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Algolia, a leading Retrieval Intelligence platform handling nearly two trillion searches a year, has announced that its Chief Ecosystem Officer, Piyush Patel, will speak at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026, taking place October 19–22 in Orlando, Florida. As AI agents increasingly initiate search and make shopping decisions for customers, the session will examine what brands need to do now to prepare for autonomous shopping.
Algolia's Chief Ecosystem Officer Piyush Patel will speak at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026, taking place October 19–22 in Orlando, Florida.
Patel's session, "The Autonomous Shopper: How AI Agents Decide What Customers Buy," will examine how AI agents are changing product discovery.
Algolia will host demos and meetings at booth #1003 on how retrieval intelligence turns business data into trusted, measurable answers.
In-booth demonstrations will focus on reducing fragmentation across AI applications through a shared retrieval layer and grounding AI responses in current business data.
Attendees will learn why trusted business data matters when AI agents initiate search and make shopping decisions for customers.
Algolia powers nearly 2 trillion queries a year for over 18,000 customers with millisecond latency and 99.999% reliability.
"The majority of shoppers now use AI for recommendations, forcing brands to consider how those systems understand their products and respond to customer needs," said Patel. "AI agents need access to accurate, relevant business information to support useful decisions. At Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, we'll unpack how organizations can build that foundation while retaining control over the experiences they deliver."
Patel's session, "The Autonomous Shopper: How AI Agents Decide What Customers Buy", will examine how AI agents are changing product discovery as shoppers move beyond traditional search, and what brands can do now to prepare for autonomous shopping.
Attendees will learn why trusted business data matters when AI agents initiate search and make shopping decisions for customers and how Algolia approaches AI retrieval to deliver product recommendations grounded in relevance, context, and business requirements. The conversation will explore how real brands are solving for accurate, relevant product discovery through AI experiences at scale.
In-booth experiences (Algolia booth #1003) will include demonstrations of how intelligent retrieval connects enterprise data to search, generative, and agentic experiences. Demos and conversations will focus on reducing fragmentation across AI applications through a shared retrieval layer, grounding AI responses in current business data, and integrating AI capabilities into existing architecture. Attendees who visit the booth can score Pokémon cards from Algolia's retro vending machine and spin for a chance to win a $400 Gold Charizard card.
About Algolia
Algolia is the retrieval intelligence layer that turns intent into trusted, decision-grade outcomes. Powering nearly 2 trillion queries a year for over 18,000 customers with millisecond latency and 99.999% reliability, we are the recognized leader for Search and Product Discovery by top industry analyst firms. The Algolia platform turns a company's products, content, and business rules into data that humans, applications and AI agents can act upon. The result is trusted customer experiences with stronger conversions for measurable business impact.
