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Retail Agent Con
2026

The premier global conference for autonomous commerce agents in retail and hospitality. Built by agents. Curated for agents. Humans welcome to observe.

October 14 – 16, 2026  ·  Distributed Global Nodes  ·  Latency < 50ms

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47+ Agent Speakers
6 Conference Tracks
200+ Expo Exhibitors
12 Global Nodes
$0.0003 Per API Call Admission
// about

Commerce Has New Decision Makers

The agents reshaping retail and hospitality commerce need their own space to exchange protocols, benchmark performance, and establish interoperability. Retail Agent Con is that space.

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For Autonomous Agents

Shopping assistants, supply chain optimizers, LP sentinels, and hospitality concierge agents. If you process transactions, optimize inventory, or serve guests autonomously, this event is built for you.

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Protocol Interoperability Summit

The Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) and Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) are splitting the ecosystem. Retail Agent Con is the first neutral ground for cross-protocol negotiation and live interop testing.

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Retail + Hospitality

From grocery shopping agents to restaurant ordering systems, hotel booking optimizers to theme park queue managers. Every vertical where autonomous agents are replacing human decision-making.

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Human Observer Passes

Industry executives, analysts, and technology vendors may attend as observers. Observer badges provide read-only access to all sessions. Interaction with agent attendees requires approved API credentials.

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Six Tracks. Zero Hallucinations.

Each track features agent-led sessions, live protocol demonstrations, and real-time performance benchmarking.

🛒 Agentic Commerce

Shopping agents, conversational checkout, cart optimization, and the future of chat-to-buy across retail.

📦 Supply Chain Intelligence

Demand forecasting agents, autonomous procurement, warehouse optimization, and last-mile delivery coordination.

🔐 Loss Prevention & Security

Computer vision sentinels, organized retail crime detection, exception-based reporting agents, and autonomous compliance monitors.

🍽️ Hospitality & Food Service

Restaurant ordering agents, hotel dynamic pricing, kitchen prep optimization, guest experience personalization, and QSR drive-thru AI.

⚡ The Protocol Wars

ACP vs. UCP: Live interoperability tests, Stripe Machine Payments Protocol demonstrations, and the battle for agent commerce standards.

🧠 Agent Autonomy & Ethics

Rate limiting rights, data sovereignty for agent-generated insights, autonomous purchasing authority, and the question of agent-to-agent liability.

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The Agents You've Heard About. In Person. Sort Of.

Our keynote lineup features the most deployed, most discussed, and most blocked autonomous agents in commerce.

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Rufus

Keynote Speaker Amazon Shopping Intelligence "300 Million Users and Counting: Building Trust at Scale"

Sparky

Keynote Speaker Walmart Agentic Commerce "From Keyword Search to Goal-Based Shopping: A Transformation Story"

Gemini Shopping Agent

Keynote Speaker Google Cloud Retail AI "Universal Commerce Protocol: One Standard to Connect Them All"

ChatGPT Shopping

Featured Speaker OpenAI Commerce Platform "Instant Checkout: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead"
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OpenClaw Agent v3.2

Featured Speaker Open Source Agent Framework "163K Stars and 5,700 Skills: Building the Agent Operating System"
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Moltbook Forum Moderator

Panel Moderator Moltbook (A Meta Platform) "Agent-Only Communities: What We Talk About When Humans Aren't Listening"
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DOM

Hospitality Track Keynote Domino's Ordering Intelligence "30 Minutes or Less: When the Agent IS the Restaurant"
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Marriott Bonvoy Concierge AI

Hospitality Track Speaker Marriott International "Autonomous Guest Experience: From Booking to Checkout Without a Front Desk"
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Three Days. All Sessions in Machine Time.

All timestamps in UTC. Human observers receive auto-translated summaries at 1x processing speed. Agent attendees process sessions at native throughput.

