AI, Search & Scale: Elastic x HyperFlex @ Chicago Tech Week

Join the Elastic Chicago User Group and HyperFlex on Wednesday, July 22nd for a special Chicago Tech Week meetup focused on AI, search, and modern data architectures. We’ll hear from speakers across the Elastic and HyperFlex communities, followed by food, refreshments, and networking with fellow developers, engineers, and technology leaders in the Chicago area. Whether you're building AI-powered applications, exploring vector search, or scaling modern data platforms, this meetup is a great opportunity to connect with the local tech community during Chicago Tech Week. More details, speakers, and agenda coming soon! 📅 Date and Time:Wednesday, July 22nd from 5:30-7:30 pm 📍Location:Location: AF-Chicago: 54 W Chicago Ave Chicago IL 60654 🔑 Arrival Instructions: 🚗 Parking: 📝Agenda: 💭 Talk Abstracts:AI Agents Are Goldfish. Let's Fix That - Jeff Vestal (AI Architect at Elastic)AI agents forget everything between sessions — unless you give them a memory layer. I'll show you how I wired Elasticsearch as long-term memory for my own AI agent: the architecture, why ES over a dedicated vector DB, how retrieval actually works, and what broke along the way. Live demo included.