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Proposed by Amara Okonkwo · Northwind Labs
A session exists on the agenda for this proposal — 12 May 2027 at 18:00.
Three years of retrieval architectures, what survived, what did not, and why the boring parts (chunking, freshness, permissions) still decide the outcome.
Amara builds retrieval systems that survive contact with real users. She has spent eight years on search infrastructure and now leads the applied AI group at Northwind Labs.
Exactly the kind of talk this track needs — measurable claims and an honest account of what failed.
Strong submission. The outline is specific enough that I trust the speaker can land it in the time slot.