About this Event
Welcome to APIOps Helsinki 2026!
Who This Is For
You should be here if you:
- Own or build an API platform in an enterprise
- Design APIs used by AI agents or automation
- Are responsible for governance, IAM, or monetization
- Need to align business, product, and platform teams
This is not for you if you:
- Want beginner-level API content
- Prefer vendor-driven presentations
- Don’t have real API challenges to solve
Best experienced as a team
This event works best when you bring 2–4 people from your organization: platform, IAM, product, and architecture.
- → Align faster across roles
- → Make decisions on the spot
- → Avoid “conference → no change” syndrome
June 2
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Registration & Networking
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Keynote: Architecting Happiness: From Legacy to AI Driven Product Platform
Host: Valtter Rajakannas
Info: How product-platform shifts unlock AI-ready delivery at enterprise scale.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:50 PM
APIOps in 20 Minutes (Orientation)
Host: Marjukka Niinioja
Info: Get a clear starting point for APIOps—what to implement first and what to ignore to move faster.
🕑: 01:50 PM - 02:00 PM
Strech Break - move to tracks
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
TRACK A: Your API Strategy Is Not Ready to Compete With AI Investments (Yet)
Host: Claire Barrett
Info: Why most API strategies aren’t able to compete with funding with AI programs and what to do about it.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
TRACK B: AI-Native APIs: Designing Platforms for Agentic Systems
Host: Mike Jackson
Info: Learn how to design APIs that AI agents can reliably use—not just human developers.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Create an MCP Wrapper for Your API (50 min workshop)
Host: Jürgen Buchmann
Info: Walk away with a working MCP wrapper implementation pattern.
🕑: 02:25 PM - 02:50 PM
TRACK A: SaaS Lives – Value Shifts to the Workspace
Host: Jürgen Buchmann
Info: Understand how value is shifting beyond APIs—and how to reposition your platform accordingly.
🕑: 02:25 PM - 02:50 PM
No Identity, No Agents: Why IAM Is the Foundation of AI-Driven API Ecosystems
Host: Tomas Bolin
Info: Learn how to structure identity and access so your APIs can support AI-driven use cases securely.
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
Coffee Break & Networking
🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:45 PM
TRACK A: Turning API Programs into Revenue
Host: Allan Knabe
Info: How API platforms move from cost center to measurable business value
🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:45 PM
TRACK B: Identity-First APIs: IAM as the Real Platform
Host: Oscar Santolalla
Info: Why identity becomes the control layer for AI-driven systems.
🕑: 03:20 PM - 04:10 PM
Design Your APIOps Operating Model
Host: Marjukka Niinioja
Info: 50 min clinic, come when you can, leave when you must. Define roles, responsibilities, and decision points for your API platform—so execution doesn’t stall.
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:10 PM
TRACK A: TBA
Host: Tim Sevenich
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:10 PM
TRACK B: From API Gateways to AI Gateways: The Next Platform Layer
Host: Dan Erez
Info: Understand what needs to change in your gateway layer to support AI agents and new traffic patterns.
🕑: 04:10 PM - 04:40 PM
Panel - Are APIs Still the Platform, or Are AI Agents Replacing Them?
Host: Oscar Santolalla
Info: Compare competing platform bets before locking your roadmap.
🕑: 04:40 PM - 05:00 PM
Networking until 17:00
June 3
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Coffee & Arrival
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Day 2 Opening words
Host: Marjukka Niinioja
Info: Set the stage for a day of hands-on learning and community problem-solving.
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Keynote: From Ecosystem Design to API Strategy
Host: Hanna Sillanpää
Info: Connect ecosystem decisions directly to platform execution.
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Stretch Break & Move to Tracks
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
TRACK A: FIDA, Open Finance and the Future of API Ecosystems
Host: Markus Petman
Info: FIDA turns APIs from integration points into regulated products — and most platforms aren’t ready for that shift.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
TRACK B: Beyond OpenAPI: Workflows That AI Agents Can Actually Execute
Host: Frank Kilcommins
Info: Covers Arazzo 1.1 and why workflows matter for agent execution.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
API Product Design Clinic - with APIOps Cycles and AI skills
Host: Marjukka Niinioja
Info: 60 min clinic, come when you can, leave when you must. Get feedback on your API design, governance and roadmap from an APIOps perspective, with a focus on AI-driven use cases.
🕑: 11:00 AM
Networking Break & Move to Tracks
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
TRACK A: Boosting API Testing
Host: Katerina Kairo
Info: Test automation patterns and tools to keep up with the speed of API- and AI-driven development.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
TRACK B: Scaling MCP: Avoiding Context Bloat with Gateway & Registry Patterns
Host: Hugo Guerrero
Info: Why MCP implementations hit scaling limits—and how to dynamically route and inject only the tools relevant to each request to maintain performance and reasoning quality.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
API Monetization Clinic
Host: Allan Knabe
Info: 60 min clinic, come when you can, leave when you must. Pressure-test your monetization model with practitioners.
🕑: 11:55 AM - 12:30 PM
TRACK A: Why Developers Ignore Your APIs
Info: Identify why your APIs are not adopted and what to change to increase real usage.
🕑: 11:55 AM - 12:30 PM
TRACK B: AI Agents and Secure API Access
Host: Merja Kajava
Info: Learn how to give AI agents access to APIs while maintaining control, security, and auditability.
🕑: 12:30 PM
Lunch & Networking
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
TRACK A: APIOps Clinic – Strategy, Governance and Platform Design
Host: Marjukka Niinioja
Info: Get direct feedback on your governance and operating model.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
TRACK B: AI Lab – APIs, MCP and Agent Integrations
Host: Merja Kajava
Info: Test agent integrations and identify what breaks in practice.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
WORKSHOP: You May Have OpenAPI, But Is It AI-Ready?
Host: Frank Kilcommins
Info: Hands-on scoring and improvement using agent skills combined with open-source frameworks and tooling.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Coffee Break & Networking
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
TRACK A: Guided Unconference – API Strategy and Platform Leadership
Host: Marjukka Niinioja
Info: Surface priority decisions with peers facing the same constraints
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
TRACK B: Guided Unconference – AI Agents and Developer Platforms
Host: Jürgen Buchmann
Info: Debate real trade-offs for agent-ready developer platforms.
🕑: 04:00 PM
KEYNOTE: APIOps in the Age of AI Agents: What to Prioritize Next
Host: Frank Kilcommins
Info: Strategic roadmap for APIOps teams as agents become dominant API consumers.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Epicenter, 9 Mikonkatu, Helsinki, Finland
EUR 50.00 to EUR 694.99
