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9:30am PDT

PRO Session (CloudX): From Chaos to Control: Operationalizing ML Workflows in the Cloud with MLOps and GenAI
Thursday September 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
Aditi Jain, Amazon SDE
Bhavani Sankar Telaprolu, Google, Software Engineer

As AI/ML adoption accelerates across industries, many teams face critical challenges in bringing models from prototype to production—especially in cloud environments. This session explores how MLOps practices, automation, and cloud-native tools can streamline the deployment and monitoring of both traditional ML and emerging GenAI models. Attendees will learn how to structure ML pipelines, manage data and model versioning, implement CI/CD for ML, and optimize cloud costs, all while ensuring reproducibility and governance. Drawing on real-world experiences, this talk offers actionable insights for making ML systems robust, scalable, and production-ready in the cloud.  
Speakers
avatar for Aditi Jain

Aditi Jain

SDE, Amazon
As an experienced software developer and AI specialist, I've dedicated my career to implementing cutting-edge technologies across various platforms. My journey, spanning both industry and academia, has given me a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities of deploying... Read More →
avatar for Bhavani Sankar Telaprolu

Bhavani Sankar Telaprolu

Software Engineer, Google
Bhavani Sankar Telaprolu is a seasoned Cloud and AI Solutions Architect with over 5 years of experience designing and deploying scalable machine learning systems in the cloud. He specializes in MLOps, cloud-native architecture, and productionizing generative AI models. Bhavani has... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
  CloudX

9:30am PDT

PRO Session (DataWeek): Intelligent Automation of Data Engineering Workflows with LLMs
Thursday September 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Manohar Sai Jasti, Workday,  Analytics Engineer

I will share how I developed an AI-driven system to transform raw SQL into production-ready dbt models using Large Language Models (LLMs). By combining retrieval-augmented generation techniques with dbt’s semantic framework, I automated SQL refactoring, modularization, testing, and documentation. This approach accelerates data engineering workflows, reduces manual effort, and enables scalable, production-ready analytics pipelines. I will walk through the architecture, challenges faced during scaling, validation strategies for AI-generated SQL, and key lessons learned from deploying this solution in real-world environments. Attendees will gain practical insights into applying LLMs for data workflow automation, improving pipeline quality, and driving faster AI productionization across modern data stacks. 
Speakers
avatar for Manohar Sai Jasti

Manohar Sai Jasti

Analytics Engineer, Workday
Manohar Sai Jasti is an experienced Analytics Engineer specializing in building efficient and scalable data pipelines. With expertise in tools like dbt, Trino, and cloud platforms, he helps organizations turn data into actionable insights. Manohar is passionate about simplifying data... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

9:30am PDT

API World Certificate Program
Thursday September 4, 2025 9:30am - 4:30pm PDT
Santa Clara Convention Center
Learn more about our certificate program:

The DevNetwork Certificate Program is designed for you to strengthen your skills in a variety of tools & technologies and earn recognition for your professional development. Follow the below steps to view our API World 2025 Certificates and build your personal schedule, attend the in-person and/or virtual talks, and obtain your Certificate(s) after the conference!
The DevNetwork Certificate Program is included with your API World 2025 Pass or PREMIUM Pass (but not OPEN Passes — contact us about upgrading: info@devnetwork.com).
Step 1: Choose from the available Certificates below and view the talks for each Certificate. (You may earn more than one Certificate at API World 2025).
Step 2: Attend eight (8) or more talks under each Conference on the schedule. (In-person attendance is tracked at the entrance to each stage through badge scans — make sure your badge is scanned! Live online attendance is tracked by simply logging in and attending the virtual talk on the virtual platform.) Talks under each Certificate may be attended either in-person (Sept 3-5), or a combination of both.
Step 3: All attendees who attend complete Certificates by attending eight (8) or more talks under each Certificate during API World 2025 will receive an email by October 31, 2025, with their Certificate(s).
Build your API World 2025 Certificate schedule today!




Thursday September 4, 2025 9:30am - 4:30pm PDT
Santa Clara Convention Center
  2. Experiences & Official Events

10:00am PDT

PRO Session (CloudX): Unlocking Cloud Data Insights with Grafana's API Monitoring
Thursday September 4, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
Syed Usman Ahmad, Grafana Labs, Staff Developer Advocate

Grafana is a popular open-source monitoring tool, but often, new users are unable to utilize its full potential to efficiently monitor or visualize data.

