What to look forward to
Backprop by Tokens& will bring AI and security engineers together for expert talks and technical deep dives on agent sandboxing, identity, permissions, tool security, and adversarial testing. Speakers will include Mastra CEO and founder Sam Bhagwat, Adaption co-founder Sara Hooker, WorkOS founder Michael Grinich, and VGS Senior VP of Finance Simon Tiu.
Inside the event
A summit on AI security and agent runtimes. backprop by tokens& brings together security and AI engineers for a day of conversation and learning about securing agents and the runtimes they run on. Join the teams building agent infrastructure, securing model access, and setting the standards for how agents handle credentials, tools and data. What to expect Parallel tracks of talks across sandboxing and isolation, agent identity and permissions, tool and MCP security, and adversarial testing. Expert keynotes, technical deep dives and panels and more throughout the day. Come early for breakfast, stay late for mingling and happy hour.
Confirmed Speakers
Sam Bhagwat, Founder and CEO @ Mastra Sara Hooker, Co-founder @ Adaption Michael Grinich, Founder @ WorkOS Simon Tiu, Senior VP Finance @ VGS
Who's in the Room A curated summit for the engineers building agent runtimes and the engineers securing them. Engineers, researchers, founders, executives and investors from leading labs, AI-native companies, and security and enterprise teams. Attendance is highly curated for founders, technical relevance, and decision makers.
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San Francisco, CA
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Last checked: Oct 13, 2026. Confirm current availability before making plans.