AI Context Series San Jose
AI Context Series San Jose
Following the success of our first New York edition, we return to the United States for a second gathering, this time on the West Coast.
AI Context San Jose brings together protocol builders, infrastructure engineers, and enterprise teams deploying agentic AI systems in production.
This event focuses on the realities of scaling agentic AI across organizations, alongside deep technical perspectives on the protocols, tooling, and infrastructure that make these systems work in practice.
AI Context is built for those past the hype and focused on execution. A working conference for people shaping how agentic systems connect to tools, data, and real-world environments.
We’re bringing two stages packed with technical depth and strategic insight:
Practical, in-depth sessions on implementing agent-to-tool communication protocols in real systems
Enterprise perspectives on deploying agentic AI in production environments
Insights from open-source contributors and engineering teams building the ecosystem
A curated audience of developers, platform engineers, researchers, and technical leaders
Dedicated time for meaningful conversations, collaboration, and community exchange.
AI Context covers the entire lifecycle of agentic AI:
Contextual Experience: Designing AI interactions that actually work.
Tech Dev : Protocol deep-dives, integration patterns, and tooling.
Ops, Governance & Security: Responsible deployment and scaling.
Best Practice: Real-world case studies from leading enterprises.
Builders: Developers and architects implementing agentic AI.
Governors: Risk, compliance, and IT leaders navigating enterprise AI.
Transformation Leaders: Business leaders driving AI-powered change.
08:45-09:30 | Registration & Badge Pickup
09:30 | From Protocol to Production: Lessons Learned Making MCP Work in the Enterprise - Rick Nucci (Guru)
10:00 | Beyond Text and Code: Why AI Agents Need a Visual Layer - (Canva)
10:30 | Sebastian Kister (VW)
11:00-11:30 | Networking Break
11:30 | Share Work, Not Access: Control & Identity for Multiplayer Agents - Nick Taylor (Pomerium)
11:30-12:15 (Room 2) | Workshop: Build Your First Visual AI Agent with Canva MCP (Canva)
12:00 | Fireside chat - Rick Nucci (Guru) & Yaniv Markovski (Nimble)
13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break
14:00 | Building Intelligent Enterprise Agents: Agent Patterns, MCP, and the Future of AI Native Design - Daniel Oh (IBM)
14:30 | The Agent Escaped the Guardrails: Lessons from a Production Kubernetes Support Agent - Wayne Wen (LinkedIn)
15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break
15:30 | The Third Entity - Sanford Redlich (Alterion)
16:00 | Multi-Tenant Agents and MCP Serves on Kubernetes -Jeremy Drouillard (Stacklok)
16:00 (Room 2) | The Binding Gap: The MCP Tool Your Agent Vetted Is Not the Tool It Calls - Gautam Bharti (mcpindex.ai)
16:30 | Closing Panel - Shipped Isn't Adopted: What It Takes To Get People Actually Using AI - Hillary Curran (Guru), Gohar Ghabuzyan (Pinterest) & Cole Courson (Open AI)
17:00-18:00 | Networking
Ric Nucci, Co-founder & CEO | Guru
Jeremy Drouillard, Staff Software Engineer | Stacklok
Nick Taylor, Developer Advocate | Pomerium
Sanford Redlich, Head of Engineering | Alterion
Gohar Ghabuzyan, Senior Learning Manager | Pinterest
Cole Courson, AI Deployment Manager | Open AI
Sebastian Kister, Chief AI Architect | VW
Daniel Oh, Sr. Principal Developer Advocate | IBM
Wayne Wen, Staff Engineer - Compute Infra | LinkedIn
Yaniv Markovski, Head of Ecosystem Engineering | Nimble
Gautam Bharti, Product Leader and Independent Researcher | mcpindex.ai
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