In this talk, we will demonstrate an example of how to monitor your application running in the Cloud via API using the Grafana Infinity Plugin. Later, we see more advanced features to get key metrics for better observability.

It will be an introduction to the Dashboards, and also an excellent opportunity to learn more about the advanced features, including troubleshooting & debugging.

join us to learn more about Grafana dashboards, community contributions and share your feedback and suggestions!
Speakers
avatar for Syed Usman Ahmad

Syed Usman Ahmad

Staff Developer Advocate, Grafana Labs
Usman is a Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs from Nuremberg, Germany. He works with the Open Source community on the community forum, GitHub and Slack.He has over 15 years of experience in IT and in Cloud Support where he served multiple customers all over Europe, US, Japan... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
  CloudX

10:00am PDT

PRO Session (DataWeek): Generative AI Operation Evaluation Framework
Thursday September 4, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Cigil Achenkunju, LivePerson, Data and Product Management

How do we know if this gen AI investment is moving the needle? It is a question heard almost daily across finance, healthcare, and retail. And honestly, it is the right question to ask. On top of that, should we continue to invest in AI at the same rate or optimize? How can a stakeholder show that solution usage has a positive or maybe negative impact on their operation?
Survey results indicate that up to 85% of AI initiatives eventually fail to deliver their promises. Organizations using gen AI want to understand the impact of such solutions clearly. Can you blame them? So, let’s define a strategic decision-making framework that broadly answers these business questions in an operational setting that balances the benefits of business value and AI integration.

An analytical framework for operations measurement 2S/2E: Think of it as four pillars used together to tell a complete story of your gen AI-enabled operation's health: Each pillar reveals a different facet of your performance, and I'll show you exactly how to measure them. These pillars offer valuable insights to measure your operations. What makes this framework powerful is its systematic approach and adaptability.
Speakers
avatar for Cigil Achenkunju

Cigil Achenkunju

Data and Product Management, LivePerson
A leader in advanced data analytics and a strategic advisor, Cigil has a robust background in data science and product management. With extensive experience across various organizations, Cigil has helped companies transform data into actionable insights that drive business success... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

11:00am PDT

OpenAPI Summit: The AI-Powered API Stack: Automating API Development, Testing, and Documentation with GenAI
Thursday September 4, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
Manasa Hari, Adobe, SDE III

Why build APIs manually when AI can accelerate the entire lifecycle? This talk showcases how GenAI can automate endpoint design, test case generation, mocking, and live documentation. From generating OpenAPI specs using natural language to producing Postman collections and unit tests with GPT, we’ll cover practical examples that save engineering hours. This session is a must for DevEx, platform teams, and toolchain builders looking to unlock speed and consistency with AI-assisted APIs. 
Speakers
avatar for Manasa Hari

Manasa Hari

SDE III, Adobe
Manasa Hari is a Software Development Engineer III (SDE III) with 12 years of experience in designing and scaling cloud-native systems. Currently at Adobe, she has also held key roles at Splunk, Selector AI, Taulia, and RingCentral. Known for her expertise in Kubernetes, event-driven... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
  API World

11:00am PDT

PRO Session (API): Scaling Systems with Async APIs: The 6+1 Pillars of Resilient Growth
Thursday September 4, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
Jatin Taneja, Salesforce, Senior Member of Technical Staff

Scaling modern systems goes beyond simply adding servers — it requires rethinking how services communicate. In this session, we’ll explore how Async APIs enable high-throughput, decoupled, and resilient systems through a practical framework: the 6+1 pillars of scalability.

In this condensed talk, we’ll dive into key pillars like loose coupling, message buffering, and partitioned parallelism, showing how they help systems handle traffic spikes, isolate failures, and grow independently. We'll also touch on how the AsyncAPI specification can bring structure and clarity to event-driven architectures.

This talk is ideal for developers, architects, and PMs looking for actionable insights into event-based design. You’ll walk away with a mental model for scaling systems the async way — and where to start.

