KONG API + AI Summit 2026
Network event
111 attendees from 77 groups hosting
Details
Unable to join us in LA? We will be live streaming the keynotes virtually.
Breakouts, hands-on labs and networking experiences remain only for those on site in LA however, don't miss what's happening on the main stage...LIVE.
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Most agent demos work great in isolation. Then someone asks them to connect to a real enterprise data source, respect an identity boundary, or carry context across a multi-agent workflow — and the cracks show.
API + AI Summit is where engineers fix that.
Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2026 · InterContinental Los Angeles (in-person)
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What's on the table:
- Context Engineering — Agents don't fail at reasoning. They fail at connecting. This track covers the connectivity layer between agents and the enterprise context they need to act: grounding, identity enforcement, MCP for enterprise interoperability.
- Agentic Architecture Best Practices — The next generation of agents doesn't wait to be asked. Running Kafka? You're closer to autonomous AI than your roadmap assumes.
- AI Governance — Govern LLM access, secure prompt and response traffic, build the audit infrastructure production agentic systems actually demand.
- APIs for the AI Era — Your API platform is either an accelerator or a bottleneck for AI adoption. No middle ground. Rebuild the foundation AI workloads actually require.
- Token Cost Management — Token maxxing, AI margin erosion, and context sprawl are showing up on invoices nobody budgeted for. Get ahead of both sides: monetization and cost governance.
- Agent Stack Labs — Stop watching. Start building. Five hands-on labs covering AI gateways, agent orchestration, context retrieval, and agentic developer platforms. Bring your laptop.
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