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SF Tech Week 2026

The MCP Gateway

Hosted by Agentic Fabriq and Open Future Forum

When
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Where
FiDi
Format
Networking
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AI agents need access to real tools and data—but every new connection introduces questions about identity, permissions, security, reliability, and control.

​Join Open Future Forum during SFTechWeek for a practical, developer-focused discussion about the MCP gateway: the secure infrastructure layer between AI agents and the systems they need to use.

​We’ll explore how a unified gateway can give agents controlled access to tools, APIs, databases, and enterprise platforms while giving engineering teams one place to manage policy, credentials, routing, and observability.

​Topics will include: - MCP gateway architecture and deployment patterns - Secure tool discovery, connectivity, and routing - Authentication, authorization, credentials, and secrets - Policy enforcement, permissions, and human approvals - Observability, audit logs, rate limits, and failure handling - Enterprise requirements for operating agent integrations at scale

​This session is for AI engineers, platform and infrastructure teams, security leaders, API builders, technical founders, and anyone building agents that must connect safely to production systems.

​Come ready for a candid technical conversation with the people building the gateway layer for the agentic web.

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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