Agentic Internet Workshop #3
November 6, 2026
The Agentic Internet Workshop (AIW) continues the legacy of the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW), which helped shape foundational protocols like OpenID Connect, OAuth, and Decentralized Identifiers. AIW is a neutral space where the people building the identity, trust, and authorization layers for the agentic internet come together to do the hard work of alignment.
Register for the Workshop
Join protocol innovators, researchers, and builders working on the future of agentic systems.
Early Bird pricing starts at $125 for independents/startups (until Sept 15)
What you will gain
Connect with the engineers, architects, and researchers shaping agentic protocols across IETF, W3C, AAIF, OpenID Foundation, Decentralized Identity Foundation and others
What You'll Gain
- Share your work and get direct feedback from protocol builders
- Deepen your understanding of real-world agentic AI use cases — authorization, delegation, trust, and non-human identity
- Find alignment opportunities across overlapping standards efforts
- Explore how to preserve human agency, integrity, and creativity in an agentic world
Event Format
The event uses Open Space Technology - an unconference format where participants co-create the agenda in the opening circle. Anyone can propose a topic for discussion.
Notes from all sessions will be collected and made publicly available to advance the field.
You can see the Book of Proceedings of AIW #1 and Book of Proceedings of AIW #2. Visit the AIW #1 archive and AIW #2 archive for more information.
Workshop Schedule
We will host an Interop Day on November 5th in parallel with Day three of IIW at the same location beginning at 10:30 AM.
November 6th will be a full day of collaborative sessions using Open Space Technology
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Doors open - Breakfast and coffee |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Agenda Creation in Opening Circle |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Session 1 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Session 2 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Session 3 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Session 4 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Session Summaries in Closing Circle |
The agenda will be co-created by participants in the opening circle. Anyone can propose a topic for discussion, ensuring the content is driven by the community's interests and needs.
Registration Pricing
This event is for those implementing and creating protocols for agentic AI. Pricing is based on organization type and includes all sessions, meals, and documentation
Independent / Startups
For those who can provide reference to your work in the agentic AI field
Corporate / Regular
For those who can provide reference to your work in the agentic AI field
Registration requires a pointer to a document about your current work in the AI Agent and Protocol space. This ensures all participants can meaningfully contribute to discussions.
Where Agentic AI Protocols Are Being Developed
Active work across multiple standards bodies and organizations
IETF
- CATALIST BOF — Coordinating Agent To Agent List of Efforts; formal WG chartering expected at IETF #126 (July 2026)
- WIMSE WG — workload identity applicability for AI agents
- AI Agent Authentication & Authorization (draft-klrc-aiagent-auth)
- AI Preferences (AIPREF)
W3C
OpenID Foundation
FIDO Alliance
- Agentic Authentication Technical Working Group — secure delegation of actions to AI agents with phishing-resistant authentication
- Payments Technical Working Group — agent-initiated commerce standards (Google AP2, Mastercard Verifiable Intent)
Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)
Trust Over IP Foundation
Linux Foundation
- Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) — stewards MCP, Goose, AGENTS.md
- LF Decentralized Trust
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
- CSAI Foundation — securing the agentic control plane
- AARM (Autonomous Action Runtime Management) specification
- Agentic Trust Framework (ATF)
Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI) — OASIS
IEEE
NIST
- AI Agent Standards Initiative (CAISI) — three pillars: industry standards, open-source protocols, fundamental research
ITU-T
- Study Group 17 — agentic AI security, digital identity for agentic AI
Other
- MIT Project NANDA
- ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 42 — AI agent interoperability and governance
Suggested Reading
Essential reading for understanding the current state of agentic AI protocols and identity infrastructure
Identity & Protocols for Agentic AI
- AI Identity: Standards, Gaps, and Research Directions for AI Agents — comprehensive survey of where identity standards stand for agentic AI (April 2026)
- A Survey of AI Agent Protocols — systematic classification of existing agent protocols
- AIP: Agent Identity Protocol for Verifiable Delegation Across MCP and A2A — bridging identity across the two dominant agent protocols
- Upgrade or Switch: Do We Need a Next-Gen Trusted Architecture for the Internet of AI Agents? — analysis of whether existing DNS/PKI infrastructure can scale to autonomous agents
- OIDF Response to NIST on AI Agent Security — OpenID Foundation's recommendations on securing agent systems
- Draft: OAuth AI Agents on Behalf of User — IETF draft on OAuth delegation for agents
Agency, Identity Infrastructure & Perspectives
- On Being Agentic — Doc Searls' framework for agency
- Personal Agentry — Doc Searls on why agency must be individual, not just corporate
- Toward a Human Future for AI — Doc Searls on preserving human agency in the agentic era
- Roads, Robots, and Responsibility: Why Agentic AI Needs Identity Infrastructure — the case for identity systems in AI
- AI Permissions vs. Human Permissions: What Really Changes? — comparing permission models across contexts
Projects & Specifications
- The First Person Project — personal identity systems
- Email Verification Protocol — Dick Hardt's protocol specification
- Gluu Federation Articles — federation-related articles
Please share additional reading you recommend
Sponsorship Opportunities
Support this important gathering of protocol innovators and gain visibility in the agentic AI community
Sponsors keep conference fees low by supporting the virtual platform, unconference setup, providing meals and more, making AIW available to all who want to attend, participate and contribute.
Support the collaborative work that gets accomplished at every AIW!
| Sponsorship | Available | Cost | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Done | $1,750 | 1 |
| Lunch | Done | $3,750 | 2 |
| Snack Table | 1 | $1,500 | 1 |
| Barista | Done | $2,000 | 1 |
| Wifi | Done | $1,500 | 1 |
| Open Gifting | 1 | $600 | 0 |
| Documentation Center | 1 | $1,000 | 0 |
| Qiqochat Workshop Hub | 1 | $1,000 | 0 |
Interested in sponsoring? Contact us at phil@windley.org and kaliya@identitywoman.net to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
Become a Sponsor
Support this important gathering of protocol innovators and gain visibility in the agentic AI community
Sponsors keep conference fees low by supporting the virtual platform, unconference setup, providing meals and more, making AIW available to all who want to attend, participate and contribute.
Support the collaborative work that gets accomplished at every AIW!
| Sponsorship | Available | Cost | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Done | $1,750 | 1 |
| Lunch | Done | $3,750 | 2 |
| Snack Table | 1 | $1,500 | 1 |
| Barista | Done | $2,000 | 1 |
| Wifi | Done | $1,500 | 1 |
| Open Gifting | 1 | $600 | 0 |
| Documentation Center | 1 | $1,000 | 0 |
| Qiqochat Workshop Hub | 1 | $1,000 | 0 |
Interested in sponsoring? Contact us at phil@windley.org and kaliya@identitywoman.net to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
Our Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors who make this workshop possible
Lunch Sponsor
Breakfast Sponsor
Snack Table Sponsor
Barista Sponsor
WiFi Sponsor
Open Gifting Sponsor
Documentation Center Sponsor
Sponsors keep conference fees low by supporting the virtual platform, unconference setup, providing meals and more, making AIW available to all who want to attend, participate and contribute.
Support the collaborative work that gets accomplished at every AIW!
Or reach out to kaliya@identitywoman.net
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