Protocols for Publishers ✨ London

Protocols for Publishers ✨ London London, UK February 4-5 2025 Protocols for Publishers is a series that brings together publishers, developers, and researchers to explore open protocols for a sustainable agentic web. Why? We're on the path to a new kind of web, with an uncertain future: AI-based user agents are fast-becoming a core interface to the internet for over half-a-billion active users per week . Platforms have increasingly seized control of the publisher-reader relationship: search engines are squeezing out web publishers to juice ad revenue, while social platforms have captured audiences with algorithmic reach and paid promotion. The rise of new AI super-apps, in place of traditional browsers, is set to make this dynamic exponentially worse. How can publishers engage in this platform shift beyond being a dataset to be scraped? How can we avoid being trapped by a new wave of mega-platforms? And how can publishers on the web reach real users, build lasting relationships, and continue to have a equitable business model? We believe now is a critical time to get technologists & publishers working together to explore-and define-real answers to these questions. What & When? Following our successful event in New York City we are now bringing PfP✨ to Europe. As in New York, we will be hosting a public Showcase featuring a number of short talks, followed by an invite-only day-long Stakeholder Summit where publishers and technologists can deepen the discussion. Showcase February 4th 2026 On February 4th, 2026 from 7PM join us for an evening of presentations and open discussion, where protocol builders and publishers share their thinking about the future of the web. You'll hear short talks about the challenges and opportunities in the space featuring ActivityPub, AT Protocol, Web Payments, and controlling your data in an AI World. Each talk will include Q&A. Following will be a relaxed mixer over drinks and light bites with the speakers and peers. by filling out the short form below. Once we have determined the right size of venue and catering, we will send an event invitation from the please indicate your interest PfP✨ Luma . Speakers Saskia Welch manages projects, communities, and communications at the Newsmast Foundation, Saskia supports Newsmast app development from the initial spark to the big launch. leads Communications and Digital Marketing at Siddhartha Kurapati Siddhartha ensures that The Bristol Cable. ’s independent journalism reaches newer audiences and stands out from the noise of mainstream news. The Cable Together they will speak on building a local news app using Activity Pub for The Bristol Cable . To be announced later this week To be announced later this week To be announced later this week A curated full day of focused conversations. We'll rotate through small-group discussions on real-world challenges, share new protocol capabilities, and work through the strategic landscape to identify opportunities to leverage for a better future for the web publishing ecosystem. Build relationships creative and knowledgeable people from both the publishing and technology domains. Chatham House Rules are to be...

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