Jul 24, 2025
OAI ambassador Erik Wilde explores how new specs like Arazzo and MCP are shaping AI-driven workflows, and why APIs may soon be your last line of defense.
About Erik Wilde:
Erik is a Principal Consultant at INNOQ.
With over 15 years of experience in the API field, Erik is passionate about helping organizations on their digital transformation journeys, making sure that vision, strategy, and technology are aligned, and that they are driven by well-aligned business and organizational initiatives. As an OAI Ambassador at the OpenAPI Initiative, he promotes the adoption and use of open standards and best practices for API design and management, and with Getting APIs to Work, he provides consulting and training services for API programs.
Erik has a strong background in digital transformation, API design, and API governance, and he has contributed to many publications, patents, and standards. He has also worked with various industries and sectors, such as healthcare, education, finance, and government, to help them leverage the power and potential of APIs for innovation, integration, and automation. Erik's mission is to help organizations get APIs to work in a truly transformative way by ensuring that they have the right APIs, and that they design and manage them in the right way.
Resources:
Getting APIs to Work
