Vendor lock-in, lack of interoperability, and opaque AI systems are top barriers to AI adoption worldwide — particularly in markets where regulatory scrutiny is intensifying. A new wave of open tools and protocols — including MCP, ACP, and AG-UI — is reshaping how AI agents, models, and applications connect and communicate across a multi-vendor ecosystem. This panel explores how these developments and the broader open source AI community are building the foundation for transparent, globally inte