AGNTCon + MCPCon: who should attend in 2027

Key insights

• The conference covers the Model Context Protocol and the wider open agentic AI ecosystem.
• The source lists 2027 events in San Francisco on April 28–29 and London on September 15–16.
• Intended attendees include developers, platform and DevOps teams, security and governance leads, and enterprise architects.
• The Agentic AI Foundation is described as operating under the Linux Foundation.
• AAIF’s GitHub organization is one place to explore its projects and repositories.

AGNTCon + MCPCon brings together people working on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and the wider open agentic AI ecosystem. It may interest developers building agents or MCP servers, as well as platform, DevOps, security, governance and architecture teams. Reza Rad (RADACAD) [MVP] presents the conference and its intended audience in an interview with Angie Jones, VP of Developer Experience at the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF).

What's new

The conference combines AGNTCon, focused on agentic AI, with MCPCon, focused on MCP. The published description characterizes the event as a gathering for the open agentic AI ecosystem, with topics spanning MCP and the broader agent landscape. Its stated focus includes building reliable, scalable and secure agent systems for production.

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. Here, it is presented as one part of a larger conversation about agents and the ecosystem around them, rather than as the event’s only subject. The combined name signals that attendees can expect both MCP-related discussion and coverage of agentic AI more broadly.

The Agentic AI Foundation organizes the conference under the Linux Foundation. The source describes AAIF as a neutral home for open standards, protocols and infrastructure in agentic AI, and lists projects it hosts, including MCP, goose, AGENTS.md, Agent2Agent (A2A), OpenSandbox and OpenEnv. That list gives prospective attendees a sense of the wider ecosystem associated with the foundation; it does not establish that every project will appear on a particular event agenda.

Who it is for and what you need

The audience named in the event description includes developers building MCP servers and AI agents, platform and DevOps teams, security and governance leads, enterprise architects, researchers and startup founders. It also welcomes people interested in shaping open standards for agentic AI. That range makes the conference relevant to both practitioners implementing agent systems and people responsible for evaluating their organizational implications.

The available material does not specify a required job title, technical prerequisite, Microsoft product, license or cloud plan. It also does not give registration requirements, ticket details, or eligibility rules. Readers should therefore treat the audience list as guidance, not as a formal admission policy.

The description lists two 2027 events: North America on April 28–29 in San Francisco, California, and Europe on September 15–16 in London, United Kingdom. The source cautions that these dates were as listed when it was published and may change. It does not establish current registration status, so confirm event details with the organizer before making plans.

How it works

AGNTCon + MCPCon is an in-person conference series, not a Microsoft 365 feature or a configuration that administrators turn on. Its stated purpose is to bring people interested in MCP and agentic AI together to discuss the ecosystem and the work of building agent systems. The source describes the event’s scope, but does not provide a session schedule or detailed agenda.

1. Decide whether your work connects to MCP, AI agents, the infrastructure around agents, or open standards.
2. Use the audience description to assess fit. The listed roles range from developers and researchers to platform, DevOps, security, governance and architecture teams.
3. Check the organizer’s current event information for the location, dates, agenda and registration status. The source lists San Francisco and London for 2027 but warns that dates can change.
4. If you want to explore AAIF projects beyond the event, review the AAIF GitHub organization, which the source identifies as a place to contribute to its projects.

The source also points to public working groups and project contributions as ways to engage with AAIF. Those are separate from attending the conference: the material does not say that conference registration is needed to explore the foundation’s projects, or that attending automatically grants membership or a role in a working group.

Limitations and open questions

The description provides the event’s broad purpose and audience, but not a program, speaker lineup, session format, ticket price or registration deadline. It does not explain how much time the agenda will devote to MCP compared with other agent-related topics. Those details cannot be inferred from the conference name alone.

It also does not establish Microsoft-specific participation, product announcements or hands-on Microsoft sessions. Although agent protocols can be relevant to people working across technology ecosystems, the material does not identify Microsoft as an organizer or describe a Microsoft product integration. This is an industry event rather than a Microsoft product update.

Finally, the source’s listed 2027 dates are explicitly subject to change. The conference’s target audience is broad, but the material does not state a minimum technical skill level or whether sessions are suitable for beginners. Check the organizer’s current event information for decisions that depend on agenda or registration details.

Sources

• AAIF projects and repositories on GitHub
• Reza Rad’s interview about AGNTCon + MCPCon

Frequently asked questions

Who should attend AGNTCon + MCPCon?

The listed audience includes developers building MCP servers and agents, platform and DevOps teams, security and governance leads, enterprise architects, researchers and startup founders.

When and where are the 2027 AGNTCon + MCPCon events?

The source lists April 28–29, 2027, in San Francisco, and September 15–16, 2027, in London. It cautions that the dates may change.

Do I need a specific license or Microsoft product to attend?

The available material does not identify a required license, Microsoft product or technical prerequisite.

What is the difference between AGNTCon and MCPCon?

The description frames AGNTCon around the wider agentic AI ecosystem and MCPCon around the Model Context Protocol. It gives no detailed division of conference sessions.