Key Takeaways:
1. Understand the core pillars that make Async APIs scalable and resilient
2. Learn how to decouple systems using event-driven design
3. See real-world examples of patterns like queue buffering, partitioning, and retries
Speakers
avatar for Jatin Taneja

Jatin Taneja

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce
As a software engineer with over 10 years of experience, I specialize in building scalable, resilient APIs for data intensive applications. I have been working with Salesforce for over 5 years as part of the Enterprise API team. My experience spans various areas of enterprise API... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
  API World

11:30am PDT

OpenAPI Summit: The Third-Wave of API Management
Thursday September 4, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
Adrian Machado, Zuplo, Staff Engineer

The third-wave of API management is here. There are several trends that engineers and technical leaders need to know so they can choose the right tools and platforms for building their APIs. Trends include
1. Modernization around API gateways - The move towards GitOps over server configuration, and Edge over regional deployments
2. Centralization around OpenAPI and new tooling that's emerged
3. A strong focus on API DevX - what API-as-a-product really looks like in practice and the companies pushing the envelope. SDK generation, docs platforms, and more take center stage.

The talk will cover technology and tools engineering leaders should look to adopt and the benefits/drawbacks
Speakers
avatar for Adrian Machado

Adrian Machado

Staff Engineer, Zuplo
I am a Staff Software engineer working at Zuplo. I specialize in our open source technology and adopting emerging technologies (ex. AI) at the company. This includes our work on RateMyOpenAPI, Zudoku, Mockbin, and various other tools. I've written several blogs for Zuplo, and spoken... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
  API World

1:00pm PDT

OpenAPI Summit: Building APIs for the AI Era: Why OpenAPI is Non-Negotiable
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
Shireen Nagdive, Salesforce, Senior Software Engineer

AI agents are transforming how we interact with APIs, but most APIs aren’t built with AI in mind. Without a clear, machine-readable contract, AI agents struggle to discover, understand, and interact with APIs effectively. OpenAPI Specification (OAS) changes the game by enabling automation, adaptability, and seamless integration. This talk breaks down why OpenAPI is critical for the AI era and shows an AI agent in action, consuming an OpenAPI-defined API in real time. After attending this session, attendees will get a clear understanding of why OpenAPI is essential in the AI-driven API world and see an AI agent in action.

Key Takeaways:
1) Why OpenAPI Matters for AI Agents – Understand how OpenAPI enables AI agents to dynamically discover and consume APIs.

2) Demo: AI + OpenAPI in Action – Watch an AI agent interact with an OpenAPI-defined API in real time.
Speakers
avatar for Shireen Nagdive

Shireen Nagdive

Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce
Shireen is a Senior Software Engineer on the Enterprise API team, which currently serves half of all API traffic for the Salesforce.com ecosystem, processing billions of transactions and over a trillion records monthly, across 30+ versions of API endpoints and formats. She builds... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
  API World

1:00pm PDT

PRO Session (API): You Don't Need SDKs, Wait Maybe You Do?
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
Sid Maestre,  APIMatic, VP Developer Relations

In this talk, we examine why your company may not need SDKs and the signs they could support efforts to drive API adoption through a better developer experience.

For those just getting started or revamping your SDK strategy, we review four ways to build SDKs and best practices to design, implement, and support them. Lastly, we share insights from leading API providers and their approach to SDKs.
Speakers
avatar for Sid Maestre

Sid Maestre

VP Developer Relations, APIMatic
As the VP of Developer Relation at APIMatic, Sid Maestre works with companies to automate how they build developer experiences and drive adoption of their APIs through SDKs, interactive documentation, guides and code samples. Sid is building a community of practice for SDKs builders... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
  API World

1:00pm PDT

PRO Session (CloudX): Leveraging Microservices Design for Scalable Architecture
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
Vinod Krishnan, Workday, Staff Engineer

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems is crucial for meeting the demands of growing user bases and complex applications. Microservices architecture, which breaks down large applications into smaller, independent services, has become a popular approach to achieve these goals. However, designing and implementing micro services requires a solid understanding of proven design patterns that can enhance scalability, improve system resilience, and streamline maintenance.
We will explore key design patterns and best practices that can help organizations build robust, efficient, and scalable microservices-based architectures.
Attendees will gain by adopting these strategies, businesses can ensure their systems are not only flexible and adaptable but also prepared to handle increasing traffic and complexity as they grow.
Speakers
avatar for Vinod Krishnan

Vinod Krishnan

Staff Engineer, Workday
Seasoned Software Engineer with 20 years of experience in architecting and leading software development projects using Java and Python. Proven expertise in software engineering, with a strong track record of driving advancements in compute, memory, and storage efficiency at Workday... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
  CloudX

1:00pm PDT

PRO Session (DataWeek): AI-Driven Innovation: Scalable Data Architectures
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Pritam Roy, Capgemini, Sr. Manager

