This week in APIs, the conversation focused on a challenge many organizations eventually run into: how to keep shipping faster as more teams, products, and priorities enter the picture.

Scaling API delivery is no longer just a technical problem. What works for a handful of teams starts to break down across an enterprise. Standards drift, similar APIs get rebuilt in parallel, delivery slows under approvals and dependencies, and teams spend more energy coordinating than creating.

The emerging answer is not stricter governance. Instead, organizations are rethinking API delivery as a platform capability. Shared design standards, reusable templates, automation, self-service tooling, and clear ownership models allow teams to move independently without creating chaos.

This reflects a broader shift in how APIs are being viewed across the industry. APIs are becoming less about exposing services and more about creating operating systems for delivery. They provide the structure that connects teams, supports consistency, and enables organizations to scale without centralizing every decision.

The takeaway: the strongest API programs are not built around controlling every team. They create the foundations that let teams build faster, stay aligned, and deliver at scale.

The next wave of software innovation is being shaped by how APIs, AI, platforms, and connected systems work together, and FOST Munich is bringing that conversation to the center stage this July.

Bringing together technology leaders, architects, developers, and transformation teams, the event will explore what it takes to build systems that are not only connected, but increasingly intelligent and adaptive. Under the theme The Industrial Nervous System, sessions will examine how organizations are evolving from isolated automation toward coordinated, software-driven operations powered by APIs, real-time data, and AI.

From platform strategy and interoperability to agentic systems and modern software architecture, FOST Munich offers a practical look at the technologies and operating models shaping the next generation of digital and industrial experiences.

Motorworld Munich · Munich, Germany · July 8-9, 2026

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We’re excited to welcome a great lineup of speakers at FOST Munich, including:

Nikita Golovko (Siemens AG) – on how AI can turn models into architecture.

Marc Brehmer (Spaceteams GmbH) – on bridging business and frontend in modern web architecture.

Dr. Michael Jendryke (GeoInsight) – on building spatial tokens with AI world models.

Stefan Faistenauer (superglue.ai) – on deploying agents in large organizations.

Jesus Vallejo Garcia (cloudappi) – on building MCPs in the era of the governance.

Thierno Diallo (Axa France) – on the impact of green architecture.

We’re also proud to be supported by our global partners:

Axway – helping enterprises securely manage, govern, and scale APIs and digital integration across complex business ecosystems.

Docker & LC Systems – enabling teams to build, deploy, and operate modern applications faster through containerization and cloud-native infrastructure expertise.

DICOS – supporting industrial and enterprise transformation through connected systems, digital engineering, and software-driven innovation.

Kong – powering API management, connectivity, and service orchestration for modern applications and AI-ready architectures.

Adorsys – helping organizations design and build secure, scalable digital platforms with expertise across APIs, cloud, and software engineering.