Coming soon 1:17 Recorded at AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe, Amsterdam

Why start a conference day with breakfast and a conversation, not just a keynote?

Breakfast before the keynote

Max Körbächer of Liquid Reply on the breakfast he organized before the AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe keynote: start the day with a good conversation.

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Max Körbächer is managing director and founder of Liquid Reply, advising customers on open source and software in the cloud. He does a lot of open source in the community, organizes events in Munich and Amsterdam, and gives talks.

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In brief

  1. Max organized a breakfast as a side event of AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe in Amsterdam, before the keynote.
  2. A friend of his had already organized one at KubeCon; the idea is to start the day in a good conversation rather than just a keynote.
  3. Max is managing director and founder of Liquid Reply, advising customers on open source and software in the cloud.
  4. Besides that, he does a lot of open source in the community, organizes events in Munich and in Amsterdam, and gives talks.

Why this conversation

At AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe in Amsterdam, on 18 September 2026, the day started with breakfast before the keynote, a side event of the big conference organized by Max Körbächer. How was he feeling? “Good, stuffed with some tasty bread, some good coffee.”

Why a breakfast

“Actually a friend of mine organized it already in KubeCon”, Max said. “And I thought it’s actually quite a good idea to start the day in a good conversation rather than just a keynote.”

Who is Max

“I’m working at Liquid Reply, managing director, founder of it”, advising customers “in all regards and open source, software in cloud”. Besides that, he does “a lot of open source here in the community”, organizes events in Munich and in Amsterdam, and gives talks.

When it comes out

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About Max Körbächer

Max Körbächer is managing director and founder of Liquid Reply, advising customers on open source and software in the cloud. He does a lot of open source in the community, organizes events in Munich and Amsterdam, and gives talks.

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