Model Context Protocol Roundtable Discussion

Please join us for a riveting roundtable discussion on Model Context Protocol (MCP). Solution Street's very own Greg Hodum will be moderating the event, and we have 3 panel participants (see bios below). We will start with food and drinks at 6pm and will then move into the discussion at 6:30p.m.

Gregory Hodum – Managing Director, Solution Street
Gregory Hodum brings over 28 years of experience as a software engineer, technical architect, and development leader. He has successfully designed and delivered complex software solutions across a wide range of industries, including finance, legal, cybersecurity, and national security supporting both commercial clients and government agencies.
Since joining Solution Street in 2012, Gregory has architected and delivered many cloud-native scalable applications using a broad set of technologies. His expertise includes Java/JEE, Ruby on Rails, .NET, and a variety of JavaScript frameworks such as React and Angular. In recent years, Gregory has been expanding his focus to include Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, applying these technologies to solve client business problems and deepening his skills in this rapidly evolving domain.
Prior to Solution Street, Gregory served as Manager of Cybersecurity Development at Northrop Grumman and Senior Principal at American Management Systems (now CGI). Gregory grew up on Long Island, New York and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Outside of work, Gregory enjoys reading a good book, spending time in the garden, and working on improving his golf game.

Neil Chaudhuri – President, Vidya LLC
Neil Chaudhuri is the President of Vidya, LLC, an SBA-certified 8(a) business headquartered in Virginia specializing in modernization for government and commercial clients since 2010.
With 25 years of experience as a software architect, engineer, and team lead, Neil brings a wealth of knowledge in modern programming languages including Kotlin, Java, Scala, TypeScript, Go, and Python. His expertise spans multiple domains including AI, cloud native, web development, APIs, and cybersecurity. Neil is also a blogger, speaker, and occasional podcast guest.
Neil has led significant modernization projects like the State Department's Online Passport Renewal, which now delivers passports in just days with 98% customer satisfaction. He is currently developing commercial AI products using knowledge graphs and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
When he isn’t coding, Neil has season tickets to the Baltimore Orioles and manages to figure out a pop culture reference for pretty much every situation like a walking episode of Family Guy.

Pervez Choudhry – Co-Founder, Gentoro
Pervez Choudhry is the Co-Founder of Gentoro, a platform purpose-built to operationalize the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling AI agents to connect with enterprise systems in secure, auditable, and production-ready ways.
With more than 20 years of leadership across companies like WebLogic, Splunk, Puppet, and StackIQ, Pervez has helped drive multiple high-growth startups from early go-to-market through scale, IPO, and acquisition.
His expertise spans enterprise integration, automation, and cloud infrastructure, with a proven track record of landing and expanding in the Fortune 500. At Gentoro, he’s focused on helping enterprise architects move from demo agents to real-world, agentic applications.

Soujanya Vullam
Soujanya Vullam is a seasoned software engineer with 14+ years of hands-on experience building scalable backend systems, modern UIs, and cloud-native solutions. She has worked on high-impact initiatives at Yahoo and AOL, including serverless AI integrations, large-scale AWS migrations, and enterprise-grade billing platforms. Passionate about systems thinking, product strategy, and execution, Soujanya blends deep technical expertise with a strong understanding of cross-functional collaboration. She is also an evangelist for AI-driven tools and enjoys building meaningful tech that bridges engineering with user experience.