MCP night in Boston, by ProjectNanda x Akamai
Entry to building requires govt ID and registration approved on LuMa
5-530pm: Checkin (bring QR code + ID)
530-6pm: Networking Pizza Social
6pm: Prof Ramesh Raskar, Nanda
610pm: Akamai Linode
620pm: Scott Courtney, GoDaddy
630pm: Maria Gorsikh, NEST Agent Sandbox (nest.projectnanda.org)
640pm: Will Potter (Natoma), Matt Dionis (Radius), Amanda McDermott (Coinbase)
7pm: Projects: George Hu (DunBack Meadow), Blake Mauri (MyData MyMoney), Diego Maye (Lolos), Daniela Zapata (WippAI), Nicolas Lutta (Xoori), Nitin Verma (AgentMP), Team NE (MAS)
730pm-745pn: Social
MCP Night is a three-hour, high-impact evening for researchers, executives, and builders who are shaping the next wave of AI infrastructure. This session brings together leaders at the intersection of intelligent systems, data networks, and applied research to explore how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is powering the emerging Agentic Web—a connected ecosystem where agents, applications, and data collaborate fluidly across organizations.
The Agentic Web represents a shift from isolated AI models to an interoperable intelligence layer spanning every domain. MCP defines the foundation for this transformation by creating a shared context protocol that allows agents to reason, act, and exchange information seamlessly. Through standardized interfaces such as A2A (Agent-to-Agent) communication, MCP enables real-time coordination across tools, cloud services, and custom models—allowing teams to orchestrate multi-agent workflows that continuously learn, adapt, and scale. Architectures such as NANDA allow adapters to convert MCP servers into full fledged bidirectional agents that be listed on worldwide NANDA index for easy directory and discovery.
Attendees will experience how MCP fuels automation, insight, and collaboration at unprecedented levels, connecting siloed systems into a unified, adaptive network of intelligence. From enterprise AI systems to research prototypes, MCP is becoming the connective tissue linking human intent with autonomous capability.
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Apply to showcase your projects: https://forms.gle/VpEoeWDTniboDNvb7
As part of registration, participants are invited to apply to showcase their projects leveraging MCP, A2A, NANDA or related agentic technologies—highlighting how these emerging protocols are redefining the boundaries of intelligent software systems.