Protocols for Publishers Showcase
Protocols for Publishers is an event and workshop series that brings together publishers, developers, and researchers to explore open protocols for a sustainable agentic web.
Join us in New York City for an evening of presentations and open discussion, where protocol builders and publishers share their thinking about the future of the web.
You'll hear a discussion about the challenges & opportunities in this space, updates on protocols like MCP, Web Applets, AT Protocol, and Web Payments, then jump into an audience-driven Q&A. Followed by a relaxed mixer with speakers and peers over drinks & light bites.
Speakers
What comes after the web browser? Rupert Manfredi, Unternet
Building great curated news feeds on AT Protocol, Devin Gaffney, Graze
Ivan Sigal, Free Our Feeds
Why
We're on the path to a new kind of web, with an uncertain future: AI-based user agents are now a core interface to the internet for over half-a-billion active users.
This shift comes as platforms have increasingly seized control of the publisher-reader relationship: search engines are squeezing out web publishers to juice ad revenue, while social platforms have captured audiences with algorithmic reach and paid promotion.
The rise of new AI super-apps, in place of traditional browsers, is set to make this dynamic exponentially worse.
How can publishers engage in this platform shift beyond being a dataset to be scraped? How can we avoid being trapped by a new wave of mega-platforms? And how can publishers on the web reach real users, build lasting relationships, and continue to have a equitable business model?
We believe now is a critical time to get technologists & publishers working together to explore—and define—real answers to these questions.
One-day forum (invite-only, August 21st)
Following the evening talks, we're hosting an invite-only forum the following day.
An invite-only full day of hands-on workshops and focused conversations. We'll rotate through small-group discussions on real-world challenges, witness peer-led demos of protocol integrations, and spend time experimenting with tools. This will be an opportunity to explore real problems and opportunities, and lead to collaborations for future community work.
Learn more and apply to attend at https://pfp.unternet.co
Sponsors
Unternet
Building a new kind of intelligent computer and the Web Applets open standard for taking actions on the web
Graze
Graze helps you build custom, curated, and algorithmic feeds on Bluesky powered by the AT Protocol.
Free Our Feeds
A campaign to keep social media open, people-powered, and billionaire-proof.
Thanks to Betaworks for being in-kind sponsor by providing the venue!
Want to get involved as a sponsor, protocol presenter, pr be invited to the private summit? Fill out the form!