Nick Venezia

Speaker Bio

Nick Venezia (@datanick) is CEO of Centillion.AI and End User Council Representative to the TSC for the Linux Foundation's CAMARA Project. He co-authored "In Concert: Bridging AI Systems & Network Infrastructure through MCP," establishing the framework for connecting AI agents to network APIs. A MWC keynote speaker and holder of multiple US patents in consent management and privacy systems, Nick architects Zero Trust for the AI era—using deterministic network signals to verify identity before AI inference begins. His principle: the AI doesn't protect the network; the network protects the AI.

Previous Speaking

MWC24 Keynote — Developer monetization and 5G API partnerships (cited by Ericsson CMO)

MWC25 Open Gateway DevCon — Panel on identity and verification with TikTok and IBC

MEF Connects 2024 — "Empowering Creators and Individuals"

Smart Cities Connect Fall 2024 — Network API applications

Relevant Links

White Paper: https://camaraproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/01/camara_wp_mcp_011226.pdf

Press Release: https://camaraproject.org/2026/01/12/camara-charts-a-path-for-network-aware-ai-applications-with-mcp/

Ericsson MWC24 Analysis: https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2024/2/mwc-reflections-api-5g-business-models-cmo-stella-medlicott