• Posted on February 20, 2026by Co-chairs Manik Surtani & Varun Talwar Agentic systems are rapidly moving from experimentation into real production workloads. • Cloud native teams are now being asked to connect models to real tools, data, and workflows in reliable, secure ways-without relying on brittle, one-off integrations. • As MCP emerges as a shared, interoperable layer under vendor-neutral stewardship, Agentics Day provides a focused space for the community to exchange real-world implementations and shape best practices while the ecosystem is still evolving. • Who will get the most out of attending this event? • Platform, SRE, and infrastructure teams who expect to operate or secure agentic capabilities will find this event especially valuable. • Protocols like MCP sit at the boundary between models and sensitive systems, making operational practices, governance, and security considerations critical early on.

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  • KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 will feature a focused “Agentics Day” dedicated to the emerging MCP (Model‑to‑Client Protocol) and AI agents. The half‑day event, with over ten talks, targets platform, SRE, and infrastructure teams, as well as builders of agents and open‑source contributors. It aims to move agentic systems from experimentation to production by exploring real‑world deployments, governance, and security practices under vendor‑neutral stewardship. Attendees will learn how MCP enables a “build‑once, integrate‑across‑clients” model, reducing vendor lock‑in, and will help shape interoperability standards for the cloud‑native ecosystem.

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