Virtual Learning Series | Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication

About this event

This is the pilot launch of our new Virtual Learning Series — monthly expert talks, online and recorded, open to practitioners everywhere, not just the Twin Cities. Description: AI applications are rapidly evolving from standalone assistants into agentic systems that use tools, make decisions, and collaborate with other agents. As teams build agents on different frameworks and platforms, a new question emerges: how do these agents talk to each other without being tightly coupled to one specific implementation? In this introductory talk, Shravya Boini (Senior Engineer, Agentic Commerce) explores Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication and why interoperability is becoming critical in the agentic AI ecosystem. We'll trace the evolution from single AI agents to multi-agent systems, the challenges of connecting agents across environments, and the core ideas behind A2A — agent discovery, capabilities, communication, and task collaboration — plus how A2A relates to MCP and traditional APIs. You'll leave with a practical understanding of why agent-to-agent interoperability matters, where A2A fits in the broader agentic AI landscape, and the key concepts to explore when designing multi-agent systems. Speaker: Shravya Boini, Senior Engineer – Agentic Commerce, Learn more about Shravya in LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shravyaboini/) 💻 Virtual — join link will be shared one day before the event 🌐 Open to practitioners everywhere Track: AI Agent Architecture & Implementation *** Run of show (60 min, internal) 6:00–6:05 — Welcome & housekeeping: quick note this is the pilot launch of the Virtual Learning Series, recording notice, how to use chat/Q&A 6:05–6:10 — Speaker introduction: Shravya's bio and talk framing 6:10–6:40 — Talk: From AI Agents to Agent Collaboration — Exploring A2A 6:40–6:55 — Live Q&A 6:55–7:00 — Wrap-up