APIOps Helsinki Conference 2026

Why APIOps Matters Now

APIs designed without APIOps break under AI usage

Interfaces built for apps don’t handle autonomous agents, scale, or unpredictability.

Governance, identity, and contracts become critical

Without explicit control boundaries, agent behavior creates reliability, access, and compliance risks.

Platform thinking becomes mandatory

Teams need shared operating models, lifecycle governance, and clear ownership across APIs.

Strategy must translate into execution

APIOps turns decisions into repeatable practices and measurable platform outcomes.

What kind of APIOps problems?

We’re not looking for just talks. We’re looking for real problems - with or without solutions.

Our IAM model doesn’t work for AI agents
Our API platform adoption is stalled
Governance is slowing teams down
We don’t know how to structure APIs as products
We can’t connect API usage to business value
Our APIs weren’t designed for agent-driven usage

For platform owners

Operating model, ownership, governance, and business value are unclear.

For architects

Identity, contracts, lifecycle, and platform boundaries aren’t holding up.

For senior engineers

MCP, agent integrations, reliability, and API behavior break under real usage.

Who This Is For

You should be here if you:

Own or build an API platform in an enterprise
Design APIs used by AI agents or automation
Are responsible for governance, IAM, or monetization
Need to align business, product, and platform teams

This is not for you if you:

Want beginner-level API content
Prefer vendor-driven presentations
Don’t have real API challenges to solve

Best experienced as a team

This event works best when you bring 2–4 people from your organization: platform, IAM, product, and architecture.

→ Align faster across roles
→ Make decisions on the spot
→ Avoid “conference → no change” syndrome

This is APIOps in practice.

Two Days. One Goal.
Make Better API Decisions.

No slides without decisions

Real problems from real teams

Workshops, clinics, open labs

People running real platforms

CLINIC

Clinic

Bring your API, platform, or governance problem.

→ Get direct input from experienced practitioners.

LAB

AI Lab

Test ideas around MCP, agent integrations, and AI workflows.

→ Understand what actually works (and what breaks).

UNCONFERENCE

Unconference

Topics are shaped by participants.

→ Discuss what matters now, not what was planned months ago.

What We’ll Cover

Strategy

Platform and product alignment across APIs

Identity

Auth models that work for agents, systems, and scale

Monetization

Turning API usage into measurable business value

AI Agents

APIs as inputs to autonomous systems

Working Session

Bring a Real APIOps Problem

This is not a passive conference. You’ll work on real APIOps decisions with people solving similar challenges.

Bring a problem around APIs, IAM, platform design, or governance — and get direct input from practitioners.

Get direct input from people running API platforms
Pressure-test your architecture and strategy
Leave with clearer decisions, not just notes

Get Your Ticket Bring an APIOps Problem

No sales pitches. No generic presentations.

Agenda

Where we go deep on actual API decisions.

This is APIOps applied — not theory.

June 2 Strategy + Execution

12:30

Shared session

Registration & Networking
13:00

Shared session KEYNOTE

Keynote: Architecting Happiness: From Legacy to AI Driven Product Platform

Valtter Rajakannas, Lead Product Owner @OP Financial Group

→ How product-platform shifts unlock AI-ready delivery at enterprise scale.
13:30

Shared session KEYNOTE

Keynote

TBD
14:00

Track A

APIOps in 20 Minutes (Orientation)

Marjukka Niinioja, Founding Partner @Osaango

→ Get a clear starting point for APIOps—what to implement first and what to ignore to move faster.

Track B

AI-Native APIs: Designing Platforms for Agentic Systems

Mike Jackson, Founder & CTO @Narranor

→ Learn how to design APIs that AI agents can reliably use—not just human developers.

Workshop

Workshop

Contribute - Bring an APIOps Problem

→ Clarify your biggest APIOps challenge and leave with a concrete direction to move forward.
14:25

Track A

SaaS Lives – Value Shifts to the Workspace

Jürgen Buchmann, CEO @TPP Validation

→ Understand how value is shifting beyond APIs—and how to reposition your platform accordingly.

Track B

No Identity, No Agents: Why IAM Is the Foundation of AI-Driven API Ecosystems

Tomas Bolin, API Customer Success Manager @If Insurance

→ Learn how to structure identity and access so your APIs can support AI-driven use cases securely.

Workshop CLINIC

API Product Design Clinic - with APIOps Cycles and AI skills

Marjukka Niinioja, Founding Partner @Osaango
14:50

Shared session BREAK

Coffee Break & Networking
15:20

Track A CASE STUDY

Turning API Programs into Revenue

Allan Knabe, CEO @Apiable

→ How API platforms move from cost center to measurable business value.

Track B CASE STUDY

Identity-First APIs: IAM as the Real Platform

Oscar Santolalla, Senior Project Manager @Spinverse

→ Why identity becomes the control layer for AI-driven systems.

Workshop

Workshop

TBD
15:45

Track A

API Platform for AI-Ready Infrastructure

TBD

Track B

From API Gateways to AI Gateways: The Next Platform Layer

Dan Erez, Chief Architect @Aman

→ Understand what needs to change in your gateway layer to support AI agents and new traffic patterns.

