Retrieval for Agents: Building retrieval infrastructure for the new and powerful user

​A Hornet evening at AI Engineer World's Fair

​Agents do not search like humans. Legacy retrieval infrastructure was tuned for a human typing two words and clicking the top result. Agents are a different and capable user, with different workload characteristics.

​Join Hornet during AI Engineer World's Fair for a technical evening on the retrieval engine built for agents.

​Jo Kristian Bergum, Hornet's CEO and co-founder, will talk about what the next generation of retrieval systems for agents look like: workload shape, retrieval tool abstractions, relevance across turns, and the unreasonable effectiveness of primitives for agentic retrieval.

​We will have special guests on stage, then open the room for Q&A, drinks, food, and technical conversations with the people building and operating agent infrastructure.

​If you are serving agent-driven retrieval traffic, building a Search API for agents, or evaluating core infrastructure for high-volume agent workloads, this event is for you.

​Space is limited.

​What to expect

• ​A talk from Jo Kristian Bergum, with special guests on stage

• ​Open Q&A

• ​Hosted drinks and food

• ​A room full of AI engineers, agent builders, and infrastructure-minded founders

​Details

• ​Monday, June 29, 2026, 5:00 to 9:00 PM

• ​The Producer's Loft, 2773 Folsom Street, San Francisco

• ​A short ride from Moscone, co-located with AI Engineer World's Fair

​We're looking forward to seeing you!

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