MIDOTNET - Practical AI for Developers: MCP and Running Local Models with Ollama

Agenda

• 5:30 - 6:30pm Networking
• 6:30 - 7:30pm Presentation
• 7:30 - 7:45pm Closing

Abstract
This session follows an Open Space format—participant-driven, flexible, and guided by those in the room. Bring your questions, use cases, or just curiosity.

Curious about integrating AI into your business applications without relying solely on the cloud? This session explores two practical tools: Model-Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data lives, and Ollama, which now supports running powerful multimodal models locally.

We’ll cover:

1. How MCP works.
2. How to use MCP effectively in code
3. How local models can reduce latency, cut cloud costs, and simplify deployment.