As enterprises embrace AI for scalable automation, predictive analytics, and real-time decision intelligence, the need for robust data architectures and machine learning frameworks has never been greater. This session, led by Pritam Roy, a seasoned AI and data engineering leader, will explore how to design and implement scalable AI-powered data solutions that optimize business operations, cloud efficiency, and enterprise intelligence. 
Speakers
avatar for Pritam Roy

Pritam Roy

Sr. Manager, Capgemini
Pritam Roy is a seasoned AI and data engineering leader, specializing in enterprise-scale AI solutions, cloud computing, and machine learning-driven business transformation. With over 20 years of experience, he has played a pivotal role in AI innovation, predictive analytics, and... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

1:30pm PDT

OpenAPI Summit: Build AI-Ready APIs with MCP
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
Emmanuel Paraskakis, Level 250, Founder

Model Context Protocol (MCP) has become a key topic among API providers and consumers. MCP lets AI agents and Large Language Models (LLMs) access APIs, introducing a new category of consumers for API providers. It presents significant opportunities for those who adopt it. In this session, we’ll explore what API Providers need to know about MCP and how to incorporate it into their roadmaps:
• Recognize MCP’s Importance for API Providers
Identify how Model Context Protocol enhances API integration with Agents & LLMs.

• Analyze the Current State of MCP
Examine the latest developments and applications of MCP in the industry.

• Generate an MCP Server from OpenAPI Specs
Learn to create an MCP server using your existing OpenAPI specifications.

• Incorporate MCP into Your API Roadmap
Define steps to integrate MCP into your API development plans.
Speakers
avatar for Emmanuel Paraskakis

Emmanuel Paraskakis

Founder, Level 250
I’m Emmanuel Paraskakis, an entrepreneur, product management executive, and consultant at Level 250 (an OpenAPI member company), with over 15 years of experience shaping API products. I currently teach on Maven and conduct in-person workshops for my customers.I’ve led large API... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
  API World

1:30pm PDT

PRO Session (API): "Network Observability" Overlooked, Underappreciated, more important than ever
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
Leon Adato, Catchpoint, Developer Relations Advocate

Remember the network? Long before "infrastructure as code", container orchestration, cluster management, or death by 1,000 clicks in some labyrinthine cloud configuration console, the network was an essential layer (or 3) of IT operations.

This may cause some to call for their fainting couch, but I never the less must inform you that the network never went away, became irrelevant, or was simplified to the point where it didn't matter.

The network - good old route and switch, packets and bits (and more importantly flow) networking - is alive and kicking and more important than ever to those of us who care about the performance and availability of our applications.

More to the point, not only is the network the metaphorical plumbing through which all your precious non-metaphorical observability and monitoring data flows; it holds secrets you'll never find in the traces, events, metrics, and logs of typical application observability solutions.

In this talk I'll reveal the observability secrets hiding in plain sight within your network; suggest ways to access that information; and highlight the insights and value you're missing if that data remains invisible, unused, or ignored.
Speakers
avatar for Leon Adato

Leon Adato

Developer Relations Advocate, Catchpoint
Leon Adato is a Developer Relations Advocate and has held multiple industry certifications over his 33 years in IT including Cisco, Microsoft, A+, and more. His experience spans financial, healthcare, food and beverage, and other industries.Leon has been speaking, blogging, and creating... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
  API World

1:30pm PDT

PRO Session (CloudX): AI Data Center in a Box: The Future of Edge Computing
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
Venkat Maddali, Medallia, Global Head - SRE

Data is growing at an unprecedented pace. Every transaction generates data, and with AI, this growth is accelerating. AI-driven automation introduces additional transactions, creating more data. As humans become more inquisitive about AI's operations, we add even more data through observability, logs, controls, and guardrails. Everything we do contributes to this data explosion.

This growth welcomes a new problem: The Challenge of AI and Data Ownership

The Challenge of AI and Data Ownership

Traditional solutions rely on commodity storage to handle data growth. However, AI is forcing industries to rethink data ownership. Many customers want to leverage AI but do not want to send their data to a hosted cloud, whether public, private, or hybrid. The question is: how do we enable AI while keeping data within a customer's control?

