 10
• SDK, runtime, and project structure
• NuGet packages and the .NET ecosystem
• Why .NET powers everything from APIs to microservices

​Session 2 – 7:15 am PT | 10:15 am ET | 4:15 pm CET & WAT | 5:15 pm EET | 8:45 pm IST

​Join us on Teams: https://bit.ly/4iLQSfi

​Then, participate in Chat: https://y99.in/rw/2455725

​2. Building Web Apps, APIs & Modern UIs with ASP.NET Core + Blazor

​Presenters: Philippa Burgess. Moderated by Goni Sulaiman.

​Students explore how to build fast, modern .NET web applications.
Focus areas:
• Minimal APIs, routing, middleware, and controllers
• Introduction to Blazor for interactive web UIs
• Blazor Server vs WebAssembly basics
• Connecting to databases and handling data
• API + front-end patterns students can apply immediately

​Session 3 – 8 am PT | 11 am ET | 5 pm CET & WAT | 6 pm EET | 9:30 pm IST

​Join us on Teams: https://bit.ly/4pEvlbm

​Then, participate in Chat: https://y99.in/rw/2455725

​3. Cross-Platform, Mobile & Cloud-Ready Apps with .NET MAUI + Containers

​Presenters: Philippa Burgess. Moderated by Goni Sulaiman.

​Students learn how .NET runs everywhere.
Focus areas:
• Building iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS apps with .NET MAUI
• Sharing UI components across platforms
• Containerizing .NET apps with Docker
• Basics of deploying to Azure Web Apps and Azure Container Apps
• Modules from “Deploy applications with Azure”

​Session 4 – 8:45 am PT | 11:45 am ET | 5:45 pm CET & WAT | 6:45 pm EET | 10:15 pm IST

​4. AI-Assisted Coding Fundamentals with GitHub Copilot & Visual Studio

​Join us on Teams: https://bit.ly/48CHm9C

​Then, participate in Chat: https://y99.in/rw/2455725

​Presenters: Toshik Soni. Moderated by Dewashish Dwivedi, Goni Sulaiman, and Philippa Burgess.

​Students learn how AI supports everyday development tasks.
Focus areas:
• GitHub Copilot inside Visual Studio and VS Code
• Generating code, documentation, and tests from prompts
• AI-assisted refactoring, debugging, and explanation
• Practical demos students can follow and replicate
• Modules from “AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot”

​Session 5 – 9:30 am PT | 12:30 pm ET | 6:30 pm CET & WAT | 7:30 pm EET | 11 pm IST

​Join us on Teams: https://bit.ly/4rRFSkS

​Then, participate in Chat: https://y99.in/rw/2455725

​5. Building Intelligent .NET Applications with Azure AI & Custom Models

​Presenters: Damir Krkalic. Moderated by Goni Sulaiman and Philippa Burgess.

​Students move from AI-assisted coding to embedding intelligent capabilities directly inside applications.
Focus areas:
• Integrating Azure AI services (Language, Vision, Search)
• Using Azure AI Studio to build custom copilots and lightweight agent workflows
• Calling Azure AI APIs from C#
• Designing intelligent features like summarization, Q&A, and image analysis
• End-to-end demo of a .NET application enhanced with AI