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February talk: AI Agents Memory — State Of The Art For 2026

Over the past two years, the field of “agentic AI” has shifted from flashy demos to rigorous engineering: the key bottleneck is no longer raw model size or reasoning capabilities, but how agents remember – or forget. In this talk, we survey the state of the art (as of 2026) in memory systems for AI agents: what works, what still fails, and where the frontier lies.

We begin by defining what “memory” means in the context of an AI agent – distinguishing between ephemeral short-term context, session-spanning medium-term recall, and persistent long-term memory. We then review major recent architectures: from hierarchical storage systems such as MemoryOS (short-, mid- and long-term memory layers) , to scalable memory modules like Mem0 which demonstrate large gains in conversational coherence, latency, and token efficiency compared to naïve context-window approaches.

We’ll also explore cutting-edge developments from late 2025 and 2026: for example, hybrid frameworks such as PISA – a psych-inspired unified memory system for lifelong agent learning – which bring together adaptive schema evolution, hybrid neural-symbolic retrieval, and robust long-term retention. Similarly, the new multimodal memory framework MemVerse demonstrates how agents can persist and reason over multimodal (text, image, sensory) experiences – a major step toward lifelong, embodied AI.

Beyond architecture, we reflect on system-level lessons and open challenges: how to decide what should be remembered (vs. forgotten), how to prevent “memory bloat,” and how to preserve trust and safety when agents recall user preferences or personal data across sessions. Finally, we lay out a forward-looking roadmap for memory in agentic AI – including modular, portable memory layers, cross-agent memory sharing, long-horizon planning grounded in experience, and hybrid memory models combining symbolic and learned components.

Attendees will come away with a comprehensive understanding of the current “memory stack” for AI agents, a sense of which technologies are production-ready today, and which innovations are likely to shape the next generation of agents.

Our speakers

Eugene Steinberg

Dr. Eugene Steinberg

CTO

Dynamic Talks. Where brilliant minds meet, think, and laugh together.
Nikita Ivanov photo

Nikita Ivanov

VP of Technology, AI

Dynamic Talks. Where brilliant minds meet, think, and laugh together.

Dr. Eugene Steinberg

CTO

Dr. Eugene Steinberg serves as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Grid Dynamics. A founding engineer and most recently, Distinguished Technical Fellow, Dr. Steinberg brings over two decades of expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, information retrieval, and scalable distributed systems to his leadership role. At Grid Dynamics, he has been instrumental in conceiving and scaling the company’s technology practices, spearheading mission-critical transformation programs for Fortune 1000 clients while pioneering breakthrough solutions in AI, search, and cloud-native platform development. His vision and hands-on leadership have established Grid Dynamics as a recognized innovator in digital transformation services. Dr. Steinberg oversees the company’s technology strategy, practice development, and innovation initiatives. His expertise spans enterprise AI applications, cloud platforms, data engineering, and modern application development—core capabilities that drive the delivery of high-impact solutions for global enterprises. Prior to becoming CTO, he built the company’s search and digital commerce practices from the ground up and pioneered many retail AI solutions, including visual search and conversational commerce. He joined Grid Dynamics in 2006 as its first employee and founding engineer, establishing core technology foundations while delivering transformative projects for clients including PayPal, eBay, Google, Macy’s, Home Depot, and Nike. Dr. Steinberg holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Mechanics from Saratov State University, where he focused on numerical analysis of nonlinear dynamic systems.

Nikita Ivanov

VP of Technology, AI

Nikita is a technology executive and product-driven innovator with over 25 years of global leadership across AI, software engineering, and digital transformation. Product-centric leader with extensive experience in developing new software middleware and GenAI/LLM/RAG/AI Agentic products, managing software engineering & data science teams, and nurturing product evolution throughout all stages of its lifecycle. Frequent international speaker and Forbes Technology Council member, long-time startup mentor, advisor and investor, active open source contributor, Java/Scala founding community member. Recognized expert and authority on distributed high-performance data processing. Industry innovator in NLP and GenAI/Agentic, reinforcement learning and deterministic AI/ML. Global thought leader in In-Memory Computing. Expert in programming languages, design and compiler development. Trusted advisor to boards and executive teams on AI strategy, national digital transformation, and workforce innovation.

Eugene Steinberg: CTO, deep thinker, and passionate about building things that actually work.

Nikita Ivanov: VP of Technology/AI, product-driven innovator with over 25 years of global leadership across AI, software engineering, and digital transformation.

Special Guest → stay tuned for a surprise appearance from another voice in the AI world.

The format

A cozy gathering for about 30 people; enough to spark great conversations but still feel personal.

The atmosphere

Our new office is the perfect setting: warm, relaxed, and full of good energy. There’s always great coffee, good beer, and our amazing office manager, who makes sure nobody ever leaves hungry.

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Agenda

5:30 PM 6:00 PM

Arrivals, coffee, and a warm welcome

6:00 PM 6:05 PM

Opening words & a quick intro

6:05 PM 6:30 PM

Keynote talk: AI Agents Memory — State Of The Art For 2026

6:30 PM 6:45 PM

Quick Q&A: first reactions, fresh thoughts

6:45 PM 7:00 PM

Panel chat: different voices, shared ideas

7:00 PM 7:25 PM

Open floor: a lively, moderated Q&A

7:25 PM 7:30 PM

Wrap-up: a few takeaways & smiles

7:30 PM 8:00 PM

Happy networking time 🙂 beer, snacks & good talks

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Location

6101 Bollinger Canyon Road, Suite 465, San Ramon, CA 94583
United States

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