Workshop HANDS-ON

Hands-On: Create an MCP Wrapper for Your API

Jürgen Buchmann, CEO @TPP Validation

→ Walk away with a working MCP wrapper implementation pattern.
16:10

Shared session PANEL

Panel - Are APIs Still the Platform, or Are AI Agents Replacing Them?

Moderator: Oscar Santolalla, Senior Project Manager @Spinverse

→ Compare competing platform bets before locking your roadmap.
16:40

Shared session

Networking until 17:00

June 3 Workshops + Community Labs

08:30

Shared session

Coffee & Arrival
09:00

Shared session KEYNOTE

Keynote: From Ecosystem Design to API Strategy

Hanna Sillanpää, Director and Head of Product Line Management @ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

→ Connect ecosystem decisions directly to platform execution.
09:30

Track A

FIDA, Open Finance and the Future of API Ecosystems

Markus Petman, Senior Manager @Fennia

→ FIDA turns APIs from integration points into regulated products — and most platforms aren’t ready for that shift.

Track B

Agentic Workflows: APIs as the Interface for AI Systems

Contribute - Bring an APIOps Problem

→ Learn how to structure APIs to support multi-step, autonomous workflows instead of single requests.

Workshop

Workshop

TBD

→ Turn a real problem into a practical experiment you can run immediately after the event.
11:00

Shared session BREAK

Break
11:30

Track A

Boosting API Testing

Katerina Kairo, Senior Consultant

→ Test automation patterns and tools to keep up with the speed of API- and AI-driven development.

Track B

Cloud Platforms for API Ecosystems

Contribute - Bring an APIOps Problem

→ Understand how to design cloud platforms that support API ecosystems without unnecessary complexity.

Workshop CLINIC

API Monetization Clinic

Allan Knabe, CEO @Apiable

→ Pressure-test your monetization model with practitioners.
11:55

Track A

Why Developers Ignore Your APIs

Contribute - Bring an APIOps Problem

→ Identify why your APIs are not adopted and what to change to increase real usage.

Track B

AI Agents and Secure API Access

Merja Kajava, Founder @Aavista

→ Learn how to give AI agents access to APIs while maintaining control, security, and auditability.

Workshop

Workshop

Contribute - Bring an APIOps Problem

→ Work through a real blocker with peers and leave with a practical way forward.
12:30

Shared session LUNCH

Lunch
13:30

Track A CLINIC

APIOps Clinic – Strategy, Governance and Platform Design

Coaches: Marjukka Niinioja, Founding Partner @Osaango; Allan Knabe, CEO @Apiable

→ Get direct feedback on your governance and operating model.

Track B HANDS-ON

AI Lab – APIs, MCP and Agent Integrations

Coaches: Merja Kajava, Founder @Aavista; Jürgen Buchmann, CEO @TPP Validation

→ Test agent integrations and identify what breaks in practice.
14:30

Shared session BREAK

Break
15:00

Track A CLINIC

Guided Unconference – API Strategy and Platform Leadership

Facilitators: Merja Kajava, Founder @Aavista; Allan Knabe, CEO @Apiable

→ Surface priority decisions with peers facing the same constraints.

Track B CLINIC

Guided Unconference – AI Agents and Developer Platforms

Facilitators: Jürgen Buchmann, CEO @TPP Validation; Marjukka Niinioja, Founding Partner @Osaango

→ Debate real trade-offs for agent-ready developer platforms.
16:00

Shared session KEYNOTE

Closing Keynote – APIOps in the Age of AI Agents

TBD

→ Understand what to prioritize next as APIs, platforms, and AI agents converge—and how to act on it.

Speakers & Hosts

Direct experience, not vendor marketing.

People doing APIOps in real organizations — not talking about it.

Valtter Rajakannas

Lead Product Owner, OP Financial Group

Leading API-driven product platform development at OP Financial Group.

Markus Petman

Senior Manager, Fennia

Experienced Integration & Automation Leader, Insurtech Expert

Hanna Sillanpää

Director and Head of Product Line Management, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

Driving ecosystem and product strategy at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions.

Tomas Bolin

API Customer Success Manager, If Insurance

Leading API-first transformation in insurance at If.

Marjukka Niinioja

Conference organizer & Founding partner, Osaango

Building practical APIOps operating models that connect product, governance, and platform outcomes.

Oscar Santolalla

Senior Project Manager, Spinverse

Guiding identity-first API initiatives in complex enterprise programs.

Allan Knabe

CEO, Apiable

Helping organizations turn API products into measurable monetization outcomes.

Mike Jackson

Founder & CTO, Narranor

Designing AI-native API patterns for production-grade platform teams.

Merja Kajava

Founder, Aavista

Coaching teams on secure API access patterns for AI-driven workflows.

Dan Erez

Chief Architect, Aman

Shaping next-generation API and AI gateway architecture.

Jürgen Buchmann

CEO, TPP Validation

Implementing MCP and agent-integration patterns for enterprise API teams.

Katerina Kairo

Senior Consultant,

Helping organizations at the intersection of software development, quality engineering, AI and automation.

Contribute a Problem or Experience

Bring a real APIOps challenge: API, IAM, platform, or governance.

Partners

APIOps Helsinki is supported by respected companies working with teams building real API platforms.

Don’t attend to listen. Attend to figure things out.

Bring a real APIOps problem. Work through it with people solving similar challenges. Leave with decisions you can act on.