MCP Universe – A Micro Summit for Agentic Builders

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is shaping the future of agentic AI—enabling open protocols, powering innovation, and accelerating how developers build intelligent systems. This event is designed for founders, developers, and engineering leaders exploring the next wave of open source and agentic technologies.

GitHub x Microsoft for Startups: MCP Universe

🚀 Hosted alongside GitHub Universe, MCP Universe brings together a vibrant community of open source contributors, startup founders, and enterprise builders to dive deep into the foundations of MCP and the pillars of the agentic web.

Get inside understanding of where Microsoft and investors are thinking about MCP with Amanda Silver and Ursheet Parikh, General Partner at Mayfield

Hear from the leaders driving MCP forward:

• ​David Soria Parra - Anthropic, Member of Technical Staff, co-creator Core Maintainer, MCP Steering Committee
• Den Delimarsky – Microsoft, Principal Product Engineer Core Maintainer, MCP Steering Committee
• ​Nick Cooper - OpenAI, Member of Technical Staff, Core Maintainer, MCP Steering Committee
• Jeremiah Lowin – Author of FastMCP, Founder of Prefect.io

And learn from real-world builders and innovators:

• ​Shannon Williams - Cofounder and President of Obot
• ​Toby Padilla - Principal, cofounder and builder of GitHub MCP Registry and GitHub MCP Server
• ​Vitaly Gordon - cofounder and CEO of Faros AI
• ​Angie Jones - VP of Engineer, AI Tools and Enablement at Block

See live demos from Matvei Popov ML Engineer at Roboflow and Cathy Di, cofounder and CEO of ​Dedalus

Moderated by: Rob Ferguson (Microsoft for Startups), Kevin Crosby (GitHub), Simina Pasat, VP Product (GitHub)

Key Takeaways You'll Explore:

🤖 MCP Foundations – Why open protocols matter for agentic AI

🚀 Agentic Future – How MCP accelerates innovation across startups and enterprises

🔒 Trust & Security – Building confidence in open agentic systems

🧩 Real-World Deployments – See MCP in action with apps, agents, and production use cases