As AI agents mature, the need for standardized communication between models, tools, and even other agents becomes critical. In this session, we’ll dive into two emerging protocols—Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent Protocol (A2A)—that are poised to become the “USB-C” and “Bluetooth” of the AI ecosystem. You’ll learn how MCP and A2A work, why they matter for building robust, modular agent architectures, and see MCP in action with a hands-on live demo running entirely on your local machine. ### 🧠 What to Expect In this session, we’ll: Demystify MCP Understand how the Model Context Protocol standardizes LLM↔tool exchanges for seamless integration. Explore A2A Learn how the Agent-to-Agent Protocol enables peer-to-peer messaging and task delegation among autonomous agents. Compare & Contrast Highlight the similarities, differences, and complementary use cases of MCP vs. A2A. See MCP Live Walk through setting up a local MCP server, registering tools, and executing a full JSON-RPC exchange in real time. You’ll leave ready to start plugging MCP and A2A into your own AI pipelines—no custom glue code required. *** ### 📍 Venue The ION, Room 032 (Detailed location info to follow) ### 👥 Capacity Limited to 60 attendees Spots are limited—be sure to RSVP early! *** Join us to master the protocols that will power the next generation of AI agents and take your multi-agent workflows from proof-of-concept to production. Events in Houston, TX Artificial Intelligence Data Science New Technology Open Source Software Development Speaker Bin Liu Dr. Bin Liu holds a Ph.D. in Generative Modeling in Physics and brings deep expertise in applying AI to real-world problems. He has extensive hands-on experience designing and deploying multi-agent systems and agentic workflows across industrial settings. Dr. Liu’s work bridges the gap between cutting-edge research and practical applications, with a focus on making AI agents reliable, interoperable, and production-ready.