On Saturday, June 20, 2026, Nepal Cloud Professionals brought the energy of Microsoft Build straight to Kathmandu with Microsoft Build//localhost:Kathmandu, a demo-filled, in-person session for developers and cloud engineers eager to build real-world AI solutions on Azure. Hosted at YCOTEK in Shikali Marg, Lalitpur (a municipality in Kathmandu district), the event ran from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM and drew a packed hall of 45+ attendees from various professional backgrounds, including local AI developers, IT & DevOps professionals, and students.
What the Event Was About
The session was built around one core idea: turning Microsoft Build 2026 announcements into practical, implementable workflows for developers building today. Rather than a passive recap, attendees got an implementation-focused experience centered on Microsoft Foundry and GitHub Copilot, with live demos and guided labs throughout.
Highlights attendees walked away with:
- The key takeaways and announcements from Microsoft Build 2026
- A deep dive into Azure AI and generative AI use cases
- Live demonstrations using Microsoft Foundry and GitHub Copilot
- Best practices for shipping AI-powered applications
- Real networking time with Kathmandu’s local AI developer community
Agenda Recap
The afternoon kicked off with check-in and networking at 12:30 PM, followed by a full slate of talks and demos.
Community Introductions & Welcome Anup Rajthala — member of the technical community leadership board and IT Officer at ENPHO — opened the meetup with an introduction to the technical community and a thank-you note to key partners and sponsors.
1. Microsoft Build Highlights & Announcements — Pradeep Kandel & Summit Bajracharya, both Microsoft MVPs A concise walkthrough of the major announcements from Microsoft Build 2026 — covering AI, GitHub Copilot, Azure, cloud-native development, and intelligent agents — and what they mean in practice for developers and IT professionals.
2. AI-Ready SQL MCP Server with .NET — Nabaraj Ghimire, Principal Software Engineer at SELISE Group A demo of building an AI-ready SQL MCP (Model Context Protocol) server with .NET, showing how AI agents can securely access enterprise data — with a look at MCP fundamentals, SQL integration, and connecting business systems to agentic applications.
— Break: meals and networking —
3. Supercharging Development with GitHub Copilot & Agents — Rashika Karki, Software Engineer at MLH A look at how GitHub Copilot and AI-powered agents assist with coding, debugging, testing, documentation, and code review — helping developers work faster while improving code quality.
4. Running Agentic AI on Azure Kubernetes — Puru Tuladhar, DevOps Consultant A dive into deploying and scaling agentic AI on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), touching on cloud-native architecture patterns, containerized AI workloads, observability, and operational best practices for production reliability.
The event wrapped with closing notes, a token of appreciation for speakers, and one final round of networking.
Hosting Partners
This event wouldn’t have come together without strong community partnerships:
- Nepal Cloud Professionals — a community of IT professionals, developers, solution architects, and tech enthusiasts focused on cloud computing and emerging technologies, organizing the event as host
- .NET Hub Kathmandu — our Community Partner, part of the .NET Foundation, helping expand community outreach and foster greater engagement within Nepal’s developer ecosystem
- Microsoft MVPs — contributing speakers and technical expertise, part of the Microsoft MVP Award program
- Makura Creations — our Creative Partner, providing outstanding support in event branding and creative collaboration
- YCOTEK — our Venue Partner, generously providing an excellent space that enabled the community to learn and connect
Why This Matters for Kathmandu’s Developer Community
This event report captures a Microsoft Build//localhost:Kathmandu 2026 gathering centered on Microsoft Build announcements, AI-native .NET development, GitHub Copilot workflows, and Kubernetes. Together, these threads created a valuable space for technical learning, knowledge sharing, collaboration, and community engagement among professionals, students, practitioners, and technology enthusiasts.
By pairing Build 2026 announcements with live demos of Foundry, Copilot, and production-grade agentic AI on Kubernetes, the session gave attendees something rarer than a recap: a working mental model for shipping AI features in their own projects — whether they’re building their first AI feature or scaling one already in production.
With Gratitude
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Microsoft for supporting the event by sponsoring meals and refreshments for all participants, helping create a welcoming environment that encouraged networking, collaboration, and meaningful discussions throughout the day.
We are equally grateful to our partners whose contributions played a key role in the success of the event: Makura Creations, our Creative Partner, for their outstanding support in event branding and creative collaboration; YCOTEK, our Venue Partner, for generously providing an excellent space that enabled the community to learn and connect; and .NET Hub Kathmandu, our Community Partner, for helping expand community outreach and fostering greater engagement within Nepal’s developer ecosystem.
A special thank you goes to our dedicated field staff — Anup Rajthala, Binayak Upadhyaya, and Kritika Subedi — along with our volunteers Ashika Simkhada, Rejina Karki, and Saloni Jayswal, whose commitment and hard work behind the scenes ensured seamless event operations and an exceptional attendee experience.
Most importantly, we extend our appreciation to every participant whose enthusiasm, curiosity, and passion for technology made Microsoft Build//localhost:Kathmandu a truly memorable and impactful event. Together, we continue to strengthen Nepal’s cloud and developer community, and we look forward to many more opportunities to learn, build, and grow together.
Stay Connected
Want to be part of the next session, or speak at a future meetup? Nepal Cloud Professionals is always looking for speakers and welcomes developers at every stage, from those just getting started to seasoned architects.
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Pradeep Kandel
Public Cloud Consultant | Microsoft MVP | Solutions Specialist (Azure) | Azure Certified | Microsoft Certified Trainer A decade more experience working across various Microsoft products, programs, projects & technologies. Experience leading CoE (Centers of Excellence) for Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 & Power Platform among others. Enabler in customer's hybrid cloud, cloud assessment, migration and modernization journey.
