Manik Surtani
Employers on the program
- 2026Agentic AI Foundation3 talks
The year around now
Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.
Appearances by year
- MCP Dev Summit / AGNTCon + MCPCon
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | AGNTCon + MCPCon North America 2026 | MCP Dev Summit / AGNTCon + MCPCon | keynote | Keynote: Who Keeps It Open? as Agentic AI Foundation | |
| Sep 17, 2026 | AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe 2026 | MCP Dev Summit / AGNTCon + MCPCon | keynote | Keynote: Catch Them Early as Agentic AI Foundation The Agentic AI Foundation was built to be the neutral referee for the agentic layer. Then we discovered we'd inherited CNCF's entry bar without CNCF's…Show lessThe Agentic AI Foundation was built to be the neutral referee for the agentic layer. Then we discovered we'd inherited CNCF's entry bar without CNCF's conditions: a bar designed for a mature industry, applied to a field just over a year old. Our only door admitted work that had already won - while... | |
| Jun 14, 2026 | MCP Dev Summit Mumbai 2026 | MCP Dev Summit / AGNTCon + MCPCon | keynote | Keynote: Who Keeps It Open? The Story Behind the Agentic AI Foundation, and the Future We're Building as Agentic AI Foundation 18 months ago, Block open-sourced an agent framework called Goose. Community grew quickly, faster than I ever expected. Then the community came back with a…Show less18 months ago, Block open-sourced an agent framework called Goose. Community grew quickly, faster than I ever expected. Then the community came back with a question I didn't have a good answer to: who keeps this open? This is the story of chasing that answer - how it led to a foundation co-founded... |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angie Jones | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Bradley Axen | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Chris Urwin | 2 | — | 2026 |
| David Soria Parra | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Keith Babo | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Shannon Williams | 2 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.