The article discusses the future of agentic AI systems evolving into true collaborators in work and innovation.These systems move beyond following instructions to thinking, planning, remembering, and adapting like humans.The Future of Data and AI: Agentic AI Conference 2025 explores key innovations in this area.Leading experts gather to discuss building flexible, memory-driven agents and trustworthy AI systems.Topics covered include agentic frameworks, planning, memory, and tools necessary for AI agents.Discussions delve into AI architectures, planning strategies, memory systems, and integration of tools for problem-solving.Hierarchical and recursive designs enable agents to handle complex tasks and refine strategies over time.The article also focuses on memory systems such as event-based and contextual memory for adaptive learning.Panel discussions address retrieval mechanisms, episodic and semantic memory usage in agentic AI, and their role in decision-making.The importance of observability, guardrails, and evaluation in ensuring safe and reliable agentic AI systems is highlighted.