Opening Remarks by Nitin Kumar

Modern networks generate more data than humans can click through. In this keynote, Nitin Kumar — CTO & Co-Founder of Selector—shares how a simple phrase—“My power levels are fluctuating”—became shorthand for a bigger idea: bring machines into the conversation.

You’ll see how the original 2019 concept—a “social network of machines and applications”—evolved into today’s practical reality with LLMs, MCP, agent workflows, and human-centered design that democratizes data for everyone on the team.

What You’ll Learn:
From Vision to Product: How a 2019 mockup of “devices in Slack” led to conversational operations across networks, apps, and tools.
Democratizing Data: Why natural language + policy makes data accessible to more stakeholders—without sacrificing control.
MCP in the Real World: How a secured, supported MCP layer orchestrates tools and permissions across domains and teams.
Policy for Conversations: Applying routing-style policies (who can “talk” to whom, with what context) to AI-driven ops.
AI Layer for Every Network: A practical model for AI-powered networks that interoperate in human language—backed by protocols under the hood.

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