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# Agentic 101 in Washington, DC
- URL: https://news.massopen.ai/agentic-101-in-washington-dc/
- Published: 2026-08-06T21:43:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-10T23:06:29.000Z
- Description: The agenda is almost complete for our inaugural Agentic 101 workshop on September 15 in Washington, DC
- Author: John Mark Walker
- Tags: News, agentic 101, washington dc, events

The speaker lineup for the first ever [Agentic 101 workshop](https://massopen.ai/?ref=news.massopen.ai#events) in Washington, DC is nearly complete! Agentic 101 is where enterprise professionals learn how to get started with open source agentic AI: getting started with MCP; understanding the challenges of trust, safety, and security; automating AI governance; designing for data sovereignty; and reducing your dependency on frontier models. 

Register today at [DCStateoftheStack.org](https://dcstateofthestack.org/registration/?ref=news.massopen.ai) (only $20 for DC State of the Stack attendees)

Do you have an idea for a talk? [Submit it here](https://massopen.ai/cfp/?ref=news.massopen.ai)! 

## Confirmed Speakers

![](https://news.massopen.ai/content/images/2026/08/adrianna.jpg)

[Adrianna Tan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriannatan/?ref=news.massopen.ai) \- Founder, Future Ethics AI

![](https://news.massopen.ai/content/images/2026/08/jackie-1.jpg)

[Jackie Peters](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiepeters/?ref=news.massopen.ai) \- Founder and CEO, Blind Insight

![](https://news.massopen.ai/content/images/2026/08/JohnMarkWalker400px.jpg)

[John Mark Walker](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmarkwalker/?ref=news.massopen.ai) \- Founder, AccelGentic and MassOpen.ai

![](https://news.massopen.ai/content/images/2026/08/altman.jpg)

[Jonathan Altman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jma-asyncio/?ref=news.massopen.ai) \- GEICO Distinguished Engineer

![](https://news.massopen.ai/content/images/2026/08/langdon.jpg)

[Langdon White](https://www.linkedin.com/in/1angdon/?ref=news.massopen.ai) \- Clinical Assistant Professor, Boston University

![](https://news.massopen.ai/content/images/2026/08/ragha.jpg)

[Ragha Vema](https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghavendra-vema-1906962/?ref=news.massopen.ai) \- Fannie Mae Principal Engineer

![](https://news.massopen.ai/content/images/2026/08/reva-1.jpg)

[Reva Schwartz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/reva-schwartz/?ref=news.massopen.ai) \- Co-founder, Civitaas