IN PERSON! Apache Kafka® x Apache Flink® Meetup - Sep 2025

Hello everyone! Join us for an Apache Kafka® x Apache Flink® meetup on Sep 16th from 5:30pm, hosted by Mantel in Sydney!

The address, agenda, and speaker information can be found below. See you there!

📍Venue:
Mantel
Level 21, 580 George St, Sydney NSW 2000

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🗓 Agenda:

• 5:30pm: Doors open
• 5:30pm - 6:00pm: Pizza, Drinks, and Networking
• 6:00pm - 6:30pm: Jaehyeon Kim, Developer Experience Engineer, Factor House
• 6:30pm - 7:00pm: Pradnya Gurjar, Senior Customer Success Technical Architect, Confluent
• 7:00pm - 7:30pm: Additional Networking

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💡 Speaker:
Jaehyeon Kim, Developer Experience Engineer, Factor House

Talk:
Hands-On Local Development: Kafka, Flink, Docker, and more.

Abstract:
Jae will present an introduction to a collection of open-source Docker environments designed to help you build and learn about modern data platforms.
This session is perfect for engineers interested in getting hands-on experience with Kafka, Flink, Spark, Iceberg, and Pinot, along with tools for management and observability.
We will also introduce a series of hands-on tutorials designed to guide you through building a complete, end-to-end data pipeline—from data ingestion with Kafka to real-time analytics and visualization.

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💡 Speaker:
Pradnya Gurjar, Senior Customer Success Technical Architect, Confluent

Talk:
Event-Driven Architecture in the Age of AI: Real-Time Data for Smarter Systems

Abstract:
TBC

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If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! community@confluent.io