Can AI Agent Startups Survive Corporate Capture? Prof Ramesh Raskar, MIT

Prof Ramesh Raskar of the MIT Media Lab — founder of Project NANDA and one of the architects of the 'Internet of AI Agents' — sets out a strategic framework for founders building on the agentic web. His argument: the foundational layers (discovery, identity, trust, payments, memory, interoperability) are still open, but the hyperscalers will spend the next 18 months trying to close them. The session covers which startup categories are most exposed to commoditisation, when partnering with a hyperscaler helps and when it becomes a trap, and where open infrastructure leaves durable opportunities. Two hours: intros, talk, Q&A and networking. Free but approval required — register early.