Building for the agentic future - GraphQL Summit 2025 Keynote
The entire software industry is being transformed by the rise of agents, creating new demands on API infrastructure that existing solutions can't meet. At GraphQL Summit 2025, Matt DeBergalis, CEO and co-founder of Apollo GraphQL, shared Apollo's vision for the future of application development and unveiled major platform innovations that are reshaping how developers connect data and services in the age of AI. Learn more about GraphQL Summit 2025: https://summit.graphql.com/ Get started for free now → https://www.apollographql.com/pricing Subscribe to Apollo’s YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@ApolloGraphQL Learn more about the announcements → https://www.apollographql.com/blog/graphql-summit-2025-apollo-product-announcements Visit Apollo → https://www.apollographql.com/ Read the Apollo blog → https://www.apollographql.com/blog Apollo MCP Server → https://www.apollographql.com/blog/apollo-mcp-server-1-0-is-generally-available Apollo GraphOS Operator for Kubernetes → https://www.apollographql.com/blog/graphql-summit-2025-apollo-product-announcements Accelerate graph development with Apollo Connectors for REST APIs → https://www.apollographql.com/graphos/apollo-connectors 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:10 Matt welcome 0:13:36 Featured guest: David Sarabia, CEO & co-founder at ClinicaMind 0:19:15 The ongoing agentic disruption and platform for an agentic SDLC 00:31:40 Featured guest: Jeffrey “Bongo” Russom, Principal Software Engineer at Indeed 0:34:24 Platform Enhancements for GraphOS 0:37:40 Live demo of Apollo GraphOS Operator for Kubernetes by Jonathan Rainer, Staff Software Engineer at Apollo 0:45:48 Everything’s accelerating in Software and APIs 0:48:24 Featured guest: Jonathan Wondrusch, Staff Engineer at Block 0:52:11 Connectors enhancements & MCP Tools announcement 0:56:32 Live demo of Apollo MCP Tools by Michael Watson, DevRel at Apollo 1:05:48 Intelligent applications & Apollo MCP Server announcement 1:16:35 LIve demo of APollo MCP Server Demo by Michael Watson, DevRel at Apollo 1:25:55 Closing