Agentic AI, Explained Simply | Ep 1: MCP vs APIs, and why your AI agents will need both

​Every week there's a new acronym in AI. This series is for founders, CXOs and product heads who want to understand what actually matters, in plain language, without sitting through a developer talk.

​Episode 1 is about MCP (Model Context Protocol) and how it differs from the APIs your systems already use. If you're planning to put AI agents on top of your CRM, ERP, ticketing or internal tools, this decision will come up sooner than you think.

​In 30 minutes you'll learn:

• ​What MCP is, in one slide, and why Anthropic, OpenAI and others adopted it

• ​Where traditional APIs still win, and where they fall short for agents

• ​What this means for cost, security and vendor lock-in

• ​A simple way to decide which one your next AI project needs

​No coding background needed. Bring your questions, the last 10 minutes are open Q&A.

​Hosted by Sunil Kumar, Co-founder and CEO of Ailoitte, who has spent the last year building agentic systems for clients across healthcare, fintech and enterprise.