AI Data Center in a Box

The answer lies in AI-powered data centers in a box. This is not just a rack of servers but a compact, turnkey solution designed for edge computing. The key components of this AI-driven edge solution include:

Modular design to balance power, compute, networking, and security
Pluggable LLMs (Large Language Models) for customized AI processing
Integrated storage to handle large datasets efficiently
On-demand AI processing to enable offline and secure computations
Kill switch for ultimate control and security
Speakers
avatar for Venkat Maddali

Venkat Maddali

Global Head - SRE, Medallia
At Medallia, (owned by Thoma Bravo), we empower organizations to deliver on their promises and make their customers feel the love! We turn signals into action with the world's leading experience management platform, helping companies around the globe deliver exceptional experiences.In... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
  CloudX

1:30pm PDT

PRO Session (DataWeek): Integrating Data Governance into Cyber Risk Management
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Nandini Singh, Google, Sr. TPM

This session is designed for cybersecurity professionals, data governance leaders, and IT managers seeking to strengthen their organization's cybersecurity posture through effective data governance practices. Attendees will leave with actionable insights and strategies to enhance their organization's resilience against cyber threats.

Drawing upon my experience of working at the Office of Cybersecurity Resilience at Google, I will share lessons learned from integrating data governance into cyber risk management, with a focus on evaluating metric quality levels (introducing the concept of Metric Bill of Materials) and developing a continuous improvement and adaptation roadmap.
Speakers
avatar for Nandini Singh

Nandini Singh

Sr. TPM, Google
Nandini Singh is a seasoned professional in the fields of data modeling, analytics, and cybersecurity technologies, with a robust career that spans over a decade. She currently serves as a Senior Technical Program Manager at Google, where she leads initiatives on product, platform... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

2:00pm PDT

PRO Session (CloudX): Productize Your DevOps (Or “What I Really Learned from Playing with Legos”)
Thursday September 4, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
Casey Morton, Pinnacle Solutions Group, Principal Consultant

In the early days of my career, a mentor once said to me "Everything is a product". He went on to say, "Its less about selling your software and more about creating well-defined (and documented), composable modules or Lego bricks..." This is a lesson that I keep close to my heart over 20 years later. In this session, we'll talk about how this mantra can apply to nearly everyone in IT and then we'll look at it, specifically as it applies to DevOps. What does it mean to "productize" something? Why does it matter? Why should I design for reuse even if I probably never will?We will talk through a couple of examples to better illustrate how to apply this to your daily work. Maybe its your CI/CD pipeline. Maybe its Terraform or Bicep scripts. Maybe its Helm Charts. Let's take a look at these very different scenarios and see how Productized DevOps can make your life easier and help make you more successful. 
Speakers
avatar for Casey Morton

Casey Morton

Principal Consultant, Pinnacle Solutions Group
I am a seasoned veteran of 20+ years as an IT Professional. I have worked with numerous development teams ranging from 4 developers to 200+. I started my career as an application developer. Starting with my very first college internships, nearly every team I was on, somehow I always... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage
  CloudX

2:30pm PDT

OpenAPI Summit: AI‑Powered APIs and API‑Enabled AI: A Symbiotic Evolution Driving Mutual Innovation
Thursday September 4, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
Neelesh Pateriya, Cisco, Principal Engineer

APIs and AI are no longer separate domains—they’re co‑evolving in a symbiotic relationship that accelerates innovation on both sides. This session uncovers how AI enhances API design, documentation, and developer workflows, while APIs extend AI’s reach into real‑world data, actions, and operational systems.

AI‑Powered APIs:
Developers face rising complexity in discovering, understanding, and implementing APIs. AI can transform this experience by powering intent‑based search and summarization in API documentation, suggesting improvements to OpenAPI schemas (from descriptions and examples to issue detection and guideline‑compliant fixes), and generating production‑ready integration code via natural language prompts in environments like VSCode Copilot.

API‑Enabled AI:
AI systems often struggle to access live, domain‑specific data or act autonomously beyond static model outputs. By exposing data and services through APIs—standardized and secured via protocols like MCP—AI can tap into real‑time sources, enrich its context, and execute complex, multi‑step workflows. MCP‑powered platforms (e.g., Cursor, VSCode Copilot) are already demonstrating how AI agents can both recommend and perform tasks seamlessly.
 
