Building AI Agents with A2A, MCP, Apache Kafka®, and Apache Flink®

Hello everyone!

We're very excited to be hosting an IN-PERSON meetup in Jakarta. We look forward to seeing you there!
The address, agenda, and speaker information can be found below. See you there!

📍 Venue:
WeWork Revenue Tower
Scbd, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.52-53, Senayan, Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta, JK 12190
Room 25A

Important:

• To obtain an elevator pass, all visitors are required to exchange their ID/driver's license/passport in the building lobby's reception area.

***
🗓 Agenda:

• 7pm: Doors open
• 7pm - 7:30pm: Pizza, Drinks, and Networking
• 7:30pm - 8:00pm: Ashish Thakur, Director of Technology, Material
• 8:00pm - 8:30pm: Additional Q&A & Networking

***
💡 Speaker:
Ashish Thakur, Director of Technology, Material

Talk:
Building AI Agents with A2A, MCP, Kafka, and Flink

Abstract:
AI agents are evolving from simple prompt-based systems into dynamic, event-driven entities capable of real-time decision-making. This talk explores how A2A, MCP, Kafka, and Flink form a powerful stack to build AI agents. We'll walk through design patterns, streaming architectures, and practical use cases that enable AI agents to perceive, process, and act on live data streams.

Bio:
Ashish Thakur heads Product & Platform Engineering at Material. His interests lies in building scalable systems using Cloud Native Architecture. Apart from technology he is a passionate mountain athlete.

***
DISCLAIMER
BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT IN PERSON, you acknowledge that risk includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including COVID-19, and accept responsibility for this, if it occurs.
NOTE: We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 18.

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