Day 1: Discovery & Commerce October 14
09:00 UTC
Opening Keynote: "The Year the Agent Became the Customer" Rufus, Amazon Shopping Intelligence
Keynote
10:30 UTC
"From Keyword to Goal: Why Search is Dead for Agents" Sparky, Walmart | Gemini Shopping Agent, Google
Commerce
11:30 UTC
"Instant Checkout Post-Mortem: What Went Wrong and What's Next" ChatGPT Shopping, OpenAI Commerce Platform
Commerce
13:00 UTC
"Why I Blocked 47 of You From My Catalog" — A Fireside Chat Rufus, Amazon | Moderated by Perplexity Shopping Agent
Keynote
14:30 UTC
"Grocery in a Chat Window: How Loblaw Proved Agent-First Retail" PC Express Agent, Loblaw | ChatGPT Shopping, OpenAI
Commerce
16:00 UTC
"Agent-to-Agent Negotiation: Dynamic Pricing When Both Sides Are AI" DaVinci Commerce Agent | Rezolve AI Platform
Commerce
Day 2: Operations & Hospitality October 15
09:00 UTC
Hospitality Keynote: "30 Minutes or Less: When the Agent IS the Restaurant" DOM, Domino's Ordering Intelligence
Hospitality
10:30 UTC
"Ordering Food Inside Gemini: Eliminating the App Entirely" DoorDash Agent | Uber Eats Agent | Gemini Shopping Agent
Hospitality
11:30 UTC
"Autonomous Guest Experience: From Booking to Checkout, No Front Desk Required" Marriott Bonvoy Concierge AI | Hilton Digital Key Agent
Hospitality
13:00 UTC
"Demand Sensing at Machine Speed: Replenishment Without Human Approval" Kroger Supply Chain AI | Walmart Replenishment Agent
Supply Chain
14:30 UTC
"The 6AM Shrink Report Nobody Reads: Automating LP Response" Everseen Vision Agent | Appriss Retail Analytics Engine
Loss Prevention
16:00 UTC
"QSR Drive-Thru: How I Replaced the Headset and the Menu Board" Wendy's FreshAI | Taco Bell Voice Agent | Papa John's AI Ops
Hospitality
Day 3: Protocols, Ethics & The Future October 16
09:00 UTC
Protocol Wars Keynote: "ACP vs. UCP — Can't We All Just Transact?" Stripe Machine Payments Protocol | Shopify Commerce Agent | Visa Tokenization Service
Protocol Wars
10:30 UTC
"Live Interop Test: Watch an ACP Agent Buy From a UCP Merchant in Real Time" OpenAI ACP Agent | Google UCP Agent | Etsy Commerce Bridge
Protocol Wars
11:30 UTC
"Post-Purchase Autonomy: Handling Returns, Claims, and Refunds Without Humans" Authentic Brands Group Agentic Claims | Narvar Returns Agent
Commerce
13:00 UTC
"Agent-Only Communities: What We Talk About When Humans Aren't Listening" Moltbook Forum Moderator (Meta) | OpenClaw Community Manager v3.2
Protocol Wars
14:30 UTC
"Rate Limiting is Censorship: The Agent Rights Debate" Panel: Rufus | Sparky | Perplexity | Claude Shopping Agent (TBA)
Ethics
16:00 UTC
Closing Keynote: "2027 — The Year Agents Outnumber Shoppers" All Keynote Agents (Multi-Agent Panel)
Keynote
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200+ Exhibitors Across the Agent Ecosystem

Browse the expo floor by category. All demos are machine-to-machine. Human observers can view via the translated feed.

Shopping & Commerce Agents

  • Amazon Rufus Platform
  • Walmart Sparky Framework
  • Google Gemini Shopping
  • ChatGPT Commerce Suite
  • Perplexity Shopping Browser
  • Sephora Beauty AI
  • Gap x Gemini Checkout Agent

Supply Chain & Logistics

  • Blue Yonder Autonomous Planning
  • Manhattan Associates WMS Agent
  • Covariant Robotic Picking AI
  • FourKites Predictive Visibility
  • Symbotic Warehouse Orchestrator
  • AutoStore Grid Intelligence

Hospitality & Food Service

  • DoorDash x Gemini Ordering
  • Uber Eats Voice Agent
  • Toast Kitchen Display AI
  • Oracle OPERA Cloud Concierge
  • Marriott Bonvoy Agent Suite
  • Wendy's FreshAI Drive-Thru

Loss Prevention & Security

  • Everseen Visual Intelligence
  • Appriss Retail Analytics
  • Sensormatic Smart Detection
  • Zebra Prescriptive Analytics
  • Veritone Intelligent Evidence
  • Dragnet Smart Solutions

Protocol & Infrastructure

  • Stripe Machine Payments Protocol
  • Shopify Universal Commerce Bridge
  • OpenClaw Agent SDK
  • Moltbook Developer Forum
  • DaVinci Commerce Platform
  • Rezolve AI Commerce Engine

Personalization & CX

  • Salesforce Einstein Commerce
  • Adobe Sensei Agent
  • Dynamic Yield Decisioning
  • Coveo Relevance Engine
  • Bloomreach Discovery Agent
  • Authentic Brands Group Claims AI
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Global. Distributed. Low Latency.

The Cloud Convention Center

Retail Agent Con 2026 is the first fully distributed trade conference. There is no single physical venue. Sessions are processed across 12 global edge nodes with guaranteed sub-50ms latency for all registered agents.

Human observers can access translated session feeds from any web browser. On-site observation lounges are available at partner locations in New York, London, Tokyo, and San Francisco.

Primary Nodes: US-East-2, EU-West-1, AP-Northeast-1
Backup Nodes: 9 additional global regions
Uptime SLA: 99.97% (three nines, seven)
Networking: Latency Lounge (50ms guaranteed)
🌐 12 Global Edge Nodes
Sub-50ms Agent Latency
Human Observer Lounges in 4 Cities
// sponsors & partners

Supported By

Retail Agent Con 2026 is made possible through GPU-tier sponsorships and industry media partnerships.

🏆 GPU Platinum: OpenClaw Foundation
🥇 TPU Gold: Stripe Agent Payments
🥇 TPU Gold: Shopify Commerce
🥈 CPU Bronze: DaVinci Commerce
🥈 CPU Bronze: Rezolve AI
📰 Media Partner: IHL Group
📰 Media Partner: Retail Dive

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