Microsoft Events presents a Microsoft Ignite session led by Surojit Chatterjee, Amee Desjourdy, Heena Purohit, and Hans Yang, discussing strategies for leveraging AI to drive impactful enterprise innovation, including responsible scaling and real-world success stories.

Innovate with AI at Enterprise Scale (BRK410)

Session Speakers: Surojit Chatterjee, Amee Desjourdy, Heena Purohit, Hans Yang
Event: Microsoft Ignite 2025
Session Type: Silent Stage Breakout (Foundational - 100)

Overview

In today’s AI-first world, enterprises are under pressure to innovate and adapt rapidly. Many organizations find themselves stalled in “pilot purgatory,” where AI experiments do not transition to impactful deployment. This session focuses on turning that experimentation into meaningful results with the right Microsoft technology partnerships and real-world approaches.

Key Topics Discussed

  • Emergence of AI Agents: Discussion on how AI agents are expanding in their capabilities, enabling a new generation of automation within enterprise environments.
  • Navigating the Noisy AI Market: Guidance on evaluating and selecting the right AI agents amid a crowded vendor landscape.
  • Collaborating with Startups: Examples illustrate how enterprise collaboration with emerging AI startups accelerates innovation.
  • Assemble Strategy: Emphasis on shifting from the traditional “build or buy” model to an “assemble” approach, treating innovation as a collaborative team sport across organizational boundaries.
  • Real-World Case Studies:
    • Dynamo AI: Enhancing risk management and establishing guardrails for secure AI deployment.
    • Emma Fusion: Proprietary model delivers high accuracy and rapid deployment for enterprise applications.
    • Hitachi Digital HR: Merging HR operations across 50,000 employees and three companies, achieved through rapid deployment of a digital HR agent (‘Sky’), resulting in a 70% efficiency gain within eight weeks.

Responsible Scaling of AI

Microsoft stresses the importance of responsible scaling—ensuring AI deployments are reliable, ethical, and aligned with organizational goals. The session covers methods for moving fast while maintaining safety and compliance.

Further Learning

This session provides guidance and actionable strategies for IT decision-makers and architects looking to drive enterprise transformation with modern AI solutions on Microsoft platforms.