Microsoft Events presents compliance experts Sourabh Pandey, Manny Sahota, and Tony Thampan discussing how tools like Purview and Defender for Cloud support regulatory resilience and secure AI agent development.

Leading with Trust: Building & Deploying Agents in a Regulated World

Session Overview

This intermediate session from Microsoft Ignite 2025 highlights strategies for aligning with global AI and cybersecurity regulations using Microsoft cloud services and compliance solutions. The focus is on enabling organizations to achieve regulatory resilience and trusted innovation when building and deploying AI agents.

Key Topics Covered

  • Growth of agent adoption and the rising importance of compliance.
  • Building compliance into the AI agent lifecycle, with practical guidance and demo scenarios.
  • Automated compliance evaluations in Microsoft Purview for Foundry agents.
  • Implementing organization-wide communication compliance policies for real-time safety.
  • Continuous compliance monitoring and maintenance, demonstrated live.
  • Launching AI-powered regulatory templates for expedited rule alignment.
  • Creating and applying assessments for new regulations to Foundry projects.
  • Identifying and resolving high-risk actions during agent evaluation.
  • Post-deployment guardrails and multi-layer security analogies for robust protection.
  • Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager: Automate compliance checks and monitor regulatory alignment.
  • Regulatory Navigator: Track and apply international regulations (EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, DPDP India).
  • Defender for Cloud: Monitor cloud posture and security controls in real time.

Responsible AI & Regulatory Resilience

The session embeds Responsible AI principles throughout the agent lifecycle, ensuring that regulatory requirements not only strengthen cybersecurity but also foster trusted innovation in AI solutions.

Additional Resources

Speakers

  • Sourabh Pandey
  • Manny Sahota
  • Tony Thampan

Chapters

  • Growth of Agent Adoption and Compliance Importance
  • Building Compliance into the Agent Lifecycle
  • Automated Compliance Evaluations in Microsoft Purview
  • Organization-wide Communication Compliance Policies
  • Continuous Compliance Monitoring and Demo
  • AI-powered Regulatory Templates Feature
  • Regulation Assessment and Application to Foundry Projects
  • Agent Evaluation for High-risk Actions
  • Guardrails and Multi-layer Security Post-Deployment