Speakers
avatar for Neelesh Pateriya

Neelesh Pateriya

Principal Engineer, Cisco
Neelesh is a Principal Engineer at the Cisco Developers platform. With a strong focus on driving innovation and excellence, he leads the development of the platform and the tool "API Insights," which plays a pivotal role in enabling a comprehensive organization-wide API Quality program... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
  API World

2:30pm PDT

PRO Session (API): Supporting AI-First MCP in an API-First World.
Thursday September 4, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
Amey Desai, Nexla, Head of Artificial Intelligence

At Nexla, we recently implemented native support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) as part of our agentic AI framework. This included exposing Data Products as an MCP Server, orchestration across MCP servers and LLMs, and mixing MCP with non-MCP (re)sources and tools. While Nexla is used to build agentic systems, it’s been used a lot longer as an iPaaS to create, integrate, and proxy APIs – and for data integration.

Join us as we walk through our lessons learned and biggest challenges in using AI-First MCP, and mixing it with a non-MCP, API-First world. Topics include:
Current strengths and weaknesses of MCP vs other standards
Nexla’s MCP server architecture, and how it supports different APIs and other sources
AI-driven orchestration of MCP and non-MCP sources
How to manage security with MCP, one of the biggest challenges with MCP today

We'll share practical examples of this architecture in action, covering implementation patterns, agent coordination strategies, and a leave behind or follow along developer kit for the developers in the audience.
Speakers
avatar for Amey Desai

Amey Desai

Head of Artificial Intelligence, Nexla
Amey Desai is an experienced engineering leader and AI expert specializing in data platforms, generative AI, and enterprise-grade integration solutions. He is currently the Head of AI at Nexla, where he spearheads the development of AI-driven innovations in data management, deep-research... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
  API World

3:00pm PDT

OpenAPI Summit: API Governance: The Latest Trends Is Making Teams Love Standardization
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
Jeremy Glassenberg, Salesforce, Product Leader, APIs

API governance has been a topic for many years, especially the last 5, as more companies expand and see the need for it. We've also trended away from "enforcement by force", with successful API governance stories consistently achieved by "enforcement with love" - making API development easier for your teams, to get them to want to support API governance. Now, standardization is easier than ever, with shared tactics and tools getting more formalized. Here, we'll go through the latest methods that worked for many enterprises, and a winning product stack that makes API development smoother for everyone. 
Speakers
avatar for Jeremy Glassenberg

Jeremy Glassenberg

Product Leader, APIs, Salesforce
Jeremy is an experienced Product leader of over 17 years with a specialty in managing developer platforms and APIs at successful startups like Box and Tradeshift, building successful Platform and Product organizations from the ground up. He managed and expanded developer platforms... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
  API World

3:00pm PDT

PRO Session (API): Security APIs That Secure APIs
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
Jayson DeLancey, Semgrep, Head of Developer Relations

Semgrep is a fast, open-source, static code analysis engine with support for 30+ programming languages.

We'll look at some of the patterns for how developers might introduce vulnerabilities when building APIs.
Speakers
avatar for Jayson DeLancey

Jayson DeLancey

Head of Developer Relations, Semgrep
Jayson is a manager for the Resources Working Group of the Developer Relations Foundation and is Head of Developer Relations for Semgrep, an open-source static code analysis tool.Prior to Semgrep, he worked in a wide variety of industries and leadership roles including with Dolby... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)
  API World

3:30pm PDT

OpenAPI Summit: AI, APIs, and the Path to AI-Readiness: Structuring the AI Supply Chain for Enterprise Adoption
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
Budhaditya Bhattacharya, Tyk, Director of Product Ecosystems

AI is changing the game, but without a solid foundation, it can quickly become a house of cards. Effective AI governance isn’t just about ticking boxes; it’s about building a structured AI supply chain that ensures everything stays reliable, accountable, and efficient. In this session, we’ll break down the four key components – vendors, interfaces, data, and tooling – and explain how they are pivotal in making your AI systems work smoothly.

What to expect
1. Learn how to structure an AI supply chain for flexibility, security, and scale
2. Get to grips with LLM APIs and Model Context Protocol (MCP), key players in AI interoperability
3. Weigh the benefits of structured toolchains vs. AI operators – because one approach won’t work for everyone
4. Understand how APIs serve as the transport layer for knowledge and decision-making in AI systems
Speakers
avatar for Budhaditya Bhattacharya

Budhaditya Bhattacharya

Director of Product Ecosystems, Tyk
Budha is the director of product ecosystems at Tyk, where he leads product education, ecosystem expansion, and adoption of open standards. He is the co-creator of the API platform maturity model, course instructor, conference speaker, and host of Tyk's annual LEAP conferences.As the... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
API World -- Workshop Stage B (PRO)
  API World
 
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