- Entity Framework 7.0 is a lean and composable framework distributed via NuGet packages that does not require the full .NET Framework. It supports additional data stores and is designed to be cross-platform. - Some missing features in EF Core 1.0 include stored procedures, table valued functions, and complex types. The speaker will demonstrate EF Core. - The presentation discusses the past, present, and future of Entity Framework and .NET data access frameworks. It provides an overview of Entity Framework 7 and some of its new capabilities.