From Intranet to Internet of AI Agents

NANDA Summit at MIT

Project NANDA is pioneering the foundational layer for the Internet of AI Agents at MIT. Join us for a pivotal two-day summit shaping the future of decentralized intelligence. 300+ attendees are coming to explore the next frontier of AI collaboration.

Date
July 14-15, 2025
Location
MIT College of Computing
51 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Room 45-230
Format
2-Day Summit
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Summit Agenda

Monday, July 14th

8:30 AM
Registration
Welcome & check-in
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Introduction to Agentic Web and Nanda Ecosystem
Overview of decentralized AI and the Nanda ecosystem
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Decentralized AI Panels + Keynote Speaker: Ken Huang
Panel discussions on decentralized AI with keynote presentation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Proposals for Web3Quilt: Index for Decentralized AI Agents (I4DA)
RFP presentations and technical discussions
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch, Poster Session, Web3 Quilt Breakout Discussions
Networking lunch with poster presentations and specialized breakout sessions (By Invitation for Nanda Members)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Decentralized AI projects and Startups innovations
Short presentations showcasing innovative projects
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Daniela Rus, Director of CSAIL, MIT
Keynote presentation on the future of AI and robotics
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Live demos: Nanda Index, MCP/A2A and Agent Demos
Interactive demonstrations of core technologies
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Breakout Workshops
Specialized technical workshops
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Picnic
Social gathering and networking
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Hack Session: Build/Bring your Agents and Deploy them on the Web
Hands-on coding session and breakout discussions

Tuesday, July 15th

8:30 AM
Registration
Welcome & check-in
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Invited Speakers
Special guest presentations
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Nanda Tech Overview
Technical deep dive into Nanda technologies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Nanda Research Overview
Research findings and future directions
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Pattie Maes, History of AI Agents
Historical perspective on AI agents and their evolution
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Rao Surapaneni, Head of A2A, Google
Agent-to-Agent communication and Google's perspective
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Working Groups for Nanda & Project Demos
• Working Groups (By Invitation for Nanda Members)
• Project demos and startup innovations
• Poster session
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Startup Innovations in Agentic Web & AI Investor Panel
Short presentations followed by panel with AI investors and VCs
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Building Sessions
• Build Index, Registry and AgentFacts
• Build MCP and A2A, Langchain
• Build Agent on Nanda SDK and cross-platform Agent experience
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Agentic Web Use Cases: Interactive Discussion
Community discussion on real-world applications
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Wrap up and Next Steps
Summit conclusions and future roadmap
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Picnic
Final networking and celebration

Previous Speakers

Ramesh Raskar
Ramesh Raskar
Professor & Founder
MIT & Project NANDA
John Roese
John Roese
Global CTO & Chief AI Officer
Dell Technologies
R.V. Guha
R.V. Guha
Tech Fellow & Creator
Microsoft & NLWeb
Jessica Rosenworcel
Jessica Rosenworcel
Former Chair
FCC
Nick Cooper
Nick Cooper
Member of Technical Staff
OpenAI
Todd Segal
Todd Segal
Principal Software Engineer
Google
Ashish Bhatia
Ashish Bhatia
Principal Product Manager
Microsoft
Samuel Saraf
Samuel Saraf
Senior Director, Product Management
Salesforce
Fatih Porikli
Fatih Porikli
Sr. Director, Global AI Agents Innovation
Qualcomm
Peeyush Aggarwal
Peeyush Aggarwal
Partner
Deloitte UK
John Zinky
John Zinky
Principal Performance Engineer
Akamai
Rakesh Gohel
Rakesh Gohel
Founder
JUTEQ

Agentic project? Showcase your project and startup innovation.

Building the next generation of agentic AI, decentralized infrastructure, or next-gen identity systems? We want to learn about your project and startup innovation and connect you with researchers and industry leaders.

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Present Your Research

Apply to present your project as a poster presentation and share your work with the community.

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Web3 Quilt RFP

Learn about our Request for Proposals for Web3 Quilt initiatives and collaboration opportunities.

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