Trusted AI Agents by Design: From Trust Ecosystems to Authority Continuity

Rapid innovation in agentic AI is opening up real potential. But agents don't just forward intent, they create it. When an agent makes the decisions that matter, trust can't be assumed, it has to be designed in. And once agents cross organizational boundaries, decentralized trust infrastructure has a critical role to play.

This session brings together two complementary pieces tackling that fundamental challenge, followed by a panel. This is the timeframe to get things right. Join us.

5:00 PM Opening & Framing – Shane Deconinck

5:10 PM Running AI Agent Protocols over Trust Spanning Protocol – Wenjing Chu
How TMCP and TA2A bring secure, interoperable communication to AI agent ecosystems, built on the Trust Spanning Protocol.

5:35 PM Authority Is Continuous – Nicola Gallo
Introducing PIC (Provenance Identity Continuity Protocol) and its Proof of Continuity as an emerging security primitive for distributed transactions and agent chains.

6:00 PM Closing Panel: Connecting the Layers – Moderated by Shane Deconinck
We'll discuss how the proposed solutions fit together, which pieces are still missing, how they align with existing standards and ongoing work in the space, and what's needed to move from specification to adoption, with plenty of room for interaction.

Learn more:
TSP: Strengthening Trust in Human and AI Interactions (PDF)
PIC Protocol