API Summit 2024 has commenced with an eventful two-day schedule featuring over 60 sessions and seven tracks, highlighting significant Kong-related announcements and product updates. Kong Konnect is emphasized as the API platform for AI, reflecting the rising importance of AI investments, with new releases like AI Gateway 3.8 and Kong Gateway 3.8 offering advanced features for AI handling, security, and performance. The summit introduced Insomnia 10, enhancing developer tools with new capabilities for AI consumption, and Kong Konnect Serverless Gateway, providing a cost-efficient API management solution. The Dedicated Cloud Gateways now support Microsoft Azure, expanding deployment options, while LLM Analytics in Kong Konnect offers insights into AI traffic management. The Konnect Service Catalog aims to manage "shadow APIs," and the new Premium Technology Partner Program was launched to enhance integration development with partners such as Traceable, Dynatrace, and Confluent. Kong Mesh 2.9 introduces improved security and flexibility options, and new support for managing Kong with Terraform and Kubernetes CRDs was announced, underscoring Kong's commitment to enhancing infrastructure management capabilities.