World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 24, 2026 • Session details

Agentic commerce's dirty little secret, and what to do about it.

Why is high-intent AI traffic bouncing off your legacy keyword search? Discover how developers can build semantic discovery systems to rescue conversions and capture massive greenfield revenue.

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4:42 min

Predicting future retail experiences and avoiding technology hype

Alejandro Saucedo

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1:48 min

Adapting digital products and SEO for agentic consumption

Loredana Crisan

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1:00 min

Enabling AI agents to complete online purchasing journeys

Benjamin Smith

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10:48 min

Exploring the deterioration of organic search content discovery

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Replacing website forms with agentic commerce

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Optimizing platforms for agentic search traffic and bots

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