Securing Kafka Schema Registry in Java Microservices [foobar.i/o #7]

🚀 foobar.i/o kicks off the new year with the first meetup of 2026!
We are excited to announce our upcoming meetup on February 19, hosted at the Greek offices of NTT Data Greece!
📍 Michalakopoulou 80, Athens (2nd floor)
🎤 Speaker: Matthaios Stavrou
Matthaios is a Custom Software Engineering Associate Manager at Accenture and will join us to present schema evolution best practices.

🎯 Topic: Secure & Reliable Schema Management for Java Microservices with Kafka Schema Registry in Production
In this session, we will explore how Java-based microservices can securely and reliable work with Kafka Schema Registry in real production environments:

• best practices for schema evolution with Avro and JSON Schema
• ACLs and RBAC over Schema Registry
• runtime schema Validation and Compatibility
• hands-on Spring Boot & Maven demo with real-world config

🤝 Networking & Refreshments
After the talk, we will stick to our usual tradition of networking over food and drinks, sponsored by Confluent.
Confluent proudly supports communities worldwide that focus on streaming platforms, real-time data streams, Apache Kafka®, Apache Flink®, and their ecosystems.
More information and community resources can be found at: https://developer.confluent.io/community/

Their continuous support of the developer community makes meetups like this possible, and we are amazed to have them with us while kicking off 2026!

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