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Why AI Connectivity Matters

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February 2, 2026

From Fragmented Pilots to Unified Production AI

AI is reshaping enterprise connectivity — turning it into a strategic lever for speed, cost control, and competitive advantage. But fragmented infrastructure is holding you back.

This live conversation breaks down how leading enterprises are unifying their AI connectivity to move confidently from experimentation to production.

Today’s Challenge

Disconnected tools, scattered policies, and siloed teams create friction at every connection point. Latency compounds, costs spiral, and governance becomes nearly impossible as AI systems scale.

Your Roadmap to Production AI

Learn how to unify your entire AI data path — from agents to models to tools — and move from pilot experiments to production scale with controlled costs.

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The Age of AI Connectivity

Augusto Marietti
CEO & Co-Founder of Kong

Presented By

Augusto Marietti
CEO & Co-Founder of Kong
Marco Palladino
CTO and Co-Founder of Kong
Reza Shafii
SVP of Product
Alex Drag
Head of Product Marketing
Lélio Renard Lavaud
VP of Engineering, Mistral AI
James Kaplan
CTO, McKinsey Technology
Mark Roper
Sr. Director, Product and API Platform, Capital One
Murali Kurukunda
Senior Director, Capital One

What's New and What's Coming

Agentic Trust Layer

Secure, compliant agent-to-agent communication with governance that scales as fast as your AI systems.

Agent Gateway

Unified routing and orchestration across your entire agent ecosystem — one control plane, zero fragmentation

AI Cost Governance

Real-time visibility and control over AI spend, from model inference to data and tool usage.

Where AI Strategy Meets Reality

Hear from Kong leaders to see how enterprises are moving AI from pilot to production — fast.

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AI is reshaping enterprise connectivity—turning it into a strategic lever for speed, cost control, and competitive advantage.

The problem is fragmentation. Most organizations have different tools, policies, and teams managing each connection point in their AI data path. The result: latency compounds, costs spiral, and governance becomes impossible at scale.

Join Kong CEO Augusto Marietti and CTO Marco Palladino for a candid conversation on how to unify your entire AI data path—from agents to models to tools—and move from pilot experiments to production scale. You'll also hear from SVP of Product Reza Shafii and Head of Product Marketing Alex Drag on what's new and what's coming in 2026: the Agentic Trust Layer, Agent Gateway, AI-native WAF, real-time data monetization, and comprehensive AI cost governance—the infrastructure layer enterprises need to operationalize AI. Learn how to prepare your stack for the demands of AI-native architecture.

Whether you're building AI governance, controlling costs, or planning your next generation of AI infrastructure, this is where the decisions that define the next decade get made.



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